The Discover.Travel Group’s Insider Tips for Luxury Travel to South and Central America

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The Discover.Travel Group’s Insider Tips for Luxury

Travel to South and Central America in 2009

Salvador, the Panatanal, Fernando de Noronha and Atacama Desert are destinations

for demanding travelers looking for a unique travel experience

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, March 20th 2009 --- The Discover.Travel Group offers personalized luxury travel

packages to a wide variety of destinations in South and Central America. The most popular Top

Destinations in 2008 are Rio de Janeiro with its buzzing city life, the Amazon, where travelers experience

the most biologically diverse ecosystem on the planet, Iguassu Falls with their breathtaking views,

Patagonia, where glaciers and mountains form beautiful scenery, and the mysterious Inca site Machu

Picchu.

For travelers who would like to discover new locales off the beaten track in 2009, the Discover.Travel

Group recommends holiday travel packages to the following Insider Destinations.

- Insider City Destination: Salvador da Bahia

The oldest city in Brazil and its first capital, Salvador was a major post for the slave trade and is now a

thriving center of Afro-Brazilian life. Salvador is considered the country’s soul and the birthplace of

Brazilian culture. The local cuisine, music, dance and vibrant visual arts are all testaments to this

pervasive African influence. As one of Brazil’s greatest historical destinations, the city is filled with

churches, homes and forts that reflect stunning Portuguese architecture from the Baroque period.

Outside the city lie some of Northeastern Brazil’s most pristine beaches, including the renowned Praia


do Forte and Costa do Sauípe. Considered Brazil's most artistic city, Salvador has a lively art scene and its

streets are filled with dance and music all year round.

The Discover.Travel Group’s clients stay at first class hotels such as the Boutique Hotel Zank in the

Bohemian Rio Vermelho Neighborhood or the Luxurious Convento do Carmo, situated in one of Brazil’s

oldest friaries, in the historic center Pelourinho. Excellent guides guarantee a unique experience of this

city and its vibrant culture and history.

New direct flights from Europe and the United States to Salvador have been introduced during recent

months, making a visit to Salvador even more convenient. The latest offer is the new American Airlines

flight from Miami to Salvador for which special introductory rates are valid until May 2009.

- Insider Wildlife Destination: The Pantanal

The vast wetland of Pantanal, being almost the size of California (230,000 sq km), in the central

west of Brazil, is one of the world’s greatest wildlife preserves and includes spectacular canyons

and waterfalls in stunning scenery. The Pantanal is home to 700 species of birds, around 240

varieties of fish, giant anteaters, armadillos, marmosets, monkeys, wolves, pumas, anacondas,

capivaras, and the impressive cayman, to name but a few species. With a vegetation that is more

open than the rainforest in the Amazon, the Pantanal offers excellent opportunities for bird

watching and wildlife spotting. Travelers who book their stay at the Caiman Lodge with the

Discover.Travel Group can explore this ecosystem accompanied by the lodge’s specialized

biologists.


- Insider Scenic Destination: Fernando de Noronha

Flying for one hour from Recife, the north-easternmost point of Brazil, north-east-bound, out onto the

Atlantic Ocean, you reach the Fernando de Noronha, a beautiful and peaceful island which is part of a

volcanic archipelago of 21 islands which lie 345km off the northeast coast of Brazil. With crystalline

waters and an exuberance of corals, dolphins, lobsters and colorful tropical fish, as well as wonderfully

preserved beaches and virtually no pollution, Fernando de Noronha is a paradise for divers, surfers and

all nature lovers. For years, a military outpost off-limits to visitors, this unspoiled island was declared a

Marine National Park in 1988 and is now protected by IBAMA (the Brazilian Institute for the

Environment). The Discover.Travel Group organizes personalized travel packages with diving activities

or to relax on these beautiful beaches.

- Insider Adventure Destination: Atacama Desert


Between the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes, Atacama is an immense extension of land

and mystery. At 2,500 meters above sea level, Atacama is not only the driest, but also the highest desert

on earth. Desert and oasis have been agents of repose and of change for the pre-Columbian Andean

cultures of South America. The remains of their past are landmarks in the area; their present shares with

other cultures in the maintenance of their traditions, giving life to small villages. Cordilleras, volcanoes,

salt flats and hot springs add natural splendor to human culture.

Traveling to the Atacama Desert with the Discover.Travel Group’s luxury travel packages to the Explora

Atacama hotel is an entire experience including guided explorations, gourmet food and unique moments

shared with the hotel’s friendly staff and the local people.

For further information on travel destinations, services, hotels and contact with a specialized travel

consultant please visit the Discover.Travel Group’s websites www.Discover.Travel,

www.DiscoverBrazil.com, www.DiscoverSouthAmerica.Travel and www.DiscoverCentralAmerica.Travel.

Recent accomplishments by Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover.Travel Group:

• 2008 Ulysses Award for Innovation in Tourism Enterprises from the UNWTO (United Nations World

Tourism Organization),

• World Travel Award 2008 for South America’s Leading Travel Management Company,

• World Travel Award 2008 for Central America’s Leading Travel Agency,

• Managing Partner Robert Phillips was elected ASTA Chapter President for Brazil.

• Selected by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism as an Affiliate Member of the United Nations World

Tourism Organization.

• Authenticated by the Tralliance Corporation and the .Travel Registry.

Contact:

Email Address: [email protected]

Telephone Number: +1 888 457 3266

Fax Number: +55 71 3113 4203

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