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Books
WildGuides





WildGuides have released a 2nd edition of their excellent and celebrated Galapagos wildlife guide “Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands”. This is the most comprehensive photographic guide to all the wildlife of the archipelago. Its innovative, simple-to-use format is suited to beginners or experts alike as it utilising the latest digital photographic techniques, colour distribution maps, ID features, seasonal differences, status & habitat preferences as well as providing details on species which have never previously been published. The book not only enhances the visitor experience but is also a great memento of the visit. Sales of the book support the Galápagos Conservation Trust.

It normally retails for £16.99, but WildGuides are offering a special price to Classic Journeys customers of just £15 (including UK postage & packing). Simply e-mail your order direct to sales@wildguides.co.uk or call on 01628-529297, mentioning our discount code WG1 to ensure your discount.

Cordee Books & Maps
Europe's largest specialist wholesaler of recreation / travel books, maps and videos.

Cicerone Guidebooks
Cicerone Press publishes guidebooks for long distance walks and treks, day walks, family walks, scrambling, climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering, cycling guides, hill and mountain skills and outdoor photography. An order form will be included with your booking confirmation allowing you to claim £1 off any guidebook plus free postage & packing.


Insight Guides
Insight Guides are the publishers of the World's largest series of visual travel guidebooks and maps. The guides cover 120+ countries and cities and are packed with ideas and essential data. Classic Journeys can offer our customers 10% off our destination guides and free postage and packing, a order form will accompany your booking confirmation.



Charity
New Futures Nepal
The Hope Centre – Helping disadvantaged & disabled children & adults of Nepal
This project provides a home, healthcare and education for orphans suffering from a range of physical disabilities. The cost involved with looking after these children is significant, due to the nature of their special needs, the medical costs associated with their required care ane educational. The centre is always grateful for additional support.

How can I help? Contributions can be made to a general fund, through sponsoring a child or establishing a longterm scholarship fund. But money isn’t everything. If you are visiting Nepal, why not give a little of your time to visit the Hope Centre. You may wish to do one or two chores around the home, contribute your specialised skill be it electrical, plumbing, computers, teaching or cooking but most importantly do spend some time with the children. They are a delight to be with and you and they will gain a great deal from the experience.

Environmental Investigation Agency
The EIA was established in 1984 to investigate, expose and campaign against the illegal trade in wildlife and the destruction of our natural environment.


Central Asia Institute Mission
Promotes and provides community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia.




Himalayan Trust UK
The Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust UK provide basic infrastructure needs that the Sherpas really want (education, health, forests, monastery repairs and response to natural disasters). Well worth a vist and your support.


Wildlife SOS
Wildlife SOS is a registered charity in India, working to save wildlife and their habitat.






Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
The Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project is committed to improving the working conditions of the Porters on Kilimanjaro. Whether you are a climber, porter, guide, or managing a tour company, the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project needs your help in ensuring fair treatment of all porters.

Travel Operators for Tigers campaign (TOFT)
The Travel Operators for Tigers campaign (TOFT) is a collective Global travel industry initiative, in cooperation with the charity Global Tiger Patrol, that aims to advocate and support through supply chain pressures a more responsible approach to tourism in India’s main wildlife reserves. It also aims to catalyse collective support for specific conservation programmes which benefit local communities and habitat preservation and restoration.

Classic Journeys has joined TOFT. This means that we have agreed to adhere to TOFT’s Operational guidelines and to the Travellers Codes of Conduct for our visitors, and make an agreed client contributions to the TOFT fund on a yearly basis. For more information regarding TOFT visit their website or request a leaflet from us.

International Porter Protection Group (IPPG)
The International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) is a non-profit organization run completely by volunteers from around the world. IPPG's mission is to improve health and safety for the trekking porter at work in the mountains and reduce the incidence of avoidable illness, injury and death.

Tony Caldwell's Talks for Leukaemia Research
Tony Caldwell's Talks for Leukaemia Research
Tony Caldwell gives talks with colour slides, describing his travels.

His illustrated talks currently cover treks in Mustang, and to Annapurna and Everest - the latter two having been undertaken with Classic Journeys.

He also gives an illustrated talk on Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

His talks are mainly in the Midlands area of the United Kingdom.

All talks are given for the benefit of Leukaemia Research.

Galapagos Conservation Trust
Galapagos Conservation Trust Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT), a UK charity that raises funds for, and awareness of, the conservation needs of the Galapagos Islands.

Charles Darwin Foundation
Charles Darwin FoundationThe CDF promotes a future for the Galapagos based on solid principles of ecosystem management. Providing knowledge and assistant through scientific research and complementary action to ensure the conservation of the environment and biodiversity in the Galapagos Archipelago.

