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Paddles and Pints Combines Beer and Adventure

Sometimes there's nothing better after a day of exertion than a good beer. The 2010 Paddles and Pints rafting trip combines both. Rogue Wilderness Adventures is partnering with Oregon brew master Mark Vickery for three days of whitewater rapids and tasty brews. For the last five years Mark has been the head brewer at Golden Valley Brewery in McMinnville, Oregon and he has over 20 years of brewing experience. This trip will be a rafting excursion down the wild and scenic Rogue River Canyon in Oregon. During the day, the staff of Rogue Wilderness Adventures will take paddlers down one of the most beautiful whitewater rivers in the country. Evenings will be spent camping on sandy beaches as guides serve dishes like steak, grilled shrimp, and fajitas paired with a variety of beers. Mark will be lecturing each evening on his favorite beer types and how each one is created. The trip runs Friday August 27, 2010 to Sunday August 29, 2010 or Friday September 10, 2010 to Sunday September 12, 2010. The cost is $899 per person. Other special trips are available including the Paddles and Paws Rafting trip that pairs dogs and owners for an exhilarating adventure.

Tags: beer, beer tastings, rafting, rogue river, whitewater rafting

Glamping and Rafting on the Salmon River

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Glamping, the combination of glamour and camping, is really catching on and for good reason: who wouldn't enjoy all the adventure and fun of camping without the 'roughing it' factor?

Far and Away Adventures specializes in high-end luxury wilderness vacations along Idaho's Salmon River and they're offering a customizable glamping and whitewater rafting package called American Safari that includes stand-up tents with interior tent rugs, comfy elevated beds, exterior solar lights, steamed hand towels and showers. Dining is organic, gourmet, and done by candlelight on white tablecloths and fine china by the riverside complete with a personal wine sommelier. Other available amenities include riverside massage therapy, personal concierge service, and your pick of activities and adventures. The American Safari packages run for 6 days and 5 nights and are meant invoke feelings of old-time African safari expeditions, with rates dependent on how you personalize your trip. Get more info/book your adventure here.

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Tags: camping, far and away, glamping, idaho, rafting, safari, summer vacation, summer vacation ideas

Raft Down The Colorado River This Summer

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Part of the reason to get awesome accommodations when traveling is so that you can get a little adventurous and be safe in the knowledge that a 24-hour chef and 3,000-count sheets are waiting to receive you at the end of it. After departing your suite at the Grand Hotel at the Grand Canyon – about as luxurious as it gets, but remember we are talking about a remote and giant hole in the ground – river rafting might make the perfect counterpoint.

If you really want to get adventurous, then skip the Grand Hotel and go straight for Arizona River Runners' 3- to 13-day trips down the Colorado River. A full-on vacation inside of the canyon provides a glimpse of nature and rams and stars not often seen. Sure, there are things like tents to deal with but the soul can luxuriate in the outdoors, and a few days on the rio Colorado will give the body every excuse it needs to shack up at the spa at the Mandarin Oriental when the trip is done.

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Tags: adventure, adventure travel, arizona, colorado, colorado river, glamping, grand canyon, rafting, river rafting

"Run from Reality" with Preferred Boutique

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Some days I know I'd like to run from reality, don't we all sometimes? Preferred Boutique is banking on it with their newest set of adventure-themed packages geared towards getting away from it all. It's a given that most vacation and resort packages want that "escape reality" feeling, but they don't all imply the adventure that "running" from reality does. And the "Run from Reality" package name is backed up with the thrill of tandem paragliding, whitewater rafting, or (for those who want a calmer adventure) horseback riding. Starting at two nights minimum, the getaways are available now until the end of August this year.

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