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Welcome

Travel has been my life for 20 years. St Augustine’s famous quote remains as true to me today as it was when I first set up 2by2 Holidays – “the world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page”.

My first love was Africa, the place of my birth. Its remarkable wildlife and cultures continue to captivate me today. A recent visit to the gorillas of Uganda has starkly reminded me just how fragile the survival of so many endangered species remains. And reinforced my belief that travel must always have conservation at its heart.

In recent years I have discovered the joys of travel in the Indian subcontinent and Latin America. The iconic sites and cultures here are no less enthralling. And everywhere wildlife adapts and survives, from harsh barren deserts to cool mountain cloud forests and tropical wetlands.

My enthusiasm burns as brightly as ever and I continue to be as involved in every aspect of the business as I always have been, backed up by our superb travel team. I’m particularly thrilled that so many of our customers return time after time.

I do hope you find our latest brochure inspiring and we all look forward to hearing from you.

Hambe Kahle – Travel Safely

Claire Farley

Managing Director Telephone 01582 766 122 Email [email protected]

www.2by2holidays.co.uk

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Most visitors stay in San Pedro de Atacama, which is ideally located for excursions to the Salar de Atacama salt flats and Chaxa Lagoon in Los Flamencos National Reserve, with its vast flocks of pink flamingos. Moon Valley and Death Valley offer dramatic clay and salt landscapes, shaped over millennia by the wind. The dramatic El Tatio geysers, the largest geothermal fields in the southern hemisphere, are another must-see. Viewing their fumaroles at dawn against a backdrop of the Andes Mountains is simply unforgettable.
You may see vicuna, fox and cavy on the
Altiplano, the immense high plateau that stretches from the Atacama into Bolivia and Peru. A 4x4 journey from San Pedro through these remote rugged landscapes to the incredible salt flats of Bolivia is one of the world’s great adventures.
A five-hour flight west from Santiago, across the Pacific, takes you to fascinating Easter Island, where the main attractions are the hundreds of centuries old Moai statues, mysteriously carved and erected on this tiny island. Known locally as Rapa Nui, most of the 6,000 inhabitants are descendants of the original Polynesian settlers.

Moon Valley, Atacama Desert

To the east, near the border with Argentina, Portillo is the country’s best-known ski resort and a premier wine growing area. There is a huge range of outdoor activities on offer in the Central Valley and walkers will enjoy La Campana National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
On the central coast the two main tourist hotspots are the historic port of Valparaiso, Chile’s third largest city, and the popular beach resort of Vina del Mar. Established in 1544, Valparaiso is today a laid-back city with a great maritime tradition, wonderful hilltop neighbourhoods, an attractive maze of cobbled streets and brilliant multicoloured buildings. It is also Chile’s foremost educational and cultural centre, with numerous universities, festivals, street musicians and artists.
In the far north of the country, the vast Atacama is one of the driest and oldest deserts on earth. For centuries the Aymara people have lived here and there are both Inca and pre-Inca remains, such as the mysterious Giant of the Atacama. This is the largest human-like geoglyph in the world and is thought to be an ancient astronomical calendar. The desert extends for almost a third of the country and includes some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes and geological phenomena. Its clear night skies also offer world-class star gazing.

Torres del Paine National Park

When to go

Chile can be visited all year round, as it is a very long country with different regional weather patterns. Santiago and central Chile are best from October to March (the warm, dry summer months), but the Lake District is also lovely in spring and autumn, and offers winter sports in July and August. Patagonia is best visited from November to February, but being so far south the weather is changeable and most facilities are closed from June to August. The Atacama Desert can be visited all year round, although the summer heat can be very intense from January to March. Easter Island can also be visited all year round, with December to March being the most pleasant months.

Classic Chile

Chile

Day 1 Days 2/4

Arrive in Santiago & city tour Fly to San Pedro to view the dramatic landscapes of Atacama, including Salt Flats, El Tatio Geysers & Moon Valley Fly back to Santiago

From the dramatic landscapes of the Atacama in the north to the vineyards, lakes and spectacular mountains and glaciers of Patagonia in the south – Chile is a natural beauty giant!

