Tag: India

“Very rarely do Westerners think of our own body as fresh meat. Very rarely do we consider ourselves the food of another living being...»

This was the opening of this wonderful 2018 article by I. Merino in the newspaper El País. He spoke about the tigers of India’s Sundarbans region and their complicated relationship with humans. Although they are more numerous in the marshes of Bengal, the best opportunities to observe tigers in their natural habitat are in the reserves of central India.

On many occasions we travel to know new things and discover wonderful places, landscapes and sensations. But there's something else, without which travel would make no sense. Something that vividly reflects all the above, the true essence of the place: local population.

Over our many years of experience we have travelled the world, crossing paths with men, women and children from every corner of the globe. Sometimes they greeted us with smiles; at other times with wise, innocent or curious looks. In every case, their faces have remained etched in our memories and those of our travellers, becoming part of us and ensuring we never forget them.

In their honour, we have put together a collection of images of people we have met on our travel. They are the faces of the human diversity.

A great trip. is not linked to a duration, a particular destination or means of transport, but one that poses a challenge. On a night like tonight, we remember three travellers who set off on a great journey following a star: Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar. A journey through the desert to bring gold, frankincense and myrrh to a newborn.

We do not know for sure whether they crossed the desert of Namibia, Gobi, Wadi Rum and Sahara. What we do know is that each of you, as travellers, has a challenge when setting off on an adventure, whether following a star, a dream or a desire to discover new places…

Catalogue version 0.0. A little treasure, illustrated with drawings photocopied from comics of the time (Víbora, El Cairo…).

In Tuareg, as you know, we offer archaeology and history trips, but in this post we want to take a different kind of journey. We are travelling back in time to unearth our own history: more than three decades of passion for the culture of travel.

An alternative way to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Toast the New Year in faraway lands and replace the traditional grapes with olives, nuts or whatever you can find along the way.

Even if just for once, we suggest 12 destinations, or in other words, 12 trips to leave the fading year behind and start a new one doing one of the things you enjoy most: travelling.

Look at the travel selection in small groups, with itineraries designed to spend Christmas and/or New Year’s Eve in truly special places.

The religious heritage of India It is one of the aspects that has always aroused great interest and curiosity in the West. Watching a funeral rite on the banks of the River Ganges while a pilgrim performs ablutions a few metres away, or so many other scenes typical of a trip to India that we could mention raise questions and a strong desire to understand, to find the reasons and an explanation, and ultimately to make logical sense of what we see.

We've already published our routes for winter and spring

For those lucky enough to travel in the low season, we have designed a range of trips with cultural and outdoor activities — hiking, cycling, mountaineering or cross-country skiing, for example — suited to the time of year.

Among our group trips with special departures this winter and spring, we would like to highlight a few destinations.

In Asia, a cultural and religious event. Trip departing on 5 February. The huge Maha Kumbh Mela pilgrimage in India is a Hindu spiritual celebration held every twelve years, drawing millions of pilgrims to Prayag. Over two days, we will witness the ritual bathing of “Basant Panchami”.