BOULDER--Parents who want to make their next family holiday exciting and adventurous will want to take their children to Peru on a 14-day tour offered by Adventures Within Reach.  Starting in Cusco, guests will go white-water rafting on a sacred Inca river, explore Inca forts on horseback or foot, shop in an artisans market in Pisac and experience one of the best mountain biking adventures in the country from Chinchero.  Families will also explore wondrous Macchu Picchu with a guide.  A short flight to the Amazon rainforest and a three-night stay in a jungle lodge make the Peruvian experience complete.  Visitors can explore the rainforest on foot or by canoe while a guide points out various species of monkeys, exotic birds and more.

Select dates are available throughout 2008 and the trip costs $2480 US per person and includes everything but international airfare, cycling shorts, mountain bike toe clips, airport taxes and tips. 

BOULDER, Co.—Pay for camping and get hotels or pay for hotels and get the very best of Tanzania luxury lodges this May on a five-day African safari with Adventures Within Reach.  Guided game drives in Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater allow visitors to see rhinos, elephants, lions and more in their natural habitats.  Luxury lodges include the spectacular Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, a tree house nestled in boughs of mahogany, and the Grumeti River Camp where accommodations are in a lavish tent.  Groups of four people pay $900 for standard hotels instead of $1200 or $1200 for luxury lodges instead of $1775.

BOULDER, Colorado — Marvel the mating rituals of the waved albatross, come face-to-face with blue-footed boobies and iguanas, explore lava terrain and observe whole colonies of sea lions in the Galapagos Islands.  This October to December, guests of Adventures Within Reach can cruise on the 100-passenger expedition cruise ship, MV Galapagos Legend, for up to $500 per person less than regular price.  The four-day, three-night cruises taking place October 29 to November 1, December 3 to 6, December 10 to 13 and December 17 to 20 cost $1195 US per person. The five-day, four-night cruises October 25 to 29, November 8 to 12, December 6 to 10 and December 13 to 17, cost just $1590 US per person. The MV Galapagos Legend features 54 air-conditioned rooms outside and three inside in five categories.  This vessel also has an auditorium for conferences, spacious social areas such as a large dining room, sun decks, a swimming pool, observations platforms, outside bars, video games and special long distance call service.  Prices include double accommodation in a junior suite, all meals, excursions and lectures, English speaking guide, snorkelling opportunities and transfers from airport to hotel for Galapagos flights.

Visitors will enjoy the very best safari lodging Tanzania has to offer at just half the price while traveling with Adventures Within Reach on their spectacular eight-day fly-in safari.  Guided game drives, bird watching and lakeshore picnics are some of the activities during the three days spent at Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, tree house nestled in boughs of mahogany.  Guests are then taken to Grumeti River Camp where accommodations in a lavish tent from which they will do game drives into the Serengeti National Park.  The trip also includes two overnights at the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge in a luxury double suite tended by a butler.Price is $4518 US per person of which $100 of each person booked will be donated to the Shalom Orphanage.

BOULDER, Co.— John Vincent Belleza, an elite archaeologist and scholar specializing in pre-Buddhist Tibet, will lead a select group of Adventures Within Reach travelers on a guided tour of Tibet for the first time ever this September 6 to 22, 2008.  From Buddhist monasteries to Eurasian animal art, intimate visits with nomads and cave hermitages, this journey reveals Tibet in all its depth.  John, a highly experienced tour leader, will share some of his most brilliant discoveries with the group.  In addition to visiting the great heritage sites, there will be plenty of time to get to know the Tibetans and enjoy their fun-loving spirit.  John, who is fluent in various Tibetan dialects, encourages his fellow travelers to intensively interact with the Tibetans and ask the questions they’ve stored up for years.  Prices start at $3835, land only, and include two days of tours in Kathmandu, Nepal, and 12 days exploring some of the most beautiful and intriguing areas of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau.

BOULDER, Co.—See Bhutan’s unsurpassed majestic mountain terrain and pristine rivers; explore ancient Buddhist monasteries and the vibrant culture of one of the least traveled lands in Asia with Adventures Within Reach’s 13-day Multisport Tour of Bhutan. 

The tips includes five days of trekking to Tiger’s Nest Monastery and a hot springs camp, one day of cycling and river rafting each as well as cultural tours of Paro, Thimphu, Phobjikha and Punakha.

Trips cost $3285 US for groups of one to three, $2890 US for groups of four to 10, $2690 US for groups of 11 to 15 and $2600 US for groups of 16 or more. Only about one week’s notice is needed for visas.

