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Updated - 18 Jun 06
Country options Southern Africa added - WIP
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~~~~~~~~~~~~FROM AND IN CENTRAL AMERICA / CARIBBEAN~~~~~~~~~~~~
Blue Hole Belize c.NatGeographicSocCarribean and Atlantic - Map:
Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Aruba - Bahamas - Cayman Islands - Cuba - Haiti - Jamaica - Netherlands Antilles - Puerto Rico - St. Vincent & Grenadines - Trinidad and Tobago - Turks and Caicos Islands - Virgin Islands (US) http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.html
Central America (maphttp://www.infoplease.com/atlas/centralamerica.html ):
Belize - El Salvador - PanamaMap of Central America & Caribbean GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
Escape.news.com.au Excellent articles over Central and South America and the world
Travellink Caribbean Travelinkinternational.com/Caribbean Destinations, maps, all forms of travel, track guides, vacation packages.
GoDirect4holidays.co.uk - Excellent site - Great last minute deals here
LateDeals.com - Europe, Longhaul, Family T:0800-027 3157
DestinationHolidays.com - Cancellation last minute deals - rock bottom prices
ThisIsTravel.co.uk - Late deals
Guardian Unlimited - Late deals page - near and far
DirectLine-Holidays.co.uk - Good self catering offers
FirstChoice.co.uk - Direct. Flights. Extremely cheap ticketless bookings
MyTravel.com - Cumbersome site. Long online journey before price appearsFlyZoom.com Canada to London-Gatwick & Glasgow from 6 Canadian cities. Belfast & Manchester in 2005. Links Canada-Caribbean
America West Airlines Phoenix based airline flying all over the USA including Alaska & Hawaii. Also Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Cumbersome website which shows Toronto to Costa Rica in $ (dollars) without specifying which dollars! Toronto to CR appears to be cheaper than from Chicago.Gate1Travel.com/ - Organized tours to exotic places - Worldwide
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Mexico
AeroMexico (EN) Masses of destinations in Canada, USA, Europe and Mexico. In S America, only Flores/Tikal (Guatemala), Lima, Santiago de Chile and Sao Paulo.Mexicana 3 Canadian and 9 American destinations plus Havana, Guatemala, San Salvador, San Jose (CR), Bogota, Caracas. 23 Mexican destinations.
Mexico Rail/Bus/Boat
Greyhound.com.mx - Mexican Greyhound with booking, schedules and routemaps.
Mexico Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Chichen Itza and the Mayan world.
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Belize
Belize Travel Net Belize regional and international. Maya Island Air - Belize Intl Airport to San Pedro (Ambergris Caye), Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, Dangriga, Flores (for Tikal), Placentia, Punta Gorda, Savanah and Belize Municipal Airport to same destinations except Flores.Back Forwards
Guatemala
FlyInter-Taca Guatemala regional
Guatemala Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Chichicastenango, Lake Attitlan, Antigua, Peten rainforest, Tikal and the Mayan world
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Honduras
AeroHonduras.com Honduran international. Miami, Guatemala, Managua (NIC)FlyIslena.com Honduran regional. Serves also Grand Cayman
Honduras Travel Net Page "coming soon"
Other airlines: Lacsa, Taca, AA, Continental. For Europeans: KLM, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Air France, British Airways and Iberia. Local airlines: Sosa, Rollins
LetsGoHonduras.com Informs about the country, how to get there and what to do there.
There are four international airports operating in Honduras:
-Tegucigalpa, served by American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Iberia, SolAir and TACA.
-San Pedro Sula, served by American Airlines, Continental Airlines, SolAir, TACA and COPA.
-La Ceiba served by TACA.
-Island of Roatan in the Bay Islands is served by SolAir, TACA, American Airlines and Continental Airlines, scheduled charters from Milan on Lauda Air.
There are also direct connections to other major cities throughout Central America on TACA , CopaAir ( Panamanian) and SolAir.Back Forwards
Nicaragua
La Costena Nicaraguan regional. Managua, Puerto Cabezas, Corn Island, Bluefields, Minas (Bonanza/Siuna/Rosita), San Carlos, WaspanBack Forwards
Costa Rica
CopaAir Panamanian. From America to Spanish speaking S America. 30 destinations in 20 countriesFlySansa Costa Rica's domestic airline to 15 destinations
NatureAir.com Costa Rican domestic airline to 17 destinations in Costa Rica plus Bocas del Toro, Panama and Grenada, Nicaragua. One way fares from U$ 65.
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Panama
CopaAir Panamanian. From America to Spanish speaking S America. 30 destinations in 20 countriesAeroperlas Panamanian regional.
Caribbean
BWIA West Indies Airline Flies from UK, Canada and USA. To Caribbean from New York US$244, Miami US$263, WashingtonDC US$263. To USA fm Antigua US$298, Barbados US$263, Grenada US$325, Guyana US$344, Trinidad US$244, Tobago US$274UK to Tobago and other Caribbean
Golden Caribbean The previous Monarch Airways flights now operated by Excel Airways and flown by Golden Caribbean. Interesting article here covering all the Caribbean. Check AirNews section for update on Excel finances.Back Forwards
Cuba
Cubana.cu Montreal, Toronto, Mexico, Cancun, San Jose de Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama - 6 Caribbean, 6 S American, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Gran Canaria, Milan, Moscow and 8 Cuban destinationsBack Forwards
Cayman Isles
Cayman Airways Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Havana, Montego Bay and Kingston (JAM), Boston, Chicago, Ft Lauderdale, Houston, Miami, Orlando, TampaFlyIslena.com Honduran regional. Serves - serves also Grand Cayman
The airlines currently serving Cayman are the national flag carrier Cayman Airways, American Airlines, American Trans Air, Air Jamaica and Air Jamaica Express, British Air, Delta, US Air, Continental, Air Canada, Northwest, and small regional carriers such as TACA (Islena) and Rollins Air, both from Honduras, and AeroCaribbean from Cuba.
The astonishing number of airlines means Cayman has more air carriers per capita than any other destination in the world and that does not include our inter-island carrier, Island Air.Back Forwards
Jamaica
AirJamaica.com - Serves USA and Grand Cayman, Curacao, Antigua & St Lucia for US$300, Turks & Caicos Ils for U$450. Also Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Rep, Grenada. 12 US cities as well as London and Manchester.
Stop Over For Free In Jamaica. Only on Air Jamaica can you jet to two islands for the price of one. Just stop over free in Jamaica on your way to Barbados, St. Lucia, Cuba, Grand Cayman, Bonaire, Curacao, Grenada, Turks & Caicos or The Bahamas. It's Air Jamaica's Island Hopping Program.Dominican Republic (and Haiti)
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Turks & Caicos Isles
THE LEEWARD ISLES (and Dutch Windward Isles)
The Virgin Isles (US-St Thomas, St John, St Croix)(UK-Anegada, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Anguilla, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (N of ile to Guadeloupe, S to Neth Ant), Saba (Neth Ant), Sint Eustatius (Neth Ant), Saint Barthélemy, Antigua & Barbuda w/Redonda, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe(F), Isla Aves (Venez), Dominica. Map at Wikipedia.org
Leeward Isles (+ Dutch Windward)
Guadeloupe
THE WINDWARD ISLES
Martinique(F), Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago. Map at Wikipedia.orgMartinique
EasyCruise.com - Mediterranean from St Tropez to Portofino (Summer). Caribbean - Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, Barbados, Grenada (Winter)
St Lucia
EasyCruise.com - Mediterranean from St Tropez to Portofino (Summer). Caribbean - Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, Barbados, Grenada (Winter)
St Vincent & The Grenadines
EasyCruise.com - Mediterranean from St Tropez to Portofino (Summer). Caribbean - Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, Barbados, Grenada (Winter)
Barbados
EasyCruise.com - Mediterranean from St Tropez to Portofino (Summer). Caribbean - Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, Barbados, Grenada (Winter)
Grenada
Grenada Airlines/Golden Caribbean Golden Caribbean operates a weekly Monarch Airlines flight from Gatwick to Grenada on Thursdays. The A330 aircraft carries 323 economy seats and 51 premium class seats.EasyCruise.com - Mediterranean from St Tropez to Portofino (Summer). Caribbean - Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, Barbados, Grenada (Winter)
Trinidad and Tobago
ABC Isles - Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao
Itravelnet-Latin America All the links you need for Central America (Mexico and Bermuda with N America)
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Accommodation Central America / Caribbean
InternationalAirportGuide.com Worldwide site
VoyageNow.com Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
DevineDestiny.com Nice hotel at good prices in Negril, W Jamaica. See "Tested" report however.Central American/Caribbean Travel Agents/Tours/Guides LonelyPlanet.com The Caribbean and Central America
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Machu Picchu, PeruSouth America (map http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/southamerica.html):
Argentina - Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Colombia - Ecuador - Peru - Suriname - Uruguay - Venezuela http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.html
Map of South America GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
LonelyPlanet.com The Americas North to South (excl Greenland)
Escape.news.com.au Excellent articles over Central and South America and the world
Air-Europa.com - from/in Spain to N & S America and London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Tunis. Great offers
Air-Madrid.com - Twice a week to Rio de Janeiro for less than Euro 500 incl taxes! Basic return fares in euros: €399 Puerto Plata(DO); €429 Punta Cana(DO); €459 Rio(BR),Bogota & Cartagena(CO); and €499 to San Jose(CR) & Lima(PE).
-Site in Spanish but user friendly. After selection of destination, hit Horarios to see when they fly (dark on timetable), select a couple of dates and hit Continuar. You don't want Solo Ida if you want to come back. If you don't speak Spanish then check out visa, innoculation and other conditions before booking online - best drop them an email in English.
€500 (£335) to Lima, Peru and back is a super fare.
Here the Google translation of www.aire.org/ portal/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=131 article).
