Distinguished National Geographic Experts Enhance Your Experience. On each of our private jet expeditions, a world-class team of experts illuminates the history of empires we uncover, the diverse cultures we encounter, the wildlife we see, and the outstanding examples of art and architecture we visit. A National Geographic photographer also joins each trip to share tips and techniques as we explore together, and presents a slide show of our adventures at the end of our trip. An in-flight lecture system allows for informative and stimulating talks aboard our private jet. The experts below are just a sampling of the luminaries who accompany our private jet expeditions. See the trip itineraries on the following pages for information about all of the experts featured on each expedition.
Paleontologists Louise Leakey (left) and Meave Leakey are both National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence. Louise will join us in Tanzania to discuss their family’s historic finds on all Around the World by Private Jet departures.
Steve Boyes 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 with grant support from the Society’s Conservation Trust. 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. Steve will join Africa by Private Jet in December 2017.
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Wade Davis National Geographic Explorer and University of British Columbia Professor Wade Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and a Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. Wade is the author of 260 scientific and popular articles and 19 books. His book Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest won the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize. His many film credits include Light at the Edge of the World, an eight-hour documentary series produced for the National Geographic Channel. In 2009, he received the Gold Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for his contributions to anthropology and conservation, and he is the 2011 recipient of the Explorers Medal, the highest award given by the Explorers Club. Wade will join Sacred Places: An Exploration of Faith and Culture by Private Jet in April 2017.
David Harrison Anthropologist and linguist David Harrison is a National Geographic Fellow and a co-director of the Society’s Enduring Voices Project, which documents endangered languages and cultures around the world. He has done extensive fieldwork with indigenous communities ranging from Siberia and Mongolia to Peru, India, and Australia. His global research is the subject of the acclaimed documentary film The Linguists, and his work has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, USA Today, and Science. David will join Great Empires by Private Jet: Exploring Ancient Persia to the Mediterranean in May 2018.