Adventure Travel Vacations » Art Tours http://www.elvincountry.com Tours, Treks, Vacations, Holidays & Adventure Travel Locations Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:28:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Pedaling Through the Loire Valley http://www.elvincountry.com/pedaling-through-the-loire-valley.html http://www.elvincountry.com/pedaling-through-the-loire-valley.html#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:27:12 +0000 Travel Adventurer http://www.parksandtourism.net/pedaling-through-the-loire-valley.html Adventure Holiday: Pedaling Through the Loire Valley

Vacation Type: Bicycle Touring Art Tours

Travel Location: Europe France Tours

Visit beautiful chateaux in the Loire Valley.
Stay in the Domaine de la Tortiniere chateau for two nights.
Savor several wine-tasting sessions.
This activity is for adults only.

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Smiling for the camera outside a chateau.
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Butterfield and Robinson
70 Bond Street
Toronto
Ontario
M5B 1X3
Canada
Telephone: 800-678-1147 U.S.
Fax Number: 416-864-0541

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Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Art Tours

Travel Location: Asia Japan Tokyo Kyoto

Visit master artisans, an Ikebana class and a Butoh dance performance.
Stay in a Shinto shrine in an ancient forest and visit a Honda factory.
Enjoy tours of a mountaintop sculpture garden and Imperial villas.
Children may participate.

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Study pottery in a Japanese studio.
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Journeys East
2443 Fillmore Street #289
San Francisco
California
94115
United States
Telephone: 510-601-1677
Fax Number: 510-601-1977

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Vacation Type: Archaeologic and Historic Tours Art Tours

Travel Location: Africa Algeria

Trek in the cool of the early morning to see prehistoric Tassili rock art.
Take a camel trek through endless Saharan desert from the Djanet oasis.
Explore intricate natural mazes of Azgel stone caverns.
Children may participate.

Vacation Contact Detail

Rock art in the Tassili massif of Central Sahara.
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Mosaic Tours and Travel
420 Lincoln Road, Suite 448
Miami Beach
Florida
33139
United States
Telephone: 305-672-0011
Fax Number: 305-672-0923

]]> http://www.elvincountry.com/discover-tassili-rock-art-in-algeria.html/feed 2 The Arts, Culture and Textiles of Sumatra http://www.elvincountry.com/the-arts-culture-and-textiles-of-sumatra.html http://www.elvincountry.com/the-arts-culture-and-textiles-of-sumatra.html#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:27:12 +0000 Travel Adventurer http://www.parksandtourism.net/the-arts-culture-and-textiles-of-sumatra.html Adventure Holiday: The Arts, Culture and Textiles of Sumatra

Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Art Tours

Travel Location: Southeast Asia Indonesia

Visit the museums and temples that abound on the island of Bali.
Talk to artists, woodcarvers, weavers and basket makers in Indonesia.
Visit the Minangkabau people, the world’s largest matrilineal society.
This activity is for adults only.

Vacation Contact Detail

Woman displays Ikat weaving in Indonesia.
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Asian Pacific Adventures
826 South Sierra Bonita Avenue
Los Angeles
California
90036-4704
United States
Telephone: 800-825-1680
Fax Number: 213-935-3156

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Vacation Type: Art Tours Walking Tours

Travel Location: Asia Japan

Learn about the artistry of Japan’s carpenters and craftspeople.
Visit Sado Island, the center of dance, crafts and taiko drumming.
Explore Kyoto, which houses the heart and soul of Japan’s art and religion.
Children may participate.

Vacation Contact Detail

Detail from a bronze vessel.
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InnerAsia Expeditions
2627 Lombard Street
San Francisco
California
94123
United States
Telephone: 415-922-0448
Fax Number: 415-346-5535

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Vacation Type: Walking Tours Art Tours

Travel Location: Europe Italy Florence Siena San Gimignano Pisa

Hike the rolling hills of olive groves and vineyards in beautiful Tuscany. Visit monuments of the ancient Etruscans, the Romans and the Renaissance.
Visit the beautiful towns of Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano and Siena.
Children may participate.

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The rolling hills of Tuscany.
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Mountain Travel-Sobek
6420 Fairmount Avenue
El Cerrito
California
94530
United States
Telephone: 800-227-2384
Fax Number: 510-525-7710

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Vacation Type: Bicycle Touring Art Tours

Travel Location: Europe France Montpelier

Bicycle some of the most challenging terrain in France.
Enjoy views of the spectacular Gorges du Tarn.
Spend a day whitewater rafting on the Tarn.
This activity is for adults only.

Vacation Contact Detail

A scene along the Gorges du Tarn.
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Butterfield and Robinson
70 Bond Street
Toronto
Ontario
M5B 1X3
Canada
Telephone: 800-678-1147 U.S.
Fax Number: 416-864-0541

]]> http://www.elvincountry.com/conquering-the-conques.html/feed 0 A Cultural Odyssey to Bhutan http://www.elvincountry.com/a-cultural-odyssey-to-bhutan.html http://www.elvincountry.com/a-cultural-odyssey-to-bhutan.html#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:27:12 +0000 Travel Adventurer http://www.parksandtourism.net/a-cultural-odyssey-to-bhutan.html Adventure Holiday: A Cultural Odyssey to Bhutan

Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Art Tours

Travel Location: Middle Asia Bhutan

Experience Bhutan in this non-trekking cultural odyssey.
Witness the Tsechu festivals, colorful annual dance-dramas.
Learn about the culture of this remote country in depth.
Children may participate.

Vacation Contact Detail


Travel picture of Taktsang Monastery, the “Tiger’s Nest.”

Mountain Travel-Sobek
6420 Fairmount Avenue
El Cerrito
California
94530
United States
Telephone: 800-227-2384
Fax Number: 510-525-7710

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