EJARABO wrote: "A group of Spanish tourist investors has decided to create a new group, Air Madrid Lineas Aereas, S.A., with a clear initial vocation to unite Spain and Ibero-America with reasonable prices and modern airplanes of great capacity, the Airbus A330, model of which in May it will incorporate two units of version -200 and one of the extended variant, the -300, putting in the market a daily supply of near thousand seats. Important destinies in Central America exist (Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, etc.), Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil that are not saturated nor have great a sufficient one in the market, while the Caribbean maintains a great potential, rendering special attention to the Dominican Republica, Cuba, Cancún and Island Daisy [Isla Margarita, Venezuela]Itravelnet-Latin America All the links you need for South America
GoDirect4holidays.co.uk - Excellent site - Great last minute deals here
LateDeals.com - Europe, Longhaul, Family T:0800-027 3157
DestinationHolidays.com - Cancellation last minute deals - rock bottom prices
ThisIsTravel.co.uk - Late deals
Guardian Unlimited - Late deals page - near and far
DirectLine-Holidays.co.uk - Good self catering offers
FirstChoice.co.uk - Direct. Flights. Extremely cheap ticketless bookings
MyTravel.com - Cumbersome site. Long online journey before price appearsGate1Travel.com/ - Organized tours to exotic places - Worldwide
Itravelnet-LCCs-Latin America -Latin American low cost airlines. Also use the excellent Lowcost airlines to search elsewhere (Forget the Applefares link)
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Venezuela
Aeropostal(Venezuela) Miami to Caracas to be had for U$ 200 rtn incl taxes. Booking site can be had in English but main website not yet. Fantastic clickable 'geographic definitions' but no indication of destinations! Persevere.www.air-europa.com Air Europa - from/in Spain to N & S America and London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Tunis. Great offers
Columbia
Avianca (Colombia) 18 domestic destinations. International to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Aruba & Curacao, Punta Cana (Dom Rep), USA (New York, Miami, Fort Lauderdale), Madrid
Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana
Brazil
Tam Airlines - routes Paris, Miami, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and all over Brazil with TAM/TAM MERCOSUR (formerly LAP Lineas Aereas Paraguayas) In partnership with AA, Air France and TACA. Airpass valid 21 days costs US$ 399 (instead of US$ 1'000)VarigBrasil Brazil's national airline. Flies Europe, USA, Japan. Also S Africa and Hawaii somehow. - The inadequate destination map has zoom bottom right! No idea what blue routes are.
Ecuador
Tame Ecuador Many national and some international destinationsLan Ecuador LAN is Chile, Peru and Ecuador and S America. Flies to Central and North America, Europe and New Zealand. Catastrophal site: The route map enlargement doesn't work and attempts to book/get schedule repeatedly tell you the date is invalid.
If you understand a bit of Spanish then ViajesEcuador.com - Has some great fares from Spain and will get you from Madrid to Quito (Ecuador) for euro 516! [Convert at xr200 http://travel.holidays.com/#xr200 ]
Travelinstyle.com Travel agents using Air Madrid - in this case to get to Morocco (Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Meknes, Fez)Air-Europa.com Air Europa - from/in Spain to N & S America and London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Tunis. Great offers
Ecuador - Travel Agents/Tours/Guides
EnjoyEcuador.net - Excellent search website for flights - domestic and foreign, hotels, tours, maps, informationEcuadorSpecial.net - All you need to get to and from Ecuador and the Galapogos Achipelago. Flights, Hotels, Cruises and also the Amazon. Check out Yahoo Travelguide Ecuador also. South American countries map here
Peru
Taca Serves 40 cities in 19 countries. Toronto, E and W USA, Big in Central America (hubs in Mexico, San Salvador, San Jose), and all S American countries (hub in Lima) except the Guyanas and Uruguay.Air Condor Domestic Tourist airline. Flies over the Nasca Mystery Lines.
Lan Peru National Airline. Destinations: 4 USA, 5 Caribbean, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, and Uruguay.
LC Busre 5 domestic destinations. Charter flights also.
Nuevo Continente !Strong musical intro! 15 Peruvian destinations from U$60 one way
Tans Peru Domestic. Big for Cusco and Iquitos. Comments: "Talk about dodgy. I'm not sure these guys are still in business, but last I heard this Peruvian outfit operates a handful of ex-Egypt air 737s and some Fokkers that look like they've been through World War III. They were rumored to be expanding out of the Peruvian domestic market into Chile and possible Miami. Classic bare bones third world outfit. Definitely thrilling when the plane starts vibrating uncontrollably over the Andes. Don't take your girlfriend if she means anything to you.".
Star Up - No webpage but read this report: "As far as I know, Star Up operates a single Antonov-24, the workhorse of old-school Soviet Aviation, between Lima and Cuzco once a day depending on...well depending on one thing or another. This baby got us airborne alright, a classic, knuckle-biting ride over the Andes. Made me recall images from "Alive". The stench of exhaust in the cabin, luggage falling out of the bins, nuts and bolts (I'm not making this up) rolling around on the floor... but you know, not altogether a bad experience. I mean if your time is up, bah boom! Do it in style. Do it with drama over the Andes! The Antonov-24 may be ugly, but it's one of the toughest planes ever made, able to withstand Siberian winters, artillery fire, and runs on Vodka".
Peru - Travel Agents/Tours/Guides
EnjoyPeru.com - Excellent search website for flights - domestic and foreign, hotels, tours, maps, information
Also links to Cusco , Peru pictures , Peru hotels and Peru flights
Go2Peru.com Good guide for transport, lodging and sights
Peru-Explorer Includes hotels, destinations, map, tours and Galapagos cruise. Real nice pictures at each page.
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Peru
Accom Peru
Nido del Condor Amazingly payable prices if you go to see the "Nasca Lines" - 444km south of Lima. Aero Condor flies over them. Recommended. See photo gallery.
Bolivia Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Daily to Panama, Lima, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo. Almost daily Miami and Mexico City. Good coverage of Central and South America. 6-9 Bolivian destinations.
Bolivia - Travel Agents/Tours/Guides
EnjoyBolivia.com - Excellent search website for flights - domestic and foreign, hotels, tours, maps, information
Paraguay
Uruguay
Chile
Lan Chile LAN is Chile, Peru and Ecuador and S America. Flies to Central and North America, Europe and New Zealand. Catastrophal site: The route map enlargement doesn't work and attempts to book/get schedule repeatedly tell you the date is invalid.
Chile - Travel Agents/Tours/Guides
Enjoy-Chile.org - Excellent search website for flights - domestic and foreign, hotels, tours, maps, information.
Enjoy-Patagonia.org - Excellent search website for flights - domestic and foreign, hotels, tours, maps, information covering Argentinian- and Chilean- Patagonia
Argentina
Aerolineas Argentinas All over S America then Miami, New York, 6 European destinations plus Auckland and SydneyLan Argentina LAN is Chile, Peru and Ecuador and S America. Flies to Central and North America, Europe and New Zealand. Catastrophal site: The route map enlargement doesn't work and attempts to book/get schedule repeatedly tell you the date is invalid.
Argentine - Travel Agents/Tours/Guides
Enjoy-Patagonia.org - Excellent search website for flights - domestic and foreign, hotels, tours, maps, information covering Argentinian- and Chilean- Patagonia
Accommodation South America
Voyagenow.com Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
InternationalAirportGuide.com Worldwide site
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~~~~~~~~~~~NORTH CENTRAL AFRICA~~~~~~~~~~~
Granaries in Chad, AfricaNorth Central Africa:
Western Sahara - Mauritania - Mali - Niger - Chad - Sudan - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Djibouti - Somalia - Cap Verde Isles - Senegal - The Gambia - Guinea-Bissau - Guinea - Sierra Leone - Cote d'Ivoire - Burkina Faso - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroon - Central Africa Republic
Map of Africa GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
HotelsTravel.com lists Airlines of the WorldGoDirect4holidays.co.uk - Excellent site - Great last minute deals here
LateDeals.com - Europe, Longhaul, Family T:0800-027 3157
DestinationHolidays.com - Cancellation last minute deals - rock bottom prices
ThisIsTravel.co.uk - Late deals
Guardian Unlimited - Late deals page - near and far
DirectLine-Holidays.co.uk - Good self catering offers
FirstChoice.co.uk - Direct. Flights. Extremely cheap ticketless bookings
MyTravel.com - Cumbersome site. Long online journey before price appearsExcelAirways.com - Great prices for charter flights UK to Europe/Africa/World. Check AirNews section for update on Excel finances.
AirLuxor.com Portuguese orientated site. London to Lisbon and Dublin to Faro and Lisbon. Connections to Funchal & Porto Santo (Madeira), West Africa - Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome & Principe (even further south in West Africa). Great site to get to places which are otherwise difficult to get to. Sao Tome proved to cost euro 357 each way in March. London-Lisbon was £40 each way. A week on Porto Santo beginning March cost euro 44 one way and euro 73 to get back
–This site does have the habit of talking to you in Portuguese – even when you select English. The contact us mail form didn’t work so we’ll never know if the prices are inclusive or exclusive taxes.
Banned from flying to France on Mar 28, 04 - See news
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ACCOMMODATION, DINING, CARHIRE ETC
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Accommodation
Yahoo! Africa Travel Guide
See also World Carhire
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GUIDES, TOURS, BOOKING AGENCIES, SEARCH ENGINESLonelyPlanet.com Africa and Western Indian Ocean
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~~~~~~~~~~~CENTRAL AFRICA~~~~~~~~~~~
Granaries in Chad, AfricaCentral Africa:
Sao Tome & Principe - Equatorial Guinea - Gabon - Congo - Dem Rep Congo (Zaire) - Uganda - Kenya - Rwanda - Burundi - Tanzania - Seychelles
Map of Africa GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
HotelsTravel.com lists Airlines of the WorldGoDirect4holidays.co.uk - Excellent site - Great last minute deals here
LateDeals.com - Europe, Longhaul, Family T:0800-027 3157
DestinationHolidays.com - Cancellation last minute deals - rock bottom prices
ThisIsTravel.co.uk - Late deals
Guardian Unlimited - Late deals page - near and far
DirectLine-Holidays.co.uk - Good self catering offers
FirstChoice.co.uk - Direct. Flights. Extremely cheap ticketless bookings
MyTravel.com - Cumbersome site. Long online journey before price appearsExcelAirways.com - Great prices for charter flights UK to Europe/Africa/World. Check AirNews section for update on Excel finances.
La Reunion Tourists Stranded As Reunion Airline Goes Bust - Hundreds of tourists were stranded Nov 27, 04 in France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion after regional airline Air Bourbon went bust, cancelling all its scheduled flights.
