For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Questions? 1-800-368-2794 • [email protected] • www.wildernesstravel.com 1 Perspectives on

From the vast and of the , the world’s most intact grazing , to the austere beauty of , where some of the most sigificant discoveries in origins have been made, East Africa is breathtaking in its diversity.

This is the ideal setting for our newest Special Event—an extraordinary symposium in ’s beautiful Central Highlands, where much of East Africa’s groundbreaking wildlife research and community-based conservation projects are taking place. Our three-day symposium is set at the elegant and historic Safari Club and features a remarkable group of world-renowned wildlife experts, conservationists, and researchers. This provides a superb chance to meet the researchers and learn about their work. Presentations by our expert Guest Speakers will be interspersed with excursions to the Ol Pejeta Sanctuary, home to the Jane Goodall Institute’s chimp sanctuary as well as the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, to Guest Speaker Laurence Frank’s project at Mpala Research Centre, and to the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, where the , an endangered forest antelope, is being bred for reintroduction to Mount Kenya.

Our symposium is coordinated with superb safari programs that offer the most intriguing experiences in East Africa, from tracking mountain gorillas in to meeting the fascinating tribal peoples of Ethiopia’s Valley. If you’ve ever dreamed of going on safari or wish to return to this mesmerizing continent, this unique event offers a once-in- a-lifetime wildlife and cultural experience. Join us! But call soon—space is limited!

2 For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! The Guest Speakers

Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, one of the world’s leading authorities on the African elephant, pioneered the first in-depth scientific study of elephant behavior in Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park at the age of 23. During the 1970s, he investigated the status of elephants throughout Africa and was the first to alert the world

to the crisis of ivory poaching. His award-winning books include PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP-LEFT: Louise Leakey and her mother Among the Elephants, and he is the founder of Save the Elephants, Meave Leakey, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Frans Lanting, Richard Estes whose goal is to secure the elephants’ future and sustain the beauty and ecological integrity of the places they live. In 2010, he was named the recipient of the Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading Dr. Louise Leakey, youngest of the famed Leakey fossil-hunters, is award for animal conservation. a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and heads the Research Project at Lake Turkana, where she and her team are Dr. Laurence G. Frank has been a research scientist at UC working to produce new finds on our early human ancestors. She and Berkeley since 1975, first as a graduate student, then as part of the a group of scientists led by her mother, Dr. Meave Leakey, unearthed Berkeley Hyena Project, and currently affiliated with the Museum of the 3.5-million-year-old skull of platyops there in Vertebrate Zoology. After spending 20 years studying the behavioral 2001. Dr. Leakey is currently an Assistant Research Professor in the ecology and endocrinology of the , he turned to Department of Anthropology at New York’s Stony Brook University. conservation research and is now the Director of the Living with She sits on the Advisory Boards of Sea Shepherd, the Centre for Projects, a multidisciplinary approach to the conservation Communicating Science, and The Fund for Wild Nature. and management of lions and other large African predators outside protected areas. One of the projects is Dr. Frank’s Laikipia Predator Frans Lanting is a renowned wildlife photographer whose Project, which encourages coexistence of people, lions, and livestock. images have brought attention to endangered ecological treasures throughout the world. For three decades he has documented wildlife Dr. Richard Estes, author of the acclaimed field guide The Safari from the Amazon to Antarctica to promote understanding about the Companion, has been active in the research and conservation of and its natural history through images that convey a passion African ungulates since 1963. A well-known expert on the social for nature and a sense of wonder about our living planet. His work ecology of African mammals, he is a Research Associate of the is commissioned frequently by National Geographic, where he served Smithsonian Institution and former Chairman of the World as a Photographer-in-Residence. Lanting has received many awards Conservation Union’s Antelope Specialist Group. Dr. Estes has for his work, including top honors from World Press Photo and the taught courses and lectured about African mammals and led some Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award. 25 tours of East and South African parks. He has just published The Gnu’s World, the first book all about the and the subject of Dr. Estes’ PhD.

