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Sailing the historic Northwest Passage in a polar-class icebreaker
Since the Age of Discovery began in the sixteenth century, explorers have been braving the frigid weather and powerful sea ice of Canada’s northern reaches in search of a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean...
...Adventure Life of Missoula, Montana organizes expedition cruises to places almost no one else can get to, and one of them is the Canadian Arctic. Icebreakers and shallow-draft vessels can take you through the very waterways which explorers searched for centuries....
...Adventure Life’s Canadian Arctic cruise aboard the polar-class icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov offers you the opportunity to be one of the very few intrepid souls who have navigated the Northwest Passage. Like AL’s other expedition cruises, the voyage includes presentations on the wildlife, geology, glaciers and human history of the High Arctic from naturalists, historians and scientists....
Smaller cruise ships can deliver an unforgettable experience.
When Steve Brown wanted to thank his employees for buying into his company, he decided to forego a standard cruise, instead choosing a ship and ports less traveled. "I wanted something unique, an incentive experience that gave us the chance to relax, celebrate, get outdoors and do some team-building," says Brown, who operates the Trout Lodge fish hatchery in Washington State. So he hit the Internet and landed at Adventure Life, a Montana-based company that specializes in off-the-beaten-path tours for small groups.
"He came to us about our Patagonia trip for his group – seven owners and spouses who were going to Chile on business anyway," says Johnathan Brunger, Adventure Life’s adventure coordinator. The big draw, adds Brunger, was the four-day cruise’s mix of adventure and spectacular sightseeing with posh digs and gourmet food, a combination Brown felt would prove a good fit for his group. Did it work? In his post-trip evaluation, Brown was ecstatic: "It spoiled my wife and me to an extent that we would never go on a big-ship cruise again." ...
...Photographer
Pauline Lubens booked her trip through Adventure Life -- a fine choice,
she says, for travelers who want their entire vacation booked ahead
of time and don't want to fend for themselves in Quito, Ecuador. Her
trip was on the Seaman, a small "tourist"-class yacht with
eight cabins and bund beds, for a maximum of 16 passengers...
Have you ever thought about taking the Inca Trail less traveled in Peru? My friend, Mary and I were excited to take the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, but then we found an alternative trail that would take us around to modern Incan communities and magnificent views of the snow-capped Andes.
Adventure Life put together a wonderful tour that took us to Cusco and the Sacred Valley and then on a four-day trek along the Cachiccata Trail. Our vacation concluded with our visit to Machu Picchu for two days...
GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS, Ecuador — The dark shape darted straight at our masks,
veering away at the last possible moment. Here it came again. And again
— turning, swerving and passing us just out of reach. A sleek young
sea lion was playing with us! When we finally returned to the beach,
he followed us to the water's edge, looking wistful over losing his
playmates. To our utter delight, 500 years of human contact haven't
been long enough for the creatures of the Galapagos Islands to evolve
a fear of humans...
*The Roses have traveled all over the world and have an excellent website with excellent travel tales, advice and adventures to share. Visit: The Rambling Roses to learn more.
Even
though born and raised in Havre, Brian Morgan knows what it is like
to feel trapped by the urban environment. People want to get out of
it, he says – which is exactly why he thinks his business, Adventure
Life Journeys, is taking off.
...type
"adventure" and "Chile" into your favorite Web search
engine and you'll come up with spots such as Adventure Life - http://www.adventure-life.com/chile/chile.php
- which touts treks through the wilds of Patagonia, coastal cruises
and camping trips in the Atacama Desert...
The
next Costa Rica, some call Guatemala. And for good reason. Like its
long-popular Central American sibling to the south, Guatemala is home
to soaring volcanoes, idyllic lakes and steamy rain forests full of
monkeys, crocodiles and toucans. Unlike Costa Rica, it also harbors
some of the world's most spectacular ruins, remnants of the ancient
Mayan civilization, as well as a vibrant modern-day Mayan culture. With
the country stablizing, U.S. adventure companies such as Adventure Life
that have long offered trips to Costa Rica are beginning to add Guatemala
to their mix.
Adventure
Life. The Montana-based company is offering easy-rated trips this year
to Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala. Example: Ecuadorian Amazon,
a seven-night trip that includes a rain forest lodge stay with jungle
explorations.
"Central America is still a new destination for many Americans, however, and even in Costa Rica independent vacations can be difficult, particularly if you're driving, because of the poor roads. So tours make sense. ....various smaller tour companies have sprung up to meet the demand for more specialized trips..."
..."Itineraries in Costa Rica, Belize and Guatemala are offered by Adventure Life Journeys, based in Missoula, Mont., which specializes in trips to Latin America. A 12-day tour departing April 2 visits Guatemala during Semana Santa, the holy week before Easter, when processions and huge puppets parade along streets decorated with dyed sawdust and flowers. Visits to Chichicastenango's colorful market, Lake Atitlán and Tikal are included, along with several days in the colonial city of Antigua, where much of the pageantry is centered. The trip includes stays in comfortable hotels and lodges (with breakfasts), along with in-country transportation except the flight between Guatemala City and Flores, near Tikal. A nine-day trip in Belize (with a side trip to Tikal), includes two nights at Glover's Reef, a coral atoll, or Ambergris Caye, with snorkeling, sea kayaking or windsurfing available, then three nights at a jungle lodge inland, with excursions along the river and to a Maya ruin. Information: (800) 344-6118 or www.adventure-life.com."
