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Kilimanjaro Machame Route departing 2 - 10 July 2009
Advanced Everest Base Camp Trek departing March 2010
Everest Base Camp Trek pending date to be decided

LATEST NEWS

More Moais are standing up: Thanks to Japanese funds and the support of UNESCO, more and more of the giant head figures that have made Easter Island so famous are back to their standing position. In a recent visit to the island, UNESCO’s director Koïchiro Matsuura claimed to be very satisfied with the results that the restoration of Orongoand AhuTongarikiare having. These were the most important ceremonial sites on the island and they are now looking much better.

Giant Dolphins in Torres del Paine? As if there wasn't enough reason to visit the amazing Torres del Paine! During 2003 a group of German experts that were looking for insect’s fossils, found a strange shape on a rock. It turned out to be an Icthyosaurus. The Icthyosaurus are known as "fish lizards" and first appeared in the Trassic seas 250 million years ago. They were called fish lizards because they had evolved from reptiles, but could swim like fish. There isn’t a lot of information about what type it was that the scientist found in Torres del Paine, but  the giant rocks where they were found, were recently transported to the city of Punta Arenas where they can be seen at INACH (National Antarctic Institute). Patagonia as always is full of surprises!

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED                                                                                        TOP OF PAGE
1) Can I get call phone coverage on Kilimanjaro? Yes you can. In fact, you can even get cell phone signal at the summit.  You will find that there are some camps that you battle with and normally between Kibo/Barafu and Stella, you will battle to find signal. You will not get any signal in the crater though.

2) Can I use my credit card in Peru? The most widely accepted card is VIsa. Some places also accept Mastercard but generally AMEX and Diners Card are a problem in Peru.

3) I have heard that you can buy fossils in Tibet at base camp? Do you know the cost of them? Vendors do sell fossils at base camp, however, we urge you not to buy them as this simply perpetuates the gradual destruction of the environment and illegal trade in fossils. You are also not allowed to remove any fossil from Tibet.

RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS

Some photographs from recent trips