If you’re like me and enjoy the travelling as well as the arriving at your destination, then there’s some news I thought I’d share with you. In times gone past, the train from Alausi to the famous Devil’s Nose in Ecuador was a bit of a bone-shaker!!!. Comfort was not the name of the game,… [Read more…]
Following my post back in January, entitled ‘Why Do Travellers Choose a Peru Holiday?’, which listed a few of the reasons that make people decide to visit Peru, I thought I’d expand on one of the highlights – The Amazon Rainforest. ‘Most people first considering visiting the Amazon rainforest would probably think that Brazil would… [Read more…]
Why do people choose to go on holiday to Peru? Well I guess if you asked most travellers their answers would be that Peru holidays are all about … Machu Picchu The Inca trail Cusco Seeing incredible Inca architecture such as at Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuaman Meeting the Peruvian people, find out about their culture, shop… [Read more…]
December 14, 2011 by Simon at Tribes
Darwin, our guide on board the Beluga, had talked a lot about Genovesa Island a lot during the cruise. Many times he had said: “don’t worry you’ll see that on Genovesa.” And he was right. It was superb, utterly spectacular and a great final full day for our cruise to finish on – this isolated… [Read more…]
November 11, 2011 by Amanda Marks
Huaorani Recently some of our clients came back from a trip to the Ecuadorian rainforest. Patrick and Diana have travelled with Tribes previously, and this time wanted something unique in terms of a rainforest experience. We suggested the Huaorani Ecolodge amongst other great spots. They had a fabulous time and here are some of their comments… [Read more…]
September 6, 2011 by Amanda Marks
I have no doubt that most travellers who visit wildlife reserves and parks want to ensure that their visit does not cause any negatives impact to the environment or wildlife. However, for those people who are perhaps taking a wildlife safari for the first time, they may not know what is and is not acceptable… [Read more…]
August 30, 2011 by Sally at Tribes
The Inca Trail (4 day trek) Permits sell quickly and all permits at the time of writing (Aug 30th) are sold out until early November 2011. So how do you go about getting yours? Well … 500 permits are issued for each day to trek the Inca Trail, however, this does include porters and guides… [Read more…]
August 30, 2011 by Simon at Tribes
The minute I stepped off our panga on the very first landing site of my cruise, Dragon Hill on Santa Cruz, I almost stepped on a giant marine iguana camouflaged against the black volcanic rock. In the Galapagos you are literary tripping over the wildlife. You really can’t understate the difference in wildlife viewing in… [Read more…]
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