2008 Insider's Guide to Virtuoso Active & Specialty Travel - (Page 7) B i G FiVe to u rs & e XPeD iti o n s 7 Big Five tours & expeditions Enriching Lives Through Distinctive Journeys For more than three decades, Big Five Tours & Expeditions has delivered dream moments on individualized vacations, designed by destination specialists. Programs feature local experts, English-speaking leaders, the best vehicles, hotels and cruise vessels to more than 44 destinations worldwide. Big Five’s founding principles remain: Provide guests with personal wildlife and diverse cultural encounters around the globe while contributing positively to global conservation and local communities. INDIA – TEMPLES & TIGERS GEMS Of SOUTh AfRICA ECUADORIAN ExPLORATIONS 16 Nights • Departures March 1 December 31, 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) · Udaipur · Jaipur · Fatehpur/ Agra · Jhansi/Khajuraho · Hansi/Khajuraho · Bandhavgarh National Park · Khajuraho · Varanasi · Delhi · Internal airfare within India: Mumbai/Udaipur/Jaipur, Kharjurhao/Varanasi/Delhi · Deluxe accommodations, including local taxes and service charges · Most meals · Home dinner with a local Indian family · Elephant ride at Amber Fort in Jaipur · Exclusive boat ride at Lake Pichola, Udaipur · All entrance fees and sightseeing per your itinerary · All transport in an air-conditioned SUV · Airport meet & greet service and hotel/airport transfers · Baggage handling · Comprehensive assortment of pre-tour planning materials and amenities 14 Nights • Departures March 1 December 31, 2008 Cape Town · Winelands · Grootbos Nature Reserve · Cape Town/Mount Grace · Rovos Rail · Pretoria/ Magaliesberg · Sabi Sands · Johannesburg · Soweto · Deluxe accommodations, including local taxes and service charges · Most meals · Cable car to the top of Table Mountain · Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site tour · All game drives in Sabi Sands at Lion Sands Private Reserve · All entrance fees and sightseeing per your itinerary · All transport in air-conditioned vehicles · Safari transportation with guaranteed window-seating and access to roof hatches · Airport meet & greet service and hotel/airport transfers · Baggage handling · Comprehensive assortment of pre-tour planning materials and amenities 12 Nights • Departures March 1 December 31, 2008 Quito · Otavalo · Mindo Cloud Forest · Pululahua Crater · Quito · Galapagos Islands · Hotel accommodations, including hotel taxes and service charges · Galapagos Islands cruise aboard M/V Santa Cruz in an air-conditioned outside cabin · Most meals · Round trip airfare between mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands · All ground transportation and excursions as indicated, inclusive of entrance fees · English speaking guide services during all included excursions · Naturalist Guide Services aboard your Galapagos vessel to accompany you on island excursions · Galapagos National Park tax of $100 per person · All transport in air-conditioned vehicles · Airport meet & greet service and hotel/airport transfers · Baggage handling · Comprehensive assortment of pre-tour planning materials and amenities Virtuoso eXCLusiVe aMenitY: sumptuous dinner with wine upon arrival at the hotel hilton Colon in Quito VIRTUOsO RaTEs FROm Experience Includes: Experience Includes: Experience Includes: Virtuoso eXCLusiVe aMenitY: one hour ayuervedic massage with view of the taj Mahal per person VIRTUOsO RaTEs FROm Virtuoso eXCLusiVe aMenitY: an authentic bush breakfast at Lions sands and a massage at the Cape Grace hotel VIRTUOsO RaTEs FROm Double Occupancy: $12,190 per person Single Occupancy: $17,540 per person Double Occupancy: $7,290 per person Single Occupancy: $10,480 per person Double Occupancy: $5,790 per person Single Occupancy: $9,840 per person
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