With an experienced guide at hand, head out into the rainforest to see how a new world awakes. Your guide will introduce you to fascinating critters that call the rainforest home. While sighting of mammals is a special treat, you will most likely see a variety of nocturnal creatures such as the red eye tree frog, tarantulas, snakes, and many other incredible species. ...
Actun Tunichil Muknal "Cave of the Stone Sepulcher" is one of the most impressive caves in the Maya lowland. Located in the heart of the Belizean Rainforest, this cave was a sacred place to the pre-hispanic Mayas of Belize, who first began to use the entrance during the early classic period (300-600AD.) The cave system consists of a series of chambers, ending in a 300 by 50 meter Cathedr...
Enjoy a visual feast of thriving marine life as you go snorkelling at Mexico Rocks, just off North Ambergris Caye. View a delightful collection of sponges, sea fans, and star, elkhorn, and staghorn coral formations in this superb reef patch. Giant brain coral formations create miniature undersea habitats and islands for spiny lobster and yellow tail. As you bob about, look for angelfish, butterfly...
On this open air jeep excursion, discover an alternative side to Rio de Janeiro, the Tijuca Rainforest. Tijuca is is one of the world's largest urban forests and offers panoramic views over the city. After your hotel pick up, take a lesser known road behind the botanical gardens. First stop will be at the Monkey's Waterfall with a natural pool, ideal for a quick refreshing dip. Learn about...
Today visit Rio de Janeiro's most famous sites of Corcovado Mountain and Sugar Loaf. One of the most visually stunning cities in the world, ascend these viewpoints for spectacular panoramic view. Aboard the Swiss cogwheel train climb from 15m to 670m up through the thick vegetation that is Tijuca National Park. The very top is reached by climbing a flight of stairs reaching the base of the Chr...
Crossing the Andes from Cusco to Puno and visiting Lake Titicaca is an unforgettable experience. Make this journey through some of Peru's most spectacular scenery aboard the PeruRail Titicaca train. Featuring an open-air observatory car, take in the majestic views as the Peruvian highlands and altiplano pass by. Its two dining cars, in the style of the Pullman cars of the 1920s, serve gourmet ...
Crossing the Andes from Puno (Lake Titicaca) to Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire, is an unforgettable experience. Make this journey through some of Peru's most spectacular scenery aboard the PeruRail Titicaca train. Featuring an open-air observatory car, take in the majestic views as the Peruvian highlands and altiplano pass by. Its two dining cars, in the style of the Pullman cars of the...
Learn about one of Medellin's most famous figures and Colombia's most notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Follow in his footsteps as you learn about his life and death and about the man that was both loved and feared by millions, his extensive cocaine operation and its effects on both the city and the country. Visit the Monaco Building; where Escobar was killed, some of the poorer neighbou...
Visit Ana Kai Tangata cave to see the many cave paintings created by the use of mineral pigments found on the island, mainly depicting the Manutara bird. The arrival of this bird in spring would initiate the Tangata Manu competition. Next continue to Ranu Kau which was the second of the three main volcanoes to erupt approximately 2.5 million years ago. The volcano stands at a height of 310m and ha...
Visit Ahu Huri, one of the last Ahu (altars) to be restored by Dr. William Mulloy. It is believed to be astronomically positioned so that as the sun rises, on the morning of both the winter and summer solstices, shines directly onto the facade of the moai. Next visit Ahu Akivi, an archaeological site, which in the 1960s was one of the first restored sites. The ceremonial place of Ahu Akiv is parti...
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