Time to plan your next big adventure
NEXT year’s global travels might still seem a way off — but it is the perfect time to start planning them, especially if you have an escorted tour in mind.
The 2020 brochures are launching now and the early booking offers that come with them are worth grabbing.
As many savvy travellers are aware, waiting for a last-minute deal won’t often save you money these days — the early bird does indeed catch the best price, not to mention the best availability and dates.
Just to ensure you are getting the optimum deal, it makes sense to check for price promises, such as the one being offered by Titan Travel, the trusted, knowledgeable escorted touring specialist. These guarantee that if the price comes down, you will be refunded the difference.
What’s more, Titan’s wide-ranging 2020 brochures open up parts of the world you may not have experienced, alongside much-loved classics.
TAKE the Wild Costa Rica tour (15 days from £2,999pp).
If you have ever dreamed of meeting a sleepy sloth, wondered where a tapir lives or longed to tick the beautiful ocelot off your wild cat list, this is the tour for you.
Costa Rica is home to all these incredible creatures, plus impressive reptiles, colourful frogs, unique beetles and hundreds of bird species.
It’s an opportunity to trek through cloud forests, sail along crocodile rivers, be surrounded by a kaleidoscope of butterflies, and let the nocturnal creatures sing you to sleep.
On this tour, 32 meals are included, along with hotels and scheduled flights on well-known airlines, best available coaches — and Titan’s award-winning VIP door-to-door transfer service. You’ll also have the services of a local Titan tour manager.
So there really is nothing to do but sit back and enjoy the ride, as it takes you to turtle preservation centres, national parks, hot springs and on wildlife cruises. You’ll even find a crocodile safari and a cooking class included on this stunning wildlife adventure.
OR HOW about Grand Safari Kenya (ten days from £2,799pp)?
Kenya is the perfect country to experience the classic romance of an African safari. There’s a stay at the colonial Outspan Hotel in Kenya’s coffee-growing highlands — the former home of Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Scout movement.
And you’ll also visit the former home of Joy Adamson, author of Born Free, which became a hit film.
From your room at the historic Treetops Lodge, where Princess Elizabeth was staying when she heard that her father, George VI, had died, there’s a chance to watch elephants and rhinos drink from a watering hole. At Lake Nakuru, you’ll spot exotic bird species, including enormous flocks of blossom-pink flamingos.
You’ll also spend three nights in the very heart of the Masai Mara Game Reserve, spying the Big Five by day and enjoying generous Kenyan hospitality by night. It’s ten days of pure wildlife magic.
LOVE to see more of America? Southern Sights And Sounds (14 days from £2,599pp) is a bestselling tour that puts the focus on the Deep South’s rich cultural heritage.
As well as delving into the region’s Civil Rights history, it uncovers its musical roots on visits to Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans — the birthplaces of jazz, blues, country and rock ’n’ roll.
A real highlight is an evening at the Grand Ole Opry, where legends and contemporaries of country, bluegrass, folk and gospel have performed since 1925.
Tour the Jack Daniels Distillery and visit Graceland, legendary home of Elvis Presley.
But now’s the time to book to get the best early bird price on a fabulous tour you can spend the next year looking forward to.