This edition of AdventureNews features:
  • Epic Overland Journeys
  • Incas, Trails and Condors - 17 days from $825 plus kitty*
  • The Best of Ghana and Mali - 26 days from $1195 plus kitty*
  • Vic Falls to Cape Town - 22 days from $1192 plus kitty*
  • Adventure Travel Meet Up in New York


Epic Overland Journeys

If you want more than a regular vacation can offer how about an epic overland journey that will take you far away from everyday life and turn you into a nomad for several weeks? You can take six weeks to travel from Nairobi to Cape Town via Namibia, explore the Chinese Silk Route and Tibet for 5 weeks or spend a month discovering the Beaches & Jungles of West Africa. If you hunger for even more time on the road spend 11 weeks exploring from Quito to Rio de Janeiro. If you start in November you’ll be there in time for Carnival in February.

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Incas, Trails and Condors - 17 days from $825 plus kitty*

If you love walking the area around Cusco, Peru, can’t be beat. Spend 7 days exploring the Urubamba Valley along a network of paths that comprise the Inca Trail, which leads to Machu Picchu. You’ll stay with Quechua hosts as part of a community project, providing remarkable insight into the lives of the locals. Heading for the coast you can take a boat trip out to the wildlife sanctuary of the Ballestas Islands and visit the Colca Canyon, famed for its condors, as well as the extraordinary Nazca Lines - just some of the highlights of of Incas, Trails and Condors, which you can enjoy at a reduced rate for select departures this summer.

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The Best of Ghana and Mali - 26 days from $1195 plus kitty*

Whether it is the rich history, intense culture or the riotous music Ghana and Mali are arguably the two most interesting countries in West Africa for travelers. Sandwiched in between is Burkina Faso, an incredibly friendly destination. In Mali you can trek through the tribal lands and villages of the Dogon, visit Timbuktu and the amazing market and mud mosque of Djenne. Ghana has beautiful beaches, rain forest and voodoo. There’s wildlife to see in Mole and Kakum National Parks before heading to the coast for some rest and relaxation on beautiful Elmina Beach. You can experience The Best of Ghana and Mali at a reduced rate on select departures in August and September.

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Vic Falls to Cape Town - 22 days from $1192 plus kitty*

Overland travel is an ideal way to discover the best of Botswana and Namibia as well as Zambia's Victoria Falls and Cape Town. Southern Africa is all about wildlife, with the Okavango Delta and Etosha National Park being ideal places to take a wildlife safari. In Botswana's Chobe National Park, known for its elephants, there is the choice of taking a boat or jeep safari. Vic Falls to Cape Town is a journey loaded with adventure activities, ranging from elephant safaris and white-water rafting to quad biking through the dunes of the Namib Desert. There is a reduced rate if you can join the 01 September 2009 departure.

To learn more about  Vic Falls to Cape Town .

Adventure Travel Meet Up in New York

If you're in New York next Tuesday 30 June 2009 there's an opportunity to meet some like minded travelers at the New York Adventure Travellers Meet Up.

For details of the New York Adventure Traveller’s Meetup.

Participant Perspective

What did you like most about your trip?

"I love virtually everything about the overlanding experience and this was a fabulous itinerary. It covered all the major "must sees" plus tons of things that would never show up in a "package tour" or be too accessible to an independent traveler".

Stormi D., Toledo, OH - Cairo to Nairobi - January 2009

*Prices listed are land only. Kitty refers to local payments associated with these overland trips which each participant pays into a central fund at the start of the trip which covers activities that the group undertakes as a whole, including expenses related to hotels and camping, meals when camping, and things like park entrance fees. The kitty payment for Incas, Trails and Condors is $750, for The Best of Ghana and Mali it’s  $560 and for Vic Falls to Cape Town $590.

If you need an adventure sooner rather than later, check out the Last Minute Travel page where you'll find some suggested trips departing in the next couple of months. Or use our Adventure Finder SM   to find a trip that meets your specific requirements.

To learn more about these trips and over 1,000 other affordable adventures, contact Adventure Center using tripinfo@adventurecenter.com, 1-800-228-8747 or visit our website at www.adventurecenter.com.


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