Explore the Backroads of Baja by Motorcycle
Posted in Automotive Sports, Motorcycle Touring
Adventure Holiday: Explore the Backroads of Baja by Motorcycle Vacation Type: Motorcycle Touring Automotive Sports Travel Location: North America United States Western USA California Mission Viejo Ride motocross on the same terrain as the Baja 1000.Enjoy some of the world’s best off-road motorcycle trails.View the mountains, sea, cacti and wildlife of the Baja peninsula.This activity […]
Touring the Silk Road: China to Pakistan
Adventure Holiday: Touring the Silk Road: China to Pakistan Vacation Type: Archaeologic and Historic Tours Four-Wheel Drive Treks Travel Location: Asia China Follow the steps of Marco Polo into inner Asia.Visit the beautiful sites of China along an ancient caravan route.Cross the Kunjerap Pass in Pakistan during this cultural tour.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail […]
Go Soaring with Skylark
Posted in Flying Schools
Adventure Holiday: Go Soaring with Skylark Vacation Type: Flying Schools Travel Location: North America United States Western USA California Spend a week in beautiful Tehachapi Valley learning to pilot a sailplane. Receive complete ground instruction and spend 12 hours in flight training. Upon successful completion of this seven-day course, go for a solo flight. adults […]
Panama Explorer
Posted in Nature and Wildlife Tours, Walking Tours
Adventure Holiday: Panama Explorer Vacation Type: Walking Tours Nature and Wildlife Tours Travel Location: Central America Panama Explore Central American rain forest ecosystems in lush Panama.Visit a Chocoe Indian village as well as biological research stations.Visit Soberania National Park and the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of […]
Bike the Hindu Himalaya
Posted in Bicycle Touring, Mountain Biking Vacations
Adventure Holiday: Bike the Hindu Himalaya Vacation Type: Bicycle Touring Mountain Biking Travel Location: Middle Asia India Bike the dramatic valleys and ridges of the Garhwal Himalaya in India.Explore Delhi, and bicycle to areas that have great vistas of the Himalaya.Hike to the temple of the Goddess of Energy at Surkhanda Devi.Children may participate. Vacation […]
Houseboating at Lake Shasta
Posted in Family Travel Programs, Houseboats Vacations
Adventure Holiday: Houseboating at Lake Shasta Vacation Type: Houseboats Family Programs Travel Location: North America United States Western USA California Fish, swim, snorkel and slowly explore Lake Shasta on a houseboat.Prepare your own meals or stop at marine restaurants during your cruise.Explore the 379 miles of Lake Shasta’s shoreline in northern California.Children may participate. Vacation […]
Hike the Mountains of Ecuador
Adventure Holiday: Hike the Mountains of Ecuador Vacation Type: Mountaineering Hiking and Trekking Journeys Travel Location: South America Ecuador Climb the world’s highest active volcano.Set a personal altitude record.Explore a remote area with spectacular beauty.This activity is for adults only. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of Climbers on Cotopaxi. Mountain Travel-Sobek6420 Fairmount AvenueEl CerritoCalifornia94530United StatesTelephone: […]
Oregon Trail Wagon Train Tours
Posted in Historic Reenactments Adventures
Adventure Holiday: Oregon Trail Wagon Train Tours Vacation Type: Historic Reenactments Historic Reenactments Travel Location: North America United States Midwestern USA Nebraska Take a historic covered-wagon trip near Chimney Rock, Nebraska.Enjoy great food at the nightly chuckwagon cookouts.See original wagon ruts from the Oregon, California and Mormon trails.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture […]
Exploring Dragons, Drums and Art in China
Posted in Native Culture Tours, Natural History Tours
Adventure Holiday: Exploring Dragons, Drums and Art in China Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Natural History Tours Travel Location: Asia China Experience one of three Miao festivals in the Guizhou Province.See young Miao girls who spend months embroidering just one jacket.Explore the creations of the mysterious Dong people, including drum towers.Children may participate. Vacation Contact […]
The Ultimate Everest Trek
Adventure Holiday: The Ultimate Everest Trek Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Mountaineering Travel Location: Middle Asia Nepal Trek mountains in the entire Everest region during this 30-day tour.Climb to Dzongla, amid carved mani stones and fluttering prayer flags.Enjoy the striking beauty of the Gokyo Lakes and Kala Patar.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel […]
Exploring Buddhism in the Himalaya
Posted in Hiking and Trekking Journeys, Native Culture Tours
Adventure Holiday: Exploring Buddhism in the Himalaya Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Hiking and Trekking Journeys Travel Location: Middle Asia Tibet Explore Buddhism throughout the Himalaya during this spiritual tour.Visit Dharamsala, the home in exile of the 14th Dalai Lama.Visit Tibet where Buddhism still thrives despite Chinese oppression.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture […]
Trek to Samarkand
Posted in Hiking and Trekking Journeys
Adventure Holiday: Trek to Samarkand Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Travel Location: Eastern Europe Tajikistan Explore the Fan Mountains in the Pamir range of Central Asia.Experience the exotic cultures of Tajikistan and Samarkand.Hike over 11,000-foot passes and through spectacular gorges.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of The Fan Mountains, the “back of […]
Canadian Rockies by Cross-Country Ski
Posted in Cross-Country Skiing, Snowshoeing Vacations
Adventure Holiday: Canadian Rockies by Cross-Country Ski Vacation Type: Cross-Country Skiing Snowshoeing Travel Location: North America Canada Alberta Calgary Ski in three of Canada’s national parks.Try dogsledding or snowshoeing.Enjoy spectacular views of the Canadian Rockies.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of Skiers in the Canadian Rockies. Backroads1516 Fifth StreetSuite Q328BerkeleyCalifornia94710-1740United StatesTelephone: 800-BIKE-TRIPFax Number: […]
Mountaineering with Outward Bound
Posted in Mountaineering Adventures, Rock Climbing Vacations
Adventure Holiday: Mountaineering with Outward Bound Vacation Type: Mountaineering Rock Climbing Travel Location: North America United States Pacific Northwest USA Washington California Explore your capabilities in the wilderness of the mountains.The pace is fast, but you emerge refreshed and energized.Learn rock climbing and mountaineering during this special vacation.This activity is for adults only. Vacation Contact […]
Exploring Central Asia’s Silk Road
Posted in Native Culture Tours, Natural History Tours
Adventure Holiday: Exploring Central Asia’s Silk Road Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Natural History Tours Travel Location: Asia China Follow the ancient Silk Road between China and Pakistan.Visit with local ethnic groups as you trace the route linking East to West.Explore Hunza, a mountain kingdom once though to be Shangri-La.This activity is for adults only. […]