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August 24, 2010

New tour - West Africa’s Hidden Gems
Departing on 27th December 2011 this new 40-day tour travels through Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde islands, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau
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The first two weeks of West Africa’s Hidden Gems are spent travelling through Nigeria - and for people with limited time at their disposal we offer the opportunity to take this as a short-duration 17-day tour.
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The Horn of Africa - Omo Option
Our pioneering tour to this remote region departing on 22 January is proving to be very popular and we already have sufficient passengers to justify its operation.
As several of our regular clients who are taking this tour have already visited Ethiopia’s Historic Route (Lalibela, Gondar and Lake Tana) on a previous tour, we have arranged for their benefit an alternative tour to the country’s south - the fascinating Omo Valley, a remote area inhabited by more than twenty distinctive tribes.

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A street in old Panama City


Panama Canal: Miraflores Lock


San Jose: the National Theatre


Cruising the Tortuguero Canal


Nicaragua: A carriage ride through Old Granada


Guatemala: Antigua ruins


Panajachel & lake Atitlan


Cuba: Sancti Spiritus


Mexico: Teotihuacan

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Panama to Havana 2010
October 20, 2010 - 41 Days

 

VISITING

PANAMA ~ Panama City (3 nights), Panama Canal, Santiago, David (1 night)

COSTA RICA ~ San Isidro, Cartago (3 nights), San José, Orosi Valley, Irazu Volcano, Tortuguero National Park (2 nights), Arenal Volcano (2 nights)

NICARAGUA ~ Granada (2 nights), Lake Nicaragua, Masaya Volcano, Managua (2 nights)

GUATEMALA ~ Antigua (2 nights), Chichicastenango (1 night), Lake Atitlan (2 nights), Guatemala City (2 nights)

HONDURAS ~ Copan (1 night)

GUATEMALA ~ Quirigua, Puerto Barrios (1 night), Rio Dulce, Tikal (2 nights)

MEXICO ~ Cancun, Chichen Itza (2 nights)

CUBA ~ Santiago de Cuba (2 nights), Bayamo, Camaguey (1 night), Trinidad (2 nights), Santa Clara, Havana (3 nights), Vinales Valley

MEXICO ~ Mexico City (3 nights), Teotihuacan

ITINERARY

Day 1 Wednesday 20 October: By air to Los Angeles ~ Morning Delta Airlines flight from Sydney to Los Angeles, crossing the International Date Line. Overnight in flight

Day 2 Wednesday: By air to Panama City ~ Morning arrival in Los Angeles; connecting Delta Airlines flight via Atlanta to Panama City [Panama]. Stay three nights at Hotel Bristol

Day 3 Thursday: In Panama City ~ Afternoon excursion to the Panama Canal

Day 4 Friday: In Panama City ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 5 Saturday: By road to David ~ Morning drive to Santiago. Afternoon drive to David. Overnight Las Olas Resort

Day 6 Sunday: By road to Cartago ~ Morning drive to San Isidro [Costa Rica]. Afternoon drive to Cartago. Three nights at Rio Perlas Resort

Day 7 Monday: At Cartago ~ Morning at leisure. Afternoon visit to San José

Day 8 Tuesday: At Rio Perlas ~ Excursion to Orosi Valley and Irazu Volcano National Park and sightseeing in Cartago

Day 9 Wednesday: By road and boat to Tortuguero National Park ~ Morning drive to Caño Blanco Dock for a cruise through Tortuguero Canals. Stay two nights at Pachira Lodge

Day 10 Thursday: At Tortuguero ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 11 Friday: By air and road to Arenal ~ Morning Nature Air flight to San Jose. Drive to Sarchi (visit). Afternoon drive to Arenal. Stay two nights at Kioro Suites & Spa

Day 12 Saturday: At Arenal ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 13 Sunday: By road to Granada ~ Morning drive to Peñas Blancas; cross into Nicaragua. Afternoon drive to Granada. Stay two nights at La Gran Francia Hotel

Day 14 Monday: In Granada ~ Morning sightseeing in Granada. Afternoon boat ride on Lake Nicaragua

