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PureTravel is a new website that provides adventure vacations directly from the countries you visit, bringing together hundreds of carefully selected specialist tour operators across the world while cutting out the middle man and directly benefiting the local economy.
Next time you want to scale Everest, would you rather consult an agent in the states or speak directly with a Sherpa based in Nepal?
Adventure travelers who want to experience their next vacation directly from the source now have a new tool with PureTravel.com – a new website that allows travelers to find numerous tour operators all in one place with the ability to book directly with the operator itself.
This method ensures that adventurers will benefit from unrivaled local knowledge of their destination, while contributing directly to the destination’s local economy.
Every adventure tour promoted by PureTravel is run by a specialist tour operator that conforms to PureTravel’s own high standards regarding responsible tourism and environmental awareness.
Using PureTravel.com, travelers can view and choose from individual tours and adventure trips around the world, including activities to suit them from various options such as history and culture, watersports, climbing and trekking.
The site also features family friendly destinations to some well-known locations but with a twist on the usual sightseeing tours.
Go direct, save money and give more back
By offering adventure tours and vacations available to be booked direct, travelers get the best value and flexibility for their budget, while knowing that their money is being directly distributed within the economic infrastructure of their destination.
PureTravel remains committed to its responsible tourism policy, working solely with local tour operators who try to give the best long-term benefits to each of their local communities while also supporting the environment. PureTravel strives to develop long-term relationships around the world with a view to promoting positive cultural exchanges throughout all communities.
A project that is 10 years in the making, PureTravel is a joint venture between Real World Travel, which is an ATOL bonded UK Tour Operator and Mindcom Internet, an online publishing company. Between the two companies they operate several specialist travel sites such as Real Africa and South Africa Holidays.
For more info, visit www.puretravel.com.
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Comment by karma on July 13th, 2009:
Bhutan is Culturally has no parallel. For many centuries the Himalaya isolated Bhutan so that its language, society and social customs developed with little external influence. The culture based purely on Buddhist philosophy. It is neither borrowed nor made in recent years, the roots of its existence are as old the existence of the land and people themselves. Nowhere is this better witness than in the Tshechu rituals. These festivals reenact Bhutanese history and religious lesions for successive generations, while providing great community enjoyment.
The people of Bhutan still live a primarily agrarian life. The country is largely populated by the three ethnic groups. In the Eastern areas, Sharchops predominate and are believed to be the earliest inhabitants. In the West you will fined Naglops of Tibetan descent and in the South many Nepalese who began settling in Bhutan in the 1900’s. The Bhutanese are warm friendly, peace loving, hard working and enjoy a great sense of humor.
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