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Jacada Travel is the go-to expert in personalized private-guided luxury travel to Latin America and Africa. Founded in 2008 by Alex Malcolm, Jacada Travel offers unique and inspired itineraries for travelers seeking a truly personal travel experience with discreet, attentive service from start to finish.

Jacada’s expert travel designers can offer clients a one-of-a-kind insider’s guide to South America and Africa. From quaint vineyard hotel stays in Mendoza, Amazon tribe encounters in Peru and archeologist-guided private tours of the Mkgadikgadi Pans in Botswana to secluded beachfront villa stays on the private islands of Mozambique, Jacada helps travelers make the most of their time away.

For more information about Jacada Travel, please visit: www.JacadaTravel.com.

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Blog Entries by Jacada Travel

An Almost-Interplanetary-Adventure : Driving Argentina's Puna

(0) Comments | Posted May 1, 2013 | 6:00 AM

When people think of Argentina, many imaginations never wander quite as far as the surreal and solitary expanses of its north western Puna de Atacama where the topography is more like Mars than planet Earth. When the picture is often populated by boina-wearing gauchos, the sophisticated...

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How to Celebrate With Travel

(0) Comments | Posted April 2, 2013 | 6:50 PM

Jacada Travel and the team turned the ripe old age of five-years-old this month, and with the upcoming Easter weekend and Spring break we've been thinking quite a lot about how many people (including our clients) use travel and great trips to celebrate a multitude of occasions.

We take ourselves...

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Off-The-Radar Romantic Destinations

(0) Comments | Posted February 14, 2013 | 6:00 AM

It's not so controversial to say many couple feel that Valentines Day is contrived.

Many believe the whole engineered amorous affair lessens those genuine gestures made by couples, lovers, partners, as they strive for a more unique approach to this day. So why not step away from it all...

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Rounding Up South Africa's Best: The High-End Way

(2) Comments | Posted December 23, 2012 | 9:10 AM

South Africa is a great country. But where really delivers the goods?

Our Africa travel designer Byron had the intrepid job of checking out some of the country's best safari lodges, signature game reserves, countryside boutique hotels and, of course, the exuberant wildlife.

He came back with baby cheetahs,...

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10 Family Adventures In Latin America (PHOTOS)

(2) Comments | Posted December 1, 2012 | 9:30 AM

With the holiday season fast approaching many of us will be reuniting with our families over the festivities. Our team of Latin America travel designers have brought together our top ten family tours to Latin America as a helpful guide on what sort of adventure your family might want...

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Capturing Africa's Animals On The Move (PHOTOS)

(1) Comments | Posted November 26, 2012 | 6:30 AM

Thousands of zebras and gazelles thunder across Tanzania's withering Northern Serengeti plains, gambling their lives by crossing the Mara River, which is full of crocodiles. Newly born calves are stalked the entire way by lions and hyenas for whom the Great Migration represents a meaty buffet.

The ultimate...

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Colombia's Coffee Triangle Has A Lush Appeal (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted November 7, 2012 | 6:00 AM

It's safe to say that Colombia is well and truly back on the map as one of Latin America's most distinct and wonderfully characteristic destinations.

From the worn romance of Cartagena to its Caribbean archipelagos and islands, this is a country that conjures up the true spirit of this...

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On The Incredible Plains Of Kenya (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted August 29, 2012 | 12:30 PM

Often when it comes to African safaris where does one start? Which reserves have the best game, taking into account the variety and concentration of wildlife too? Which lodges best suit your needs and the wild, yet comfortable experience you are looking for?

Choosing your wild escape to the plains...

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The Wilds Of Patagonia: Taking On The Glaciers Of El Calafate (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted May 31, 2012 | 7:00 AM

As summer approaches, many might not be thinking about ice-scapes or glaciers -- unless maybe to cool off at the thought of them. We imagine the beach is a more likely dream destination for many in the coming months.

Nevertheless, with a summer of sports and the Olympics round the...

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A Day In The (Wild) Life Of The Okavango Delta (PHOTOS)

(3) Comments | Posted April 29, 2012 | 8:00 AM

Well known to be one of the world's premier wildlife destinations, our senior travel designer, Samantha, took a trip to the Okavango Delta recently to check if it really is what it says it is.

The slideshow below is one of her days exploring the northern delta's floodplains...

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Driving Chile's Famed Highway, The Carretera Austral (PHOTOS)

(1) Comments | Posted March 9, 2012 | 6:00 AM

Chile's extraordinary elongated arrangement as a country means it enjoys a phenomenal variation in its landscapes and topographical wonders. One the most incredible and awe-inspiring sections of this is the stretch of Chile's Patagonian region typified by vast lakes, splintered fjords, glaciers, fierce rivers, lush evergreen forests, rolling pampas plains...

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