South America Travel
Wine tasting tours in the home of Meteorito Wine, Chile
Come and taste wine in the home of Meteorito - the first wine believed to be aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite, and the latest buzz in the wine industry.
Falkland Islands event highlights for 2012
From incredible wildlife encounters to quirky events, the Falkland Islands offer plenty to keep visitors and locals entertained.
Intrepid travellers can buy one, get one free on Peru trips
Small group travel specialist Intrepid Travel is giving away trips in Peru, in a 'buy one, get one free' promotion that runs from 13 January until 31 March 2012.
Lonely Planet reviewers place Brazil’s Ponta Negra in number one spot
Users of independent travel guide website Lonely Planet have voted a visit to Ponta Negra number one out of a huge 654 “things to do in the northeast” of Brazil.
Unique honeymoons in Latin America
Not traditionally known as a honeymoon destination, Latin America offers everything a newlywed couple could wish for from their trip of a lifetime.
Free Inca Trail permits for world expeditions trekkers in Peru
With the 100-year anniversary of the Machu Picchu discovery all eyes are on Peru this year: it was on 24 July 1911 when Hiram Bingham stumbled upon jungle-and-vine-coated ruins during an expedition to find an ancient Inca Empire in the Andes mountains.
Escape this Christmas and head to Peru
The True Traveller has an 11 day tour of Peru, including the Inca Trail departing 19 December for £2269 per person including flight, or for just £740, land only.
Don’t be a sheep - Classic treks away from the crowds
Trekking company specialist Walks Worldwide takes great pride in developing itineraries that avoid the crowds on classic ‘must do’ hikes.
New gourmet adventures around the world
Carefully selected boutique style hotels, cooking demonstrations and meeting other chefs from the regions make up the ingredients of these sumptuous new trips from World Expeditions:
Christmas here again already - surely not!?
Is it too early to be planning Christmas holidays? Not at all! Now is the time to book before all the airline seats are taken, and hotel space becomes difficult.
Machu Picchu - book in advance to avoid disappointment
Western & Oriental Travel’s Latin America experts are urging travellers to book well in advance and preferably through a tour operator in order to secure entrance tickets to Machu Picchu and avoid missing out on an opportunity to explore the breathtaking archaeological site.
Celebrate 100 years of Machu Picchu
To celebrate the approaching centenary of the ‘rediscovery’ of Machu Picchu, and the approach of its own quarter century celebrations, Tucan Travel is giving away a tour of Peru that includes a visit to this timeless ruin.
What you don’t already know about Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru’s most important archaeological site, was built in the 15th century by Sapa Inca Pachacuti either as a fortress or a retreat for his family and housed around 1,000 people.
Rio de Janeiro International Golf Resort given go-ahead
The Rio de Janeiro International Golf Resort consortium, led by the UK’s International Golf & Resort Management Ltd in partnership with the Rio based development company JCN, has been given the go-ahead to start the construction of a multi-component leisure destination just outside Petropolis, Brazil.
Machu Picchu - Sold out but not out of bounds this July
Permits to trek the Inca Trail may be largely sold out until August but adventure-hungry travellers can still trek their way to Machu Picchu for its centenary celebration (24 July) using an alternative less-travelled route with Imaginative Traveller.