Africa by Private Jet Lisbon, Portugal
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Kigali and Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Okavango Delta, Botswana Maun, Botswana
Ngorongoro Crater or Serengeti Plain, Tanzania Arusha, Tanzania Anjajavy, Madagascar Antananarivo and Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, and Namib Desert, Namibia Cape Town, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Itinerary–20 Days
December 27, 2017–January 15, 2018
Home City/Lisbon, Portugal Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 and 28. Depart your home city independently on an overnight flight to Lisbon. Meet experts, staff, and fellow travelers for a welcome dinner at our hotel. Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
The Serengeti Plain or Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 29, 30, and 31. Fly by private jet to Kilimanjaro International Airport and stay overnight in Arusha. Then transfer to a smaller aircraft for the flight to Serengeti National Park. Choose from two options: venture deep into the Serengeti to witness Africa’s greatest concentration of plains game; or descend into the Ngorongoro Crater and observe the permanent population of about 25,000 animals in one of the world’s largest unbroken calderas. National Geographic Explorer-inResidence Meave or Louise Leakey joins us to discuss the family’s historic fossil finds. Arusha Coffee Lodge; Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti or Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
The Unique Wildlife of Madagascar
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, January 1, 2, and 3. Thanks to its natural isolation from the African mainland, Madagascar has developed an astonishing wealth of biodiversity. More than 80 percent of the species here are endemic, including the island’s celebrated lemurs. After an evening in the vibrant, multiethnic capital of Antananarivo, choose from the following excursions to Madagascar’s pristine nature reserves: Spend two days in Andasibe−Mantadia National Park, a dense rain forest that is home to the largest species of lemur, the endangered indri, whose calls resonate in the canopy overhead. During morning and nighttime walks, discover even more life among the thick undergrowth, as the forest holds more than 50 species of reptiles, more than 100 types of birds, and a wide variety of wild orchids. Or take a local flight to the unspoiled Anjajavy Peninsula. More than 1,800 floral species are found in the nature reserve that surrounds our hotel. Observe the comical antics of the Coquerel’s sifaka lemur, which moves with a jaunty two-legged gait. Choose from a variety of water activities, from sailing to snorkeling the gorgeous reefs. In the evening, catch a crimson-soaked sunset from your beach villa. Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo; Andasibe Hotel, Andasibe or Anjajavy L’Hotel, Anjajavy
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Conservationist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Steve Boyes has dedicated his life to preserving Africa’s wilderness areas and the species that depend upon them. A native of South Africa, Steve spent more than five years in the Okavango Delta doing fieldwork for his doctorate in zoology. His Okavango Wilderness Project expeditions, supported by National Geographic grants, helped build the case for the delta’s inscription as the 1,000th UNESCO World Heritage site. Steve is a TED Fellow and the scientific director of the Wild Bird Trust, and he runs the Cape Parrot Project. His work takes him all over Africa, studying wildlife rehabilitation and biodiversity, fighting the wild-caught bird trade, and planting thousands of trees in forest restoration projects. National Geographic Explorer Jill Pruetz is a biological anthropologist who specializes in primatology. A professor at Iowa State University, she spent two years in East Africa researching patas and vervet monkeys as well as Grevy’s zebras. She is one of the world’s foremost chimpanzee experts. National Geographic has supported Jill’s groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behavior in Senegal with a half a dozen grants. Photographer, filmmaker, and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Sandesh Kadur uses images, both still and video, to expose the need for conservation and encourage protection of the world’s biodiversity. With subjects ranging from king cobras to clouded leopards, his documentary films have appeared worldwide on the National Geographic Channel, the BBC, and elsewhere. Sandesh’s many awards include CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, the Nature’s Best Award, and the International Conservation Photographer Award. The experts above will accompany the entire expedition.
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