25 Mar
Vancouver Tours Blog

The Best in Overseas Adventure Travel

The world is simply full of adventure holiday options. For many intrepid travellers an adventure holiday is defined by the destination visited or the type of activity to be enjoyed. The type of overseas adventures travel that is available varies greatly from country to country and includes everything from trekking to ancient cities in South America to cycling across beautiful mountains and valleys in Europe.

For the ultimate in overseas adventures travel head off the beaten track and try your hand at biking in Guatemala, scuba diving in Belize, white water rafting in Costa Rica or take a 4×4 safari in Angola. Or stay closer to home with walking holidays in Corsica, cycling in the Dordogne Valley, camping in France or horse riding in Spain.

Aside from traditional overseas adventures travel opportunities, you may also like to try your hand at something new. These can include anything such as cooking classes in Italy, cruises to see wildlife in Antarctica, learning traditional dances in Spain and even taking a sky diving course in Spain!

By going overseas it also allows you to experience a new culture as well as participating in adventure activities. Many trips allow you to sample the best of both worlds. For example learn of ancient Inca civilizations in Peru whilst trekking the Inca trail, see Mayan ruins in Guatemala before trying your hand at diving or see the pyramids in Egypt then enjoy a 4 wheel drive safari and camp under the stars in central Sinai.

With every activity imaginable on offer and in nearly every country in the world you will be spoilt for choice.

Source by Hannah L Green

21 Apr
Vancouver Tours Blog

Tips for Booking Hotels Overseas

If you've been using a travel guide book, it is going to have hotel recommendations included. Most have reviews, include pricing, or at least pricing categories, for each one. Many will be able to be booked online.

However, some of the smaller, independently owned hotels still do the booking themselves. Most you can correspond with via email, but some are a little more old fashioned, and only take reservations over the phone. If that is the case, do not let the thought of calling internationally and speaking to someone that English may not be their first tongue, intimidate you. These are business people that make a living providing rooms to tourists that, guess what, probably do not speak their native language. They all speak enough English to take a reservation!

Take a look at your itinerary, and start booking these hotels for each location. You generally want to book at least 2-3 months prior, just to ensure you are able to get exactly the hotel you want. If you're traveling during the peak season, you might want to start a little earlier. Most hotels do require a credit card to book the room, but most will allow you to pay in cash upon arrival.

Once these hotels are booked, write down the contact information (hotel name, address, phone number) and save for your records. There is also an awesome website called Tripit, that has an itinerary maker tool that allows you to either enter this information in manually, or it even has a feature that you can forward them any confirmation emails (for hotels, and even airline info) , and it will actually do it for you.

For my hotel choices, I go middle of the road here. I can not afford to stay in five star hotels, but I do not want to be inconvenienced by uncomfortable circumstances like an over crowded Youth Hostel. I prefer to have the best of both worlds: experiencing the country, people, and culture that I've immersed myself in, while not staying in "sketchy" accommodations. I lean toward small, independently owned hotels, near the city central, but sheltered from the areas that are choked with tourists.

Plus, most of these independently owned small hotels are run by the owners themselves, who are always MORE than happy to help out their guests. They are one of the best travel advisers you will run into while you're there. They can tell you where the best local places are to eat, the easiest ways to navigate the city, to even helping you book museum reservations and tours.

Source by Daniel W Francis