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Our active symposium is set in Kenya’s central highlands, home to Our excursions explore remarkable wildlife conservancies and a remarkable range of animals and the site of the most cutting edge research centers for exciting 4WD gameviewing and a firsthand wildlife research being done in Kenya today. Presentations by our introduction to ongoing conservation work on the Laikipia Plateau. renowned speakers will be complemented by fascinating excursions and opportunities to interact with our expert researchers. Ol Pejeta Conservancy Lying on the western foothills of Mount Symposium Schedule* Kenya, the 90,000-acre Ol Pejeta June 25, 2014 Conservancy has the highest game-to-area ratio of any park or reserve in Kenya. This is Arrive in from home or pre-symposium safaris and transfer East Africa’s largest black rhino sanctuary, to Norfolk Hotel or Nairobi Serena Hotel for overnight. the only place in Kenya to see , June 26, 2014 and home to the highest predator densities in Kenya. Ol Pejeta is also a sanctuary for 8:30am Charter flight to Nanyuki and transfer to four of the eight remaining northern white Mount Kenya Safari Club rhinos in existence. 10:30am Presentation: Frans Lanting—Into Africa 11:45am Presentation: Laurence Frank—Lions of Laikipia Mpala Research Centre 1:00pm Lunch and check-in to guest rooms Mpala Research Centre is set on a working cattle ranch with more 2:30pm Excursion: Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy than 25 resident predator species and more endangered mammals 6:30pm Reception and Dinner than any protected area in Kenya. Supported by the Smithsonian June 27, 2014 Institution, Princeton University, and the , 8:00am-5:00pm Excursion: Full day excursion to Ol Pejeta this world-class center provides unparalleled opportunities to study Conservancy and Mpala Research Centre wildlife and behavioral ecology, conservation and management, and 6:30pm Presentation: Iain Douglas-Hamilton— economic sustainability of local livelihoods. Among the Elephants Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy 7:30pm Dinner This unique facility cares for abandoned, injured, and endangered June 28, 2014 animals for rehabilitation back to the wild. Among its diverse Early morning Optional birdwatching walk projects is the Bongo Repatriation to Mount Kenya Project, named 9:00am Pack and check out one of the three most important wildlife projects in 2006 by the 10:00am Presentation: Richard Estes— International Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Serengeti Shall Not Die 11:15am Presentation: Louise Leakey—Cradle of Mankind The Setting 12:30pm Farewell and Lunch The Laikipia Plateau 1:30pm Depart for Nairobi and flights home or begin post-symposium safaris. Stretching from Mount Kenya to the edge of the , the spectacular Laikipia Plateau is celebrated for its , with its wildlife sustained entirely by private and communal landowners. All the “Big Five” are found here, including more than 5,000 elephants, and Laikipia hosts half of Kenya’s endangered black rhinos and 70% of the world’s Grevy’s . People of diverse Kenyan cultures and backgrounds have come together here to undertake conservation and world-class research through the Laikipia Wildlife Forum, which supports the protection of wildlife as well as the livelihoods of local people. y *Please note the symposium schedule and timing are provisional

tui de ro and subject to change.

4 For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! The Venue Mount Kenya Safari Club

Nestled in the foothills of snow-capped Mount Kenya, Africa’s second- highest mountain, the Mount Kenya Safari Club is an ideal base for our symposium. With a history as rich and evocative as the surrounding landscape, it’s a snapshot of Africa from a bygone era. Originally the retreat of movie star and founder William Holden, former guests have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. Set in more than 100 acres of manicured gardens, the hotel has a stately, manor house ambiance and offers 120 guest rooms, each featuring a wood-burning fireplace, en-suite bathrooms, mini-bar, tea and coffee facilities—and perfect views of Mount Kenya! The Safaris We have created an extraordinary collection of safaris, all of which incorporate the Perspectives on East Africa symposium as an integral part of the itinerary. Participants may join a safari either before or after the symposium. These safaris offer the best-of-the- best wildlife adventures in East Africa, offering the most exciting wildlife and cultural experiences of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Each safari is guided by one of our expert Wilderness Travel Trip Leaders. With small group sizes of just 10-15 trip members, the safaris offer an exceptional experience of East Africa. Safari Programs

