Travel with Aaltje

Aaltje is an intrepid explorer, always looking for places in the world where few have traveled before. One of the skills Aaltje always takes with her is the ability to feel at home in any place where she lands by working with local people within local circumstances. The other skill or one could perhaps state that it is an inherent need, is to match her travelers' interest into involvement with local people, and local experiences, which serve to heighten cultural awareness on both sides.

Having been a pioneer in Russia's tourism development, and having traveled widely worldwide, managing many tours and cruises both of her own and those of well known cruise and tour companies, makes travel with Aaltje , educational and most of all extremely organized. One of the highest goals in Travel with Aaltje escorted cruise/tours is to leave any place on his earth as we found it, and to share our common goal to protect and preserve nature for those who live in and around it, for future generations.

Inherent in traveling with Aaltje are the possibilities of interesting conversations, added excursions that focus on global issues. But most of all traveling with Aaltje is fun, interesting, and a learning experience in many different ways.

Please join Aaltje on the following journeys:

PLA-24  17 Dec, 2011- 01 Jan, 2012 Cruise: Ushuaia-Falkland Islands-South Georgia-Antarctic Peninsula Escorted: From Buenos Aires and back Vessel: Dutch, the Plancius
Escorted program: Buenos Aires City tour, Flight to and from Ushuaia, transfer to hotel and one night hotel accommodations, 4-hour excursion and picnic lunch in the park, transfer to the ship. On board of the ship, you will have a dedicated cruise assistant, who will organize two special evening activities and a get-to-know each other reception. This is a perfect chance for those of us who usually spend the Holidays alone to get together and build our own community. Upon return, transfer to hotel, goodbye evening meal and return flight to Buenos Aires with a transfer to the international airport. E-mail us for additional information.
PLA 13 - 22 Aug- 03 Sep, 2011 Cruise: from Spitsbergen along North Greenland to Iceland Escorted: from Amsterdam with three post days in Iceland Ship: Dutch, The Plancius
Escorted program will begin in Amsterdam with a flight from Amsterdam to Spitsbergen, overnight and city tour in Oslo, and upon return three days land program in Iceland before returning to Reykjavik. There will be special evening activities, focusing on indigenous cultures of the world and a special get acquainted party on board. Program in Iceland will be published at a later date. E-mail us for additional information.
Jewel of the Russian Far East  06 Sept -23 Sept, 2011 Cruise:  From Anadyr to Sakhalin Island, cruise the Kamchatka coastline and the Kuril Islands to Sakhalin Escorted: from Anchorage and back from Sakhalin through Seoul, Korea to the US.  Land extensions possible Ship:  The Spirit of Enderby
The escorted program will start in Anchorage with two overnights and a full day program exploring this fascinating city and its nearby environment. The focus of the escorted pre/cruise and post program will be on the natural environment and the indigenous people both in Alaska and Russia.  Before boarding the ship, you will also have the opportunity to explore Nome, Alaska. Your escort on this program will be a lecturer on board of the vessel focusing lectures on the incredible natural phenomena of the Russian Far East. Return flights from Sakhalin go to Seoul, Korea and then towards home. Possible extensions to Khabarovsk and Vladivostok can also be arranged.

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