We realise that many of you will already be spending money on coming out to Prague to help us celebrate our big day and so we don't want you to feel you have to spend more money by buying us a wedding present.
However, if you do decide that you would like to buy us something, we have put together a few ideas for our round the world trip (and their estimated cost - at our back-packing budget...).
Alternatively, if you have any other suggestions for activities / places to stay on our route (or anything else), please call us to discuss them and, short of bungy jumping or zorbing etc., we would be delighted to go somewhere, stay somewhere or do something you suggest.
For anyone contributing to a particular excursion, we will send you a postcard / photo etc of our experience as a thank you.
We appreciate that many of our ideas are a bit pricey, so please don't feel that you would have to buy a whole excursion for both of us, whatever you choose will be most gratefully enjoyed. Just send us an email etc. to let us know what you would like to buy, or just surprise us at the wedding etc. with your suggestions. (We assume it will be easiest for cheques to be sent to us directly.)
Many thanks in advance.
Ian & Nikki
Back to School |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Language School, Guatemala: Spend a week in intensive 1-on-1 Spanish lessons and lodge with a local family in Antigua. (www.ixchelschool.com) | £100 | X | X |
| Dive school, Utila, Honduras: Spend a week learning to dive on the Carribean Island of Utila (www.utiladivecentre.com) | £100 | X | X |
| Surfing Lessons, Australia: 3 days on the beach with the occasaional surf lesson (www.learntosurf.com.au) | £50 | Yes | Yes |
| Thai cooking school, Thailand: 4/5 day Thai cooking classes in Chiang Mai (www.thaicookeryschool.com) | £50 | X | X |
Culture |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Chichén Itzá: Visit the most famous and most extensively restored ancient Mayan site, near Cancún, Mexico. Site entry, guided tour and accommodation near the site. | £20 | X | X |
| Fly over the Nazca Lines: Take a flight over the mysterious geoglyphs of Nazca in Peru (www.go2peru.com) | £30 | X | X |
| Temples of Angkor: Visit the world's largest religious building, Angkor Wat and the nearby Angkor Thom in Cambodia. 3-day pass and bike hire to get around the sites. | £28 | Yes | Yes |
Wildlife |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Belize: Spend a couple of days hiking through the Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary, 'the Jaguar Reserve' (Jaguar sightings unlikely!) | £13 | Yes | Yes |
| Ecuador: Entry Fee to Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve (www.galapagosonline.com) | £55 | Yes | Yes |
| Dolphin Encounter, New Zealand: Swimming with dolphins near , Kaikoura (www.dolphin.co.nz) | £45 | X | X |
| Whale Watching, New Zealand: Whale watching by boat, near Kaikoura (www.whalewatch.co.nz) | £48 | Yes | Yes |
| Cuddle a Koala: A day trip from Sydney to the Koala Park Sanctuary, Australia (www.koalaparksanctuary.com.au) | £15 | X | X |
| Jungle Camp, Malaysia: A 3 day trip into the Sabah jungle, including several river safaris (www.uncletan.com) | £35 | Yes | Yes |
| See Orangutan: Accommodation and entrance to Sepilok Forrest Reserve and Orangutan Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia (www.geographia.com) | £10 | X | X |
| Jungle Trek, Taman Negara: 4-day trek through the 330 million year old jungle in mainland Malaysia. (www.taman-negara.com) | £50 | X | X |
| See the World’s Largest Flower: Visit Crocker Range Park, Sabah, Malaysia to see a Rafflesia (www.geographia.com) | £25 | X | X |
Horse Riding |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Honduras: 2 day guided Agro-Eco Experience on horseback riding in the finca (coffee and other plantations) near Copán | £30 | X | X |
| Waitohi Wander, New Zealand: ½ day ride through the foothills and streams of the Waitohi and Hurunui Rivers (www.horseback.co.nz) | £38 | Yes | Yes |
Rafting |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Costa Rica: 1 day rafting the Rio Sarapiquí ( www.explorewithus.com) | £50 | X | X |
| Ecuador: 1 day rafting the the Toachi and Blanco rivers (www.yacuamu.com) | £40 | Yes | Yes |
| Peru: 1 day rafting the Urubamba river, near Cusco (www.qente.com) | £18 | X | X |
| Peru: 3-4 day rafting the Apurimac river and Apurimac canyon, near Cusco (www.qente.com) | £130 | Yes | Yes |
| Laos: Float down the Mekong river in an old (large) inner tube | £10 | X | X |
Walks / Treks |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Climb an Active Volcano: Take a guided tour of one of Guatemala’s active volcanos (www.guacalling.com) | £5 | Yes | Yes |
| Trek to Macchu Pichu, Peru: Take the popular 4-day trek to to the ancient Inca site of Macchu Pichu (www.perutreks.com) | £160 | X | X |
| Trek to Choquequirao, Peru: Take an alternative 5-day trek to the ancient Inca site of Choquequirao (www.perutreks.com) | £120 | Yes | Yes |
| Climb Sydney Habour Bridge: Take 3½ hours to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge (www.bridgeclimb.com.au) | £60 | X | X |
| Climb Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: From the Hill Lodge in the World Heritage Site of Kinabalu Park, hike up to Laban Rata Resthouse and take a guide on a 2-day hike up to the summit of Mount Kinabalu (www.suterasanctuarylodges.com) | £30 | X | X |
Road / Boat / Rail Journeys |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Angel Falls: 3-day river journey to the base of Angel Falls, Venezuela, the world's highest waterfall (www.jakera.com) | £75 | Yes | Yes |
| Peru: Take one of the world’s highest rail routes (backpacker class), between Cusco and Lake Titicaca, reaching 4,321m (www.orient-express.com) | £9 | Yes | Yes |
| Ghan train, Australia: Take all or part of the 2,979km train journey between Adelaide and
Darwin via Alice Springs (www.gsr.com.au/ghan)
Adelaide - Alice Springs Alice Springs – Darwin |
£85 £95 | Yes Yes |
Yes Yes |
| Vietnam: Take the Reunification Express (sleeper class), between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (1,726km) | £30 | Yes | Yes |
Sporting Events |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Football: Tickets for a South American league match in Brazil or Argentina* | £5 | X | X |
| Cricket: ODI or test match tickets in Australia or New Zealand* | £25 | X | Yes |
| Rugby: Super 12 tickets in Australia or New Zealand* | £15 | X | X |
Wine Tasting |
Cost (each) | Available (I) | Available (N) |
| Wine Tasting in Argentina: Hire bikes and take a 40km cycle trip from Mendoza taking in La Colina de Oro and La Rural, in Maipú. | £15 | X | X |
| Christmas (?) at Posada Salentein, Argentina: Stay a night at the guest house of the Bodegas Salentein wine estate. Price includes all food and drink. Activities available include trekking, horse riding, visits to wineries, white water rafting and 4x4 vehicle excursions. We hope to stay here over Christmas as a treat away from hostels and will probably stay for more than one night (www.salenteintourism.com) | £80 | Yes | Yes |
| Wine Tasting in New Zealand: Hurunui Experience Wine Tour to 6 vineyards in Maipara Valley in New Zealand, including tastings (of course!) (www.hurunui.com) | £32 | Yes | Yes |
| Wine Tasting in Australia: Barossa Valley Full Day Tour (www.barossatours.com.au) | £25 | X | X |
Other |
| Trailfinders Vouchers: We have opened a wedding list with Trailfinders. Vouchers are available from £10 and we will use these towards flights/accommodation/excursions etc. Contact Trailfinders on www.trailfinders.com or 020 7938 3836 quoting reference 5ARWDS. This Trailfinders wedding list closes on 4th June. |