Hiking with a llama is a bit like walking into the wilderness with Big Bird. Not only are these gentle creatures great companions, they also carry your daypacks, a trait that makes them particularly endearing. At the Telemark Inn Bethel,Maine,we find out how to handle these intelligent creatures.

There is something joyous about watching animals roam free in their natural habitat. Visiting Africa is a dream trip, one that you and your kids will remember forever. To choose a family friendly company and departure, consider the following tips.

Etosha National Park takes us by surprise. Springbok prance across the plains, lions linger in tall grass meadows, giraffe munch acacia trees and elephants stretch their trunks into the silvery coolness of waterholes. Namibia’s jewel, Etosha reigns as one of Africa’s largest game parks.

Learn to hang glide, time travel back to the 16th century, plus swim and sun on dune bordered beaches in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a strip of narrow barrier islands off the state’s coast that stretch for 125-miles.

Have limited time in London? Then, capture a sense of the city’s rhythms, people and iconic sites from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London on this combination walking tour and river ride.

Banff National Park, in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies, features some of North America´s most spectacular mountain scenery. The towering peaks,forests and valleys plus the rivers, glaciers,and lakes create miles of terrain for summertime hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding,and wildlife viewing.