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For travellers with a yearning to get off the beaten track, Intrepid opens up a whole new world of adventure travel. With a huge variety of tours available, Intrepid travellers explore the world's most amazing places - from the back streets of Asia to the wilds of Africa, the colourful landscapes of Latin America, the picturesque National Parks of North America, the delicacies of Europe and ancient cultures of Australasia.

Belvilla    -   See Rural Retreats
A chalet, a villa, a castle or a mill? A country estate, a farmhouse, a gîte or a cottage? All have been carefully selected for quality, location, friendly welcome and attractive atmosphere. They are all ideal for a special holiday and good value for money.



  Baobab Travel   -   Ecotourism in Africa
Baobab Travel was founded to promote an alternative form of travel (ecotourism) that benefits local communities economically and is sensitive to the natural environment.
For Baobab the roots to travel are:  Tasting new experiences and enjoying new places,  Meeting and learning about different cultures,  Taking away nothing but wonderful memories,  Bringing positive impacts to your destination.
  Black Spruce Tours   -   Canadian North
Providing adventure, sightseeing, hiking, camping, canoeing, kayaking,  walking,  trekking,  hiking,  small group motor tours,  snowmobiling / skidoo, safari and eco tours to Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada
  Discovery Initiatives   -   Small group and tailormade nature travel specialists
Their mission is to offer inspirational small group and tailor made travel programmes, which combine their high standard of service and expertise with some of the world's leading conservation organisations. Therefore during your stay, you will gain a privileged, behind the scenes insight into local cultures and wildlife around the world.
  Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch Institute engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.
They accomplish this through three primary objectives:
oo  Research - Supporting the field work of research scientists worldwide collecting the base line data essential for sustainable management decisions;
oo  Education - Educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders in education, business and the general public both at home and overseas;
oo  Conservation - Solving problems by active and ground-breaking collaborations with conservation and preservation partners.
  Ecoviro Afria   -   small group tour operator  -  painting / drawing / photography
Journeys  to the most breathtaking places in Southern Africa.
  Edinburgh Artbreaks
Edinburgh Artbreaks Art and Painting Holidays offer tuition by highly skilled Artist / Tutors, many painting subjects and styles, art gallery visits, en-suite hotel accommodation, inspiring studios, great hospitality including most meals and lots more - all year round! Click 'enter' to learn more about art and painting holidays.
  Filoxenia   -   Greece - mainland including Peloponnese and unusual islands
Particularly skilled at finding villas for small and larger parties, at fly-drives and seeking out small family run hotels, arranging honeymoons as well as leader led tours for walking, painting, archaeology, botany and other special interests and holidays for those with special needs.
  Imaginative Traveller
UK's leading adventure tour operator to over 32 destinations across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. If you are 18 and over and you want a unique experience with lots of fun, some great activities, the chance to get close to local people and their cultures and meet like-minded travellers from around the world while you're doing it, then their small group adventures are for you.
  Intrepid Travel   -   Real life experiences
Travel for people who want to leave their world behind. If you're a traveller with a yearning for adventure, a sense of fun and a wish to escape the humdrum of mainstream tourism - then come and explore Asia, Europe, the Middle East & Latin America with them!
  Naturetrek   -   Birdwatching, Botanical & Natural History Holidays
Britain's most comprehensive selection of expert escorted worldwide birdwatching, botany and natural history tours, treks and cruises. Holidays include birdwatching tours on all seven continents, botanical tours in Europe, Africa and Asia, whale-watching, gorilla tracking, African safaris and Himalayan treks. Also tailor-made wildlife holidays for groups and individuals.
 Tribes Travel
On this website you will find a collection of unique trips whether you are looking for culture and heritage, fabulous wildlife holidays and safaris, mountain trekking or gentle walking, or simply some pure relaxation in luxury surroundings in some very special places around the world.
  Tucan Travel   -   Central & South American Travel Specialist
Travelling with Tucan means getting out there, doing it, meeting the locals and having fun! Their itineraries are designed to allow you to become involved as much as possible with the local countries and communities through which they travel.
  Ultimate Travel Company   -   highly individual travel servicefor highly individual travellers
Escorted Tours,  Tailor-Made Journeys,  Wildlife Journeys,  Galapagos Cruises,  Walk Europe and much more
  Voyages Jules Verne   -   journeys for the discerning traveller
The aim of the Company has always been to re-invest itineraries with a sense of occasion so that, even on short European journeys, a reason for travel shines through: gardens, history, architecture, archaeology, culture and wildlife are some of the themes that inspire the itineraries.

  Eco Resorts  [ USA ] 
Eco-resorts offers you eco-friendly safari adventures. Together we're changing the world - one journey at a time.
  Peregrine [ AUS ]   -   the spirit of Adventure -  comfortable, Active, Inclusive
When you join a Peregrine tour, you travel with a maximum of just fifteen fellow travellers. This is small enough to avoid making a negative impact on the places you go and the people you meet, but large enough to have a good time with other travellers from around the globe.  See also Geckos Adventure,  their budget grassroots alternative.
  The World Outdoors   -   Your Outdoor Classroom  -  based in Boulder, Colorado
Learn through new experiences! Not only will you have the time of your life, you'll also discover the charms, traditions, history, and culture of the places they go while learning a thing or two about the natural world and, more than likely, yourself. Are you interested in improving your cycling efficiency? The geological history of the Hawaiian Islands? The difference between a glacier and an icefield? Or the history of the Anazazi Indians ? Their local guide's extensive, regional knowledge will keep you entertained and informed from day one!

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  The Encyclopedia of Ecotourism    -  David B. Weaver
"The Encylopedia of Ecotourism" provides an expert and comprehensive knowledge base of the rapidly growing global ecotourism sector. It is divided into eight major sections, and contains 41 chapters, individually authored by international researchers and practitioners in ecotourism. Each chapter combines theory and practice in a complementary way. The scope of the encyclopedia includes definitions and other contextual material, regional perspectives, venues, impacts, planning and management considerations, and issues associated with ecotourism businesses, research and training.
Hardcover 688 pages (January 2001);  Publisher: Cabi Publishing;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0851993680
  South Africa's Top Eco-tourism Sites    -  Philip Harrison
South Africa's Top Eco-Tourism Sites is the first in a series of six travel guides. The whole series is extremely well-researched and written by an author who knows and believes that in South Africa there are many, many areas that are as yet unexplored, that offer the visitor and reader a fascinating insight into our South African heritage and an understanding of the global concerns. South Africa's Top Eco-Tourism Sites has been arranged thematically. It gives the reader more than names of places to visit and/or stay. The focus of eco-tourism are the forms of travel that are associated with a commitment to ecological sustainability, environmental education. This title is aimed at the promotion of 'earth friendly' attitudes and perspectives. The themes that are addressed include events that are hosted by environmental agencies, and places where critical environmental issues and concerns are evident (e.g. Maputaland, and the threatened shores of ILake St Lucia...) The traveller and reader of this guide will get an in depth understanding of the environmental problems of South Africa.
Paperback 144 pages (September 30, 2004);  Publisher: Spearhead Press,South Africa;  Language: English;  ISBN: 086486566X 


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