Imaginative Traveller adventure travel blog

I’m not a celebrity but get me to the jungle anyway!

Imaginative_Traveller — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:06 +0000

I’m not a celebrity but get me to the jungle anyway!

The Origin of Shaking Hands in China

Imaginative_Traveller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:23 +0000

The origin of shaking hands

Hard Sell in Varanasi

Imaginative_Traveller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:51:06 +0000

The Hard Sell

One of our travel reps recently travelled on tour with us to Varanasi where she experienced the ultimate in dogged perseverance!

Journey Through Tibet

Imaginative_Traveller — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:27:04 +0000

We recently asked our tour leaders which tours were their favourites and one in particular kept cropping up - Journey Through Tibet. A 22-day tour encompassing China, Tibet and finishing in Nepal. It covers a lot of territory, however, you also get to see some amazing facets of this part of the world:

• All the famed highlights of Beijing (Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall) and Lhasa (the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple plus the Sera and Drepung Monasteries

Upload your Imaginative Traveller Videos for a chance to win a £250 holiday voucher

Imaginative_Traveller — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:33:02 +0000

How does £250 off your next adventure holiday sound? Share your Imaginative Traveller Videos in our Facebook competition and you could win a £250 holiday voucher*

Simply visit our Facebook Competition at http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/7340 to find our more about how you could win.

Once you've entered the competition, why not share the competition with your friends and give them the chance to take part as well?

Confirmed gorilla trekking permits available for selected Christmas and New Year departures

Imaginative_Traveller — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:06:45 +0000

Imaginative Traveller has obtained confirmed gorilla trekking permits on selected trips and departure dates in December 2009 and January 2010

These gorilla trekking permits are selling fast for the Christmas and New Year period, but Imaginative Traveller has managed to secure some CONFIRMED gorilla trekking permits, for selected tours and departure dates.

Win a dream safari in Tanzania with Rough Guides and Imaginative Traveller

Imaginative_Traveller — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:08:49 +0000

Rough Guides and Imaginative Traveller have teamed up to offer you the chance to win a dream safari for two in Tanzania (UK residents only).

This once in a lifetime adventure travel experience – to celebrate the publication of Rough Guides’ Earthbound – will deliver you deep into the truly spectacular settings of Tanzania’s greatest wildlife habitats.

Gorillas on the web

Imaginative_Traveller — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:28:39 +0000

The endangered Mountain Gorilla joined Facebook and My Space as part of a fundraising programme launched by the Uganda Wildlife Authority last weekend to help save the species. They are hoping that fans will befriend a gorilla or follow it on Twitter in return for a minimum donation of $1. The money will be used to hire extra rangers to protect the gorillas and safeguard their habitat.

Lost Land of the Volcano - Seen the programme, now live the experience!

Imaginative_Traveller — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:59:45 +0000

If you were one of the 4.1m people to watch BBC1's new documentary series 'Lost Land of the Volcano' on Tuesday night it may have whet your appetite to travel to Papua New Guinea and experience this amazing destination for yourself.

Lost Land of the Volcano follows a team of scientists who discovered more than 40 previously unidentified species in Papua New Guinea.

Libya - 40 years on

Imaginative_Traveller — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:45:13 +0000