Cruising the Galapagos Islands with Adventures Within Reach (AWR) is a very special and unique experience. When you arrive at the Baltra Airport, from Quito or Guayaquil, crew members and guides will check your documents and transfer you from the airport to the dock. From there you will take a zodiac to the ship. Each day you will meet with your guide to learn about the island you are visiting. As you hike the island trails you'll admire blue footed boobies and giant tortoises in addition to other mysterious creatures like the armies of marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, equatorial penguins, and numerous other species that are endemic to this remote island paradise. Choose a 4-Day or 8- Day Itinerary aboard the Coral I or the Galapagos Legend. With prices ranging from $1,079 to $4,059, and departures leaving every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, AWR has a cruise for just about anyone who has dreamed of a unique cruise ship vacation to one of the world’s great places.

On this exotic 10-day multi-sport tour with Adventures Within Reach, visitors will begin their journey by hugging the shoreline along the Capa Chica Peninsula in sea kayaks, crossing the bay of Ccotos and continuing along the shore until reaching the uninhabited island of Tikonata where farmers from the peninsula come to work the land. After three days of kayaking remote islands and exploring the beautiful coastline of the Magic Triangle, the paddling adventure ends back on the mainland with a one-day rafting trip on the Ururbamba River before a short train ride brings visitors on a tour of the fabled citadel at Machu Picchu. Leaving from Cusco, the tour continues with a four-day descent to the Cconoc thermal baths through arid canyon lands on Class II to V rapids with some portages along the spectacular gorge of the Apurimac River. The rafting portions of this trip are available from July through October, while Kayaking the Magic Triangle is available April through November. Custom options are available. Call for pricing and departure information.

Experience the ultimate “roof of the world” tour on an amazing 26-Day Mountain Bike Trip from Lhasa to Kathmandu via the Friendship Highway and Everest Base Camp. Described as one of the most beautiful driving trips in the world, bicycling the Friendship Highway will allow riders to fully experience the Himalaya and interact with the local population. This bike tour is entirely over 10,000 feet with a high point over 16,000 feet and passes landmarks like the Turquoise Lake, the Gyantse Kumbum, the Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse, and then Everest Base Camp. After sightseeing for a few days in Lhasa to acclimatize, the fully supported tour combines a mix of biking and driving depending on the speed of the group, weather, safety of the region, and logistics in bigger cities. Join one of these set departure dates, or start your tour on any day of the year: June 7-July 2, 2007; September 7-October 3, 2007. Tiered pricing starts at $3,720 for a group of 2-5 with an additional $400 local fee and other costs for bikes and visas not included.

BOULDER, Co.—Each year between 7,000 and 10,000 Nepalese children between the ages of 8 and 16 are tricked, bought, or kidnapped from their families to work as sex slaves in brothels in India.  Thousands more are trafficked into domestic servitude, factory work, and other forced labor.  Most of these children come from poor families, have little or no formal education, and live in rural areas.  Free A Child programs in Hetauda, Nepal, work to prevent sex trafficking of girls to India.  Travelers with Adventures Within Reach can support Free A Child programs on two 2008 tours: March 2 to 14 and October 5 to 17.  On this trip, guests will visit some of the villages where the project is working and will see how girls are empowered to support themselves.  The field visits in Hetauda include a street drama, visiting the small shops owned by the girls, joining group workshops and meetings, and a hands-on visit to the paper factory to make the paper.  The tour also includes sightseeing in Kathmandu, visiting Chitwan National Park and a primitive local village, and a cave in Bundipur.

Price is $2840 per person, land only, double occupancy and includes meals, lodging, ground transportation, internal flights, entrance fees, experienced English speaking local guide, and airport transfers.

BOULDER, Colorado— From the very beginning, Adventures Within Reach incorporated into their corporate mission and their travel programs, a strong belief that cultural interaction and social responsibility add meaning and authenticity to the travel experience. AWR’s destinations are among the most remote in the world. While foreign tourism to these areas can provide education, jobs, and opportunities for local communities, they believe that both travelers and tour operators have an additional responsibility to address the often overwhelming needs in the countries where they visit and play. As AWR expanded to new destinations, they also expanded their humanitarian mission by creating Charities Within Reach in 2006. Charities Within Reach works with orphanages, local schools, homes for the elderly, and local porters. Charities Within Reach has most recently partnered with the  Shalom Orphanage in Karatu, Tanzania and the Free A Child Program in Nepal.