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Adventure Canada: A Ship for All Seasons
Published on August 12, 2020Between the 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour (a classic adventure cruiser) and the 12-passenger Island Solitude (a state-of-the-art sailing yacht), Adventure Canada offers two entirely different ways to explore the Canadian coastal wilderness and Polar regions. Ocean Endeavour This spacious, ice-strengthened vessel features 20…
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Iceland ProCruises Announces Free Pre-/Post-Cruise Options
Published on August 6, 2020Iceland ProCruises is offering a selection of complimentary pre- or post-cruise programs for anyone who books a “Best of Iceland” cruise in 2021. The special promo — worth up to $500 per person — is valid for all bookings made until December…
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Reconnect with South American Nature
Published on August 6, 2020Looking for a great way to reconnect with nature? How about an adventurous journey across the Andes this autumn (which, of course, is spring in the southern hemisphere)? Cruce Andino is offering a 20% discount on passage through the drop-dead gorgeous Lake…
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Read All About It! Iceland Feels Like the Coronavirus Never Happened
Published on August 5, 2020CNN Travel recently ran a story on how Iceland is welcoming tourists again after a successful Covid-19 lockdown. Thanks to a rigorous regime of tracking and tracing, coronavirus has been more or less been eliminated on the north Atlantic island, giving the…
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Costa Rica’s New Breathtaking Hotels
Published on August 3, 2020From boutiques balanced on volcanic ridges to eco lodges lying in the virgin rainforest, hotel developments in Costa Rica in recent years offer a mixture of unbelievable comfort, breathtaking views, and raw nature. Terranova invites you to discover the new breathtaking hotels…
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Can You Repeat That?
Published on July 30, 2020The Icelandic language is certainly not an easy one. In this short video, we give you a brief introduction to this unique language that can be traced back to Old Norse. We will cover all of the Icelandic ports of call as…
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Enhanced Covid-19 Safety Protocols
Published on July 30, 2020During these trying times, Grand Hotels Lux wants to give guests reassuring peace of mind by introducing enhanced Covid-19 protocols at its four luxury hotels in Argentina and Uruguay. Through training and the implementation of stricter health and hygiene procedures, Grand Hotels…
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Planning a Family Adventure to Guyana
Published on July 28, 2020Thinking about taking the whole family on a wildlife and nature adventure in South America? Guyana promises to be even more astounding for children than for their wide-eyed parents. The country’s scents, sights and sounds make for an unforgettable adventure and one…
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Elewana Circuit Discounts
Published on July 28, 2020The following Circuit Discounts of 10-20% are available when combining any of our Bush and Beach Properties excluding Arusha Coffee Lodge. Circuit Discounts are valid for all seasons, both on Game Package and on Full Board rates. View all circuit discounts here.
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Frozen Pisco Sour — From the Amazon to Your Home, Peru’s Favorite Cocktail
Published on July 27, 2020“This cocktail is a happy hour staple on our Amazon River cruise,” says Charles, a bartender on Jungle Experiences’ luxury and adventure riverboats in the Peruvian Amazon. Now you can sip Peru’s favorite cocktail at home by following his quick and easy…
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Northern Tanzania’s New Soulful, Tented Experience
Published on July 25, 2020Opening it’s luxury canvas doors last December, the intimate Mila Camp sits on the 125,000-acre Mwiba Wildlife Reserve adjoining the Serengeti ecosystem, an awesome new place to overnight on Cheli & Peacock safaris to wildlife-rich northern Tanzania. Providing a luxury classic safari experience with…
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Read All About It! Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Iceland’s Whales
Published on July 23, 2020The Icelandic Whale Watching Association (IceWhale) offers an awesome illustrated guide to identifying the whales you’re likely to see on an Iceland ProCruise or Iceland ProTravel journey around Iceland. Quotable quote: “Icelandic waters cover areas from the cold Arctic sea in the north,…
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Protecting Primates from COVID-19
Published on July 23, 2020While it’s still not clear if wild animals can contract COVID-19, mountain gorillas and chimpanzees are known to be susceptible to infection with human respiratory pathogens. Once tourism is up and running again, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) will be using new…
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Read All About It! Read All About It! Have Kids, Will Travel
Published on July 22, 2020Read All About It! Read All About It! The Robb Report (USA) offers a story on how some of the world’s best luxury travel options — like SkySafari by Elewana — are now geared to the whole family. This attentive new trend in…
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Eco-Isolation with EcoTraining
Published on July 22, 2020Jennifer Palmer is an impassioned wildlife biologist, global educator, public speaker, and one of the founders of Women for Wildlife. This is the story of how she “eco-isolated” during the Covid lockdown at one of EcoTraining’s bush camps in southern Africa. “About…
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Zac Efron’s Awesome Iceland Adventure
Published on July 22, 2020Forget Zac Efron. The real star of the first episode of his new show — Down to Earth with Zac Efron — is the volcanic island of Iceland in the North Atlantic. Who are we kidding, though? Zac Efron is certainly easy on the…
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A Victorian Lady in Wild Patagonia
Published on July 20, 2020Hotel Las Torres in southern Chile recently glanced back an 1880 book called Across Patagonia by Lady Florence Dixie (1855-1905), an adventurous British aristocrat who undertook the first tourist expedition to Torres del Paine. A few passages and illustrations from that classic…
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Bwindi Gorillas: It’s A Family Thing
Published on July 20, 2020Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is divided into four sectors, each harboring multiple gorilla families open to daily human visitation. Meanwhile, plans are underway to have more gorilla families habituated for tourism. Adventure Consults will keep you posted on the situation. Or you…
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Thank You For Postponing Your Trip!
Published on July 18, 2020It’s the time of year when most of us would already be on the move or about to set off on an unforgettable adventure. When everyone is traveling, venturing beyond their comfort zone, meeting new people, making new friends, or relishing wildlife…
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Celebrating Rafiki – Uganda’s Legendary Silverback
Published on July 16, 2020Celebrating Rafiki – Uganda’s Legendary Silverback Gorilla lovers around the world are mourning the death of Rafiki, a 25-year-old silverback that was killed by poachers in June at Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. According to Peter Mbwebwe, tourism warden at Bwindi, Rafiki…
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