The past few days in Cape Town with Contiki were an absolute whirlwind and a fantastic way to kick off what will surely be the trip of a lifetime. I feel like I say that a lot about my trips, but most Contiki trips are truly the trip of a lifetime and I am so fortunate to be on eight of them so far in my lifetime, about to embark on my ninth. The Orientation & First Evening Our Contiki trip kicked off on Sunday evening with an orientation from Jesse, our Contiki Trip Manager,

We arrived into Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu, as the sun was setting and checked into our hotel. Unfortunately, the bus could not...

We arrived into the Hoi An airport at around 8:00 AM and were at our hotel by 9:15 AM. The streets in Hoi An are so narrow that we needed...

Our time in Chiang Mai, the Rose of Thailand, was brief, but we got the best out of it. After arriving on our overnight train, we headed...

As Yangshuo is supposed to be a relaxing few days, we had nothing on the itinerary before 10:30 AM. I slept in and relaxed for a while...