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Adventures with Passion

Small Group Adventures & Independent Tailor-Made Travel: Central & South America | Antarctica | North America | Europe | Africa | Asia

Celebrating over 30 years of adventures

Tucan Travel is a specialist adventure tour operator with hundreds of high quality, affordable and exciting adventures to worldwide destinations.

Tucan Travel was established in Latin America in 1987 by passionate travellers Pip and Liliana Tyler. Since then, Tucan Travel has expanded to worldwide destinatons and proven that adventure travel is inspirational for people of all ages, backgrounds and budgets.

Tucan Travel shares your exploratory spirit, passion for adventure and desire for truly authentic and unique experiences.

Small Group Adventures

Tucan Travel specialises in small group tours, based on the belief that the best things come in small doses. Travelling with fewer people allows you to have a more personal experiences while still retaining the social aspects of travelling in a group.

Trips created by Travellers

Each tour has been designed by people with extensive knowledge of highlights and hidden gems around the world. All of Tucan Travel's tours are tested out in advance to iron out any kinks before the first departures begin. The aim is to run trips in the most authentic and exciting way possible.

Experienced Tour Leaders & Specialist Guides

Tucan Travel only hires Tour Leaders who are resilient, passionate, inspiring and energetic. All Tour Leaders are supported on a daily basis by local guides and office-based staff, many of whom are former Tour Leaders themselves.

Responsible & Sustainable

Tucan Travel works within strict Responsible Travel Guidelines and believes that the true rewards of travel come from experiencing a different culture while giving something back to the communities who make us welcome.

Worldwide Adventures

Tucan Travel's Worldwide Adventures are escorted small group tours for adventure travellers from around the world. Often fast-paced and action-packed, these trips are perfect for anyone aged 18-65 looking for a taste of somewhere and something different. With the perfect balance of included excursions and free time to explore on your own, each trip is carefully designed to maximise your time on tour, allowing you to see as much as possible.

Group tours for 20s & 30s

These Adventures for 20s & 30s aim to unite you with other likeminded adventure seekers from all over the world. You can rest assured that you’ll be with a great bunch of people who are near the same age and on the same wavelength as you. These itineraries are all about choice and flexibility, priced so you pay as little as possible for the toura and have more to do what you choose when you are out there. This allows you to create a trip that suits your personality and budget.

Tailor-Made Tours – Design Your Own Adventure

If you want someone to design your own adventure, Tucan's Tailor-made team is there to help. They can create bespoke trips in Latin America and Asia to accommodate your preferred routes, accommodation and dates. Many of the tours found in this brochure can be adapted for you by our Tailor-made team.

Travel with friends

Tucan Travel's tours attract people from all over the globe giving you the chance to make friends from all walks of life. The age range varies across trips, countries and continents. Give an Adventure Specialist a call to find out more.

Perfect for people aged 18 to 65

Tucan Travel's trips attract a mix of like-minded couples, friends and singles.

About 60% of our travellers go solo.

Tucan Travel's trips attract a mix of like-minded couples, friends and singles. About 60% of travellers go solo.

No single supplement*

On the vast majority of these tours, you will be sharing with another fellow traveller of the same gender.

Transport

Tucan Travel wants you to make the most of your experience and this includes when travelling from A to B. From colourful chicken buses to four wheel drives, the most appropriate form of transport is always chosen for your comfort and convenience. Depending on the region, short internal flights may be used to connect you to the next highlight en route. These flights allow you to make the most of each destination. Travelling in some parts of the world can be tricky so we ask you to hold on tight as it is all part of the adventure.

Accommodation

You will mostly stay in small, locally-owned hotels and guesthouses that are chosen for their ambience and location rather than star rating. Tucan Travel looks for qualities like character, atmosphere, cleanliness and security and likes to make sure that some of the types of places you sleep in also contribute to the adventure. You will get the opportunity to stay in a variety of different kinds of accommodation while travelling.