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Theme Trips
In this section you can find many links to different organised 'themed'
trips. Just select from the list below to go to the area of your choice.
Alternatively, just page down.
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| Learning |
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Vacations This site is an index of learning vacations, organized thematically and
covering everything from safaris to cooking schools. These tours sound like so much fun
that you might be tempted to make your reservations immediately, which you can do right
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| Shaw Guides
Dorlene Kaplan's site is a useful index of learning vacations, creative getaways and study
abroad programs. |
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| Smithsonian
Study Tours and Seminars The Smithsonian has a wide variety of educational programs,
from tours that delve into the Civil War to five-day opera seminars in New York. |
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| Natural History and National Parks |
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| American Wilderness
Experience AWE leads a variety of wilderness tours in the national parks, from
backpacking through the Canyonlands to horseback riding in Yellowstone. |
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| Backroads Cycling
and camping tours are offered to several of the eastern national parks, including Acadia,
Blue Ridge Parkway, Cape Hatteras, and Natchez Trace. They also have biking, hiking,
river-rafting, heli-hiking, and cross-country skiing trips in a number of western national
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| Canyonlands
Field Institute The seminars offered by Canyonlands Field Institute are designed to
educate people about the Colorado Plateau. These range from one-day field hikes to
week-long canoe and river-rafting trips, with an eight-person minimum for custom trips. |
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| Earthwatch This
nonprofit organization coordinates field-research expeditions worldwide. Volunteers serve
as short-term assistants to scientists in disciplines ranging from archaeology to zoology;
projects include everything from rhino tracking to medieval castle excavation. Expeditions
held in U.S. national parks range from counting and photographing wildlife populations in
the Shenandoah Valley to documenting dolphin pods and behavior from boats off the eastern
coast of Florida. |
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| National Wildlife
Federation The National Wildlife Federation runs week-long seminars in the national
parks, including nature hikes, classes, and workshops. |
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| Outward Bound U.S.A.
The best-known name in educational wilderness programs designs trips that foster
self-esteem and self-reliance in individuals age 14 and up. Trips are 8, 14, or 22 days
long; semester courses are also available. |
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| Questers Worldwide
Nature Tours Participants are pampered on naturalist-led luxury tours to some of the
western national parks. |
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| The Sierra Club
This venerable organization runs a variety of outdoor tours, from river rafting in the
Grand Canyon to backpacking in Canyon de Chelly. Service trips, in which participants help
with trail maintenance and revegetation projects, are also offered. |
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| All Nationalities |
| Visa Requirements |
| Travel.com.au's visa calculator allows you to pick your
nationality and your destination from a list of hundreds of nations. |
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| US Citizens |
| G3
Visas & Passports |
| This service arranges expedited visa and passport
applications -- for a fee. You can search their database for free, however, to see if a
visa is required for the country, type, and length of your trip. |
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| EU Citizens |
| Thames
Consular Services |
| Citizens of the European Union and U.K. residents can get
information on business and tourist visas from this passport and visa agency. |
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