{"id":17,"date":"2015-10-10T08:15:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T07:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2017-10-19T12:33:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:33:10","slug":"top-ten-tours-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/2015\/10\/top-ten-tours-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Tours for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Browse Tucan Travel&#8217;s absolute must top trips from 2016. The year will certainly be a year to remember. The last 12 months have had everyone talking, from controversial politician debates to the colourful Rio Olympics. So how do certain destinations or tours make it into Tucan Travel&#8217;s selection of top trips? We have looked at the number of departure dates, the number of bookings and the number of passengers to compile this list of our most popular trips.<\/p>\n<p>We have had a great year taking our Tucan Travel passengers all across the globe. But which destinations were the most popular? Below is a list of the top ten trips from 2016 including the highlights which made our passengers say \u201cWOW!\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3595\" title=\"Lion's Rock, Sri Lanka\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lions-Rock-Sri-Lanka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"358\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>1 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/jewels-of-sri-lanka\/srj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jewels of Sri Lanka<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>15 days | Negombo to Negombo<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Horton Plains National Park, Anuradhapura Ruins, Yala National Park and Sigiriya Rock Fortress<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3567 alignleft\" title=\"Couple at Machu Picchu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Machu-Picchu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>2 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/peru-completed\/pcp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peru Completed<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>21 days | Lima to Lima<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu, Amazon Jungle, Lake Titicaca, Ballestas Islands<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3571\" title=\"Caye Caulker Belize\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Caye-Caulker-Belize1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>3 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/quetzal-highway\/qya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quetzal Highway<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>10 days | Canc\u00fan to Antigua<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Tikal ruins, Caye Caulker, Rio Dulce boat tour to Livingston<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3573\" title=\"Yen Stream, Hanoi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Yen-Stream-Hanoi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>4 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/the-road-to-vietnam\/bxrv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Road to Vietnam<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>16 days | Bangkok to Hanoi<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Funky Monkey Boat Trip, Bike ride to Hoi An Beach, Imperial Citadel of Hue<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3575\" title=\"Iguazu Falls, Brazil \" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Iguazu-Falls-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>5 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/south-america-highlights\/hsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South America Highlights<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>32 days | Lima to Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Amazon Jungle, Machu Picchu, Iguazu Falls, Lake Titicaca, Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3577\" title=\"La Fortuna, Costa Rica\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/La-Fortuna-Costa-Rica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/costa-rica-encompassed\/cer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6 <strong>Costa Rica Encompassed<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>14 days | San Jos\u00e9 to San Jos\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Tortuguero National Park, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Manuel Antonio National Park, La Fortuna<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3579\" title=\"Tayrona National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tayrona-National-Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/costa-rica-encompassed\/cer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/classic-colombia\/ccc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Classic Colombia<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>14 days | Bogot\u00e1 to Cartagena<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: San Agust\u00edn Archaelogical Park, Tayrona National Park, Cartagena<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3581\" title=\"Oranguatan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/oranguatan-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/costa-rica-encompassed\/cer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/borneo-adventure\/boba\">Borneo Adventure<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>12 days | Kota Kinabalu to Kota Kinabalu<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Mt Kinabalu World Heritage Site, Deramakot Forest Reserve, Sepilok Orangutan Centre<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3584\" title=\"Giraffe in the Masai Mara \" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/giraffe-.jpg\" alt=\"Giraffe in the Masai Mara \" width=\"540\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Top Trip<\/h2>\n<h2>9 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/safari-and-beach\/afsb\">Safari &amp; Beach<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>13 days | Nairobi to Stone Town<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Masai Mara, Serengeti National Park, Zanzibar Island, Ngorongoro Crater<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3587\" title=\"Old Town Square, Tallin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Old-Town-Square-Tallin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"323\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/tour\/baltic-capitals\/eebc\">10 <strong>Baltic Capitals<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>7 days | Tallinn to Warsaw<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: Two different UNESCO sites, KGB Museum tour<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About the Author:<\/strong> Rosanna is on the Marketing team at Tucan Travel. She has travelled independently and on group tours through Colombia, Mexico, South East Asia, and Europe. You can find her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RosyPosy19\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Browse Tucan Travel&#8217;s absolute must top trips from 2016. The year will certainly be a year to remember. The last 12 months have had everyone talking, from controversial politician debates to the colourful Rio Olympics. So how do certain destinations or tours make it into Tucan Travel&#8217;s selection of top trips? 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