American World Traveler Winter 2018-19 Issue

Contiki Launches Epic ‘7 Wonders of the World’ Adventure
The youth travel brand has put together the ultimate travel itinerary that spans seven continents to tick off your bucket list
Contiki, the original travel company
offering epic global adventures for
18 to 35-year old’s, has launched
an epic 82 day round the world trip, simply
called the ‘7 Wonders’ adventure, that takes
in all New7Wonders of the world – including
the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China
and Machu Picchu. The New7Wonders
resulted from a campaign launched in
2000 by philanthropist Bernard Weber to
select the wonders of the world from a list of
200 existing monuments, with the winners
announced on July 7th, 2007 in Lisbon.
With the launch of their latest adventure
dubbed, Israel & Jordan Uncovered –
Jordan being the home to the ancient site of
Petra – Contiki now offers trips for young
travellers to all seven of the wonders and as
such has been able to create the ultimate
itinerary around the world to witness each of
them.
Starting in Delhi on March 24th, 2019, the
adventure starts with the first wonder, the Taj
Mahal. The trip then moves on to China for
a visit to the Great Wall before heading to
Mexico to explore the Mayan ruins of
Chichen Itza. Travellers then move to South
America to visit Machu Picchu in Peru before
heading on to Brazil, home of the Christ the
Redeemer statue. Then to Petra in Jordan,
home to the giant metropolis of tombs,
monuments, and other elaborate religious
structures that are carved into stone cliffs.
The epic adventure ends in Italy on June
13th, 2019 to see the final wonder on the
list, the ancient Roman amphitheatre known
as the Colosseum.
The ‘7 Wonders’ adventure will see
Canadians visiting nine countries in depth,
exploring their local icons, traditions,
cuisines and cultures – on average allowing
12 days to explore the country where each
popular site is located. The trip is made up
of five of Contiki’s most popular itineraries,
plus its brand new ‘Israel & Jordan
Uncovered’ trip.
The New 7 Wonders travellers will visit
include:
Taj Mahal, India (on Contiki’s ‘Eternal
India’ trip from March 24-April 4, 2019):
The trip kick-starts with a 12-day trip
through India, where young Canadians will
visit the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra, the
world’s most recognized mausoleum. The
mausoleum, completed in 1653, was commissioned
to house the tomb of the then-
Emperor’s favourite wife. Bucket-list experiences
don’t end there. In India there’s also
tiger-spotting in Ranthambhore National
Park, rickshawing through the streets of
Jaipur, relaxing beachside in Goa and city
explorations of Udaipur and Mumbai.
Great Wall of China, China (on Contiki’s
‘China Adventure’ trip from April 7-18,
2019): Next stop is Beijing to visit the
Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China
where travellers can explore the watchtowers
and fortresses, and gaze out across the