Where to travel in August | The best August trips 2023

Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore and navigate the St Lawrence River. We make the most of Quebec’s wonderful park trails, combining them with train journeys, canoeing on lakes and sea kayaking to discover all this remarkable region offers.

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Spectacular, accessible nature on a Costa Rica trip combining tropical forests, active volcanoes, white-sand beaches and unique biodiversity. Guided walks take us to remarkable, little-visited places.

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Traditional Guatemala in the highlands and Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. The Petén jungle hides the Mayan sites of Tikal and Yaxhá. Lake Atitlán, surrounded by volcanoes, offers postcard views and a place to linger. On the Caribbean coast, Livingston moves to a reggae rhythm.

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We bring together East Africa’s most fascinating reserves in a single safari. At this time of year, vast herds of herbivores move between the immense Serengeti plains and the Masai Mara reserve. This tour allows us to visit both sides of the border to enjoy the spectacle. For those who wish, we can arrange an extension to Zanzibar.

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Between Uzbekistan’s deserts and Kazakhstan’s steppes, Kyrgyzstan is known as the “Switzerland of Asia” for the Tien Shan and Pamir ranges. It has always been a land of nomads, as shown by the many yurts erected in summer, where we will spend several nights.

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Three million people in a country three times the size of Spain, many living nomadic lives, travelling by horse and motorcycle and taking their gers with them. Deserts, a vast sea of grass and forested mountains await visitors ready to experience a culture a world away from their own

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This Peru trip explores the south, home to the country’s main archaeological sites and some of the Andes’ most spectacular scenery. From Arequipa we head towards Colca Canyon, visiting the sources of the Amazon, then continue to Lake Titicaca to spend the night on the Capachica Peninsula. The route continues through the Andes to Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, before climbing to Machu Picchu.

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Northern Tanzania still has remote corners to discover. In the far north, by the Kenyan border, Maasai lands are watched over by sacred Ol Doinyo Lengai and adorned by the lunar landscape of Lake Natron. We will cross the Serengeti to enjoy all its ecosystems and, of course, visit the natural Noah’s Ark of Ngorongoro Crater.

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Travelling to Uzbekistan brings to mind some of the most fascinating chapters of history. The ancient Silk Road passed through here, and it was here that Tamerlane declared himself heir to Genghis Khan. In more recent times, this republic witnessed the collapse of the USSR.

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An intensive, active journey through rural Vietnam in the Sapa mountains and on An Binh island in the Delta, as well as Halong Bay. Bustling Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, whose streets are active 24 hours a day, offer another perspective. The journey ends in Cambodia at the temples of Angkor.

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