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Llama Pack Trips - Llama Hikes Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
You hike or walk with a light day pack on llama pack trips because these sure-footed animals carry the gear. A range of trips - from two-hours to several days - include easy hiking, strenuous treks...
Small Ship Adventure Cruises With Orion Expedition Cruises Created: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Adventure cruises on small ships let guests travel to remote regions and less-explored parts of the world, where big ships can't go. The trips by Orion Expedition Cruises go to Borneo, Kimberly in ...
Las Casitas del Colca in Peru Created: Thursday, October 05, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
Las Casitas del Colca in Peru is small ecolodge on the edge of Colca Canyon, which managed by the posh Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises company.
Adventure Travel with Mountain Travel Sobek - Find Adventures With Mountain Travel Sobek Created: Friday, March 13, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mountain Travel Sobek is a leader in adventure travel. This company introduces active travelers to the world’s best adventure destinations, from Alaska to Antarctica, from Zanzibar to Zambia...
Camel Treks Created: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Riding on a camel's back is a novel way to see your surroundings. Find camel treks and rides in Israel, Morocco, India and even the United States.
Colorado Horse Pack Trips - Horseback Riding Created: Saturday, May 12, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012
On horseback pack trips you can go farther, faster than when backpacking, and the horses can carry bigger loads, so you can have steak and fresh vegetables instead of reconstituted stew.
Avalanche Safety -- How to Survive an Avalanche Created: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
If you're a skier, snowmobiler, snowboarder or hiker who likes to explore the backcountry in the winter what do you know about avalanche safety? Here is where you can learn more about surviving an...
Yellowstone Lodging and Learning Programs - Learning About Wolves and Yellowstone National Park Created: Sunday, February 18, 2007 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Cross country ski, look for wolves, elk and bison, and snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park. Lodging and Learning programs, and Ed-Ventures tours of Yellowstone National Park are entertaining wa...
Ski Mountain Resorts Travel Deals and Discounts - Discounts and Travel Deals for Ski and Summer Mountain Resorts Created: Monday, June 18, 2007 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Mountain resorts are great places to beat the urban heat in the summertime and enjoy winter sports in the wintertime. Here are routes for searching out bargains for adventure travel (and more sedat...
Adventure Travel - Adventure Travel Extremes in Lonely Planet Book Created: Thursday, December 02, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Browse through this book and you'll see an exciting range of adrenalin raising adventures around the world. It's new and has lots of choices for extreme and more ordinary adventures in 2011.
Lonely Planet Travel Books Are Bibles of Travel Tips and Advice Created: Monday, May 26, 2008 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Lonely Planet travel books include guidebooks for destinations worldwide, language guides, digital guides, audio guides, and travel books filled with advice, photography and personal travel stories...
Family Summer Vacations - Summer Family Adventure Vacations at Mountain Resorts Created: Sunday, July 02, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Top summer family adventures in the mountains. When temperatures climb in the city, head to the mountain resorts for beat-the-heat family vacations.
A Stolen Wallet or Purse Sets You Up for Identity Theft Created: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Your wallet was stolen but you have identity theft protection. A single call lets ProtectMyID call your credit card companies and monitor the Internet for other illegal uses of your identity.
Summer Adventure Travel - Top Adventure Travel in the Summer Created: Saturday, March 27, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
These summer adventure travel trips and vacations will take you all over the globe, whether you'd rather watch polar bears in Canada, enter an amazing race for ordinary travelers or trek lodge to h...
Extreme Adventure Travel with Epic Tomato - Find Extreme Adventures With Epic Tomato Created: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
This company take travelers to the world’s most geographically extreme locales - from jungle and tribal trekking to kayaking the White Nile and foraging a path through Borneo's forests,
City Wall Walks - See a City's History Walking City Walls Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Walking on ancient walls that surround a city is a fun way to learn more about the people and the region's history. Here's where to find city wall walks.
Track Your World Travels With Maps From Maps.com Created: Thursday, May 15, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 04, 2012
Maps.com bills itself as the world’s largest map store - and the selection of maps, guidebooks, globes and map accessories is astonishing.
Discover Dinosaurs and Fossils - Most Dinosaur Tracks in North America Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
Where are the largest number of dinosaur tracks on the continent? You can hike to see them in Colorado.
Volunteer Vacations Guide Books - Advice for Volunteer Travelers Created: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Three volunteer vacations guide books with advice for travelers who want to take volunteer trips.
How to Find National Park Lodging - 10 Tips to Find National Park Lodging Created: Monday, April 20, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
America's national parks are wonderful playgrounds for adventure travelers but finding national park lodging during the summer can be difficult. Here are tips for reserving national park lodging i...
Adventure Sports and Travel Directory - Adventure Sports Active Travel Listings Created: Friday, April 29, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Adventure sports listings and adventure travel directories for active travelers seeking where to go for extreme sports and adventurous trips.
Avid Trips Adventure Travel and Sports Directory - Avid Adventure Trips Created: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
This adventure travel and sports trips directory is an online marketplace where local adventure tour operators can connect directly with adventurous travelers. Activities range from Everest base c..
Adventure Sports Directories - Adventure Travel With Adventure Sports Holidays Created: Monday, April 18, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
This adventure travel and extreme sports directory offers some 6,000 adventure sports trips, courses and experiences in more than 200 countries worldwide. Choices range from multi-day trips to sin..
Adventure sports directories - Kumutu for Adventure Sports Listing Created: Sunday, April 10, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
This free adventure sports directory matches travelers searching for extreme and adventure sports with adventure operators and adventure travel companies.
Adventure Travel with explora - Find Adventures With explora Created: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Three lodges in remote areas of Chile with dramatic scenery await adventure travelers seeking active vacations. This company's vacations encourage travelers to experience ancient cultures and natur..
Adventure Travel with Greenloons - Find Adventures With Greenloons Created: Thursday, September 29, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Ecotourism trips that have been carefully vetted attract families and travelers to this adventure tour company
Adventure Travel with Gap Adventures - Find Adventures With G Adventures Created: Monday, September 14, 2009 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Gap Adventures, which made National Geographic Adventure magazine’s top “Do It All” outfitter list again in the February, 2009, issue, offers a choice of more than 1,200 small gro..
Adventure Travel with Thomson Family Adventures - Find Adventures With Thomson Family Adventures Created: Thursday, November 17, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
This family-owned company focuses solely on vacations for families, multigenerational groups and parents traveling with teens.
Adventure Travel Walking - Walking Trips with Classic Journeys Created: Monday, March 22, 2010 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Classic Journeys specializes in boutique, small-group, soft-adventure travel. The company operates three types of trips: cultural walking adventures, family journeys and culinary tours. Any tour c..
Hike Snowshoe Adventure Travel Bredeson Outdoor Adventures Created: Friday, January 13, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Bredeson Outdoor Adventures niche is snowshoeing and hiking trips in the U.S. and Europe. Custom self-guided and privately guided trips are popular.
Adventure Travel With One World Trekking - Adventures With One World Trekking Created: Monday, April 16, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Trek in the Himalayas carrying just a daypack with this adventure travel company.
Adventure Travel With Boundless Journeys - Boundless Journeys Adventures Created: Monday, January 09, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Boundless Journeys offers small groups of active travelers a choice of cultural, active and experiential vacations. Here's why it's an award-winning adventure travel company.

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