Archive for July, 2007

USD $3570 per rider, Single Supplement USD $750
2008 Dates: Jun 09 - Jul 03

The 10th Great Alaska Highway Ride, presents the best of this famed highway (formerly known as the Al-Can). We’ll be starting at Milepost 0 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and finishing almost 1400 miles later at Milepost 1422 in Delta Junction, Alaska. Your monumental bicycle tour winds it’s way through thick forests, over rolling hills and down river valleys surrounded by towering glacial shrouded mountain ranges.

Our ride starts in the rolling forested hills of British Columbia, where small towns still pop-up along our route and rivers carve wide valleys for the road to follow. Once we crest Steamboat Mountain on Day 06 the grandeur of the Nothern Rockies envelopes our route for the weeks to come. Explore the wildlife of Stone Mountain Provincial Park and the scenic beauty of Muncho Lake Park.

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SGD $4187 per rider; Single supplement SGD $248
Trip cost DOES NOT include International airfares and airport taxes.

21 days on the world’s highest mountain biking journey

This epic mountain biking adventure across ‘the Roof of the World’ covers a distance over 1100km from the Tibetan capital Lhasa to Kathmandu in the heart of Nepal, crossing six high passes over 5000m.

To make this trip even more adventurous, we have incorporated a four-day round trip away from the main Lhasa - Kathmandu road, to visit Rongbuk Monastery and the north base camp of Mt. Everest.

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If you are planning on going on a holiday in the next 55 days and you can’t decide where you are going to go, you are in the right place.

This is particularly so if you’re a Single Traveller because you DON’T have to pay the (dreaded) Single Supplement for most of these trips!

All of these trips are guaranteed to run, discounted by up to 20%** and leaving soon!

So what are you waiting for?!
You may even get an extra 5% off just by talking to us, just because we’re the Sales Agents in Singapore for these companies!

**Discount does not apply to local payments, local flights, transfers, permits, visas and extra accommodation. Discount does NOT apply to existing bookings.

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A short 7-day trip taking in many of the highlights of Nepal. Starting in Kathmandu we have time to explore its narrow streets, lovely medieval architecture and hidden temples. We then continue to Pokhara, famous for its fabulous views, and finally Nagarkot where you can experience awesome views of the Eastern Himalaya.

Highlights

• Kathmandu: Kirtipur, Swayambhunath Stupa, Tibetan refugee camp, Patan Durbar Square, Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square
• Pokhara: Bindhebasini temple, Seti George, Davis fall, Tibetan refugee camp, Boating at Phewa lake
• Nagarkot: Panaoramic views of the Eastern Himalaya

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Mount Kinabalu at 4,095m, is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia. It was formed one and a half million years ago - an infant compared to other mountains. Kinabalu is home to over 400 different types of fern and 1500 different orchids. There are more species of pitcher plants on Kinabalu than any where else in the world.

The first recorded ascent of Kinabalu was made by Hugh Low, then a colonial official in Borneo, in 1851. The highest peak is named after him, although it was not discovered by him (it was John Whitehead who discovered Low’s Peak in 1888). Low and his party took 15 days just to reach the base of Kinabalu. Nowadays it can be climbed in 2 days.

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From: Helen Newman
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 11:35 AM
Subject: RE: Raja Ampat Update - New Annual Tag system to commence 15th July 2007
Importance: High

Dear Operators,

I am pleased to let you know that the Bupati has agreed to the latest proposals worked out with his government representatives. The new fee system will be signed into law and all the materials required for the new tag system (tags/receipts) will be ready for the launch on the 15th July 2007.

The annual tag will normally be valid from the 1st January until the 31st January of the following year. This year the tags will be valid from 15th July 2007 until 31st January 2008.

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Sarawak’s massive limestone outcroppings are honeycombed with caves, carved over millions of years by the run off from tropical downpours. The world’s most extensive cave system so far discovered is in the Mulu National Park. So far, 310 kilometres of passages have been surveyed and this is thought to be only one third of the passages that exist. Exploration is continuing.

The well-lit and plank-walked Wind and Clearwater Caves are popular with visitors but no serious deep exploration has been done of other limestone formations.

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The island of Borneo boasts some of the world’s most bizarre and beautiful wildlife: from gliding mammals and reptiles, fishing cats and bearded pigs, to the almost-human orang-utan. This tour takes you to the famous Sepilok Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre, before heading into the rainforest up the Kinabatangan River, which begins in the mountainous centre of Sabah and snakes down through the forest to Sandakan Bay, leaving oxbow lakes in its wake as it changes course over the years. The lower reaches of this river hold amazingly rich bird life, as well as orang-utans, elephants and Borneo’s unique proboscis monkeys.

The Sukau Rainforest Lodge is an award-winning jungle resort built on stilts using traditional architecture. Great pains were taken to minimize its impact on the rainforest environment. River tours from the resort use boats with quiet electric motors for a more intimate wildlife experience.

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SGD $400 per rider, Single supplement: NA

Tour cost DOES NOT include International airfares & taxes, airport transfers or hotels

There are few biking experiences that compare with cycling beneath towering fig trees among a thousand years of Khmer history at Angkor.

The ancient Khmer capital of Angkor is today one of the most remarkable and impressive sights in all of Asia. For much of its 600 years, the Angkor empire’s regional power was unmatched, and under a number of its ‘god-kings’ such as Jayavarman the 7th the artistic exploits of the Khmer kingdom were unrivalled.

With our trusted Cambodian cycle guide to show you the way and an experienced temple guide following in a support vehicle, we are able to offer an interesting, exciting and a totally different way to visit Angkor.

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Looking for a unique travel experience? Make a difference in some of the world’s most critical conservation and community volunteering projects with Global Vision International (GVI). Adventurous individuals can join over 150 projects including challenging Marine Conservation and Wildlife Research expeditions in Africa and Latin America and volunteer teaching and wildlife projects in over 30 countries worldwide.

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Exploring the forests of Batang Ai with local guides. A tour with real variety, off the beaten track: jungle treks, experience Iban village hospitality, nights in a jungle camp and the opportunity to get up close to a wide range of rare Bornean animals, such as the Orang Utan.

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Whereas the ancient 7 Wonders of the World were concentrated in the Mediterranean, the new 7 Wonders of the World contest has drawn nominations from around the world. The campaign to name the new wonders was launched by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber in 1999.

From 200 original nominations, 77 were hand-picked by a jury of renowned architects and ex-UNESCO chief Federico Mayor before 21 were short-listed at the end of 2006 by the New7Wonders Foundation. For inclusion in the list, the new wonders had to be man-made, completed by 2000 and in an ‘acceptable’ state of preservation.

The 21 short-listed sites included the Acropolis in Athens, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the statues on Easter Island, Britain’s Stonehenge, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temples, the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Alhambra in Spain.

Notably UNESCO, the UN cultural body that designates world heritage sites, skipped the 070707 event.

The new 7 Wonders of the World according to New7Wonders Foundation are (drum roll please…)

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