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6 Day Alaska Sea Safari

6 Day Alaska Sea Safari

Ketchikan Airport, Ketchikan, AK, United States for 6 Days • from $5,050* per person

Provider: Bushtracks Expeditions

Get far away from the crowds and cruise ships, and into authentic Alaskan wilderness aboard the Sumdum, an 80-foot yacht which becomes your private lodge and accommodates up to eight guests in four cabins.Each expedition launches from Ketchikan, Alaska and explores the Misty Fjords National Monument, an unspoiled coastal ecosystem including fjords, steep sea cliffs, active glaciers and natural canals. This pristine marine system is also bursting with wildlife including porpoises, whales, bears, bald eagles, moose, shoals of salmon and… more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Wildland Glacier Tour (7 days)

Wildland Glacier Tour (7 days)

Anchorage for 7 Days • from $1,295* per person

Provider: Alaska Outdoors Adventure Tours

We’ll camp near the base of the Matanuska Glacier and have the opportunity to walk on its immense snout. Next we’ll travel deep within Wrangell St. Elias National Park to experience the area’s fascinating human and geological history. For the next 2 nights we’ll stay at either a local historic hotel or in local cabins amidst a backdrop of immense glaciers and ice falls and one of Alaska’s most unique locations.  Next we’re off to explore the temperate rainforest and… more

Offered May-August
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Galapagos Island Tours & Travel | Eden

Galapagos Island Tours & Travel | Eden

Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador for 10 Days • from $2,965* per person

Provider: Southern Explorations (3 testimonials)

The eighty foot long Eden accommodates sixteen passengers and cruises at a solid ten knots. Built in 1996, the Eden was completely refurbished in 2002 and now boasts a stunningly elegant interior. She has eight air-conditioned double cabins: four with two lower berths, three with upper and lower berths, and one with a queen size bed. All have private bathrooms and hot water showers. Additionally, there is a library, audio visual area, restaurant, bar and sundeck on board. Eden's elegant… more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Exploring Patagonia & Australis Cruise

Exploring Patagonia & Australis Cruise

Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina for 18 Days • from $4,381* per person

Provider: Patagonia Travel Adventures

Enjoy cosmopolitan Buenos Aires    Be enchanted by the rich wildlife of Peninsula Valdes    Explore Los Glaciares National Park and trek on the glacier    Navigate and Hike around Torres del Paine National Park    Cruise The Strait of Magellan and Beagle Channel from Punta Arenas to Discover the end of the world: Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego National Park more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 10 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Amazon cruises & Peru rainforest tours - Iquitos cruise

Amazon cruises & Peru rainforest tours - Iquitos cruise

Iquitos, Peru for 7 Days • Contact provider for price

Provider: Latin Trails

Amazon cruises from Iquitos offer several itinerary options, you can choose to navigate into the Pacaya Samiria natural reserve for amazing wildlife, cruise down river to Tabatinga in Brazil and Leticia (from here you can continue to Manaus) or venture up river to the Yurimaguas region. more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Junior Argonauts Cruise

Junior Argonauts Cruise

Athens Airport , Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €2,880* per person

Provider: Aegean Adventures (3 testimonials)

Jason and the Argonauts sailed all over Greece in their boat, the Argo, looking for a special ram's fleece made of gold, the Golden Fleece. The goddess Athena fitted the Argo's prow with “speaking timber” that advised the Argonauts which direction to steer. Jason and his crew had many adventures at sea, and so will young kids, the Junior Argonauts, on this family cruise in Greek waters island hopping in the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese Peninsula. more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Into The Northwest Passage

Into The Northwest Passage

Kangerlussuaq Airport, Kangerlussuaq, Kitaa, Greenland for 15 Days • from $6,995* per person

Provider: Adventure Canada

This voyage starts with a monumental voyage along one of Greenland's longest fjords, 168km out to Davis Strait as we cross into the Arctic Circle. Turning the corner, we'll head north, with stops along the Sisimuit coast, as we encounter colourful houses set on the treeless tundra, meet the friendly Greenlanders and share in their culture. Arriving in Ilulissat, we'll marvel at the vast icefields, cruise among the icebergs in the shadow of a glacier and visit the vibrant fishing… more