AirLuxor.com Portuguese orientated site. London to Lisbon and Dublin to Faro and Lisbon. Connections to Funchal & Porto Santo (Madeira), West Africa - Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome & Principe (even further south in West Africa). Great site to get to places which are otherwise difficult to get to. Sao Tome proved to cost euro 357 each way in March. London-Lisbon was £40 each way. A week on Porto Santo beginning March cost euro 44 one way and euro 73 to get back
–This site does have the habit of talking to you in Portuguese – even when you select English. The contact us mail form didn’t work so we’ll never know if the prices are inclusive or exclusive taxes.
Banned from flying to France on Mar 28, 04 - See news
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ACCOMMODATION, DINING, CARHIRE ETC
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Tanzania Accommodation
Landenweb.com - Holidays in TanzaniaTravellersPoint.com Budget Accommodation Tanzania. B&B, Hostels, Hotels
Go2Africa.com Mnemba Island Lodge, Zanzibar beach hotel. Safaris & Tours
ExperienceParadise.com - Full listing of Bed & Breakfasts
Itravelnet.com Itravel Africa Tanzania
FindTravelTo.com Accommodation Tanzania Africa Travel Search
2Camels.com Tanzania Budget Accommodation, Cheap Hostels - 2camels - photos
Yahoo! Africa Travel Guide
See also World Carhire
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GUIDES, TOURS, BOOKING AGENCIES, SEARCH ENGINESLonelyPlanet.com Africa and Western Indian Ocean
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~~~~~~~~~~~~SOUTHERN AFRICA and SW INDIAN OCEAN~~~~~~~~~~~~
Southern Africa:
South Africa - Lesotho - Swaziland - Namibia - Botswana - Zimbabwe - Mozambique - Angola - Zambia - Malawi - Madagascar - Cormoros - Mayotte - La Reunion - Mauritius
Map of Africa GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
HotelsTravel.com lists Airlines of the World
SOUTH AFRICA
Air Travel Sites Skyscanner.net Worldwide cheap flight search engine.
SOUTH AFRICA
LTU.de (LT) Dusseldorf, Munich to Cape Town for €475 return!! (use Option "Exchange" for conversion)Virgin.com – book cheap flights to South Africa. Last minute offers
Air-Austral.com – Paris & Marseille to Reunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles, Johannesburg.
SAAirlink.co.za Swaziland Airlink operates out of Matsapha Intl, N of Manzini, and flies Johannesburg daily. SwaziExpress.com Airways flies four times a week to Durban. Also served are Matsapha (Swaz), Maputo and Vilanculos (Moz).
South African Airways flies daily between Moshoeshoe Intl Lesotho (18km SE of Maseru) and Johannesburg.
AirBotswana.co.bw Flies internationally: Gaborone to Johannesburg and Harare, Maun to Capetown and Windhoek.
AirNamibia.com.na Flies from London Gatwick and Frankfurt to Namibia, S Africa and Victoria Falls. Exotic routings and runs specials for about € 600 and London £399.
LAM.co.mz Linhas Aereas de Mocambique fly all over the world (except Madagascar it seems)
AirMauritius.com – Mauritius to London, Frankfurt, Paris, Italy, Switzerland, Vienna, Nairobi, Dubai, Capetown, Durban, Johannesburg. India, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Indian Ocean isles of Madagascar, Reunion & Rodrigues, Comores, Seychelles. Perth, Melbourne, Sydney.
TAAG Angola Non-official website of TAAG Angola Airlines. They seem to get all around the old Portuguese colonies and most of S and central Africa and to London, Paris, Lisbon, Rio and Johannesburg.
AirMalawi.com Air Malawi flies to most destinations in East and Southern Africa, with connecting flights to Asia, Europe and the USA. They fly Malawi to Dubai, Johannesburg, Tanzania/Kenya, Dem Rep of Congo (Lubumbashi), Harare, Lusaka, Nampula (Moz.), Entebbe. Also main European cities, Atlanta, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Perth.
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Rail/Coach/Boat - South Africa Seat61.com Travelling by rail in South Africa. Worldwide rail site.
BlueTrain.co.za Luxury rail travel Pretoria to Cape Town and to Durban. Also see National Parks
PremierClasse.co.za Affordable rail travel Johannesburg to Cape Town.
Spoornet.co.za Links to ShosholozaProject , BlueTrain and PremierClasse. Net covers: Johannesburg-East London, -Musina, -Komatipoort, -Bloemfontein, -Durban. Durban-Cape Town, Pretoria-Cape Town and Johannesburg-Port Elizabeth. Several promotional fares deals.
For local rail, go MetroRail.co.zaUK to South Africa by ship:
Freight ships with limited passenger places plus the occasional cruise liner link the UK with Cape Town. Start with CruisePeople.co.uk , a UK agency which books both cruise liners and freighters, and StrandTravel.co.uk . Cunard have occasional sailings from Southampton to Cape Town - see Cunard.com .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Travel Agents/Tours/Guides - South Africa Explore.co.uk All Africa holidays/packages/adventure travel guide.
Unearth Africa - Inbound South African tour operator for tours with a personal touch
Check out SouthAfrica.net , SAfrica.info and Lonely Planet and Rough Guides recommended guidebooks
Ananzi.co.za - Travel Directory for South Africa
LonelyPlanet.com Africa and Western Indian Ocean
SpringBokFlyingSafaris.com - Southern Africa flights to the big five must-see sights from the wonders of Victoria Falls, to the verdant miracle of the Southern Cape Garden Route and the turquoise treasure that is the Bazaruto Archipelago. The tour takes in the Tuli Block, Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls and Bazaruto Archipelago in 18 breathtaking days.
SA-Venues.com/ Getting around once you are down in South Africa - Tours, Car rental and Accommodation. What to see.
Flights4Less.co.uk/ Good discounted airfares to South Africa. Play with dates and have patience. Don't forget offers - KLM does CTN for £495. Save surfing and ring them on 0871-222 3432 for 10p/min Mon-Fri 08.00 - 20.00 / Sat 09.00-18.00 / Sun 10.00 - 16.00
Bon-Voyage.co.uk/Worldwide Current airfares by SAA, Virgin and BA to South Africa (click on Air Fares). Don't forget specials
Itravelnet-Africa All the links you need for all African countries
Itravelnet-Fares-South Africa - Discount Airfares FROM South Africa Car Rental, Hotels, Rail Europe, Travel Insurance.
Itravelnet-LCCs-Africa - African low cost airlines. Also use the excellent Lowcost airlines to search elsewhere (Forget the Applefares link)
Kasbah - South Africa flights Cheap flights
Kasbah.com/Guides/South_AfricaEncounter UK - Budget Travel to South Africa. Expedition offers
Encounter.co.uk/Budget-Travel-to-South-AfricaFlightComparison UK - Cheap Flights to anywhere covered
FlightComparison.co.uk/Cheap Flights - Compare Cheap Air Flights
Cheapflights.co.ukEbookers.ie - South Africa travel deals from ebookers Ireland.
Ebookers.com/flightstosouthafricaBon Voyage - Cheap flights to South Africa (also Australia & New Zealand)
Bon-Voyage.co.uk/cheap-flights-to-south-africaFlights 4 Less - Cheap Flights to South Africa from the UK (discounted car rental)
Flights4Less.co.uk/south-africaSOUTH AFRICA - Although about 30 airlines fly to South Africa, it still isn't a hub of international travel and the fares reflect that. Johannesburg remains the main international airport, but there are an increasing number of flights to Cape Town and a few to Durban. There's an airport departure tax of 6.00 for domestic flights, 10.00 for flights to regional (African) countries and 30.00 for other international flights. The tax is usually included in the ticket price.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - South Africa.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Accommodation South Africa
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Hotels, Flights, Cars
SAEverything.co.za/travelagentsSA-Venues.com - South Africa Accommodation, Hotels, Travel, Explore Southern Africa
SA-Venues.com Getting around once you are down in South AfricaSee also World Carhire
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LESOTHO
South African Airways flies daily between Moshoeshoe Intl (18km SE of Maseru) and Johannesburg.SWAZILAND
SAAirlink.co.za Swaziland Airlink operates out of Matsapha Intl, N of Manzini, and flies Johannesburg daily. SwaziExpress.com Airways flies four times a week to Durban. Also served are Matsapha (Swaz), Maputo and Vilanculos (Moz).BOTSWANA
Although international flights arrive in Gaborone (African and British airlines) it is usually cheaper to do your long-haul flying to Harare or Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Windhoek (Namibia) or Johannesburg (South Africa) and then fly (or travel overland) into Botswana.
AirBotswana.co.bw Flies internationally: Gaborone to Johannesburg and Harare, Maun to Capetown and Windhoek. Domestic flights Gaborone to Francistown and Maun, Francistown to Kasane and Maun, Kasane to Maun. The online booking form doesn't work yet and fares are a mystery at this site. Kids pay 50% is disclosed!NAMIBIA
AirNamibia.com.na Flies from London Gatwick and Frankfurt to Namibia, S Africa and Victoria Falls. Exotic routings and runs specials for about € 600 and London £399.MOZAMBIQUE
LAM.co.mz Linhas Aereas de Mocambique fly all over the world (except Madagascar it seems)MADAGASCAR
Air-Austral.com – Paris & Marseille to Reunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles, Johannesburg.MAURITIUS
AirMauritius.com – Mauritius to London, Frankfurt, Paris, Italy, Switzerland, Vienna, Nairobi, Dubai, Capetown, Durban, Johannesburg. India, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Indian Ocean isles of Madagascar, Reunion & Rodrigues, Comores, Seychelles. Perth, Melbourne, Sydney.
Air-Austral.com – Paris & Marseille to Reunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles, Johannesburg.LA REUNION
Air-Austral.com – Paris & Marseille to Reunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles, Johannesburg.CORMOROS & MAYOTTE
Air-Austral.com – Paris & Marseille to Reunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles, Johannesburg.ANGOLA
TAAG Angola Non-official website of TAAG Angola Airlines. They seem to get all around the old Portuguese colonies and most of S and central Africa and to London, Paris, Lisbon, Rio and Johannesburg.ZAMBIA
ZambianAirways.co.zm Key centres in Malawi, Zimbabwe and the Dem Rep of Congo. Zambian Airways can take you from Victoria Falls via S Luangwa game park, to Lake Malawi and beyond.
