All about our Travel Guides
For each destination featured on addictedtotravel.com we've had great fun researching and building a dedicated online travel guide, revisiting some of our favourite places and meeting old friends. The result is a wealth of information and images of hand-picked regions, routes, great places to visit and attractions. Each guide also contains a growing choice of travel ideas, trip and activity suggestions, and great places to stay - which can all be booked directly with local travel experts before you set out on your travels.
Travel Regions
In some countries they are called 'States', in others 'Counties', 'Departments' or 'Provinces'. At addictedtotravel.com we decided to call them 'Travel Regions'. Some the size of countries, others tiny little land-locked land masses, on these pages you can read and submit reviews and ratings, find out more about all the Great Places to Visit, Trips and Tours that pass through each region. Your can Search Travel Regions here.
Great Places to Visit
Browse our pages and get a feel for what each country has to offer then click 'More details' to read more about some real places of particular interest. If you crave for an erupting volcano, a really wild place, the biggest mountain, the longest river, an ancient temple, an enriching tribal encounter or just want to tick off the wonders of the world - then use our search facility to help you find the great places you're looking for. Your can Search Places To Visit here.
Local Attractions
A spectacular hilltop fortress, a beautiful waterfall, a small island wildlife sanctuary or a local museum? As far as we’re concerned, these ‘Local Attractions’ are some of the smaller places of interest that don’t necessarily justify a major journey just to visit in isolation – but are places that we’d perhaps pop into or admire en route, or spend an hour or two experiencing as part of a longer stay at a ‘Great Place to Visit’. You can Search Attractions here.
Travel Experts
Browse a growing selection of carefully sourced, well-established and very experienced local ‘Travel Experts’ who each specialise in providing experience, activity or adventure-based travel. As members of greatly respected and professional travel trade associations, and with unrivalled local knowledge, they have a real passion for the services and products they offer. Through this portal you can deal direct with each featured expert – saving you both time and money. You can Search Travel Experts here.
Trips & Tours
Use our 'Trip Search' facility to select from an exciting range of Trips and Tours to find a holiday suggestion that meets your criteria. Many of the itineraries featured are tried and tested classic trips with a mixture of innovative new creations and famous routes. Each Trip and Tour is classified by style, difficulty and comfort levels, and type of trip. Guided and self-guided private journeys can be adapted and tailored to individual needs with the help of local Travel Experts, through our bespoke web-based enquiry system. You can Search Trips and Tours here.
Inspiring Activities
Here find a whole host of different activities varying from softer experience-based half-day trips to adrenaline-pumping full-day activity pursuits. If you're looking for an experience that includes an overnight stay or longer, check out our 'Trips and Tours'. From a Jordanian cookery course; or an easy-going guided tour of South Australia's Barossa Wine Region; to a full days kayaking along Turkey's Turquoise Coast; or perhaps a challenging volcano hike up Ol Doinyo Lengai - Tanzania's 'Mountain of God'.... use our 'Activity Search' to find something that's just right for you. You can Search Activities here.
Great Places to Stay
Choosing a hotel, a lodge or a luxury camp can be a daunting and time-consuming process. At addictedtotravel.com it is our firm belief that when we indulge in our passion for travel, resting in a property that is in someway different, unique or special will only add to our overall travel experience. Here you'll find a carefully selected range of what we classify as ‘Great Places to Stay’. These may be small, characterful and charming hotels or inns, or perhaps a more luxurious heritage property, an eco-retreat, a ranch or a remote wilderness lodge. Use our comprehensive 'Search' facility to choose from a growing range of 'Great Places to Stay'. You can Search Accommodation here.
Specialist Guides
There are many benefits to travelling with a specialist guide, whether they be an expert in a particular activity or special interest, or a local tour leader who can facilitate the smooth running and logistics of a trip. Roughly half of all travellers choose to use the services of a specialist local guide at some stage of their trip, whilst others prefer a higher degree of independence, self-reliance and flexibiliy. If you seek expert local knowledge, someone who knows the way on off-beat mountain trails, someone who can interpret local languages, an expert in archaeology or botany, an amiable local tour leader to manage the many facets of a group tour, a safari guide with an intimate knowledge of wildlife and the bush, or someone to perhaps reveal a hidden beach or bistro - then try out our 'Specialist Guide Search' to find someone who could meet your needs.
Vibrant Venues
Why not browse our ‘Vibrant Venues’ and locate some really great local bars, music venues, theatres and restaurants? Venues with real atmosphere and character that are more often frequented by locals than travellers. For those that seek exceptional gastronomic experiences and hearty local food or perhaps a buzzing back-street bar, then your search starts here.
Getting There
Booking flights online directly with an airline has never been easier. It soon won't be long before every air carrier has an online booking facility, even the smaller regional ones. Here you'll find an overview of which airlines offer flight services between the UK and the country listed, details of domestic flight services, and a summary of services offered. Click on the web address for a direct link through to the airline's website and the choice is yours.
Responsible Travel Projects
As well as several projects that are close to our hearts at addictedtotravel.com, we invite our destination-based Travel Experts to forward details of worthwhile projects which they support. Over time, through this initiative, we hope to create significant awareness of not just one or two projects around the world, but a wide variety of charities and good causes, conservation programmes, environmental protection schemes, and fair trade travel. Our fundamental belief is that all living things have a right to share our amazing planet. Based on this belief, and developed over time, we aim to welcome a balanced mix of people, planet and wildlife-based projects to our travel community. Let's all aim to give something back when we travel. Please use our 'Responsible Travel' search facility to locate a project or charity that interests you.
Travel Essentials
Before finalising your next big adventure devote some time to pre-planning to ensure you are as best prepared as possible. Included here you'll find useful 'Essential Info' with links through to the experts in Travel Health Advice, Visa Regulations, Government Travel Advice, Books and Maps.
Background Facts
Under background facts you'll find a wealth of nice to know information and facts and figures relating to each country.
Photo Galleries
Supplied by a mix of Travel Experts, National and Regional Tourist Boards, and many of our own shots, we have built an image gallery for each country. Here we bring together, in one place, fantastic shots of places, people and wildlife, to give a wonderful visual appreciation of what each destination has to offer. We're looking forward to seeing some of your pics here in the not too distant future...