Offered August
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

The Southern Adventurer Kinaki

The Southern Adventurer Kinaki

Queenstown for 8 Days • from $3,300* per person

Provider: Black Sheeptouring

Kinaki - is the Maori word for relish, dressing or the sweetener on top. This word can also apply to the song that complements a traditional speech, providing a perfect finishing touch. more

Offered October-December
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No

Indochina: Discover Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia by Kayak

Indochina: Discover Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia by Kayak

Hanoi Airport, Vietnam for 15 Days • from $4,890* per person

Provider: Explorers' Corner

Few regions on earth can match the natural and cultural wonders of Indochina and few companies know Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia like Explorers' Corner. We've created an itinerary which brings our favorite Indochina paddle locations into a single but diverse trip. We start with the exotic lagoons, caves and islets of World Heritage listed Halong Bay before visiting the hidden gem of Northern Laos, Luang Prabang. From here we make our way to the south and ride elephants into the… more

Offered September, October
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Zambezi River Expedition

Zambezi River Expedition

Livingstone Airport, Zambia for 9 Days • from $2,950* per person

Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials)

The Zambezi River’s Victoria Falls has awed visitors with its grandiosity and its beauty for time memorial.  A world heritage site and one of the seven natural wonders of the world, “Vic Falls” remains protected under the auspices of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia.  Spilling into a gorge nearly four hundred feet deep and a mile wide, the falls’ spray has created its own tropical rainforest ecosystem in the midst of semi-arid African tundra, replete with a dazzling array… more

Offered October, November
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Patagonia Kayaking with Southern Right Whales

Patagonia Kayaking with Southern Right Whales

Buenos Aires Airport, Argentina for 12 Days • from $3,495* per person

Provider: Sea Kayak Adventures, Inc (3 testimonials)

October through early December, endangered Southern Right whales and their calves cruise the sheltered waters of Gulfo San Jose, located between the peninsula and the Patagonian mainland, where we navigate unobtrusively in our kayaks for close encounters with the whales, elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, southern sea lions, and dolphins.The whales come here for mating and giving birth, because the protected water in the gulf is quieter and warmer than in the open sea. It’s the best place in the world… more

Offered September-December
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: Wilderness Cruise Package

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: Wilderness Cruise Package

Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador for 10 Days • from $4,129* per person

Provider: Adventure Associates of Washington (3 testimonials)

Join us for this unforgettable wildlife expedition through one of the most diverse and stunningly beautiful marine environments in the world! With your local naturalist guide you spend eight exciting days cruising these islands, snorkeling with colorful fish and taking short day hikes through one of the world's greatest wildlife and volcanic island environments! Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity! more

Offered August-March
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Alaska Adventures: Small Ship Cruise By Sail

Alaska Adventures: Small Ship Cruise By Sail

Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada for 12 Days • from $6,090* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

Glaciers, whales and the last frontierMillions of people visit southeast Alaska for its grandeur and frontier history. But a fraction of these people will actually visit Alaska’s wilderness.On this Alaska adventure, get close to wild Alaska’s tidewater glaciers, humpback whales and enter the ancient rainforests. This small ship cruise, sailing aboard the classic schooner Maple Leaf, is for the adventurous who seek the road less travelled.Trip DescriptionSoutheast Alaska breathes majesty with every breath. It is a pristine wilderness of fjords,… more

Offered July
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Gulf Islands, B.C., Canada Tour With National Park Reserve

Gulf Islands, B.C., Canada Tour With National Park Reserve

Sidney, BC, Canada for 6 Days • from $2,225* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

Some people who visit the Gulf Islands, B.C., think they've stumbled into Paradise. This group of hundreds of semi-mediterranean Islands in a protected sea has drawn people for millennia, with its green and gold slopes, blue ocean and ring of snow-capped peaks.Although Salt Spring Island is the most well-known, a trip on the schooner Maple Leaf takes you to scores of beautiful islets most people will never have a chance to see.Islands in the Salish SeaStep aboard and enter a… more

