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News and travel articles

News & travel articles

TourCompass colleague Iida stands holding two flags and an alpaca at the summit of Rainbow Mountain in Peru.

Travelogue from Peru: Birthday Bliss at Rainbow Mountain

In April 2024, our travel specialist Iida celebrated her birthday in the most spectacular way possible – at Rainbow Mountain in Peru. Read about Iida’s unforgettable birthday experience on her tour to Peru below. Celebrating my birthday in Peru at Rainbow Mountain Palccoyo was beyond anything I could have ever…

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Travelogue from Tanzania: My Journey from tourist to traveller

In April 2024, team member Inger went on her first safari holiday in Tanzania. Before the tour, she was filled with both excitement and worries. Read her travelogue below. Visiting Tanzania and Africa for the first time is an experience filled with excitement and fascination. Before going, I felt a…

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View of the Amazon rainforest from the river

Travelogue from Peru: My Adventures in the Amazon

Our product manager, Nadia, went on an adventurous tour of Peru in April 2024. Here she visited Puerto Maldonado, nestled within the Amazon rainforest. Read about her adventures below. I had already been travelling around Peru for two weeks before catching the flight to Puerto Maldonado. Each place I had…

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Travelogue from Kilimanjaro: Tears and triumph on Kilimanjaro

Many have a dream about travelling to somewhere extraordinary. For our travel specialist, Cat, climbing Kilimanjaro had been a lifelong dream, and in March 2024 she finally did it! Read about Cat’s huge achievement in her travelogue. I understand why so many of our guests ask me which Kilimanjaro route…

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Travelogue from South Africa: Full-day excursion to Cape Point

In November 2023, Jude and two of our colleagues went on safari holiday in South Africa, followed by a trip to Cape Town. Here, they went on one of our excursions, i.e. the popular full-day excursion to Cape Point, where, among other things, Africa’s most south-westerly point, the Cape of…

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