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2009 World Travel Directory: Planeta.com's Guide to Recommended
Guides and Tour Operators 
Take a long walk. If you can't take a long walk, take a
short one.
- Travel
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| Planeta.com's World Travel Directory
is a select guide for those seeking meaningful eco-friendly,
people-friendly and place-friendly travel. With this guide you'll
find some awesome ideas to plan your travel.
HISTORY
We have edited this guide for more than ten years. Debuting
in 1995 the directory is the oldest of its kind on the Web and
one the most popular resources on this website. The directory
is updated on a regular basis, at least once every month.
TRAVELERS - 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 a message.
And if you are looking for traveler-tested tips, check out our
guide to choosing
the tour that's right for you.
OPERATORS - If you run an eco-friendly, people-friendly, place-friendly travel service 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. We feature your photos on Flickr
and add links to your Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels.
Operators have full access to Workshop
21. The cost for a premier listing is $250/year. A listing
in the directory alone is $100/year. Here is the application.
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.
MEDIA - This feature
is available for free syndication, provided you contact
us. If you have any questions you'd like to pass along to
our featured operators, just ask. We are happy to pass along
queries.
DISCLAIMER
Warning. We take no responsibility for problems
resulting through the use of this directory.
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OUTBOUND OPERATORS - EUROPE
gloCaltravel
19 Moulton Park Office Village, Scirocco Close
Moulton Park
Northampton NN3 6AP, United Kingdom
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.
FLICKR
BLOG TWITTER
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
are a specialty. YOUTUBE
FLICKR
TWITTER
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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
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.
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.
Tia Stephanie
Tours
1260 Patricia Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: 734-769-7839
Stephanie Schneiderman
Email
http://www.tiastephanietours.com
- Cultural and educational Journeys to Mexico focusing on art,
textiles, archaeology, festivals and natural wonders in Oaxaca,
Chiapas,
Campeche,
Yucatán,
Mexico City and
Michoacán.
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Tropic Journeys in Nature
La Niña 327 y Reina Victoria, Second Floor
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. 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
FACEBOOK
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.
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
and Angel Falls.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - VENEZUELA
Angel
Eco-Tours
53 Remsen Street, Suite #6
Brooklyn, NY USA 11201
Phone: (212) 656-1240
Contact: Paul Stanley
Email
http://www.angel-ecotours.com
- Angel Eco Tours is an established ecotourism company that
works with Venezuela specializing in ecotours to Canaima National
Park and Angel Falls. A percentage of profits go towards special
projects such as Project
Kamarakoto.
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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
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. The company contributes to local conservation. YOUTUBE
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. FLICKR
- YOUTUBE
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
YOUTUBE
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
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Phone: (951) 571-3695
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
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.
ProTours Mexico
5th avenue between 40 and 42 streets
77720 Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Phone: (984) 2671200
Contact: Ralph Pistor
Email
http://www.protoursmexico.com
- Exclusive day safaris conducted by professional guides who
speak the languages of guests. Tours to lesser known unspoiled
destinations for unique nature and wilderness experiences. FLICKR
YOUTUBE
Amtave
Mexico City
http://www.amtave.org
- A pioneer in its field, established in 1994, is the national
organization that groups professional outfitters dedicated to
the operation and promotion of ecotourism and adventure travel
in Mexico.FLICKR
YOUTUBE
Sendero Mexico
Avenida Playa Gaviotas 202, Zona Dorada
82110 Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Phone: (669) 940-8687
Contact: Paul Beckman
Email
http://www.senderomexico.com
- Sendero Mexico offers quality tours and human development
experiences. We specialize in birding for experienced groups,
bird watching for broader audiences, kayak tours and programs
for schools and businesses. YOUTUBE
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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