[UPDATE: Corrected 'Synthtravels' to 'Synthravels']

I like the name; evocative, sibilant ... promising. Synthravels deals in guided tours of the Internet's most popular MMOs, with SL featured prominently at the top of the home page. There's a huge list of destinations available, including famous realms like City of Heroes, Eve Online, World of Warcraft, and some of the perhaps not-as-well-known worlds, such as Neocron 2, and Saga of Ryzom.

Their Mission Statement reads a little like Edgar Rice Burroughs, which is to say it's a little purple, but I enjoyed it. There's no mention of rates, though they offer hour and half-hour tours. One must have an avatar ready in the world into which one travels, and at the appointed time, one logs in to find a Synthravels representative waiting to start the tour.

This sounds promising. I might take advantage of this service at some point, but if any of you beat me to it, take notes and contact me; let's tell the world about your experience!

(Via Clickable Culture)