Summer 2009 Extreme Destinations
Time to book adventures
Summer 2009 is coming and the time is up to book the destinations where to spend days of wellness and fun. For those who do not associate holidays with relaxation, here are some adrenalin-like destinations for one unforgettable summer.
One of the most popular islands among the fans of extreme holidays is the Komodo National Park, stretching across the Rinca Island, Padar and the Komodo Island, 400 km away from Bali. After forgetting any kind of comfort, you can visit the only human settlement, the small fishing village Kampung Komoso, half hour walk from Loh Liang, the only tourist camp endowed with wooden cabins, with only one grocery shop, or the Loh Buaya camp on Rinca, without any comfort. Here “all” you can find is the exclusiveness if a holiday consecrated to adventure, in the company of the prehistoric “dragons”, the huge reptiles that derive their name from the island, excellent guided walks, game with buffalos, birdwatching and seaside lifestyle. Two alternatives: go on board of one of the glass-bottomed local ships, or go to the discover of a tropical fauna explorable 365 days a year, featuring whale sharks, sunfish, mantas, razzas and eagle rays and a micro paradise of tunicates and corals.
For the fans of diving, the Maldivian Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa allows to observe closely the giant mantas with a wing span beyond five meters. We are talking about the Addu atoll, in the northern Maldives, and of the Villingili Island, where the expert divers of the Eco Centre identified three special spots for diving with a program for detection and pictures of the sea bed. The most expert Jacques Cousteau who will immortalize these kites of the abysses will contribute to the photographic archive of the Eco Centre, aiming at completing the study on the population and the displacements of the giant mantas.
Not only. For a special evening, the Villingili Resort offers a mask service of Dine By Design, whereby the guests will be able to choose among a dinner consecrated to the jungle – to plunge into the exhuberant vegetation of the resort -, or a lunch by the Equator line on board of a luxury yacht, or a barbecue on an uninhabited island with personal chef, or a tasting of prestigious wines with a gourmet dinner on a beach where to shore on a dhoni, the typical Maldivian boat.
As an alternative, why not “relax oneself” swimming among the sharks in the Indian Ocean, choosing the La Digue Island, one of the most uncontaminated of the Seychelles? To welcome the most adventurous tourists there will be a virgin forest and uncontaminated tropical beaches, such as the notorious Anse Source d’Argent, incredible resource for the fans of snorkelling, diving and fishing. About 20 minutes diving where to go as deep as 26 meters, although already at 18, at Red Point, Curieuse Island, one can have a pleasant meeting with mantas, razzas, tortoises and sharks.
For the explorers of the Earth eschewing the traditional circuits, the Drive Out Travel Consulting consents to discover the North of Vietnam, an exceptional region in ethnological terms. During the trip it is possible to meet incredible populations, still linked to very ancient habits and customs, surrounded by a thousand-year atmosphere made of temples, floating markets in the delta of the Mekong and rice fields with country women with panama hats, leaving and returning to Hanoi.
On 20th June, instead, starts a special Safari in Iceland, an adventure on a 4×4 guided by the professional reporter Guido Bissattini, Italian champion for naturalistic photography 2006, already winner for the special theme “animals in digiscoping” in 2007. On this holiday it will be possible to personalize the itineraries, agreeing it with the troupe, and to choose to cross severe landscapes, to observe closely the eternal glaciers or the typical geysers. A world of intense colours, from the black of the lava to the azure of the sulphur sources, to catch in the shots of the holiday, made even more special by the suggestions from famous authors.
Komodo:
http://www.divetheworldindonesia.com/it/it-komodo-diving-sites.htm
Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort: www.shangri-la.com
Isola di La Digue: http://www.ladigue.sc/ oppure http://www.paradisoseychelles.it
Vietnam – Drive Out Travel Consulting: www.driveout.it – tel 02 48519445
Safari in Islanda: http://www.impronteviaggi.com
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Tags: Anse Source d’Argent, Bali, Curieuse Island, Dine By Design, Drive Out Travel Consulting, Eco Centre, Equator, Guido Bissattini, Indian Ocean, Jacques Cousteau, Kampung Komoso, Komodo National Park, La Digue Island, Loh Buaya, Loh Liang, Maldivian Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa, North of Vietnam, northern Maldives, Padar and the Komodo Island, Red Point, Rinca Island, Safari in Iceland, Seychelles, Summer 2009, Villingili Island
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