SIGG Steelworks Metro Mug. Photo credit: SIGG.
SIGG reusable water bottles are classic mountain travel companions.
If you’re looking for a reusable travel mug for your favorite mountain traveler (or yourself), then take a look at the company’s Steelworks by SIGG line (above).
Silva Field 1-2-3 Compass.
Have a safe and happy holiday season! We’re heading out on a mountain holiday break and we’ll return next week.
Leading compass company Silva has redesigned their compasses for beginner to expedition use.
The compasses have been slimmed down and redesigned with contrast color on the compass needle, a larger mirror on mirror sighting compasses and a more secure grip.
Dilmah Tea’s Ceylon Tea Trails in Sri Lanka has become a member of Relais & Châteaux.
Recognized for its “unique character, gourmet cuisine and outstanding service”, The Tea Trails is the first Sri Lankan property to belong to the association.
Four hours from Colombo and 4,000 ft above sea level, the property features colonial plantation bungalows with turn-of-the-century period furniture.
Need a new travel destination? Well, travelers are wild about Montserrat, according to a recent survey.
Some nine out of ten overnight visitors to Montserrat said they would definitely return to the island, during a visitor exit survey conducted this past year.
Created by the Montserrat Tourist Board, the survey was conducted from June 2009 to May 2010 at the John A. Osborne Airport and the Ferry Port in Little Bay, the island’s exit points.
Organized trekking trips can be shorter adventures. Take the Toubkal Weekend – The Ultimate Morocco Short Break offered by KE Adventure Travel.
This new 4-day trip will trek to the top of North Africa’s highest peak, Mount Toubkal. From Marrakech, there will be a short transfer and a half-day hike through Berber villages to the Neltner Refuge, on Mount Toubkal. Then the next day will be a challenging summit.
On this weekend adventure holiday, travelers will have options to extend their trip in Marrakech and other areas of Morocco.
For more info, check out KE Adventure Travel.
Image courtesy of KE Adventure Travel.
Want to go trekking in Costa Rica? Adventure travel company TrekAmerica offers Costa Rica Panama Trail, a 21-day camping tour of Costa Rica.
This tour explores some of the national parks and beaches in this popular Central American destination. The itinerary includes a guided full-day hike in Rincon de la Vieja, scenic walks and hikes in Arenal, Monteverde, Turialba, Irazu Volcano and Manuel Antonio National Park, wildlife viewing and a boat cruise from Bocas del Toro in Panama.
For more info, check out Trek America’s site.
Image courtesy of TrekAmerica.
Fancy experiencing Canadian mountain living in Mont Tremblant? Well, you could stay in a new log home now available on Mont Tremblant’s north side.
Chalet rental service company Côté Nord Tremblant Inc offers these luxury log home holiday rentals which are available with an activity, relaxation or gastronomy package. Located 90 minutes north of Montreal, they have easy access to the Laurentians and the Tremblant tourist resort.
Popular outdoor activities include downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, hiking, canoeing and fishing. While the popular Tremblant resort offers nightlife, restaurants, shopping and festivals.
In Jackson Hole, luxury log lodge Bentwood Inn is teaming up with The Wilderness Society to offer winter travelers WinterGreen Vacations.
For guests who stay at Bentwood Inn from January through March, 2010, the inn will donate 2% of their lodging to The Wilderness Society. The inn is located down the road from the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and the South Entrance to Grand Teton National Park.
WinterGreen Vacations is a beta-testing program with 17 small, eco-friendly and independently-owned selected inns and B&Bs across the United States. In 2011, the program hopes to go national with potentially thousands of U.S. inns and B&Bs.
Heading Bush Outback Adventures is featuring a new three-day Mountain Safari into South Australia and its Flinders Ranges and Outback.
The company specializes in small group tours of the Australian Outback in off-road vehicles, highlighting Wilpena Pound, Rawnsley Park, Aboriginal art sites and wine tasting in the Clare Valley.
Says the company:
“Whatever type of accommodation selected at Rawnsley Park Station, guests will wake up to the call of the kookaburra and enjoy glorious morning views of South Australia’s iconic Wilpena Pound and the surrounding area home to elusive yellow-footed rock wallabies, as well as kangaroos, emus and bold wedge-tailed eagles.”
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