Mountain Travel Sobek Celebrates 40 Years of Adventure!

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mountain Travel Sobek is proud to announce its 40th anniversary in 2009 as the oldest and most experienced adventure travel company in the U.S. To celebrate this milestone, they are giving away 40 FREE trips to some of their most popular destinations including Macchu Pichu, Morocco, and the Swiss Alps. Travelers who book an adventure by April 17th for 2009 travel can bring a companion free on select departures, but hurry, once the 40 trips are gone, they're gone!

MTS is the leader in small-group active travel, renowned for innovation, exceptional field logistics, and environmental and cultural preservation. The company began with the belief that there is adventure in everyone. Founded in 1969 by three mountaineers, Mountain Travel's early days were fueled by a passion for exploring wild places. Mountain Travel offered the first organized treks to Everest Base Camp and pioneered commercial expeditions on the Annapurna Circuit as well as to Mounts Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Aconcagua and McKinley. Mountain Travel was also first to offer ranger-led walking safaris in Africa, small group cruising in the Galapagos, sea kayaking in Greenland, even the first guided cross-country ski expedition to the South Pole! Some of the many experienced and legendary guides have included Tenzing Norgay, Sir Edmund Hillary, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee David Brower, and Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard.

In 1992 Mountain Travel merged with Sobek Expeditions, creating Mountain Travel Sobek. Founded in 1973, Sobek also followed a pioneering path, establishing the first commercial rafting on the Zambesi River in Zimbabwe and Alaska's Tatshenshini River. In 2000 MTS acquired Alaska Discovery, the premier wilderness guiding company in Alaska.

MTS still pushes the limits of adventuring. "Mountain Travel Sobek pioneered adventure travel and continues to lead the industry," says Kevin Callaghan, President and CEO. "From opening unexplored destinations to being first into newly opened countries, our take on adventure is innovative and inspiring."

The MTS 40th Anniversary catalog has almost 200 trips to 7 continents, including 40 new adventures. Among the most exotic are newly opened Guinea, Mount Roraima in Venezuela, winter trekking on the Chadar in Zanskar and hiking in Albania.

For more information or to request a catalog or specific itinerary, call 1-888-MTSOBEK or visit the website at www.mtsobek.com.