Friday, June 5, 2009

How to Discover Latin America From the Inside Out

EVERGREEN, Colo.;— Aventouras specializes in eco travel in Latin America, with trips to Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Peru. These trips are a combination of exhilarating activities and unusual destinations using local and native guides, staying at eco-friendly inns, community run lodges, and family homes. Discovering a destination from the inside out is what traveling with Aventouras is all about. Taste locally made delicacies, relish the scent of fresh mountain air, relax in the comfort of a family-run eco-lodge, learn how to communicate in a new language, and explore the sights and sounds of the natural world while traveling at your own pace. You may know people who have been to the magnificent Mayan ruins of Tikal — a gem that we’ve included in our Guatemala itinerary — but how many people get the full experience by reaching Tikal via a two day trek through the forest, with a local guide showing the medicinal and edible plants, birds, and animals of the region? All of our trips combine the most popular destinations in these countries with unusual locations, native guides, and opportunities to connect with local people. Guides have an intimate understanding of their environments and the customs and traditions of their people, thus creating richer experiences for our guests and providing that vital link between cultures. Media Contact: Stephanie Moreland, Stephanie@atmstravelnews.com , 832-755-7661, http://www.aventouras.com/. Photos available. Click here for Media Kit.

Wild Treks to Save the Rhino: Luxury Safaris in Partnership with Wildlife Conservation Projects

LAKE SUCCESS, NY--- Together with Tsavo National Park, Mkomazi Game Reserve forms one of the largest and most important ecosystems on earth. Linked to the legendary conservationists Tony Fitzjohn and George Adamson, African Wildlife Preservation Trust has worked since 1989 on the front lines in the battle to save the critically endangered African black rhino. The black rhino has been re-introduced into Mkomazi from South Africa after heavy poaching, overgrazing, deliberate burning, and illegal hunting had wiped out its black rhino populations. The seven black rhino live in the sanctuary which also has a waterhole and wallow for the rhinos. There is also an underground observation point. Baobab Expeditions gives visitors an up close and personal look at the Save the Rhino foundation while donating a fixed fee per person to the organization and travelers automatically become a member of the foundation when they visit. Travel in your own personal 4x4, feast on gourmet African fare, and stay in luxury wilderness lodges and camps along the way. Other highlights of this safari include visits to Nairobi, Massai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, and an optional extension to Zanzibar Island. Media Contact: Stephanie Moreland, Stephanie@atmstravelnews.com , 832-755-7661 . www.baobabexpeditions.com . Photos Available. Click Here for Media Kit.