Eco-, Agri-, Aqua-Travel and more

Maybe you've heard of the most bizarre travel experience being offered this year: the pretend 'Night Border Crossing Experience' in Hidalgo, Mexico. The four-hour night hike starts with the Mexican National Anthem, followed by your 'coyote' guide pulling off his ski mask while actors gather around to scare you senseless as you run from "border control agents" who shoot blanks at you while you make your way through barbed-wire fences. Survivors are blindfolded, led across a rickety bridge then set free to run across the border to freedom!

If that's not your idea of a rewarding travel experience, why not try a more fulfilling option:

An AGRITOURISM vacation through Honduras. Visit working coffee, sugar & banana plantations. Try your hand in Maya tamale wrapping and tortilla rolling. Horseback through a working cattle ranch. Roll cigars. Lodge on an eco-preserve.  Then enjoy the thrills of whitewater rafting, zipline canopy tours, scuba diving along the world's second largest coral reef, and relaxing on a sun-drenched beach. http://www.letsgohonduras.com.

NAKATION at a clothing optional resort. It's what the 50,000 members of the American Association for Nude Recreation (http://www.aanr.com) heartily endorse. AANR defines a Nakation as: n. & v. to take a clothing optional vacation, esp. away from home for pleasure and recreation. n. the part of your vacation you'll brag to friends about.  Heck, with airlines charging for checked luggage, it makes good fiscal sense to take a Nakation.  This type of pleasure trip also eliminates the potential hassle of lost luggage!

Discover ECOTOURISM at its best with a trip to the La Romana region of the Dominican Republic. Hike through the Eastern National Park, a nature reserve home to more than 300 species of birds, saltwater lagoons, mangrove marshes and an array of native flora and fauna. Dive into pristine waters to explore coral reefs, meet marine animals like the bottlenose dolphin, sea turtles, manatees and more, and find historic treasures from centuries old shipwrecks  Visit the region's many cave systems filled with pre-Columbian art and Taino Indian rock carvings. Visit http://www.explorelaromana.com for more information.

Enjoy unparalleled AQUA-ADVENTURES in Cozumel, home to the largest reef system in the Western Hemisphere.  Made famous by underwater researcher Jacques Cousteau who declared it one of the most spectacular scuba diving areas in the world, Cozumel is recognized for having one of the healthiest marine environments in the region. Its waters are protected as part of the Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park and the destination continues to implement new programs to further its conservation efforts.  Experience the island's multi-colored coral reefs, abundant marine life, incredible visibility and exceptional drift and wall diving.  Explore limestone caves, tunnels, and rare trees of black coral to find moray eels, sea turtles, nurse sharks, anemone, great groupers, giant sponges, cactus coral, multicolored globes of brain coral and the "Splendid Toad Fish", endemic to Cozumel.  Visit http://www.islacozumel.com.mx 

Think WHALE WATCHING is cool? Then you should try whale watching from your front porch! At Roco Ki, a new luxury resort and residential community in the Dominican Republic, you can do just that.  When this 2,500-acre community opens in fall 2008, residents and visitors alike can take in the view of the more than 10,000 humpback whales that journey each year from the frigid waters of the Artic to the more tepid waters of the Caribbean.  Watch as these gentle giants playfully frolic, leaping out of the water then submerging with a splash of their gargantuan tails.  To learn more about this new community in the heart of nature, visit http://www.RocoKi.com.

Imagine a Caribbean destination that offers a DYNAMIC ADVENTURE for every day of the week.
Monday: zip-line across the rainforest in an exciting eco-tour
Tuesday: swim with Stingrays
Wednesday: reel in an 800-pound Marlin on a deep-sea fishing trip
Thursday: dive in warm turquoise waters among 200 shipwrecks
Friday: an eco-tour with a twist on a high-powered inflatable boat
Saturday: ride horseback down a picturesque beach
Sunday: sail along open Caribbean waters
These are just a few of the extraordinary options the adventure-seeker will discover when visiting the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda (http://antigua-barbuda.org), located in the West Indies. The sister islands offer 365 white and pink sand beaches, beautiful weather year-round, and accommodations to fit nearly every budget.

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