Love Animals, Love Yourself: Now you can do both this fall in a unique "green" vacation trip to Southern Utah.

An Animal Care Adventure Trip is set for October 6-11, 2009.

Spend time with animals and then pay yourself back with pampering! If you love animals, love adventure and are also willing to invest in yourself, this trip may be for you.

You can discover the desert glory of Southern Utah by caring for homeless animals, and then reward yourself at a desert spa against the backdrop of spectacular Zion National Park.


You will spend two and a half days at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary caring for resident homeless animals, where you’ll be able to take an animal to your cottage or cabin overnight. Beware: sleepovers have been known to result in adoptions.

At the Flanigan’s Inn Deep Canyon Adventure Spa in Zion National Park you’ll have time to enjoy spa treatments, yoga and Pilates classes and guided hikes or spiritual healing activities.

Love Animals, Love Yourself Itinerary

DAY 1

- Travel from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

- Afternoon caring for animals

- Dinner

DAY 2

- Breakfast, lunch dinner at Best Friends

- Full day caring for animals

DAY 3

- Breakfast, lunch dinner at Best Friends

- Full day caring for animals

DAY 4

- Breakfast

- Morning animal care

- Lunch

- Departure for Flanigan’s Inn / Desert Adventure Spa

- Guided Walk or Spiritual group activity

- Dinner

- Open time for browsing galleries, shops, etc.

DAY 5

- 2 optional Pilates classes

- Breakfast and open Time for individual spa treatments, etc.

- Boxed lunches (vegetarian, vegan option) available to take on hike

- Guided walk or spiritual activity and open time for individual spa treatments*

- Dinner

- Open time for browsing galleries, shops, etc.

DAY 6

- 2 optional yoga classes

- Breakfast

- Open time for individual spa treatments, etc.

- Check-out. Boxed lunches available (vegetarian, vegan option)

- Departure to McCarran Airport to arrive at approximately 3:00 pm.



* One hour-long choice of massage, facial, pedicure, wrap, or scrub



Love Animals, Love Yourself packages include:

Transportation

Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport to Best Friends, Best Friends to Flanigan's Inn and back to the airport

Lodging

3 nights at Best Friends Sanctuary
2 nights at Flanigan's Inn

Gourmet Vegetarian Meals

5 Breakfasts: 3 at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

2 at Flanigan’s Inn

5 Lunches: 3 at Best Friends, 2 at Flanigan’s

5 Dinners: 3 at Best Friends, 2 at Flanigan’s


Lodging

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary rates:

- Single Cabin $1,620

- Double Cabin $1,402 per person

- Double Cottage $1,343 per person

- Triple Cottage $1,299 per person



Flanigan’s Inn accommodations include deluxe double occupancy non-smoking rooms with two queen beds. Each room opens onto a deck or patio.


Not included: donations to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary; gratuities to drivers, staff and guides; and personal items such as phone calls, laundry, alcoholic beverages, or snacks.


A $300 deposit is due at time of booking in the form of check or money order. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure and no refunds will be given. We recommend that you purchase trip cancellation/interruption insurance.


For more information on this trip or others that encourage travelers to take care of animals and themselves contact Donna Zeigfinger 888-246-8343 [email protected], www.vegetariantravel.com / www.greenearthtravel.com









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This story was published on 11 Jun 2009.