Around the World by way of Rivers

After a serious competition over the best way to visit the world (two teams were disqualified early on!! Talk about competitive!), the winner of the "Around the World" trip went to the group that wrote about a tour of world famous rivers. Students had to develop a trip around the world where they would visit each continent once (and only once), and spend less than a year travelling.


The Amazon

Here is the winning itinerary:

1. First of all we are going to fly to Louisiana in USA. We are going to stay in New Orleans for one month and while we are there, we are going to explore the French Quarter, listen to jazz music in historic jazz clubs, and we are going to take a tour of the Mississippi River.

2. Next we are going to spend two months in Brazil to attend Carnevale and dance the Samba, and visit beaches of Rio de Janiero. We are also going to surf on the Amazon River and visit the Amazon rain forest.

3. The third country we are going to visit is Egypt in Africa. We are going to follow the Nile up from Lake Victoria. We want to visit the Nile River because it's the longest river in the world. We are going to see the pyramids, the Sphinx, and Cairo, too. We are definitely going to need about 2 months there!

4. Then we are going to New South Wales in Australia to see the Murray River and go rafting and rock climbing. We are going to be there for 1 month.

5. We are going to take a plane to India, to travel the Ganges River and bathe there. We are also going to see the sights and spend some time touring. We are going to stay in India for about 1 month.

6. Finally, our trip is going to end in Budapest, in Hungary. We are going to cross the Danube river, take a river boat cruise, and spend time in the Pest part of Budapest. We are going to stay in beautiful Budapest for 1 month, and finally, there, our trip will come to an end.

Happy Travels!

- the winning team from
Almost Mother Tongue