Day 15 Tuesday: By road to Managua ~ Morning drive to Masaya Volcano (visit). Afternoon drive to Managua. Stay two nights at Real Intercontinental Hotel

Day 16 Wednesday: In Managua ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 17 Thursday: By air to Guatemala ~ Midday flight to Guatemala City [Guatemala]. Afternoon drive to Antigua. Stay two nights at Hotel Casa Santo Domingo

Day 18 Friday: In Antigua ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 19 Saturday: By road to Chichicastenango ~ Morning drive to Chichicastenango. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight Mayan Inn

Day 20 Sunday: By road to Lake Atitlan ~ In Chichicastenango for market day. Drive to Panajachel. Stay two nights at Hotel Atitlan

Day 21 Monday: At Lake Atitlan ~ Morning boat ride to Santiago. Afternoon excursion to Santa Catarina and San Antonio

Day 22 Tuesday: By road to Guatemala City ~ Afternoon drive to Guatemala City. Stay two nights at Hotel Vista Real

Day 23 Wednesday: In Guatemala City ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 24 Thursday: By road to Copan ~ Morning drive to Copan [Honduras]. Afternoon visit to the Mayan ruins. Overnight Hotel Marina Copan

Day 25 Friday: By road to Puerto Barrios ~ Morning drive to Quirigua [Guatemala] to visit the ruins. Afternoon drive to Puerto Barrios. Overnight Hotel Amatique Bay

Day 26 Saturday: By boat and road to Tikal ~ Morning cruise along the Rio Dulce to Lake Izabel. Afternoon drive to Tikal. Stay two nights at Hotel Camino Real

Day 27 Sunday: At Tikal ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 28 Monday: By air/road to Chichen Itza ~ Morning flight to Cancun [Mexico]. Afternoon drive to Chichen Itza. Stay two nights at Hacienda Chichen

Day 29 Tuesday: At Chichen Itza ~ Morning visit New Chichen. Afternoon visit Old Chichen. Evening Sound & Light Show

Day 30 Wednesday: By road and air to Santiago de Cuba ~ Morning drive to Cancun. Afternoon flight via Havana [Cuba] to Santiago de Cuba. Stay two nights at Hotel Melia Santiago de Cuba

Day 31 Thursday: In Santiago de Cuba ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 32 Friday: By road to Camaguey ~ Morning drive to Bamayo (visit). Afternoon drive to Camaguey. Overnight Gran Hotel

Day 33 Saturday: By road to Trinidad ~ Morning drive to Sancti Spiritus (visit). Afternoon drive to Trinidad. Stay two nights at Iberostar Grand Hotel Trinidad

Day 34 Sunday: In Trinidad ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing

Day 35 Monday: By road to Havana ~ Morning drive via Cienfuegos (visit) to Santa Clara (visit). Afternoon drive to Havana. Stay three nights at Hotel Santa Isabela

Day 36 Tuesday: In Havana ~ Morning and afternoon sightseeing. Evening performance at Tropicana Cabaret

Day 37 Wednesday: In Havana ~ Full day excursion to Vinales Valley

Day 38 Thursday: By air to Mexico City ~ Afternoon flight to Mexico City [Mexico]. Stay three nights at J W Marriott Hotel

Day 39 Friday: In Mexico City ~ Morning at leisure. Afternoon visit to the Museum of Anthropology

Day 40 Saturday: In Mexico City ~ Full day excursion to Teotihuacan

Day 41 Sunday: Mexico City to Sydney ~ Morning excursion to Coyoacan. Evening flight to Los Angeles with connecting Delta Airlines flight to Sydney, crossing the International Date Line. Overnight in flight

Day 42 Tuesday 30 November: Arrive Sydney ~ Morning arrival at Sydney Airport

INCLUSIVE TARIFFS

Tariffs per person [share twin] from Sydney ~ $32,750

Supplements

Single room ~ $3,550

Business class air travel on flights from Sydney to Panama City and from Mexico City to Sydney ~ $5,250