Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)

Travel2015

- NANCY HUGHES

afternoon of polar bear spotting, before zooming back to the city on a sled pulled by Alaskan huskies, followed by an evening watching the jewel-like colours of the Northern Lights erupt over the black waters of the Norwegian Sea.

This region is shared by Argentina and Chile and contains some of the most extreme and secluded landscapes in South America.

The most superior view is from the Torres del Paine Peak – best explored by heli-hiking.

Dine like royalty in Sao Paolo’s award- winning restaurant­s, or sleep in a hammock strung between towering trees in the Amazon rainforest. After flying into Rio de Janeiro over the statue of Christ the Redeemer, a host of activities awaits the intrepid traveller. through Africa’s highest mountain range, the poetically named Mountains of the Moon.

Snorkellin­g in Mozambique’s clear waters is on the travel company’s must-do list.

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