Connoisseurs Experience
The 2018 Connoisseurs Experience includes 17 unique itineraries centred around exotic destinations, authentic events, local festivals, wilderness and wildlife, and unique cultural encounters. As always, our Connoisseurs Experience features boutique, superior or deluxe accommodations, comprehensive sightseeing and special visits. Many of these departures are accompanied and escorted by our own or affiliated experts, bringing in profound depth of knowledge and unique insights to enhance your travel experience. This is not just a tour, it is an intimate and personal experience
The 2018 Connoisseurs Experience includes 17 unique itineraries centred around exotic destinations, authentic events, local festivals, wilderness and wildlife, and unique cultural encounters.
As always, our Connoisseurs Experience features boutique, superior or deluxe accommodations, comprehensive sightseeing and special visits.
Many of these departures are accompanied and escorted by our own or affiliated experts,
bringing in profound depth of knowledge and unique insights to enhance your travel experience.
This is not just a tour, it is an intimate and personal experience
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Aromas of Peru & Colombia<br />
Spend this Christmas in the Peruvian Andes and New Year in Colombia’s Coffee Triangle; the<br />
rich traditions and lively atmosphere assure you a singular and unforgettable experience!<br />
Christmas in the Peruvian Andes<br />
Syncretism, Tradition, and Nostalgia<br />
The celebration of Christmas in the Inca Imperial City of<br />
Cusco is full of ancient traditions, expressed by a vibrant<br />
and dynamic culture that is inherited through the syncretism<br />
of indigenous Andean and Spanish Catholic customs.<br />
Throughout December, Cusco is beautified by lights and<br />
Christmas décor. The Plaza de Armas features people with<br />
exaggerated long necks, adorned with gold and silver<br />
leafing art that is characteristic of the well-known Mendívil family and in the Koricancha, much larger<br />
and highlights Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus with Andean features and clothing.<br />
On December 24th, 2017, thousands of people gather at the Plaza de Armas to visit Santurantikuy - a popular<br />
art fair where artisans from Cusco and neighbouring towns sell their delightful crafts. Christmas Eve,<br />
awaiting the arrival of “el Niño Jesus,” or “Niño Manuelito,” as he is called by native Cusqueño, is greeted<br />
by the Midnight Mass, a traditional chicken stew and toasts with hugs and wishes of love and peace.<br />
Love Thy Coffee<br />
Colombia is synonymous with coffee!<br />
It might seem pretentious, but it’s possible to find true love in<br />
Colombia. In the land of coffee, it couldn’t be any other way.<br />
Savour the aromatic brew at Bogota’s Amor Perfecto, in a<br />
two-hour tasting session, sample five coffee varieties prepared<br />
by baristas who are experts in this brand of roaster<br />
and learn about the preparation methods.<br />
Welcome the 2018 New Year in the Coffee Region with a<br />
cup of tinto, the flavour, strong and bold, flowed directly<br />
from beans, not a layer of burned toasting. Paper cup is nowhere<br />
to be found, nobody is taking their coffee to go. Everyone<br />
is just sitting, sipping and enjoying.<br />
Visit a coffee plantation and we see the whole process from seedling to coffee cup and every part in between.<br />
We learn about the trials and tribulations that face the region’s coffee growers and how their whole<br />
way of life is affected by this simple bean. This region’s local economy forms a country’s culture identity!<br />
Your life as a coffee drinker will never be the same once you have tasted the elixir of life from Colombia.<br />
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