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You are Cordially Invited to Join the

and Shannon Morarity Assistant Curator, Heart of Africa on a Unique Conservation Safari June 5 to 15, 2018

PARKER TRAVEL Est. 1981 Parker Travel Associates, Inc. 1959 S. Power Rd., Suite 103-111 • Mesa, AZ 85206 Phone: 800-743-7644 email: [email protected] website:www.Zoo-Journeys.com CST # 2096269-40 OUR KENYA CONSERVATION SAFARI This amazing 8-night journey takes in some of the best sites in to a few conservation projects in the Samburu/Ol Pejeta area. Kenya. Included are experiences in four principal wildlife areas In addition to the possibility of seeing the “Big Five,” you’ll see a of the country. It includes the Samburu National Reserve, the wide variety of other wildlife, including an amazing array of birds! Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Naivasha National Park, and the Accommodations are at first-class lodges and hotels, and all Game Reserve. The safari is highlighted by visits meals are included while on safari.

OUR ESCORT - SHANNON MORARITY

Please join me on this fabulous , and hoofstock. Then in 2013, I joined the Australia exploration of Kenya where and the Islands team as Assistant Curator overseeing the daily you’ll have the opportunity to husbandry, training, and overall health of the animals. In 2016 see the Big Five -- African , I moved to Heart of Africa as Assistant Curator where I have African , Cape buffalo, broadened my experience working with an extensive variety of African , rhinoceros large hoofstock and carnivores. An additional role that I enjoy and more. You’ll also learn is being part of the Columbus Zoo’s hand rearing team. I’ve had firsthand about some of the the privilege of helping raise infant gorillas, mandrills, tigers, Zoo’s conservation partners who work so diligently to protect cheetahs, various bird species, , Thomson gazelles, and the and save a variety of Kenya’s wildlife. latest -- Nora the polar bear cub. I am very excited to have the opportunity to travel with wildlife Seeing so many of these species in their natural habitat certainly enthusiasts who share a love for animals. My enthusiasm, makes this a trip of a lifetime. Come on along as we take to the passion, appreciation, and commitment to caring for animals will savanna in Kenya! definitely shine through during our adventure, and I look forward to sharing it with you. Shannon Morarity Assistant Curator, Heart of Africa My career at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium began in 2004 working in the Congo Region with apes, birds, monkeys,

