If you’re a fan of photography holidays, Terra Incognita ECOTOURS is now offering a new Photo Expedition to Madagascar.
The adventure travel company specializes in wildlife-focused ecotours that “give travelers the chance to ‘make a difference’ while vacationing”. This 13-day June trip is also available with an optional 4-day, post-trip extension to Anjajavy.
Active vacation specialist Austin-Lehman Adventures (ALA) recently chose the Glacier National Park and the Glacier National Park Fund for it first “Preserve a Park” program for 2010. This year, the U.S. national park is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Says Dan Austin, co-founder of Austin-Lehman Adventures,
“Our national park programs have been our most popular, and they also represent opportunities to express our support for safeguarding our great parks. We chose Glacier National Park to acknowledge its Centennial and we are delighted to name the Glacier National Park Fund as the recipient of our donation.”
Glacier National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site and the world’s first Peace Park coupled with Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. The park preserves over one million acres of glacier-carved terrain with old growth forest, alpine lakes, rugged mountains, wildlife and wildflower meadows.
Wildlife and natural history holiday specialist Reef & Rainforest Tours says it’s supporting sustainable tourism and wildlife conservation with its ‘Preservation through Visitation’ philosophy.
“The positive role of wildlife tourism in helping to preserve diminishing wilderness and endangered wildlife is an integral ingredient in our natural history holidays”, says the company.
Established almost 20 years ago, Reef & Rainforest Tours specializes in upmarket wildlife and natural history holidays with its three programs ‘Tailor-Made’, ‘Escorted Groups’ and ‘Family Adventure’. Tour destinations include Belize, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Borneo, Ecuador Galapagos, Brazil, Venezuela, Rwanda, Peru, Seychelles, Papua New Guinea, India, Sri Lanka, Guyana, Panama and Tanzania.
Image courtesy of Wild Planet Adventures
Have you dreamed of eco-touring India?
Wild Planet Adventures’ trip Ultimate Wildlife Safari: Leopards, Tigers and Palaces offers a combination of India’s cultural experiences and classic wildlife safaris.
The trip features 5 safaris in different National Parks, by jeep, elephant-back and camel-back, where travelers can experience the sight of wild leopards, rhinoceros, elephants, tigers and more. Travelers will also explore “the golden-hued desert strongholds of Jodhpur and Jaipur, the magnificent Taj Mahal, the remote villages of Rajasthan and off-the-beaten-track Assam and meet the Bishnois sect of Hindus who revere wildlife as part of their religion.”
For more info, check out Wild Planet Adventures online.
“National Parks are going to be huge in 2010,” says Dan Austin, co-founder and director, Austin-Lehman Adventures (ALA).
“Our pre-bookings are way up which mirror’s USA Today’s recent report that overall attendance at National Parks in 2009 is up five percent over last year. As experts in national park adventures, we are positioned well to take full advantage of the increased interest and desire.”
These predictions of a banner year in 2010 for U.S. National Parks could be right. More Americans vacationing closer to home, Ken Burns’ “America’s Best Idea” film and a 100th birthday for Glacier could all contribute to an increased interest in U.S. National Park destinations.
The ALA 2010 tour line-up of 15 small group adult and family itineraries visiting 10 of America’s most iconic National Parks will include a new trip to Glacier National Park.
Senior guide Matty Kirkland offers his insider’s picks on five off-the-tourist-map places to explore:
