STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a Saga Holidays tour of Central America. After travelling around Panama, and Costa Rica, the tour moved on to Colombia. The group taking the tour extension to Colombia left at 5 am to fly via Bogotá to Cartagena, the base for our three days in […]
Written by Maddie Grigg (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) Miraflores, the upmarket district of Lima, and the city is beginning to beat. It’s cooler now, after the humidity of the day. The constant fog that grips the capital of Peru at this time of year appears to dissipate. We make […]
Written by Celia Dillow (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) Grandma hated flying. She hated the waiting around and the pain of aching limbs and stiff joints. The uncertainty of it all terrified her. She did not like ferries very much either; the slightest swell turned her pale green. Frankly, she […]
Written by Frances Harris (A Runner-up entry in the Senior Travel Expert Inaugural Writing Competition.) I think it is a great idea when my husband says he wants to celebrate retirement by going to Machu Picchu. Who would not want to see this most celebrated of Inca cities? I rather fancy getting there by train. The […]
Our primary reason for travelling to Peru was to visit Cusco and Machu Picchu, but whilst in the country, it made sense to check out the capital, Lima. I must admit I knew very little about the city other than it is on the Pacific coast and that it has an upmarket, beachside district called Miraflores. As […]
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Saga Tour: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
A Saga tour of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, taking in Quito, the nearby Andes area, including Otavalo and Lake Cuicocha, the Amazon area, including Ananaga Creek and Papallacta thermal springs, and several of the Galapagos Islands including Baltra, Santa Cruz, Isabela and Bartolome,