Warmer Places

Tour Hosts Review By Marika Leigh Posted on History

With winter winds blowing all across the Northern Hemisphere, I thought a touch of sunshine would be a great way to brighten up these long days of winter.

This month’s hosts offer the chance to get up close to nature in the Galapagos and Mexico, or battle with deep-sea fish in Costa Rica. For those seeking luxury you can charter crewed or bareboat yachts in the Caribbean or Greece, relax in fantastic resorts or explore island magic. For the culturally curious, we have exciting adventures in Southeast Asia and South America.

Whatever your warm winter getaway dreams are, a CulturalTravels.com tour host can insure you have the holiday of your dreams.

This month's tour hosts review:
Charter Sailing Unlimited Pick of the Month
Location: Virgin Islands and Caribbean
Specialty: Charter brokers for fully crewed luxury yachts and bareboats
Why We Like Them: Captain Dennis Dori focuses on the Caribbean where he has been chartering bareboats for himself since 1972. This love of sailing and personal knowledge of the regions charters led to his development of Charter Sailing Unlimited in 1994. He regularity inspects the fleet and his experience ensures that he’ll find the right, fully-crewed yacht or bareboat, for you needs
Article: Caribbean Yacht Odyssey
 
OPA Tours Greece
Location: Greece
Specialty: Small group tours
Why We Like Them:  All they do is Greece. The team, Joyce Helfand, an American Art educator and Nina Kontopoulos, a Greek archeologist, ensure that every trip is special and highly focused. Not just the must see places, but those special places that the pair have found feature into every itinerary. They personally design and led each trip, so you are assured that everything will be just as they planned it.
Article: Winter in Greece
 
Alpha Yachting
Location: Greece, Turkey and the Mediterranean
Specialty: Crewed yacht charters and sailing rentalss
Why We Like Them: Manager Manos Komninos a naval architect knows his boats and can suggest the best boat for your needs, for cruising the Greek Islands. Suggested itineraries are available for you to review to insure you see the Greece of your dream. For travelers visiting Greece for the Olympics, consider chartering a yacht for your accommodations rather than the traditional hotel. 
 
B&B Worldwide Fishing Adventures
Location: Central America
Specialty: Sport fishing and hunting
Why We Like Them: Offering small group departures for sportsman and women, B&B can arrange trips to a wide variety of American and International locations for sport fishing of all types. Their website has extensive information on various locations, articles on the areas and type of fishing available just about everything you can imagine to book a world class fishing expedition.
Article: Costa Rican Fire Drill
 
JOURNEYS International, Inc.
Location: Worldwide
Specialty: Small group journeys throughout the world
Why We Like Them: A web site filled with fantastic information via trip reviews of the many destinations they cover and a dedication to environmentally friendly travel for over 25 years. Offering trips to over 60 different, all these journeys allow you close interaction with the people and chance to experience the culture firsthand.
Article: Secrets of Siam
 
Eco Paraiso
Location: Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
Specialty: Eco-tourism lodge
Why We Like Them: This small hotel, designed to create an eco-friendly and sustainable resort, is nestled in a plantation of dwarf coconut palm trees and located right on the Gulf of Mexico. The resort has only 15 bungalows and was built to blend into the surrounding dunes, using native materials. The hotel's location near the special biosphere reserve "Ría de Celestún" insures that the area's marine life and native birds are abundant and easily accessible.
Article: Ecotourism in the Yucatan
 
INCA, International Nature and Cultural Adventures
Location: Galapagos, Peru, Patagonia, Antarctica
Specialty: Deluxe small group luxury tours
Why We Like Them: Focused on creating dream adventures, INCA combines ecotourism with luxury not usually found on adventure trips. The company's guides are all experienced teachers in their field providing unparallel knowledge and experience of the local culture. INCA uses only the finest accommodations and restaurants available. Its attention to detail, combined with its dedicated local associates, makes every trip a once in a lifetime experience.
Article: Galapagos Magic