Latest Updates

Since our last update in late January, international travel has opened up dramatically. Over the past 6 weeks, we have seen announcements every few days that another country is phasing out it’s Covid-related entry requirements with even Australia and New Zealand, who...

As announced this week, the last remaining Covid-19 travel test is being removed from 11th February for fully vaccinated travellers returning to the UK. And with destinations opening up as countries increasingly remove their own restrictions our customers are seizing...

All the very best for the upcoming festivities! We hope you have a peaceful Christmas and we look forward to helping you make the most of your travels in 2022. 2021 was a much better year for our tribe of travellers than 2020 and we expect 2022 to continue the trend...

How things have changed! The UK’s travel agents and tour operators are now the country’s fastest growing sector according to analysis published today by Lloyds Bank.   The ‘UK Recovery Tracker’ used by Lloyds has measured the travel industry as Britain’s most quickly...

Yesterday’s removal of 47 countries from the remaining ‘Red List’ means that UK travellers are finally allowed to return to most of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Peru, Ecuador and Colombia plus a few others are still on the ‘naughty step’ for now, but it is with...

Suddenly travelling has become a lot simpler! The UK government's latest announcements mean that from 4th October fully vaccinated travellers no longer need to take a Covid test prior to returning to the UK and the one remaining test to be taken upon return will...

It has been a summer of constant changes to travel rules and regulations with countries going in and out of favour as the latest twists and turns of the pandemic have continued to play out.  Quarantine, Covid-testing and the rather unnerving creation of green and...

From Monday 19 July, amber listed countries effectively turn 'green' for travellers who have been fully vaccinated, meaning there is no further need for self-isolation when returning home. It's the news so many of us have been waiting for! The Government has declared...

There is still the chance for a summer getaway! Following last week’s travel update, from today Wednesday 30 June, the expanded Green List of countries that can be visited without the need to quarantine on return now includes the following popular destinations: Malta...

With the UK Government indicating that international travel can resume on 17th May - subject to review - the recently published insights from a survey of 20,000 travellers by AITO, the Specialist Travel Association, suggests there will likely be a swift return to...

Following the Government's 'road map' announcement yesterday to ease the present lockdown, we're sure you're as encouraged as we are by the indication that international travel is targeted to re-open on 17th May. Our release from this endless pandemic purgatory...

We hope you are keeping well and making the best of these strangest of times.  We share your fervent wish to get travelling again as soon as it is safe to do so. During the pandemic we are working 9.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday and we’re readily available as always...

It’s been a year like no other.  At Nomadic Travel we have weathered all kinds of geopolitical crises in our 20 year history - wars, terrorism, SARS and even volcanic ash clouds - but nothing compared to what this pandemic has thrown at us. However, despite the agony...

In February, Camilla was lucky enough to be amongst the final few visitors to enter Bwindi National Park and pay homage to its local population of mountain gorillas before the coronavirus outbreak caused the suspension of worldwide travel.   She also fell in love with...

Camilla writes here about her recent trip to Jordan, travelling on a small group adventure with our trade partners 'Intrepid Travel' ... Our BA flight was only a few minutes late departing, we arrived into Amman almost on time and the transfer to our hotel just took...

Abbie writes here about her 10-day honeymoon road trip in Ontario. We flew with Air Canada from Heathrow direct into Toronto. We arrived late into the evening so we jumped into a cab and made the short trip to downtown Toronto, the city skyline was brightly lit and...

Rob has recently returned from 3 weeks travelling with his family in Sumatra and Java in search of coral reefs, orangutans, Buddhist ruins and smoking volcanoes.  He recounts their journey here...   Pulau Weh is a tiny jungle-clad island off the coast of Aceh...

Rebecca writes: I was very kindly hosted by Bamboo Travel to experience and - inevitably - fall in love with this most fascinating and beautiful country. We flew with Vietnam Airlines direct from London Heathrow and had the pleasure of being upgraded to Premium...

Camilla and her partner Tom enjoyed a wonderful week exploring the city of Washington and packed in an enormous amount of sightseeing (and eating, it would seem) in their brief visit. Flying with United Airlines from Heathrow to Washington Dulles was as pleasant and...