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Earthwatch Expeditions
In
addition to their teen and adult hands-on research trips, Earthwatch also
offers Family Expeditions. Their trips include the Grey Whale Migration (August
2007), Puerto Rican Rainforests (June 2007), and Ice Age Mammoth excavation
(June 2007).
http://www.earthwatch.org
Hotel Burnham Chicago: National Historic Landmark now a Kimpton hotel
Famous
architectural masterpiece restored as a 122-room boutique hotel spending $27.5
million in the process. In 1895, Daniel Burnham, John Root, and Charles Atwood
revolutionized the world of architecture. Their radically designed steel and
glass Reliance Building ushered in a new era and set the pattern for the modern
skyscraper. Anyone who read Devil the White City about the Chicago World
Exposition will want to visit this hotel.
1 West Washington Street;
877-294-9712
http://www.burnhamhotel.com
Chimpanzees and Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda
Road
Scholar, an educational, not-for-profit organization, has teamed up with Terra
Incognita ECOTOURS to offer a new and unique tour program to Rwanda. This
twelve-day ecotour includes two days on safari in Akagera National Park, three
days exploring the spectacular Nyungwe Forest - home to thirteen species of
primates including chimpanzees and Colobus monkeys, and culminates with three
nights in the Virunga Volcanoes, home of the endangered Mountain Gorilla.
Dates - February and September 2007
http://www.roadscholar.org
Mt Travel Sobek's new trip to Vietnam
This
cross-cultural adventure combines a visit the bustling city of Hanoi, sea
kayaking in Halong Bay, with encounters with tribal ethnic minorities in the
region of Ba Be National Park, an "undiscovered jewel".
http://www.mtsobek.com
In-depth walking tours in Florence and other Italian cities
Italy
art Viva for walking tours of Florence as well as accommodations and other
services in Florence, Tuscany, Rome and Venice.
http://www.italy.artviva.com
Australia - Voyages custom trips to natural wonders down under
Voyages
plans unique trips to Australia and has Eco-camp in central Australia called
Longitude 131
http://www.longitude131.com.au
Southwestern adventure trips
Southwest Ed-ventures offers
safari-style trips and educational programming in the American Southwest.
http://www.sw-adventures.org
Uncommon
Travels • P.O. Box 81283
• Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-0003
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