Other Adventure Destinations

Sun Herald

Saturday July 5, 1997

NICOLE ROBINSON

Antarctica

YOU can't get any closer to an undiscovered frontier than Antarctica. Sharing intimate space with emperor penguins and killer "Orca" whales is an extremely good party story to have under your belt.

While there are flights and cruises to the area, the more adventurous would be hard-pressed to refuse a climbing expedition.

There are hundreds of peaks that have never felt a human footprint along the Antarctic Peninsula,

Aurora/World Expeditions has a 12-day climbing voyage, it is ship-based and gives travellers the opportunity to climb with some of the world's leading mountaineers. Phone (02) 9252 1033 or 1 800 803 688.

Canyoning in the US

WHAT better place to go canyoning than around The Grand Canyon.

American Adventures offers a tour to Zion National Park where rock formation has resulted in magnificent pillars in hues of pink, red and brown sandstone.

Travellers can also experience Monument Valley where they can meet the locals and ride horses into tribal lands while accompanied by a local Navajo guide. Phone Peregrine Adventures on (02) 9290 2770.

Sahara adventures

THE vast expanse of the Sahara desert unfolds like a scene from Arabian Nights.

Guerba Travel has camping expeditions for one week, for the curious novice, to 37 weeks for those who really want to immerse themselves in the Sahara.

The program takes an exciting journey around shifting sand dunes and rocky plateaux. Phone World Expeditions.

Papua New Guinea

THERE are endless opportunities to satisfy yearnings for adventure in Papua New Guinea. Besides the magnificent diving, there is the Kokoda Trail to tackle.

It is one of the world's greatest bush walks and is of historical significance as it passes through the battleground of one of the bloodiest campaigns in World War II. Here Australian forces repelled the Japanese Army's last attempt to capture Port Moresby.

There is still plenty of evidence of the war with bushwalkers often finding guns, helmets and ammunition in the bush. Phone Niugini Tours on (02) 9290 2055.

Himalaya

THE Nepalese Himalayas are high on many intrepid traveller's wish list.

Trek through the Himalayan wilderness with World Expeditions, which offers about 30 different itineraries in Nepal and has another 15 itineraries throughout the surrounding mountains of Bhutan, Tibet, Sikkim and India.

© 1997 Sun Herald

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