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with the Most Enjoyable and Varied Entertainment Packages.
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- Coda
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Bariloche Gay Ski
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Park City Gay Ski Week
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Arosa, Switzerland Gay
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Aspen Gay Ski Week -
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Maldives
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Out
Adventures is a small, affordable, tour operator offering trips around
the world for gay men, lesbians and their
families.
Prices are kept low
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providing an authentic cultural experience.
Out Adventures is a
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- Outgoing
Adventures is an international tour operator specializing in small group
tours for gay people—men and women—and their friends, to exotic
destinations worldwide.
- Out
in Alaska is here to help share the many wonders of the Last
Frontier with adventurous gay and lesbian travelers and friends. They
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Copper Country
Adventure (some camping) - 7/18-7/25/09
Czech
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Israel:
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Jordan
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Baja,
Mexico: Kayak the Sea of Cortez - 11/7-11/14/09
Victoria
Falls, Zambia, African Pre-tour: South Africa - 11/18-11/20/09
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Thailand:
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Bhutan:
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Canadian Arctic Tours, African Safaris, Rwanda Gorilla tours and
more.
East
Africa Safari ( Kenya & Tanzania) - 9/26-10/12/09
Nambia to South Africa
Cruise for Christmas - Dec 09 (TBA)
Cape Town
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Mountain Gorilla
Expedition in Rwanda - Sept 2010 (TBA)
Victoria Falls,
Botswana & Namibia Adventure - Oct 2010 (TBA)
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GAY & LESBIAN
GROUP
CRUISES.
Set sail with gay men & women on the best cruise lines in the world.
Amazing rates and itineraries.
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Romance
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Egypt / Nile
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R Family
Vacations are created with everyone in mind. Kids are welcome but not a
requirement. The kids have their very own activities and entertainment
planned just for them. Evening entertainment is created for adults
(although kids are welcome to most shows). Many passengers choose R
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parties.
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A
producer of travel, events, and experiences, designed and customized for
the gay community and our friends who are curious, imaginative and
free-thinking.
Spirit
Journeys offers opportunities for Gay Men and Lesbians, and
straight friends, to travel and vacation together exploring the world,
or to gather together in retreat environments. Whether traveling or on a
retreat, their aim is to offer a chance to "get away from it
all" and at the same time to venture into the frontiers of spirit,
self-awareness and personal growth.
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- Sweet is a lesbian
travel company with a twist. Sweet aims to make the world a better place
while having a blast in it. All
of Sweet’s vacations are carbon neutral, meaning
they offset the pollution created by our air, land and sea travel.
Travel to amazing places with the very best lesbian entertainers
and off-the-hook parties, while also supporting guests’ personal
enrichment, raising money for worthwhile causes and doing meaningful
projects all over the world.
-Travel packages to the most cutting edge theme
parks in the world ---- Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.
Stay at one of Universal Orlando's gay-friendly
on-site resorts: Portofino
Bay, Hard Rock Hotel or Royal Pacific Resort.
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A
wonderful company specializing in small gay & lesbian group tours
and independent travel to Italy and Alaska. Tours include Italy, Peru, France, New Zealand, Australia and more!
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CANYON TOUR FOR WOMEN 7 days, 6 nights on the river, 280
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end. Just come to Flagstaff, that’s all you need to do: we’ll take you to
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Visit this
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the moon shines over the sea.
Explore the Cruzan
shores and get aquainted with our attentive staff who will guide you
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Castle On The Beach, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands!
(Key West. Personal photo
taken this Spring. Lower Duval Street overlooking ocean.)
Contact info@gaytravelpros.com
for a CUSTOMIZED
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& Lesbian Travel Destinations.
We have
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west like the back of our hand! Let one of our experienced
travel agents make your dream trip to this Island paradise a
reality. For an immediate price quote please call, toll-free,
1-800-842-4753.
PLEASE
E-MAIL THE FOLLOWING INFO:
Exact
dates you'd like to travel (very important)
City
you need airfare from
City
you'd like to fly into (i.e.
Fort Lauderdale, Miami or direct to Key West - If time allows,
we recommend the scenic "overseas" highway drive to
Key West which is roughly 3-4 hours from Miami)
Type
accommodations you are interested in (i.e. budget, moderate,
deluxe, gay/lesbian exclusive only)
If
you would like a car rental and if so what size? Is drive over
age 25?
Any
special requests you may have
One of
our agents will be in touch 24-48 hours with a price quote.
ALL
OUT & ABOUT TRAVEL PACKAGES INCLUDE:
FREE
Columbia FunMap Gay Guide to Key West
Key
West DVD-Rom
Key
West Planning guides, coupon books and more!
LESBIAN
PARADISE!
