December 2013
Low-cost Antarctica trips: sometimes we get lucky with special offers
Group cancellations that leave a boat available; dates when expected bookings do not materialise... Bad news for organisers, but a unique opportunity to travel at a good price to one of the planet's last unspoilt regions: Antarctica.
Click here for EXTRAORDINARY offers (by Antarctic standards) on expedition cruises aboard the M/V Ortelius for the coming winter months of 2014.
– Classic Antarctic Peninsula
– Antarctic Peninsula “Base Camp”
– Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula
The M/V Ortelius is an excellent vessel for polar expeditions, with a reinforced hull that allows it to reach remote areas inaccessible to other ships Antarctic cruises. Want to know more about M/V Orteluis? Click Here.
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A photography trip to Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression: the return
The trip is over, now it's time to process the experience at home.
The group reached Addis Ababa on the 17th. After a day of rest following the final stage in Tigray and discover the unusual churches in the capital of Ethiopia, they boarded their flight home. Many feelings, including climb Erta Ale, need to be fully digested.
Here is a selection of photos and comments from Juancho Pozuelo , a friend and collaborator of Mirada Viajera, the photographer accompanying us on this trip to Ethiopia.
«We are in Kombolcha, you might say the last trace of urban life before heading into the Danakil. The market for Sembete is very colourful and noisy.”
Travel talks and presentations. January 2014
Once again, our office becomes the place to find first-hand information from specialists in each destination. We started in January with Iceland and Madagascar.
ICELAND
María López is a pioneer in opening routes in Iceland since 1980. Few people know this island so thoroughly, with its abundance of volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls and geysers.
On 29 January, Maria will visit our offices to introduce the different routes for 2014 and answer your questions about this fascinating island.
Our routes:
Hiking in the South and the Vestmannaeyjar Islands. Group departures
I travelled from north to south and went trekking in the Highlands.
Land of contrasts. Hiking route.
To find out more, join us on Wednesday 29 January at 19:30 at our offices in Barcelona
MADAGASCAR
Sergi Fromentin, friend and collaborator for years in Madagascar, is visiting Barcelona for a few days and taking the opportunity to present the routes planned for 2014 and answer all your questions.
Would you like to know more about the great island continent?
See more information about our routes:
Down the Tsiribihina River, the Tsingy and the south.
Madagascar
Malagasy Adventure
Discover Madagascar
Don’t miss it: 30 January at 19:30, at our Barcelona offices.
Winner of the travel feedback prize draw. December 2013
As we do every 3 months, we have held the draw for reviews and opinions about Viajes Tuareg.
This is our 5th DRAW for 200 € in travel vouchers, and this time the lucky winner is JORDI LLUELLES LLEO. Many congratulations, Jordi!!
As you know, every 3 months we hold a draw among all travellers that we fill out the satisfaction questionnaire. Jordi gave us his impressions of the trip to VIETNAM And today he's the lucky winner of our draw.
We take your feedback very seriously and use it to keep improving our services every day at Viajes Tuareg.
Jordi Lluelles’ review of his trip to Vietnam with Viajes Tuareg
Travel rating: * * * * *
Next year, as always, we'll be back...
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Photography trip to the Danakil Depression: the latest news
«More than a photography trips is a personal and photographic experience. It is impossible to imagine a better place to take photographs.»
This is how this journey is defined Juancho Pozuelo, the guide and photographer accompanying this trip.
The group has arrived at the Lake Afrera and, after spending the night in a spectacular setting, they headed towards the Erta Ale volcano.
“After seeing the first traces of lava and spending five hours bouncing along a track, we reached Lake Afrera and its salt mines. Tonight we’re sleeping at the exact spot shown in the photo published on 5 November, taking night photographs and bathing in the extremely salty Lake Afrera.”
Total eclipse in Kenya. The return.
Our colleague Alex Póo led the Turkana expedition, in Kenya, to witness the total solar eclipse that took place last November.
Thirty-nine people, divided into three expeditions, travelled to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya to observe the solar eclipse. After setting up camp on the lakeshore, all the equipment was in place and the scientists were ready to observe it.
Despite adverse weather conditions, the skies finally opened and it was possible to capture these incredible images.
A big hug to all the «Eclipse hunters» and we look forward to seeing you in Svalbard in March 2015!