ADVERTORIAL
Travel 2 has
Latin America
covered
Peruvian luxury escorted
touring, new luxury Galapagos
cruising, Ecuador’s homely
haciendas and the coffee
triangle in Colombia are among
a host of new features added
to Travel 2’s new Latin America
brochure.
The operator has expanded
its 2009 programme by 10 per
cent compared to the previous
year’s edition, bursting with new
escorted and independent
touring options ideal for fi rst
timers to traditional favourites
such as Peru, Brazil and
Argentina.
Machu Picchu Colombia
Small Group Adventures
G.A.P Adventures new brochure available exclusively through
Travel 2 offers an expanded voluntary programme with the chance
to travel and contribute to the local communities plus new
photography holidays and a fantastic
catamaran trip operating in the Galapagos.
Also new to the Latin America
programme is a ‘once in a lifetime’ 47 day
South American odyssey, overland from
Rio to Lima. The tour takes in Iguassú
Falls, the Uyuni Salt Flats, Floating Uros
Islands and a guided tour of Machu
Picchu and hike on the Inca Trail.
For more information and to
book visit www.travel2.com
or call 0800 0224 302
With the focus on authentic
‘experiences’, Travel 2 is also
stepping out for the fi rst time
into destinations such as
Colombia, Guatemala and Cuba
offering tours of Colombia’s
Caribbean Coastline and
Guatemala’s Mayan Ruins.
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DESTINATIONS LATIN AMERICA
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The High Inca Trail
The location of this seven-day trek is
higher, wilder and more remote than
the Inca Trail. Starting in Mollepata,
the trek moves in the shadow of
Salkantay mountain and crosses
the 5,000-metre Incachiriasca Pass
before reaching Machu Picchu via the
4,200-metre Dead Woman’s Pass.
Sample product: The Adventure
Company off ers the 16-day High Inca
Trail for £1,899 per person, plus a $350
local payment, departing from May to
September 2009, including fl ights.
(0845 609 0889
8adventurecompany.co.uk
The Moonstone Sun
Temple Trek
This beautifully named trail gets off
THE INCA TRAIL
If no other trek will do, book yourself
on the world-famous Inca Trail.
Starting from the Sacred Valley of
Urumbamba, the four-day trek
passes through cloudforest,
moorland and fascinating ruins
before arriving at dawn at the
dramatic lost city of Machu Picchu.
Sample product: Cox and Kings
off ers the 10-night Inca Trail private
journey, featuring the three-day Inca
Trail, plus stays in Lima, Cusco and
at the Machu Picchu Inn, for £2,595
per person, including fl ights,
accommodation with most meals,
transfers and excursions.
( 020 7873 5000
8coxandkings.co.uk
Regulations – the facts:
● Only 500 people a day are allowed
to trek the Inca Trail. Many spaces
are taken by guides, porters and
cooks, leaving about 200 places.
● The trail closes in February for
maintenance.
● Bookings are made via authorised
agencies, to which a nonrefundable
£150 deposit is payable.
the beaten track, and it is possible
to book close to the dates of travel.
Lasting four days and three nights,
the route begins at an Inca shrine
set in a river valley at an elevation
of 3,650 metres. Reaching a dizzying
4,500 metres, trekkers will see
aqueducts, a pre-Inca fortress, a
shrine overlooking glaciated peaks
and the Sun Temple. The route ends
with sunrise at Machu Picchu.
Sample product: Footloose off ers the
nine-day Moonstone Inca Trail for
£569 per person, from May to July 16
2009, including a tour leader, guide
with cooks and horse support, fl ight
from Lima to Cusco, fi ve hotel nights
and return train journey from Machu
Picchu to Cusco. Price excludes fl ights.
(0845 330 6095
8footloose.com
● Visitors are advised to book six
months in advance.
What you need to take:
● Sunhat
● Sleeping bag
● Waterproof clothes
● Comfortable footwear, preferably
walking boots
● Toilet paper
● Insect repellent
● First aid kit
● Water bottle
● Torch
● Water purifi cation tablets
● Two T-shirts
● Two pairs of trousers
● Two pairs of shorts
● Two long-sleeved shirts
● Fleece
When to go:
The Inca Trail can be wet and
dangerous during the winter.
The best time to go is during the
dry spring and summer months,
from April to October, although
waiting times can be four months
or more.
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