International Nepal Fellowship
Established in 1952, INF is Nepal's longest-serving international non-government organisation. INF helps people affected by TB, leprosy, disability, HIV/AIDS and drug abuse, facilitates development among poor communities, runs medical camps and provides essential training.

Amani Kids
Amani Children's HomeAmani Children's Home is dedicated to the protection of Tanzania's most vulnerable population: street-children and AIDS orphans.

Since its founding by local Tanzanians in 2001, Amani has rescued over 150 children from the perils of life on the streets, where children face a high risk of HIV transmission and malnutrition.


Equipment
Nomad Travel Stores
Clothing and Equipment Supplier. Nomad Stores and Travel Health Clinics have over 15 years experience supplying travellers and people who enjoy the outdoors with clothing, equipment, accessories and travel health services. We have 3 stores and clinics in London and 1 in Bristol. Visit our website for more information, store/travel clinic locations, updated travel health news, traveller's tips & advice and the online shop.

Hitch n Hike
The Peak District's longest established climbing shop - opened 1984. Visit their on-line catalogue.

Chocolate Fish
Pure Merino Outdoor Activity Wear from New Zealand. High performance, easy
care, style, and eco-friendly! Look good, feel good in pure New Zealand Merino the smart fibre for performance that synthetics cannot match.

W Slack and Sons
W Slack and Sons - ...Hike...Trek...Explore... A family run business since 1902 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. We supply quality outdoor clothing and equipment for all your adventure travels. Visit our website to view our range of Craghoppers Nosquito clothing, Paramo Directional Clothing Systems, Berghaus clothing, footwear and rucksacks. Mosquito nets, insect repellents, Pacsafe and much more.

Outside - Hathersage
Outside is Britian's Best Mountain & Climbing Stores. These stores and the on-line store have everything you need to gear up for our treks and tours, be it boots, rucksacs, iodine tablets or a sleeping bag liner they've got the lot. And for those who are booked on one of our trips you can claim a 10% discount* at the Hathersage Outside store (*offer applies on non-sale, store items only and valid on production of a current booking confirmation) Main Road, Hathersage, Derbyshire, S32 1BB. Tel: 01433 651 936


JO ROYLE OUTDOOR
JO ROYLE OUTDOOR specialise in a wide range of quality and high performance products for climbing, mountaineering, hill walking, camping, trekking, rambling, expeditions, skiing and travel.

Book on a Classic Journeys holiday and receive a leaflet entitling you 10% off (excludes maps, books and special offer items)

TREK HIRE UK - Why buy when you can hire?
TREK HIRE UK TREK HIRE UK TREK HIRE UK will help to minimise equipment costs for your adventure holiday, we supply a complete range of quality equipment for all your trekking requirements. You get top quality adventure trekking equipment when you hire from TREK HIRE UK, for a fraction of the cost of buying. Did you know we also sell specialist equipment that can't be hired, all below RRP!


General
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Official Foreign Office travel advice on over 200 countries, and country-specific Travellers Tips.


Medicinal
The Travel Doctor
The Travel Doctor, an interactive website providing specialist health information for travellers plus customised lists of travel medicines, vaccines and malaria tablets for holiday makers, global adventure travellers and expeditions.


Fit For Travel - NHS website
Travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK
This website allows you to look up the destination you are travelling to and check the recommended vaccinations.

Nomad Travel Health Clinics
Nomad Travel Health Clinics have been supplying medical supplies and vaccinations to travellers for over 15 years. Their travel clinics are staffed by doctors and nurses specialising in travel health. Their friendly and consultancy service includes vaccinations for travel including Yellow Fever, Rabies and Japanese Encephalitis as well as anti-malarials. They have 3 clinics in London and 1 in Bristol. Visit the Nomad website for up to date travel health news and other useful travel health information and advice.


Photography
Peak District Photography Centre
The Peak District Photography Centre, is based in the beautiful Peak District National Park and employs a team of professional and specialist teaching photographers who are dedicated to providing first class tuition. Photography courses are offered from1 to 4 days duration covering landscape, portrait and digital imaging (photoshop).


Weather
World Weather Information Service
Weather information from around the world.

The Weather Channel
Worldwide weather information.

BBC Weather Centre
BBC Weather Centre The BBC online Worldwide Weather service. The BBC Weather Centre provides UK and Worldwide weather services and maps for temperature, wind, satellite, lighting, pressure and radar. No matter where you are BBCi Weather keeps you informed.


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