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Aspiring Adventures is a small group adventure travel company with operations in South America (specifically, Peru), New Zealand, Australia, and Vanuatu.〔(Come Fly and Ride With Us. Otago Daily Times newspaper. 8 January 2010 )〕 The travel company was formed specifically for travelers interested in hiking, biking, kayaking and other outdoor activities, along with a focus on unique cultural events, local food and locally owned accommodations.〔(Aspiring Adventures philosophy. Aspiring Adventures 8 August 2011 )〕 ==History== Established by Steve Wilson (from New Zealand) and Katy Shorthouse (from Australia), who started working together in the adventure travel industry in 2005, Aspiring Adventures was created out of the desire to operate individualized itineraries which included visiting unique cultural events, such as the Inti Raymi festival in Peru, and the Naghol Land diving ceremony of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. In 2009, Aspiring Adventures created their first Mountain biking trips in Peru pioneering biking on the Inca Trails.〔(First Mountain biking trips. Mountain Scene newspaper. 17 December 2009 )〕 The company head office is located in Dunedin, New Zealand, and has a satellite office in Cusco, Peru. In 2010, material for the 7th edition of a Peru guidebook published by Lonely Planet was authored by Katy Shorthouse.〔(Peru travel guidebook. Lonely Planet guidebooks 1 May 2010 )〕 In 2014, Aspiring Adventures was selected as having one of the world's 50 Best Guided Expeditions by National Geographic Traveler magazine,〔(50 Tours of a Lifetime. National Geographic. 15 April 2014 )〕 the only New Zealand travel business to be recognised in the list.〔(Tour among world's best. Otago Daily Times newspaper. 16 April 2014 )〕 In 2014 and 2015, Aspiring Adventures was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Trip Advisor.〔(Certificate of Excellence. Trip Advisor. 26 September 2015 )〕 In 2015, Aspiring Adventures was selected by National Geographic Traveler magazine as having one of the best tours in Central and South America, this time for its Quyllur Rit'i tour, an active cultural adventure tour which incorporates a pilgrimage to a Peruvian festival of the same name.〔(Best tours in Central and South America. National Geographic. 26 September 2015 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aspiring Adventures」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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