Overview

Having pioneered many of the popular routes you will read about in "Tours", Tucan has earned an excellent reputation by continuously improving itineraries and services. This has made them the world’s leading operator in Latin America, with the widest range of travel styles. Tucan's professional team have unrivalled experience on the ground locally; and, with head offices in Sydney and London, operations units in Cuzco and Cancun, plus many agents positioned around the world, Tucan’s presence is global and continuously increasing. Travelers can feel safe and secure with Tucan knowing that their tours have full back-up and support around the world.

When you’re choosing who to travel with, and only the best will do, look no further than Tucan.

Are You a Tucan Traveler?
Tucan travelers come from a wide variety of cultures, nations and backgrounds. They share a spirit of adventure, a strong sense of fun, and the desire to go on a fulfilling, rewarding, and exciting holiday.

Tucan’s clients travel with friends, or as a couple, or on their own - as they know they will be meeting friendly, like-minded people throughout their travels. All Tucan tours are conducted in English, although there are often many different languages spoken amongst various tour groups. Tucan offer five distinctly different styles of travel, subsequently catering to the travel desires of ALL travelers! Their tours have a wide range of departure dates, which are designed to integrate with your holidays, so you will definitely find a suitable trip with Tucan – regardless of when you want to travel!

Tucan Quality & Value
When it comes to travel, value for money is not always achieved by choosing the cheapest option. Tucan's excellent reputation has been secured by offering tours of the highest quality. Over the years, they have been dedicated to ensuring that all of the ingredients are right, not just the price.

Years of careful research, in order to get the right balance of quality and adventure that is best suited to Tucan's travelers, has resulted in many of the inclusions you will find in Tucan’s tours. Additional experiences, which lift a holiday out of the ordinary realm, are sure to be found throughout all their tours.

An excellent example of this is Tucan’s high-quality Inca Trail program, for which Tucan-appointed guides, cooks and porters with exceptional equipment are employed to ensure you have an unforgettable trek with minimum discomfort. Another great example is the overnight jungle lodge excursion to the Amazon Jungle in Peru, which is always a unique, exciting experience for travelers: how many people can claim to have slept in the Amazon?

Tucan Activity & Fun
Traveling with Tucan means getting out there and doing it, meeting the locals, and having fun along the way! Tucan’s itineraries are designed to allow you to become as involved as possible with local cultures and communities.

This also means exploring the off-the-beaten-track sights. Tucan encourage travelers to be fully interactive, while still respecting local cultures and customs. You’ll also find that most itineraries include various activities –you won’t have to be super-fit, but you will need to be to participate! On many tours there are also extra options, for those who want a real taste of adventure and excitement, such as horseback riding, climbing, and white-water rafting.

Tucan & the Environment
The overall effect of tourism has a dramatic environmental impact on many countries. Tucan Travel is dedicated to ensuring that all of the countries and local communities you visit will benefit.

Tucan also carefully selects environmentally sensitive local operators, who will ensure that you respect the sites you visit. Tucan contributes portions of their tour costs to many of the areas they visit, which helps to support the local people and their environment.

Tucan Flexibility
Tucan's itineraries are designed to let you enjoy the very best that each country has to offer. This means that trip routes cannot always be rigidly adhered to, and will occasionally be amended if, for example, the areas you are due to visit are experiencing climatic or political issues. In general, Tucan will follow the planned route, although on some occasions, a sight may be missed and another included as a replacement. Please be aware that all Tucan trips are of an adventurous nature, and the visited countries are still developing.

You will find at times that local standards and facilities are not of a similar level to that which you are accustomed to at home: be prepared for the occasional mishap or lack of service, and always remember to pack your sense of humor!

Tucan Leadership
One of the most important ingredients of a successful tour is the right leadership - particularly in countries where the language and culture is very different from your own.

Tucan Tour leaders are carefully selected and trained to ensure that you are in the best hands. Knowing this, you can be free to sit back, relax and enjoy your adventure! Tucan tour leaders are friendly people, and are chosen for their great personalities, love of travel, invaluable local knowledge, and resourcefulness to overcome the occasional setback - probably without you even noticing that there was one! Whatever style of travel you choose with Tucan, you can be certain that you’ll have the best leadership, which in turn will ensure an unforgettable holiday!

Why Group Travel?
One of the main reasons people choose to travel around Latin America in a group, rather than on their own, is the freedom that group travel offers. The hassles of organizing accommodations, transport, activities, and meals are eliminated when you travel with Tucan.

More importantly, very few local people speak English in Latin America, and if your Spanish and Portuguese are poor, independent travel around the continent can be difficult – if not a nightmare. All of Tucan’s guides speak a high level of Spanish or Portuguese, so there are no language barriers in any situation.

Well aware of the individual needs of each traveler, Tucan tries to keep their group sizes informal, so you still get all the benefits of independent travel. Tucan’s group tours allow you to see all the sights with new, like-minded friends, or to explore on your own. They provide you with all the essentials you need to make your trip as relaxing and easygoing as possible.

Travel will broaden your mind, expand your horizons, and provide you with a lifetime of priceless holidays, memories, and experiences. So whet your appetite for adventure, and let your journey with Tucan Travel begin.

Choose Your Style

Independent
Independent Travel is for all travelers who want the freedom to choose sections and design their own itinerary. Many clients travel as individuals, families, with friends, or in a group of work colleagues. A variety of transport styles are utilized and these tours can range from one day to several weeks in length.

Family Adventures
Fun and exciting tours for families who want an adventurous, unique holiday with a high quality of service. They accept family members from age 6 upwards and average group size is usually 10-15. There are currently five Family Adventure tours which range from 10 to 15 days in length.

Discovery
Exciting tours with non-stop action for young-minded people wanting a reasonable priced tour with a high quality service. Transport is on Tucan custom-made overland trucks (powerful Mercedes Benz vehicles). The average group size on Discovery tours is 15-24, and tour duration ranges from 7 to 35 days.

Adventure
Action-packed tours designed for the adventurous traveler wanting to see the real Latin America by traveling with locals and integrating with local communities. Public transport is utilized as the chief means of transport. The average group size on Adventure tours is 8-12, and tour duration ranges from 6 to 65 days.

Overland
Long-haul expeditions, on Tucan custom-made overland trucks (powerful Mercedes Benz vehicles), for those who love excitement, adventure, camping and being in the great outdoors. The average group size on Overland tours is 15-24, and tour duration ranges from 24 to 171 days.

Reservation Policy

Cancellation Policy

56 days or more Forfeit of Deposit
55 - 28 days 50% of total cost
27 - 14 days 75% of total cost
13 or less 100% of total cost

Or for trips to Antarctica or the Galapagos Islands:
56 days or more Forfeit of Deposit
55 - 45 days 50% of total cost
44 or less 100% of total cost