Discounted Trips #’s 1-29: Mountain Travel Sobek

Heading into the new year, Mountain Travel Sobek is offering adventure travelers a rare discount on its 2009 Europe trips. When you book before Monday, December 29, you can save $400 on dogsledding to Sweden’s celebrated Ice Hotel, $300 on trips ranging from hiking the Mont Blanc Circuit and the Haute Route to snowshoeing in the Dolomites and exploring the volcanoes of Southern Italy, and $150 on family-oriented adventures in Switzerland. All told, Mountain Travel Sobek has put 29 Europe-based adventures on sale. Call 888-831-7526 to book.

Discounted Trips #’s 30-61: Backroads

Another discount you don’t see every day comes from luxury adventure company Backroads, which is currently taking off $500 per couple (or $250 per person for solo travelers) on 32 European vacations in 2009 when you book by December 31. Among the discounted trips: Cycling from Prague to Vienna, walking and hiking in Provence, and a Cinque Terre walking and hiking tour. Call 800-462-2848 to speak with a trip consultant.

(For more about Italy’s Cinque Terre, read The Secret Side of Cinque Terre from August 2007.)

Discounted Trips #’s 62-69: iExplore

Online adventure powerhouse iExplore is offering $300 off eight of its trips if you book by January 1. Among the destinations covered are Australia, Mexico, Uganda, Vietnam, and the Galapagos. Note that you need to mention the $300 discount when you book in order to receive the discount. Call 800-439-7567 to book.

Discounted Trips #’s 70-93: Overseas Adventure Travel

The folks at Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT), meanwhile, are waiving the single supplement on 24 of the company’s land-based adventures when booked by January 31. This translates into huge savings for solo travelers on many trips, including OAT’s Heart of India package (save $1,295), Ultimate Africa (save $1,045), and Route of the Maya (save $495).

Discounted Trips #’s 94-100: G.A.P. Adventures

Through December 15, G.A.P. Adventures is offering $400 off all M/S Expedition voyages between April and September 2009. These small-ship expedition cruises include Wild Scotland, Norwegian Fjords and Polar Bears, Lake Districts of Patagonia and Antarctica, Explore the Azores, Arctic Highlights (Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Iceland), Britain and Ireland in Bloom, and Beyond the Antarctic Circle. If you’ve ever had your eye on one of these expensive sailings to the edge of the world, here’s your chance to shave a few hundred dollars off the price.