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Get roving on a Tanzanian safari

Staying in a Bush Rover is possibly the closest you’ll get to solitude in the Tanzanian bush. These working Land Rover 110 Defenders (pictured) have been converted into two-story tents, creating mobile camps in places where permanent camps aren’t an option.

The camp staff determine the best spot for viewing wildlife and set up your 4x4 there, before withdrawing and leaving you to enjoy your privacy. Staff remain just a short stroll away, but hidden from view.

During the day, enjoy game drives to the furthest reaches of the park. In the evenings, sip a drink on your porch and relax as the animals slowly grow accustomed to you. You might see zebra and Thomson’s gazelle grazing or wildebeest ambling through the grass.

For more information, please contact our Safari specialists on 1-855-838-0500.

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FLIGHT DECK

The latest flight news

New Zealand’s epic open spaces are now closer than ever before. Air New Zealand is set to begin a nonstop service between Chicago and Auckland in November 2018. This service will operate on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners three times a week. Flights are already available for purchase.

On May 4th Nashville, Tennessee, launched its first direct flight to Europe. Flights will go direct to London Heathrow and operate five times a week.

LATAM Airlines has launched direct flights from Cuzco to Trujillo and Iquitos in northern Peru, making its fascinating pre-Inca kingdoms and the Amazon an accessible combination with a trip to Machu Picchu. An additional direct service connects Cuzco with Pisco on the southern coast.

In June 2018, Kenya Airways is launching a direct flight from Cape Town, South Africa, to Nairobi, Kenya, making a combination trip of southern and eastern Africa easier than ever.

Explore even more of China in less time

Traversing the enormity of China has never been easier. The Beijing to Shanghai high-speed line just increased its speed to 350 mph, making the 819-mile journey in as little as four-and-a-half hours.

New routes are continually opening. The over-16-hour train journey between the terracotta warriors in Xian and the pandas in Chengdu, which you would have had to fly in the past, can now be traversed in just three and a half hours. For more information, please contact our China specialists on 1-855-834-8220.

Isle of Skye in numbers

1/2

Of the population speaks Gaelic

3 Feet

The length of a commonly spotted European otter

1830

The year that Talisker Distillery brought whisky to Skye

4,150

People live in Portree, the island’s largest town

400

Miles of coastline for farming oysters

3,255 Feet

Height of its highest peak, Sgurr Alasdair

Discover an Outback shortcut

Strange but true: it can be difficult to feel immersed on a trip to the Australian Outback, despite its colossal size. However, we’ve found that South Australia’s Gawler Ranges National Park delivers the goods. You can tour its raw, rocky landscapes over three or four days, also exploring the enormous saline Lake Gairdner and the Eyre Peninsula’s coastline – great for observing bottlenose dolphins and sea lions.

You’ll stay in spacious, luxury safari-style tents, with a central dining tent serving up ‘bush canapés’, and you’ll meet yet more wildlife: expect mobs of kangaroos and emus coming to investigate. For more information, please contact our Australia specialists on 1-844-250-3450.

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The most exciting new stays

Amanyangyun, Shanghai, China Located just outside downtown Shanghai, this hotel (pictured above) sits within a camphor forest of 10,000 trees, all relocated 700km from Jiangxi Province to rescue them from flooding. The hotel’s Qing and Ming buildings were also relocated, and have wood, stone and bamboo furnishings.

The Oberoi, New Delhi, India After a full renovation, the Oberoi in New Delhi has reopened. With larger rooms and a refreshed contemporary interior, it exudes luxury and opulence while maintaining its old-world charm. We love this property for its central location and views over Humayun’s Tomb.

Veriu Broadway, Sydney, Australia This boutique hotel is found in the youthful suburb of Ultimo. The property’s sliding glass doors open onto a lobby filled with the smell of fresh bread wafting from the in-house cafe. Rooms are spacious and both Chinatown and Darling Harbour are only a 10-minute walk away.

M Social, Auckland, New Zealand Modern and tech-savvy, this contemporary hotel opened late last year on Princes Wharf, the beating heart of Auckland’s food scene. Its Beast & Butterflies Restaurant claims to own the city’s longest bar, and it serves great signature drinks as well as the fresh seafood Auckland is known for.

Experience Spain and Portugal with Audley

We are excited to announce that in July of 2018 we will begin offering custom trips to both Spain and Portugal. Our certified specialists know these culturally rich countries intimately and have traveled extensively to bring you experiences

not found in guidebooks. You might find yourself on a private city tour on one of Lisbon’s iconic yellow trams or at a churros and chocolate tasting experience in Barcelona. Look for our next issue to learn more.

