06 Mar 2018
Meaningful travel experts Rickshaw Travel are delighted to announce that they have added a selection of brand news trips and exciting add-ons to their list of meaningful travel experiences.
From jungle-trekking in Costa Rica to road tripping across Patagonia, these new itineraries take travellers deeper in to local communities and cultures, continuing Rickshaw's commitment to taking holidaymakers off the beaten path and into the heart of local communities.
This self-drive itinerary takes you through the highlands and down the Pacific coast to discover the variety Costa Rica has on offer. This trip combines jungle trekking, beach chilling and wildlife spotting to make an unforgettable Central American adventure!
Location: Costa Rica
Duration: 17 days/16 nights
Departure: Daily
Itinerary: San Jose - La Fortuna - Monteverde - Manuel Antonio - Costa Ballena - Corcovado National Park - Alajuela (San Jose)
Prices from: £2,485 - per person - travelling by hire car
For the complete Costa Rican experience look no further. Get off the beaten track, hit up the highlights and get under the skin of this lush, varied country. Meet the locals of the Juanilama community, hike the lava trail at La Fortuna and go off-grid with a stay in the jungles of Corcovado National Park.
Location: Costa Rica
Duration: 23 days/ 22 nights
Departure: Daily
Itinerary: San Jose - Boca Tapada - Juanilama community - La Fortuna - Monteverde - Manuel Antonio - Costa Ballena - Corcovado National Park - Alajuela - Puerto Viejo - San Jose
Prices from: £2,835 - per person - travelling by private transfers/shuttle buses £2,645 - per person - travelling by hire car
Experience a unique road-trip which combines the breath-taking nature of Patagonia with a bucket-load of adventure, as you cross narrow and bumpy roads on your journey through the south of the continent.
Location: Chile
Duration: 7 days/ 6 nights (flexible)
Itinerary: Puerto Varas - Bariloche - Esquel - Futaleufú - Chaitén & Lago Yelcho - Hornopirén
Prices from: £778 - per person - Standard accommodation
- New Flores module in Indonesia – Sun, Sand and Snorkels
Stay in a friendly, locally run resort right next to the beach, and with the clear blue sea right on your doorstep. It's a lovely low-key addition to your Flores adventure, and a great way to charge your batteries before setting off across the island.
Duration: 3 days/ 2 nights
Location: Airport - Maumere
Prices from: £188 – per person – Standard accommodation
- An update of the Remote Flores itinerary in Indonesia – Remote Flores
Over five days, you'll travel from the east to the west of Flores, meaning 'The Cape of Flowers'. It's a rustic adventure with staggering landscapes and eye-opening local traditions.
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Location: Maumere - Moni - Bajawa - Ruteng - Labuan Bajo
Prices from: £458 - per person - Basic & Simple accommodation
- An extension of an itinerary in Indonesia – From Crater Lakes to Mystical Dragons – Bali, Flores & Komodo
Beginning in bohemian Ubud, you'll start your trip relaxing amidst the rice terraces, before heading for an adventure through remote Flores. After a couple of days on a quiet beach, you'll travel west to climb to the top of the Kelimutu volcano with its three rainbow-coloured crater lakes, and visit villages which are virtually unchanged by tourism as you journey across this incredible island.
Duration: 14 days/13 nights
Departure: Daily
Itinerary: Ubud - Maumere - Kelimutu volcano - Bajawa - Ruteng - Labuhan Bajo - Komodo National Park - Jimbaran
Prices from: £1,655 – per person – Standard option
For further information on the trips available with Rickshaw Travel, please visit: https://www.rickshawtravel.co.uk/destinations/
-Ends-
For further press information, please contact:
Melissa Hobson/Natalie Garland/Baillie Horwood/James Brooke.
Rooster PR
T: +44 (0)20 3440 8931
E: RickshawTravel@rooster.co.uk
www.rooster.co.uk
About Rickshaw Travel:
Rickshaw Travel is an independent tour operator based in Brighton. They are committed to providing enriching, immersive travel experiences that take holidaymakers off the beaten path and into the heart of local communities.
Meaningful travel – or travelling in a way that everybody benefits from – is the core ethos of Rickshaw: the traveller benefits from enriching experiences where they learn something new (about the destination, culture, a skill or about themselves) and at the same time the local people, animals and/or environment benefit too.
Rickshaw Travel's individual approach to independent exploration enables adventurous holidaymakers to visit the heart of a destination and experience the real spirit of a local culture. Rickshaw specialises in offering small-scale, authentic accommodation that truly reflects the character of each destination.
Rickshaw are proud to have built up a team of passionate Travel Specialists who each have extensive travel experience in their own dedicated destinations. They pride themselves on being open and honest about the places they have visited and are on hand to inspire and support travellers. The company's style of travel is unique – Rickshaw's dedicated Product Team has worked alongside the company's in-destination partners to create a choice of carefully selected bite-size trips, typically 2-4 days long, which can be combined to create the perfect itinerary. Rickshaw's bite-size trips include a range of local excursions, charming authentic accommodation and some transfers to ensure a hassle-free holiday.
Protecting nature and wildlife – and encouraging travellers to do the same – is also key for the Rickshaw team. The company has partnered with World Animal Protection to develop an Animal Welfare Policy, has committed to supporting the end of elephant riding by signing World Animal Protection's elephant-friendly pledge, and is in the process of auditing trips involving any type of wild animal interaction.
Rickshaw Travel now offers trips in 24 destinations across Asia, Central and South America, including Cuba, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Costa Rica, Peru, Borneo, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Chile, Brazil and Japan. The company's turnover and passengers carried increased by 50% from 2015 to 2017 and the company is aiming for a further 30% increase by 2019.
For more information, visit https://www.rickshawtravel.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/rickshawtravel/, https://twitter.com/Rickshaw_Travel or https://www.instagram.com/rickshaw_travel/ or call 01273 934 823.