Day 5 Days 6/8

Fly to Patagonia. Visit Torres Del Paine National Park & enjoy a boat ride to view the Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers

Santiago

amous for its wonderful wines and
Fgreat cuisine, Chile is one of the smallest countries in South America and one of its most prosperous. Averaging only 110 miles wide, it stretches an astonishing 2,650 miles in length, with a remarkable contrast in scenery, as you travel from the salt flats, geysers and barren moon landscapes of Atacama in the north to the breathtaking fjords and glaciers of Patagonia in the south. museums, parks, galleries, theatres, traditional bars and cafes. Surrounded by the snow-capped Andes Mountains and the beautiful Chilean Coastal Range, it’s one of the less hectic South American capitals. The Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre, named after Latin America’s first female Nobel laureate for literature, is a brilliant example of the city’s rejuvenation, complete with amazing multi-coloured glass roof. Check out Santiago’s the Mercado Central. Barrio Lastarria, the Bohemian Quarter, is another must-see and on San Cristobal Hill you will find the amazing Chilean Museum of PreColumbian Art.

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Valparaiso

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Depart from Santiago

From £3,795 per person sharing including flights, mid season

Santiago is the starting point for exploring the famous Chilean Winelands. Maipo Valley, known for its exceptional Cabernets, is the closest wine producing region to the capital and some of the oldest and best wineries are found here, but there are many other regions to explore.

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This is an example itinerary – see page 5 for key. For more ideas, information and

prices please call us on 01582 766 122

or visit www.2by2holidays.co.uk

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Most visitors arrive in the capital of
Santiago de Chile, a modern city with downtown with its colonial architecture, famous fish market and the restaurants of

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oving south from Santiago, the scenery
Mchanges and you reach the beautiful Lake District, where there are no less than twelve major lakes. Dairy cattle graze in lush fields against a picturesque backdrop of snow-capped volcanoes, waterfalls and ancient forests. Stretching 200 miles south from Temuco to Puerto Montt, the Lake District is an outdoor adventure playground. Here you can walk, hike, bike, white-water raft, fish, climb volcanoes and horse ride before soaking in warm thermal springs or sun bathing on one of the lake beaches. Pucon is a mecca for adventure sports and from Puerto Varas, the main port on Lago Llanquihue, you can take the boat crossing to Bariloche in Argentina. This is the heartland of the indigenous Malpuche Indians, known for their intricate silver jewellery.
The Chiloe Archipelago is made up of hundreds of tiny islands, which were isolated for many years. These islands are known for their quaint wooden houses built over the water on stilts and their wooden churches. Rugged and wet, the area is rich in bird and marine life with whale watching from late January to April. This is the only place in the world where Blue whales gather to feed.

Tucker Islets, Patagonia

The best way of exploring the dramatic landscapes of Patagonia is on a thrilling expedition cruise, travelling through Glacier Alley to Cape Horn.

ven in a continent of scenic wonders,
EChile’s share of Patagonia stands out with some of the finest and most unforgettable spectacles in the world. First among these is Torres del Paine National Park, with its iconic granite peaks and astonishing turquoise glacial lakes.
Most visitors to Patagonia fly to the small town of Punta Arenas then travel by road to Puerto Natales – the gateway to Torres del Paine National Park. One of the most beautiful parks in the world, this World Biosphere Reserve offers a glorious mix of mountains, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and rivers. On forest walks you are likely to see the flightless rhea, vicuna, fox, condor and flamingo but it’s very rare to spot the elusive puma. A boat ride along the breathtaking Last Hope Fjord to view the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers will offer unforgettable memories, especially if you are fortunate to see them ‘calving’, as large chunks of ice break off and thunder into the waters below.
Patagonia’s fjords are simply stunning and, if your budget allows, are best explored on an Expedition Cruise, travelling from Punta Arenas in Chile to Ushuaia in Argentina (or vice versa). Sail across the Straits of Magellan and through Ainsworth Bay to Tuckets Islets, home to a large penguin colony, before navigating through stunning Glacier Alley to Wulaia Bay and Cape Horn. You will disembark twice each day by panga, a zodiac-like rubber boat, to explore these islands before your cruise ends at Ushuaia on the island of Tierra del Fuego.

Patagonia Cruise

Days 1/2 Days 3/5

Arrive in Santiago, & city tour Visit Torres del Paine & Balmaceda & Serrano glaciers

Days 6/10 Travel to Punt Arenas, for

thrilling Patagonia Expedition Cruise to Ushuaia, via Cape Horn & Glacier Alley

Days 11/12 Fly to El Calafate & view Perito

Moreno glacier

Days 13/14 Explore Buenos Aires/Depart

From £5,695 per person sharing including flights, mid season

Punta Arenas is also the gateway to the Falklands Islands, with a weekly direct flight to Port Stanley. It is also the starting point for adventure cruises to Antarctica.

