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On their Wildland Adventure to Peru, the Goldberg family gave a ride to a Quechua woman who insisted on returning the favor by welcoming them into her home.
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"She began chattering non-stop in her native language with our Quechua-speaking guide, Claudia. She insisted that she show us her humble home and her guinea pigs." |
Gloria Goldberg
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Travelers Wanted |
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Join in the adventure on these small group trips for Fall and holiday departures. Call right away if you are interested in joining a trip—space is limited.
Natural Wonders Family Tour
August is the best time to see the Atlantic Green sea turtles nesting at the Tortuguero beaches of Costa Rica . Space still available on departures Aug 9-17 and Aug 16-24.
Costa Rica Family Vacation
Join Wildlands' Groups Director, Adrian Chalker, and his 9-year old daughter Aug 23-Sept 1, 2008! Call for itinerary.
Sacred Lands of the Incas
Join a solo traveler as she explores the heartland of the Incas Sept 21-27, 2008.
Turquoise Coast Odyssey
Small group of travelers looking for others to join them on a Sept 19 - Oct 3, 2008 departure.
Galapagos Wildlife Odyssey
Two cabins are currently available onboard the
Samba, Dec 21-31, 2008.
Serengeti Family Safari
Two grandparents and their 13-year-old grandson looking for other families to join them on Dec 21-30, 2008.
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Disappearing Destinations |
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 In its review of the new book, Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them (Vintage Books), the Earth Island Journal recognizes how we work together with
you to preserve the places we travel:
Kurt Kutay, owner of Seattle-based
Wildland Adventures, designs his company's trips "… to create preservation opportunities as much as possible." According to Kutay, 95 percent of Wildland travelers donate money to conservation and community developments in the
destination countries they visit. One group of Americans Kutay led through Kenya donated $6,000 to restore a collapsed well, freeing the local women from a 12.5-mile daily walk through the desert for water.
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Remembering Sam Tillet |
 We re-dedicate ourselves to pursuing the joyful spirit of discovery that our guide extraordinaire Sam Tillett taught us over the years. Sam passed away
after a heart attack while camping in the bush with his family and friends. He was a dear friend and was revered by many Wildland travelers as one of the best guides in the world. In his memory, we have collected personal memorials from
Wildland staff and our travelers who knew him.
Read Sam's memorial...
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 edicated travelers take time to explore new places, return to old favorites and make friends around the world. And we're just like you.
At our headquarters in Seattle, Washington our destination Program Directors hit the road for weeks every year to bring home the latest updates and new discoveries to share with you. In recent months we've been traveling the globe in
search of the new, the best, and the most exciting and meaningful travel experiences. When you call us you'll be in the capable hands of an expert who has explored, hiked, slept in, tasted, rafted and experienced the places you plan to
travel next. From Peru to Patagonia, Costa Rica to Morocco, we've been exploring...read on! |
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Machu Picchu Mountain Lodges Trek
Adventures in Exotic Morocco
 This spring, Adrian Chalker, our director of group sales, dined his way through Paris and vacationed in the south of Spain, where he crossed by ferry
to explore North Africa. He followed new paths and retraced his footsteps from decades earlier as a guide in the modern kingdom of Morocco.
"At the Kasbah Samsara in the Atlas Mountains, Wildland travelers mingle with mountain villagers, stay in converted Berber houses spread throughout the village, eat delicious Moroccan meals made from locally produced vegetables, grains,
meats and wines, and contribute to the community. The Samsara is staffed and run entirely by the villagers and all food and vegetables are locally produced."
Read more about Adrian's journey back...
Gone Wild in Patagonia
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Wildland president, Kurt Kutay, returned to Peru for a month visiting new lodges in the Amazon and trekking remote trails in the Andes.
After celebrating Wildland's 20th anniversary on the Inca Trail and in Manu National Park, Kurt set out with a film crew to forge a new trek.
After an enviable six-month tour of Central and South America, Breanne Stovall, our South America program director, returned to South
America to discover one of the few places she didn't visit. A true outdoors woman from New Mexico and Colorado, there are few places more fitting for her to explore than the wilds of Patagonia. 
