Wow national geographic has certainly branches out. Love reading third latest guide to adventure travel in their november issue. Some notes via wordpress on iPhone:
Arunachel Pradeah India. Whitewater kayaking in real wilderness
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And then there are the 25 best new trips include:
- Mark Thorton (thorntonsafaris.com) is their top rated outfitter. Doing the first waking tours of Serengeti National park. 12 days. $7,600.
- Gapadventures.com going to Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo. $2400. 16 days.
- Adventuresinafrica.com does Zambia walking tours and then kayaking in Malawi. $4900. 10 days.
- Islandexpeditions.com Belize kayaking trip. $1599. 5 days.
- Geoex.com to Galapagos on first Eco-friendly 48-passenger boat. $7000. 11 days.
- Mtsobek.com to Venuzuela tepuis. Nontechnical. $5300. 11 days.
- Columbia isn’t dangerous anymore. Columbiatrek.com and santanderalextremo.com for adventure options.
- Wildplanetadventures.com for pure wildlife in India. $4500. 13 days.
- Remotelands.com to see Komodo dragons in Indonesia. $4000. 4 days.
- National Geographic Travel and Lindblad Expeditions has 18-day voyage in Indian Ocean. 12420. March-April.
- H2outfitters.com kayak in Jordan. $2900. 7 days. March.
- Zeco.com 700 miles east of new Zealand starts in Fiji on a 338 foot ship. $9380. 16 days. November
- Tuitai.com to remote islands near Fiji to visit communities there on 140 foot schooner. 7 days. $3600.
And my favorite the top 50 ecolodges in different areas
Islands.
- Chumboisland.com. Tanzania. $400
- Kosraevillage.com. Micronesia. Remote. $149.
- Nihiwatu.com. Indonesia. 3km beach. Surfing. $440
- Ranweli.com. Sri lanka. Traditional village. $66
- Soneva.com
Deserts.
- Adrereameliai.net. Egypt. $490.
- Al-maha.com 45 minutes from Dubai. $1000.
- Desertrhinocamp.com. Namibia. $814.
- Threecamellodge.com. Mongolia. $160.
- Tsawali.com. South Africa wilderness reserve. $1500.
- Longitude131.com. Ayers rock. $1980.
The jungle.
- Tajsafaris.com to see last tigers. India. $1440.
- Theboatlanding.laopdr.com Laos. Backbacker enclave. $35.
- Canopytower.com. Panama. Converted radar tower. $125.
- Daintree-ecolodge.com. Australia. Locals 40 minutes from GBA. $460.
- Chalalan.com. Bolivia. Locals. $345.
- Kapawi.com. Ecuador in amazon. $695 pp.
- Sukau.com. Borneo. Elephants. $370
Mountains.
- Crosswaters.net.cn. Two hours from Hong kong. $220.
- Kasbahdutoubkal.com. Morocco. $230.
- Khrl.com. Golden BC
- Oreillys.com.au. Brisbane mountains. $327.
- Tigermountain.com/pokhara. Nepal. $500.
Savanna.
- Basecampexplorer.com. Kenya. $560
- Caiman.com.br. Brazil. $448
- Campiyakanzi.com. Kenya. $1100