This is an example itinerary – see page 5 for key. For more ideas, information and

prices please call us on 01582 766 122

or visit www.2by2holidays.co.uk

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Book with confidence

We have ATOL certification and membership of the Association of Tour Operators (AITO).

  • Booking your holiday
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When you are ready to book, we will guide you through the process. In all our dealings we aim to be transparent and encourage you to read our terms and conditions thoroughly. These are on our website at www.2by2holidays.co.uk. Please do contact us if anything is unclear.
Through our membership of ATOL (9025) and our Tour Operator Insurance, your holiday is fully financially protected wherever in the world you live, regardless of whether you book land-only arrangements or a complete holiday package with flights.

Professional service and continual improvements

All members are committed to high standards of service and believe in regular and thorough training of employees. Members continually seek to review and improve their holidays. They listen to their customers and always welcome suggestions for improving standards.

AITO Quality Charter

AITO is the Association for independent and specialist holiday companies. Our member companies, usually ownermanaged, strive to create overseas holidays with high levels of professionalism and a shared concern for quality and personal service. The Association encourages the highest standards in all aspects of tour operating.

Monitoring standards

AITO endeavours to monitor quality standards regularly. All customers should receive a post-holiday questionnaire from their tour operator, the results of which are scrutinised by the Association.

Exclusive Membership

AITO sets criteria regarding ownership, finance and quality which must be satisfied before new companies are admitted to membership. All members are required to adhere to a Code of Business Practice which encourages high operational standards and conduct.

Sustainable tourism

Our members acknowledge the importance of AITOs Sustainable Tourism ethos, which recognises the social, economic and environmental responsibilities of tour operating.

Financial Security

An AITO member is required to arrange financial protection for all holidays and other arrangements (including accommodation only) booked by customers with the member under the AITO logo. This financial protection applies to customers who are resident in the UK at the time of booking and to most overseas customers who have booked directly with the member. In doing so, the member must comply with UK Government regulations. Members are required to submit details of their financial protection arrangements to AITO on a regular basis.

Customer relations

All members endeavour to deal swiftly and fairly with any issues their customers may raise. In the unlikely event that a dispute between an AITO member and a customer cannot be settled amicably, either party can call on an arbitration service to bring the matter to a speedy and acceptable conclusion.

To contact AITO call 020 8744 9280 or visit their website www.aito.com

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All efforts have been made to ensure that the information in this brochure is both helpful and correct. However the intention of our brochure is to suggest ideas and inspire and 2by2 Holidays cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. The content of our brochure is subject to copyright and photos may not be reproduced without the owners’ written permission.
We’d like to thank all the lodges, hotels and tourist boards who have let us use their wonderful images. We would like to give special thanks to Alamy, Ariadne Van Zandbergen – Africa Image Library, Dale R Morris, iStock, Jaco Powell, John Warburton Lee – AWL Images, Shutterstock Photo Library and Wilderness Safaris photographers – Dana Allen, Mike Myers and Olwen Evans.

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  • Epiphytic Lichens of Conguillío National Park, Southern Chile

    Epiphytic Lichens of Conguillío National Park, Southern Chile

    Gayana Bot. 70(1):70(1), 201366-81, 2013 ISSN 0016-5301 Epiphytic lichens of Conguillío National Park, southern Chile Líquenes epífi tos en el Parque Nacional Conguillío, sur de Chile CECILIA RUBIO1*, MARCELO SAAVEDRA2, MAURICIO CUÉLLAR1, RODRIGO DÍAZ1 & WANDA QUILHOT1 1 Herbario de Líquenes UV, Departamento de Química y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valparaíso. 2 Corporación Nacional Forestal, Región de la Araucanía, Bilbao 931, 2º piso, Temuco. *[email protected] ABSTRACT One hundred and thirty eight epiphytic lichen species in 40 genera, are recorded from Conguillio National Park (38º30’- 38º50’ S; 71º30’-71º55’ W), with predominancy of typically southern South American species. Lichen diversity is high, about 9 % of the lichen mycobiota from Chile, due mainly to species of the genera Bunodophoron, Menegazzia, Nephroma, Pannaria, Protousnea and Pseudocyphellaria. Levels of endemism are rather high (nearly 40 %); also austral and cosmopolitan species, about 19 % and 16 % respectively, are the most representative biogeographical elements in the Park. KEYWORDS: Endemism, epiphytes, lichens, phorophytes, wild protected areas. RESUMEN Se registran para la micobiota liquénica epífi ta en el Parque Nacional Conguillío (38º30’- 38º50’ S; 71º30’ - 71º55’ W) 183 especies en 40 géneros con predominancia de especies típicas del sur de Sudamérica. La diversidad es elevada, alrededor del 9 % de la fl ora liquénica del país debido, principalmente, a especies de los géneros Bunodophoron, Menegazzia, Nephroma, Pannaria, Protousnea and Pseudocyphellaria. Los niveles de endemismo son elevados, cerca del 40 %; los líquenes australes y cosmopolitas, 19 % y 16% respectivamente, son los elementos biogeográfi cos más representativos en el Parque. PALABRAS CLAVE: Endemismo, epífitos, líquenes, forófitos, áreas silvestres protegidas.

