Getting Ready For Your Trip
Welcome to Moondance! Here are some websites that will help answer questions about your upcoming community service & adventure trip. Are you wondering what the climate is in Ecuador or what is the local time is in Tanzania? Not sure how to get a passport? These sites should provide some answers. Enjoy surfing the web and as always, feel free to call the Moondance office at 1.800.832.5229. We are here to help!
TRAVEL RESOURCES
Here are some helpful links to answer any questions you have while preparing for your trip.
- International Travel and Health
- Travel Information and Insurance
- Financial Matters
- Time, News and Weather
- Clothing and Equipment Retailers
- Domestic Trip Information
- International Trip Information
- Recommended Reading
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND HEALTH
- Passport Health – Largest provider of travel medical services in the US. Get help planning your trip with information like necessary immunizations and international travel health insurance. Passport Health clinics are nationwide
- Travel Health Online – Useful information organized into three categories: Destination Information; Traveler Information; and Travel Medicine Providers
- Dialing Codes – International telephoning made easy
- Country Watch – Check out this site for detailed information regarding country specific current events, political issues, geography, demographics, and climate
HEALTH INFORMATION
- Center for Disease Control – Country specific health concerns
- World Health Organization – Recommendations for country specific vaccinations, regional health concerns and outbreaks
- High Altitude Medicine – Current medical information regarding signs, symptoms, and treatments of altitude sickness
PASSPORT, EMBASSY, VISA AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD
- U.S. Department of State – Passport application process
- Tanzanian Visa Information – Access information and application for your Tanzanian Visa
- Washington DC Foreign Embassies
TRAVEL INFORMATION and INSURANCE
- All Seasons Travel – Moondance Adventures travel booking agency
- TravMark – Trip cancellation insurance, when this is purchased, medical service coverage and evacuation services are included
- Medjet Assist – Medical emergency evacuation; MedJet provides insurance so you may be evacuated from anywhere to any hospital in the world
TRAVEL, AIRLINES & FLIGHT TRACKING
- All Seasons Travel
- Flight Delay Information
- Flight Tracker
- Orbitz
- Expedia
- Travelocity
- Air Tran
- Alaska Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- American Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Airlines
- Jet Blue Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- United Airlines
- US Air
- Currency Converter – Currency converter to determine exchange rates
- VISA Reloadable prepaid card – Visa Prepaid Card for Teens
- VISA ATM’s – Locate VISA ATMs worldwide
- MasterCard Prepaid Cards
- Master Card ATM’s – provides information regarding where ATMS are located worldwide
- World Time
- CNN World News
- Geographia – access information to over 75 countries, learn culture, history, and current events
- Intellicast Weather site
- Weather Channel
- Half-Moon Outfitters – our preferred retailer
- Patagonia
- Moosejaw
- Marmot
- Mountain Hardwear
DOMESTIC TRIP INFORMATION
BIG WILD
CALIFORNIA DISCOVERY
- Maps of California
- San Francisco International Airport
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Yosemite National Park
- San Francisco
- American River
CATARACT CANYON
COLORADO TRAIL
GRAND ASCENTS
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
MOONDANCE LEADERSHIP
- Maps of Washington and Oregon
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Olympic National Park
- Smith Rock State Park
- Mount Rainier National Park
MOUNTAINS TO SEA
- Maps of North and South Carolina
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Pisgah National Forest
- Charleston, South Carolina
NORTHERN LIGHTS
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Maps of Washington and Oregon
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- North Cascades National Park
- Smith Rock State Park
- San Juan Islands
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
YOSEMITE CLASSIC
- Maps of California
- San Francisco International Airport
- Lost Coast King’s Range National Park
- Redwood National Park
- Yosemite Valley Rock Climbing
- American River
INTERNATIONAL TRIP INFORMATION
CHAMONIX ALPS – EUROPE
- CIA The World Factbook France
- CIA The World Factbook Spain
- France Embassy – Visa information
- Spain Embassy – Visa information
- Maps of Spain
- Spain Lonely Planet
- European History
- France Lonely Planet
COSTA RICA VENTURE
- CIA The World Factbook Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Embassy – Visa Information
- Maps of Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Lonely Planet
- Costa Rica History and Culture
ECUADOR/GALAPAGOS
- CIA The World Factbook Ecuador
- Ecuador Embassy – Visa information
- Ecuador Lonely Planet
- Maps of Ecuador
- Galapagos Information
KILIMANJARO – TANZANIA
- CIA The World Factbook Tanzania
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Tanzanian Embassy – Visa information
- Serengeti National Park
- The Maasai
- Maps of Tanzania
- Tanzania National Parks and MT Kilimanjaro
- Tanzania Lonely Planet
MACHU PICCHU, PERU
- CIA The World Factbook Peru
- History of Machu Picchu
- Peru Embassy – Visa information
- Maps of Peru
- Peru Lonely Planet
- Peru Information
- Machu Picchu Information
- Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World, Paul Stewart
- Mount Rainer: A Climbing Guide, Mike Gauthier
- The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
- Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer
- Into The Wild, Jon Krakauer
- The Seven Summits, Dick Bass, Frank Wells, Rick Ridgeway
- It’s Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong
- The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran
- Lonely Planet Guides
- Frommer’s Travel Guides: The Best Trips Start Here
- Longitude Books
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Ernest Hemingway
- The Wild Trees, Richard Preston
