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2008 World Travel Directory: Planeta.com's Guide to Recommended
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Planeta.com's World Travel Directory (now in its 13th year)
is a select guide for those seeking meainingful eco-friendly,
people-friendly and place-friendly travel.
HISTORY
Debuting in 1995 the directory is the oldest of its kind on
the Web and is one the most popular features on this website.
The directory is updated at least once a month.
TRAVELERS - Consult traveler-tested tips on
choosing
the tour that's right for you. A request - if you select
one of the operators featured in this directory, please mention
Planeta.com. If you have feedback (testimonial or criticism)
about an operator, send us an email.
OPERATORS - If you run an eco-friendly, people-friendly, place-friendly operation that should be featured on our
site, here is our criteria.
Premium coverage includes a directory listing and a link on the
relevant country guide. The cost for a premier listing is $250/year.
A listing in the directory alone is $100/year. Application
Featured operators have full access to Workshop 21 (profiled
here).
Renewal payments need to be made the month or two before
expiration. To guarantee the quality of this directory,
we do not accept multiple-year payment.
ORGANIZATION - Operators are listed by continent
and country.
PUBLISHERS - This feature is available
for free syndication, provided you contact
us.
DISCLAIMER
Warning. We take no responsibility for problems
resulting through the use of this directory.
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OUTBOUND OPERATORS - EUROPE
Tribes
Travel
12 The Business Centre
Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk
UK IP13 7SA
Phone: +44 172 868 5971
Contact: Amanda Marks
Email
http://www.tribes.co.uk
- Tribes Travel is an award-winning travel company offering
inspiring tailor-made holidays with pioneering ethics and expert,
friendly and personal holiday planning.
gloCaltravel
Marchant House, 10 Church Street
Alcester, Warwickshire
UK B49 5AJ
Phone: +44 207 193 7252
Contact: Barbara Soldi
Email
http://www.glocaltravel.net
- gloCaltravel promotes sustainable tourism and ecotourism in
Mexico, offering alternatives to mass package-holidays, with
travel solutions that co-operate with the local communities
to improve their economy, and protect their local environments.
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Hands
Up Holidays
5 Kendal Place
London, UK
Phone: +44 207 193 1062
Contact: Chris Hill
Email
http://www.handsupholidays.com
- Small group tours combining sightseeing with a taste of volunteering,
with meaningful adventures that count in 32 countries. A founding
member of the Ethical Tour Operator's Group. Tailor-made trips
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Canyon
Travel
900 Ridge Creek
Bulverde, TX 78163
Phone: (800) 843-1060 and (830) 885-2000
Contact: Emilio Kifuri
Email
http://www.canyontravel.com
- Flexible explorations to Copper
Canyon for individuals and small groups led by local guides.
FLICKR
Wildland
Adventures
3516 NE 155th Street
Seattle, WA 98155
Contact: Kurt Kutay
http://www.wildland.com
- Authentic worldwide explorations for active and inquisitive
travelers. Small groups, families or individuals to Central
and South America, Africa, Alaska, Turkey, Morocco and New Zealand.
Adventure
Life Journeys
P.O. Box 956
Missoula, MT 59806
Contact: Brian Morgan
Phone: (800) 344-6118 and (406) 541-2677
Email
http://www.adventure-life.com
- Adventure Life Journeys shows travelers the true colors of
the Andes, Amazon, Galapagos and Central America. Small groups,
family-run hotels, local transportation and local guides intimate
with the area are the foundations of our travel philosophy.
Dreamweaver
1185 River Drive
River Falls, WI, 54022
Phone: (715).425-1037
Contact: Dudley Parkinson
Email
http://www.dreamweavertravel.net
- Ecologically and culturally appropriate adventure travel in
West Africa and South America.
The
Travel Specialists
120 Beacon Street
Somerville, MA 02143-4369
Phone: (800) 648-2667
Contact: MJ Kietzke
Email
http://www.thetravelspecialists.biz
- A full-service travel agency working to promote understanding
among people. Advocates of low-impact travel, giving back to
local communities, and supporting conservation efforts.
Sustainable
Harvest International
779 North Bend Rd.
Surry, ME 04684
Phone: 207-669-8254
Contact: Sarah Kennedy
Email
http://www.sustainableharvest.org/tours.cfm
- Smaller World service trips allow people to travel, experience
different cultures and fight poverty and deforestation in Central
America as volunteers. FLICKR |
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Aboriginal
Tourism Australia
Level 1, 47 Bourke Street
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia 3000
Phone: 613-9654-3811
Contact: Lois Peeler
Email
http://www.aboriginaltourism.com.au
- National organisation for Indigenous tourism, providing leadership
for Aboriginal tourism development, consistent with Aboriginal
economic, cultural and environmental values.
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Tropic Journeys
in Nature
Avenida Republica #E7-320 y Diego de Almagro
Edifico Taurus, Dpt 1-A
Quito, Ecuador
Phone: (593-2) 223-4594 and 222-5907
USA Phone: (703) 879-1575
Contact: Jascivan Carvalho
Email
http://www.tropiceco.com
- Award-winning ecotourism operator offering nature and culture-based
trips in the Amazon, Andes and the Galapagos
Islands of Ecuador. FLICKR
Black
Sheep Inn
PO Box 05-01-240
Chugchilán, Cotopaxi, ECUADOR
Contacts: Michelle Kirby and Andrés Hammerman
Phone: (593-3) 281-4587
Email
http://www.blacksheepinn.com
- Black Sheep Inn is an award winning home-spun ecological guesthouse
and farm high in the rural Ecuadorian Andes. Stunning scenery,
horseback riding, hiking, biking, sauna, and permaculture. MAP
FLICKR
Latin
Trails
Avenida Rumiñahui 221 y 1ra Transversal
Quito, Ecuador
Phone (593-2) 286-6898
Contact: Gustavo Reyes
Email
http://www.latintrails.com
- Responsible ecotourism in South America, custom trips to Ecuador,
Peru, Chile featuring expedition cruises to the Galapagos Islands,
Amazon and Patagonia. Kumanii Choco rainforest lodge.
