With the
Rio 2016 summer Olympics kicking off today, we reveal our top six sporting holidays.
Canoe Sprint: Mexico
The Canoe Sprint event has two different types of craft, the canoe and the kayak. Our 11-day
Active Mexico: Camping and Kayaking in Baja California holiday circumnavigates the warm, translucent waters of the uninhabited island of Espíritu Santo in
Mexico's
Sea of Cortez. Camping on white-sand beaches and snorkelling with sea-lions are highlights.
Prices from £1,407pp.
Cycling Road: Cuba
This 16-day
Active Cuba: Hike, Cycle and Salsa holiday travels the length and breadth of
Cuba. As well as a number of hikes including the trek to Castro’s former hideout in the
Sierra Maestra, cycle around
Havana’s historic centre and the limestone country of the fertile valley of
Viñales.
Prices from £2,224pp.
Diving: Mexico, Honduras and Belize
Our 15-day
Diving Group Tour encompasses some of
Mexico’s and Central America’s top dive sites. Travel in a small group accompanied by a qualified divemaster/tour leader and go scuba diving in an underwater cave in Mexico, the Blue Hole in
Belize and the warm Caribbean waters of the Bay Islands.
Prices from £2,978pp.
Equestrian eventing: Argentina
Estancia Huechahue is a rider’s paradise: if you dream of living the life of the gaucho on a typical Andean cattle ranch, Huechahue will live up to your expectations. A self-sufficient working farm belonging to an old Anglo-Argentine family, the estancia is located in a remote part of the
Lake District near San Martín de los Andes.
An 11-day holiday to
Buenos Aires,
Iguazú Falls, and Estancia Huechahue starts from £1,687pp.
Football, swimming, tennis, volleyball: Brazil
The attractive
Tivoli Eco Resort is situated on a glorious strip of forest-backed beach close to the former fishing village of
Praia do Forte, now a low-key little tourist resort an hour's drive north of
Salvador. Sprawling over vast well-tended grounds, speckled with palm trees and hammocks, it has superb pools and sports facilities including tennis, volleyball, football and water sports.
An 11-day holiday to Salvador, the Chapada Diamantina and Tivoli Eco-Resort starts from £1,898pp.
Golf: Argentina
The prestigious
Llao Llao Hotel Resort has one of the best settings in the
Lake District; positioned between two lakes and surrounded by spectacular mountains. The hotel offers its guests a range of excellent facilities including an 18-hole golf course.
A 3-night stay at the Llao Llao Hotel Resort located in Bariloche is included in our 15-day
Luxury Chile and Argentina: Pure Patagonia holiday.
Prices from £6,023pp.
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