OUR ITINERARY June 5 - Tuesday June 7 - Thursday Depart Columbus Nairobi - Samburu National Depart Columbus this afternoon on a Delta flight, destined Reserve for a U.S. gateway, where we connect with a flight bound for After breakfast, drive north from Amsterdam. Nairobi, across the equator, to the Samburu National June 6 - Wednesday Reserve, arriving at Samburu Arrive Nairobi Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Morning arrival in Amsterdam, where we connect with a KLM Enjoy an afternoon game drive. flight destined for Kenya. Evening arrival at Nairobi’s Jomo Samburu is “” country, Kenyata International Airport, where we are met and escorted to and home to some rarely found the Park Inn by Radisson Hotel. Balance of the evening to rest up species, including Samburu’s after the long trip. “Special Five” (the reticulated Park Inn by Radisson. giraffe, long-necked , The Park Inn by Radisson is a newer hotel, located approximately Somali ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, 14 miles from the airport, and about three miles from the city and the beisa oryx) found only center. The hotel offers trendy rooms with free wi-fi, hairdryer, north of the equator. In addition, and complementary coffee and tea. You’ll also have free access to , hippos, warthogs, Kirk’s dik-diks, , and Grant’s the fitness center and plunge pool. gazelles are common. It also may be possible to see cheetahs and . A great variety of birds are found here as well! This afternoon our naturalist, James, will take us to visit one of several conservation projects in the area. If time permits, we’ll also get in a guided nature and bird walk. Samburu Sopa Lodge. (B,L,D) (Approx transit time: 4 hours) Samburu Sopa Lodge. June 10 - Sunday This lodge is located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy the Samburu National A full day visit to Ol Pejeta will allow us to make several special Reserve. It’s located visits in the conservancy. Offering one of the highest wildlife high on a hill, providing densities in Kenya, and a higher wildlife-to-acre ratio than any panoramic views of the Kenyan national park, Samburu hills and scrub. the conservancy offers The 15 cottages, each with sanctuary to a number two bedrooms, surround a of endangered species, waterhole, which attracts most notably the rare a wide variety of animals. The cottages are designed in a style to Grevy’s zebra and the resemble the Samburu housing. Each room features an en suite Jackson’s hartebeest, as bathroom. If you have the time, take advantage of the swimming well as the black rhino. pool. Wi-fi is available in the lounge area. A special visit is planned to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee June 8 - Friday Sanctuary, home to 36 chimpanzees, and the only one of its kind in Kenya. You’ll visit Morani - the tame rhino, and the Visitors Samburu National Reserve Information Center. Along with the visit to the Sanctuary, we’ll Rise early today for a short visit to a also plan other visits. If possible, we’ll make a visit to see some Samburu village to observe their customs of the work being done in the area, and supported by the and traditions. Then spend the rest of the Columbus Zoo. In particular, a project by Ngulu D. Stephen, day in the Samburu National Reserve, to rebuild a perimeter fence that was washed away by recent including morning and late afternoon flooding, and a visit to the Little Blue Society, which is attempting game drives. The Samburu landscape to control the crop-raiding behavior of African elephants. For an is a contrast of very dry scrub and lush additional fee, you may wish to participate in an optional night palm-lined oases. Large baboon troops game drive. Kongoni Camp . (B,L,D) feed close to the river, out of range of crocodiles basking on nearby sand banks. You may even see a leopard in the branches June 11 - Monday of a nearby acacia tree. A special highlight will be a visit to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Naivasha National Park Samburu Elephant Research Camp. Samburu Sopa Lodge. After breakfast we proceed toward Lake Naivasha. Along the (B,L,D) way we’ll stop at Thomson Falls, discovered by Scottish geologist June 9 - Saturday Joseph Thomson in 1883. We’ll arrive at the Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. The highlight of the day will be an Samburu - Ol Pejeta Conservancy afternoon boat ride on Lake Naivasha, and a walking safari on After breakfast drive south towards Crescent Island, one of the few places on earth where one can the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Along wander on foot amidst wild animals - there are no predators. the way we’ll enjoy magnificent Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in the Kenya section of Africa’s views across the bush of the snow- Great Rift Valley, and is located northwest of Nairobi, with the capped peak of Mt. Kenya. Ol Pejeta town of Naivasha on its northeastern shore. At 6,200 ft. above is a privately held, 90,000-acre sea level, the lake is at the highest point in the Kenyan rift, and is conservancy, situated between the set in a complex geological combination of volcanic rocks and foothills of the Aberdares and Mt. sedimentary deposits from a much larger Pleistocene era lake. Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch at the nearby Kongoni Camp, Because the outlet for this ancient lake, now called Njorwa Gorge, our home for the next two nights. An afternoon game drive is today much higher than the lake, the original Lake Naivasha is planned in the private sanctuary, which is home to the “Big must have indeed been a truly vast expanse of water. The gorge Five” (the endangered black and white rhino , leopard, elephant, now forms the entrance to the Hell’s Gate National Park, which, buffalo and lion). Notably, it is home to the largest population of for obvious reasons, today contains some spectacular examples Black Rhinos in east Africa, as well as eland, baboons, and oryx, as of water and weather-worn rock formations, as well as an well as many bird species. Kongoni Camp Nanyuki. (B,L,D) abundance of flora and fauna to include some extremely rare, (Approx Transit time: 3 hours) resident breeding pairs of Lammergeyers, otherwise known as Kongoni Camp Nanyuki Bearded vultures. The Lake is home to over 400 species of birds, Located very close to the Ol Pejeta and a sizeable population of hippos, among other animals. Being Conservancy, and about one mile a freshwater lake, it also has a healthy outside of the town of Nanyuki, fish population including Black bass, Kongoni Camp features 21 rooms, Tilapia and Crayfish which attract a surrounded by gardens and a wooded variety of fish-eating birds, such as area, and offers free wi-fi, a heated swimming pool, a spa, Long-Tailed and Great Cormorants, restaurant and bar. along with Fish Eagles, Pelicans, and various types of Kingfishers. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Naivasha Sopa Lodge. (B,L,D) (Approx Transit time: 3 hours) Naivasha Sopa Lodge June 13 - Wednesday Located on 120 acres Maasai Mara Game Reserve on the shore of Lake Spend the entire day in the Naivasha, the Naivasha Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most Sopa Lodge offers a popular game sanctuary, total of 84 rooms in 21 where you will have the best separate cottages. The opportunity of spotting the main building features Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, a unique artistic design. rhino and elephant). You can Two swimming pools are also inviting. In the restaurant, bar, and opt to go out with picnic lunch public areas, free wi-fi is available. In addition to wildlife you may boxes. to spend most of the have witnessed on the boat trip to Crescent Island, a number of day in the park. coming back to the lodge late afternoon, or animals are also frequently seen on the lodge grounds, including you can have an early morning pre-breakfast game drive, and Colobus and Vervet monkeys as well as . Each evening another one late afternoon. There will also be an optional visit the hippos emerge from the lake onto the grounds of the lodge (additional cost) to a local Maasai village. Mara Sopa Lodge. to naturally mow the grass! (B,L,D) June 12 - June 14 - Thursday Tuesday Maasai Mara - Nairobi - Depart Kenya Lake Naivasha A last chance to photograph that awesome sunrise before - Maasai Mara driving back to Nairobi. A day room will be provided for you at Game Reserve the Weston Hotel, which features a heated pool, spa, and three Depart Lake restaurants. Enjoy a farewell dinner this evening at the famous Naivasha after an Carnivore Restaurant. Bid a fond farewell to your driver/guides early breakfast and naturalist, and proceed back to the airport for a KLM flight and drive to the bound for Amsterdam. Weston Hotel (Day Rooms). (B,D) Maasai Mara Game (Approx Transit time: 5 1/2 hours) Reserve. Along the June 15 - Friday way enjoy scenic views of the Great Rift Valley. Here we’ll spend Arrive Columbus the next two nights. The Maasai Mara promises to be the wildlife Morning arrival in Amsterdam, where you board a connecting highlight of any Kenyan safari, with vast open spaces, abundant flight back to the U.S. After clearing U.S. Immigration and game, and breathtaking sunsets. Late afternoon game drive. Customs formalities, board a Delta flight back to Columbus. Dinner and overnight. Mara Sopa Lodge. (B,L,D). Afternoon arrival back in Columbus, full of lifelong memories of (Approximate transit time: 5 hours) Kenya, its people, wildlife, and a few of the many conservation Mara Sopa Lodge projects being undertaken in the country! The Mara Sopa Lodge consists Included Meal Codes: of 50 cottages. Each cottage B - Breakfast has two bedrooms. Each L - Lunch bedroom features a king or D - Dinner queen beds, ensuite bathroom, a hairdryer, and a veranda offering views over the gardens. In addition to the dining room, the main areas include the dining room, swimming pool, and three bars. JOURNEY PRICE

