NEW YORK, July 27, 2000 - Vacationers can still plan today, leave tomorrow, and save good money on last minute adventure trips to all parts of the world. GORPtravel currently offers dozen all-inclusive trips scheduled for August, September and October, encompassing Montana's wilderness, the Pacific Northwest coastline, Mississippi's history, Ireland's hills and coastlines, the Amazon and much more - all with spectacular savings.

"For people who have procrastinated on their vacation planning, GORP is a great solution to overcome that last minute panic," said Bill Greer, co-founder and editor-in-chief of GORP.com. "Researching and booking travel on the Internet cuts the planning process down to minutes and also can save travelers money."

Some of GORPtravel's last minute "Hot Deals," located at www.gorptravel.com, include:

Mississippi Natchez Trace: $1,429 (save $110) for seven-day bicycling trips in October, including lodging in select country inns and hotels, breakfasts and dinners, transfers, maps, guides and bicycle mechanics. An optional cycle rental is also available.
	Features many of Mississippi's historic houses and landmarks, including Canemount Plantation, Dunleith, Natchez, the Windsor ruins and mysterious Emerald Mound, the Grand Gulf Military Park and the scenic beauty of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Montana Hiking: $1,698 (save $100) for six-day trip departing on September 17, including inn to inn accommodations, all meals, vehicle support, land transportation, two professional trip leaders, free use of bicycles, maps and all incidental expenses such as national park fees and ferry tickets.
	Features Montana's magnificent wilderness, its Alpine lakes and ridge top views, and special use of the Gallatin National Forest.
Olympic Peninsula Rambler: $1,505 (save 5%) for six-day trip departing August 6, including inn to inn accommodations, all meals, a half-day of river rafting, professional guides, support vehicles, t-shirt, water bottle, historical information packet and incidental expenses such as ferry ride from Seattle to Port Townsend.
	Features hiking and walking Washington's rocky coastline and beaches, ancient rainforests, meadows, sparkling lakes and the Northwest's finest cuisine.
Dalriada: Ireland Bicycle Tour: $1,188 (save 10%) for eight-day trip departing September 2, including inn to inn accommodations, all dinners and breakfasts, van shuttles, support vehicles, luggage transfer, guides and mechanics, maps, trip planner, airport transfers, gratuities and taxes.
	Features the coastal headlands, picturesque villages, The Giant's Causeway (Ireland's first World Heritage Site), the Sperrin hills, Antrim Plateau and nine Glens, and the spectacular Antrim Coast Road.
Andean & Amazon Sampler: $1,690 (save $100) for ten-day trip in Bolivia departing September 1, including inn and camping accommodations, transfers, gear for kayaking, rafting, biking and camping, and most meals.
	Features the virtually unexplored wilderness of Bolivia, including the mysteries of the Amazon basin, La Paz, the ancient city of Tiwanaku, kayaking on Lake Titicaca, day hikes from a 14,500-foot base camp in the Cordillera Real, a riverboat trip up the Mamore and Ibare Rivers, and native cuisine.

Other options for last minute vacations available through GORPtravel.com include mountain biking in Moab, Utah; hiking the San Rafael Swell and Capitol Reef National Park and the Escalante in Colorado and Utah; fly fishing in Yellowstone; spelunking in Malaysia and canoeing in Oregon.

GORP (a.k.a. Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) is the largest and most trafficked Web site dedicated to outdoor recreation and adventure travel. With more than 100,000 pages of content, GORP offers a complete package of authoritative, award-winning content; a large, active community of outdoor enthusiasts; and a full-range of e-commerce offerings drawing nearly 14 million page views per month. Started in 1995, GORP offers a full-service adventure travel booking feature with more than 4,000 trips, accessible via the Web or telephone, in addition to a gear store with 180 brands of clothing, footwear and equipment. GORP has been cited by Yahoo!, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many others, as the leader in this category and a"Best of the Web" site. To reach GORP's world of outdoor recreation, including an incomparable selection of vacation packages, log on to www.gorp.com.

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