Aero Zambia Contact details only of this company here.MALAWI
AirMalawi.com Air Malawi flies to most destinations in East and Southern Africa, with connecting flights to Asia, Europe and the USA. They fly Malawi to Dubai, Johannesburg, Tanzania/Kenya, Dem Rep of Congo (Lubumbashi), Harare, Lusaka, Nampula (Moz.), Entebbe. Also main European cities, Atlanta, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Perth.See also booking agencies below
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ACCOMMODATION, DINING, CARHIRE ETC
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GUIDES, TOURS, BOOKING AGENCIES, SEARCH ENGINESLESOTHO - There are no direct buses between major South African cities and Maseru. One has to take a bus to Bloemfontein or Ladybrand and catch a minibus taxi from there. Minibus taxis run between Jo'burg and Maseru. Buses from Maseru for South African destinations leave from the bridge on the South African side of the border.
Hire cars are a popular option in South Africa and, if organised at the time of hire, can freely be driven in Lesotho.
Entry via Sani Pass is only possible with a 4WD. If you're adventurous, you can leave Lesotho by that route (you might feel you're in free-fall some of the way). There is a road tax for everyone leaving Lesotho, set at a whopping 0.40 (who cares which currency!).
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Lesotho.SWAZILAND - Swaziland has 11 border posts with South Africa and one with Mozambique, and the smallest posts close at 16:00 or 18:00. There is a bus service from Mbabane to Maputo in Mozambique, and buses ply the roads between Mbabane, Durban and Capetown and Jo'burg to Mlilwane. Minibus taxis also run between Jo'burg and Mbabane, but for most other destinations in Swaziland you'll have to take a minibus taxi to the border and then another from there to the nearest town, then change again.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Swaziland.BOTSWANA - Although international flights arrive in Gaborone (African and British airlines) it is usually cheaper to do your long-haul flying to Harare or Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Windhoek (Namibia) or Johannesburg (South Africa) and then travel overland or fly into Botswana. You can enter overland from all of Botswana's neighbours. The Trans-Namib bus runs between Ghanzi and Gobabis (Namibia). Buses and Minibuses run between Gaborone and Johannesburg. Buses to Zimbabwe include the Gaborone to Francistown, Bulawayo and Harare service and the Kasane to Victoria Falls service. The bus line between Livingstone (Zambia), Victoria Falls and Windhoek passes through Kasane. To get to Zambia otherwise, you need to catch the Kazunguka ferry over the Zambezi River.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Botswana.NAMIBIA - Major airlines fly from Europe, Australia and the US to Windhoek; however, flights are limited and it's often cheaper to fly into South Africa and go overland or by plane into Namibia from there. South African Airways and Air Namibia operate daily flights between Johannesburg (Jo'burg), Cape Town and Hosea Kutako Intl, 42km E of Windhoek. Air Namibia also flies twice weekly between Windhoek and Harare, Victoria Falls, Lusaka, Maun and Gaborone. There are border crossings from Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa and bus companies service these routes. Driving between South Africa and Namibia is quite comfortable on well-made roads, and it's also possible to hitch, although truckies expect to be paid these days (about 1.50 per 100km/62mi).
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Namibia.MOZAMBIQUE - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) and TAP Air Portugal) fly into Maputo. But if you're coming from Europe or a distant part of Africa, the cheapest option is often to fly to Johannesburg and take the bus or train from there to Maputo. LAM and South African Airways fly between Jo'burg and Maputo, while Pelican Air flies between Jo'burg and Vilankulo. If you're coming from Tanzania, LAM flies from Dar es Salaam to Maputo, and from Mtwara (in southern Tanzania) to the town of Pemba (N Mozambique), avoiding the adventurous land border crossing. The airport departure tax for international flights is 20.00.
Best land crossings - South African border. Daily trains between Johannesburg and Maputo (15 hrs). There are also minibuses running between Maputo and various South African towns, and a daily direct luxury bus connecting Maputo and Johannesburg. Minibuses also run between Maputo and towns in Swaziland, crossing the border at Namaacha, Mozambique.
Other border crossings - less convenient, less reliable. You can cross between Palma (NE corner of Mozambique) and Mwambo, Tanzania, but there's very little transport S of Palma and the roads are very bad. The main crossing is at Cassacatiza, NW of Tete. From Tete, take any Moatize chapa over the bridge past the SOS compound to the petrol station, where you'll find chapas to Matema. From Matema, there is infrequent transport for the 200km to Cassacatiza. There are two main crossings between Mozambique and Zimbabwe: Nyamapanda on the Tete Corridor, and Machipanda on the Beira-Harare Road.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Mozambique.MADAGASCAR - Air Madagascar, Air France and Inter Air have flights to Madagascar. Air France flies direct from Paris. Air Madagascar flies from both Johannesburg and Nairobi, while InterAir flies from Johannesburg. The airport departure tax is always included in the price of airline tickets.
Sea travel is possible but not easy. Cargo boats from Mombasa or Zanzibar often travel to the Comoros islands from where several ships travel to Toamasina (Tamatave) in Madagascar. Boat travel from South Africa is infrequent. Ask around in Durban, trying the Port Authority. If you're aiming to leave Madagascar by boat, it's best to head to Toamasina (Tamatave) and enquire at the port.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Madagascar.MAURITIUS - Apart from a few people who arrive by yacht or cruise ship, visitors to Mauritius fly into the country. Many flights originate in France, but there are also flights from several African, Asian and European capitals as well as from the US (via Europe) and Australia. You must have a return or onward ticket before arriving in Mauritius.
Cargo ships ply the Indian Ocean regularly, though few take passengers. You're more likely to find passage on the private yachts that call in at Mauritius outside of cyclone season, berthing at Grand Baie or Port Louis. About the only guaranteed way to come or go by sea is to book fare on the MV Mauritius Pride, which cruises several times a month between Mauritius and Réunion, or to board one of the cruise liners that periodically drops anchor in Port Louis.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Mauritius.LA REUNION - Flights between Réunion and Mauritius, the Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, South Africa, Kenya and metropolitan France. For other international destinations, you'll have to get a connecting flight from Mauritius. From France, it's generally more expensive to travel between July to mid-September and at around Christmas time. There's currently no departure tax. Roland Garros Airport is located about 11km E of St-Denis. A special airport bus travels frequently between the airport and St-Denis, as do taxis. Cruise liners mostly give Réunion a miss in favour of the Seychelles or Mauritius.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Reunion.CORMOROS & MAYOTTE - Flights direct from Europe, non-European cities and other islands in the area, although few and far between, land at either Moroni (Grande Comore island) or Mayotte. Strictly speaking, Mayotte is not a part of the Comoros islands and it should be noted that although Mayotte is geographically close to the other Comoros islands, its political and social distance makes it difficult to use as a jumping-off point to them.
Moroni airport, Hahaya, is 19km N of the city centre. After paying for your on-the-spot visa you can get to the city centre by taxi, although a lack of money-changing facilities at the airport means the fares rocket. Planes flying into Mayotte land at Petite Terre (Pamandzi), and getting to the mainland of Grand Terre requires catching a share taxi to the ferry terminal at Dzaoudzi, and then catching another taxi, or walking, to your hotel, at the other end. There are no money-changing facilities at Pamandzi airport either, so fly in with French francs already in your pocket.
You can sometimes get a berth on ships sailing from mainland Africa to Madagascar, and they'll drop you off at either Grande Comore or Anjouan on the way. This method requires diligence and patience, as there are no ready-made systems to handle foreigners from the mainland travelling to Comoros by sea.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Cormoros & Mayotte.ANGOLA - Direct flights from Paris (Air France), London (BA) and Lisbon (TAP). There's also a direct flight from Houston – 'The Houston Express' – check out Houston-Express.com (Sonair) for details. You can also fly to Luanda from Addis Ababa, Brazzaville, Harare, Johannesburg, Kinshasa and Windhoek.
By land, the only border that's officially open is with Namibia. You can enter at Santa Clara from Oshikango (Namibia) or at Calai from Rundu (Namibia). Other borders are either only open to refugees or are far too dangerous to cross.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Angola.ZAMBIA - Best air connections with Zambia from Europe. BA, KLM and Air France all have regular services to Lusaka. African carriers flying to the capital include Air Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Airways, Kenya Airways and South African Airways. Many tourists fly directly to Victoria Falls. Lusaka Airport is 20km E of the centre. There's no airport bus, but taxis and hotel courtesy vans meet international flights.
The most fabulous way of entering Zambia by road is over the Victoria Falls Bridge from Zimbabwe. The main route between Lusaka and Bulawayo, from where you can reach Harare, crosses the border here. The other main border points with Zimbabwe are Chirundu and Kariba, where you cross between Zambia and Zimbawe over the massive Kariba Dam.
From Malawi, the main crossing point is east of Chipata, on the main road between Lusaka and Lilongwe. The only crossing point between Zambia and Botswana is the ferry across the Zambezi River at Kazungula, about 60km W of Victoria Falls. From Namibia, buses run from Windhoek to the Namibian outpost town of Katima Mulilo. From here you can cross the border into Zambia, go over the Zambezi on a ferry, then go via Sesheke to Livingstone. An easier option from Katima Mulilo is the bus, which runs through Botswana to Victoria Falls in Zimbawe, from where you can easily cross the border to Zambia.
Check out LonelyPlanet.com - Zambia.MALAWI - International flights from Europe or other parts of Africa use Lilongwe Intl, although a few regional flights go to/from Blantyre. Regional destinations with direct flights to/from Malawi include Harare, Nairobi, Lusaka, Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam and Maputo. Even when two airlines serve the same route, fares are pretty much the same. BA flies between Lilongwe and London once a week. There are daily flights to Nairobi from Tuesday to Sunday, from whence you can continue to Europe. You can also connect with flights to Europe and Australia from Johannesburg.
The Malawian ferry Ilala runs twice a week between Likoma Island and Cobuè, Mozambique. The train is the best way to get between Malawi and northern Mozambique. There are twice-weekly trains between Nampula and Cuamba. Crossing other points of the Malawian border will involve a bus, a car or feet. If you're heading for southern Mozambique, there are buses between Mwanza and Zóbuè. Other bus routes between Malawi and Mozambique include Nsanje and Villa de Sena, just south of the Zambezi River, and Chiponde and Mandimba.