(All Costs are Per Person) Land Tour Cost - Double Occupancy...... $ 3,995

Single Room Supplement...... $ 888* * (This Single Room Supplement applies for the first two singles. A higher supplement may apply for additional singles, if available)

Estimated Airfare from Columbus (including all taxes & fees)...... $ 1,960* *(Based on current fares, but subject to change until ticketed)

Land Tour Price Includes: • Meeting by Parker Travel’s representative at Jomo Kenyata Airport • Services of professional, english-speaking naturalist/driver/guides in Nairobi • Game drives, sightseeing and excursions as described in the • Round-trip transfers between airport and hotels in Nairobi itinerary, inclusive of entrance fees • Hotel accommodations for one night at park inn by Radisson • Visits to conservation projects as indicated in the itinerary, Nairobi including the Elephant Research Camp, Sweetwaters • 7 Nights accommodations in while on safari in Kenya in First Class Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and others that can be arranged during lodges with private facilities, on a double occupancy basis the itinerary • All meals while on safari from breakfast on June 7 through • Day room on June 14 at Weston Hotel in Nairobi breakfast on June 14 • Applicable local and government taxes on accommodation and • Special farewell dinner on June 14 at the Carnivore Restaurant transportation • Complementary bottled water in vehicles while on safari Tour Price Does Not Include: • Transportation by specially equipped, 4x4 vehicles while on safari • Round-trip airfare from USA to Kenya (quoted separately) - all window seats • Beverages (whether with meals or otherwise) • Tips to naturalist/driver/guide and hotel staff • Porterage • Excess baggage fees • Items of a personal nature, such as telephone calls, internet access fees, laundry, etc. • Optional activities, such as a night game drive, and a visit to a Maasai village • Travel Insurance TOUR RESERVATION FORM