Kenya and Ethiopia: Cradle of Mankind Exploring , Omo River Valley, Masai Mara June 25 – July 7, 2014 Kenya: Photo Safari with Frans Lanting Exploring Ol Pejeta Conservancy, , Masai Mara June 25 – July 5, 2014 Kenya and Tanzania: Hemingway’s Africa Exploring Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire June 25 – July 10, 2014 Uganda: Mountain Gorilla Safari Exploring Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi National Parks June 15 – 28, 2014 June 25 – July 9, 2014 Kenya: Out of Africa Exploring Amboseli, Lewa Downs, Samburu, Masai Mara June 14 – 28, 2014 June 25 – July 9, 2014 Tanzania: Serengeti Wildlife Safari Exploring Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire June 13 – 28, 2014 June 25 – July 10, 2014

For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Questions? 1-800-368-2794 • [email protected] • www.wildernesstravel.com 5 Cradle of Mankind Turkana Basin, Omo River Valley, and Masai Mara June 25 – July 7, 2014

Kenya has been called the “Cradle of Mankind” since the discovery of archaeological evidence supporting the earliest origins of mankind, with the Leakey family’s research center in Koobi Fora still making headline news in fossil finds today. Our journey brings us from this world-renowned center, based at Lake Turkana, to Ethiopia’s Omo River, one of the last great tribal lands left in the world today, where we enjoy cultural interactions with a kaleidoscope of intriguing cultures. Our grand finale is in the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s most sublime game reserves, where we experience phenomenal Big Five gameviewing in an unimaginably beautifuil setting.

Days 1-3 Days 6-9 y a nn mcdo n ald Perspectives on East Africa Symposium Omo River mar Valley, Ethiopia Presentations, excursions, and other activities with our Guest Speakers at the Mount Kenya Safari Club. We head to our camp on the banks of the Omo River where we encounter a fascinating mix of semi-nomadic tribes who coexist in Days 4-5 a harsh land isolated by the rest of the world. Among the people , Lake Turkana, Kenya we meet are the Karo, who excel in body painting and use red and Fly to an airstrip on the shores of Lake Turkana, the largest yellow minerals to create elaborate face and body decorations, and lake in the world and the northernmost of Kenya’s Rift Valley the Mursi, whose men practice scarification and shave their heads in lakes. Its shimmering waters contrast sharply with the surrounding geometric patterns, and whose women wear huge clay plates in their lunar landscape of extinct volcanoes and lava beds. At Koobi Fora, lower lips. We also visit the Nyangatom tribal people, pastoralists where ’s team of anthropologists discovered some and honey gatherers who are also legendary warriors. of the oldest human remains, and where our Guest Speaker Louise Days 10-13 Leakey works, we explore this incredible fossil-rich research center Masai Mara National Reserve and enjoy informal presentations from local archaeologists who are working at uncovering yet more clues to man’s early origins We return to the Lake Turkana airstrip and fly to the Masai Mara (dependent on availability of archaeologists currently on site). for two full days of incredible gameviewing and game walks on the rolling grass plains, woodlands, and riverine forests of this fabled reserve, the northern extension of the Serengeti. Overnights are at Governor’s Camp, a luxury tented camp nestled in the forest along the banks of the Mara River, whose waters teem with birdlife, hippos, and crocodiles. Depart via Nairobi on Day 13. Please note: Accommodations at Lake Turkana and the Omo River Valley are in tented “fly camps” that are simple but comfortable. Symposium & Safari Package

Tour Cost: $11,295 (10-11 members) $12,295 (8-9 members) $13,445 (6-7 members) Single supplement: $1,035 Internal airfare: $2,620 Park fees: $330 Internal airfare and park fees subject to Louis and Mary Leakey, famed for their discoveries4 concerning early human evolution. change

