looking to plan a RTW geological tour.
Replies: 12 - Last Post: May 10, 2012 7:32 AM Last Post By: ChilliJ
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looking to plan a RTW geological tour.
Hi, My husband and I are both interested in the natural wonders of the earth, namely, volcanoes and glaciers etc. We would like to start planning a trip around the world to fo this with 2 children under ten. What destinations would you suggest if there were not restrictions.So far, we have
Hawaii
Yellowstone national park,
Iceland
Canada/Alaska.
Thanks
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New Zealand - volcanoes and glaciers!lots more in the USA: the western national parks could keep you occupied for months
This will be very expensive - happy saving - but what a wonderful trip.
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How about southern Japan, specifically the Kumamoto/Mt. Aso area and the Kagoshima/Sakurajima area?4
Vanuatu has some amazing volcanoes too, but more of a challenge (with kids) than the other places on your list. It is possible to visit an extremely active volcano on Tanna Island. What about fossils? Kids usually like fossil hunting as well.5
Here are a few ideas in the U.S. for fossil hunting (or seeing fossils in local museums or gift shops):Montana - dinosaur bones and fossils
Northern Michigan - Petoskey stones
Southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay - fossilized sharks' teeth
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I second NZ - the North Island central plateau for volcanoes, mountains and a lot of general theral activity near taupo and near Rotorua, plus the South Island glaciers of Fox and Franz JOsef, as the scenery getting there is superb ) West coast)Also Switzerland - many huge glaciers are easily accessable all year round.
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Another vote for New Zealand - Rotorua, Mt Ruapehu, Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers at the least.10
We did a RTW trip last year, which wasn't specifically geological, but my husband is a geologist, so it featured in our plans! We went to Hawaii Volcanos National Park, NZ North and South, specifically Rotorua (an absolutely must) and glaciers in South Island, Te Papa the national museum in Wellington is absolutely fab. We also went to Western Australia to see the iron ore and natural gas extraction, if you're there at the right time of year you can visit the diamond mines near Kununarra, and to the Japanese Alps for the hot springs.11
Bali.....Easy to get to Mount Bromo - stunning and active and Ijen both on the very east of Java or the inactive volcanos on Bali and Lombokjava itself...you can add a trip to Krakatoa
I'm sure there are many others around Indonesia
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Yes, wht a really great idea. If you do it, please write it up somewhere.BTW, THIS MIGHT BE A USEFUL RESOURCE http://mobile.volcanodiscovery.com/adventure-travel.html
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