Stay up late with biologists and half-ton leatherbacks. For a few nights at a private reserve, go to www.adventure-life.com.
Costa Rica Turtles and Rainforest:
http://www.adventure-life.com/costa_rica/costa_rica_tours/tour/TR-T8.php
"We set out from our lodge in the early morning and, after a two-hour trek through the jungle, we arrived at the entrance to a beautiful, hourglass-shaped cave with a small stream flowing from its mouth. Locals referred to this cavern as Actun Tunichil Muknal, which means the Cave of the Stone Sepulchre, and we had come to probe some of the mysteries and secrets of the Mayan civilization. …"
Belize Rainforest and Ruins:
http://www.adventure-life.com/belize/belize_tours/tour/RR5.php
"...What's special? Six hundreds miles from the shores of Ecuador lie the storybook islands of the Galapagos, where Darwin first chronicled the evolutionary origins of the species. These volcanic islands at first appear barren and uninhabited until a 180-kilogram giant tortoise lumbers past and blue-footed boobies ponder their human visitors. In nearby bays, playful sea lions are said to nibble on snorkelers' flippers.
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Galapagos are a stage on which the Earth's evolutionary forces play out unencumbered by the hectic pace of life in the world's more inhabited climes. But travelers on the "Adventure Life" Galapagos 10-day luxury yacht tour can enjoy the mystical islands in relaxed style aboard the double-sailed schooner Diamante..."
Galapagos Islands tours:
http://www.adventure-life.com/galapagos/galapagos.php
"…A
travel agency with experience in adventure trips can steer you to good
boats. I found mine, the Sulidae, on line at http://www.adventure-life.com/galapagos/yachts/index.php,
which also lists plusher boats. My seven-day, nine-island trip cost
about $1,950 in a shared cabin last spring.…"
"With
a stay at a private leatherback-turtle research facility south of Tortugero
National Park, this eight-day Costa Rica Caribbean itinerary has a scientific
bent. ... Kids will love accompanying biologists on their rounds to
measure the giant turtles."
Turtles and Rainforest tour:
http://www.adventure-life.com/costa_rica/costa_rica_tours/tour/TR-T8.php
"White-water rapids and eight- hour jungle hikes may not seem very
romantic. But in Costa Rica, a magical netherworld where the air is
cleaner, the greens are greener and life a little slower and sweet,
Francisco and I see it differently!Jungle is sexy; cold showers
and sleeping on the ground are not. Fortunately, Adventure
Life Journeys offers us the Lost World by day and real beds by night!
Vigorous hikes are highlighted by bright-red frogs, armies of leaf-cutter ants and flame-colored heliconias dripping from the trees. We drink sweet water from streams and splash through rivers amid mahogany tree so tall we can't see the tops and so wide we hide behind the roots. Our guides toss ropes over a roaring waterfall; I'm too afraid to rappel down on my own, but I make it with the help of new friends! Over the next few days we gallop horses across banana plantations, and Francisco climbs trees while I admire from below. We laze on hammocks, drink wine, watch wildlife, wake to birdsong and live by candlelight. We get all the adventure and romancy we dreamed of! "
Beaches and Rainforest tour:
http://www.adventure-life.com/costa_rica/costa_rica_tours/tour/BR8.php
a Montana-based company that specializes in Peru. When we arrived in
Lima we were met by our guide, Fredy Manrique, and the next day departed
for Pisco!As soon as we were airborne, we could see that the desert
below us was traversed with faint lines as though it had been tilled
by giant plows. Then, through the hazy heat, we saw a break in the lines
and an indistinct shape. The pilot circled around to get a closer look.
Still the design remained faint and unclear and only slightly darker
in outline than its sandy background. The pilot shouted back that the
mystery shape was a condor.
The nextfigures proved much more impressive. A monkey with a vast
spiral tail was followed in short order by a hummingbird, a whale, a
fox, and a waving man with an oddly shaped head, referred to as the
owl man!"
Peru Panorama tour:
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/PP16.php
"Only
in the Galapagos Islands can you snorkel with a penguin on the equator
as schools of spotted eagle rays glide beneath you and playful sea lions
perform an underwater ballet. And the most amazing thing about this
aquatic experience is that you're not an observer- you're an actor in
the performance. Equipped with a mask and fins, you can dive and swirl
effortlessly as you play with your new marine friends in the cool, clear
water! IF YOU GO [contact] Adventure Life, 1-800-344-6118"
Galapagos Islands tours:
http://www.adventure-life.com/galapagos/galapagos.php
"Morgan
(Adventure Life Founder) uses a network of handpicked guides from the
villages and tries to give his customers a trip immersed in the culture!
Instead of joining a throng of Americans being bused from one tourist
hot spot to the next before retiring for evenings at Western hotels,
Schall (past client) described her tour as a busy schedule, but one
with time for exploration and discovery away from the groups."