6 For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Kenya Photo Safari with MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER Frans Lanting & Chris Eckstrom

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru, and Masai Mara June 25 – July 5, 2014 Experience the majestic landscapes and celebrated with one of the world’s leading photographers! With Master Photographer Frans Lanting and noted National Geographic author Chris Eckstrom, we explore Kenya’s greatest landscape and wildlife locations, from the vast savannas of the wild Laikipia Plateau to Lake Nakuru, with its masses of flamingos, and the renowned Masai Mara, with its thousands-strong herds of plains game and their attendant predators. Frans and Chris will share their worldwide experiences as well as the techniques and philosophies behind their superb photographs and publications during hands-on field sessions and informal discussions throughout this incredible safari.

Days 1-3 Sunrises and sunsets here are particularly photogenic. Overnights Perspectives on East Africa Symposium are at a classic private tented camp. Presentations, excursions, and other activities with our Guest Days 8-11 Speakers at the Mount Kenya Safari Club. Masai Mara National Reserve Days 4-5 A quick flight over the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara offers Ol Pejeta Conservancy wonderful panoramas of volcanic landscapes, rolling , We enjoy fantastic gameviewing and photo opportunities in the and plenty of big game dotting the plains. We enjoy three days of private sanctuary of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a scenic mosaic of gameviewing in this legendary reserve, noted for its abundance of grasslands, woodlands, and evergreen thickets. Africa’s “Big Five”— wildlife and predator sightings. Overnights are at Naibor Camp, set , , elephant, rhino, and buffalo—are all found here, in a riverine forest on the banks of the Talek River in the heart of and there’s also Grevy’s , Jackson’s hartebeest, and . the Masai Mara National Reserve. Depart via Nairobi on Day 11. Overnights are at Kicheche Laikipia Camp, a luxurious 12-bed Symposium & Safari Package tented camp set in the heart of the Conservancy. Tour Cost: $12,395 (9-10 members) Days 6-7 Lake Nakuru National Park $13,195 (7-8 members) $13,595 (6 members) A charter flight brings us to Lake Nakuru, one of East Africa’s Internal airfare: $630 celebrated Rift Valley lakes. Nakuru, a shallow soda lake, is home Park fees: $605 to one of the greatest bird spectacles on earth—the thousands Internal airfare and park fees subject to change upon thousands (and sometimes millions) of pink flamingos that Due to small camps and limited space no singles are available feed upon its nutrient-rich waters. Other Nakuru wildlife includes Tour Cost includes Frans Lanting Studio fees and reedbuck, who graze the lakeshore’s grassy swards. todd gustafson

For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Questions? 1-800-368-2794 • [email protected] • www.wildernesstravel.com 7 Hemingway’s Africa Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire June 25 – July 10, 2014

Explore the great parks of East Africa on this fantastic safari combining the celebrated gamelands of both Tanzania and Kenya. This is the Africa of the imagination: thrilling gameviewing each day, and the delights of safari life in a fabulous range of game lodges and intimate camps, with superb meals by candlelight and a million stars overhead. The unique northern wildlife of beautiful Samburu National Park, the thronging flamingos of Lake Nakuru, the famed herds of the mile-high Masai Mara, Eden-like Ngorongoro Crater, and remote Tarangire National Park—it all adds up to an epic safari.

