Hayes & Jarvis is one of the UK's longest established tailor-made long-haul specialists, offering bespoke, experience-led journeys worldwide for more than 65 years.

It is part of Travelopia, the world's largest collection of specialist travel brands.



The 2020 tour programme includes :

Culinary Argentina

Argentina's gastronomic and natural wonders are combined in this 14-day tour.

It includes :

•making empanadas with the locals in Buenos Aires

•enjoying a ranch-style BBQ in the pampas plains, and

•cooking classes, culinary markets and wine tasting in Mendoza

The itinerary also features other Argentine experiences including the Humahuaca Gorge near Salta, Iguazu Falls and of course some tango time in the capital.Costa Rica's Mystic Jungles

The new 11-day Mystic Jungle tour of Costa Rica features several national parks, with highlights including an 'ant tour' in Sarapiqui to learn more about the life of this leaf cutting insect.

More nature sightings are guaranteed at Cano Negro, home to alligators, kingfishers and rare plants, before the tour heads to Rio Celeste, famed for its waterfall and blue waters.

The final stage of the trip ends on in Rincon de la Vieja, with visits to volcanic hot springs and zip lines and rock climbing in the canyons.

Birding in Ecuador

The new 14-day Birding in Ecuador itinerary includes many of the country's different landscapes, such as jungle-rainforests, rivers, lakes and mountain slopes.

After acclimatising in Quito, the itinerary visits the Yanacocha reserve, home to puma, spectacled bear and the endangered black-breasted puffleg, the emblem of Quito.

The tour continues to the subtropical area of Bellavista, one of thebest birdwatching locations, with trips to explore the reserves and bird sanctuaries in the cloud forest.

The Antisana Natural Reserve in the highlands of Ecuador is one of the few places in Ecuador for the Andean condor.

In search of the Tiger in India

As well as taking in the culture of Old and New Delhi and the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, the new 14-night In Search of Tiger tour journeys through four of central India's magnificent national parks of Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Pench and Tadoba, and the chance to glimpse the royal Bengal tiger.

Travelling by jeep, visitors will not only encounter tigers in their natural habitat, but an abundance of other creatures including antelope, sloth, gaur, a huge array of birdlife and even an occasional leopard.

Wings over South India

This new nine-day tour of Southern India offers an insight into the many facets of India's past, visiting a number of key cultural, historical and natural landmarks.

The trip begins in Cochin, in Kerala, known for having one of the finest natural harbours in the world and which still serves witness to its Dutch and Portuguese colonial past.

A visit ismade to Nagarhole National Park, home to some of India's most endangered wildlife species and then to the island town of Srirangapatna, the former capital of the Mysore Raj enclosed by the river Kaveri.

An extensive tour of Mysore city is also included with its Maharaja's Palace.

Discover the Cape, Whales and Winelands of South Africa

With the benefit of being on the same time zone, travellers can make the most of the new seven-night Cape, Whales and Winelands of South Africa tour and a cable car trip to the summit of Table Mountain.

The tour then takes in the Stellenbosch wine region and whale spotting. Hermanus, a pretty fisherman's village on the southern coast of the Western Cape, is regarded as the best place to spot Southern right whales from the coastline.

Sightings are at their best from June to December.

Grand Tour of South Africa

The 14-night Grand Tour of South Africa takes in a safari in Kruger National Park as well more Big-5 viewing in KwaZulu-Natal's national parks and wetland reserves.

There's also the cultural heritage in Swaziland, the vineyards and welcoming homesteads of the Winelands and a journey along the Garden Route interspersed with the beach city scenes of Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.


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