| |
|
|
Choose
your own adventure!
There
is more to travel than just choosing the
destination, choosing the way you wish
to travel can make or break your holiday,
it is important to really understand the
true nature of your journey before you
arrive so that you can be prepared.
Here
is a simple guide line to the way Kumuka
travel around the world.
Overland
Tours
For those seeking adventure, our Overland
tours offer “off the beaten track”
participation itineraries in custom built
vehicles. Using a combination of camping
and local hotels these tours are an up
close and personal insight into some of
the world’s most exciting destinations.
Overland trips can be quite physically
demanding but are suitable for almost
anyone with a healthy appetite for adventure.
Overland
expeditions this way
Trekking
If you have a love for the great outdoors,
a good level of physical fitness and enjoy
being one on one with nature then this
is the style of holiday for you. Fully
guided, our treks vary from easy walks
to non technical mountain climbs. We partner
with local experts who have a solid and
reliable background in hiking and trekking,
together with unrivalled back up and logistics
experience. Trekking
tours this way
Small
Group Tours
Designed for those who enjoy the company
of an intimate group of like minded people.
The style offers the security of travelling
with a group, the structure of a guided
tour and the independence of free time
for your own exploration. Most tours stay
in the comfort of local hotels with some
using soft camping options. Small
group tours this way
European
Coach Tours
Not everyone wants to drink their way
around Europe, nor follow the herd from
one tourist trap to another with every
minute of their tour accounted for. If
free time mixed with structured touring,
staying in comfortable 3 – 4 star
accommodation and travelling in the luxury
of a coach is the way you want to see
Europe, then this is the style for you.
Europe
coach tours this way
Lodge
Based Safaris
The traveller who enjoys real comfort
by night doesn’t have to miss out
on adventure by day. We recognize that
roughing it isn’t for everyone and
if this is you then you might want to
consider travelling in style. The accommodation
on lodge safaris are major highlights
in themselves. They have been individually
designed to complement their environment
and are usually situated in unique and
remote locations. Many are within National
Parks, where listening to the sounds of
the wild at night is not to be forgotten.
Lodge
based safaris this way
Tailor-Made
Itineraries
If you are going on honeymoon,
arranging a trip overseas for your sporting
group, taking a bunch of mates on the
trip of a life time or simply want to
do it ‘your way’, our tailor
made department is the best place for
you to start, using the operation we have
across 7 continents we can put together
bespoke itineraries for the most eclectic
of tastes. Tailor-Made
tours this way
Family
Adventures
The name says it all, if you want
to take your family travelling on the
road less travelled, then look no further,
these itineraries are slower paced than
your average adventure holiday and take
advantage of 3 – 4 star accommodation
apart from our African wildlife safaris.
Laced with activities that entertain the
whole family they are the perfect generation
entertainment amalgam. Family
adventure holidays this way
See also Cruises,
Specialist
tours and
Add
ons
Travelling enriches the soul and for many
is a once in a life time opportunity.
Do your research and do it in your style.
So what are you waiting for?
Venture a little further. Go to www.kumuka.com
and discover the 'real' world.
back
to top
|
Meet
Belinda Allport – Reservations Consultant
Australia
Having
travelled all over the world and worked on the
road as a tour guide with Kumuka in Europe and
the Middle East, Belinda hung up her footloose
and fancy free days when a husband and two children
entered her life. Late last year she hooked
into the virtual private Kumuka network to work
as a consultant from home where she can now
juggle a family/work balance and keep in touch
with her passion, travel.
In
her own words:
What
made you join Kumuka? Kumuka has great
tours, travels to exciting destinations and
offers flexible working options.
Favourite
place? For city life: NY city, it’s
amazing! For scenery: Austria. For lifestyle:
Italy. For complete culture shock: Japan.
Favourite
Bar - why? Joe’s Garage Portugal
– nothing like getting a bucket of water
thrown at you and chased out by motorbikes and
chain saws! Plus the music is pretty cool.
Favourite Restaurant - why?
I don’t know its name, a little tratoria
near the Vatican in Rome. It does the BEST pasta
I've ever had
If you could take one famous person travelling
who would it be and why? Al Gore, to
hear his views on sustainable tourism practices,
we'd get to some pretty amazing places I'd imagine
If you could jump on a Kumuka trip tomorrow
what would it be and why? Depends if
I could find a baby sitter or not! If I could
then Bhutan
- Heart of the Dragon to see a
culture that is unique and preserved, and countryside
which has awesome scenery. I’d love to
take the whole family on the Giraffes,
Elephants and Warriors Family Adventure,
to show my kids the wildlife and give them the
opportunity to hang out with kids with a completely
different way of life.
