You have run with the bulls in Spain, partied until the sun was rising in Rio and even wrestled a bear in Russia. Your passport would make any stamp collector green with envy and you’re not about to stop now. So where next? How about Nicaragua, Uganda or Costa Rica?
The Great Adventure People have trips in store that will make you melt – literally. Whether it’s volcano boarding, trekking through lava caves or enjoying the company of mountain gorillas – Gap Adventures won’t leave you disappointed.
For booking and further information please visit www.gapadventures.com or call 08444 10 10 90.
Nicaragua – Volcanoes and Islands – 15 days
Price: £839
Trip code: NVI
Make your way to Nicaragua, where one of the most accessible (and menacing) volcanoes in Central America lies 20 km south of the country’s capital, Managua. Don a gas mask and check out the impressive crater, which continues to emit smoke and sulphur gases. Once there, double-check that life-insurance policy, before trying one of the newest crazes out there and ‘volcano board’ back down.
Highlights include: Granada, León, Corn Islands, San Juan del Sur and Ometepe Island. Enjoy a 15-day trip from 14 to 28 November for £839. Price includes accommodation, transport, Masaya Volcano tour, snorkeling trip in the Corn Islands and the services of a Gap Adventures tour leader throughout.
Gorilla and Volcano Trek – 4 days
Price: £1219
Trip code: TDUGVN
Volcanoes and Gorillas: to hardened travellers and nature lovers alike these two words are music to the ears. Uganda offers visitors the unique opportunity to encounter both an intimate primate experience, with days of trekking to and around extinct volcanoes. Highlights include: Kampala, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Enjoy a 4-day trip from 2 to 5 December from £749. Price includes accommodation, transport, certified local mountain guide and experienced gorilla trackers in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and during volcano trek in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park as well as the services of a Gap Adventures representative.
Costa Rica Volcano and Surf – 9 days
Price: £539
Trip code: CRVS
Take an unforgettable hike around the base of La Fortuna volcano; if you are lucky you may see the top glowing an eerie red, set to a soundtrack of monkeys and the rumblings of the volcano in the distance. Visitors can hike the area’s nature trails, take a bracing dip under La Fortuna waterfall or try canyoning down rivers and waterfalls.
Enjoy a 9-day trip from 12 to 20 December for £539.
Price includes accommodation, transport, some meals, guided mountain biking trip from La Fortuna to Monteverde (weather permitting), guided visit to a Cloud Forest Reserve, surf lessons at Zopilote Surf Camp and the services of a Gap Adventures tour leader throughout.
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About Gap Adventures
Gap Adventures (www.gapadventures.com)
The company’s worldwide adventures focus on wildlife encounters, active travel and cultural interaction, appealing to those who want to get off the beaten track and experience local culture. Its non-profit organisation, Planeterra (www.planeterra.org)