The only land crossing between Malawi and Tanzania is at the Songwe River bridge north of Kaporo, in the far northwestern tip of Malawi. Buses make the run twice a day. The main crossing point between Malawi and Zambia is about 30km (20mi) east of Chipata, on the main road between Lilongwe and Lusaka. All crossing points on the Malawi border are open roughly from 06:00 to 18:00.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDDLE EAST (to Iran. Mediterranean states, see Europe)~~~~~~~~~~~~
Middle East (map http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/middleeast.html):
Syria - Jordan - Iraq - Saudi Arabia - Yemen - Iran - Kuwait - Bahrain - Qatar - United Arab Emirates - Oman
http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.htmlAsia:
Armenia - Azerbaijan - Kazakhstan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.html
Map of the Middle East GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
Itravelnet-Middle East All the links you need for the Middle East
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Emirates.com Excellent airline serving Europe, Middle East, Far East, Australasia and USA. Flies UK to Australia in three equal sections.www.etihadairways.com Flights to London launched. This one is so swank that you can't find a single price on their website. I guess one doesn't talk about money in this class. ABU DHABI : Etihad, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE)
KUWAIT
Kuwait-Airways.com Kuwait's national airline. Slow loading siteKuwait also served by KLM, Royal Jordanian. Also by Emirates, BA, Gulf Air, Qatar. Others are BMI, Etihad, Sri Lankan, Thai, Royal Brunei, Turkish Airlines, Ukrainian Airlines according to Travelbag.com
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ACCOMMODATION, DINING, CARHIRE ETCUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UAE Hotels Handy map of the Emirates. Airlines, hotels, carhire, information.KUWAIT Kuwait Hotels Handy, multi-lingual hotel finder
See also World Carhire
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GUIDES, TOURS, BOOKING AGENCIES, SEARCH ENGINESLonelyPlanet.com Middle East and Afghanistan
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
LonelyPlanet-United Arab EmiratesKUWAIT
LonelyPlanet-Kuwait
Jordan Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Jordan - Petra
Syria Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - Palmyra.
Iran Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - Tehran - Persepolis - Isfahan.
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~~~~~~~~~FAR EAST (E of Iran) & SE ASIA~~~~~~~~~
Asia (map http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/asia.html):
Afghanistan - Bangladesh - Bhutan - Brunei - Cambodia - China - Hong Kong - India - Indonesia - Japan - Korea (North) - Korea(South) - Kyrgyzstan - Macau - Malaysia - Mongolia - Myanmar - Nepal - Pakistan - Philippines - Russian Asian Territories - Singapore -Sri Lanka - Taiwan - Thailand - Vietnam http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.html (- Papua New Guinea to Australia)
Map of Asia GGWO.org Greater Grace Missions
ASIA Itravelnet-Asia - All the links you need for Asia
Itravelnet-LCCs-Asia - Asian low cost airlines. Also use the excellent Lowcost airlines to search elsewhere (Forget the Applefares link)
INDIA
www.airdeccan.net Air Deccan, India's only no-frills carrier, covers (from Aug 04) Central and S Indian destinations including Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Lots of stops south of the line Bhuj to Vizag. Fares start at Rs 500 (U$10) for early buyers and climb to around 75 percent of the regular airline fare. Bangalore-Delhi early-bird pays Rs 500 while 90 seats pay Rs 5,000. Others pay Rs 5'000 - Rs 8'000 rupees. A one-way fare on a main carrier would be 10,400 rupees. Mumbai-Goa o.w. can be had for Rs 700 All +Rs 200 PSF
NEPAL
--->>> WorkInProgress<<<~~~~ www.airdeccan.net Gulf AirQatar Airways
BMI (British Midland)
www.catmando.com/com/rnachold/rnac.htm Royal Nepal Airlines
www.royalnepal.com/ Royal Nepal Airlines N Americawww.jetairways.com JetAirways.com India
http://www.ebookers.com/ Ebookers
www.bootsnall.com/ BootsNAll.com
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10295-2050541,00.html Is Nepal safe?
http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?id=1616 MountEverest.net News re Nepal
SINGAPORE
Singapore Skyscanner.net Cheap airlines search engine from Singapore.
Jetstar Asia - QANTAS, Australia's biggest airline, said its new Singapore-based budget carrier Jetstar Asia would start flights by the end of 2004 as it awaited certification from the city-state's Government - Qantas Airways has been bitten by the low cost carrier bug with Apr 6, 2004 announcement it will start an Asian discount carrier in addition to its domestic offshoot Jetstar. The airline plans to fly to destinations within five hours of Singapore, an area that includes Shanghai, most of India, and might also include Perth. See Other Countries & Regions and check out AirNews.
Check out Work > Accommodation at www.sg/ which also provides for visa and business needs.
MALAYSIA
Malaysian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Malaysia.
-MACAO
AirMacau.com.mo who are teaming up with VirginBlue.com.au of Australia to form the Oz-China connection. Tel +853/ 3966 888 airmacau@airmacau.com.mo 693 Avenida da Praia Grande, Edf. Tai Wah 8-12o andar, Macau
No website yet Macau Asia Express is a new low cost airline being set up by Air Macau, China National Aviation Co (CNAC) and Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. The new airline will initially operate on new routes into the Chinese mainland and other Asian destinations.
East Asia Airlines - Helicopter service to Hong Kong Tel +853/727 288 heli@helihongkong.com Ground floor, Macau Maritime Terminal, Avenida da Amizade, Macau
Jet Asia - is an executive charter company in Macau authorized to operate non-scheduled commercial air services with aircraft capacity not exceeding 20 passengers. Tel +853/861 112 jetasia@macau.ctm.net Macau Intl Airport B747 Hangar, 1st floor, Taipa, Macau
Foreign airlines serving Macao: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Eva Airways, Transasia Airways, Shanghai Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, AirAsia Airlines, Tiger Airways
Macao Airport
The Macao City of Culture Guide is all you need for a visit -Helicopters, Fast Ferry to Hong Kong and by foot from Zhuhoi China. Also buses, taxis and getting around in general.
CAMBODIA
Cambodian Skyscanner.net - All cheap airlines flying from Cambodia.
-INDONESIA
Indonesian Skyscanner.net - All cheap airlines flying from Indonesia.
SmartTraveller.gov.au - Australian Government travel warnings
JAPAN
VIETNAM
Vietnameses Skyscanner.net - All cheap airlines flying from Viet-Nam.
TAIWAN
Taiwanese Skyscanner.net - All cheap airlines flying from Taiwan.
PHILIPPINES
Filipino Skyscanner.net - All cheap airlines flying from the Philippines.
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ACCOMMODATION, DINING, CARHIRE ETC-India Try DiscoveryofIndia.com - for a good deal in India.
A Jaipur hotel from this site which recommended itself as budget and 3* is at Hotel Utsav and the prices are really in line with Rs 800 for a single and Rs 995 for a double (that is only USD 17 and USD 22 !) Take a look at this page - even if you aren't off to India right now. A treat for the eyes.See also World Carhire
-Macao
Accommodation - The Macao Guide has a good hotel search as does Macau Hotel Assocn search by * and budget.
Macao Government Tourist Office Hotel List - with virtual tour, city description, tourist information and faded photo galleryDining out - Macau Guide listing with recommendations.
- Eating Out in Macau leads to list of restaurants
Getting around - Normally, your feet, a taxi or a bus will do but, if you have extremely good nerves, an international driving licence and are used to 2-way streets that are less than one car wide, and are not accompanied by a dear one, then get a Moke at - Happy Mokes Tel: (853) 726 868 or - Avis Rent-a-Car Tel: (853) 336 789, avismcu@macau.ctm.net. This all assumes that you don't want to stop as parking is a foreign word here except at Parking Ramps operated by the Macau Parking Management Company. The hourly fee is MOP$2-3 (2 Macauan Pataka are U$0.25). Come to think of it, forget carhire here and use the money for a casino visit.~~~~~~~~~FAR EAST & SE ASIA~~~~~~~~~
GUIDES, TOURS, BOOKING AGENCIES, SEARCH ENGINESCaingram High Adventure - Himalayan and SE Asian mountaineering tours and adventure travel
- LonelyPlanet.com Asia Far East & SE Asia
English.China.com - English China information page - From Business News to Tourism
India Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Too vast to list but the world wonder is the Taj Mahal. For S & Central India, esp. Rajasthan: Best: Nov-Mar, Worst: Jun-Sep. For Himalaya trekking try April-November. For S states, such as Kerala, go Jan-Sep. For NE India, such as Sikkim, go Mar-Aug. Don't miss Shatrunajaya Mountain, Gujarat, India.
travel.indiainfo.com/ Interesting Indian budget travel, adventure trails, US-India-US flights site. Everything you need to tour India or get in or out of it. NB. Visa for India required. Apply early.
travels.ndtv.com - An Indian friend says "Check out their section on travel. It's fantastic". Here you can choose between the Holiday Inn and the Jai Mahal Palace. Currency conversion at -Yahoo Finance
Wonderful stories and pictures of India and the Himalayas can be read at -NDTV's Travelogues pageswww.traveljini.com - Interesting site for those in India or those who wish to visit it. However, prices on email request only and membership requested. Excellent local information from Leh to the backwaters of Kerala
The Indian Financial Express is financial paper but links to www.expressindia.com/travel where you can plan a trip to Mauritius, Switzerland, Australia or the Himalayas and book a tee for a round of golf in Jaipur.
Nepal Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Pokhara, Kathmandu Valley, BhaktapurMalaya Agents, Tours, Guides
www.tourism.gov.my/ - Selamat Datang (Welcome to Malaysia). Site prepared with that true gentle care typical of Malaysia. Check out at map and also at Lonely Planet.www.sabahtourism.com/ - That part of Malaysia on Borneo with the biggest mountain in the Far East and the stinkiest plant in the world. Pulau Tiga (off Kota Kinabalu - Sabeh fun map) was the scene of the UK TV Survivor programme. The most information is at Sabah Travel Guide however
Cambodia Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Angkor Wat (Siem Reap)Indonesia Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - The world's largest archipelago [13,677 islands]. Downside: -Air pollution, -Political instablity.
Where to travel in Indonesia:
1] Bali: Despite high tourism, rich and colourful Hindu heritage: Ubud - Candi Dasa - Kuta.
2] Java: Yogyakarta - Pranmbanan - Borobudur.
3] Sulawesi [Tana Toraja]: Really unique and bizarre ethnic life styles and customs.
4] Irian Jaya [Balim Valley]: Strangest of all provinces, where the Dani people still retain an ancient culture and men wear penis gourds.
