If there is one thing every traveller can agree on, it is that the world around us is wonderful. As people who know its beauty, we also understand the importance of preserving it. But no one is born knowing everything, and sometimes it is hard to know how we can help protect our planet. That is why we continue with «There is no planet B”, a series of posts offering advice on actions that can help preserve our wonderful world.
Christmas is for many the best time of year to travel. Better weather in some destinations, better prices in others; more and more people decide travel during the Christmas holidays. However, constant changes to border policies in our destinations have greatly reduced our range of trips. Our programme, which usually offers more than 50 Christmas destinations, has been reduced to fewer than 20 trips.
Some countries have been more successful than others in combating the pandemic, and it is precisely in these countries that we have focused our attention on the preparation of the Christmas holiday trips.
If there is one thing every traveller can agree on, it is that the world around us is wonderful. We know its beauty and understand the importance of preserving it. But no one is born knowing everything, and sometimes it is hard to know how we can help protect our planet. That is why we continue with “There is no planet B«, a series of publications in which we will try to give advice on actions that can help us preserve our wonderful world. Let's start!
Source: India, the Namaste greeting means «Reverence to you»
Sociedad Geográfica de las Indias, an agency specialising in tailor-made travel to the Indian subcontinent, have submitted to Madrid City Council and tried to promote on Change.org, a campaign to make Namaste the recommended greeting back to school
Concern as the school year begins: more than 8 million young students return to classes this September
Travel now or leave it for another time? There are different points of view, and each has some merit.
On behalf of Viajes Tuareg, as travel professionals, we simply do what we know: suggest itineraries where the authorities so authorize and adapt the type of trip to current health requirements.
Here are our proposals for the coming months of September and October.
Lake Natron: Safaris and adventures in Maasai land. Special departure from 6 to 16 October
Our Tanzania trip—Lake Natron, a journey through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro—combines the landscapes and wildlife we hope to see on an African safari with the chance to spend a few days on what feels like another planet. We will find a pink lake, animals mummified by salt and an active volcano to climb. Above all, we can discover daily Maasai life away from tourist villages.
> Trips to Ecuador of 17 and 20 days
> Culture and nature trip
> Departures 4 SEP > 2 OCT > 6 NOV 2020
> Price from €2,300
We have modified our trips and itineraries to meet the strictest safety measures, adapting transport, accommodation and excursion arrangements to the new social distancing requirements.
We wanted to hear what you thought of the result.
Before 2000 it was unthinkable; today we take it for granted
Do you remember airport security checks before 11/sep/2000? Having to take off our shoes to pass through security was almost unimaginable.
Years later, we take it for granted that we have to remove our belts or pass through modern scanners that can see right down to our skeletons. What was unimaginable in 2000, Today is just one more formality.
Similarly, more and more countries are requiring a PCR test as a condition of entry
As international tourist travel begins to return to normal, we will undoubtedly hear the words privacy and distancing frequently.
With the new social distancing rules imposed by the different countries and the the eagerness we all feel to travel, new ways of travelling are emerging, and those offering greater privacy are enjoying renewed interest.
Embracing opportunities and challenges is central to the work of Viajes Tuareg.
The pandemic is making things very difficult for all of us. Constant changes to border policies force us to keep up to date, especially now, with the possibility of further outbreaks.
The epidemiological situation in each country is changing, and measures may be introduced overnight to implement the trip that we had planned or that we would be asked to carry out the PCR test in an attempt to enter the country.
Tourism Minister announced last Monday 27 July the opening of borders with the European Union. To revive its tourism industry, Costa Rica will begin reopening to international commercial flights while maintaining health precautions.
A note sent to our offices by our Costa Rican partners indicates that travellers from our country will be welcomed in Costa Rica provided they meet a number of requirements:
Our correspondent in Mingalarbar, Myanmar, sends us news that the main tourist sites are gradually reopening.
We are pleased to announce that more tourist sites are opening for domestic travel in Myanmar. Our government is gradually easing restrictions on domestic travellers and opening tourist sites in Bagan, Hpa-an, Inle, Kalaw, Pindaya and Loikaw to local visitors.
On 16 July, the European Council issued a circular updating the list of countries without restrictions on non-essential travel. The note contains a ‘lrevised whitelist of countries to which travel is possible leisure and tourism. If compared to the list adopted on 30 June, two countries have been removed from the list (Montenegro and Serbia) and no new countries have been added.
Greece has been one of the EU countries least affected by the pandemic, largely thanks to measures imposed by local authorities that effectively contained the spread of the disease. Current measures comply with European Union standards, and Greece is on the “white list” of countries open to travel.
The blog DiarideBarcelona.cat interviewed our manager Jordi Vendrell. The Covid-19 crisis has had a special impact on tourism and travel agencies are one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic and the resulting crisis.
The coronavirus has affected us greatly. We work internationally, so border closures and lockdown have completely disrupted our plans. Since March 11, we have had two jobs: first, repatriating everyone we had travelling around the world; second, managing refunds for people who had booked trips that could no longer go ahead.
The desert is a spectacular place where extraordinary things happen. It captures our hearts and creates a longing to return that becomes part of our lives. Here, the mineral world dominates — something unfamiliar to us that evokes almost spiritual feelings of immensity, grandeur and solitude…
Desert trips in 2020: welcome to the vast emptiness.
Vietnam began issuing electronic visas to international visitors on 1 July 2020 after suspending the digital visa system because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The electronic visa or E-visa for travel to Vietnam can be obtained online by completing an application form. It allows the holder to enter the country for tourism, business and other purposes.
Vietnam is ready to welcome international visitors again now that the coronavirus situation appears to be under control.
Summer is certainly the best time to travel to Greenland
Greenland’s entire coastal strip, especially in the south, is free of ice and snow in summer, so our hikes pass through snow-free areas of willow and dwarf birch.
Making the most of the long summer daylight hours, it is possible to undertake treks varied, with elevation changes of 50 to 550 m and around 2 to 6 hours of actual walking, all in daylight. Most routes are cross-country, as there are no tracks or trails in Greenland, but walking poses no difficulty in summer.
Walking takes you anywhere, step by step, slowly savouring the journey. Paradoxically, walking is one of the best ways to escape mass tourism and crowds when We travel through Europe.