A brand new adventure business that caters to animal lovers and luxury travel called Destination Animal Sanctuary will kick off this summer on Long Island, with their first tour starting with For the Love of Horses. Jennifer Ross an avid animal lover, strategic marketing entrepreneur and Long Island native who has been on many animal adventure tours across the country, started Destination Animal Sanctuary.
“I wanted to start educational, fun and meaningful tours for people that love animals like I do, and be able to give back to these incredible non-profit organizations at the same time,” said Jennifer Ross, Founder of Destination Animal Sanctuary. “Kicking off the tour on Long Island to bring people to visit some of our extraordinary equine facilities that give back, rescue and help people is very exciting! Long Island is still horse country, and I think many of us forget that.”
For the Love of Horses is a day-cation adventure tour across Long Island where horse lovers and wine lovers can hop on a bus and go to 2 different, yet equally amazing non-for-profit horse organizations and a winery. Tour guests will get a hands on equine experience, a gourmet lunch, wine tasting and even pick up local produce at a farm stand stop on Long Island’s bucolic country side – all while being chauffeured around for the day.
The first stop is at Pal-o-mine Equestrian Center in Islandia, which is a non-profit organization that offers therapeutic equine program that facilitates growth, learning and healing in adults and children with mental or physical disabilities. Each guest will be asked to participate in an equine activity that is done at Pal-O-Mine to learn and understand what they do at their facility, however no riding is involved. Guests will be amazed at how the horses can sense the difference in children or adults needs and how they are a tremendous help for them and their given ailments. Many of the horses in their care were rescued from dire situations and now providing incredible loving care and therapy to people.
After the inspirational morning at Pal-O-Mine, the second stop of the tour is at Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard and Horse Rescue. Guests will soak in the countryside for a gourmet lunch and after sample three wine tastings while overlooking the horse rescue and sanctuary on the premises. After lunch, guests will enjoy a guided tour of the absolutely stunning horse rescue farm to learn why this rescue was started, meet the beautiful horses like Angel and Mirage, learn their stories – and how they became the namesakes of the vineyards most popular wines.
On the way back home the bus will stop at a favorite farm stand that has locally harvested seasonal produce grown on Long Island’s north shore in Suffolk County.
A portion of the proceeds for this event will go to help both Pal-O-Mine and Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard and Horse Rescue. The cost to attend this one-day tour is $120 per person and there is a limit of 52 people per tour. The dates to choose from are: Thursday, July 23, or Thursday, August 13. For more information please go visit the Destination Animal Sanctuary website or email Jennifer Ross.
To purchase tickets for either date please email or call (631) 286-7329 or 888-444-0515. There are four pick-up locations for each date, two in Nassau County and two in Suffolk County where guests will meet the tour bus. Information on those locations will be given out once they have purchased tickets for either date above.
Destination Animal Sanctuary has additional week-long tours coming up: Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and National Parks Tour taking place in November 2015 in Utah; and Canadian Sled Dog Sanctuary tour in February 2016 in Quebec, Canada.
For press inquires only or to set up an interview with Jennifer Ross, please contact Nancy Hassel at (631) 446-1105 or by email.
About Destination Animal Sanctuary:
Destination Animal Sanctuary takes guests on a vacation getaway to the places that care for and rehabilitate unwanted, abused or forgotten animals throughout the United States and Canada. From day trips to local destinations to traveling for a week-long trip, guests have an inside look and hands on experience at these inspiring sanctuaries and animal rescues. Guests get the opportunity to volunteer, ask questions, and explore the sanctuaries majestic surroundings and scenery. At each of our destinations we also give back by donating a portion of the proceeds from each trip to the organization and animal sanctuary we visit. Jennifer Ross, a strategic marketing and business development expert with 20 years experience created Destination Animal Sanctuary in partnership with Prime Time Travel. In her career, Jennifer has created relevant, targeted marketing strategies for a diverse number of companies large and small, coaches entrepreneurs on how to transform their ideas into businesses, connects people to purposeful sources, and designs, promotes and executes a diversity of active events. To pursue her passions for education, animals, health and well-being and agriculture – Destination Animal Sanctuary was born. In pursuit of these passions, Jennifer has traveled and planned tours to places like Utah, throughout New York State, Canada, Italy, Ireland and Belize.
Photos courtesy of Destination Animal Sanctuary.
Source: Destination Animal Sanctuary press release dated May 22, 2015.
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