5] Kalimantan [Borneo]: Wildlife - Banjarmasin and Dayak people - Pangkalanbun (base for Tnjung puting National Park).Macao Agents, Tours, Guides
Getting to and from Macau - By air, helicopter, boat to Hong Kong and Shenzhen, land to Guangzhou and the COTAI Frontier Post at the Taipa-Coloane Reclaimed Area. See the valuable border crossing tips at this site to save immigration delays on entering China. The site also gives valuable information regarding taxes and fees as well as airport departure taxes from Macau. Never travel on a passport that has less than 6mths valididty at any stage of your journey and check locally regarding exceptions to visa requirements.Japan Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - Tokyo - Kyoto & Nara - Nagasaki - Yokohama - Osaka - Kyushu - Hokkaido - Okinawa.China Agents, Tours, Guides
Bugbog.com - World Wonders - Beijing and the Great Wall of China, Yangsho, Tibet, Yunnan Province (and Hong Kong)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OCEANIA~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the Pacific, East is latitude E (on the left) and West is latitude W (on the right). We do, however, take the International Date Line into consideration so that that part which is a day behind is referred to as "West". Islands North of the Equator are grouped together in our option below.
The locations can be seen at Oceanic Time Zones
Escape.News.com.au Excellent articles over New Zealand, Oceania and the world
Travellink South Pacific Islands Travellink.co.nz/spacific/islands Destinations, maps, all forms of travel, track guides, vacation packages.
Itravelnet's Oceania gives you all the links you need to go Oceania whilst
Itravelnet's Oceanian LCCs - Renders Low Cost Carriers in the Pacific and the excellent Lowcost airlines gives you worldwide LCCs (Forget the Applefares link)OrientPacific.com.au Information and deals from Australia to Fiji, Vanuatu, Cook Island, New Caledonia (Noumea), Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Hawaii
Jane's Oceania - www.janesoceania.com/ covers Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia all at one source (but the background music will drive you crazy). And Jane's homepage will give you clickables for the whole Pacific. One of these is the Oceanic Time Zones
Be careful not to download the radio stations at Jane's though ( Active-X).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do see the excellent map and country desciptions of the Dutch travel agents PacificIslandTravel.com, who will get you to your dream south sea island.
-East Pacific (Solomon Ils, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna, Fiji, Tonga) - PNG with Australia
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Solomon Ils. Solomon Airlines. Flies to Australia (Brisbane), New Zealand (Aukland), Port Vila (Vanuatu), Nadi (Fiji) and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Also 25 domestic destinations.
SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Vanuatu. Vanuatuvian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Vanuatu.
Vanuatu is served by: AirVanuatu Port Vila to Australia, New Zealand, Noumea, Fiji, and Solomon Islands. AirPacific Port Vila to Fiji onward to Australia, and New Zealand, Tongatapu, Tahiti, Honiara, USA, and Canada. Aircalin (Air Caledonie) Port Vila to Noumea onward to New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Wallis & Futuna, French Polynessia (Papete), France, and Japan. PacificBlue Port Vila to Australia and New Zealand.
Air Vanuatu. operates Boeing 737-300 services between and Australia (Brisbane, Sydney), New Zealand (Auckland) and Fiji (Nadi). Additionally, between Vanuatu and Fiji as well as Vanuatu and New Caledonia on a code-share basis with Air Pacific and Air Calin respectively. The domestic services cover the countless islands of Vanuatu.
OrientPacific has specials with Air Pacific to Vanuatu.Pacific Blue now flies Vanuatu (Port Vila) and Fiji (Nadi) from Australia. More international destinations announced in the first half of 2005.
Domestic carrier VanAir.vu provides for inter-island air transport. Other companies are Unity-Airlines.com - who describe a day trip tour from Efate to the Tanna active volcano (with or without overnighting), AirClubVila who do charter and scenic flights
Vanuatu Travel Hideaway Holidays gives indications of the hefty inter-island airfares
VanuatuTourism.com provides all the information and links you can hope for.Bush walkers will be interested in Vanuatu-Ecotour.com.vu
SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
New Caledonia Air Calin. Noumea to Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji (Nadi), Wallis & Futuna, Tahiti (Papete), Vanuatu (Port Vila) and Osaka and Tokyo in Japan.
Participating airlines for the South Pacific Pass are: Aircalin, Air Nauru, Air Niugini, Air Pacific, Air Vanuatu, Polynesian Airlines, Qantas, Royal Tongan Airlines, Solomon AirlinesAir New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Nauru. Air Nauru. Fliesto Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne), Nadi (Fiji), Kiribati (Tarawa), Fed States of Micronesia (Pohnpei), Philippines (Manila) and Guam (US Micronesia). The website www.airnauru.com.au is a "coming soon" site however.
Kiribati, It could be argued that Kiribati belongs in the North Pacific. It also belongs in the South Pacific and Weat and East Pacific. Kiribati is everywhere, winter, summer, today and tomorrow, northern or southern hemisphere - take your choice!
PacificIslandTravel will make it all a bit clearer and Jane's great site will fill you in on the rest.Get an idea of what's where at Oceanic Time Zones from which I see that Kiribati E has 07.00 Sun and Kiribai W has 08.00 Sat whilst it is Sat evening in London (20.00) and Sat afternoon in New York (15.00)
Tuvalu. Don't be surprised if you hear more of Tuvalu - which lies just S of Kiribati and is East Pacific (i.e. timewise ahead of the rest of the world). Here we have 9 coral atolls of south sea paradise. PacificIslandTravel.com reports: Formerly called the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu came under British jurisdiction in 1877 and was made a British Protectorate as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1892. Legally separated from the Gilberts (now Kiribati) in 1975, Tuvalu became an independent constitutional monarchy and the 38th member of the Commonwealth in 1978. This beautiful tropical island consists of a chain of nine low-lying coral atolls, situated in the central Pacific, just west of the International Dateline. The word Tuvalu means 'cluster of eight' and aptly describes the coral atoll group. The world's second smallest country with a total of only 26 square kilometres, Tuvalu has a pleasant tropical climate with little variation between day and night. All nine islands are inhabited with one or two villages on each outer island. Funafuti is its capital and administrative centre.
The government owned Viaku Lagi Hotel facing the Funafuti Lagoon is Tuvalu's only hotel. There is also the Fisherman's Lodge, formerly a family home converted into a guest house, the Hideaway Guest House, Su's Place Guest House and Filamona Lodge with the Kai restaurant which specialises in local food. There are no camping grounds. Off course there are also the budget guesthouses but these can usually only be booked on the spot. Flights to Tuvalu (fm www.pacificislandtravel.com/tuvalu/)
There are plans to establish a national airline in the near future. Presently Air Marshall Islands, the airline of the Marshall Islands, offers return flights to Funafuti three times a week from Majuro (Marshall Islands) via Tarawa (Kiribati), twice a week from Nadi (Fiji), and once a week from Suva (Fiji). It is advisable to book in advance.
The Visit the South Pacific Pass is valid for a number of airlines operating in the South Pacific, including Aircalin, Air Nauru, Air Marshall Islands, Air Niugingi, Air Pacific, Air Vanuatu, Polynesian Airlines, Qantas, Royal Tongan Airlines and Solomon Airlines. Offering reductions of up to 50% on normal airfares, this sector-based pass allows for flexible island-hopping between the destinations of American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, Vanuatu and the more remote Melanesian and Micronesian islands, together with major cities in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) and New Zealand (Wellington). The journey must be started outside the South Pacific and only one stopover in Australia is allowed. A minimum of two coupons must be bought before departure (a maximum of eight coupons can be purchased en route).
International airport: Funafuti International (FUN). Facilities include a VIP lounge, left luggage and lockers, bank (0830-1200 Monday to Friday), bureaux de change, restaurant (0600-2000), snack bars (0730-1700), bars (1000-2200), chemist (0730-1615 Monday to Friday), post office (0800-1615) and shops. Buses run 0500-2359 (travel time – 30 minutes). Taxis are also available. There is a pick-up service to the only hotel. Departure tax: A$20. Children under three years old and transit passengers are exemptSouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Wallis & Futuna. The location of Wallis & Futuna just S of Tuvalu is best seen at PacificIslandTravel.com Uvea is the Polynesian name for the Wallis and Futuna islands, situated 340km east of Samoa and 3000km south west of Tahiti. The centre of Wallis Il is semi-desert with pandanus trees. There are no venomous creatures and the island is encircled by a lagoon of some 95 square kms and seafood and fish are plentiful, as are ducks and pigeons. On Futuna there are beautiful beaches on the east coast and volcanoes in the centre, the biggest being Mt Puke which reaches 760 mtrs with vegetation growing up each side. Hotels exist but are not in abundance so pre-booking is advised after a flight is secured.
Although Samoa and Fiji are the clossest neighbours in distance, there are no regular flights to Wallis and Futuna from these destinations. Air Caledonie has a twice weekly service from Noumea (New Caledonia). One flight is just roundtrip Noumea - Wallis (3 hours), the other flight connects Noumea - Wallis - Futuna - Papeete (Tahiti).SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Fiji Fijian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Fiji.
Air Pacific - Fiji's Airline. Flies to Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), New Zealand (Christchurch), Samoa (Apia), Japan (Tokyo), Honolulu (Hawaii), Vancouver (Canada) and USA (Los Angeles). Nuku'Alofa (Tonga), Honiara (Solomon Isles), Port Vila (Vanuatu) and Auckland (NZ) also on destination map.
46% owned by Qantas. Code sharing with American Airlines and Qantas - who is 46% shareholder.
OrientPacific has specials with Air Pacific to Fiji.Pacific Blue now flies Fiji (Nadi) and Vanuatu (Port Vila) from Australia. More international destinations announced in the first half of 2005.
Air New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Tonga. Tongan Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Tonga.
Royal Tongan Airlines went into recievership circa 2004 and the company's site http://www.royaltonganairlines.com/ is a deadlink. See Royal Tongan/Royal Brunei for the story of the airline that lost its only plane. A site FlyRoyalTongan.com claims to be under construction - but is not dated.
Royal Tongan Airways (Nuku'Alofa). The "special" airline used to fly regular flights between Sydney-Auckland-Nuku'Alofa (Tongatapu Il), Nadi-Tongatapu as well as regular flights between Auckland-Tongatapu-Hawai'i. Daily flights were offered between Tongatapu-Ha'apai-Vava'u as well as the closer flight Tongatapu-'Eua. These daily flights did not include Sunday services, which is a restricted services day in the Kingdom of Tonga. Flights to the outer-island Niua group were infrequent, due to the small populations and lack of demand, but one often heard about one-flight per month. RTA also provided the flight service to Niue which links together with the flight scheduled from New Zealand.Present situation - TongaHoliday.com/experience/gettingthere/ gives up to date information on how to get to Tonga:
Air New Zealand has been flying the Pacific since flying began...