  • Lichens of Aisen, Southern Chile

    Gayana Bot. 69(1): 57-87, 2012 ISSN 0016-5301 Lichens of Aisen, Southern Chile Líquenes de Aisén, sur de Chile WANDA QUILHOT, MAURICIO CUELLAR, RODRIGO DÍAZ, FRANCISCO RIQUELME & CECILIA RUBIO Herbario de Líquenes UV, Departamento de Química y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Casilla 5001, Valparaíso, Chile. [email protected] ABSTRACT The lichen mycobiota of Aisen (southern Chile) comprises 319 taxa in 87 genera. All of the species of Menegazzia and Protousnea, previously recorded in Chile, are present in this region. The diversity of biomes, from temperate rainforests −particularly in oceanic zones− to steppe areas, offers an enormous number of macro and microhabitats favorable for lichens. The highest lichen diversity, 56 %, was recorded in an undisturbed locality in Laguna San Rafael National Park. Lichen species diversity is higher in oceanic temperate rainforests than in steppe areas, where the majority of Antarctic lichens (23 %) are registered. Levels of endemism are rather high (26 %) and are due mainly to species of the genera Protousnea, Pseudocyphellaria, Menegazzia, Cladonia, Sticta, Nephroma. Other biogeographical elements in the región’s lichen mycobiota are: cosmopolitan (16 %), austral (16 %) and bipolar (13 %). Lichen diversity in Aisen represents about 20 % of the known lichen mycobiota of Chile. KEYWORDS: Lichen diversity, endemism, steppe areas, biogeography. RESUMEN La micobiota liquénica de la Región de Aisén incluye 319 especies en 87 géneros; el número total de especies de los géneros Menegazzia y Protousnea registrados en Chile se encuentran en esta región. La diversidad de biomas, desde bosques templado-lluviosos, particularmente en zonas oceánicas, a áreas estepáricas, ofrece una variedad de macro y microhabitats favorables para los líquenes.
  • Jubaea Chilensis

    Jubaea Chilensis

    PALMS Gonzalez et al.: Chilean Palm Vol. 53(2) 2009 LUIS ALBERTO GONZALEZ1, Ecology and RAMIRO O. BUSTAMANTE2 RAFAEL M. NAVARRO C.3 MIGUEL ANGEL HERRERA M.3 Management AND MANUEL TORAL IBAÑEZ1 of the Chilean 1 Departamento de Manejo de Recursos Forestales, Universidad de Chile, Santa Rosa 11.315, Palm (Jubaea Comuna de la Pintana, Santiago de Chile, Chile [email protected] chilensis): [email protected] 2 Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Institute of Ecology History, and Biodiversity, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Comuna de Ñunoa, Santiago de Current Chile, Chile [email protected] 3 Departamento de Ingeniería Situation and Forestal, Universidad de Córdoba, Edf. Leonardo de Vinci s/n Campus de Rabanales 14071 Córdoba, Spain Perspectives [email protected], [email protected] The Chilean palm, Jubaea chilensis (Front Cover), one of the most emblematic tree species of the Chilean flora, has suffered a gradual reduction of its population numbers in the last 150 years, with the estimated 120,000 palms that exist today being no more than 2.5% of the existing population found at the beginning of the 19th Century. From an economic point of view, this plant has been one of the most prized species in the central zone of Chile due to its two valuable products – its sap, the basis of the traditional palm honey industry, and its seeds (mini-coconuts), which are also an important product for the food industry. Along with a history of extensive use, there has been a drastic reduction of the accompanying native vegetation due to anthropogenic activities, thus reducing the appropriate habitats for the natural regeneration of this species.