Gap Adventures Announces 25% Early Booking Bonus on Select 2011 Arctic Cruises

TORONTO, ON October 31, 2010 (Press-News.org) Toronto, October 29, 2010 — Gap Adventures is kicking off the 2011 Arctic cruising season by offering a special bonus to early-bird travellers.

Passengers who book a spot on a selection of Arctic cruises aboard the M/S Expedition vessel by January 31, 2011, will receive a 25 per cent early-booking discount.

"Our Arctic expeditions are unique experiences - from encountering rare mammals and birds to seeing first-hand the incredible deep beauty of towering icebergs," said Gap Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip. "We love changing people's lives with our trips and continue to enjoy fantastic feedback about our Arctic cruises."

Passengers on Gap Adventures' first Arctic cruise of 2011 will enjoy yet another bonus: the chance to experience a partial solar eclipse that will blanket parts of Iceland, northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and northern Scandinavia.

And for the first time, all Arctic cruise passengers will receive a free destination guide and complimentary pair of wellington boots to keep their feet warm and dry for the duration of their trip. This will also be the first season Gap Adventures offers kayak excursions as part of its Arctic program for a chance to get up-close-and-personal with Orcas, sea lions and the vast array of other cold-weather wildlife.

Cruises included in the early booking bonus promotion include:

--The 15-day Norwegian Fjords & Polar Bears: was CAD $5,889 per person, now CAD $4,417

--The 8-day Realm of the Polar Bear: was CAD $5,139 per person, now CAD $3,855

--The 11-day Realm of the Polar Bear in Depth: was CAD $5,249, now CAD $3,937

The promotion excludes the 'Arctic Highlights—Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Iceland' itinerary and is valid for new bookings in category-two cabins and higher only. The early booking bonus promotion ends January 31, 2011. Gap Adventures reserves the right to end the promotion at any time based on availability.

For more information, visit http://www.gapadventures.com

About Gap Adventures
Gap Adventures is a world leader in the adventure travel industry offering small group adventures on all seven continents and beyond to more than 100,000 global travellers annually. The award-winning trips, which focus on culture, nature and active travel, are ideal for those with a sense of adventure - people who want to leave the beaten path and authentically immerse themselves in a local culture or environment to experience the real world in a sustainable manner. Demonstrating its ongoing cultural, social and economic commitment to responsible tourism, Gap Adventures established the Planeterra Foundation, as a way the company and its passengers can give back to the communities visited. For more information, please visit http://www.gapadventures.com and http://www.planeterra.org