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Introduction
Wildland Adventures was founded in 1986
by president Kurt Kutay. The company offers
authentic worldwide cultural and natural
history explorations for active and inquisitive
travelers.
Authenticity in Travel
At the core of Wildland Adventures is
its commitment to authenticity. On a Wildland
Adventures’ program, there are remarkably
few barriers between visitors and local
cultures, creating an authenticity in
the way people travel and the places they
encounter.
Destinations
Costa Rica · Panama · Belize · Guatemala · Peru
and Bolivia · Ecuador and Galapagos · East
Africa · Alaska · Southern
Africa · Patagonia (Chile and
Argentina) · Turkey · Egypt · Jordan · Morocco · New
Zealand · Antarctica
Activities & Grades of Difficulty
Wildland Adventures’ activities are
as diverse at the destinations it offers.
Yet there is one commonality: authenticity.
For its activities, the company uses only
indigenous guides who know the offbeat
routes, speak the native language and
will introduce travelers to the local
lifestyles and customs.
Trips are graded by level of difficulty.
Grade I includes walking and easy hiking,
with little or no camping. Grade II involves
moderate hiking and some deluxe camping.
Grade III entails strenuous hiking, high
altitude, steep slopes and more rustic
camping.
Travelers Conservation Trust
Established in 1986 by Wildland Adventures
to encourage culturally and environmentally
responsible tourism, the Travelers Conservation
Trust provides a Code of Ethics for nature
and culture travelers and sponsors local
projects by which travelers can contribute
to local conservation and community development
projects in host countries.
How to Contact Wildland Adventures
For reservations or more information call
1-800-345-4453, email info@wildland.com,
write to 3516 NE 155th Street, Lake Forest
Pk, WA 98155 or visit www.wildland.com.
Kurt Kutay, President & Founder
Wildland Adventures, Inc.
Kurt Kutay is president and founder of
Wildland Adventures, Inc., an adventure
travel company based in Seattle, Washington.
Kurt’s interest in exploring and preserving
the world's unprotected wildlands began
over 30 years ago with a family home-stay
with relatives in Turkey in 1968 followed
by an overland backpack trip through Central
and South America in 1975.
After earning a graduate degree in Natural
Resource Management from the University
of Michigan School of Natural Resources,
Kurt worked for the International Division
of the U.S. National Park Service organizing
educational tours of U.S. and Canadian
National Parks for conservation leaders
from around the world. He subsequently
moved to Costa Rica where he worked for
the National Park Service to develop a
management plan for a tropical marine
park.
Since 1980, Kurt has designed and led adventure
trips throughout the world, ultimately
founding Wildland Adventures in 1986.
Recognized by Conde’ Nast Traveler
Magazine as one of the world’s best
ecotourism outfitters, Wildland Adventures
offers authentic nature and culture explorations
that support conservation and community
development.
Kurt was a founding member of the Board
of Directors of The Ecotourism Society
and the International Galapagos Tour Operators
Association. He currently serves on the
Board of the Maasai Environmental Resource
Coalition. He is also director of the
Travelers Conservation Trust, a non-profit
organization he founded that contributes
proceeds from Wildland Adventures to local
conservation and community development
projects.
He has published numerous articles on ecotourism
for popular magazines and professional
journals, co-authored a chapter on Adventure
Travel in South America for Fodor’s
guide books, has contributed two chapters
in an academic book entitled, “Resident
People and National Parks,” published
by the University of Arizona Press.
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