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Tour Leader Kate
Many of you will know Kate both as a Tour Leader and from her time working here at the Oasis office. Its 12 years since Kate’s first trip and she is finally moving on to pastures new – and today is her last day at Oasis!
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5 Reasons to visit Laos
Landlocked Laos, in the heart of Southeast Asia, is often overshadowed by it’s larger, more extrovert neighbours. Laos retains many of the traditions and purity that have disappeared in a frenzy of development elsewhere in the region.
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Crew Focus: Driver Paul
Meet Paul - one of Oasis Overlands drivers, who has worked in South America, Africa and Central Asia.
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Toilet twinning
Oasis travellers can generally appreciate, more than many, the joys of a proper toilet! 2.3 billion people across the world however, don’t have somewhere safe and hygienic to go to the loo. Oasis Overland are proud to be working with Toilet Twinning to support the building of more toilets and providing hygiene/sanitation education in developing areas of the world.
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Crew Focus: Danny
A few words from Oasis Overland tour leaders Danny who is in South America.
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Our tips for long haul travel
There’s no arguing that long-haul flights can be frustrating and often leave people feeling ruffled – even if you’re a pro-flyer! All that time sat in plane isn’t the most fun you’ll ever have in your life (but it’s worth it once you land!). If you’re preparing for a long-haul flight for your Oasis Overland tour, then we’ve got some handy tricks that’ll make it a whole lot nicer up in the sky.
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Tour Leader Mark on Central Asia
Some of you will know or have travelled with our Tour Leader Mark Dawson, either on our Cairo to Cape Town expeditions or last year in Central Asia. Here he tells us about some of his Central Asia experiences and highlights.
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Quito to La Paz overland through Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia
Wroxy, who writes for the Irish Sun, recently did our QUITO to LA PAZ (37 days) Andes & Amazon overland tour in South America. Here are her favourite moments and photos!:
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A personal challenge for 2018
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a real once in a lifetime experience and for many people it’s somewhere on their ‘bucket list’. Well why not go for it in 2018!
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Crew focus: Steve
Our Driver Steve has been overlanding for over 40 years, here what he has to say.
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Follow the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
he world is home to many wonders, both natural and man-made, that remind us of what an incredible planet we live on. One of these that we would love to show you, is the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, regarded as one of those few treasures that everyone should experience. Here’s the low down.
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Top destinations to visit in Central Asia
Central Asia is one of the most culturally diverse and beautiful areas of the world – well, in our opinion anyway! We’re huge fans of Central Asia here at Oasis Overland and love sharing all of its wonders with you. To give you a little teaser of the kind of things that you could see if you come on a Central Asia overland tour, we’ve put together a few of our favorite destinations and sights. Enjoy!
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Tour Leader Kim's Trans South America highlights
This time last year I was preparing for my biggest trip with Oasis Overland to date, the epic Trans South America. The trip finished successfully in June this year, with some fantastic memories and new friends made.
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Take a once in a lifetime Tour in Morocco
Located in the North Africa, Morocco is a hugely popular destination for holiday-makers and rugged travellers alike. Being a place of colourful culture, vibrant communities and beautiful sunny weather, it’s not hard to see why people love it so much! We’d encourage anyone who wants to see the world to take a trip here, and to show you why we’ve put together some more information on this wonderful country.
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Finding love on a Big Yellow Truck
“So how did you guys meet?” It’s a question I’ve always wanted to answer with a fun, exciting story: how we abseiled down a gorge in Zambia and bonded over the shared terror; how we paddled the rivers in the Amazon Rainforest and he looked hot in his life jacket (hmmm…); or even, how we trekked through the Zimbabwean bush in search of the magnificent white rhino and he promised to push me up the tree first!
