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 Larger-than-Life Nature Journeys
| Arusha, Tanzania • Lake Manyara National Park • Ngorongoro Crater • Olduvai Gorge • Serengeti National Park • Amboseli National Park • Samburu Reserve • Mount Kenya Safari Club • Masai Mara Reserve
- All hotel accommodations, most meals and ground transportation
- Guides, group transfers, Flying Doctors membership, park fees and tips to porters and to waiters
- Superb accommodations and a mobile-tented camp in the Serengeti
- Village visits to learn about ancient customs and contemporary life
- Nighttime game drives in Kenya’s private Sweetwaters Reserve
- Bush dinners under the African sky
- Meals at mobile-tented camp include water, soda, local beer and wine
Available through December 31, 2008
Virtuoso rates from US$7,298 per person, plus airfare |
| Lima, Peru • Iquitos • Amazon River • Río Ucayali • Pacaya-Samiria Reserve • Rio Ucayali • Lima, Peru
- Seven-night Amazon riverboat cruise
- All hotel accommodations, most meals and transfers for group flights
- Guides and tips to porters and waiters
- Amazon village visit and Lima tour
- Access to the unspoiled Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, the heart of the Amazon
- Exciting daily excursions
- World-class naturalist guides
Available through December 31, 2008
Virtuoso rates from US$3,048 per person, plus airfare
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| Guayaquil, Ecuador • San Cristóbal • Cerro Brujo • Española (Hood) Island • Santa Cruz Island • Santiago (James) Island • Bartolomé Island • Genovesa (Tower) Island • Darwin Bay • Fernandina Island • Isabela Island • North Seymour Island • Black Turtle Cove
- Seven-night cruise aboard the M/V Evolution
- Hotel accommodations, meals and transfers for group flights
- Guides and tips to porters and waiters
- Includes Galapagos National Park tax and transit fees
- Privileged access to pristine Genovesa (Tower) Island
- Exciting excursions including nature walks & hikes, snorkeling, kayaking, swimming, bird watching, enriching lectures, stargazing and panga rides
- Naturalist guides licensed at the highest level by the Galapagos National Park
Available through December 31, 2008
Virtuoso rates from US$4,498 per person, plus airfare
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- Lake Manyara National Park, home to baboons, monkeys and flocks of noisy hornbills. Further south, visit Manyara’s hippo pools and search for tree-climbing lions
- Serengeti Plains, home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth. Migratory herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam widely
- Amboseli National Park, one of East Africa’s best locations for spotting elephants; awe-inspiring views of Kilimanjaro
- Masai Mara Reserve, a rich savannah famous for its concentration of plains game and predators, including leopard, cheetah and hyena
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- Río Ucayali, home to gray and pink river dolphins
- Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, home to monk sakis, red howler, saddle-backed tamarin, squirrel monkeys and rare giant river otters
- Amazon River village, learn about the lives of the “Ribereño” people who live there
- Lima, city tour, including Cathedral and Plaza Mayor
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- Cerro Brujo, home to blue-footed boobies, yellow warblers and finches
- Punta Suarez, home to a sea lion colony and the red-colored race of marine iguana
- Santiago (James) Island, an excellent place to spot finches, doves, hawks, iguanas and sea lions
- North Seymour Island, where blue-footed boobies perform their comical courtship dance in the open areas. Look forward to a panga ride through Black Turtle Cove, home to turtles and white-tipped sharks
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For the Tanzania and Kenya trip: International and in-country airfares, ticketing fee, fuel surcharges, passport and visa fees, tips to naturalist guide and camp staff, and taxes are not included in the listed rate. For the Amazon trip: International and in-country airfares, ticketing fee, fuel surcharges, passport and visa fees, and tips to naturalist guides and ship crew are not included in the listed rate. For the Galapagos trip: International and in-country airfares, ticketing fee, fuel surcharges, passport and visa fees, and tips to naturalist guides and ship crew are not included in the listed rate. Unless otherwise stated, rates are per person, based on double occupancy. Offers subject to availability and blackout dates and may change without notice. Restrictions may apply. Prices in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. Virtuoso is not responsible for errors in pricing. The trademarks VIRTUOSO, the Globe Swirl Logo, SPECIALISTS IN THE ART OF TRAVEL, WE ORCHESTRATE DREAMS and VOYAGER CLUB are registered trademarks of Virtuoso, Ltd. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CST#2069091-40 688003 03/08
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