Fly to the World’s Best Zoo…For Free…Lindblad Expeditions Offers Complimentary Roundtrip Airfare to Galapagos

New York, NY – Lindblad Expeditions, the pioneering expedition travel company with a strong commitment to responsible travel, has announced a special offer for their guests of free roundtrip airfare to Galapagos. The offer is available on select departures through March 2011 for travel from Miami/Guayaquil/Galapagos via American Airlines. Consistently rated one of the world’s best island destinations, Galapagos is like being in the ultimate zoo without the fences, and offers unprecedented proximity to wild creatures that exhibit no fear of humans. And with 40+ years exploring Galapagos, Lindblad Expeditions’ profound knowledge of the destination provides guests a unique, richly immersive experience and a life changing adventure. The line’s National Geographic Endeavour and National Geographic Islander are based year round in Galapagos, and offer weekly departures with all the hallmarks of a Lindblad Expedition. With an expert staff of naturalists on every Galapagos expedition,... Read More →

Trusted Adventures Website Worth a Look When Ready to Book Holiday Escapes

Coeur d’Alene, ID – Here’s the hook to book a travel adventure over the upcoming end-of-year holiday season. Brad Moss, director of the nine-member Trusted Adventures travel alliance, reports that a potpourri of available holiday travel adventures awaits. “The good news is that there’s still space available and now is the time to book an active vacation for that holiday break. There’s no better gift to give yourself or the family than an adventure escape with one of our award-winning companies,” said Moss. According to Moss, united under a common mission to provide authentic, transformational travel experiences, Trusted Adventures offers “one of the world’s finest collections of active vacations ever to be showcased online in a single website.” Following are a few select holiday adventures from the members of Trusted Adventures: Costa Rica: Wilderness and Wildlife, Dec. 20-29 from Austin-Lehman Adventures. Zigzag through the treetops on a jungle canopy tour, tackle... Read More →

Africa Adventure Consultants’ Luxury Tanzania Safari Supports AfricAid Mission To Provide Scholarships, Leadership Training to Girls

DENVER, CO — The nonprofit AfricAid supports girls’ education and leadership training in Africa. In May 2011 a 13-day deluxe Tanzania safari priced at $7,995 per person double (single supplement $750) will allow travelers to experience authentic Africa and help fund a two-year scholarship for one girl through the Kisa Project, AfricAid’s new mentoring and leadership program. Hosting the safari is Africa Adventure Consultants that promises extraordinary game viewing in Tanzania game parks at Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. Authentic cultural visits and meetings with AfricAid-supported schools are part of the itinerary. The journey begins May 23 in Arusha with a two-night stay at Rivertrees Country Inn offering old-world elegance between Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru on the Usa River. From here guests visit students and Kisa scholarship recipients to learn of their challenges before overnighting in a classic tented, private bush camp in Losinoni, and game viewing in... Read More →

Sea Kayaking Baja’s Loreto Bay – UNESCO World Heritage Site

Loreto, Mexico — Want a warm and sporty outdoor vacation this winter/spring without having to rough it? Read on. U.S.-based outfitter Sea Kayak Adventures Inc. is heading to the wilds of Mexico’s forgotten desert peninsula, guiding groups of wanna-be kayakers to the turquoise coves and sea caves of uninhabited islands making up Loreto Bay National Marine Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Sea of Cortez October through April and into remote whale calving lagoons along Baja’s wild west coast February through first week of March. “Each week we take groups of 12-13 travelers from all walks of life to a very remote part of Baja and we pamper them,” says owner Terry Prichard, a naturalist and veteran Baja guide since 1989. He describes his guests as “open-minded people, ages 11-80, who enjoy being outdoors, being intimate with nature, but who do not want to be bothered with setting up camp and cooking. We offer non-kayaking whale tours as well as kayaking... Read More →

Cycle the Alps of Italy and France with Ciclismo Classico

Arlington, MA–Cycle through the Alps of Italy and France next summer with Ciclismo Classico, a bicycle vacation company that specializes in worldwide tours. For seven days, cyclists will enjoy breathtaking alpine views on Ciclismo Classico’s new Classic Climbs of Champions trip, which takes travelers on roads made famous by the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France. To start the trip, cyclists warm up on a ride through the Maira Valley, touring Dronero, a medieval establishment, and hillside villages. The climbing begins the next day. After seeing an inspiring statue of the great Italian cyclist Marco Pantani, cyclists push up to Castelmagno, famous for its semi-soft cheese. The day’s goal is the top of Santuario di San Magno. Next is the Colle dell’Agnello, considered by many cyclists to be the turning point of their cycling career. The Varaita Valley gives way to a climb up to the preserved alpine stone village of Chianale. On the way down, cyclists stop at St. Veran, France,... Read More →

New Antiqua Art Festival Tour Designed to Support Art Education in Guatemala

(Missoula, Montana)—Support youth art education in Guatemala while experiencing the culture of Antigua on Adventure Life’s eight-day Antigua Art Festival tour. Adventure Life, which is sponsoring the festival, has partnered with CasaSito, a local organization, to increase educational opportunities in rural areas of Guatemala so that indigenous people living in poverty can attend school, receive quality instruction, and obtain the skills they need to improve their lives. The trip starts with a tour of Antigua, once the capital of Guatemala and all of Central America. Just outside Antigua, travelers learn about the cooperative Green as it Gets, or GAIG, which supports small, independent coffee producers and promotes environmentally responsible agriculture in Guatemala. In San Miguel Escobar, travelers can visit these coffee-growing families and even work with them to pick, pulp, ferment, wash, dry, sort, grade roast or grind coffee. In San Juan El Obispo, visitors meet jade artisan Francisco... Read More →