Australia - Tonga - daily flights to Auckland from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney with connecting flights to Tonga.
New Zealand - Tonga - five flights a week.
Europe - Tonga - daily from London to Los Angeles and connects once weekly to Tonga via Apia, Samoa.
USA - Tonga - once weekly international flight service from Los Angeles to Tonga via Apia, Samoa.
Contacts: AirNewZealand.com - Tonga: (676) 23 192 - Auckland: 09-357-3000 - Sydney: 13-2476 - Frankfurt 01-308-17778 - London: 018-741-2299 - Los Angeles: 310-615-1111 -Tokyo: 03-387-1641 -USA Reservations: (800-262-1234)Air Pacific - Fiji's national airline flies the Suva and Nadi-Nuku'alofa route three times a week. Air Pacific flights connect Tonga to the USA, Japan and Australia.
Australia - Tonga – From Brisbane and Sydney to Fiji with connecting flights to Tonga from Nadi on Tuesday and Thursday.
Fiji-Tonga - Three flights a week.
USA - Tonga - Three times a week from Honolulu and Los Angeles to Nadi, Fiji. Direct flights to Tonga are also available three times a week from Suva and Nadi, Fiji with Air Pacific.
Contacts: AirPacific.com - Tonga:(676) 23 422 - Nadi:(679) 72 088 - Australia: 1800 230 150 (toll free) - Auckland: (64-9) 379 8476 (0800 800 178 toll free) - USA: (800-227-4446)Polynesian Airlines Samoa's national airline has been flying to Tonga for 36 years
Australia - Tonga - From Sydney once a week.
New Zealand - Tonga - Two flights a week – one from Wellington and one from Auckland.
USA - Tonga - From Honolulu once a week via Apia, Samoa.
Contacts: PolynesianAirlines.com - Tonga: (676) 24 566 - Samoa: (678) 21 261 - Auckland 0800 800 993 (toll free) - Australia 1300 653 737 (toll free) - USA: 800-644-7659, Fax 310-338-0708
Air New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
OrientPacific has specials with Royal Tongan Airlines - if flying - and Air New Zealand to Tonga.SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Domestic Airline Peau Vavu'a and ferries Most of the islands are linked (except Sundays) by boat or by the new Tongan airline PeauVavau.to which serves Tongatapu and Ha'apai via Vava'u. In the future, Peau Vava'u will be adding flights to 'Eua, as well as Niuatoputapu and Niuafo'ou when new aircraft are added to the fleet.
For ferry information, see TongaHoliday.com - Getting Around. When looking at prices, the T$1 (Tongan Pa'anga) is about 50 US Cts.
Click Tongan islands and here for the Pacific map.
IslandsInfo.com has excellent write ups on islands in the South Pacific and worldwide-West Pacific - Tokelau, Samoa, American Samoa, Niue, Cook Ils, French Polynesia, Pitcairn and Easter Il
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Tokelau Want to get away from it all? Head off to Tokelau (500km N of Samoa), where there's no capital city, no airport, no harbour, no cars, no banks, no guns and no tourism. What it does have is plenty of islands - 127 of 'em - plus fantastic lagoon diving and Polynesian culture at its most untouched. Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand and has 1'500 inhabitants in all. Another 6'000 Tokelauans live in New Zealand
A fortnightly cargo ship, the Tokelau, travels from Apia (Samoa) (36 hours) and anchors offshore whilst passengers and cargo are transferred via small boats and dinghies - a truly hair-raising experience if seas are heavy. Yachties will find Tokelau a challenge as there are no harbours, anchoring offshore is difficult and the low-lying atolls are easy to miss. To top it off, you'll need to get a visitor permit in Apia before sailing off to Tokelau.
Fakaofo Island. Fakaofo's 62 islets don't make it the biggest of Tokelau's three atolls, but it has the highest population, at around 580. There are also three churches to cater to the atoll's Protestant and Catholic inhabitants. Fakaofo has a prime example of a traditional village hall, with a coral slab personifying the god Tui Tokelau still standing outside.
Nukunonu - Tokelau's central atoll, has 24 islets and was named Duke of Clarence Island by Captain Edwards of HMS in 1791, while he was searching for HMS mutineers. It's the largest of Tokelau's three atolls and has the largest lagoon. The other main feature of note here is the extremely pragmatic village hall - a cargo shed.
Atafu is the smallest and most traditional of Tokelau's three atolls. Protestant fervour means there are rationed alcohol sales and a greater reliance on old-style dugout canoes. The island also has more traditional houses, largely due to its prized supply of building wood.Sources: LonelyPlanet.com and Pacific-Pictures.com .
Samoa Samoan Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Samoa (E Pacific).
Polynesian Airlines. Polynesian Airlines is the national carrier of Samoa. Their route system includes Tonga (Fua'amotu) and Samoa (Apia) to Australia and New Zealand, Fiji. Also American Samoa (Pago Pago), Hawaii, Los Angeles. Niue (Hanan) is flown from Auckland and Apia. NZ destinations from Apia are Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Australian destinations are Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Good cross island schedules here.
Air New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
OrientPacific has specials with Polynesian via Auckland and Air New Zealand to Samoa.SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
American Samoa. Air Samoa. Travel to and between the islands of is easy. For travel to the outer islands of American Samoa -- that is, Ofu, Olasinga, and Ta'u -- the lifeline is a small local airline called Samoa Air. Flying DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otters carrying 18 passengers, these rugged, safe turboprop airplanes fly to the outer islands as well as to Western Samoa several times a day. Their faster, sleeker Beechcraft King Air flies a twice weekly service to Vava'u (Kingdom of Tonga).
SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Niue - Unspoilt Polynesia – the way it all used to be Niue is one of the worlds largest emerged coral atolls - a saucer shaped island made from the basement of an isolated volcanic cone, 64 km's in circumference with an area of 260 sq. km's. Highest point is 69mtrs. Currency is the NZ$ and tourists get a 30 day free visa on arrival. The "cold" months are Aug and Sep when the temperatures drop to 19c-27c (a hot English summer). Crime has yet to be invented here and anyone can go for a walk in the dark.
Read NiueIsland.com . Only Polynesian Airlines fly to Niue and there are only two flights per week! One direct flight leaving Auckland, NZ at 0150 every Sat, arriving in Niue at 0500 Fri morning (Niue is over the international dateline and -23 hours behind NZ). Another flight arrives in Niue at Mon 0210 from Samoa (departs Apia 0100) and leaves 0300 hrs to arrive in Auckland NZ 0630 Tue.
Hanan Intl Airport is located 5km south of Alofi and a shuttle bus runs to town. Otherwise it is taxi, rentacar or rentabike as this small island doesn't require public transport.
No crowds – ever! - There are less than 90 hotel rooms in Niue, so sometimes the number of visiting whales out-number the visiting humans. Seriously.SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Cook Islands. Cook Islands Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Cook Islands.
According to www.ck , the Cook Islands Website, Air New Zealand and Aloha Airlines , fly the Cook Islands presently. Once there, you will be flying Air Rarotonga to get around the islands. Check out their Schedule
Aloha also serve Kwajalein and Majuro Atoll (Line Islands of Kiribati), Pago Pago and fly via Honolulu to Vancouver and several Western US destinations (Las Vegas, Reno, Burbank, Oakland, Sacramento, Orange County, Phoenix) and Vancouver. They also fly all over Hawaii.Air New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
OrientPacific has specials with Air Pacific to the Cook Islands.SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Tahiti (French Polynesia)
Comprising Society, Tuamotu, Marquisas, Gambier and Austral Island groups.Air Tahiti Nui. "The Air Tahiti Nui company was only created in 1996. The Airline maintains regular flights between Tahiti and Los Angeles and between Tahiti and some Asian Cities. The airline has at the moment one Airbus airplane". However the company's website at www.airtahiti-nui.com returns a message that it has expired.
Air New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
OrientPacific has specials with Air New Zealand and Qantas to Tahiti.SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Pitcairn Final domicile of the mutineers of The Bounty. See and read Pitcairn Island Website which will tell you all and give all the links to everything and everyone but not to transport or tourism. Interesting links to the islanders' cousins on Norfolk Island can be found here.
The Government Website links to Tourist Information - "The Island Council and The Pitcairn Islands Office do not endorse any travel organization seeking to sell tours to Pitcairn Island" and "Visitors planning to land and stay in the Islands must first obtain a licence to land and reside".
Interesting reading is this British island with New Zealand currency tourist unwanting destination.
It certainly has no airfield and no decent harbour. A New Zealand supply ship helps the islanders out when the seas permit.SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile (Isla de Pasqua IPC) (Location map) is served by LAN.com from Santiago SCL, Chile and by Qantas.co.nz from Auckland, NZ. Most sources claim that only LAN flies to Easter Island but the LAN flight search will drive you nuts.
SouthPacific.org - gives local maps and information and greater in depth information. Also an island/s map and guides.
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI) AGENTS, TOURS GUIDES Bugbog.com - World wonders - Distant Pacific island containing around 2,000 inhabitants and 300 mysterious stone statues, moai. Although owned by Chile - 2,300 miles away - most of the Rapa Nui population are of Polynesian extraction. A bleak, wind blasted and bizzarre experience, for sure. Jeeps, bikes and horses for rent. You can expect wind, lots of it!
-Northern Pacific - Palau, Northern Marianas, Guam, Micronesia, Marshall Ils, Midway, Hawaii Ils and the Small US Islands
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Palau Palau is coming
Northern Marianas Northern Marianas is coming
Guam Guam is coming
Micronesia is now flown only by Continental.com which appears to have swallowed up Air Micronesia. The route from America is primarily from Newark, Houston or Los Angeles to Honolulu and then either direct to Guam or via the Marshall Islands (Majuro and Kwajelein Atolls), Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk Ils), Guam. From Guam there are connections to nearby Rota and Saipan as well as to Japan, Taipei, Hong Kong, Yap-Palau-Manila, Bali and Cairns.