Days 1-3 by 4WD vehicle, we are likely to see elephant, zebra, wildebeest, Perspectives on East Africa Symposium buffalo, and large prides of lions. Presentations, excursions, and other activities with our Guest Days 13-16 Speakers at the Mount Kenya Safari Club. Tarangire National Park Days 4-5 The thousand-square-mile Tarangire region is a magnet for migrating herds during the rainless summer months, when the We head north to Samburu and our intimate, riverside Elephant Tarangire River becomes a lifeline for wildlife. Our game drives Bedroom Camp, where game drives in open-sided 4WD vehicles reveal elephants clustered in the hundreds, and huge herds of zebra, bring us trumpeting elephants, shy feeding at water’s edge, wildebeest, buffalo, eland, and , while exciting game walks and baboons and vervet monkeys swinging through the tree canopy. allow us to track big game. Depart on Day 16 from Arusha. Days 6-7 Symposium & Safari Package Lake Nakuru National Park Tour Cost: $10,995 (10-12 members) Tucked away in the vastness of the $11,445 (8-9 members) Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru, a $11,995 (6-7 members) soda lake, is famed for its thousands of Single supplement: $1,995 flamingos and there’s excellent lion- and Internal airfare: $930 rhino-viewing, too. At Mbweha Camp, Park fees: $1,450 we enjoy bush walks, day and nighttime Internal airfare and park fees subject to change game drives, and savor the African-style cottages with private outdoor bathtubs. Days 8-10 Masai Mara National Reserve

Everything about the Mara is spectacular, from its sheer beauty to its renowned abundance of wildlife. Huge year-round populations of plains game guarantee great sightings of the dominant predators: lion, leopard, and cheetah. Our inviting six-tent camp, Mara Ngenche, is at the confluence of the Mara and Talek Rivers. Days 11-12 Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

In famed Ngorongoro, we overnight at a lodge on the crater rim for an unforgettable safari in a breathtaking setting. While exploring the crater floor

8 For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Mountain Gorilla Safari Kibale forest, Queen Elizabeth Nat’l Park, and bwindi Impenetrable national park June 15 – 28, 2014 & June 25 – July 9, 2014

This extraordinary safari brings us one of the greatest wildlife experiences in the world: tracking mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. In this World Heritage Site, we search for gorilla clans as we hike through primeval equatorial forests with specialist tracker-guides. With two full days of gorilla tracking, we have amazing up-close encounters with these magnificent animals—it’s one of the most thrilling adventures on the planet. Our journey also features Kibale Forest National Park, with its bands of wild chimps, and a breathtaking big-game safari across the savannas of Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the gems of the celebrated Great Rift Valley.

Pre-symposium safari Days 1-3

Kibale Forest National Park, n z wick marti Uganda / Wild Chimpanzees

We head through Uganda’s lush countryside to Kibale Forest National Park. From romantic Ndali Lodge, with its magical location at 5,000 feet Days 10-11 in tropical , we track bands Entebbe / Nairobi of chimpanzees as they play, feed, and scamper across the treetop canopy. We fly to Entebbe, with the opportunity for optional We may also see other park denizens, activities that may include a visit to the Jane Goodall including vervet, colobus, red-tailed Sanctuary at Ngamba Island, then fly to monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys. Nairobi. Days 4-6 Days 12-14 Queen Elizabeth National Park Perspectives on East Africa Symposium

In the Great Rift Valley, vast Queen Elizabeth National Park Presentations, excursions, and other activities with our guest features stunning and diverse teeming with wildlife. We speakers at the Mount Kenya Safari Club. safari by 4WD vehicle on lake-dotted savannas, walk shade-covered trails in the Maramagambo Forest, and cruise on the Kazinga This safari is offered both pre- and post-symposium. The post-symposium Channel, with its huge population of hippos—up to 30,000! safari features the same itinerary, with the symposium at the beginning. Days 7-9 Symposium & Safari Package Bwindi Impenetrable National Park / Gorilla Tracking Tour Cost: $9,495 (10-12 members) Set on Uganda’s western border, Bwindi is one of the most $9,995 (7-9 members) biologically diverse areas on earth, a remnant of a once-vast $10,495 (4-6 members) primeval forest. Today it is home to 11 species including Single supplement: $1,690 some 300 highly endangered mountain gorillas. From lovely Gorilla Internal airfare: $580 Forest Camp, we hike at altitudes of 3,800 to 7,500 feet for the Gorilla and chimp permits: $1,300 spine-tingling experience of coming face to face with gorillas in the Internal airfare and permits subject to change wild.

