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Adventure Center Adventure Center's Intrepid programs offer an adventurous way to discover Southeast Asia, avoid ing the humdrum of mainstream tourism. Stay in small guesthouses, meet the people, trek, explore and more. Over 60 trips in Vietnam, Thailand, China, Indonesia. Ten days Hanoi to Saigon $680, 16 days Bangkok to Kunming $1190. Free brochure: 1311-BL 63rd St, Emeryville, CA 94608. 800-227-8747 bl@adventure-center.com Adventure River Trips Whitewater and relaxation in Idaho on the Snake River. Hells Canyon Raft offers 3- and 5-day trips through Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. You will enjoy exciting rapids, tranquil nights and gourmet food prepared in our riverside kitchen. Our trips are of the highest quality. For our free vacation planner, call 800-523-6502 Website www.hellscanyonraft.com Baobab Safari specializes in private family-run lodges and large private wildlife reserves in East & southern Africa. Raft class V rivers, canoe tranquil deltas, trek, climb the highest mountain in Africa, visit tribes-discover an Africa removed from the "safari circuit" with Baobab Safaris. To maximize game viewing and adventure call Baobab Safari Co Inc. 800-835-3692 www.baobabsafari.com All Mountain Vacations Year-round adventure tour specialists for groups and individuals. Space available for Autumn hik ing/biking trips to Austria and Czech Republic. 17 days only $2,558, including airfare, lodging, meals, bike rentals, guides, taxes and more! Visit Prague, Cesky, Krumlov, Linz, Vienna, Danube River, and Alpbach. Also summer ski tours to New Zealand and South America. Other tours available. ROW/River Odysseys West Rafting, yachting, hiking - for honest advice from the friendliest folks in adventure, call ROW. From rea sonable to radical whitewater, we raft Idaho's famous Middle Fork of the Salmon, Snake in Hells Canyon, Bruneau, Owyhee and more. Intimate yacht cruises in Turkey and Croatia and French self-drive barging too. Since 1979. Free brochure. 800-451-6034 e-mail: rowinc@iea.com Travel Indochina Africa Tours RAFT THE ZAMBEZI-Balloon across the Serengeti, trek gorilla country in Uganda, canoe the Okavango, visit the Himba tribes of Namibia, walk in Zambia, explore South Africa, visit the Indian Ocean Islands and safari in Kenya. Whatever your interest, we can arrange it. Africa Tours prides itself on personalized service and offer clients expert knowledge and sound advice about safari travel in Africa. 800-235-3692 or 21 2-563-3686 fax 21 2-563-4459 A leading travel company with a worldwide reputa tion for offering highly innovative adventure/culture tours. Small group tours and arrangements for inde pendent travelers are available to Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia and China, with accommodation ranging from economy to deluxe. For detailed brochures contact our USA rep resentative Absolute Asia at: 800-736-81 87 800-838-8142 or 425-51 3-2291 e-mail: mountain@ccserv1.com Piragis International Expeditions Paddle your planet! Challenge yourself with sea kayaking expeditions to Ellesmere Island; the top of the world, Iceland's northern fjords, Bolivia's Lake Titicaca, sacred Hongs of Thailand and Vietnam, Bahama's Exumas, Crete and Zimbabwe's Zambezi River. Travel North America's premier canoe coun try! Our Boundary Waters Catalog has everything you need. Call 800-233-6565 e-mail: expedition@piragis.com Website: http://www.piragis.com Explore Bolivia Escalante Canyon Outfitters You don't need to cross the ocean to explore one of the wildest places on the planet. How far do you want to go? How high? Enter the red rock gorges of southern Utah's Escalante Canyons and challenge yourself. Small groups, horse supplied base camp and lots of hiking. 888-326-4453 or 435-335-7311 ecohike@color-country.net www.ecohike.com Explore Bolivia is dedicated to providing unusual and exotic journeys to all corners of Bolivia-from the Andes to the Amazon. We offer soft and hard adven ture tours year-round with qualified bilingual guides for kayaking Lake Titicaca, trekking, mountain bik ing, climbing, whitewater rafting and sea kayaking, bird watching, photographic, 4WD overland and shaman/spiritual tours through the Andes, Altipano, Amazon and valleys. For brochure and information call 303-708-8810 or fax 303-649-9017 e-mail: xplorbol@ix.net Website: www.explorebolivia.com o be included in the Adventure Directory tel: 212 - 777 0024 - ' . iiIIoo ..... _ .....:. _ � "CE i..kj [Q, � "';" ,;;;,,; ..... .:I!! �:':';;t; ...:... ""'" � © 1998 by Blue Media Ventures. Blue (ISSN # 1093-7560) is published bimonthly by Blue Media Ventures LLC, 611 Broadway, Suite 838, New York, NY 10012. 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