You can also pick up Continental on Hawaii after flying there with Aloha Airlines from Vancouver, Las Vegas or 4 Californian airports. Aloha also flies on from Honolulu to the Marshall Islands (Majuro and Kwajelein Atolls) as well as Pago Pago (American Samoa) and Rarotonga (Cook Ils)
Air Marshall Islands is supposed to fly in these regions so check out their cute webpage which only claims to fly Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji.
On editing, I found a new airline Palau Micronesia Air which serves Palau, Yap, Pohnpei, Chuuk & Truk Lagoon (divers haven), Guam (the island of no birds where America's day begins), Manila, Philippines and Darwin, Australia.Divers will love to visit mdaguam.com
Pacificislandtravel.com writes about Micronesia: Flying to and between the Micronesian Islands is usually an expensive affair. Continenal Air Micronesia offers direct and islandhopper flights from Honolulu and several Asia gateways (eg. Manilla and Tokyo) to Guam. On the islandhopper routes, you may make stopovers of say a few days or a week.
Marshall Ils Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Ils) is on Aloha's schedule but not in the booking options (might be the 1 stop between Hawaii and Majuro though) but Air Marshall Islands greets with Yokwe! Bula! Talofa! Kona Mauri! (Welcome to the Blue Paradise) which is sort of heartening considering Bikini Atoll of nuclear testing fame is also in these islands. You'll need the "Islands" page of the next reference to understand the destination schedule of Air Marshall Islands. See also the impressive webpage is at Kwajalein Atoll - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Majuro Atoll (Marshall Ils), Mustn't be forgotten and is flown, together with Kwajalein Atoll by Continental.com on its way to Micronesia. Majuro is also flown and bookable by Aloha.
Midway Islands
Hawaii Hawaii and the Pacific are served by Aloha Airlines . Aloha also serve Majuro Atoll (Marshall Ils), Raratonga (Cook Islands), Pago Pago (American Samoa) and fly via Honolulu to Vancouver and several Western US destinations (Las Vegas, Reno, Burbank, Oakland, Sacramento, Orange County (Santa Ana) and Phoenix) plus Vancouver. They also fly all over Hawaii.
Island Air Serves islands all over Hawaii.
America West Airlines Phoenix based airline flying all over the USA including Alaska & Hawaii. Also Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Cumbersome website which shows Toronto to Costa Rica in $ (dollars) without specifying which dollars! Toronto to CR appears to be cheaper than from Chicago.Air New Zealand serve Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
SMALL ISLANDS (US Territory or Administration)
These atolls, reefs and islands can be seen on the Oceania map and include:
Johnston Atoll nr Hawaii, ( Map & description )
Kingman Reef half way from Hawaii to Samoa, ( Map & description )
Palmyra N of Jarvis in Kiribati,( Map & description )
Howland & Baker Islands just N of central Kiribati,( Maps & description Howland Isl and Maps & description Baker Isl
Jarvis Island between Christmas and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati. On the equator ( Maps & description Howland Isl and
Wake Island (Atoll) N of the Marshall Islands ( Map & description )
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Accommodation/Carhire Pacific - Vanuatu
Vanuatu.
PacificIslandTravel.com/vanuatu/ - Hotels, cars, tours and map
Smooth Hound s-h-systems.co.uk - Great worldwide accommodation search engine.
Accommodation/Carhire Pacific - Fiji
Fiji.
PacificIslandTravel.com/Fiji/ - Hotels, cars, tours and map
Smooth Hound s-h-systems.co.uk - Great worldwide accommodation search engine.
Accommodation/Carhire Pacific - Tonga
Tonga.
Tongatapu.net.to/ - A good place to start. Check out "Where is Tonga" and see the vastness of this archipelago in West Pacific (i.e. W172-174)
Smooth Hound s-h-systems.co.uk - Great worldwide accommodation search engine.
Accommodation/Carhire Pacific - Cook Islands
The Cook Islands.
PacificIslandTravel.com/cook_islands/ - Hotels, cars, tours and map. Try also Infography -Cook Islands which has tons of links.
Smooth Hound s-h-systems.co.uk - Great worldwide accommodation search engine.
Accommodation/Carhire Pacific - Easter Island
Easter Island, Chile (Isla de Pasqua). is served by LAN from Santiago and by Qantas from New Zealand. Accommodation plus wonderful photos of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) can be found at Easter Island Foundation , which is a treat to behold, and at PacificIslandTravel.com .
More excellent information, maps and pictures at Easter Island Homepage. Yet more at Infography. which is full of links.
Smooth Hound s-h-systems.co.uk - Great worldwide accommodation search engine.Accommodation/Carhire Pacific - Other Solomon Isles, New Caledonia, Samoa and American Samoa, French Polynesia (Tahiti), Pitcairn, Micronesia, Marshall Ils, Line Ils, Hawaii and Midway. (PNG with Australia)
PacificIslandTravel.com - Hotels, cars, tours and maps.
Smooth Hound s-h-systems.co.uk - Great worldwide accommodation search engine.Travel Agents/Tours/Guides Pacific (Oceania)
SouthPacific.org gives local maps and information on all of the South Pacific islands from the Solomon Ils to Easter Island. By clicking each island group, greater in depth information is obtained and an island/s map and guides are supplied.LonelyPlanet.com Australasia & Oceania
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LonelyPlanet.com The World ~~~~~~~~~~~~RTW - ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tiputa, Rangiroa, French PolynesiaBridgeTheWorld.com From UK. Plan your own RTW
Travelbag.co.uk/roundworld From UK. Another RTW DIY planner
RoundTheWorldFlights.com From UK. The cheapest fares here - Student RTWs
Airline-Network.co.uk From UK - Fantastic offers for long haul flights. Flights, hotels, carhire, holidays, cruises, airport lounges and parking
TheTravellerUK.com/roundtheworld - Advantage Travel agent. Tel 01524/422 562 or 0870 027 0056 Fx 425 379. 63 Yorkshire St, Morecambe LA3 1QF sales@thetravelleruk.com Karen & Anthony are Australasia and RTW experts. RTW planner via TheGreatEscape.com Available for £860 and £973 but with good plan for £1'299 - 15 stopovers and 29'000mls - (or £1'099 with limited stops). Does not include Perth as destination.Travel.com.au From Australia. World Travel searcher incl RTW. For flights from all over the world
DontPayFullFare.com From USA + elsewhere. This site will give you a MAN-PER flight as well as any other
AirTreks.com From all over the world incl USA - RTW. Build your own itinerary - the most fun but way dearer than the UK applications.FareLine.com From USA incl RTW Round the globe with some good offers
Skytrax Airlines - World Airline websites
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CAR RENTAL CHAINS ~~~~~~~~~~~~WORLDWIDE CARHIRE sites~~~~~~~~~~~~
This section lists the various companies that operate out of most international airports. Be aware that some airlines have agreements for preferential rates with some of these companies and it is best to check out the Carhire sections (follows Accommodation section) of the countries visited first.Hertz.com Reliable for prices and rentals worldwide
Europcar.com Euopcar
Budget.com Budget
Nationalcar.com Alamo/National
E-Sixt.com Sixt.
Sixt-Europe.com Sixt Europe.
Avis.com Avis
Dollar.com .
EuroDollar.com Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Oth Central America, Caribbean, South America, Philippines, Guam, Micronesia.
EasyCar.com -easyCar
Enterprise.com -Enterprise.
www.Thrifty.com -Thrifty.
Alamo.com Especially in the USA
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Hotel chains covering several countries. Be aware that some airlines have agreements for preferential rates with some of these companies and it is best to first check out the Accommodation sections of the countries to be visited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~WORLDWIDE ACCOMMODATION sites~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hilton.com Worldwide
Starwood.com/Sheraton Worldwide
BestWestern.com World
Ibis.com European and world budget hotels
MicrotelInn.com USA, Central/S America and Philippines budget hotels
TravelNow.com Worldwide accommodation search engineNot recommended: Backpacker-Travel.com Worldwide hostel search engine. Italy showed Euro being the same value as GBP. Bad exchange rates and expensive hostels . London was better but £ and euro at par!! Site good for checking out existence of accommodation in off-track places (if listed).
+++VoyageNow.com Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
InternationalAirportGuide.com Worldwide site
Wotif.com Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
www.voyagenow.com Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
LonelyPlanet.com The World ~~~~~~~~~~~~WORLDWIDE AGENTS/TOURS/GUIDES/SEARCH~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caingram High Adventure - Worldwide Mountaineering tours and Adventure travel
Bugbog.com - is an independent, impartial travel guide that helps plan vacations and gap years - Be it beaches, safari, exotic or world tours
Guerba.co.uk - UK based Worldwide Adventure holidays and Discovery tours. Central/S America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Antarctica. Sponsors Bugbog.
Explore.co.uk - Great world search site for Adventure & Activities, Centre based/multi-active, Culture & History, Discovery, Wildlife. With Destination, Date, Last minute and World Map search. Linked to Bugbog
Itravelnet-Destinations Data - All continents. All the links you need to go.
Gate1travel.com - Organized tours to exotic places - Worldwide
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Escape.News.com.au Excellent articles over Asia and the world
Escape.News.com.au Excellent articles over Africa & The Middle East and the world
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New links pending insertion in appropriate section above.
Travelzoo Offers Pages Pt 2
ARG
Travelzoo Argentina Seat Sales / Offers - from Argentina
http://www.travelzoo.co.in/ India pending
SG
Travelzoo Singapore Seat Sales / Offers - from Singapore (in English)
KR
Travelzoo Korea Seat Sales / Offers - from Korea (in Korean)
CN
Travelzoo China Seat Sales / Offers - from China (in Chinese)
TW
Travelzoo Taiwan Seat Sales / Offers - from Taiwan (in Chinese)
HK
Travelzoo Hong Kong Seat Sales / Offers - from Hong Kong (in Chinese)
JP
Travelzoo Japan Seat Sales / Offers - from Japan (in Japanese)
PH
Travelzoo Philippines Seat Sales / Offers - from the Philippines (in English)
Skytrax Airlines - World Airline websites
Skytrax Airports - World Airport websites
- CheapAgents - Great site that searches 16 cheapest sources in one go. Has backwards search to find cheapest route for a given destination
Skytrax Airlines - Central America, Caribbean, South America
Skytrax Airlines - Middle East - Africa
Skytrax Airlines - Asia - Australasia - Pacific
AirCalin.nc - Air Caledonie International
Air-Caledonie.nc - Air Caledonie Domestic website
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