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Adventure on a budget?

Chasing Thrills on a Budget: The call of adventure whispers in your ear, but your wallet whispers back a different tune.  We know that travel is something that we work hard to save for.  But at Tucan Travel, we know that with careful planning and savvy shopping, you can still have an epic adventure worldwide […]

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Gorilla Trekking in the Rwandan Rainforest

Gorilla trekking… the measure of adventureHave you ever heard of the human travel gauge? That’s when you tell someone you’re close to like your mom, grandmother, best friend etc. about your next off the wall adventure. The more shock they register, often the better and more authentic experience you will have.   My human travel […]

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Tucan Travel raises £30,000 with its Carbon Offset

We are thrilled to announce that in the two years since we introduced our carbon offset scheme, we have raised £34,000 through clients and our own donations for the World Land Trust and its work restoring and protecting rainforests. We also saw the percentage of clients contributing to the carbon offset scheme nearly double from […]

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An Insider’s View on Patagonia

 Lake-Pehoe-taken-by-Julia-Baulina- The wild, untamed landscapes of Patagonia in the most southern tip of South America may seem like a faraway destination. The region, situated between Argentina and Chile is remote. Famous for its vast national parks and jaw-dropping natural wonders, it is a destination to be conquered and explored. Maybe you are itching to discover […]

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Exploring Africa by Road

Embracing the African Adventure: A Road Trip Through Time and Space Africa: A Continent of Contrasts One of the most striking things about Africa is its sheer size. It’s a continent that dwarfs most others, stretching across vast distances and encompassing a diverse range of landscapes, cultures, and experiences. When embarking on a road trip […]

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Tanya’s Highlight. The Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of my most favourite places that we visit in Southern Africa.  The day before we depart we are all packing and re-packing to condense our luggage, kitchen and food down to a manageable amount, so it is a bit hectic.  However once we depart camp, the real fun […]

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Watching the Wildebeest Migration

Travelling has the capacity to open your eyes so wide and show you a world that you may never have imagined existed. For me it’s a compulsion, it’s an improbable and unforeseeable adventure, which excites me immensely. The people, the culture, the scenery, the language, the smells, the atmosphere…  Everything about visiting a whole new […]

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Getting wet in the Galapagos

The Galapagos became famous when Charles Darwin visited in 1835 to conduct his landmark research that led to his revolutionary theories on evolution by natural selection.  Nowadays it is one of the most remarkable wildlife adventure travel destinations you will ever visit, the amazingly diverse range of unique land and marine animals and birds that […]

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Honeymooning in the Masai Mara NR

We got married on Saturday 6 April 2013 in Pittwater, Sydney. An amazing day. One week later, after leaving our jobs, moving out of our apartment in Sydney, we packed our bags and set off on our honeymoon – 9 months backpacking around the world! The Masai Mara NR It was a long bumpy drive along dusty roads […]

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The Amazing Amazon

Let me start by saying I hate snakes. In fact, I am not sure that hate is a strong enough word for something that makes my skin crawl, my hands sweat and my pulse race. I blame my Dad for this phobia, as when I was about 12 years old he insisted on allowing a […]

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