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PLANNING: TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
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TAILOR-MADE TRIPS
Organised tours are fantastic ways
to fulfi l your world travel resolutions
by letting a team of experts take
on the hard work of compiling
itineraries, arranging travel plans
and making sure that you’ve
somewhere to stay when you get to
your chosen destination. But what
if you want to arrange your own
tailor-made trip to specifi cally suit
the needs of your group?
At Kumuka Worldwide we offer

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THE AMAZON a fantastic service where you can
The chance to journey down any of the world’s great rivers is an contact us with your requirements,
opportunity to gaze upon the very lifeblood of a country. The brown details of the size of the group
waters of the mighty Amazon of South America are no exception. Passing you’re travelling in (this service is
through Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, at 6400km it’s particularly popular with larger
thought by many to be the longest river in the world. Whether you choose to families, school and social groups)
cruise along sections in an open canoe or a luxury river cruiser, be sure to keep and we will create a tour to suit your
your eyes peeled throughout the trip. Along the river banks you’ll pass tiny needs. For more information email
villages and exotic eco-lodges, while the plantlife is so varied, colourful and sales@kumuka.com or contact
lush you’ll be fascinated as your guide explains the medicinal properties of the your nearest Kumuka offi ce.
plants that are used by the local people. And then there’s the wildlife
– multi-coloured parrots, macaws and toucans, vicious-looking
caiman and even pink river dolphins. For the brave, there’s the
chance to swim in the waters shared by the piranha – one word of WHY DO YOU LOVE TO TRAVEL?
advice here: if you see your guide swimming for the boat, follow as At Kumuka we have a lot of fun helping people to
quickly as you can! explore the world, and we love hearing about your
■ BEST TIME OF YEAR TO GOJune to October means that you’ll trips. Considering all the travel opportunities available W

avoid the peak of the summer heat and the inevitable wet seasons. nowadays made us wonder what it is we love about
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out the glistening eyes of frogs and caiman from the beam of it do for us as individuals, and is travel a positive or
your searchlights. negative force in today’s world? Simple questions, perhaps,
■ SUGGESTED KUMUKA TOUR PIRANHA EXPRESS (REF: SA6) but travel motivates and rewards us each differently, so we’d like to hear
– cruise from Buenos Aires down to Brazil’s great Pantanal, why you love to travel… Email your thoughts in approximately 100 words
taking in the natural beauty of the region on the way. to venturemag@kumuka.com and we’ll select our favourite fi ve submissions.
If yours is one of them, we’ll send you a guide book of your choice from
our friends at Lonely Planet.

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TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS
There’s something particularly romantic and mysterious about rail travel
that comes partly from stories such as Agatha Christie’s Murder on the
Orient Express but also from the feeling of almost non-stop movement, where every
day you wake up in an exciting new destination. The Trans-Siberian Express is one
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GIVE YOURSELF TIME!
Kumuka Worldwide offers an ever-increasing range
of the most famous railway routes in the world and made up of three main routings of set tours and a popular tailor-made service, enabling you enormous
– Moscow-Beijing via Manchuria; Moscow-Beijing via Mongolia; and Moscow- convenience with making your travel arrangements
Vladivostok – in all crossing a third of the globe. This is a unique way of travel ideally – whether you’re one person or travelling as a family CH
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suited to independent travellers allowing you to spend time at each of the stops and or part of a large group. If there’s somewhere in the
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get a real feel for the colour and culture of the place, whether it’s through a family world you’d like to visit, we can help!
stay, a camping trip or by taking part in Unsurprisingly, the destinations suggested in
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activities as varied as dog sledging to ice this feature are extremely popular and tours may
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fi shing and Siberian saunas. get booked well in advance, so it is advisable to
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■ BEST TIME OF YEAR TO GO confi rm your participation as early as possible. We
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The service runs throughout the year, are the only UK-based operator to offer genuine
but do note that stop-off points may real-time booking facilities online, and our website now
change. includes an updated list of special offers and deals
■ HIGHLIGHTS Waking up right alongside details of each and every tour. So,
somewhere new every day resolve to travel and call us or log on to www.
■ SUGGESTED KUMUKA TOUR kumuka.com now to check availability for your next
SUPER TRANS-SIB (REF: TS4) big adventure in 2008 – the year of travel!
– an awesome 19-day trip from
Moscow to Beijing including ice
CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE BROCHURES AT WWW.KUMUKA.COM
fi shing and hiking in the Urals. ■
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