PEARL'S
RAINBOW - KEY WEST, FL
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per
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Pearl’s Rainbow offers
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landscaping, we combine guesthouse ambience with resort amenities:
Award-winning, renovated historic
buildings
38 rooms and suites, all with private
bath
2 heated swimming pools
2 outdoor hot tubs
Extensive sunny and shady decks
High-speed Internet access terminal
Free wireless Internet connectivity
Concierge services
The Strand restaurant
Pearl’s Patio poolside bar
Pearl’s Rainbow is ideally located in
America’s southernmost city where the official motto is “One
Human Family.” We’re just a half block from Duval Street (the
“main drag”) and two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. All the
major attractions of Key West are within walking or biking distance.
Our friendly staff can arrange for all kinds
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more – to complete your Keys experience. We can also help arrange
a commitment ceremony you’ll remember for a lifetime, not to
mention a honeymoon to keep you in seventh heaven.
And when you’re hungry, you can enjoy the
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breakfast daily and dinner on weekends. Stop at Pearl’s Patio
– the only bar in Key West just for women – for great
grilled fare. Happy Hour there is particularly popular on Friday
evenings, and special events throughout the year attract many
women.
Pearl’s Rainbow is the largest resort for
women in the world and the only place in paradise just for women. So
find your place in paradise. Come to Pearl’s Rainbow.
Winner, 2005 Out & About Editor’s
Choice Award
Winner, 2005 OutTraveller Readers’
Choice Award for Best Lesbian Property
Winner, 2004 Property of the Year Award
form the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys
Member, World’s Foremost Gay and Lesbian
Hotels
IT'S YOUR TIME.
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Adventure
Tours for Gays & Lesbians including the Grand Canyon, Australia,
Thailand, Swiss Alps, Mexico, Peru and more!
- Women
Exclusive Adventure/Active travel! Including
Fiji, New Zealand, Hawaii, Greece, Arizona, Utah, Yellowstone
National Park, Canadian Rockies, Costa Rica, Iceland and more!
- Coda
International offers cultural
tours for the gay & lesbian community including African Safaris,
Antarctica, Greece, Argentina, India, Peru, China, Chile and more!
DOUGLAS EASTON TRAVEL
- Gay
& Lesbian Tours. Visit the world's most romantic, exotic, and
adventurous destinations. E-mail 
- Gay &
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Africa.
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WOMEN
EXCLUSIVE
tours & cruises!
- Outgoing
Adventures is an international tour operator specializing in small group
tours for gay people—men and women—and their friends, to exotic
destinations worldwide.
- 
- Adventure
Tours for Gays & Lesbians Worldwide!
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GAY & LESBIAN
GROUP
CRUISES.
Set sail with gay men & women on the best cruise lines in the world.
Amazing rates and itineraries.
-
Romance
Voyages is about culture & class. Their intimate voyages are
designed for sophisticated couples grown beyond the simple party
scene. Romance Voyages is about the greatest museums, the most
wonderful cities, castles, out-of-the-way towns, romantic rivers,
breath-taking scenery, culture & cuisine of the places you
visit.
-
R Family
Vacations are created with everyone in mind. Kids are welcome but not a
requirement. The kids have their very own activities and entertainment
planned just for them. Evening entertainment is created for adults
(although kids are welcome to most shows). Many passengers choose R
Family for the relaxed atmosphere with less emphasis on all-night dance
parties.
-
St. Croix's # 1 gay & lesbian resort!!
- 
Spirit
Journeys offers opportunities for Gay Men and Lesbians, and
straight friends, to travel and vacation together exploring the world,
or to gather together in retreat environments. Whether traveling or on a
retreat, their aim is to offer a chance to "get away from it
all" and at the same time to venture into the frontiers of spirit,
self-awareness and personal growth.
-
Gay
& Lesbian Worldwide
Vacations including Europe, Africa, Tahiti,
North America and more!
-
Sweet is a lesbian
travel company with a twist. Sweet aims to make the world a better place
while having a blast in it. All
of Sweet’s vacations are carbon neutral, meaning
they offset the pollution created by our air, land and sea travel.
Travel to amazing places with the very best lesbian entertainers
and off-the-hook parties, while also supporting guests’ personal
enrichment, raising money for worthwhile causes and doing meaningful
projects all over the world.
-
Cruises for gay men and lesbians in the comfort of a smaller, more
personalized environment.
-Gay
& Lesbian Scuba Diving Packages!
-Travel packages to the most cutting edge theme
parks in the world ---- Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.
Stay at one of Universal Orlando's gay-friendly
on-site resorts: Portofino
Bay, Hard Rock Hotel or Royal Pacific Resort.
-
A
wonderful company specializing in small gay & lesbian group tours
and independent travel to Italy and Alaska. Tours include Italy, Peru, France, New Zealand, Australia and more!
-Travel
packages (for every budget) to the most "magical" place on
earth, Walt Disney World.
-
Luxury
tours for the gay & lesbian community including Rio, South
Africa, Amsterdam, New York, Barcelona, Iceland, Argentina and more!
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