ADVENTURE TRAVEL & ACTIVE VACATIONS

Fresno, Calif. (October 12) - Gordon's Guide - Adventure & Active Travel Worldwide is pleased to announce that GordonsGuide.com, the world's largest online marketplace for adventure and active travel, has added Photography Tours, http://photography-tours.GordonsGuide.com/, as a category to offer more unique and experiential travel options for vacationers and photography enthusiasts.

"Gordon's Guide is expanding the definition of what is typically considered 'adventure' and 'active' travel," said Timothy Gordon, founder and CEO of Gordon's Guide. "Nowadays more and more travelers want trips that offer unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Often these trips are educational, cultural and in the case of Photography Tours, hobby-oriented. At GordonsGuide.com, active travelers have the largest and finest selection of adventure and active travel in the world right at their fingertips, thus our new saying…10,000 trips, 3,000 destinations, 126 countries-1 Website."

The Photography Tours category becomes the 66th GordonsGuide.com travel category. It joins 65 exciting travel categories, that make up over 10,000 trips, including archaeological tours, ecotourism, culinary vacations, safaris and special interest travel categories such as family camps, women's travel and corporate team building adventures. The site also offers dude ranch vacations, heli-skiing, ATV vacations, houseboating, surfing camps, whitewater rafting and four and five-star resorts and unique retreats worldwide.

The following vacation providers are featured in the new Photography Tours category. Il Chiostro offers workshops in Tuscany, Venice and Lake Garda. Since 1995, Il Chiostro has imparted the magic of Italy to people of all ages and walks of life through its photography workshops. Taught by leading photographers, the workshops are available in fall and spring.

The Venice School of Photography specializes in photography workshops, tours and holidays. Working across Italy, France, USA, UK, Ireland, India and Africa, they offer trips with instruction from accomplished photographers. Open to all skill levels, film and digital users.

Branson Reynolds Photographic Adventures led by experienced, well-known photographer Branson Reynolds provides unique experiences in the Southwest that enable photographers to capture the beauty and uniqueness of the land and its people. Custom trips for individuals and groups are available.

Carole Devillers Photography led by Carole Devillers, a National Geographic contributor and award-winning photographer, these expeditions are geared toward amateur photographers of all levels. The expeditions generally run for 10 days.

Experience Kauai invites travelers to explore the scenic "Garden Isle" of Kauai with international award-winning professional photographer and Kauai island resident David Allio. Photography courses are open to all skill levels, film and digital users. Private instruction is also available.

Washington Photo Safari™ provides photography-training field trips offering over 100 unique itineraries, with 3- to 4-half-day and full-day photo tours every week, all year long. These photography classes are for photographers at any skill level with any kind of camera, film or digital.

About the Company
Founded in 1997, Gordon's Guide - Adventure & Active Travel Worldwide is a leading publishing company. Based in Fresno, California, the company publishes highly regarded magazine-style travel guides and an award-winning website, GordonsGuide.com, the premier information resource for active travelers, offering the finest adventure and active vacations from around the world. Gordon's Guide has partnered with premier vacation providers and resorts such as O.A.R.S., GAP Adventures, Dean Cummings H2O Heli Guides, Intrepid Travel, Backroads, Fairmont, Vail Resorts, Hilton Caribbean, Forever Resorts, Intrawest, ARAMARK Parks and Resorts and Delaware North. Forbes Magazine has awarded GordonsGuide.com "Best of the Web" for seven straight years.