Festivals Worldwide
Festivals all over the world are a time of celebration when families converge to meet old friends to party and chat. They represent an opportunity to buy new clothes, for children to play games and for a brief moment to lift themselves out of an otherwise hard life. More often than not these festivals have evolved over centuries and are eagerly awaited each year by the locals. To the photographer they are a heaven sent opportunity and to the foreign visitor one of the most authentic and captivating travel experiences available.
The list is long but they include the whale festival at Hermanus in South Africa, the annual Golden Eagle festival in Mongolia, the Lemanja (Goddess of the Sea) festival celebrated on the beach in Rio de Janeiro or the Japanese Yamaga lantern festival and the 2010 Dakar Rally in Chile and Argentina. Our web site has full details.
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Movie of the Month
2010 is the Year of the Tiger and Julian Matthews, Founder Director of our sister company Steppes Discovery took a 3 month trip across India on a Tiger Odyssey. Read more and join one of our tiger study tours to gain an insight and support this endangered animal. Watch now
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Hot News
On the Origin of the Species
An opportunity to bid for a 4th edition copy. To celebrate the bicentenary of Darwin's birth and the 150 years since “On the Origin of Species" was first published, we purchased a rare copy which will be auctioned for charity on the 15th September 2009, the proceeds being donated to the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Read more or bid for your chance to won this book.
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Our Expertise
As you will know all our staff are widely travelled and we constantly update our local knowledge. Albee our GM for Steppes Africa heads out to Gabon on the 3rd of September and Paul Craven will be visiting Kamchatka in September. So why not be the first of our clients to visit these areas and book early for 2010. Read more or contact Albee or Paul.
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 Malawi
Lake of the Stars Music Festival
Now in its sixth year, the Lake of Stars music event (15th - 18th October) is again set to be one of the most talked about, award-winning festivals on the global music scene. Set on on the palm fringed shores of Lake Malawi, it creates a magic that is hard to surpass.
Read more or contact Millie |
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 High Arctic
Sun Festival
Around the 8th March each year as the sun returns to Longyearbyen the people prepare a festival of welcome. After months of darkness, this event is eagerly awaited. Why not try your hand at dog sledding in the high Arctic and join in the celebrations.
Read more or contact Alex |
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 Argentina
Gaucho Festival
Join the gauchos (Argentine cowboys) at the annual Gaucho Festival set in Las Pampas, a vast expanse of grassland stretching 350 miles south of Buenos Aires. Tuck into fine steaks cooked on a typical asado while dancing, watching polo and racing. The festivities take place in San Antonio de Areco on and around 10th November 2009.
Read more or contact Emma |
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 Bali
Full Moon Festival
Both Steppes Travel and Amandari in Bali are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and to commemorate the event, we have put together a wonderful array of special events to coincide with the full moon each month. Immerse yourself in Bali's artistic and cultural legacy and celebrate with us.
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 India
Bhadrakali the Snake Goddess
One of the fascinating aspects of Kerala is that beneath its relatively westernised surface lies an ancient world of shamanistic beliefs - celebrated each year with dramatic and colourful festivals. A prime example is the annual Bhadrakali Snake Goddess Festival from 3rd to 7th February 2010.
Read more or contact Charlotte |
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 Easter Island
Tapati Festival
For a truly cultural experience visit Easter Island (Rapa Nui) during the Tapati Festival (2nd - 14th February 2010). This legendary festival, with a Polynesian feel, offers singing, dancing, craftsmanship, body painting, sports events and a queen is selected and crowned.
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 Kenya
Lamu Cultural Festival
This 3 day festival in November showcases traditional dances, displays of handicraft and competitions on water and land which encompass Swahili poetry, donkey and dhow races. There are also music and theatre performances from both local and visiting artists sharing a united heritage.
Read more or contact Millie |
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