Wandering the world’s mountains, Live Travel Mountains calls British Columbia, on Canada’s West Coast, one of our favorite places.
Stunning and adventure-filled, these beautiful videos are part of the Super, Natural British Columbia series by Tourism BC.
Call it the ultimate Antarctica and Africa adventure. Adventure travel company Bridge & Wickers is now offering its White Desert, White Lion adventure departing this December.
The two continent adventure will combine an “unforgettable stay” on Antarctica and “behind-the-scenes safari” in South Africa. Trip highlights will include wildlife viewing; visiting an Emperor Penguin colony; sleeping in an igloo and ice climbing.
Are you an adventure traveler? Then think about packing some outdoor clothing and heading out on a trip with Bridge & Wickers.
The adventure travel company has earned a reputation for its custom holidays to Australia, New Zealand, Indochina, Thailand, the South Pacific and Canada (above).
Recently, the travel company introduced a new Africa program featuring wildlife safaris, beaches, cultures, luxury lodges and the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean.
The program countries will be Southern Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe); East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda and Rwanda); the Indian Ocean (Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles) and Oman.
Planning a mountain adventure in the wild Canadian Rockies? Then become BearSmart, buy bear spray and check out these top BearSmart tips in this informative video from Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.
Human-bear encounters have been increasing, according to the Government of Alberta. Statistics show that since 2000, there have been 30+ serious conflicts involving black and grizzly bears. Every year, in Alberta alone, an average of 2,350 bear-related occurrences are reported.
Learn more about being bear smart at Alberta’s BearSmart website here.
Greenland has captured the imaginations of Arctic adventurers for centuries. Now travelers can see Greenland on the Hurtigruten which has added three new trips in 2010.
The cruiseline’s newest ship, MS Fram, has been built specifically to sail in polar waters. Each trip will feature lectures, landings and shore excursions and the experience of culture, wildlife and communities of Greenland’s remote areas.
These three new trips include:
For more info, check out Hurtigruten online.
Image courtesy of Hurtigruten
Photography holidays are an exciting, emerging trend in mountain travel.
In Europe, Tatra Photography now offers photography workshops including a three-day photography holiday in Germany’s Bavarian National Park and a landscape course in the surroundings of the Tatra Mountains. An additional week- long break will feature the mountains’ peaks and valleys.
While in Slovakia, the company will offer three-day photography breaks in the Tatra Mountains focusing on the lakes and waterfalls and week long breaks in the peaks and valleys of the mountains. These packages will include staying in remote mountain lodges and lake locations for reflection and sunrise shots.
Are you passionate about photography and mountains? You’ll find some stunning mountain photography at the Wild Wonders of Europe project.
Some 67 of the world’s top nature photographers completed the 14-month project, which included 118 photo assignments to all 48 European countries.
© Natural Habitat Adventures/Wilderness Scotland
After a lovely UK city break and staying at London hotels, you might fancy walking on the wild side of Scotland.
You can go eco-touring wild Scotland with eco-tour specialist Natural Habitat Adventures which offers carbon neutral trips worldwide.
The award-winning company has been named the 2009 Best Adventure Travel Company by National Geographic Adventure and 2009 World’s Best Tour Operator by Travel + Leisure.
For May 2010, Natural Habitat Adventures recommends its tour Scotland’s Wild Highlands & Islands where you’ll see “nesting seabirds of the remote Outer Hebrides to young wildlife in the boreal forest and heather moors with a journey so new it’s still ‘exploratory’.”
Read all its recommended 2010 Eco-Tours here.
