Travel Guides

Visitors to Peru have been venturing further afield than the Sacred Valley to discover the Colca Canyon area. For the truly adventurous, a little further north of Colca C... Read more

Nestled in the cloud forests of remote northern Peru, the city of Chachapoyas is the gateway to the fascinating but little-known region of the same name. A long way from ... Read more

Aptly named ‘The Gateway to Hell,’ the Hekla volcano in the south of Iceland is a deadly force with a shocking history of destruction. This reputation caused ... Read more

While most people are familiar with Patagonia in the South of Chile, far fewer are acquainted with Chile’s Lake District. Greener and less rugged than its Patagonia... Read more

Isla Navarino within the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the South of Chile is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in South America and features one of Chilean P... Read more

The Garden Route National Park in South Africa is different from many popular South African national parks that are known for wildlife safari and game viewing. Consisting... Read more

For many of us, Iceland is still a country surrounded in mystery and viking myths. The wild landscape is what lures most visitors to Iceland but what about the Icela... Read more

Selected as one of the top 12 whale watching locations in the world by WWF, and with a location easily accessible from Cape Town, Hermanus is a prime destination for thos... Read more

As can be correctly inferred from the name, the Panorama Route is an especially picturesque stretch of road located in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. Although ... Read more

One of the most famous hiking trails in Iceland, the Fimmvorduhals hike is a legendary trail that passes between two giant glaciers, the Eyjafjallajökull glacier and... Read more

The Cordillera Blanca is Peru’s premier hiking, trekking and climbing destination with majestic remote mountains and turquoise transparent lakes. There are many opt... Read more

There are several alternative treks to the Inca Trail, some of which have now become famous in their own right. However, for trekkers looking for a varied and challenging... Read more