The Americas

Mexicans are some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet and they are usually eager to share their wealth of history and abundant culture with travellers from other countries. Our tour of Mexico starts in Mexico City. Then it moves southeast taking in the UNESCO heritage sites of Monte Alban, the greatest of the Zapotec cities, Teotihuacan, the most sacred of the Aztec sites and the Mayan sites of Palenque, Uxmal and Chichen Itza. After travelling through the heartland, we will savour some wonderful Mexican food and music and reach the Yucatan Peninsula on the Caribbean coast.

The Brazilian Pantanal is an area brimming with life, and its floodplains create a unique ecosystem that annually hosts an extraordinary concentration of flora and fauna. As a destination, the Pantanal's wildlife is simply spectacular, comparable with the dense animal populations of Africa. The wetland provides a habitat for capybaras, caimans, giant anteaters, giant otters, and the magnificent and elusive jaguar. Due to an abundance of prey, the Pantanal’s jaguars are the largest in the Americas and exhibit unique behaviours.

The Brazilian Pantanal is an area brimming with life, and its floodplains create a unique ecosystem that annually hosts an extraordinary concentration of flora and fauna. As a destination, the Pantanal's wildlife is simply spectacular, comparable with the dense animal populations of Africa. The wetland provides a habitat for capybaras, caimans, giant anteaters, giant otters, and the magnificent and elusive jaguar. Due to an abundance of prey, the Pantanal’s jaguars are the largest in the Americas and exhibit unique behaviours.

Four countries… similar, but different. Nicaragua is the largest of the Central American countries by land size. Colonised on the Pacific coast by the Spanish and on the Atlantic coast by the British. Add an African-Caribbean influence with the indigenous peoples and you have a melting pot of cultures. The country has a growing tourism industry and now is a good time to visit given tourism is in its infancy and you can experience the genuine culture.