Intrepid Travel Announces New Antarctic Adventure from the Travel Lab

    /24-7PressRelease/ - BOULDER, CO, June 20, 2008 - Intrepid Travel's new research and development division, The Travel Lab, announces the launch of its new luxury Antarctic adventure; a visit to experience the land of the emperor penguin.

The exploration of this region, once the sole domain of scientists and grand emperor penguins, offers travelers a luxury Antarctic adventure. Travelers will spend thirteen days walking along pristine coastlines surrounded by monstrous ice cliffs and previously unclimbed mountains. The focus then turns to wildlife, spending three days experiencing the sheer bedlam and excitement of the emperor penguin colony.

Adventure travelers will spend thirteen days gazing out over pristine Antarctica and visiting remote penguin colonies at Neumayer from a low-impact luxury eco camp perched atop a 60m icefall. They will kite-surf, skidoo ride, and take several short flights in a DC3 airplane. These adventurers will become some of the very few people to actually set foot in Antarctica and will have plenty of time to take in the breathtaking surroundings.

Adventure travelers with Intrepid on this new Antarctic Adventure will:
•Visit a colony of emperor penguins
•Wander along ice blocks, coastlines, and glacial cliffs
•Learn to use technical climbing gear
•Kite-surf across the endless polar plains
•Camp in an eco-camp perched on an ice cliff

Antarctic adventure travelers with Intrepid will experience one of the most exclusive and most rarely seen wildlife habitats on the planet. The Land of the Emperor Penguin adventure lasts for 13 days and costs $47,900. To learn more about exciting Antarctica travel adventure visit: http://www.thetravellab.com/trips/tllep

To learn more about Intrepid Travel's Travel Lab and its new Antarctic adventures please visit: http://www.thetravellab.com

About Intrepid Travel
With over 19 years of experience, Intrepid Travel is one of the world's leading small group adventure tour operators. Intrepid offers over 400 adventure itineraries in more than 90 destinations worldwide. Intrepid trips are designed to go off the beaten track, meet the locals and travel in an unconventional way, joining locals on their transport, in their markets and even in their homes. www.intrepidtravel.com

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