44 — Wednesday, December 8, 1993 - North Shore News

Adventure operators join forces

TWO OF Canada's adventure Operators, Passages Expediticns and Worldwide Quest Interna- tional, have joined forces to form a new company called Passages Cultural Journeys.

This all-Canadian company, operated by Worldwide Quest In- ternational, will draw on its ex- tensive connections in the interna- tional adventure travel market to organize and promote a complete program of low-cost, small group, cultural journeys to Southeast Asia.

Passages Expeditions president Tov Mason, who has pioneered,

‘developed and operated. small group ‘adventure tours to Southeast Asia for the past de- cade, stated, ‘‘! am delighted to be able to use our Canadian ex- pertise in Southeast Asia to create

- these unique and affordable cul- tural programs to this region.””

-Lewie Gonsalves, president and

co-owner of Worldwide Quest International, and veteran of almost 20 years in the Southeast Asian nature and adventure tour industry, said, ‘‘l am looking for- ward to having Passages Cultural Journeys provide Canadians, as well as our network of associate offices in Europe and Australia, with an exciting program of real travel experiences to this popular destination.”

Passages Cultural Journeys is already in operation and now of- fers over a dozen Southeast Asian tours.

The trips include the culture and history of Vietnam, the ethnic mosaic of Indonesia, the en-

chanted, Buddhist kingdom of -

Thailand, and the fascinating trib- al groups and undisturbed rain- forests of Malaysia.

These trips are generally two weeks in length and focus on the discovery of a country and_ its

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A full-color brochure is avail- able through travel agents or by contacting Passages Cultural Journeys.

For more information about Dassages Cultural Journeys, con- tact Lewie Gonsalves at 416-221- 3000 or toll-free, 1-800-387-1483.

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