Offered April, October
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands Tour - with Gwaii Haanas

Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands Tour - with Gwaii Haanas

Masset Airport, Haida Gwaii, Masset, BC, Canada for 9 Days • from $4,640* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

This is the Queen Charlotte Islands, or Haida Gwaii: A hundred and thirty islands at the edge of North America. Rainforests draped with moss. Humpbacks rising from the ocean. An ancient culture with modern villages and old ones where the remains of beautiful totems and houses stand above wild beaches.Join the Maple Leaf for a multi-day adventure tour of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage site aboard a classic schooner.Accompanied by wonderful naturalists, many of them actively researching… more

Offered May, June
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Whales & Totems Tour Of The Great Bear Rainforest

Whales & Totems Tour Of The Great Bear Rainforest

Airport, Port McNeill, BC, Canada for 7 Days • from $2,650* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

Among the 200+ islands of the Broughton Archipelago, the orcas have come for millennia to eat salmon. The salmon support the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, too, and a colourful frontier culture.On Maple Leaf's Whales and Totems whale watching cruise, discover this island world, where people live in houses that float on water, where it's possible to listen to whale song as you dine, and where white beaches turn out to be the shell middens from thousands of years of human villages.In the… more

Offered August, October
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Galapagos Islands Adventure Cruise

Galapagos Islands Adventure Cruise

Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador for 11 Days • from $5,250* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

A Galapagos tour, sometimes called a Galapagos cruise, offers a nature-lover's dream: encounters with wildlife that is unafraid of humans.The Galapagos Islands, in all their dramatic and desolate volcanic beauty, lie 600 miles west of mainland Ecuador's Pacific coast. This living natural laboratory, inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, is home to marine and land creatures - some found nowhere else to the world - which have no instinctive fear of humans.Travelers sailing around the islands, one of the greatest… more

Offered May, August, November
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No

Tall Sails & Ales Tour

Tall Sails & Ales Tour

Sidney airport, BC, Canada for 6 Days • from $2,390* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

For a twist on the typical beer tour, join B.C.'s Tall Sails & Ales Cruise and discover the rich flavours and colourful history of the province's micro-brewing industry.Arguably as diverse as wine in their flavours, the 50 fine beers included on this tasting tour introduce you to the range of options, from the crisp, cold Swans' Arctic Ale to the chocolate creaminess of Gulf Islands Brewery's Saturna Island Extra Stout.Add to that the guidance of B.C. brewing experts, succulent food… more

Offered October
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Painting Holiday in the Haida Islands at the Edge of the World

Painting Holiday in the Haida Islands at the Edge of the World

Masset Airport, Haida Gwaii, Masset, BC, Canada for 9 Days • from $4,550* per person

Provider: Maple Leaf Adventures

Like art vacations as well as the coastal world? Then an Art at Sea trip on the Maple Leaf might be perfect for you.On these special painting holidays, exceptional artists who are also excellent teachers take just eight students into the coastal B.C. wilderness aboard the classic schooner Maple Leaf for focused lessons in painting nature and coastal scenes.The limited number of students allows for one-on-one instruction, in addition to the small-group lessons.This art vacation also includes hallmarks of all… more

Offered May
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Alaska Family Voyage

Alaska Family Voyage

Airport near Juneau, AK, United States for 8 Days • from $5,990* per person

Provider: National Geographic Expeditions

Voyage along Alaska's Inside Passage on an unforgettable family voyage on board the National Geographic Sea Bird. Exploring with our team of naturalists, discover hidden inlets by kayak and hike along sparkling salmon streams as you experience the pristine beauty of the Alaska wilderness. A special hands-on educational program is designed to encourage children's interest in topics as diverse as the feeding behavior of humpback whales and the identification of bear tracks in the wild.Our approach during this voyage is… more

Offered July, August
Exertion level: 3
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? No