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Active Adventures, Shore Excursions

Antarctica - 8 Reasons to go to the End Of The World

24 Apr 2013 / Cruise Specialist

Kensington's Director of Cruise Development and Sales, Dana Toma, has a broad travel resume but like us all has a handful of "wildest dreams" destinations on her travel bucket list. Antarctica was one of them. So she was delighted when Kensington's ever increasing cruise portfolio ventured in to the vast wilderness of the "Great White Continent".
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Active Adventures, African Safari

Where To Sleep: Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, South Africa

08 Feb 2013 / Compass Editor

Andrew Drummond, Africa specialist, thrives on exquisite tastes and has done extensive research on the most opulent properties featured in South Africa. Drawing from his conquest for breathtaking destinations and luxury properties, Andrew’s latest pick is the stunningly beautiful Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. “Grootbos is an idyllic blend of extravagance and nature.
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Kensington Tours Takes You To Venezuela

01 May 2012 / Compass Editor

Kensington Tours Unveils Customizable Private Guided Tours to Venezuela Venezuela Tours locations include the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the Gran Sabana, Puerto Ordaz, San Felix, the Los Roques archipelago, the Orinoco Delta, Canaima National Park and Margarita Island. A collection of 3-to-5-star properties are offered in every destination, each handpicked by Kensington's experienced South American Destination Experts.
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Active Adventures, Tailor-made Private Tours

How To Get Lost in Tortugeuero Village, Costa Rica

23 Mar 2012 / Compass Editor

Travelers on Costa Rica tours have a range of rugged destinations to choose from among the country's many rainforests, beaches and mountains. Brandi Merchant, Latin America Destination Expert, suggests taking it one step further and getting lost in the remote cultural offerings of Tortuguero Village. Here's how: Access the remote area by foot. Surrounded by Tortuguero National Park, there are no roads that lead into this part of the country.
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Kensington’s Morocco Family Desert Adventure On Lonely Planet

07 Nov 2011 / Compass Editor

Five Days, Two 20 Hour Drives, An Eight Year Old & A Luxury Family Travel Connoisseur When Kensington was contacted by Amie O'Shaughnessy about creating a personalized Morocco Tours family adventure taking her from mystifying Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains to the otherworldly sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, this was nothing out of the ordinary for us.
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A Mother Daughter Adventure in Egypt

20 Sep 2011 / Compass Editor

After returning from her private guided tour of Egypt, this happy Kensington traveler was kind enough to share her blog article with us... I always told my daughter that if she graduated college with honours we’d go on the mother- daughter trip of her choice. She picked Egypt. Although we’d been to Europe many times, neither of us had ever been to Northern Africa or the Middle East so it was with some trepidation that we anticipated our adventure.
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Active Adventures, Honeymoon

Adventurous & Sensuous: The World's Finest Honeymoons

26 Jul 2011 / Compass Editor

Go Beyond the Beach With Kensington Tours Follow the trend for a more active and adventurous honeymoon and go on an once-in-a-lifetime trip with Kensington Tours. From classic safaris in Africa and wine tastings in Burgundy and Bordeaux to intimate candlelit dinners in the temples of Angkor Wat and isolated villas in the sundrenched Caribbean, the options are endless. For 2011 – 2012, Kensington polled its team of Destination Experts to get are the most romantic and unique getaways.
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Nicaragua- The next Costa Rica?

11 May 2011 / Compass Editor

"With its great mix of tropical rainforests, vibrant culture, colonial history, heavenly beaches and amazing, affordable properties, Nicaragua is working its way up the hot list,” says Brandi Merchant Kensington’s Senior Central American Expert. “Currently more like the Costa Rica of 20 years ago, Survivor Nicaragua is putting the country in the spotlight and driving a spike in enquires.
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New! at Kensington - Explorer in Residence Program

19 Jun 2010 / Compass Editor

Launched only this month, our Explorer-in-Residence tours feature unique itineraries to hidden corners of the world. These itineraries take travelers to out of the way places. Most have been built in consultation with our Explorers-in-Residence. Some are expensive, some require really hard work, and some are simply unfairly caricatured in the press. All promise a unique experience.
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The Greatest Underwater Adventure In The World

08 Jun 2010 / Compass Editor

Honduras Into the Abyss Submarine Adventure Adventurers will travel 25,200 feet deep into the abyss of the Caribbean ocean aboard the world's only purpose-built deep water commercial submarine (2 passengers, 1 pilot) on this thrilling excursion. Based from the tropical island paradise of Roatan, Honduras & led by the sub’s famous captain, they’ll tour the unexplored ocean floor of the Cayman Trench from the sub’s large plexiglass viewing bubble.
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