PRESS RELEASE
08 January 2007

Kumuka Worldwide release New South & Central America brochure 07-08

Kumuka Worldwide are pleased to announce the release of their new South & Central America brochure this week.

Kumuka continue to offer highly inclusive local transport and overland adventure tours in South and Central America. Renowned for their quality and reliability, Kumuka’s large range of tours in Latin America offers the more adventurous traveller a more authentic experience, with many styles and options available to suit everyone.

Kumuka have very generous early bird discounts available. Travellers who book and pay in full within 7 days before 20 December 2006 will receive a 15% discount off the tour price. This offer does not apply to specialist tours and the Coastal Express.

In addition to the outstanding range of tour products previously on offer, Kumuka is pleased to launch several new programmes within the new brochure.

The new 22-Day ‘Rainforest & Desert Explorer’ tour, priced at $1655, extends the Local Transport range and operates from Quito to Lima and in reverse. This fantastic trip uses local buses and riverboats to journey through Ecuador’s emerald scenery and Peru’s desert coastlines with plenty of opportunities for eco-tourism and adventure sports. The main highlights of these areas are not missed and the famous Otavalo Markets, Amazon Jungle, Banos Hot Springs, beaches of Punta Sal and soaring heights and frozen glaciers of the Cordillera Blanca are all included.

Kumuka has also added to their host of specialist programs and add-ons, designed for passengers who want to customize their own activities and experiences in Latin America. These can be added on to the beginning or end of any Kumuka tour, or simply combined with other programs to suit the individual.

Such new offers have been introduced in Argentina, Brazil and Peru where trips from 3 hours to 7 days are now available to be booked in advance, saving travellers precious travelling time and hassle locally.

In Peru, the 4 Day ‘Lake Titicaca’ trip, priced at $355 departs from Cusco and visits the highest navigable lake in the world. With visits to the famed Uros Reed Islands, including a homestay with a local family and boat trips on the lake, this is an ideal way of experiencing the traditional hospitality and culture of this area.

In Argentina, Kumuka now offers passengers the chance to spend a week skiing in the Andes with ‘Bariloche Ski Week’. The resort of Bariloche is 19 Kilometres from Latin America’s most important ski centre, Cerro Catedral, and is a charming town set in the middle of a national park and surrounded by mountains and lakes. Spend the week skiing with daily lift passes and transfers included, and enjoy the Swiss-Influenced hospitality of the area with many other adventure and nature based activities to choose from. This 7-day ski package is priced from $1005.

Also on offer in Argentina is a 3 Day/2 night ‘Iguazu Falls Extension’, priced from $210, which visits the tremendous waterfalls on the Argentina/Brazil border. Travellers will experience the thunder of these mighty falls equalled by almost no other with guided excursions and many optional activities.

In Brazil, a 3 day ‘Buzios Beach Extension’, priced from $340, allows travellers to relax after the parties of Rio and enjoy the 25 palm fringed beaches and abundance of watersports, restaurants and nightlife of this beach resort. With return transfers from Rio included, and accommodation in a local pousada, this is the ultimate way to compliment an experience in Brazil.

With many more new additions like these complimenting an already outstanding product range that includes Antarctic Cruises, journeys through Patagonia, and the many highlights of Central America including Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica, the new 07-08 brochure will certainly inspire readers to venture a little further.

For more information on tours with Kumuka Worldwide see www.kumuka.com or call 0800 440 499.