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Everything you need to know about Peru’s Inti Raymi
Celebrated annually on June 24, Inti Raymi (in the indigenous Quechua language), the Festival of the Sun, is an Incan festival that honours Inti, the sun god and marks the winter solstice, and the Andean New Year. Taking place in Cusco, the city that was once the heart of the Incan Empire, today it is […]
On the Road to Samarkand: Lisa’s Journey Through Central Asia
A Journey Through Two Lands of Legend When Lisa Anthony, Product & Sales Manager at Wendy Wu Tours New Zealand, joined our Road to Samarkand tour, she expected an adventure. What she discovered was a jaw-dropping world of contrasts. From snow-capped peaks and golden deserts to nomadic tradition and glittering Islamic architecture, this is a […]
My View on Vietnam
Wendy Wu Tours reservations consultant Lucy Anthony recently returned from our Vietnam at a Glance tour – this was her first time on a Vietnam tour, and her first Wendy Wu tour. Here she shares the sights, sounds, and flavours of Vietnam in vivid, three-dimensional detail. Vietnam had always been a bucket list destination of […]
Taking a Trip to Antarctica
A trip to Antarctica has long been the ultimate adventure for explorers; this vast kingdom of pristine snow and ice, backed by dark mountains and flawless blue skies, is the last frontier of travel, a white continent that sits at the edge of the earth. To reach it is an odyssey, even on the most comfortable of […]
Foliage, Food and Festivals: Japan in Autumn
Japan’s location between mainland Asia and the Pacific brings with it distinctive seasonal changes. The most famous being springtime with its famous cherry blossoms and their renowned soft pink hues. However, as summer gives way to autumn, the transition brings with it a new and equally impressive palette of vivid reds, golds and oranges. Beginning […]