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Did You Know?

Mongols living in the countryside are not used to shaking hands with visitors; instead they greet by stretching their arms if they see each other for the first time in the year.

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Our Stores & Events

Visit one of our stores and attend an upcoming event

Toronto- Nov 20 @ 7:30 pm - My Antarctica Adventure!

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New York- Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm - New tours for 2009!

Melbourne- Nov 20 @ 6:00 pm - Antarctica - the last great wilderness

Vancouver- Dec 4 @ 6:30 pm - Spanish for Travellers

Trip Reviews

Mayan Sun

This was my first real trip out of the country, so expectations were high and GAP delivered on most aspects. I enjoy being able to say that I snorkeled with stingrays, climbed a live volcano and scaled Mayan temples! I was forced to tackle all my silly fears head-on, and proudly overcome them. Being an overorganizer, it was nice to not have to worry about how we were getting ... [more]

Travis Ward Wilkins

United States

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