Our Free Slide shows

Back by popular demand, we present a bigger-than-ever series of slide show evenings at our office in Westboro during the month of May. We invite you to join us for one or several of these informative and entertaining presentations. Space is limited so please register for each show you wish to attend by calling us at (613) 789-1900 or click to send us e-mail (please include your telephone number).

Inside The Hidden Kingdoms            

Bangladesh, Sikkim, Darjeeling & Bhutan

Tuesday May 2^nd @ 7:30pm.

A Journey through Northern India

Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan

Thursday May 4^th @ 7:30pm

Cruising the Baltic Sea

Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland,
Germany, Denmark & Norway

Tuesday  May 9^th @ 7:30pm

Cycling in Europe

A week in Hungary

Thursday May 11^th @ 7:30pm

Amazonia, Incas and Evolution

Ecuador, Peru and the Galapagos Islands

Tuesday May 16^th @ 7:30pm

Cruising South America & Antarctica

Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Antarctica

Thursday May 18^th @ 7:30pm

Wine, Wildlife and Sand Dunes

South Africa & Namibia

Tuesday May 23^rd @ 7:30pm

Tuk-Tuks, Tamarinds and Temples

Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia

Thursday 25^th @ 7:30pm

Our new Private Journeys for 2006-07
            (including special discounts)

When we introduced the concept of the Private Journey a few years back with a single 19-day trip in Asia, we never expected that creating and conducting these wonderful trips would become a year-long, full-time labour of love.

This year, for the first time, we present a total of seven unique journeys in ten incredible countries on four continents - each one individually hand-crafted by our well-travelled team of designers and each one escorted by one of our caring staff.

Your response to these products has been remarkable. Previously we spent as much time trying to convince travellers to try our journeys as we did designing and conducting them. Now we find that we can't create new journeys fast enough to satisfy the demand. Indeed, we have guests who have already been on three of our journeys and are looking to do more.

So, we're very pleased to introduce our line-up for the 2006-07 season along with a set of discounts. We offer price reductions for repeat guests, for those booking early and for several guests booking together. Full details are shown on our website on the "Prices" page for each particular trip. As always, our journeys are limited to a maximum of 16 guests.

So, here's our new schedule!

Full details for many of these journeys can already be found on our website. Further details are being added daily as we complete various parts of the planning exercise. If you don't yet see what you want please call us for more information.

TrailFinders Special Cruises

This year we've also introduced a series of Special Cruises. These are water-based products which we consider to be either unique in some way or of exceptionally high value but which do not fit into the traditional category of our Private Journeys.

This year we include a river cruise in Europe, an expedition cruise in the High Arctic and two traditional ocean cruises - one around South America and one in the Baltic Sea. Booking times for our cruises are short since we are only able to hold cabins for a fixed period of time, so please call us soon if you are interested in these products.

For more details see our website.

Summer River Cruise on the Danube

We are fortunate to continue to hold on to a few remaining cabins aboard "Symphony", one of the newest and finest vessels cruising the Danube river in central Europe this summer.

Our two-week journey this August covers the very best of Europe's art, history and culture. From Budapest, a famous haven for musicians, writers and artists, we cruise through the stunning cultural cities of Bratislava, Vienna, Passau and Regensburg through the countries of Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. Along the way we visit magnificent cathedrals and baroque abbeys. We explore the charming Wachau Valley and traverse Europe's Continental Divide made possible through the engineering masterpiece of the Main-Danube Canal.

On board, guests are treated to fine cuisine and the great wines of the region.

Time is running out to claim one of the remaining cabins on this magnificent voyage.

If you would like more information please call us.

Ottawa Travel Show

This year's show will once again be held at Lansdowne Park on April 28, 29 & 30th and we'll be there in full force! We have three booths this year and will be focused on the new international cultural journeys and walking and cycling trips being offered by our colleagues at Explore Worldwide, Peregrine, Imaginative Traveller, HF Holidays, Sherpa and others as well as our own Private Journeys and Special Cruises. We even have our own "mini theatre" and we'll be offering slide presentations throughout the show.

Please drop by our booth and say "hi".

Our New Website Design

Our 'new look' includes a shift to lighter colours, a more user-friendly layout and an expanded section for full display of our Private Journeys and Special Cruises.

If you haven't visited our site lately we invite you to take a peek by clicking here.

This month we include a few pictures which we took last summer while aboard Celebrity Cruise Line's beautiful 'Constellation'. As always, you may click on any of these images to see a larger version.

Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter. We sincerely appreciate your interest.

© TrailFinders 2006
   
307 A Richmond Road
Ottawa ON Canada K1Z6X3

Telephone 613.789.1900
Toll-free 888.765.7662