PARKER TRAVEL KENYA CONSERVATION SAFARI Est. 1981 June 5 to 15, 2018

Yes! We wish to participate in the Columbus - Kenya Conservation Safari – June 2018. Please confirm space for the following participants (full names exactly as they appear on passports): 1. Full Name (as on passport)______Date of Birth: ______Gender: ❏ M ❏ F 2. Full Name (as on passport)______Date of Birth: ______Gender: ❏ M ❏ F Street Address:______City:______State: ______Zip ______Home Phone:______Work:______Cell Phone:______Email:______Deposit: Enclosed is my/our deposit in the amount of $______($800 per person). Kindly make check or money order payable to “Parker Travel – Client Trust Account” and mail to: Parker Travel , 1959 S. Power Rd., Suite 103-111, Mesa, AZ 85206. (Note: Please Enclose a Copy of Each Participant’s Passport Photo/Data Page!) Air Transportation: ❏ I/We wish to travel with the group from: ❏ Columbus, or ❏ Other City______or ❏ I/We will make our own arrangements, and we will provide you with a copy of our air itinerary ❏ Contact me/us with a quote to upgrade to Business Class or First Class airfare. Travel Insurance: We strongly suggest that you obtain travel insurance protection for this journey. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium offers a comprehensive insurance package which allows the Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion to be waived if purchased within 21 days of the initial trip payment. Information will be sent to you upon receipt of your reservation and deposit. For details you can call Patti Cattey at the Zoo at 614-724-3558, or go to the Zoo’s website at: https://www.travelinsure.com/ select?/pcode=33004/. Special Requests/Comments (Smoking/Non-Smoking Rooms, Roommate Request, etc.): ______

❏ I am sharing a room with ______(submitting their own Registration Form). ❏ We prefer a room with: ❏ One Bed or ❏ Two Beds ❏ I am traveling alone, but would like a roommate. I understand that Parker Travel and the Columbus Zoo will attempt to find a roommate; however, I will pay the additional Single Supplement of $888 if no roommate is found. I prefer a: ❏ Non-Smoker ❏ Smoker ❏ I desire single accommodations throughout, and agree to pay the $888 single supplement.

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I/We have read and understood the Terms & Conditions on the reverse, and agree to be bound by them. This includes, among other provisions, that the deposit is non-refundable; that the final payment is due by February 15, 2018; that the airfare is additional and will be determined at the time the group is formed (approximately three-to-four months prior to departure), and that the airfare indicated is an estimate and is subject to change until ticketed; that we strongly suggest that you obtain travel insurance protection for this journey; and that neither the Columbus Zoo, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents or affiliates, are liable for any act, event, occurrence or omission with regard to this journey.

