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WORKSHOP 21 WIKI

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Planeta.com's World Travel Directory features meaningful eco-friendly, people-friendly and place-friendly travel around the globe. Businesses receive personal attention and helpful social media tips. If you're into that, please fill out the the application.


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INBOUND OPERATORS - AFRICA

The Backpack & Africa Travel Centre
74 New Church Street
Cape Town, South Africa
Phone: +27 21 4234530
Email
http://www.backpackers.co.za
- Rest assured that by choosing to stay with us, you are making a difference.
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - AFRICA

b Hands Up Holidays

b People and Places


AUSTRALIA

Wildlife Tourism Australia
1770 Running Creek Road
Rathdowney, Queensland
4287 Australia
Zipcode - 4287
Telephone: 61 7 55441283
Contact: Ronda Green
Email
http://www.wildlifetourism.org.au
Wildlife Tourism Australia is a national organization promoting the development of a sustainable wildlife tourist industry that supports conservation.
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND

b Hands Up Holidays


INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - ASIA

b People and Places


OUTBOUND OPERATORS - EUROPE

Hands Up Holidays
5 Kendal Place
London, UK
Phone: +44 207 193 1062
Contact: Christopher Hill
Email
http://www.handsupholidays.com
- Small group tours and incentive travel combining sightseeing with a taste of volunteering, with meaningful adventures that count in 32 countries. A founding member of the Ethical Tour Operator's Group. Tailor-made trips are a specialty.
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People and Places
1 Naboth's Nuresery, Canterbury Road
Faversham, Kent, England ME138AX UK
Phone: +44 1795535718
Contact: Sallie Grayson
Email
http://www.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk
- Matching skilled and experienced volunteers to local need in order to help local communities build the future they want for themselves
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NORTH AMERICA


OUTBOUND OPERATORS - UNITED STATES

Adventure Life
1655 S 3rd Street W
Missoula, MT 59801
Contact: Brian Morgan
Phone: (800) 344-6118 and (406) 541-2677
http://www.adventure-life.com
- A leader is authentic travel, Adventure Life specializes in custom trips throughout the Andes, Amazon, Galapagos, Central America and small-ship cruises worldwide. Small groups, family-run hotels, local transportation and local guides intimate with the area are the foundations of our travel philosophy.
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The Travel Specialists
120 Beacon Street
Somerville, MA 02143-4369
Phone: (800) 648-2667
Contact: MJ Kietzke
Email
http://www.thetravelspecialists.biz
- A full-service travel agency working to promote understanding among people. Advocates of low-impact travel, giving back to local communities, and supporting conservation efforts.

Global Exchange
2017 Mission Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-255-7296
Contacts: Malia Everette
Email
http://www.globalexchange.org
- As part of a non-profit international human rights organization, the Reality Tours program aims to increase awareness on human rights and social justice through socially responsible tourism.
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Llama Expeditions
1072 14th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: 415-553-7731
Contacts: Diane Valenti
Email
http://www.llamaexpeditions.com
- Tours to Peru include elements of cultural immersion and philanthropy to spark insight and inspire cross-cultural understanding, empathy, and connection.
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MEXICO

Marlene Ehrenberg Tours
Mexico City
Email
http://www.marlene-ehrenberg.com.mx
- Develops specialized tours that focus on the ecology and culture of Mexico. Multilingual - speaks English, Spanish, French and German.
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Hotel Eco Paraiso Xixim
Kilometer #10 del Viejo Camino a Sisal
97363 Celestún, Yucatán
Phone: (988) 916-2100 and 916-2060
Email
http://www.ecoparaiso.com
- Eco-friendly hotel on the Gulf of Mexico with guided tours to the Celestún Biosphere Reserve.
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Bicicletas Pedro Martinez
Aldama #418 (interior Mesón la Brisa)
Phone: (951) 514-5935
68000 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Email
http://www.bicicletaspedromartinez.com
Contact: Pedro Martinez
- Based in Oaxaca and specializing in multi-day tours from the mountains to the coast. Bikes available for rent!
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Academic Tours in Oaxaca
Nieve #208-A
68040 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Phone: (951) 518-4728
Contact: Florencio L Moreno
Email
http://AcademicToursOaxaca.com
- Boutique tour company specialized in designing programs for a greater understanding and appreciation of Oaxaca's famous cultural heritage, spiritual traditions and most importantly contemporary community life.
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Balamku Inn on the Beach
5.7 kilometers south of Mahahual (on coastal road)
Quintana Roo
Phone: (983) 839-5332
Contacts: Carol Tumber and Alan Knight
Email
http://www.balamku.com
- Ecological resort in Costa Maya, Yucatan Peninsula is designed with an environmental respect while providing comfort and luxury in an intimate setting.
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Journey Mexico
Francisco Medina Ascencio #2039, Interior #205
48333 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Phone: (322) 225 9821
Toll Free USA & Canada: (800) 513-1587
Contact: Zach Rabinor
Email
http://www.journeymexico.com
- Guide-owned and operated tour company that provides authentically Mexican travel experiences throughout Mexico's lesser visited cultural, archeological and wilderness destinations. Offices in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City and Cancún.
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Casa de la Montaña
Margarita Maza #430
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Phone: (951) 520-0476
Contact: Joaquin Morales Hernandez
Email
http://www.casaenlamontana.com
- Comfortable and rustic cabin in the Zapotec town of Santa María Jaltianguis in the Sierra Juárez mountains, just two hours north of Oaxaca City.

