Group travel for 2020

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If you start planning your next destination the moment your holiday ends, don’t worry: our programme of organised trips for 2020 is full of options with routes for all tastes. Hiking and trekking travelling in a small group, photography trips accompanied by expert photographers, Northern Lights, routes through the desert in 4×4 and much more!

1. Best Trips for Winter 2020

2. Featured spring trips 2020

3. The top trips of summer 2020

4. The best autumn destinations 2020

Special circumstances may sometimes occur, such as regime changes or stricter laws in the visa policies of some countries. These circumstances may prevent us from making any of our trips in 2020. In these cases, if you have booked and travel to the destination is inadvisable for any reason, we return the total amount of the trip.

Remember that booking early brings a discount. Many of our Small group trips have a special discount for the first 4 places!!!

 

1.- Best Trips for Winter 2020

We will explore the area around the vast Lake Inari (Inarijärvi in Finnish) on foot, on snowshoes and by snowmobile.

Located in the northern Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle, it remains frozen from November to June and is a privileged place to observe the ghostly lights of the north.

The Sahara does not follow the familiar logic of urban life or its everyday rules. People seeking the desert want a pause from something. They are not looking for comparisons or comforts. These routes are designed for them. Desert travel is addictive.

During the winter it is more likely to meet the large caravans of camels that make the route to the Niger.

Combining buses, boats and walks, we reach the most remote places in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia’s national parks: El Chaltén, Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego. This Patagonia trek is accessible to everyone accustomed to mountain walking and in good physical condition. This trip balances outdoor activity, comfort and natural surroundings.
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Late March and early April bring sakura, a highlight of Japanese life. Cherry blossom symbolises fleeting beauty and life: bright and beautiful, yet fragile and brief. People walk beneath pink blossoms, eat, drink, chat and sing. Picnic cloths appear early in parks for joyful meals with friends and neighbours.
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2.- Best trips for spring 2020

Explore an ancient volcanic world on its trails. Trace São Miguel’s origins and experience some of the thermal springs and pure nature. This trip to the Azores Islands Explore some of São Miguel’s best trails, walking from coast to interior through juniper and laurel forests, past lakes, waterfalls, traditional houses and mills.
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This trip to Iran follows the classic overland route from Shiraz to Tehran, taking in Islamic architecture and art, oriental bazaars and archaeology…a surprising immersion in Persian culture and Islamic society are the essence of this trip to Iran,
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Traveling to Uzbekistan recalls fascinating chapters of history. The ancient Silk Road passed through here, Tamerlane proclaimed himself Genghis Khan’s heir here, and in modern times this republic experienced the fall of the USSR.

The Musandam Peninsula, in the Strait of Hormuz hides extraordinary places among the mountains and the fjords they form as they meet the sea. On this Oman trip, we will travel for 5 days with our kayaks the coves and bays of the fjords of Oman.

Fjords in the Persian Gulf? Opposite the Strait of Hormuz, the coastline twists into a spectacular maze of crystal-clear water and rock.

 

2.- Featured trips for summer 2020

One of our star trips from 2019 and possibly one of the best treks in Georgia and the Caucasus. The Mestia–Ushguli route involves 5 days of moderate walks, exploring remote valleys and medieval villages, crossing hills and mountain passes, and observing magnificent glaciers beneath the country’s highest peaks.

Staying in local homes each night, we can sample delicious cuisine and experience the culture of these Caucasian villages first hand.

In this travel through northern Tanzania in summer We explore remote corners beyond the usual routes. In the far north, beside the border with Kenya, we find Maasai country beneath its sacred mountain, andOl Doinyo Lengai volcano, and adorned by the otherworldly Lake Natron.

We cross the Serengeti to enjoy all its ecosystems and, of course, visit Ngorongoro Crater, a natural Noah’s Ark.

Myanmar remains one of the world’s mysterious, little-known destinations, which offers all the traditional Asian delights in one country. Starting with Yangon, the main city of the country, we will fly to the religious Mandalay. We will sail towards Bagan to admire the plain of the 2000 temples and we will fly to Lake Inle, to explore its floating life.

We cross the lake and mountains to a region recently opened to tourism, Loikaw and visit its Kayah and Kayan ethnic minorities.

A a cycling trip through rural Cuba on almost traffic-free roads and easy, level terrain, a independent trip with a hired car on a planned route with accommodation booked, or a Group trip away from the busiest tourist sites. Three ways to discover Cuba as the Cubans do, away from crowds and to the rhythm of rumba.

Cuba suits curious travellers: the scenery and people encountered make this an unforgettable journey

4.- Best destinations Autumn 2020

In our Group trip to Colombia in autumn, we begin in the tropical Andes among coffee estates and lush nature. We climb to the páramo and walk under the palms of the Cocora Valley. We continue towards the Tayrona Park and towards one of the most fascinating and remote places on the continent: the Guajira Peninsula.
The Trekking of the Lost City Teyuna is considered one of the most beautiful treks in South America, comparable to the Inca Trail or Torres del Paine

In Colombia the Andes reach the tropics; it is the land of coffee farms and high moors. A flight places us in Bogotá and from there to the Caribbean, which we will travel from the remote Guajira Peninsula to Cartagena de Indias

Our routes explore Madagascar’s highlights: Bemaraha’s unusual Tsingy formations, Andasibe-Mantadia and Isalo parks, the jungle train to Manakara, the Pangalanes Canal and, finally, the Indian Ocean coast.

Ideal for active, adventurous travellers, the Madagascar trip includes treks in beautiful places such as the Grand Tsingy and Isalo National Park. Local markets and villages deepen our understanding of the country.

The classic route of Brazil, travelling upriver on the Amazon in the largest tropical jungle on the planet and 4×4 across the Lençóis dunes. Rio and Salvador provide a hedonistic urban contrast on a route with several possible extensions.