For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Questions? 1-800-368-2794 • [email protected] • www.wildernesstravel.com 9 Out of Africa Ancient Petra aMboseli, lewa downs, samburu, and the masai mara June 14 – 28, 2014 & June 25 – July 9, 2014

The classic tented safari, born in Kenya over a century ago, has been extolled by writers from Isak Dinesen to Ernest Hemingway—and the magic of it lives on. Our enchanting safari is an “Out of Africa” experience featuring elephants silhouetted beneath the snows of Kilimanjaro, lions on the prowl in golden savannas, elegant dinners under the African sky, and the haunting call of the hyena in the night. We’ve chosen our camps for their incomparable settings and close proximity to the unforgettable wildlife we’ve come to see. Spectacular bush flights whisk us between our beautiful camps and grant us a fascinating perspective of this splendid land.

Pre-symposium safari rivers, we search for Kenya’s unique northern species, including Days 1-3 Nairobi / Grevy’s zebra, reticulated , and the graceful gerenuk. We also visit a village of the . Distantly related to the Our first safari thrills come at award-winning Tortilis Camp, with Masai, the traditional Samburu are known for their bright red robes its stunning location framing Kilimanjaro in the heart of Amboseli. and elaborate body decorations. Larsen’s Camp enjoys a romantic, Within minutes after our bush flight, we’re on a game drive in the lantern-lit setting along the Uaso Nyiro River. midst of Amboseli’s famed elephant herds, followed by a visit with elephant researchers at the park. Days 9-12 Masai Mara National Reserve Days 4-5 Lewa Wildlife Conservancy In the mile-high Masai Mara with our Masai guides, we find excitement in every direction—prides of lions stalking wildebeest Nestled below Mt. Kenya, Lewa has been home to three generations or zebra and solitary surveying from their perches in acacia of the Craig family, who made their highland ranch a sanctuary in trees. Our camp, the Mara Explorer, offers comfort in the wild and 1924. On game walks and game drives in open vehicles (allowed we can watch elephants and giraffes at the river from our verandas. only in private reserves), we see rare rhinos as well as eland, An optional balloon safari here is unforgettable. We return to hartebeest, Cape buffalo, lion, and leopard. Nairobi on Day 12. Days 6-8 Days 13-15 Samburu National Reserve Perspectives on East Africa Symposium

In Samburu’s magnificent landscape of red earth and palm-fringed Presentations, excursions, and other activities with our guest speakers at the Mount Kenya Safari Club.

This safari is offered both pre- and post-symposium. The post-symposium safari features the same itinerary, with the symposium at the beginning. Symposium & Safari Package

Tour Cost: $10,395 (9-12 members) $10,795 (6-8 members) Single supplement: $1,795 Internal airfare: $1,090 Park fees: $850 Post-symposium high season surcharges: Tour Cost $400 / Single supplement $400 Internal airfare and park fees subject to change wolfe art

10 For Detailed Itineraries or to sign up, call, email, or visit our website! Serengeti Wildlife Safari Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire NatIONAL Park June 13 – 28, 2014 & June 25 – July 10, 2014

On the golden Serengeti savannas, the earth’s greatest gathering of terrestrial wildlife roams across a landscape little changed in centuries. Our dream Serengeti journey includes amazing gameviewing in Ngorongoro Crater plus our very own private safari camps on Masai-owned gamelands bordering the Serengeti, where we explore a pristine piece of wild Africa all to ourselves! This is the ultimate way to safari, with off-road travel, night game drives, exploration by open 4WD vehicle, and exciting game walks with a skilled tracker and Masai guides.

