Back in April I produced an Audley magazine article titled Unusual Animals. In this article I included the sloth, surely one of the most unusual animals you are likely to see. However, as the following video clip of the world’s only sloth orphanage in Costa Rica shows, they can also be surprisingly cute.
Machu Picchu will reopen in April
The Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism has announced that the country’s top tourist destination, Machu Picchu, will reopen to visitors from April 1st 2010.
The UNESCO World Heritage site, which attracts more than 800,000 visitors each year, has been closed for two months following a prolonged spell of heavy rainfall which caused floods at the beginning of the year. Those floods caused landslides and washed away large sections of the rail track that leads to the site.
Following extensive maintenance work to restore the rail line, ‘The Lost City of the Incas’ is due to reopen to the public on April 1st.
To find out more about visiting Machu Picchu or to plan your trip to Peru, visit our website at audleytravel.com or speak with one of our South America specialists on 01993 838 620.
Brazilian singer and composer Adriana Calcanhotto.
Here, one of those employees, Rebecca Profit, a Brazil country specialist, describes the evening.
'Last Chance to See' on BBC2
Have you been watching the BBC’s news series ‘Last Chance to See’ which began on 6th September? Presented by Stephen Fry, the programme is a remake of a radio series from 1985 and book of the same name, released in 1990 as a companion to the radio series.
Lost Land of the Volcano on BBC1
Last night, many of us at Audley watched this new series on BBC 1. In Lost Land of the Volcano, an international team of scientists, cavers and wildlife filmmakers travel into the heart of Papua New Guinea to explore Mount Bosavi – a giant extinct volcano.
Some of the species they filmed include a giant rat the size of a cat and the world’s smallest parrot.
It was a great start to an interesting series with new species of wildlife being discovered literally at every turn. If you missed the first episode, it’s available on iPlayer (UK only). The rest of the series continues next week.
If this series has whetted your appetite for a (slightly less adventurous) trip to Papua New Guinea, then find out more on our tailor-made Papua New Guinea tours.
The remote Tristan da Cunha in the middle of the South Atlantic
Here at Audley we pride ourselves on having a far flung client base but even we were surprised to hear we have a client on an island a whopping 1,743 miles (2,805km) from the nearest mainland.
Jon and Phil, two of our Polar Specialists, with the National Geographic Explorer
Over the last few weeks some of our Polar specialists have been travelling around the UK to inspect the boats that we use on Antarctic and Arctic cruises. As Carolyn, our Latin America Programme Manager, reports …
Machu Picchu
I and my fellow Web Content Editors, Shaun and Katy, attended one of the Audley seminars today, ‘Peru: More than Machu Picchu’ run by some of the Peru Specialists at Audley. We are hoping to put the seminars on the Audley website in some form and went along to see what the seminars are all about. I also cover South America on the website so was very interested to learn more about one of the countries I cover!
If you haven’t attended one of our seminars they are weekly events held in our beautiful offices, a C17th converted woollen mill just outside Witney in Oxfordshire, and are themed talks covering travel to different regions and countries around the world. They are informal and informative and are the perfect opportunity to discover more about destinations you are interested in. There is also plenty of time to discuss any questions with our dedicated country specialists.
Visit our Audley Seminar Programme for more information on seminars coming up or call us on 01993 838 000 to find out more.
Sea lion in the Galapagos Islands
Discover the richness of underwater life in the Galapagos Islands with the new film, ‘Galapagos’ by the Smithsonian Institute and Imax Ltd., which uses Imax 3D technology to produce an amazing cinematic experience which captures Galapagos marine life in all its glory.
The film documents an eight week expedition to the islands with marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin, from the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History who visits the iconic islands for the first time.
Visit their website for more details on Galapagos at the Imax.
To find out more about seeing the incredible wildlife of the Galapagos for yourself please visit our dedicated Galapagos Islands cruising section on our website.
We currently have a number of excellent Special Offers on Galapagos Islands cruises.
To discuss your plans please call one of our dedicated Galapagos specialists on 01993 838 635 or contact us online.
The Big Picture - Carnival time
As always, the The Big Picture blog lives up to its excellent reputation with a new set of amazing photos.
It’s Carnival Season in many countries across the world; from the Mardi Gras in New Orleans to the Carnival in Brazil. View the Carnival photo set here.
If this gets you in the mood for visiting the Brazil Carnival yourself, avoid the crowds (and higher prices) by visiting during Rio’s Winners’ Parade (a week after the main Carnival). Better value and equally extravagant! Speak to the Brazil specialists
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