The Global Scavenger Hunt's 8th Annual event set for 2012

(TRAVPR.COM) USA - November 16th, 2011 - Looking for all would-be Magellans, promising Indiana Jones-types, adventurous Nellie Bly hopefuls, and Phileas Fogg contenders!

The 8th annual 2012 around the world travel adventure competition known as The Global Scavenger Hunt, that will begin April 13th taking participating teams to at least ten countries over 23-days before crowning The World’s Greatest Travelers™ on May 5th, wants real travelers to compete in a real travel adventure event.

Global nomads and travel writers always ask: Who are the greatest travelers? Are they independent globetrotters, backpacking travel junkies, business-class road warriors; or do travel writers and bloggers make for great travelers, maybe tour guides or travel agents have an inside edge, or even reality TV contestants?

“It just makes such great on-the-road travel conversation: Who are the best travelers?” asks Event Director William D. Chalmers, “But our event adds a new wrinkle to that simmering debate, because for the first time all those Amazing Race wannabes who claim that ‘I could do that!’ finally have the opportunity to prove it in a real life travel adventure competition. The rubber meets the highway—literally—in our event.”

Know that authentic travel in the age of reality TV is still possible as this real life travel adventure competition encourages travelers to trust strangers in strange lands while immersing themselves in highly participatory sight-doing experiences. As competing teams receive points for successfully completing these travel IQ-testing global scavenges in their quest to earn The World's Greatest Travelers™ trophy given to the winning team. (The winning team earns the right to defend their crown for FREE—a $20,000 free trip!)

The Global Scavenger Hunt™ travel adventure is designed to test those well-honed travel skills that serious international travelers bring to the event, like: overcoming language barriers, intercultural competence, logistic challenges, team dynamics, the heat of competition, and three week’s worth of real-world creative problem solving, while traveling to at least 10 secret countries.

"We call it a full-contact travel adventure knowing that active participation changes everything," continues Chalmers, the author of the new travel history book entitled "On The Origin of the Species homo touristicus", "The events biggest wow factor is the thrill of putting our travelers into a continuous flow of peak experiences. From beginning to end, it never ends! Our participants leave the event as thrillionaires."

The travel competition is now accepting applications at the GlobalScavengerHunt.com website for a limited number of 25-two person team slots available for the 2012 event that is life-changing.

Life-changing because not only are there bragging rights and The World’s Greatest Travelers™ trophy at stake, but because Teams optionally help raise funds towards a $1 million goal for ongoing global charitable efforts including micro-loans supporting entrepreneurial women, and the continued building of co-ed elementary schools in developing nations such as: Kenya, Niger, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, India and Ecuador, among others.

The event is limited to 25-two person teams, and the $9,900 per person entry fee includes: all international airfare, first class hotels, 40% of meals, along with special event gear. All travelers will be interviewed for suitability! Single travelers are welcome to apply.

Apply online at GlobalScavengerHunt.com or by calling GreatEscape Adventures at 1.310.281.7809. (CST#2071053-40) Click here for a 2012 Event e-brochure.

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