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INTRODUCTION
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WELCOME TO
LUX WORLD TRAVEL!
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LUX
World Travel provides
unique travel experiences designed to enhance your personal well being
on all levels of Mind, Body and Spirit, while also contributing to the
well being of the world we live in.
Our
departments of travel all have a specific purpose to enrich your life
one way or another. Sacred
Journey vacations offer a variety of pilgrimages to sacred places,
allowing you to explore your faith and spirituality. Yoga
and Wellness Travel offer opportunities for private yoga vacations,
yoga tours, or retreats that allow you to meet yourself on all levels,
enjoy the community and culture you are visiting, and explore a variety
of adventures. Many of our Wellness vacations offer everything from time at
world renowned spas, Ayurveda centers, and green hotels offering a
perfect blend of relaxation combined with light to moderate eco-tours,
cultural tours, or cooking classes.
All
of our vacations, either posted on this site, or personally planned, are
designed to bring back balance
for the inner you. Truly, travel for the journey inside you.
In
addition, we
are very proud of provide travel
for women. It has been our honor to create travel
arrangements for single traveling women, or to prepare trips for groups,
since women traveling together of like mind provide opportunities to meet and
travel together in a variety of settings, combining spirit, and
adventure at all levels.
For
the Green Minded Traveler, we
continue to expand our departments of eco-tours, and eco-adventure
vacations. Some of which are already listed highlight journeys
to Africa,
or even cultural tours to India, global faith tours, eco-sport vacations,
and educational family vacations. Our family
vacations are a combination of ideal beach resort vacations,
eco-adventures, and trips that provide an educational experience for the
entire family.
Any
vacation request of your choice is personally designed to create the type of
travel you may be looking for. From low impact tourism
with stunning accommodations, to high adventure with private
guides, we have the resources to plan and prepare your special journey.
Many destinations may also allow you some time to work in some volunteer
capacity at special mission sites.
Because
the
featured vacations throughout this site may be tailored to fit your
individual needs, we can also recreate itineraries to accommodate a group
of any size.
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JOURNEYS: INDIA : CULTURAL JOURNEY: PUSHKAR FAIR |
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India:
The Pushkar Fair: A photography workshop tour with John
Buck: November 6- 18, 2008: Pushkar, an
important religious place for Hindus, is hugely known for the
Pushkar Fair where the mass trading of camels takes place, and
is the spotlight of an Indian holiday. During this
period the population of 14,000 swells to over 200,000 while
the festival hosts over 50,000 camels which are sold, raced
and decorated.
Our
tour leader, John Buck, a world renowned photographer, is
leading our small group on a mission to capture this historic
event with digital photography techniques...his goal: to teach
our travelers how to take extraordinary travel photos.
Our itinerary also has you learning hands on in Delhi, Jaipur,
Agra and more. Upon returning from this tour, your
knowledge of photography will stay with you for a lifetime,
just as this Indian adventure will stay in your mind, heart
and soul a lifetime.
Land
pricing from $3326 per person based on double occupancy.
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| SACRED
JOURNEY FEATURE: PERU: HEART OF THE PACHAMAMA |
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Peru:
Heart of the Pachamama – A Heart Opening Sacred Journey to
the Land of the Inca: with Andean Medicine Man, Healer
& Wisdom Keeper, Puma Quispe Singona--September 12 - 19,
2008: As we seek out various temples and sacred sites
and experience and participate in Sacred Ceremonies and
Traditional Rituals led by Medicine Man, Healer & Wisdom
Keeper, Puma Quispe Singona, we will be deeply immersed in the
enigmatic culture of the Incas. Connect with Pachamama (Mother
Earth), the Incan goddess of fertility and the harvest, and
develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for this great
Earth. Open your heart as you listen to the whispers in the wind
and let the Condors guide you to find your inner peace and
balance.
Enjoy a unique opportunity as we immerse ourselves in
Puma’s local community of Chinchero, visiting local
community groups and Puma’s family. Experience the joy and
peace of the Peruvian culture and people. Let their smiles and
laughter inspire you to show kindness to all who you encounter
and remind you to share joy with yourself and the world.
Land pricing from $2499 per person / based on double occupancy.
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Turn
your journey into a fundraiser for your community.
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TRAVEL FEATURE: COSTA RICA: YOGA AND ECO-TOUR |
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Costa Rica:
Yoga and Costa Rica Eco-Tour with Dr. Susan Schliff:
November 6-12, 2008:
Imagine...immersing yourself in nature with all the amenities of an
intimate, low-impact, wellness, mountain resort on 8 acres of Costa Rica Rainforest.
