History & Sightseeing

Which sites of interest are unmissable? Should you really go to the Taj Mahal at sunrise? Is a city tour of Lima worth taking? Take a few tips from our travellers.

[These pages have just been started in February 2010. Over the next few weeks and months our returning clients will be invited to add their personal reviews, so keep an eye on the pages for more and more stories].

Cape Town
Visit an exceptional city, dominated by a towering, table-shaped mountain, set on a peninsula of soaring, rocky heights and lush valleys, where two oceans converge - Indian and Atlantic. Cape Town is a beatutifully vibrant and fast paced city offering a variety of things to do and places to see, whatever your tastes, inclinations or budget.
Cusco & surrounding Inca sites
Cusco is a beautiful city, and is the gateway to some of the best archaeological sites in the world. The city is a rich blend of ancient Inca architecture, grand colonial buildings, and modern tourism infrastructure including restaurants, shops, galleries and fine hotels. Check out what other people thought.
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, the famous lost city of the Incas, is one of the most evocative places in Peru. Constructed from precisely sculpted granite blocks carefully joined with the projecting exposed stone of the surrounding mountain, the site is widely considered to be the finest architectural achievement of the new world. See if our clients agree.
Manaus
Brazil's jungle city with an opera house! What do Tribes travellers think of it?
Paraty
Located on the beautiful Costa Verde read about what our clients thought of their stay in the historic coastal town of Paraty.
Salvador
Does Salvador de Bahia live up to its reputation as being the African soul of Brazil? And are those fabulous beaches and lively, historic city centre worth the journey?
Stone Town, Zanzibar
Stone Town is a strange place. Some people love its quirkiness, narrow streets, markets and atmosphere, other people don't get on with it at all and find it overbearing. These viewpoints from our clients might help you decide whether it's for you or not.
The Nazca Lines
In Peru's southern desert is one of the world’s greatest enigmas - the Nazca Lines. Etched into the desert floor there are mysterious designs and drawings so vast that you can only really appreciate them from the air. Decades of archaeological study and supposition have thrown up any number of explanations for the Nazca Lines, from alien intervention to man-made astronomical charts or maps of water courses - why would an ancient civilization without the means of flight create something that can only be seen from the air?
The Sacred Valley
At an elevation of 8,500 feet, the Urubamba Valley, or Sacred Valley of the Incas, is the historic heart of the Inca Empire. The Incas saw this beautiful valley as a representation of heaven on earth, imbuing the Urubamba River with symbolic importance, and built many magnificent temples and fortresses along its banks. Come and see for yourself.
The Sights and Sounds of Rio de Janeiro
Read on to see what our clients thought of their stay in the bustling, vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro.
Travelling in India
What is it like travelling in India? What might you expect? Could it be for you? These are the views of some of Tribes clients.

Your reviews

Read what our clients think of the places they've been with Tribes. Here are the most recent reviews.

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India
Vincent G | Mar 2012
I look forward to another visit to India-a fabulous country-with Tribes I might add.
India
David and Rosebud | Mar 2012
We had no problems with the service we received from Tribes. There were problems on the ground which I will highlight later in this report.
Zambia
Leagle | Mar 2012
From beginning to end, it was a great experience. (Well, maybe not the BA flights...)
Ecuador
Vendela | Feb 2012
Excellent!
Peru holidays
John and Julie Coyne | Feb 2012
A fabulous itinerary put together specifically for us to meet very tight time and schedule restrictions. Attentive service was the byword from first c...