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INTRODUCTION

  WELCOME TO LUX WORLD TRAVEL!

 

LUX World Travel provides unique travel experiences designed to enhance your personal well being on all levels of Mind, Body and Spirit, while also contributing to the well being of the world we live in.

 

Our departments of travel all have a specific purpose to enrich your life one way or another.  Sacred Journey vacations offer a variety of pilgrimages to sacred places, allowing you to explore your faith and spirituality.  Yoga and Wellness Travel offer opportunities for private yoga vacations, yoga tours, or retreats that allow you to meet yourself on all levels, enjoy the community and culture you are visiting, and explore a variety of adventures.  Many of our Wellness vacations offer everything from time at world renowned spas, Ayurveda centers, and green hotels offering a perfect blend of relaxation combined with light to moderate eco-tours, cultural tours, or cooking classes. 

 

All of our vacations, either posted on this site, or personally planned, are designed to bring back balance for the inner you. Truly, travel for the journey inside you.

 

In addition, we are very proud of provide travel for women.  It has been our honor to create travel arrangements for single traveling women, or to prepare trips for groups, since women traveling together of like mind provide opportunities to meet and travel together in a variety of settings, combining spirit, and adventure at all levels.  

 

For the Green Minded Traveler, we continue to expand our departments of eco-tours, and eco-adventure vacations Some of which are already listed highlight journeys to Africa, or even cultural tours to India, global faith tours, eco-sport vacations, and educational family vacations.  Our family vacations are a combination of ideal beach resort vacations, eco-adventures, and trips that provide an educational experience for the entire family.

Any vacation request of your choice is personally designed to create the type of travel you may be looking for.  From low impact tourism with stunning  accommodations, to high adventure with private guides, we have the resources to plan and prepare your special journey.  Many destinations may also allow you some time to work in some volunteer capacity at special mission sites.  

Because the featured vacations throughout this site may be tailored to fit your individual needs, we can also recreate itineraries to accommodate a group of any size.  

 

 FEATURED JOURNEYS: INDIA : CULTURAL JOURNEY: PUSHKAR FAIR

India: The Pushkar Fair:  A photography workshop tour with John Buck:  November 6- 18, 2008: Pushkar, an important religious place for Hindus, is hugely known for the Pushkar Fair where the mass trading of camels takes place, and is the spotlight of an Indian holiday.  During this period the population of 14,000 swells to over 200,000 while the festival hosts over 50,000 camels which are sold, raced and decorated. 

Our tour leader, John Buck, a Kodak contract photographer, is leading our small group on a mission to capture this historic event with digital photography techniques...his goal: to teach our travelers how to take extraordinary travel photos.  Our itinerary also has you learning hands on in Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and more.  Upon returning from this tour, your knowledge of photography will stay with you for a lifetime, just as this Indian adventure will stay in your mind, heart and soul a lifetime. 

Land pricing from $3326 per person based on double occupancy.

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Proceeds of $50 per traveler from this journey will be donated to Mercy Corps benefiting disaster relief programs in Myanmar.   

 SACRED JOURNEY FEATURE:  PERU: HEART OF THE PACHAMAMA

Peru: Heart of the Pachamama – A Heart Opening Sacred Journey to the Land of the Inca: with Andean Medicine Man, Healer & Wisdom Keeper, Puma Quispe Singona--September 12 - 19, 2008:  As we seek out various temples and sacred sites and experience and participate in Sacred Ceremonies and Traditional Rituals led by Medicine Man, Healer & Wisdom Keeper, Puma Quispe Singona, we will be deeply immersed in the enigmatic culture of the Incas. Connect with Pachamama (Mother Earth), the Incan goddess of fertility and the harvest, and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for this great Earth. Open your heart as you listen to the whispers in the wind and let the Condors guide you to find your inner peace and balance. 

 

Enjoy a unique opportunity as we immerse ourselves in Puma’s local community of Chinchero, visiting local community groups and Puma’s family. Experience the joy and peace of the Peruvian culture and people. Let their smiles and laughter inspire you to show kindness to all who you encounter and remind you to share joy with yourself and the world.  Land pricing from $2499 per person / based on double occupancy.

 

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 WOMEN'S TRAVEL: COSTA RICA: YOGA AND ECO-ADVENTURE

Costa Rica: Women's Yoga and Eco-Adventure with Dr. Susan Schliff:  November 6-12, 2008: Imagine...immersing yourself in nature with all the amenities of an intimate, low-impact, wellness, mountain resort on 8 acres of Costa Rica Rainforest.  A gathering retreat for women only offering, breathtaking views, an ideal climate, private casitas, delicious organic foods, daily Yoga classes, and a place to explore the real Costa Rica, all to renew your spirit. This package includes eco-adventures, including horseback riding, hiking, swimming, Zipline tours, lazy beach days, and more.  Also each day our group leader, Dr. Susan Schliff, provides insight, lessons, fun workshops, and meditations you may wish to participate in, all designed to restore balance and a fresh perspective to take home with you.  This retreat is for like-minded women to share common interests, and to promote well being on all levels. This program is designed for a small group of women only.  Reserve your space today.  All Inclusive Land pricing $1895 per person based on double occupancy.    

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Proceeds from this journey will be donated to The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester in your name of $25 per traveler!  Click Here to see the itinerary!

