South America Travel
Covent Garden goes nuts for Brazil
To celebrate the wonders of Brazil, Wildlife Worldwide and the Brazilian Tourist Board are hosting a special evening in London.
Howdy partner - Fancy a round?
If you thought ranch holidays were just concerned with saddling up, you’d be wrong. At the higher end of the scale there are a growing number of resort properties catering to everyone from the hardened equine enthusiast to the keen golfer.
Iconic Machu Picchu will re-open in April
Machu Picchu, South America’s celebrated tourist attraction and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, is set to re-open to tourists on 1 April 2010 after flooding earlier in the year forced it to close.
Easter money saving treats from TrekAmerica
Spring has finally sprung, Easter will soon be upon us and to celebrate TrekAmerica are giving travellers a 20% discount - saving up to £359 per person - on selected trips across America, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Thomson and First Choice head for UK high street
While experts are indicating that the number of empty shops on Britain’s high streets has risen - the percentage currently stands at 12.4%, up from 10% in the middle of 2009, Thomson and First Choice have recently outlined plans to open approximately 30 new shops over the next two years.
Discover a new way to travel
In February 2010, globetrotting travel writers, Terence Carter and Lara Dunston, embarked on a year-long project in partnership with HomeAway Holiday-Rentals, called Grantourismo. Their aim is to explore more authentic and enriching ways to travel by staying in holiday homes around the world, and thus living like locals.
Exciting new hotel openings for 2010
With travellers always on the look out to be the first to experience a new hotel or resort, specialist tour operator Tailor Made Travel have added three new properties to their extensive portfolio for Spring 2010.
Downloadable guides ensure trekkers won't trail behind
To celebrate the Inca Trail’s predicted April reopening, following January’s intense rainfall and its annual February maintenance work, The Adventure Company has introduced two free downloadable guides for 2010.
Festival of Wildlife heads for Brazil
Wildlife Worldwide’s seventh annual 'Festival of Wildlife' trip will take place in the Pantanal, Brazil from 10-18 September 2010.
Air Europa provides new passage to Peru
Yesterday, Latin American specialist Air Europa officially launched the new London Gatwick to Lima service, via Madrid.
Paragliders discover Pipa – Brazil’s hippest hang-out
Famed for its reliable weather, superb flying conditions and welcoming locals, Pipa in northeast Brazil is emerging as a paragliding paradise. Particularly whilst Europe is under the cloak of winter, crowds of brightly coloured fabric wings dot the skyline taking in the stunning coastal scenery as they fly.
From American cowboy to Argentinian gaucho
If you’ve already experienced ranching in North America, why not head off to Argentina? Ranch Rider is extending its portfolio, enabling horseback enthusiasts to sample authentic South America with the gauchos: the very first cowboys to hit the dusty trail.
The hottest nude beaches, literally
Swap the snow suit for your white bits in places where the sun does shine. As the UK plunges below freezing, Melbourne sizzles under a sweltering 94 per cent humidity rate.
Overland adventure takes in Brazil and Venezuela
Adventure travel specialist Kumuka Worldwide has devised a unique, one-off overland adventure offering those with time on their hands – 49 days of it – the chance to explore Brazil and Venezuela.
Top beachside beauties
How far into the depths of your memory do you have to go to retrieve that feeling of the sun on your skin, wearing little, and feeling heady from an exhausting day on the beach, topped off with a couple of lip-numbing sun-downers?