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What is Overlanding?

Our Silk Road Trip driver, Andy Robinson wrote this insightful and we think, quite amusing piece on what overlanding is all about.
April 27, 2012
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Peru, from deserts and mountains to jungle and wonderful Inca cities!

Ricardo who leads our Peru tours sent us this snippet about what its like working in his home country…
April 18, 2012
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Latest news on Gorilla Trekking Permit prices

You can now avoid the price increase if you book and pay for your permit before 25th May 2012
April 13, 2012
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Preparing for the Silk Road overland trip

Andy, who will be driving the Japanese film crews truck along the Silk Road, gives us some background on the trip
April 11, 2012
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Booking deadline for Silk Road overland trip

Due to the time it takes to get visas, bookings for the Silk Road trip from Istanbul need to be made really soon.
April 4, 2012
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El Gran Poder Festival in La Paz

Join our 1st June Bolivia Encompassed trip to be the first Oasis travellers at El Grand Poder Festival in La Paz!
April 2, 2012
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Share your Oasis Overland trip experiences

You can now upload your photos and videos, link to your blog, write a review of your trip or contact others on your upcoming trip, all on our Oasis Community and Blog page.
March 14, 2012
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Photo Competition Winners

Congratulations to Mariana, Chloe and Chelsea who won 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in our Photo Competition!
March 9, 2012
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New Years Eve in Rio – one big beach party for Oasis travellers!

Sam, one of our tour leaders in South America, sent us this great blog about her groups awesome New Years Eve celebrations in Rio
February 24, 2012
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Through ‘the Stans’ on the Silk Road to Mongolia

The second part of Mark and Andys overland adventure from London to Mongolia in a 19 year old Ford Fiesta!
February 22, 2012
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London to Mongolia along the Ancient Silk Road

16,000 miles, 5 mountain ranges, 2 deserts, Russian police chases, bandits, Iranian jails, no backup, no roads and a 19 year old Ford Fiesta called Lotta. London to Mongolia and back, on a wing and a prayer
February 21, 2012
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Come and see us at the TNT Travel Show in London

Visit our stand on Saturday 3 March to talk to us about our trips, look at some photos and enter our competition to win a 14 day trip to Egypt
February 16, 2012
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And the winners are…

Congratulations to Kerry and Gavin who won our Silk Road competitions at the Adventure Travel Show and Destinations
February 15, 2012
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Gorilla trekking permits price increase

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has confirmed plans to increase the current gorilla permit rates by 50 percent with effect from 1st June 2012.
February 3, 2012
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The Oasis Overland Experience!

Jackson and Zaskia sent this blog of their 15 week Kingdoms & Carnivals trip in South America:
Life on the big yellow Oasis truck with Colin and Sam (our Oasis Overland tour leader & driver) over the last couple of months has been quite the experience.
January 23, 2012
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Conserving turtles, medicinal plants and tribal lands in the Amazon

An update from Arajuno Jungle Lodge and the Arajuno Foundation where we stay on our trips to the Amazon in Ecuador.
January 18, 2012
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Wanderlust World Guide Awards

Do you know a tour leader, driver or tour guide who deserves recognition? Nominate them in the World Guide Awards!
January 13, 2012
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Win a place on our Silk Road Expedition at the Adventure Travel Show!

Visit our stand at the Adventure Travel Show in London this January to enter our fantastic competition!
January 11, 2012
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Festive Oasis Crew in Chile!

We have just been sent these festives image from our Oasis Overland Crew Benny and Cade in South America where they enjoyed Christmas in Chile with the rest of the Oasis group.
December 28, 2011
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Merry Christmas & Happy 2012 from all of the Oasis Team!

The Team at Oasis would like to wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing you in 2012!
December 22, 2011
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Trees For Tourism – A Christmas Gift

Our wonderful friends at the The Backpackers hostel that we stay at in Cape Town during our trips have sent us a wonderful gift this year. Instead of sending us a Christmas card as a show of their appreciation, they have donated a tree on our behalf to TREES FOR TOURISM.
December 22, 2011
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A nice surprise!

One of our tour leaders Ruth sent us this update from Namibia in Africa. We are at cheetah park in Namibia and we were all getting our pictures taken with these tame cheetahs. We got to stroke the cheetas and get up close to these amazing animals.
December 14, 2011
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Just a bit bogged!

Following heavy rains and flooding in Northern Kenya in the past 2 weeks our intrepid driver Brendan has sent us an update from our Cairo to Cape Town trip
December 8, 2011
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Smoking Volcanoes!

Colin one of our drivers on the Oasis Kingdoms and Carnivals trip has sent us an update from Pucon Chile –
We headed off from the campsite at about 7.30am in a couple of plush minibuses to pick up some equipment.
November 29, 2011
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New Silk Road Expedition

Join us on a one off exploratory overland journey along the Silk Road in June 2012.
November 28, 2011
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