May 2007
Adventure Collection

Adventure Collection offers a selection of multi-generational trips:

At Adventure Collection, we know that adventures shared with family are among life’s most precious treasures. That’s why we offer a wide choice of multigenerational journeys that can be enjoyed by everyone in the family, from children to grandparents, and in destinations that range from close to home to halfway around the planet. Here are some of our favorite multi-generational celebrations.

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Five Tips for Family Trips

Summer is approaching. For kids, it’s time to kick back and savor long, school-free days. For parents, it’s time to embark on one of the year’s scariest roller-coaster rides: the family vacation. Here are five hard-won tips to help smooth your trip.
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Backroads: Reconnect With Family

Backroads’ family trips are all about reconnecting with extra-special people. What a gift it is for extended families to interact in the exhilarating ways that only active travel can deliver. The freedom and flexibility of Backroads travel enhances the natural bond of a family giving them scores of new experiences to share and remember.
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Canadian Mountain Holidays: Take Your Family To New Heights

For the young and the young at heart! Wildly adventurous and serenely slow-going. Take your next family celebration to new heights with Canadian Mountain Holidays. While staying in our luxurious mountain lodges, all generations can explore remote and wild places at their own pace, challenge a new skill, and share together this unique experience.
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Lindblad Expeditions: Baja California

Lindblad Expeditions’
“Where the Desert Meets the Sea” Baja California voyages, offered during May, June and early July, offer excellent conditions.
The consistently calm and warm waters make for ideal swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving for the entire family. Baja California is one of Lindblad Expeditions’ most popular family destinations. The Sea of Cortez harbors over fifty remote islands, many with plants and animals that have evolved into distinct endemic species.
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Natural Habitat Adventures:
Family Yellowstone

This classic adventure brings families together as they watch Old Faithful erupt, explore Yellowstone’s trove of geothermal wonders, float the Snake River through Jackson Hole in the shadow of the Grand Tetons and meet the West’s most famous wild residents:
bison, elk, deer, antelope and bears.
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Off The Beaten Path: Unforgettable Grand Canyon

Enchanting sunsets, deluxe camping, and a Sedona resort await your next family vacation. This journey combines deluxe camping on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon with two nights in an exceptional Sedona resort. Family-pleasing activities include a natural water slide, a jeep tour through red rock country, and a kids' night out. And, we shouldn't forget great hiking, biking, and star gazing!
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Bushtracks: Private Air Adventure to Australia

Join a small family group
June 17 - 29, 2008 for our inaugural private air program around Australia. Experience beautiful Sydney, explore the natural wonders of Kangaroo Island, marvel at massive Ayers Rock, stay on a real cattle station in the Outback. Conclude your visit on tropical Dunk Island, with time for snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Geographic Expeditions: Discover the Galápagos

A wonderful place for a family trip the Galápagos Islands need little fanfare. Darwin started the chorus
of praise, amazement, and enchantment 171 years ago, and the music hasn’t slowed. The Galápagos have been carefully protected from human predation; they breathe free and easy,
and so do their visitors.
We cordially invite you and your family to share the experience of Galapagos
with us.
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Micato Safaris: Explore Africa

Travelers of all ages can explore Africa in luxury and style on Micato’s 12-day Livingstone Wing Safari. Traverse the sweeping plains of the Maasi Mara and Great Rift Valley. Prowl Kenya’s legendary game parks, spotting elephants, zebra, and rare black rhinos.
Unwind in luxurious lodges and camps, including the Mount Kenya Safari Club. Experience all the adventure and excitement of a classic African safari with Micato, voted “World’s Best” by readers of Travel+Leisure
for the past four years.
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O.A.R.S.: Family River Rafting in Oregon

Join O.A.R.S. for a multi-generational adventure with the whole family on Oregon's Rogue River this summer. Warm, gently surging whitewater on this Wild
and Scenic River make the Rogue an ideal destination for children as young as 7 years and active parents and grandparents of all ages and abilities. With a meeting point just outside of Ashland, a trip to the Rogue works perfectly into a visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the state's untouched ocean beaches or nearby Crater Lake National Park.
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About Adventure Collection

Formed in 2000, Adventure Collection comprises 10 of the world’s leading independent active travel companies: Backroads, Bushtracks Expeditions, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Geographic Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, Micato Safaris, Natural Habitat Adventures, National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Outdoor Adventure River Specialists (OARS), and Off the Beaten Path.  For more information, visit www.adventurecollection.com.