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Signature______Date ______KENYA CONSERVATION SAFARI - JUNE 5 TO 15, 2018 TERMS & CONDITIONS Come Along! To participate in this tour, complete the Tour Travel Documents. A current passport, valid for at least six Indemnification. Neither the Columbus Zoo (“The Zoo”), Reservation Form and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium months after the planned date of return to the U.S., is required. nor any of the Zoo’s officers, directors, employees, agents Disclaimer, and send them, along with a check for the deposit Currently, Kenya requires U.S. citizens to obtain a visa. The and/or affiliates (collectively “Zoo employees”) are engaged and a copy of your passport photo page(s) to: Parker Travel, visa can be obtained as an “EVisa” online. Parker will provide in the sale or operation of this tour. Neither the Zoo, nor any 1959 S. Power Rd., Suite 103-111, Mesa, AZ 85206. Parker Travel you with information about obtaining the visa shortly before Zoo employees, may be held liable for any act, occurrence, or will invoice you for the balance of the tour cost, which is due departure. While Parker Travel will attempt to inform you of omission. Participant agrees to indemnify the Zoo and any Zoo by February 15, 2018. any change in travel document policy, it is the responsibility of employee, and hold them harmless, for any act, event, injury the Participant to ensure that all travel documents are in order. or occurrence related to the sale and/or operation of the tour. Tour Cost. The cost of the basic land tour package is $3,995 per person, double occupancy. Health & Immunizations. Participants should be in Limits on Parker Travel’s Responsibility. Parker Travel generally good physical condition. Kenya does not require Associates, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, successors, Single Travelers & Single Supplement. There is a limit of two any immunizations for visitors. However, medication for the assigns, agents and/or affiliates (collectively, “Parker”) does single rooms on this journey - first come, first served! There is prevention of malaria is highly recommended. Participants not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide an additional single supplement charge of $888. If additional may want to check with their physician or local health services to tour participants. All such services, including hotels single rooms become available, the single supplement may be department for recommendations as to other immunizations. and other lodging, restaurants, transportation (whether by higher. Should a participant be traveling alone, and prefer to In addition, you should check the website of the Centers for air, land, sea, or combination), sightseeing, ground handling share a room with another participant, Parker Travel and the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at: www.cdc.gov/travel. and other services, are provided by independent contractors Columbus Zoo will attempt to match you with a roommate. (“suppliers”) that are not subject to the control of Parker. Travel Insurance. We strongly recommend that you purchase Parker cannot be held liable for any personal injury, property Air Travel. Air transportation (based on Economy Class travel) a travel insurance program which covers baggage, medical is currently estimated at: $1960 from Columbus. Comparable damage, or any other consequential loss or damage, which costs, trip interruption and cancellation. Parker Travel is occurs as a result of actions by its suppliers or by any third fares from other cities are available. 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Information will be sent to you upon receipt labor activities, or food poisoning. Furthermore, Parker is Travel for information on Business Class and/or First Class air of your reservation and deposit. For details call Patti Cattey travel. If participants desire to make their own international air not responsible for any delay or interruption of services at the Zoo at 614-724-3558, or go to the Zoo’s website at: as a result of any weather conditions, mechanical or other travel arrangements in conjunction with this tour, they agree https://www.travelinsure.com/select?/pcode=33004/ to provide Parker Travel with a copy of their air itinerary prior technical problems with aircraft, passenger vehicles, vessels, to departure. Payments & Documents. A non-refundable deposit (in the or other conveyance. In no event will Parker be liable for any amount of $800 per person) is due at the time of booking. consequential, incidental or special damages for loss suffered Baggage. Each airline involved in providing air transportation The balance of the land cost is due February 15, 2018. Airline by any person. Parker retains the right to cancel this trip at has its own policy as to baggage allowance. In general, many tickets will be issued once there are sufficient participants any time, in which case a full refund of all monies paid shall carriers to Africa allow each passenger to check a maximum to ensure operation of the journey. The final itinerary and constitute a full settlement. Parker’s maximum liability, for of two bags, each weighing 50 lbs. or less. However, we documents will be sent to you approximately two weeks prior whatever cause, shall be limited to the amount paid to Parker recommend you pack as lightly as possible, and try to limit to departure. for its services. As certain activities involved in tour features yourself to one bag. Most airlines limit carry-on bags to one may be inherently dangerous, including, but not limited to, item (which will fit into the overhead bins or under the seat in Changes. After issuance of airline tickets and confirmation of rafting, hiking, horseback riding, scuba diving, skiing, or safaris, front of you) plus one “personal item,” which may be a purse/ land services, any changes you request may result in additional by participating in any such dangerous activity, the Participant briefcase/laptop, for example. Your bag should be soft-sided (a fees or costs. assumes all such risks with regard to these activities. It is the duffel bag is ideal). Cancellation Fees. If you find it necessary to cancel, the responsibility of the Participant to determine whether travel to Tours, Transfers & Ground Transportation. On all tour following cancellation fees will apply: any included destination is appropriate. The Participant agrees services indicated, admission fees are included. 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The sequence of tour features Additionally, once the air tickets have been issued, they Dispute Resolution Agreement. Any controversy or claim may be modified. Special visits are subject to the availability may be non-refundable (or subject to a hefty cancellation arising out of or related to these Terms & Conditions, the Limits of the hosts at the time of the tour. There is no guarantee that fee). We strongly recommend that you obtain travel insurance on Parker Travel’s Responsibility clause, any other information any particular conservation project or animal species will be protection! relating to the tour program in any way, to the trip itself, or viewed in the course of the journey. Unused Services. After commencement of your journey, no to any services related to the trip, shall be settled solely and Accommodations. Accommodations throughout the tour refund shall be provided for unused or missed services. exclusively by binding arbitration to be held in Phoenix, are provided in quality hotels and lodges. If necessary, Parker Arizona, in accordance with the Expedited Procedures Travel reserves the right to substitute properties of a similar Tour Price DOES NOT Include: International airfares, airport provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the category to those shown. departure taxes (unless included in the ticket price), passport American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), except that: (a) there fees, items of a personal nature, such as laundry, souvenirs, shall be a single arbitrator, appointed by AAA; (b) the use of Meals & Beverages. All meals are included in Africa, from communications, etc., excess baggage charges, trip insurance, discovery shall not be permitted; (c) the arbitrator shall solely breakfast on June 7 through breakfast on June 14. 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KENYA CONSERVATION SAFARI June 5 to 15, 2018

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (hereafter “Zoo”) is not the tour operator.

Zoo is not responsible for changes of flight times, fare changes, dishonor of airline, hotel or car-rental reservations, delays, losses, injuries, inconveniences, cessation of operations, airline or tour operator bankruptcies, acts of God, or any other event beyond Zoo’s control.

Zoo acts only as agent for participants with respect to travel services, and it shall not be responsible for changes of flight times, fare changes, dishonor of airline, hotel or other reservations, injury, damage, loss of baggage, accidents or for the acts or defaults of any person or entity engaged in conveying participants or in carrying out other arrangements of the tour. Further, Zoo shall not be responsible for losses or additional expenses of any participants due to sickness, weather, strike, civil unrest, acts of terrorism, quarantine, acts of God, or other causes beyond its control.

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