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STEVE ZWETSCH
Trip Level
FINDING THE TRIP THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU
Easiest:
Non-camping journeys, optional walks, little elevation gain or loss.
Example:
Royal Rajasthan
and
Indochine
, our Cultural and Natural History Cruises.
Easy to Moderate:
Hotel nights and/or safari-style camping, hikes of two to
four hours on some days. Other physical activities are sometimes included,
such as optional sea kayaking. Examples:
New Zealand: South Island
Adventure,
our African safaris,
Costa Rica Wildlife
.
Moderate:
Half- to full-day hikes (3-6 hours) over rolling countryside on most
days, occasional steep trails. Many of our hotel-based walking tours are in this
category, as are our snorkeling adventures. Examples:
Tuscany, Portofino & the
Cinque Terre, Great Hikes and Estancias of Patagonia, Palau Snorkeling & Sea
Kayaking.
Some trips with minimal hiking but rugged travel conditions or long
drives, such as
Tribal Ghana, Togo & Benin
, are Trip Level 3.
Moderate to Strenuous:
Full-day hikes (4-6 hours), mountainous terrain,
significant elevation gains and losses (hiking up or down as much as 3,000
feet) on many hikes. Altitudes no greater than about 10,000 feet. Examples:
In Patagonia, Across the Pyrenees
.
Strenuous:
Full-day hikes (4-8 hours), mountainous, steep terrain
(hiking up or down as much as 3,500 feet) on many hikes. Trips with hiking
at average altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet are in this category. Examples:
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Everest Lodge to Lodge
.
Very Strenuous:
Full-day hikes (5-8 hours), mountainous, steep
terrain (hiking up or down as much as 3,500 feet) on many days. Most hikes
take place at altitudes above 10,000 feet, with some days ascending as high as
18,000 feet. Example:
Everest Base Camp
.
Most Strenuous:
Full-day hikes in mountainous terrain, camping and hiking
at extreme altitudes. Example:
Climb Kilimanjaro!
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With more than 300 different adventures to choose from,
we want to help you find the trip that’s right for you. Our
Trip Level system ranks each trip in two ways: a number
rating from 1 to 7 according to the activity and general travel
rigors. 1 is the easiest and 7 the
most difficult—see descriptions
at right for explanations of each
number. A plus (+) sign means
the trip is a bit more strenuous than other trips of that level.
The detailed explanation of each trip—below the bar with
the number rating—is perhaps more important, specifying
activities, altitudes, hiking, and travel conditions. The Detailed
Itinerary, available by download or mail, gives further
information. Our Area Managers can also answer questions
and guide you to the trip that best suits your interests.
TRIP LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 hiking days on easy to moderate
trails, some steep sections, 3-8
hours a day, van support
Back Row, left to right:
Barbara Banks,
Director of Marketing and New Trip Development
; Diana Poindexter,
Europe Operations
; Cody Brock,
Europe Operations
; Carmen Gomez,
Expedition
Cruise Operations
; Ray Rodney,
Special Projects Manager
; Jennifer Mahoney,
Client Services
; Vince Nibler,
Information Systems
; Merril Guzman,
Latin America Operations
; Jackson Ray,
Africa Operations
; Lisa Laferte,
Pacific Operations
; Frank Olson,
Information Systems
; Dena Bartolome,
Writer
; Hyun Jung;
Information Systems
; Jennifer (Jeffi) Norris,
Africa Operations
;
Pam Shandrick,
Writer
; Steve Lanza,
Office Systems
; Kate Munsch,
Photo Editor
; Brian McGilloway,
Photo Editor
Middle Row, left to right:
Shawn Oda,
Accounting
; Caryn Dombroski,
Client
Services
; Angela Beggs,
General Manager
; Tana Hakanson Monsalve,
Client Services
; Barbara Wright,
Private Groups Manager
; Bill Abbott,
President
; Nicole Abbott,
Vice President
; Becky
Swafford;
Marketing Manager
; Kristina Horton,
Client Services
; Shannon Hastings,
Marketing / Graphic Designer
;
Linnea Peterson,
Latin America Operations
; Brendt Uebel,
Europe Operations
Front Row, left to right:
Kirstina Bolton,
Writer
; Lauren Takahashi,
Accounting
; Ruby the Dog; Sydney Dillon,
Client Services
; Karyn Paige,
Expedition Cruise Operations
; Carolyn Tallman,
Asia Operations
; Cooper the Dog; Emily Vernizzi,
Europe Operations
; Lisa Filippini,
Asia Operations
; Nicole Duke,
Asia Operations
; Katie Kirchner,
Client Services
&
Information Systems
; Paula
Orozco Newell,
Client Services
Not pictured:
Molly Tallman,
Latin America Operations
; Mackenzie O’Connell,
Special Projects
; Beth Robidoux,
Client Services
; Michael Vance,
Europe Operations
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We are a company of travelers, dedicated to creating superb travel experiences throughout the world. As a family-owned company since 1978, we
approach every guest’s trip as if it is our own. Our staff’s field experience and travel expertise are phenomenal, with literally centuries of travel experience
among us, on every continent. We look forward to welcoming you to the world of WT, and to making your travel dreams come true!