Casa Arnel
Adama #404, Barrio de Jalatlaco
Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México 68080
Phone: 9515152856
Contact: Arnel y Lilia
Email
http://casaarnel.com.mx
- Family-owned, 20 room hotel in the heart of the Jalatlaco Neighborhood opened its doors in 1972. Visitors from around the world talk up a storm at the communal dining tables. Enjoy free wifi in the lush green patio. We also have a library and a friendly Xoloixcuintle.
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - MEXICO

b Hands Up Holidays


CENTRAL AMERICA


BELIZE

Beyond Touring
U.S. Address: 3036 Lake Shore Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
866.393.273
Contact: Laura Howard
Email
http://www.beyondtouring.com
- First-class ecotours and programs exclusively to Belize.
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COSTA RICA

Costa Rica Expeditions
Calle Central & Avenida 3
San José, Costa Rica
Mailing address: PO Box 025216. Dept 235, Miami, FL 33102-5216, USA
Phone: (506) 2257- 0766
Email
http://www.costaricaexpeditions.com
- Costa Rica Expeditions-Nature travel in Costa Rica since 1978. Recommended by more guidebooks than any other company in Costa Rica. Travel and Leisure Critics Choice Award 1999.
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - COSTA RICA

b Adventure Life


SOUTH AMERICA


COLOMBIA

New Frontiers Adventure Tours
P.O. Box 02-5323
Miami, FL 33102-5323
Phone: (58) 414-886-6040 and (58) 212-763-5162
Contact: Claude Saint-Pierre
Email
http://www.newfrontiersadventures.com
- Small, eco-friendly operator: birdwatching, hiking, trekking adventures in the jungle.
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ECUADOR

Black Sheep Inn and Retreat Center
PO Box 05-01-240
Chugchilán, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Contacts: Michelle Kirby and Andrés Hammerman
Phone: (593-3) 270-8077
Email
http://www.blacksheepinn.com
- Black Sheep Inn, an internationally-acclaimed, award-winning ecolodge, has converted to a Retreat and Learning Center that exclusively hosts workshops and group events that rent the entire facility for five days or more.
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PERU

Vamos Expeditions
Urb. Lucrepata D-11
Cusco, Peru 84
Phone: 51989194222
Contact: Annelies Hamerlinck
Email
http://www.vamosexpeditions.com
- Vamos Expeditions is a professional local operator for sustainable adventure and luxury travel in Peru and offers personalized tours and trekkings for groups and individuals.
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VENEZUELA

New Frontiers Adventure Tours
P.O. Box 02-5323
Miami, FL 33102-5323
Phone: (58) 414-886-6040 and (58) 212-763-5162
Contact: Claude Saint-Pierre
Email
http://www.newfrontiersadventures.com
- Small, eco-friendly operator: birdwatching, hiking, trekking adventures in the jungle, savanna and tabletop mountains of The Lost World. Expeditions in the Orinoco-Amazon basin, Neblina and Angel Falls.
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS - SOUTH AMERICA

b Hands Up Holidays
b Llama Expeditions


BACKGROUND

Planeta.com's World Travel Directory features meaningful eco-friendly, people-friendly and place-friendly travel around the globe. Participants receive personal attention and helpful social media tips via Workshop 21.

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