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All Expeditions in Africa
Ultimate Botswana Zambia: Africa's Best Kept Secret Back to Africa with Lex Hes: Safari to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia Azores with Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Canary Islands, and Madeira Classic Uganda: A Primate Paradise Ultimate Botswana Mediterranean Mosaic: Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, Greece Zambia: Africa's Best Kept Secret Mali, Burkina Faso & Ghana with Timbuktu Crossroads of Empires Journey through the Red Sea: Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Yemen
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Africa
Three times the size of North America, Africa holds within its vastness a staggering range of landscapes, abundant and varied wildlife, a myriad of cultures and civilizations, and the most significant hominid sites on earth. We present a number of ways to enjoy the array of the continent's attractions: privately chartered ships, vintage propliners, and tented safari camps among them.
|  | | Ultimate BotswanaDeparts: August 24, 2010 Botswana epitomizes the African wildlife safari experience, its plains filled with animals, its habitats so vast and varied, and the lodges and camps set unobtrusively close to the wilderness. Our Ultimate Botswana safari continues to be one of our most sought after Eco-Expeditions in part because of our exceptional naturalist guide and photographer, Lex Hes, who shares his wealth of knowledge in a personalized small group setting. This luxury safari offers such outstanding wildlife-sighting opportunities, you'll return home with a collection of photos from the most diverse experience imaginable. | |  | | Zambia: Africa's Best Kept SecretDeparts: October 13, 2010 and October 30, 2010 Zambia offers an impressive variety of habitats as well as large concentrations of wildlife in some of the most remote game areas on the African continent. Discover this diversity in the company of Lex Hes, expert African wildlife guide and published nature photographer. Our expedition spans the spectacular landscapes of Kafue, South Luangwa, and Lower Zambezi National Parks—some of the best-kept secrets in Africa—where we look for predators such as leopard and wild dog to Thornicroft’s giraffe and Cookson’s wildebeest, species that occur nowhere else in the world. Bird life is also particularly prolific, with 740 bird species. | |  | | Back to Africa with Lex Hes: Safari to Namibia, Botswana, ZambiaDeparts: February 3, 2011 Join expert naturalist Lex Hes on our luxury African safari through Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia. Witness the incredible variety of landscapes, wildlife, and birds, while staying at some of Africa's most remote camps. Begin in Namibia where we search for desert elephants in Damaraland, visit with members of the nomadic Himba tribe, and witness huge concentrations of wildlife in Etosha National Park. The exquisite Mombo Camp is our base for explorations of Botswana's Okavango Delta. Our last stop at South Luangwa National Park in Zambia is famous for its healthy leopard population. | |  | | Azores with Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Canary Islands, and MadeiraDeparts: May 4, 2011 Sail in the wake of European explorers to the Atlantic islands that once constituted the western barrier of the known world on a small ship luxury cruise. Our Azores voyage begins with a visit to Spain’s Alhambra and the famed Rock of Gibraltar. Morocco offers a sensory-filled experience from mosques to souks in the exotic cities of Casablanca, Agadir, and Marrakech. Then spend several days exploring the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores. These dramatic volcanic islands feature historic architecture, lush gardens and vineyards, seabirds, beautiful beaches, and colorful markets. | |  | | Classic Uganda: A Primate ParadiseDeparts: June 4, 2011 and June 26, 2011 Our Africa trekking safari exposes the adventurous side of Uganda. Enjoy four full days of trekking—discover Ndali’s chimpanzee population, Kasenda’s majestic crater lakes, and the iconic mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park—plus, take a wild white-water rafting trip down the Nile. All the while, be on the look-out for Uganda’s dizzying array of wildlife, including tree climbing lions, Nile crocodiles, and red and white colobus monkeys in the expert company of Zegrahm director and South African native, Jonathan Rossouw, and Simon Bellingham, professional naturalist and native of Zimbabwe. | |  | | Ultimate BotswanaDeparts: August 10, 2011 Botswana epitomizes the African wildlife safari experience, its plains filled with animals, its habitats so vast and varied, and the lodges and camps set unobtrusively close to the wilderness. Our Ultimate Botswana safari continues to be one of our most sought after Eco-Expeditions in part because of our exceptional naturalist guide and photographer, Lex Hes, who shares his wealth of knowledge in a personalized small group setting. This luxury safari offers such outstanding wildlife-sighting opportunities, you'll return home with a collection of photos from the most diverse experience imaginable. | |  | | Mediterranean Mosaic: Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, GreeceDeparts: August 29, 2011 From the marvelous Alhambra in Granada, we embark on a small ship Mediterranean cruise to explore the famed satellite cities of the Roman Empire. In Algeria, visit sea-side Tipasa, incredible Djemila, and ancient Hippo Regius, all outstanding Roman archaeological sites. While in Algeria, we also experience the medina of Algiers and St. Augustine Cathedral in Annaba. Roman Carthage and well-preserved Dougga await us in Tunisia, along with Kairouan and El-Jem. A visit to Agrigento in Sicily, and legendary Delphi in Greece round-out this remarkable voyage. | |  | | Zambia: Africa's Best Kept SecretDeparts: September 29, 2011 Discover Zambia’s impressive variety of habitats and large wildlife concentrations on an Africa wildlife safari in the company of Lex Hes, expert African wildlife guide and published nature photographer. Our expedition spans the spectacular landscapes of Kafue, South Luangwa, and Lower Zambezi National Parks—some of the best-kept secrets in Africa. Throughout our expedition we look for predators such as leopard and wild dog as well as Thornicroft’s giraffe and Cookson’s wildebeest, species that occur nowhere else in the world. Bird life is also particularly prolific, with 740 bird species. | |  | | Mali, Burkina Faso & Ghana with TimbuktuDeparts: October 20, 2011 We are excited to introduce a West Africa private aircraft tour that visits three of the region’s most mesmerizing countries. We take an in-depth look into Mali’s cultures and customs, from an exploration of Timbuktu to an encampment of the nomadic Tuareg tribe—the legendary blue men of the desert. In Burkina Faso and Ghana we visit local mosques, a king’s residence, and spend time at museums, markets, and craft villages where we learn about the culture from the indigenous artisans. A special highlight in Ghana is the Akwasidae festival. | |  | | Crossroads of EmpiresDeparts: October 29, 2011 Our ambitious and unique Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal luxury adventure cruise begins in Crete before tracing the Turquoise Coast of Turkey to the far eastern Mediterranean—a land of fascinating history. Behold Syria’s Krac de Chevaliers and in Lebanon, wander among the ancient Greco-Roman cities of Byblos and Baalbek. A special highlight of this voyage is a daylight transit of the Suez Canal. Explore Egypt’s Monastery of St. Catherine on the Sinai Peninsula before disembarking in Aqaba for an overland excursion to the rose-red city of Petra. | |  | | Journey through the Red Sea: Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, YemenDeparts: November 6, 2011 Explore salt markets, mosques, an open-air art museum, and World Heritage Sites on this luxury small ship Red Sea cruise. Begin in Jordan, with a visit to magical Petra, before we head to Egypt and the famed St. Catherine’s Monastery. Sailing into the Red Sea, we explore Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. In Saudi Arabia, we visit Jeddah, gateway to Mecca, then head farther south through the Dhalak Archipelago to Massawa, Eritrea. Our voyage concludes in Hudaydah, as we travel overland to Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city. |
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