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The beauty of the Masai Mara

Imagine that it is 6am, the Sun is just rising and your jeep is in the middle of the African Savannah. So many beautiful creatures surround you and this is the perfect time of day to see them. Giraffes and zebra make their way to watering holes where they are joined by elephants, buffalo and […]

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Preparing for long trips: how to plan for a year with just two outfits

It can seem pretty overwhelming when you first contemplate leaving your normal life behind for a year. Especially if normal involves a house and other possessions that need to be looked after while you’re away. The trick is to find someone you can trust to mind your stuff, check your mail, pay your bills or […]

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Sunrise over the Namib Desert

One of our most travelled Tucan Travel team members shares her thoughts on her favourite place in Africa: Working at Tucan Travel, I have been fortunate to see many countries but Namibia definitely has to be one of my favourites. It is packed full of wonderful things to see and do. One of the best […]

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7 of the best ways to save up for the trip of a lifetime

You have researched your top 10 destinations, earmarked your favourite pages in the travel brochures, and even started learning some basic Thai but here comes the tricky bit- how do you save up for the trip of your dreams? Travelling can be expensive, but luckily for you we have come up with 7 top tips […]

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Honeymoons with a difference

There are 3 important questions during wedding season.1) Will you marry me?2) Do you take XX to be your lawful wedded spouse?3) Where shall we go on our honeymoon? Now we can’t help you with the first two unfortunately (unless you happen to get engaged on one of our tours) but we can definitely help […]

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Walking on the wild side- The best places for amazing nature

So the first film you ever watched was the Lion King. You used to always drag your family to the zoo every weekend and your collection of stuffed toys was out of hand. You also became a PRO at photography and got great shots of the neighbour’s dog doing something viral worthy. Now though, you’re […]

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Why Travel? 4 Reasons to go

Why travel the world? I’ve put together this short list of reasons why I think you should do your best to see as much of our beautiful planet as possible. 1. We are not guaranteed old age. It’s only in recent times that people are coming around to the idea that you don’t have to […]

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Zanzibar to Zambezi

There is so much more to Africa than wildlife safaris (although visiting the Masai Mara and Serengeti is a breath-taking experience in itself.) Reservations Manager, Steve Burke recently came back from our Zanzibar to Zambezi adventure and couldn’t wait to share his experience! Read his interview below to get an insider’s knowledge of travelling through […]

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Interview with the faces of our trucks – Sail!

We have been catching up with some familiar faces that are also the faces of our awesome overland trucks in Africa and South America. Sail who used to work with us gave us an interview on all things travel! 1 )  Can you tell us a bit about your time at Tucan Travel? When did […]

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Interviews with the faces of our trucks – Sue!

We have been catching up with some familiar faces that are also the faces of our awesome overland trucks in Africa and South America. Sue who used to work with us gave us an interview on all things travel! 1) Can you tell us a bit about your time at Tucan Travel? When did you […]

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