ADVENTURE CENTER

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As you will discover our staff have been to over 100 countries around the world. Our reputation has widened and strengthened, since we began in 1972, becoming Canada's largest wholesale adventure travel company. We work in conjunction with travel agents across Canada to prepare you for your arrival in a new destination with our own personal experiences, videos, pre-departure booklets as well as reading lists.

AFRICA, ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA...These names conjure up many images…
Our group members are comprised of people from many different nationalities, ranging in age from 18 to 80. Over half of our clientele travel on their own so many trips do not have single supplements. Add these factors to an experienced tour leader who will be able to share with you an inner knowledge of the society and culture you are exploring and we call it a dream come true.

Adventure Center..... We can help.
Our expertise will help alleviate pre-trip jitters in regards to visa applications, vaccinations, airport taxis, local currencies, airfare routings and prices. Our personable staff will aid in making "dream adventures" hassle free. Please take a moment and get to know our staff, or give your favourite travel agent a call. Don't have a travel agent? Give us a call or e-mail us so we can put you in touch with one in your area.

To quote one of our tour companies, our "sense of adventure - or wonder, as some prefer to call it - is not something that died with Marco Polo". So come along with us through our website and explore the idea of adventure travel.
 

"Expert advice from those who have been there!"
 
dallyce Dallyce Macas (President) - Dallyce joined Adventure Center in 2008 to continue the legacy of Canada's first adventure travel company. She brings years of industry experince to Adventure Center including running her own travel concierge company and most recently as a VP with Carlson Wagonlit. Dallyce has considerable travel experience and most importantly a passion for adventure. When not working you can find her hiking, heli-skiing or cycling. 

Favourite Area of the World: Oman
Favourite Adventure Activity: Anything involving a mountain- Climbing, Para-gliding, Adventure Centerking or Skiing.
Where She Would Like to go Next: South Africa
Tamara Tamara Fosty (Inside Sales Coordinator) - Tamara has spent a few years in the travel industry where she developed a profound passion for travel. She has considerable experience in adventure travel including backpacking through a number of countries in the world. She recently spent time in East Africa including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Zanzibar.  She's looking forward to her next trip camel Adventure Centerking in Egypt & Jordan. 

Favourite Area of the World: Rwanda
Favourite Adventure Activity: Waterfall Repelling and Mountain Biking
Where She Would Like to go Next: India or Nepal
Pat Pat Rochon (National Sales Manager) - Pat brings a considerable amount of expertise to the Adventure Center team with travel experience to over 100 countries (part of the centurion travel club) on all seven continents and personal experience with a number of Adventure Center’s operators. Pat has presented over a thousand slideshows on a variety of different destinations to well over 50,000 consumers, opening up the possibilities of small group adventure travel to a broad range of people. He works from Ottawa and acts as the Eastern Canada rep for our Canadian CATS (Certified Adventure Travel Specialist) agents. 

Favourite Area of the World: Southern Africa
Favourite Adventure Activity: Cycling & Adventure Centerking
Where He Would Like to go Next: Syria & Lebanon
karen Karen Bouchard (Manager) - Karen started with Adventure Center Edmonton right out of Travel College in 1983. Through the years, she has had the opportunity to travel to many destinations with quite a few of our tour operators. Most recently, she has returned from Portugal on a walking tour with Explore Worldwide. Her many travels have brought her to Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, throughout Europe, the Windward islands in the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and their remote South Pacific islands. Next on her list is Greece, Southern India and Chile.

Favourite Area of the World: South Pacific Islands
Favourite Adventure Activity: Walking through countryside villages
Where She Would Like to go Next: South Africa, Southern India & Greece

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 Lisa Olsen (Land Reservations) - Lisa has worked for 20 years in the travel industry mainly in a retail environment. She brings a great understanding of the travel trade. Most of her time over the years was spent travelling to destinations around the world and has brought this experience to Adventure Center!

Favourite Area of the World: Japan
Favourite Adventure Activity: Cycling
Where She Would Like to go Next: Cycling in Vietnam & Cambodia

 
laurad Laura Derksen  (Land Reservations) - Laura's first adventure as a member of the Adventure Center team took her to the diverse country of Peru in Sept/Oct 2009.  While spending three weeks in this popular South American nation, Laura experienced life at high altitude in La Paz, spent the night with Quechua speaking locals on Amantani Island on Lake Titicaca, hiked the challenging Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, tasted guinea pig in Cuzco, went sand boarding on the dunes at Huacachina and visited the many fascinating sites and places in between!     

Favourite Area of the World: Peru 
Favourite Adventure Activity: Hiking/Adventure Centerking & Canyoning 
Where She Would Like to go Next: Namibia or Nepal
jodyc Jody Corothers - (Land Reservations)  
Jody has been in the travel industry for 10 years. She started her passion for travel after moving to Australia at 18.
After her travels through Australia and Fiji she decided to backpack around Europe for 3 months. She first joined Adventure Center back in 2003 when she worked for Adventure Center Escapes Edmonton. She had the opportunity to travel to Peru and South East Asia when working for Adventure Center. Itchy feet got her again and she moved to the UK for 2 years to continue in travel working for an African tour operator.  From the UK she found herself moving to Cape Town for a couple of years where she has just recently moved back from. She has travelled throughout Egypt, Tunisia, Eastern and Southern Africa.
- Jody has been in the travel industry for 10 years. She started her passion for travel after moving to Australia at 18. After her travels through Australia and Fiji she decided to backpack around Europe for 3 months. She first joined Adventure Center back in 2003 when she worked for Adventure Center Escapes Edmonton. She had the opportunity to travel to Peru and South East Asia when working for Adventure Center. Itchy feet got her again and she moved to the UK for 2 years to continue in travel working for an African tour operator.  From the UK she found herself moving to Cape Town for a couple of years where she has just recently moved back from. She has travelled throughout Egypt, Tunisia, Eastern and Southern Africa.

Favourite Area of the World: Africa
Favourite Adventure Activity: Skydiving
Where She Would Like to go Next: India & West Africa