Pre-symposium safari skull, then head to Tarangire, a scenic gem with expansive Days 1-3 Arusha, Tanzania / Lake Manyara / Ngorongoro Crater panoramas of wooded stretching in every direction. Its permanent river attracts tremendous seasonal concentrations of After an overnight at Arusha’s lovely Serena Mountain Village, animals—from enormous herds of elephants to smaller groups we enjoy a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, nestled at of oryx, kongoni, Grant’s gazelle, and troops of baboons. In this the base of the dramatic wall of the Great Rift Valley escarpment. beautiful realm, we enjoy off-road travel and exploration in open We then head for Ngorongoro Crater, whose beauty and vastness vehicles, as well as exciting bush walks in the company of an expert is simply breathtaking. On the crater’s 105-square-mile grassy guide. On Day 13, return to Arusha and fly to Nairobi. floor lives Africa’s largest permanent concentration of wildlife in Days 14-16 a phenomenally scenic setting. Overnights are at the luxurious Perspectives on East Africa Symposium Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, perched on the crater rim. Presentations, excursions, and other activities with our guest Days 4-7 speakers at the Mount Kenya Safari Club. Serengeti National Park

During these four unforgettable days, we explore the Serengeti by This safari is offered both pre- and post-symposium. The post-symposium 4WD vehicle from our own private camp in a secluded section of safari features the same itinerary, with the symposium at the beginning. Serengeti National Park. Large prides of lions reside here, as well as Symposium & Safari Package clans of and spotted hyena, and we may be lucky enough to spot a leopard. As the predators stalk the bountiful herds, we should Tour Cost: $11,245 (12-15 members) see vast numbers of wildebeest and zebra, along with giraffe, buffalo, $11,745 (10-11 members) topi, hartebeest, waterbuck, impala, reedbuck, hippo, warthog, and $12,245 (6-9 members) amazing birdlife. Single supplement: $1,150 Park fees: $1,660 Days 8-13 Olduvai / Tarangire National Park / Nairobi Internal air: $290 Internal airfare and park fees subject to change We visit Olduvai, where Mary Leakey discovered the Zinjanthropus n de berg ria nn va

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Land Costs Include Terms & Conditions • Program of presentations by Guest Speakers and symposium excursions Reservation and Cancellation Policy • Accommodations based on double occupancy, including one night in Nairobi and two nights at the Mount Kenya Safari Club during the To reserve your place, please complete and mail a Wilderness Travel Trip symposium, and hotels, lodges, and camps on safari Application along with a deposit of $1000. For immediate confirmation, • Meals from breakfast on June 26 through lunch on June 28 during call us at 1-800-368-2794 and charge the deposit to your Visa, symposium, and as designated in the detailed itineraries on safari MasterCard, or American Express credit card. Note: Payment Schedule, • Charter flights during symposium Cancellation Policy, and Single Supplement Policy for Perspectives on East • Land transportation during symposium and on safari, with guaranteed Africa differ from the policy stated in our annual catalog for standard trips. window seating on game drives • Expert leadership of a Wilderness Travel Trip Leader and local guides Payment Schedule on safari At time of reservation: $1000 per person • Camp staff and group camping and cooking equipment on camping Due 180 days prior to departure: 25% of land cost safaris Due 90 days prior to departure: Balance • Group airport transfers on scheduled arrival and departure dates • Beverages and laundry service at designated camps on safari Cancellation and Transfer Policy Land Costs Do Not Include Minimum cancellation/transfer fee: $500 per person 365-181 days prior to departure: $1000 per person International airfare to and from Africa, internal airfare within Africa, 180-91 days prior to departure: all deposits to date ($1000 plus 25% of meals not specified after each day in the detailed trip itinerary, park fees land cost) and permits, airport departure taxes, optional tipping or gratuities to leaders 90 days or less prior to departure: 100% of land costs, internal airfares, or staff, additional hotel nights that may be necessitated by airline schedule park fees, and permits changes or other factors, cost of medical immunizations (if any), travel insurance, and other expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, We reserve the right to treat the reservation as cancelled if payments are laundry, etc.). Extensions and any optional side trips and excursions such as not received when due. balloon safaris are at your own expense. Beverages and laundry service are included at certain camps on safari but not at all locations.

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