Global Descents offers 9 trips/accommodations
Rio Apurimac & Inca Trail Expedition
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Rio Apurimac & Inca Trail Expedition
Cusco Airport, Peru
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11 Days • from $3,300* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) Until very recently, the Rio Apurimac remained a scarcely known river through one of the deepest canyons in the world and the uppermost source of the Amazon River. Rising in Peru’s glaciated southwestern Cordilleras at 18,000’ in elevation, the Apurimac courses downstream through a distinctive narrow canyon sculpted over the millennia into smooth, overhanging walls of incredible shapes and of astonishing dimensions. Today, the Apurimac (translated as “divinity talker” in native dialect) remains one of the least explored canyons on… more |
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Rio Cotahuasi Expedition
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Rio Cotahuasi Expedition
Lima Airport, Peru
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11 Days • from $2,950* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) An amazing whitewater journey through the Ancient Incan World. At over twice the depth of Arizona’s Grand Canyon, the Cotahuasi is the deepest canyon in the world! Measuring 11,587 feet from river to rim, this scarcely-explored Peruvian wilderness remains one of the most pristine environments on Earth. The Cotahuasi River Canyon features a rare glimpse into the Incan world; a geologic, floral, and faunal paradise; and a river-runner’s dream!Draining the western slope of the Andes Mountains, the waterway courses 100… more |
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Zanskar River Expedition
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Zanskar River Expedition
Delhi airport, IGI Airport T3 Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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13 Days • from $3,050* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) India’s Zanskar River, a remote Himalayan tributary of the Indus, harbors one of the most spectacular navigable gorges in the world. Hailed as the “Grand Canyon of the Himalaya,” a journey down the Zanskar features an excursion through a geologic paradise, submersion into a culture (Zanskari) virtually unknown throughout the contemporary world, and a thrilling whitewater adventure. The trip, however, is not for the faint of heart – or for those short on time. Paddling the Zanskar consists of four… more |
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Matsiatra River Expedition
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Matsiatra River Expedition
Antananarivo International Airport, Madagascar
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14 Days • from $4,450* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) The river’s source is in the central highlands and it heads west through increasingly isolated terrain towards the Makay range before joining the ever changing Mangoky River. The scenery will be spectacular and each day will present new wonders and challenges for the expedition team. Parts of the river have a reasonably steep gradient so a few portages will be necessary. Expedition members do not need previous rafting experience, as full training will be given. It will be possible to… more |
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Siang River Expedition
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Siang River Expedition
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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12 Days • from $3,600* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) From its source atop the sacred Buddhist site of Mount Kailaish, the River Yarlung Tsang Po flows nearly a thousand miles across the barren tundra of the Tibetan plateau. A pinch between two towering peaks, 7,782-meter Namcha Barwa and its little sister, Gyala Peri, forces the river southward around the “Great Bend,” where it plunges nearly ten thousand feet in less than a hundred miles through the Tsangpo Gorge. Tumbling into the jungle territory of the indigenous Adi in Arunachal… more |
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Zambezi River Expedition
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Zambezi River Expedition
Livingstone Airport, Zambia
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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 |
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Destination New Mexico
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Destination New Mexico
Santa Fe Airport, Santa Fe, NM, United States
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8 Days • from $2,000* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) Global Descents is fortunately based in northern New Mexico, a place rich in history, with a spectacular landscape that beckons those who love adventure, all complimented by a colorful mix of culture. It truly is the “Land of Enchantment”. To celebrate this great fortune, Global Descents has created an ideal trip for your immersion into this amazing place, a perfect mix of adventure and discovery suitable for singles as well as families! We are a local New Mexican outfitter with… more |
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Colombia Multi Sport
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Colombia Multi Sport
Bogota Airport, Colombia
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8 Days • from $2,250* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) Imagine paragliding into a majestic canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon and landing in front of your raft, rigged and ready to explore amazing rapids and remote villages. This is just one of the adventures you’ll enjoy in a week of exploration of one of South America’s last frontiers…Colombia! After years of civil conflict and turmoil, Colombia has made great strides and has finally being recognized as one of the greatest adventure destinations in world. The third largest country in… more |
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Rio Futaleufu Expedition
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Rio Futaleufu Expedition
Bariloche Airport, Argentina
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8 Days • from $2,950* per person
Provider: Global Descents (3 testimonials) The Rio Futaleufu expedition is certainly one of the world’s premiere whitewater rafting rivers. It winds its way through the lush Chilean rain forest and is corralled only by sleek granite cliffs. The Futaleufu boasts one Class IV-V rapid after the other… if you’re ready for exciting whitewater, you’re ready for rafting in Chile on the Futaleufu River.Adventure travel in Patagonia has never looked and felt so good! Each exhilarating day on the Futaleufu River is followed with relaxation and… more |
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