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Contiki Cape to Delta: The Okavango Delta
Our time in the Okavango Delta was highlighted by our visit to a den with wild dog pups.

Mike McHugh
Jul 5, 20256 min read


Contiki Cape to Delta: Chobe National Park
We headed to Chobe National Park for game drives, a night of camping & a sunset cruise down Chobe River.

Mike McHugh
Jul 1, 20254 min read


Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...

Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20234 min read


Antarctica - Day 7: Mission Accomplished
Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site was unsafe for me to get off the zodiac, I was wondering if I would achieve my goal of setting foot on all seven continents. It would have been a beautiful scenic cruise, but expensive if I didn’t achieve my goal. There are major cruise lines that go to the very tip of the Antarctic Peninsula for a sightseeing only cruise for a third of the

Mike McHugh
Feb 21, 20232 min read


Antarctica - Day 5: Crossing the Circle
We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...

Mike McHugh
Feb 19, 20232 min read


Antarctica: Sightseeing Around Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
In some ways you could say that the actual vacation started on Tuesday, even though we got into Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday. After...

Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20236 min read


Contiki East Africa Safari – Day 4: Maasai Mara
We had a very early wake up this morning for our highly anticipated Hot Air Balloon ride over Masai Mara. This was something not included...

Mike McHugh
Aug 8, 20217 min read


Peru – Days 15, 16 & 17: Ballestas Islands, Huacachina & Nazca Lines
I knew that I wanted to visit the Nazca Lines during my time in Peru, but that was not included as part of Contiki’s itinerary for Peru...

Mike McHugh
May 28, 20184 min read


Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 12, 13 & 14: Amazon Rainforest, Puerto Maldonado & Lim
The following morning we slept in and left for the airport at around 11:00 AM. We flew into Puerto Maldonado where we arrived at around...

Mike McHugh
May 24, 20183 min read
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