 MIND BODY AND SPIRIT VACATIONS

Bali: 8 Night Yoga and Meditation Retreat with Lumena Atherton:  August 22- 30, 2008: This exclusive Tapa Brata Yoga Semadi and Dasa Vayu retreat for 8 nights in Bali will open you up to the power of meditation and mantra in this perfect setting. During your week long stay, you'll enjoy a morning ritual of chanting, asana and meditation led by both a fifth generation Balinese healer and Lumena Atherton, a world traveling Yogini and the creator of Bali Heart Chakra.  In the afternoons you can enjoy the spa treatments that have become world famous, and explore this exotic location steeped in tradition and devotion.  Lumena and I Made Sumantra are both dedicated teachers with warm and loving hearts. I Made Sumantra is sincerely devoted to opening up the connections of foreign students and sharing the Balinese traditions.  Lumena has dedicated herself to creating a divine connection to mantra and sound therapy.  Together they will make your personal journey of transformation a reality. Land Pricing from $3090 per person based on double occupancy.

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5 to 10 Day personally planned Wellness vacations for Solo Travelers, Groups, or Families.  From beachfront private Villas with daily maid services, private cooks and even your own personal yoga instruction...to a moderate family vacation that offers Yoga, Eco-tours, Adventure, Spa Treatments and more...we will design the perfect holiday just for you.  5 Night Land Packages from $1595 per person based on double occupancy. 

 

Featured Summer Event:   Maya Splendor: This 5 Night 

Maya Splendor Package includes accommodation in a Luxury Villa with private pool, round-trip transfers to and from Cancun International Airport, and daily breakfast for two. Personalized spa consultation upon arrival. Eight (8) hours of spa treatments, per person, per stay. Yoga instruction with deep healing meditation by the beach.

LUX World Exclusive Feature: Private Yoga and Surf Instruction Available.  

 

Contact us for your personally planned holiday, and pricing.

 

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 MEANINGFUL VACATIONS: SURF AND TURTLE RESCUE 

Wildlife Rescue in Costa Rica: One Week Summer or Fall Program 2008:  This project provides you with the best of Costa Rica in the shape of turtle conservation and surfing lessons. Situated on the beautiful beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula, you can pack a truly wonderful experience into one or two weeks. Turtles are under threat in Costa Rica and volunteers are really needed to help out with conservation efforts. This is your opportunity to play a part in an ongoing struggle to save a remarkable piece of Costa Rica's heritage. Turtle poaching is very common in Costa Rica and before the conservation projects started up the poaching rate was over 95% however this has now decrease to 10% but volunteers are needed to continue protecting these marvelous creatures. You need to love the outdoors, be enthusiastic and like working with animals. You do not need to be able to surf but you must be a good swimmer to do this project. A fun and positive attitude comes in handy too! The work and lessons are hard work be prepared to fall asleep exhausted each day.  

 

Land Pricing from $1165 per person based on double occupancy.  

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 ECO TOUR FEATURE:  MULTI-SPORT:  BHUTAN

Bhutan Multi-sport: 9 Day Adventure: Multiple Dates for 2008 and 2009: Nestled between India and Tibet, the exquisite mountain kingdom of Bhutan has been protected and isolated for centuries by mighty Himalayan peaks. Because few visitors are allowed to enter the country, daily life rituals remain sacred and the ancient landscape is relatively undeveloped. Tradition and Buddhism infuse every facet of life here, from jingling brass bells of prayer wheels to ornate monasteries perched high above terraced rice paddies. To complement our skilled Leaders, experienced Bhutanese trekking guides join us to proudly share their country's cultural and religious wonders.

All-Inclusive Land Pricing from $6998 per person based on double occupancy. Code: BR459

Pre and Post Bangkok Luxury Hotel and Spa Package also available.  A LUX World Exclusive with the Lebua Hotel.  

 

 

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 FAMILY VACATION FEATURE:  SAN JUAN ISLANDS: WASHINGTON

San Juan Island Multi-Sport: 6 Days: Deluxe Camping Adventure:  Mother Nature’s aqueous masterpieces - tranquil channels, shimmering harbors and pristine bays - provide the stunning backdrop for an active family adventure on Washington’s San Juan Islands. On bike and foot, follow corridors of trees past sheltered inlets and coves and over rolling green mountains. Sleek kayaks allow you to navigate peaceful bays, where harbor seals, great blue herons and sea stars make their home. Feast on the freshest catch of the day, tell stories around a roaring campfire, and soak in the magical sunsets that are all part of life on the San Juans. Multiple Departure Dates Available. 

All-Inclusive Land Pricing from $1898 per person.   Code: BR333

 

 

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LUX World Travel also encourages our clients to become involved in, and with the areas we visit, as our travel packages are designed to "give back" to the communities we promote.  

In addition, such philanthropic styled adventures, and fundraising programs, are easily arranged, either for solo, couple, family or groups of travelers, as we will enthusiastically coordinate special activities for you during your vacation to assist with such worldwide causes, and your own personal efforts which make a ripple effect in the world we all live in.

 

 

To maintain our vision, we dedicate ourselves to programs and organizations, which exist only to preserve and sustain our world's unique cultures and delicate environments.  Their causes are so inspiring to us, that we are as equally dedicated to promote the efforts of the partners in our LUX World Society, along with the participants in our LUX Links Store for ripple effects in shopping.  

 

LUX World Travel is very proud to participate with the efforts of ONE.org.

   

 

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