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Adirondack Mountain Club
174 Glen St, Glens Falls
NY 12801 , USA
Tel: 518 793 7737
Membership organisation aiming to conserve New York's Adirondack and Catskill parks.


Adrift
Wessex House
27 High Street Hungerford
Berks RG17 0DL, UK
Tel: 01488 684509
www.adrift.co.uk
Whitewater rafting holidays worldwide.


Adventure and Sporting
Access Tours
5th Floor, 58 Pitt St
Sydney, NSW 2070
Australia
Tel: 2-241 1128
Activity holidays in the CIS and South-East Asia.


The Adventure Travel Society
6551 S. Revere Parkway Suite 160
Englewood CO 80111, USA
Tel: 303-649 9016
www. adventuretravel.com/ats
A professional corporation devoted to natural resource sustainability, economic viability and cultural integrity through the development of tourism.


Airtrack Services Ltd
16-17 Windsor Street
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB8 1AB, UK
Tel: 01895 810810
www.airtrack.co.uk
sales@airtrack.co.uk
Organises sporting holidays around the world, from bungy jumping in Switzerland to tickets for the IndyCar championships in the US.


Alternative Travel Group Oxford
69-71 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 6PE
Tel: 01865 513333
www.alternativetravel. co.uk
info@atg-oxford.co.uk
Walking and trekking holidays for groups and individuals in Europe.


The American Hiking Society
1701 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
USA


Appalachian Trail Conference
Box 807, Harpers Ferry
WV 25425, USA
Tel: 304 535 6331


Arcturus Expeditions
PO Box 850
Gartocharn Alexandria
Dunbartonshire G83 8RL UK
Tel: 01389 830204
arcturus@btinternet.com
Specialise in the Arctic's natural history, archaeology and native peoples. Also dog sledding, kayaking and skiing.


Big Mountain Tours
25 Bury Hill, Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 1JD, UK
Tel: 01394 385416
Guided walking and trekking in the Pyrenees.


Bike Events
PO Box 75
Bath BA1 1BX, UK
Tel: 01225 480130


British Activity Holiday Association (BAHA)
Orchard Cottage
22 Green Lane, Hersham
Walton-on-Thames KT12 5HD, UK
Tel: 01932 252994
www.baha.org.uk.
Provides information on activity holidays in the UK.


British Canoe Union (BCU)
Adbolton Lane
West Bridgford
Nottinghamshire NG2 5AS
UK
Tel: 01159 821100
www.bcu.org.uk
info@bcu.org.uk
Advice and information on courses, clubs, etc.


British Gliding Association
Kimberley House
Vaughan Way
Leicester LE1 4SE, UK
Tel: 01162 531051
www.gliding.co.uk


British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
177-179 Burton Road
Manchester M20 2BB, UK
Tel: 0161 445 4747
www.thebmc.org
Reference books and information on all aspects of mountaineering.


British Orienteering Federation
Riversdale
Dale Road North
Darley Dale, Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 2HX, UK
Tel: 01629 734042
www. cix.co.uk/~bof


The British Parachute Association
5 Wharf Way, Glen Parva
Leicester LE2 9TF, UK
Tel: 01162 785271
www.bpa.org.uk


British Sub-Aqua Club
Telford's Quay
Elsmere Port
Cheshire CH65 4FY, UK
Tel: 0151 3506200
www.bsac.com
Diving instruction through regional branches and a diving holidays information service.


Canadian Wilderness Trips
187 College St, Toronto
Ontario M5T 1P7, Canada
Tel: 416-977 3703
Whitewater rafting and canoeing in Ontario.


Continental Divide Trail Society
PO Box 30002, Bethesda
MD 20814, USA


Coral Cay Conservation Expeditions
The Ivy Works
154 Clapham Park Road UK
Tel: 020 7498 6248
www.coralcay.org
Recruits qualified divers over 18 to help establish a marine park in Belize.


Destination USA
14 Greville St
London EC1N 8SB, UK
Tel: 020 7400 7000
www.destination-group.co.uk
Golfing holidays.


Encounter Overland
267 Old Brompton Road
London SW5 9JA, UK
Tel: 020 7370 6845
Fax: 020 7244 9737
www.encounter-overland.com
adventure@encounter.co.uk
Leading adventure/ overland travel organiser, with tours up to 29 weeks.


Erna Low Consultants
9 Reece Mews
London SW7 3HE, UK
Tel: 020 7584 2841
www.ernalow.co.uk
info@ernalow.co.uk
Golfing and spa holidays.


Exodus Expeditions
9 Weir Road
London SW12 0LT, UK
Tel: 020 8675 5550
Fax: 020 8673 0779
www.exodus.co.uk
Leading adventure/ overland travel organiser, with tours up to 29 weeks.


Explore Worldwide
1 Frederick Street
Aldershot
Hampshire GU11 1LQ, UK
Tel: 01252 333031
www. info@explore.co.uk
Leading adventure/ overland travel organiser, with tours up to 29 weeks.


Go Fishing
6 Baron's Gate
33-35 Rothchilds Road
London W4 1RX, UK
Tel: 020 8742 3700
Organises fishing trips to the Falkland Islands, Canada, and the USA.


The Grand Touring Club
Model Farm, Rattlesden
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk IP30 0SY, UK
Tel: 01449 737774
www.grandtouringclub.co.uk
Classic motoring rally/tours in France.


Guerba Expeditions
Wessex House
40 Station Road
Westbury
Wilts BA13 3JN, UK
Tel: 01373 826611
www.guerba.co.uk
info@guerba.co.uk
Leading adventure/ overland travel organiser, with tours up to 29 weeks.


