2008 Insider's Guide to Virtuoso Active & Specialty Travel - (Page 21) zeG r ah M e XPeD iti o n s 21 zegrahm expeditions Giving You the World Six field savvy expedition leaders created Zegrahm Expeditions in 1990 for one clear reason: to offer travelers the most intriguing adventures, whether by land or sea. And to this day, the Zegrahm team thoroughly scouts locations and uses firsthand knowledge and contacts to ensure the quality of your experience. You travel in the company of experts – naturalists, ornithologists, marine biologists, archeologists, historians – who enlighten and entertain … and most importantly, share their passion for discovery in the most remote corners of the world. ANTARCTICA, SOUTh GEORGIA & ThE fALkLAND ISLANDS fROM SPAIN TO SENEGAL SOUTh SEA ODYSSEY le Diamant • 22 Nights • Departs November 15, 2008 Buenos Aires · Ushuaia · Falkland Islands · South Georgia · Salisbury Plain · Stromness Bay · Grytviken · Gold Harbour · Elephant Island · Antarctic Peninsula · Brown Bluff · Deception Island · Neko Harbour/Paradise Bay · Lemaire Channel/Pleneau Island · Petermann Island · Drake Passage · Ushuaia · Buenos Aires · Thousands of penguins: Magellanic, rockhopper, chinstrap, macaroni, gentoo, Adelie, and the majestic king · Humpback, orca, and fin whales, plus elephant, leopard, and fur seals · Whaling and early polar exploration history, including the burial site of Sir Ernest Shackleton · Immense landscapes of sculpted icebergs, glistening glaciers, and towering snowcapped peaks · Profuse birdlife including: wandering albatross, giant petrels, striated caracara, king cormorants, and more · Optional pre-voyage extension: Torres del Paine National Park (Chile) · Deluxe accommodations, all excursions, all meals and gratuities VIRTUOsO RaTEs FROm Clipper Adventurer • 15 Nights • Departs October 2, 2008 Granada · Malaga · Gibraltar · Casablanca · Optional Two-Day Excursion to Marrakech · Agadir · Arrecife · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Mindelo · Tarrafal · Dakar Experience Includes: Clipper odyssey • 17 Nights • Departures September 27 & October 11*, 2008 Papeete · Bora Bora · Atiu · Palmerston · Niue Island · The International Date Line · Neiafu · Niuatoputapu · Niuafo’ou · Wallis Island · Futuna · Taveuni · Lautoka · Nadi Experience Includes: Experience Includes: · Spain’s celebrated Alhambra, a World Heritage Site · The volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands including Teide National Park; choice of visiting Timanfaya National Park by dromedary or the ancient “white village” of Teguise · Cape Verde’s Portuguese colonial villages, botanical gardens, and birding opportunities · Optional two-day excursion to Marrakech with its World Heritage Site medina and lively Djemaa El Fna Square · Guided tour of Casablanca’s Hassan II Mosque · The mosques and markets of Dakar, Senegal and the infamous former slave-trading center Gorée Island · Optional extension to Timbuktu, Mali · Deluxe accommodations, all meals and gratuities · Gauguin’s beloved Tahiti and the dazzling sapphire-hued lagoon of Bora Bora · Three idyllic days exploring the remote Cook Islands in search of rare birds and pilot whales · Snorkeling or diving among kaleidoscopic coral reefs teeming with life · Hospitable traditions and dances of the Polynesian people · Visit to Niue Island and the Kingdom of Tonga and, in rarely-visited Wallis and Futuna we’ll discover a volcanic world of crater lakes and lush rain forests · Fiji’s renowned coral gardens and traditional kava ceremony · Deluxe accommodations, all excursions, all meals and gratuities VIRTUOsO RaTEs FROm VIRTUOsO RaTEs FROm Double Occupancy: $10,980 per person Single Occupancy: $15,980 per person Double Occupancy: $8,980 per person Single Occupancy: $14,980 per person Double Occupancy: $9,380 per person Single Occupancy: $14,980 per person * october 11 departure operates in reverse
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