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Tour Host Review: Warmer Places

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.

Name: Charter Sailing Unlimited
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 your needs.
Article: Caribbean Yacht Odyssey

Name: 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, ensures that every trip is special and highly focused. Not just the must-see places, but those special places that the two have discovered themselves feature into every itinerary. They personally design and lead each trip, so you are assured that everything will be just as they planned it.
Article: Winter in Greece

Name: Alpha Yachting
Location: Greece, Turkey and the Mediterranean
Specialty: Crewed yacht charters and sailing rentals
Why We Like Them: Manager Manos Komninos is a naval architect who knows his boats and who 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 dreams. For travelers visiting Greece for the Olympics, consider chartering a yacht for your accommodations rather than the traditional hotel.  

Name: B&B Worldwide Fishing Adventures
Location: Central America
Specialty: Sport fishing and hunting
Why We Like Them:  Offering small group departures for sportsmen and women, B&B can arrange trips to a wide variety of American and International locations for sport fishing of all types. The company's website has extensive information on various locations, articles on the best fishing areas and the types of fishing available -- in other words, just about everything you can imagine to book a world-class fishing expedition.   
Article: Costa Rican Fire Drill

Name: JOURNEYS International, Inc.
Location: Worldwide
Specialty: Small group journeys throughout the world
Why We Like Them: JOURNEYS' web site is filled with fantastic information via trip reviews of the many destinations it covers, and also documents the company's dedication to environmentally friendly travel for over 25 years. With trips available to more than 60 different locations, each journey allows for close interaction with the people and a chance to experience a culture first-hand.
Article: Secrets of Siam

Name: 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

Name: Name: 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