Category: Adventure Travel

New Zealand’s #1 ski destination

New Zealand’s #1 ski destination

By on Jan 14, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Air Travel, Leisure Travel, New Zealand, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel   - Read 3241 times

Sitting down for breakfast you look out the window at the breath-taking landscape. A beautiful blue Lake Wanaka contrasted with snow-capped mountain peaks. Sunshine is streaming through the glass heating your body as you eat your breakfast. Locally sourced organics eggs, toast and freshly squeezed juice. It’s hard to believe its winter outside. Today is [...]

Photograph of the week: Springbok encounter in Namibia

Photograph of the week: Springbok encounter in Namibia

By on Jan 09, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Namibia, Regions, Speciality Travel   - Read 3197 times

This picture of a springbok was taken on the road between Swakopmund and Sossuvlei in Namibia. On this road, you notice the landscape change every 30 minutes with a myriad of amazing sightseeing opportunities. You could drive alone for 3 hours and the only thing you will see is animals such as warthog, ostrich, zebra [...]

The most expensive stag weekend in the world

The most expensive stag weekend in the world

By on Jan 07, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel   - Read 7504 times

Waking up to clear blue skies, icy breaths of wind and sunshine that has not left the sky since early April, when it rose for the first time this year. You wonder for a brief moment where you are and then are hit with the memories of yesterday. The helicopter drop-off, strapping on your skies, [...]

Galapagos cruises versus hotel-based island hopping

Galapagos cruises versus hotel-based island hopping

By on Jan 07, 2013 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Ecuador, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel   - Read 3173 times

Sea legs. Of all the new sensations during my visit to the Galapagos Islands, that was perhaps the strangest. On about day five of my seven-day catamaran cruise aboard Treasures of Galapagos, I began to notice it. When we made it ashore to a visitor site, I was still swaying, still compensating for the gentle [...]

Photograph of the week: Sunset in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes

Photograph of the week: Sunset in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes

By on Dec 12, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Peru, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel   - Read 5067 times

This photo was shot near sunset, high in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru’s Andes mountains. On this particular climb Dave Thompson was attempting the 6,000+ metre Tocllaraju Mountain (the peak on the left of the photograph). This is the view from his tent at just over 5,000 metres. Tocllaraju in Quechua language means something akin [...]

3 of the ultimate luxury Peru vacations

3 of the ultimate luxury Peru vacations

By on Dec 10, 2012 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Attractions, Cruises & Boat Travel, Featured, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Peru, South America, Speciality Travel   - Read 4929 times

If you are tempted by luxury travel in South America, have you considered a trip to Peru? Most luxury travellers to South America associate the continent with attractions like the elegant city of Buenos Aires, the wine regions of central Chile or perhaps the picture postcard settings of Rio de Janeiro. Of course these are [...]

5 top Christmas gift ideas for holidays

5 top Christmas gift ideas for holidays

By on Dec 08, 2012 in Accessories, Adventure Travel, Business Travel, Featured, Gadgets, Luggage, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment   - Read 4739 times

Here are some great gift ideas for this Christmas. Included are electronic gadgets, stocking fillers and luxury items. Whether your loved ones are going on a business trip or a skiing holiday, there should be something here for most travellers. Top electronic gadget: Samsung Galaxy Note Many people take a mobile phone, digital camera, iPod, [...]

3 top tips for spotting the Bengal tiger in Ranthambhore, India

3 top tips for spotting the Bengal tiger in Ranthambhore, India

By on Nov 29, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Asia, India, Regions, Speciality Travel   - Read 3245 times

Ranthambhore National Park is well known as one of the best places in India to observe the majestic Bengal Tiger in its natural surroundings. The park has a thriving population of more than 40 tigers, along with leopard, sloth bear, deer, crocodile and many varieties of exotic bird and plant species. The ancient ruins of Ranthambhore [...]

Walk in the footsteps of royalty with a luxury Inca Trail package

Walk in the footsteps of royalty with a luxury Inca Trail package

By on Nov 28, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Peru, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel   - Read 5196 times

You couldn’t find yourself any further from reality when hiking Peru’s famous 4-days Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The trail which navigates its way through awe-inspiring Andean scenery, frequently passing by remote Inca ruins and descending slowly into the prime Amazon cloud forest is truly one of the world’s best trekking experiences. And now it’s [...]

Insights into gorilla trekking in Uganda

Insights into gorilla trekking in Uganda

By on Nov 26, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Regions, Speciality Travel, Uganda   - Read 2972 times

When looking to plan a trip to see the gorillas in Uganda, the choice can sometimes seem a little overwhelming, so I just wanted to offers some straightforward advice on what it’s like. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda is one of two places in the world where you can currently trek mountain gorillas (the other [...]

Canada summed up in just 2 minutes

Canada summed up in just 2 minutes

By on Nov 25, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Canada, Featured, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 6382 times

The Canadian Tourism Commission, Canada’s national tourism marketing organisation, asked Canadians to pick up their cameras and share some of Canada’s best travel experiences. Here is the result. The response was incredible; here is just 2 minutes from more than 65 hours of video and over 8,000 submissions. The sound track features Canadian indie rock [...]

Africa’s first permanent photo safari operator

Africa’s first permanent photo safari operator

By on Nov 25, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Photography, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment   - Read 9706 times

Traditionally there has always been conflict on the back of a game viewing vehicle between people of differing interests…. predominantly birders and non-birders and, more recently, between photographers and non-photographers. A new company operating in Botswana’s Chobe National Park aims to solve that conflict by catering purely to people with an interest in wildlife photography. Pangolin [...]

Diving in the Fijian islands and Tonga

Diving in the Fijian islands and Tonga

By on Nov 18, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Featured, Fiji, Leisure Travel, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 3963 times

This amazing underwater footage was shot whilst scuba diving in the Fijian islands and Tonga. It’s really quite a site to behold, showcasing everything from colourful coral reefs, huge schools of tropical fish, sharks, humpback whales, underwater caves and scuba divers to much more marine life from the south Pacific. The coral reefs of the south [...]

The world’s most dangerous bridge?

The world’s most dangerous bridge?

By on Nov 10, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Asia, Fun Stuff, Pakistan, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 3662 times

Take a look at this! This amazing suspension bridge in Northern Pakistan, close to the border with China, is over 200 metres long and links the villages of Zarabad and Hussain. It is close to Passu which lies on the Karakoram Highway, between the black Batura and white Passu glaciers.

Fiji – the ultimate his and hers holiday destination

Fiji – the ultimate his and hers holiday destination

By on Oct 26, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Fiji, Honeymoons, Leisure Travel, Oceania, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 5596 times

Finding the perfect romantic holiday destination that will keep beach lovers and their action heroes happy is often a real challenge. She likes to kick back and relax on the beach while he wants a high-octane action packed experience. Fiji, in the heart of the South Pacific and just four hours flying time from Australia, [...]

5 things you must see on a luxury Tanzanian safari

5 things you must see on a luxury Tanzanian safari

By on Oct 22, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Featured, Regions, Speciality Travel, Tanzania   - Read 4729 times

A wildlife safari is the holiday of a lifetime, and not one you’re likely to repeat again and again every year. If you’re headed to Tanzania, or even just thinking about it, then you’re in for an amazing time packed full of unforgettable experiences and memories that will stay with you forever. Here are a [...]

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