Best
travel tip? Hair straighteners don't
work as well when using adaptors overseas -
be prepared to battle hair frizz a different
way.
Quirkiest habit? always checking,
at least twice, that I have shut the front door
when leaving the house
back
to top
Photos
in Pisa and the World's Best Gelato
Heidi
travelled on the Kumuka tour European Winter
I
always promised myself that if I ever went to
Pisa I would never EVER take one of those tacky
tourist photos of myself holding up the leaning
tower…and yet here I am…posing for
the camera just like everyone else in Pisa’s
Cathedral Square…and I’m loving
every minute of it!
This
afternoon we’re off to Florence where
I plan on stuffing my face with what I hear
is some of the best gelato in the world –
even the cold European Winter weather can’t
put me off gelato! And after a few days in Florence
we’re heading further south to visit the
Pope in Rome!
I’ve only been here half a day so far,
but Italy has already worked its way up to being
on my list of top favourite countries. The scenery,
the language, the views - not to mention the
food!
And after Italy we’ve still got Austria,
the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands
to go… I have a feeling my list of favourite
countries will grow as this trip continues…
Thank you Kumuka for this amazing tour - I’m
looking forward to the rest of my trip and every
tacky tourist picture that comes with it!
Heidi Johns
To
read about the European Winter tour that Heidi
went on click here.
back
to top
Flavours
of Vietnam
The
tour far exceeded my expectations, and was great
value for the price; I will be taking another
of these tours next winter.
Based
on the price I had expected hotels a notch above
a youth hostel, minimal meals, etc. The hotels
were great, 3 star properties in Vietnam are
good little hotels with service and local character,
I would not have wanted to stay in the international
4 and 5 star hotels.
The included meals exceeded my expectations
as well, a variety of styles and local flavours.
Our guide Mr Nguyen Van Quang, did an exceptional
job with the group, managing the schedule well,
lots of factual and anecdotal information that
made the presentations interesting and real.
His knowledge, people skills, and expertise
were well above the average and he should be
congratulated.
Cheers,
Nick
Nick
from Paragon Travel joined us on the Flavours
of Vietnam Tour
back
to top
Join
Kumuka Worldwide for ANZAC Day in 2010 and you
can SAVE!
All you have to do is book and pay in
full by 28th February 2010 you can save yourself
10% off the total cost of your tour.
On
Kumuka's ANZAC Tours, you will combine the memorial
service held at Anzac Cove with some
of the most historical sites to be found in
Turkey. This is a fantastic opportunity to not
only remember and pay tribute to these countries’
war heroes, but also to learn about the history
of the battle at Anzac Cove and to explore the
area. Depending on your time limit, Kumuka
offers 2, 3, 4 and 7 day ANZAC tours
all of which start and finish in Istanbul.
For
more information click here
Alternatively
experience the memorial service in Thailand
Anzac Day at Hellfire Pass – Click
here for more information
back
to top
Learn
some Spanish
When
travelling with Kumuka Worldwide in South America
you do not need Spanish to get by,
as your Tour Leader will act as translator for
you. It is always helpful to know a few words
to help interact with the locals and make your
trip more enjoyable.
Here
are some fun and memorable sayings to listen
out for and use when on your travels.
1. Buena suerte
- good luck
2. Cheveré
- awesome, great (Ecuador -
Peru)
3. Ché,
Boludo! - You idiot! (in a nice
way, to a friend) (Argentina)
4. La boca es
la vida - The boca football
team is my life. (Argentina)
5. Uruguay no
es una provincia de Argentina
- Uruguay is not a province of Argentina
6. Los Chilenos
son guapos - Chileans (people)
are good looking
7. Una cerveza
/ pisco sour / vino tinto por favor
- 1 beer / pisco sour / red wine please
Try your Spanish out on a tour with Kumuka Worldwide
to South
America or Central
America
Feliz Viajes
back
to top
“Twenty
years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn’t do than by the
ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines,
sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade
winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark
Twain
back
to top
 
|
