Indonesian Tourism

The owners of Fiji’s largest budget accommodation chain have decided to counter the burgeoning bus and package tour trade by refocusing on the independent traveler.

With more and more visitors being booked onto pre-arranged itineraries straight off the plane in Nadi, Cathay Hotels (Fiji) Limited has made a conscious choice to do things a lot differently. They’re betting on the market niche of those who prefer to make their own decisions about where to go and what to do.

Guests at their flagship property, Tubakula Beach Bungalows on the Coral Coast, an hour south of the international airport, have cooking facilities built into their units, relieving them of the need to purchase pricy resort meals. In keeping with the laid-back atmosphere, there are no TVs, telephones, or mini-bars in the rooms, although these are readily available in the main building, where there’s also an inexpensive restaurant serving tasty local-style food.

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Uganda “The Pearl of Africa” is small country in the Eastern and Central Africa bordering Kenya in the East Tanzania and Rwanda in the south, Congo (DRC) in the west and Sudan in the north.

Uganda has a unique description which cannot be close to the truth….situated in the fertile heart of Africa, astride the Equator boasts of wide diverse of landscape, from rugged snow capped mountains, the vast flatlands stretching to the horizon, Uganda offers visitors a wealth of breathtaking scenery , with range of broad savannah, rain forests to arid – semi desert , plenty of wetlands and abundant fresh rain forests. It is within such charming climate that has natured and protected the mountain gorillas that still survive on earth.

It is estimated that not more than 600 still survive on earth and that those still surviving live in the environs of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in south western part of Uganda.

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…Because Zambian safaris are Africa’s best kept secrets! They’ve made Zambia the most enticing destination in African safari today.

Livingstone in Zambia is now acclaimed, and rightly so, the southern Africa Adventure Centre!

The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) has ranked Zambia as Africa’s No 1 emerging tourist destination.

The UK 2004 Trends and Spends Survey also awarded Zambia the No 10 ranking in the “best long-haul destinations”. At No 10 Zambia is the only other African country in the top ten ranking

Zambia, the Land

Covering a total surface area of 752,614 square kilometers, Zambia is a large country. It is slightly larger than Texas State in the USA or slightly larger than France and Belgium combined. Zambia is generally a high plateau averaging between 1,060 metres (3,500 ft) and 1,363 metres (4,500 ft) above sea level. This makes the country’s weather mild and pleasant.

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Many of you who are new to the sport of ATV riding where exposed to it from a tourist standpoint. The business of renting all terrain vehicles out as a tourist attraction is a growing trend all around the world. If you are interested in testing ATVs out, it should be no problem to find a park fairly close where trails are set up and rentals are available. The ease of getting a hold of an ATV by renting them instead of having to buy your own contributes to the growth in popularity of riding quads.

Areas where tourism is a major source of income are often established that way because of the attractive terrain and nature surrounding the place. Untouched and unexplored land is any ATV rider’s dream, which is why trails have been established in these nature tourist areas. An area with already high tourist traffic is only enhanced when ATV riding trails are set up because a new crowd is lured in.

You could be very safe with saying that there are ATV trails and rentals established in every state in the nation. ATVing is popular all over the world as well, in places like Canada, Britain and Australia. In the United States Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada and Virginia have some of the most well known ATV trails. These trails, and many others, have become an important element in the tourist business.

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Rural tourism has become quite popular on the last years and Mallorca (Majorca) is a good destination for those looking to escape from massified areas and resorts.

There are many rural hotels in Mallorca, some of them offering luxury accommodation with all the facilities for the modern and smart traveller, which is looking for a place to escape and relax, and others are somewhat more agriculture oriented, perfect for those that want to try what living in community is and learn a little more about farms and its kind of life.

In Pollensa places such as the Son Brull Hotel and Spa that mixes both relax and farmhouse-community style. The guest is here given the option to choose which of these fits more its holidays.

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For those who would like a destination for eco-tourism, Costa Rica is hard to beat. For a little country in Central America that’s only 19,730 square miles, there’s definitely a lot to see and do there. Costa Rica means ‘rich coast’ in Spanish, which is the country’s official language. Located between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, Costa Rica is one of the most stable and prosperous of all Latin American countries. There are tropical beach resorts on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the country for sun vacationers but the main attraction of Costa Rica is the eco-tourism. For example, there is a wider variety of bird species in Costa Rica alone than in all of Europe and North America.

Surprisingly, there are diverse eco-systems and microclimates within Costa Rica. In addition to the coastal beaches, there are dense jungles and rain forests with a wide variety of fauna. Some of these forests are referred to as cloud forests because of the moisture of the mists that linger among the trees in some parts. One forest has a cable car set up so that tourists can observe the plant and animal life at the treetop levels. For the more adventurous types, there is a place where one can swing from tree to tree using a network of rope attachments. There are also dry forests as well as colder barren volcanic tundras. Quite extreme changes in microclimate can be observed even within 30 minutes of travel. Some parts of the country have canal systems similar to those found in the Amazon and a few rivers offer excellent white water rafting.

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