Traveler Resources for the Football Enthusiasts Tour of South America
- Travel Health Issues
- Travel Reports
- Travel Visas
- Travel Insurance
- Currency
- Climate and Weather
- Language
- Guidebooks and Literature
- Maps
- Other Travel Companies We Recommend
- Other Travel Related Sites
Travel Health Issues
Before traveling, it is important that you receive the most accurate and up-to-date travel health information. The only one qualified to provide you with this advice is your family physician or a specialist from a Travel Health clinic.
Here are a number of websites that contain excellent background information related to travel health issues. Nevertheless these websites are no substitute for a personal consultation with a qualified medical professional.
Travel Reports
Most governments maintain websites dedicated to providing their citizens with the most up-to-date travel information. The websites below publish online travel reports containing the most recent news as well as background information on every country..
- UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Travel Advice)
- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Canadian Consular Affairs Bureau
- The U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs
- New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Travel Visas
We do not provide the service of obtaining visas for you. You can organise these through the entity you purchase your air tickets from, or directly with the embassies in your home country. It is your responsibility to obtain the appropriate travel documentation.
- Canadian Consular Affairs Bureau
- US Bureau of Consular Affairs
- UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Before You Go)
- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Travel Insurance
While Big Planet Adventures takes all precautions to ensure that your travel experience is safe and enjoyable, certain risks are inevitably involved while traveling. It is unfeasible for us to assume these inherent risks on your behalf and therefore we require you to assess these risks and purchase your own short-term travel medical insurance. As well as travel medical insurance, we strongly recommend you purchase general travel insurance.
Cost effective and simple, travel insurance protects you and your equipment from any problems that might arise, such as damage or loss of baggage, health problems, cancelled or delayed trips, and other unanticipated disturbances. You can purchase travel insurance from a variety of places and value for money can vary significantly. We encourage you to explore the following sites as you prepare for a safe and enjoyable trip.
Currency
- Here is a very useful online currency converter
- Click here to read more about currency in Argentina and Brazil
Climate and Weather
Language
Spanish is spoken in Argentina and Portuguese in Brazil.
It will be of benefit to you to you to learn some Spanish or Portuguese before you come on the Football Adventure. Essentially you don’t need to know any Spanish or Portuguese, as all the travel arrangements are taken care of for you, and your tour leader is there if you need an instant translation. However, any language you learn will greatly enhance your enjoyment of the trip.
Our experience is that every traveler that comes on the Football Adventure wishes they knew more local language to be able to interact more easily with the locals. You can start now.
To start with, you can download our lists of basic Spanish and Portuguese phrases
If you would like to study further and you can’t find Spanish or Portuguese classes in your local area, here are some websites that offer some on-line classes.
