Airedale Tours

Airedale Tours are award-winning tour operators, specialising in quality, tailor-made tours. Our tours are designed with you in mind, so let us whisk you away to one of our wonderful destinations. We have over 35 years of experience and believe we have perfected creating tours to […]…

Rainbow Tours

Discover the natural wonders of our planet responsibly with Rainbow. https://youtu.be/_A8TI_Dxh_E Dig deep into natural wonders, be humbled by staggering landscapes or feel enlightened by local communities – our Rainbow Travel Specialists share your passion for seeing the world and its wildlife in a sustainable way. […]…

Madagascar with Exoticca Travel

My sister and I saw a rather cheap holiday to Madagascar and the itinerary, although quite busy, seemed to cover a lot of the Southern part of the island. The holiday company was Exoticca Travel and unfortunately the itinerary we were given only told half the story! When we received our flight details we were […]…

How to Make the Most of a One-Week Holiday in South Africa

South Africa is a huge country and each region has its own unique landscapes and activities to offer. The Western Cape has a fantastic mix of city and nature. Most notably, Cape Town and the iconic Table Mountain where you can take a cable car or hike to the top to take in the breathtaking views of the city and coastline….

Saga Holidays

Saga Holidays

This is Saga but not as you know it. From its traditional stronghold of cruises, tours and hosted hotel holidays, Saga is now also offering innovative, personalised Tailor-Made Travel to include travellers of all ages, no limits at all. Giving you more choice, independence and flexibility, […]…

Wonderful Morocco

Agadir in January was full of surprises. It was warm, but not warm enough for swimming. It had parks, lovely little zoos within walking distance of the hotel. The taxis were cheap – legal policy, the souks colossal and the buildings, all built after the long ago earthquake, were French colonial in style, white with […]…

A luxury tent on the island of Principe

We were staying on the African island of Principe, and after five nights at Roça Sundy, we moved to their sister property, Praia Sundy, a 20-minute drive on a rough downhill track. The beachside property has 14 tents, although tent was an understatement as we had a huge comfortable four poster bed with full set […]…

A rude man resulted in a final Chinese lunch in Africa

To be honest, if it hadn’t been for a rude Portuguese man, we’d never have chosen to have lunch at the Chinese restaurant, Atlántico. We had returned to Omali Lodge on the African island of Sâo Tomé where we had a day room booked until our evening flight home. Unfortunately, by the time we had […]…

Discovering Principe

Whilst staying on the small, little known African island of Principe, we split our time between Roça Sundy and Sundy Praia. Our nine nights allowed us to experience the seven signature experiences included in our package. These are scheduled by the activities manager, and the numbers participating varied considerably. The CACAO ROUTE This half day […]…

Staying in a converted cacao plantation house on Principe

After a short stay on the African island of Sâo Tomé, we flew to the country’s second island, Principe, for nine nights. Here we divided our time between two hotels, both part of the Here Be Dragons (HBD) group: Roça Sunday and Sundy Praia. Roça Sunday was only a 15-minute drive from the tiny airport, […]…

STP Airways hop between Sāo Tomé and Principe

The little known, and second smallest African country, Sāo Tomé and Principe, comprises of two small islands. Separated by nearly 100 miles, the easiest way of travelling between them is a 40-minute flight. With only two flights a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, tickets go quickly, as there are only […]…

A tour of Sāo Tomé’s interior

Whilst staying for five nights on the little-known African island of Sāo Tomé, we enjoyed a series of excursions organised by a local agency, Navetur. Our fourth outing to the island’s interior provided a mix of history, nature and an insight into what had been one of the country’s largest industries – coffee. Having left […]…