Value For Money AwardsTake a new wonder hike in Jordan

We are pleased to have received the accolade of Best Tour Operator in the Sunday Times Travel Magazine’s Value For Money Awards.

Here’s what they had to say: “Audley takes the crown for its breadth of destinations and the added value it offers [such as] travel wallets containing schedule, tips and contacts”.

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AWARDS 2018

Jordan has a new entry in its collection of spectacular trails. Travelers can now follow the Siq Trail along Wadi Mujib, tracing the river upstream, passing between the walls of the meandering gorge. Once you reach the waterfall at the mouth of the canyon, you can relax and enjoy the shade and cool water.

Located just east of the Dead Sea, this trail can easily be incorporated alongside a visit to Amman, Petra and the Dead Sea. For more information, please contact our Jordan specialists on 1-855-838-6415.

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CHARITY UPDATE

ShelterBox: Rebuilding both homes and lives

Our fundraising efforts throughout

the year will be supporting

ShelterBox, a charity dedicated to providing emergency disaster relief.

Who is ShelterBox?

Right now, 85 million people worldwide are homeless because of natural disasters or conflict. By providing shelter and tools for those robbed of their homes, ShelterBox is transforming despair into hope. Each disaster is different, and so is every community. ShelterBox provides the exact support that gives people the hope and the power to transform their own lives.

Since 2000, the organization has helped more than one million people by providing ShelterBoxes and ShelterKits (which contain essentials including family-sized tents

designed to withstand the elements, cooking sets, solar lights and activity sets for children).

What will we be doing?

This year, we aim to raise $70,000 which will provide shelter and aid to around 200 families. We have a dedicated fundraising team made up of volunteers who are

passionate about the charity’s work. They’re helping to coordinate money-raising events, from smaller individual challenges to company-wide efforts.

We’ll keep you updated on our progress in subsequent issues of Audley Traveler. For more information, please visit www. audleytravel.com/us/about-us/fundraising

What to READ?

What to WATCH?

What to SEE?

What to DOWNLOAD?

Travel writer Paul Theroux’s most recent novel is a meditation on the art of searching for authenticity. In Figures in a Landscape: People and Places Theroux has created a collection that takes readers to Ecuador, Zimbabwe, and Hawaii, highlighting those he meets along the way. Out Now.

After the success of Blue Planet II, David Attenborough is back with a five-part BBC series, Dynasty. Each episode will follow a different animal, from lion to emperor penguins, as they lead their family and protect them in an ever-changing environment. Out later this year.

Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei has created a reinterpreted bronze-casted Chinese zodiac that sits in Denver’s Civic Center Park. Nearby at the McNichols Building there is an educational display that explains the history behind the art as well as the technique of bronze-casting.

The act of sending postcards has been transformed. With TouchNote you can turn your original images into personalized postcards from your travels. Simply choose an image, enter a message with an address and TouchNote will mail it out. Available on iOS and Android.

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Pisco sour

By Nik Horncastle, Latin America specialist

TOP TIP “Keep your pisco in the freezer so it’s cool and refreshing when you’re ready to serve.”

Both Peru and Chile claim to be the rightful homeland of pisco, a clear spirit that’s distilled from fermented grape juice (it’s really a form of brandy). Both countries will passionately claim that they make the best pisco sours but, given that it’s now 100 years since the first cocktail of this type was served in Lima by bartender Victor Morris, I like to think Peru gets the crown. However, if you’ve never had a pisco sour before and you’re heading to either country, I’d recommend taking the opportunity to try this sweet-and-sour cocktail.

This is a recipe (in the loosest of terms) that I learned as part of a cooking course in Cuzco with Gerardo, a local chef who was passionate about food – especially Peruvian food. Not only did he show me how to cook local dishes and mix cocktails, he taught me about the history of ingredients in Peru, and how they’ve been used in the past.

It is surprisingly easy to buy pisco in the US these days; Peruvian pisco tends to be slightly sweeter than its Chilean equivalent.

Ingredients

1/3 cup pisco 5 tsp lime juice 5 tsp simple syrup (50:50 white sugar and water) 1 egg white Bitters Ice

Preparation

1. Retrieve the pisco from the freezer.

2. Put the pisco, lime juice, syrup and egg white in a blender (or cocktail shaker), and blend until it has doubled in size. 3. Mix in the ice until it’s well chilled. 4. Pour into a glass: there should be a foamy egg-white head, which you can then decorate with three drops of bitters before serving.

5. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

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