FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Top Ten Hiking and Trekking Vacation Spots Worldwide CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 8, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iExplore (www.iExplore.com) announced today their list of Top Ten Hiking and Trekking Vacation Spots Worldwide as determined by their Adventure Travel Consultants. 1. Annapurna Circuit, Nepal The 186.5 mile, three week Annapurna circuit gets you up close to some of the highest mountains in the Himalayas, and is considered the best hike in the world by many. 2. Appalachian Trail Each year tens of thousands of people set off to complete the entire length of this 2,175 mile trail that takes months to complete, while thousands of others hike just sections of the trail. 3. Santa Cruz Trek, Peru It's a 4-day, 31 mile hike through wildflower filled meadows, turquoise lakes, and near the highest snow capped peaks outside the Himalayas. 4. Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania Apart from the snow-capped cone of Mount Kilimanjaro, the various routes take you through gorges and past Africa's amazing wildlife. 5. Tour de Mont Blanc, France/Italy/Switzerland The 106 mile trail near the highest peak in the Alps (15,780 feet) traverses three borders. 6. West Coast Trail, British Columbia A 75 mile coastal hike on Vancouver Island's pristine wilderness includes views of caves, cliffs, coves, beaches, shipwrecks, and much more. 7. Overland Track, Australia The 80km (50 mile) Overland Track in Cradle Mountain and Lake St. Clair National Park in Tasmania is often considered Australia's best. 8. Torres del Paine, Chile Torres del Paine National Park in the far south of Chile is home to two legendary trails: The Loop and the W. 9. John Muir Trail, California Named after the founder of the Sierra Club, you will traverse Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. Ansel Adams would be jealous. 10. Camino de Santiago, Spain Hiking this 460 mile pilgrimage footpath, a thousand year old tradition, leads to cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, the third holiest site in Christianity. iExplore offers guided tours to most of the above destinations. Call 1-800-IEXPLORE (1-800-439-7567) for details and pricing. Founded in 1999, iExplore (http://www.iExplore.com) is the leading online resource for adventure and experiential travel, serving over 1,300,000 visitors per month at its website. *(LOGO Link 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-0714-iExplore_72dpi.jpg) All trademarks acknowledged. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2008. NEWS SOURCE: iExplore, Inc. # # # //RELEASE END// MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info not for publication online or in print ] George Deeb Founder and CEO iExplore, Inc. +1-312-492-9443 x102 pressrelease @ iexplore.com //Note to editors: - Deeb available for interview. - Photos available. - iExplore eMediaKit(TM) and RSS feed: http://www.send2press.com/newswire/iExplore.shtml ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2008-09-0908-003.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2008-09-0908-003.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com. ......... September 2008 Press Release / B-NAB IL AG=1/3 / IND: TRAV TOUR GEN-ED HIK/CMPNG/OUTDRS / Illinois Newswire(TM) / ytv =