A
gathering retreat for women only offering, breathtaking views, an ideal
climate, private casitas, delicious organic foods, daily Yoga classes, and
a place to explore the real Costa Rica, all to renew your spirit. This
package includes meditations and the Discovery Series of the Law of
Attraction Thinking, Entrainment, and Reflection classes with the renowned Dr. Susan
Schilff, eco-tours, including horseback riding, surfing, lazy beach days, and more.
This
program is designed for a small group of women only. Reserve your
space today. Land pricing $1895 per person based on double
occupancy.
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Proceeds from this
journey will be donated to The Breast Cancer Fund in your name
of $25 per traveler! Click
Here to see the itinerary!
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| CARIBBEAN
MIND BODY AND SPIRIT VACATIONS |
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5
to 10 Day personally planned Wellness vacations for
Solo Travelers, Groups, or Families. From beachfront
private Villas with daily maid services, private cooks and
even your own personal yoga instruction...to a moderate family
vacation that offers Yoga, Eco-tours, Adventure, Spa
Treatments and more...we will design the perfect holiday just
for you.
Featured
Summer Event: World Ocean Day (June 8th) is a
chance for people around the world to celebrate the beauty and
bounty of the oceans and recognize our connection and
dependence on them. Through learning about the oceans and the
life they support, we can better understand our connection to
them. This knowledge will help encourage individuals and
organizations to change their own understanding and treatment
of the oceans.
All
Inclusive Land Packages from $978 per person.
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| MEANINGFUL
VACATIONS: WILDLIFE RESCUE IN ECUADOR |
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Wildlife
Rescue in Ecuador: Two Week Summer Program 2008: This
Wildlife Rescue Centre was founded over 20 years ago and is
the first of its kind in Ecuador. The centre rehabilitates and
provides care for around 300 wild animals of about 30
different species. In addition, there are 3 captive breeding
programs in operation all involving endangered species: the
American crocodile, the spider monkey and the Guayaquil green
macaw. The most important requirement for this project is a
strong love of all animals, enthusiasm, and flexibility, as
well as the readiness to be involved with some of the more
basic duties that will be required. Be ready to roll up your
sleeves and get dirty! There are horses on site and you may be
able to take horse rides out into the surrounding areas.
Land Pricing from $1134 per person.
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TOUR FEATURE: MULTI-SPORT: BELIZE |
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Belize
Multi-Sport: La Ruta Maya and Barrier Reef:
Experience the incredible natural beauty, compelling history and
welcoming people of this tiny nation on a multi-sport trip that
treats you to a fantastic blend of activities on land and water,
flavored with a hearty dose of Caribbean warmth and hospitality.
Travel to the coast, where coconut palms sway, turquoise waters
lap white-sand beaches and the snorkeling is world-class. Belize
boasts all of the ingredients for the perfect vacation...prepare
yourself for a trip of a lifetime.
Land
Pricing from $3355 per person based on double occupancy. Code:
BR459
Private
Guide available for private group departures.
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VACATION FEATURE: CRETE: FUN FILLED FANTASY |
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Crete:
A fun filled fantasy vacation:
This
5-star deluxe resort hotel is located on a private peninsula,
and is ideally, centrally situated on the island of Crete,
providing easy and quick access to all Ancient Sites for
excursions. The
property is outstretched over this unique peninsula resembling
a Cretan Village and is surrounded by a Botanical Park with
beautiful Aegean views, extensive gardens, green pathways,
ponds, cascades, a small river, 3 beaches and a private zoo. Your
time here is to relax, but also take advantage of
countless activities from windsurfing and water skiing to
dance classes and yoga lessons.
Young
travelers can explore the on-site amusement park, which offers
games, tree houses, a playground, and a lagoon-style pool.
Other facilities include a spa, a fitness center, and a
botanical park. Restaurants range from casual to fine dining
and guests can enjoy beachside cocktails or after-dinner
drinks at one of nine bars. Children under 14 stay
free. Land pricing from $3696 based on 2 Adults
per room.
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LUX
World Travel also encourages our clients to become involved in,
and with the areas we visit, as our travel packages are designed
to "give back" to the communities we promote.
In
addition, such philanthropic styled adventures, and fundraising
programs, are easily arranged, either for solo, couple,
family or groups of travelers, as we will enthusiastically
coordinate special activities for you during your vacation to
assist with such worldwide causes, and your own personal efforts
which make a ripple effect in the world we all live in.
To
maintain our vision, we dedicate ourselves to programs and
organizations, which exist only to preserve and sustain our
world's unique cultures and delicate environments.
Their causes are so inspiring to us, that we are as
equally dedicated to promote the efforts of the partners
in our LUX
World Society, along with the participants in our LUX
Links Store for ripple effects in shopping.
LUX
World Travel is very proud to participate with the efforts of
ONE.org.
Thank
you for visiting the site of LUX World Travel.
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