Audley Traveler blog

Travel the world from home

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Create travel-inspired dishes in your own kitchen, see South Africa’s lion and wild dog on a ‘sofa safari’ and explore the world’s largest cave by drone. We highlight ways to keep the excitement of travel alive from the comfort of your home.
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A trip of two halves: Tanzania’s Nyerere National Park and Mafia Island

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Audley traveler Geoff relives his recent trip to Tanzania, split between a safari in Nyerere National Park and time in the Mafia Archipelago. He shares his highlights, including a guided walk to a 40-strong hippo pod and witnessing the first steps of an impala.
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Travel for good: what you can do to help

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In light of the unprecedented challenges from coronavirus, our responsible travel and sustainability manager Heather Magnussen talks about how we can come together as a travel-loving community to continue to have a positive impact.
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Finding a new Big Five in Namibia

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Photographer Phil Reeds was driven to visit Namibia when he saw haunting pictures of an abandoned town given over to the desert sands. On his trip with Audley, he chased glimpses of his own Big Five — the country’s singular landscapes and phenomena.
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Wellness, cruising and community interaction: travel trends for 2020

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New year, new horizons: which travel trends of 2020 most speak to you? We sum up the travel themes that are set to be talking points over the coming year, from cruising to slow travel, and suggest destinations to match.
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Where to go in 2020: 10 places set to shine

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Eco-conscious Costa Rica and Bhutan, Iceland’s line-up of one-off experiences, places on the brink of mass discovery such as Puglia and South Korea… we share our pick of destinations worth visiting in 2020, and what you can do there.
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Celebrate one giant leap for mankind with these 7 space-themed travel experiences

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, we’ve suggested space-themed experiences for your travels. Cosmic art installations in Tokyo and Soviet homages to the Space Race are among the experiences that made the cut.
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Kenya's wildest corners

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A trip to Kenya doesn’t have to be confined to the country’s best-known areas and most popular months. Here, safari specialist Amy recalls how she left the 4x4 behind to get an up-close look at some of Kenya’s wildest parks.
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From ancient Egypt to 1920s Shanghai — Walk where history happened

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You don’t need to visit a battlefield, museum or palace to see where history happened. For a more intimate look, you can tour conservation labs in Egypt, explore the Bourbon tunnels under Naples or discover the 16th-century history of Nagasaki.
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From Botswana to Japan: unexpectedly good times to visit five destinations

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Botswana at its greenest, Japan when the plum trees bloom and New Zealand in its wintry months. Audley specialists highlight why the best time for you to explore a country might not be when you think.
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