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Simply Galapagos

Fly to Baltra in the Galapagos, ferry across the Itabaca Channel to Santa Cruz, then drop off your bags at your hotel in Puerto Ayora. We'll let you loose to explore the island! This town is not only home to the legendary Charles Darwin Research Station, but its nearby beaches and lagoons are great for snorkeling and diving. Try a day trip to nearby islands for a glimpse of the Galapagos wildlife, meet newfound friends for dinner at a restaurant on Darwin Avenue, or just find a hammock to lie in and watch the glorious sunsets.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, White Water Rafting - Rafting Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Ecuador, SOUTH AMERICA
AVAILABILITY: Contact us for availability
FROM: $2,995.00
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!

England - Jane Austen Country

One of English literature's best-loved authors, Jane Austen, wittily observed preindustrial English society from a sheltered and gentrified family life in Hampshire.

The literary walk of her lifetime takes us to many of her haunts, including Steventon where her father was Rector, and the gentle rolling countryside that forms the backdrop to much of her work. A walk through rich meadows and snug valleys, handsome estates and civilized landscapes intersperses two visits to Chawton, where Jane moved at the age of 33, and a talk and discussion with a Jane Austen expert. These take us on paths she probably used passing timeless cottages she would have known.

The week closes in Winchester, once capital of the ancient kingdom of Wessex, where Jane is buried in the ancient cathedral.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: United Kingdom, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: July, September, October
FROM: $3895
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Walking Vacations in Hampshire England, home of Jane Austen

Vietnam & Cambodia: From Hanoi to the Mekong Delta & Angkor Wat

Hanoi, boats, deltas and Cambodian Khmer temples!

A superb trip for families and individuals, it blends the Vietnamese Mekong world and the magnificence of the Cambodian Khmer civilization. Begin by exploring Hanoi, do tai chi by the lake, and enjoy some Vietnamese music.

Travel to the museum in Danang, then drive to the marvelous Viet-Chinese port town of Hoi An, and onto Ho Chi Minh City, to wander the markets, peek into the Cu Chi Tunnels, and marvel at the Cao Dai religion. Head down the Mekong Delta, take a boat from Vietnam’s Can Tho to Phnom Penh, and end your journey in Siem Reap, exploring the temples of the Angkor Civilization.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Cambodia, ASIA
AVAILABILITY: February, November
FROM: $3,695 per person
DURATION: 12 days
AUDIENCE: For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Find out more here...

France - Barging in Burgundy

The luxury barge, La Belle Epoque, is our home for seven days as we glide along the waterways of Burgundy.

Tranquility and comfort accompany us on our journey, cruising peacefully through Burgundy. Every day we leave our barge to set off on foot to explore Renaissance châteaux, dramatic cliffs, wooded hills, medieval towns, lush valleys and ancient vineyards.

Fine French cuisine is prepared on board La Belle Epoque by our personal chef and every meal is accompanied by a different regional wine, making this trip a gourmet's delight.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Yachting and Barging
WHERE: France, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: October
FROM: from $4,650
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Barging & Walking in Burgundy France

Italy - Classic Tuscany - Birthplace of the Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance sprang from the rich landscape of Tuscany its green and golden hills, groves of cypress and olive trees, brilliant light and exquisite, ancient cities. The Etruscans first settled here their life loving, creative spirit remains. Michelangelo, da Vinci, Bottecellii painted here, Dante and Petrarch wrote and Machiavelli and the Medici schemed. Siena's architectural gems, the Duomo, Palazzo Pubblico and the Campo, where the annual Palio is run, all gleam under the Tuscan sun. From this rich earth and cloudless sky, comes the acclaimed cuisine of Tuscany. Feast on olive oil, Tuscan beans, vegetables, pork, fish, stuffed pasta, crostini, risotto, succulent beef and wild boar. Hearty, honest subtlety seasoned with rosemary, fennel and thyme and handmade local cheeses. The food, like the country is a revelation.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: May, June, September
FROM: $3,995
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Walking tours and vacations in Tuscany

Italy - Tuscany & Umbria

If Tuscany is a legend, Umbria is a little-known medieval fable, its green heart beating in the shadow of its more famous neighbor. Our Walk combines the Tuscan hills, vineyards and Renaissance cities with a journey through the bucolic landscapes and enchanting lakes of Umbria.

We traverse a romantic landscape of mountains, rolling hills and deep valleys; walking on white roads that dip between hilltop towns, or shady forest tracks.

We savor private tastings of Chianti and Sagrantino wine, olive oil and honey, explore the glories of Siena, Assisi and Orvieto, discover awe-inspiring frescoes and visit the hill-top treasures of Cortona and Montefalco.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: June, September
FROM: $3,995
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Walking Vacations - Tuscany & Umbria Italy

France - The Alsace

Alsace offers distinctive cultural, viticultural, and gastronomic experiences developed through centuries of ping-pong domination between France and Germany.

Today, the unique historic blend provides the walking visitor with unsurpassed richness and diversity from fairy-tale landscapes including pastel-painted villages, Europe's highest concentration of feudal castles to the distinctive Franco-Germanic cuisine and wines.

We walk along part of the famous Alsace Wine Trail, visit a medieval fortress with spectacular views to the Black Forest in Germany, and trek along forest tracks near Obernai and the Vosges Mountains, wining and dining along the way with the finest produce this fascinating area has to offer.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: France, EUROPE
AVAILABILITY: June, September
FROM: $3995.00
DURATION: 7 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Vacation - France

Festivals and Textiles

Myths and Mountains offers this colorful insiders journey focused on the art of Bhutanese textiles, and highlighted by the Punakha Dromche Festival in the spring and the Wangdi Tsechu Festival in the fall where you’ll see fine clothes and costumes come to life. Learn how fabrics are woven, dyed, and loomed, and visit ancestral homes of medieval nobility to see their textile collections which have been passed down through generations. In Thimphu, you’ll visit the textile museum, National Library, the Tashicho Dzong, handcraft schools, and the home of a renowned weaver.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Bhutan, ASIA
AVAILABILITY: February, October
FROM: $2,825.00 pp based on 3-10 people
DURATION: 9 days
AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!

Hill Tribes and Halong: The Colorful North

Wander charming Hanoi and its Old Quarter. Then drive north to the hill tribe town of Sapa and visit with Dzao, Dzi, Hmong, and other tribespeople, learning how they live, farm, and play. Shop the vibrant markets in Sapa, Cocly, Bacha, and taste extraordinary foods. Returning to Hanoi, head to Halong Bay for three magnificent days on a private boat. Lie back and let yourself be paddled into tidal lagoons where jellyfish twinkle in the sunlight, flowers bloom on the sides of cliffs, and brightly colored birds fly overhead.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Vietnam, ASIA
AVAILABILITY: March, July, August, September, October
FROM: $3,795.00
DURATION: 13 days
AUDIENCE: For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!

Highlights of Turkey

Travel to Turkey's three most important cultural and political centers: Istanbul, Cappadocia and Ephesus. Our tours to Turkey begin exploring Istanbul on foot and by local communter ferry along the Bosphorus, into the spice market and covered bazaar, local neighborhoods, and our favorite restaurants. Wander through ancient Ephesus and some of the most surreal landscapes on earth in Cappadocia; bizarrely eroded rock formations, dramatic volcanic gorges, and underground cities with elaborately frescoed rock churches.

ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
WHERE: Turkey, ASIA
AVAILABILITY: All year
FROM: $3195
DURATION: 9 days
AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Highlights of Turkey