Gung Ho
6 Enys Road, Eastbourne
East Sussex BN21 2DH, UK
Tel: 01323 431860
www. gungho.mistral.co.uk
gungho@mistral.co.uk
Adventure tours, particularly in Borneo.


Headwater Holidays
146 London Road
Northwich, Cheshire
CW9 5HH, UK
Tel: 01606 813333
www.headwater-holidays.co.uk
info@headwater.com


The International Long River Canoeist Club
c/o Peter Salisbury
238 Birmingham Road Redditch
Worcs B97 6EL, UK
Provides details of thousands of rivers around the world. Members in 26 countries ready to offer help and advice.


Journey Latin America
12-13 Heathfield Terrace
London W4 4JE, UK
Tel: 020 8747 3108
www. journeylatinamerica.co.uk
Leading adventure/ overland travel organiser, with tours up to 29 weeks.


KE Adventure Travel
32 Lake Road, Keswick
Cumbria CA12 5DQ, UK
Tel: 01768 773966
www.keadventure.com
keadventure@enterprise.net
Trekking, climbing and mountain biking holidays.


Origins
Times Place, 45 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5JG, UK
www.origin-it.com
Tel: 020 7321 5700
Adventure holidays.


Outward Bound Trust
Watermillock, Nr. Penrith
Cumbria CA11 0JL, UK
Tel: 0990 134 227
www. outwardbound-uk.org
enquiries@outwardbound-uk.org
Adventure holidays in off-beat regions of UK.


Pacific Crest Club
PO Box 1907
Santa Ana
CA 92702


Page and Moy
136-40 London Road
Leicester
Leics LE2 1EN, UK
Tel: 0870 0106400
www.page-moy.co.uk
holidays@pageandmoy.co.uk
Specialist operator offering motor racing holidays to Grand Prix events worldwide, as well as golfing, music and archaeological tours.


The Ramblers Association
2nd Floor Camelford Hse
8790 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TW, UK
Tel: 020 7339 8500
www.ramblers.org.uk
ramblers@london.ramblers.org.uk
Membership association for serious walkers in UK.


Ramblers Holidays
PO Box 43, 2 Church Road
Welwyn Garden City AL8 6PQ, UK
Tel: 01707 331133
www. ramblersholidays.co.uk
Walking holidays throughout Europe from an offshoot of the Ramblers' Association.


Safari Drive Ltd
127 High Street
Hungerford
Berkshire RG17 0DL, UK
Tel: 01488 681 611
www.safaridrive.com
safari_drive@compuserve.com
Organises self-drive safaris in Africa, also white water rafting and microlighting.


Scott Dunn
Fovant Mews
12 Noyna Road
London SW17 7PH, UK
Tel: 020 8672 1234
Fax: 020 8767 2026


Sheerwater
PO Box 125
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Experts in canoe and whitewater rafting trips along the Zambezi.


The Sierra Club
730 Polk St
San Francisco
CA 94109, USA
Tel: 415-776 2211
Every sort of adventure holiday.


Ski Club of Great Britain
The White House
57/63 Church Road
London SW19 5SB, UK
Tel: 020 8410 2000
www.skiclub.co.uk
info@skiclub.co.uk
Club benefits include unbiased advice on resorts, travel and equipment; snow reports; club flights and special discounts.


Sobeck Expeditions Inc
Box 1089, Angels Camp
California 95222, USA
Leading adventure sports company, covers Africa as well as USA.


Sporting International
13201 Northwest Freeway
Suite 800, Houston
TX 77040, USA
Owners of Ker Downey & Selby, who have vast concessions for safaris in the Okavango Delta.


Tana Delta
PO Box 24988
Nairobi, Kenya
River journeys along the Tana Delta aboard The African Queen.


World Expeditions
3 Northfields Prosect
Putney Bridge Road
London SW18 1PE
Tel: 020 8870 2600
www. worldexpeditions.co.uk
enquiries@worldexpeditions.co.uk
Australian-based adventure tour operator.




Related websites

www.Adventure-Mag.com

www.adventurequest.com

www.adventuretravel.com
Adventure travel society.

www.adventuroustraveler.com
Specialist bookshop: you can look for books by a combination of activity and location.

www.eDreams.com
Expert advice and extraordinary holidays - specialises in unusual and 'hard-to-find' holidays from leading operators.

www.gorp.com
'Great Outdoor Recreation Pages' site is an excellent starting point for research into adventure travel.

www.realworld-travel.com
Online adventure travel business: research, plan and book a trip.

www.serioussports.com
Pick your sport and pick your destination.

www.unmissable.com
One-stop shop for unusual and adventurous activities and destinations

www.wherewillwego.com



Websites for skiing and snowboarding

www.1ski.com
Resort guides, piste maps, web cameras, snow reports, a bulletin board for sharing advice or meeting skiers.

www.board-it.com

http://complete.skier.com
Resort profiles, fitness and technique tips, avalanche information, section for skiers with special needs

www.powderbyrne.com

www.skiin.com
Plenty of information on American resorts for both skiers and boarders. The 'Resort Finder' covers European resorts too.

www.skiclub.co.uk/cogs/vauxhall
Snow and weather reports for major European, US and Canadian ski resorts, in conjunction with The Ski Club of Great Britain.

http://skiers-travel.co.uk
Comprehensive site with information on skiing and snowboarding holidays.



Diving sites

www.aquanaut.com
International diving directory.

www.bsac.com
British Sub-Aqua Club. Sells travel insurance, trains divers, awards certificates, gives advice.

www.diving-uk.com
The National Diving Directory, good links to diving holiday companies.

 
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