Colibris
Cooperativa Artesanal
Marianitas, Ecuador
Phone: 593-22-157-357
United States: 630 544-0252
Contacts: Norma Carrera (Ecuador); Mary Finn (United States)
Email
http://www.colibrisecuador.org
- The Colibris manage a volunteer/homestay program; visitors
participate in crafts and sustainable projects while sharing
village life and enjoying natural adventures in the cloud forest.
FLICKR
Reserva
Ecologica Pachijal
Alejandro Valdez #411 y Avenida La Gasca
Quito, Ecuador
Phone: 593-2-255-4627
Contact: Renato Gregorini
Email
http://www.pachijalreserve.com
- Ecolodge in the Cloudforest of Mindo. Birding tours, hiking,
riding
Canodros
Urbanizacion Santa Leonor Martine 5 Solar 10
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Phone: 0059342291817
Contact: Maria Montalvo
http://www.canodros.com
Email
- Canondros is dedicated to the development of sustainable tourism
with a focus on natural and cultural interests. The company
was founded in 1987 to offer cruises to the Galapagos
Islands. Since 1994 they have operated the Kapawi lodge
in Ecuador's
Amazon.
New
Frontiers Adventure Tours
P.O. Box 02-5323
Miami, FL 33102-5323
Phone: (58) 414-886-6040 and (58) 212-763-5162
Contact: Claude Saint-Pierre
Email
http://www.newfrontiersadventures.com
- Small, eco-friendly operator: birdwatching, hiking, trekking
adventures in the jungle, savanna and tabletop mountains of
The Lost World. Expeditions in the Orinoco-Amazon basin, Neblina
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Hackshaw
Boat Charters
P.O. Box 973 Castries
St. Lucia W.I.
Phone: (758) 453-0553 and 458-1250
Contact: Chris Hackshaw
Email
http://www.hackshaws.com
- Family-owned business that introduced charter boating to St.
Lucia 60 years ago; follows international whale watching rules
for the safety of the mammals and the optimum enjoyment of our
guests.
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Marlene
Ehrenberg Tours
Mexico City
Email
http://www.marlene-ehrenberg.com.mx
- Develops specialized tours that focus on the ecology and culture
of Mexico. Multilingual - speaks English, Spanish, French and
German. FLICKR
Ecocolors
Camaron #32, SM 27
Cancun, Quintana Roo
Phone: (998) 884-9580 and 884-3667
Email
http://www.ecotravelmexico.com
Contact: Kenneth Johnson
- Ecotourism in the Maya World through multiday day eco-tours,
biking, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, diving, birdwatching and
educational tours. Clients receive personalized attention from
biologists working with Maya communities. The company contributes
to local conservation.
Hotel Eco Paraiso Xixim
Kilometer #10 del Viejo Camino a Sisal
97363 Celestún, Yucatán
Phone: (988) 916-2100 and 916-2060
Email
http://www.ecoparaiso.com
- Eco-friendly hotel on the Gulf of Mexico with guided tours
to the Celestún
Biosphere Reserve.
Bicicletas
Pedro Martinez
Aldama #418 (interior "Mesón la Brisa")
Phone: (951) 514-5935
68000 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Email
http://www.bicicletaspedromartinez.com
Contact: Pedro Martinez
- Based in Oaxaca
and specializing in multi-day tours from the mountains to the
coast. Bikes available for rent! FLICKR
Academic Tours
in Oaxaca
Nieve #208-A
68040 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Phone: (951) 518-4728
Contact: Florencio L Moreno
Email
http://AcademicToursOaxaca.com
- Boutique tour company specialized in designing programs for
a greater understanding and appreciation of Oaxaca's
famous cultural heritage, spiritual traditions and most importantly
contemporary community life. FLICKR
Traditions
Mexico Hands-On Tours
Guadalupe Etla, Oaxaca
Phone: (951) 547-4532
Contact: Eric Mindling
Email
http://traditionsmexico.com
- Small-group, meticulously crafted, cultural tours among the
ancestral rural folk artists and back roads of indigenous Oaxaca,
Chiapas
and Michoacán.
Balamku
Inn on the Beach
5.7 kilometers south of Mahahual (on coastal road)
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Phone: (983) 839-5332
Contacts: Carol Tumber and Alan Knight
Email
http://www.balamku.com
- Ecological resort in Costa Maya, Yucatan
Peninsula is designed with an environmental respect while
providing comfort and luxury in an intimate setting.
Journey
Mexico
Francisco Medina Ascencio #2039, Interior #205
48333 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Phone: (322) 225 9821
Toll Free USA & Canada: (800) 513-1587
Contact: Zach Rabinor
Email
http://www.journeymexico.com
- Guide-owned and operated tour company that provides authentically
Mexican travel experiences throughout Mexico's lesser visited
cultural, archeological and wilderness destinations. Offices
in Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico
City and Cancún.
Canyon
Travel
Office in Mexico
U.S. Address: 900 Ridge Creek, Bulverde, TX 78163
Phone: (800) 843-1060 and (830) 885-2000
Contact: Emilio Kifuri
Email
http://www.canyontravel.com
- Flexible explorations to Copper
Canyon for individuals and small groups led by local guides.
FLICKR
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HOW TO CHOOSE A TOUR
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people and places you visit. Responsible travel and ecotourism
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