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Fall, 2024: River Vikings: Baltic Sea to Caspian Sea
On this cruise we will sail around the Baltic, visiting Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and Denmark. Before the cruise, plan on visiting Bratislava and Prague. Cruise will be on Oceana’s Sirena. Next we adventure on to Azerbaijan, the southernmost Viking raids.
Dates: September 21, 2024 to October 13, 2024
Cost: From $5,500 US | From Stockholm, Sweden
Fall, 2023: Rwanda | Gorillas, Chimps, Game Drives
Want to photograph a silver-back mountain gorilla? Chimpanzees? African game? Rwanda is your destination of choice. Ikaze Rwanda Tours will provide guide services for what promises to be an outstanding wildlife photography adventure. Follow this link for more details.
Dates: September 23, 2023 to October 4, 2023
Cost: $5,915 US | From Kigali, Rwanda
Completed: Unreal adventure, plan on returning!
Fall, 2022: Ethiopia | Lalibela & the Omo
Our Ethiopian outing begins in Addis Ababa where we visit the Nile Gorge and photograph Galada baboons.
Next we fly to Lalibela were we visit the famous churches carved into the stone ground. We also celebrate the Meskel holiday. Then back to Addis for a flight to Jinka and the Omo Valley where we spend time with several tribes.
Dates: September 20, 2022 to October 6, 2022
Cost: $4,200 US | From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Completed: Outstanding trip, even with civil war.
Fall, 2021: Egypt: The Sinai & Nile
This trip begins with visits to Alexandria, Mt Sinai and St Catherine’s Monastery. Then we visit Cairo’s main attractions, including the new antiquities museum.
Next is a short flight to Aswan and a five day Nile cruise where we visit Aswan, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, and other sites.
Dates: October 28 - November 17, 2021
Cost: Estimated $7,900 | pp/do from Cairo, Egypt
COMPLETED: OUTSTANDING TRIP!
February, 2020: Ski the French Pyrenees
From our base at the Hôtel Central in Barèges, ski the French Pyrenes resorts of Tourmalet and the surrounding area. Excellent slopes, outstanding food, and scenic vistas.
Dates: January 31-February 7, 2020
Cost: Estimated €550 pp/do from Lourdes, France
(Lourdes is easily reached from London or Paris)
COMPLETED: EXCELLENT SKI! PLAN RETURN VISIT!
August, 2019: Jaguars of the Pantanal, Brazil
In the past decade scientists located an area in Brazil populate by a large number of elusive jaguars. They are regularly spotted along river banks and adjacent jungle. While jaguars are the primary photo subject, there is a wide variety of birds and other animals to observe and photograph. Lodging is clean, but basic, and up to 6 hours per day will be spent in small boats on rivers.
Dates: July 30 - August 19, 2019
Cost: Estimated $4,450 pp/do from Cuiabá, Brazil
COMPLETED: AMAZING JAGUAR ENCOUNTERS!
Spring, 2019: Morocco
Starting from Casablanca with our Berber guide, we will visit the Atlas Mountains, camp in the desert, and visit historic sites in Fez and Rabat. Nights camping in the Sahara will be moonless: great opportunity for star trail photography!
Dates: April 27-May 10, 2019
Cost: Estimated $1,874 pp/do from Casablanca, Morocco
COMPLETED: GREAT COUNTRY, GREAT TRIP!
Fall, 2018: Vikings & Victuals
After spending a few days in Southeast England touring and dining, fly to Norway and Sweden for some world class dining and tours of Viking museums and ruins.
Dates: September 18- October 2, 2018
Cost: Estimated $3,000 from London, UK
COMPLETED: GREAT SIGHTS & DINING
May, 2018: Cougar Photo Outing
We have been trying to photograph cougars for a number of years, without success. We have located a Montana outfitter who sounds quite promising.
Dates: May 20-24, 2018
Cost: Estimated $2,500 from Bozeman, Montana
COMPLETED: WAHOO!
January 2-24, 2018: India
We are calling this trip Temples, Tigers, and Tandoori! Spend three weeks immersed in some of India's most intriguing cities, monuments, and wild areas. Delhi, Jaipur, Bagru, Ranthambhore National Park, Agra, Gwalior, Orchha, Khajuraho, and Varnasi. Along the way we will be staying in small family hotels sampling local food and taking cookin lessons. Contact Dan for a detailed itinerary.
Dates: January 2-24, 2018
Land Cost: $5,000 US starting in Delhi
COMPLETED: WAHOO!
September 5-13, 2017: Great Bear Rain Forest, British Columbia
Board the 92' schooner Maple Leaf in Bella Bella, and spend the next nine days in BC's Great Bear Rainforest photographing grizzly bear, black bear, and with luck a Spirit Bear. Spirit Bears have white or cream colored fur, and are a black bear subspecies. They are not albino. The First Nations' people called them Spirit Bears to remind them of the time ice and glaciers covered the land. It is also not unusual to encounter bald eagles, Orca and Humpback whales. Contact Dan for a detailed itinerary.
Dates: September 5-13, 2017
Cost: $6,500 CAD starting from Bella Bella, British Columbia
COMPLETED: WAHOO!
December 2016 - January 2016: Southeast Asia
This is a combination land excursion and cruise starting and ending in Hong Kong. We begin by flying to Siem Reap in Cambodia for five days of touring Angkor Watt and the surrounding areas. We will also attend a Cambodian Apsara dance production. Then fly to Singapore where we board the Azamara Journey for visits to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Halong Bay/Hanoi. The cruise ends in Hong Kong, where we will fly home.
Dates: December 30, 2016 - January 20, 2017
Cost: $12,500 US from Hong Kong
COMPLETED
November, 2016: Polar Bear
Break out the camera and cold weather gear! This is a chance to photograph polar bear at eye-level! And, if we are fortunate, the aurora will provide night time photo opportunities. Booking with Churchill Wild.
Dates: November 8-18, 2016
Cost: $9,895 CAD, Air from Winnipeg
COMPLETED: WAHOO!
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