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SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS |
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Great Expeditions offers tours that appeal
to a wide range of special interests. Whether you find yourself exploring the historic waterways of Russia or the rainforests
of Costa Rica you'll be accompanied by experienced, world-travelled guides. This collection of tours are high quality, first-class excursions, offering extremely good value.
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| Panama Canal & Costa Rica Cruise |
| Length:
10 days |
Date: October - April, |
Level:
Easy |
| Small Ship Cruise in the waters of Panama and Costa Rica. |
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| 15 Day Cuban Adventure |
| Length:
15 days |
Date: Year round., |
Level:
Moderate |
| This tour of Cuba packs into 2 weeks what we consider the most fascinating elements of this unique country. |
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| 8 Day Cuban Adventure |
| Length:
8 days |
Date: Year round., |
Level:
Moderate |
| If your time is limited, this 8 day tour of Cuba an ideal way to sample some of the best of Cuba. |
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| Tibet - Overland to Kathmandu |
| Length:
17 Days |
Date: TBA, |
Level:
Moderate |
Tibet... "The Roof of the World"......
the very name evokes feelings of awe and mystery. A land of ancient Buddhist culture, breath-taking landscapes, ancient monasteries and centuries-old caravan trails, Tibet is a destination out of the ordinary.
Famed as the Roof of the World, the Tibet Autonomous Region of China lies on a plateau at an average elevation of 4,000m. It is bounded by the Kunlun mountains to the north and the Himalaya to the south.
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| Rajasthan - the Desert Festival |
| Length:
19 days |
Date: Held annuallyin early Spring, |
Level:
Some walking |
| Highlighted on this trip are the festivities of the lively and colourful 'Desert Festival' held once a year in Jaisalmer - one of the most fascinating towns in Rajasthan - it's setting reminiscent of "1001 nights"! |
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| Cocos Island Cruise |
| Length:
7 days |
Date: January24 & April 12, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate |
| Dive in to adventure with a rare visit to Cocos Island, a breathtaking tropical paradise off the coast of Costa Rica. |
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| The Isthmus of Panama |
| Length:
14 days |
Date: February22 - March 8, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate |
| With over 960 species of birds, Panama offers a wonderful introduction to many of the exotic neotropical bird families, such as the toucans, trogons and quetzals, cotingas, puffbirds, antbirds, and many others. |
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| Greek Islands and the Ionian Coast of Turkey |
| Length:
22 days |
Date: May3 - 26, 2010 |
Level:
Easy |
| Join us on a tour that will take us from the splendours of ancient Athens, south to fabled Santorini – quite possibly the ancient Atlantis of myth and legend – and then on to fabulous Crete and historical Rhodes, before indulging in western Anatolia as we zigzag between the mystical offshore Greek islands and the ruins of ancient Greece on the west coast of Turkey. |
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| From the Alps to the Adriatic |
| Length:
21 days |
Date: June2 - 23, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate |
| From the Alps to the Adriatic will take us from the snow-covered mountains, incredible karst caves, idyllic mountain lakes and mysterious primeval forests of Slovenia – including Ljubljana, Lake Bled, Postojna Caves – to Croatia, the land of 1,000 islands, with its warm, crystal clear seas and lakes, fast rivers and luscious Mediterranean vegetation. |
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| Opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Length:
9 days |
Date: August7 - 15, 2010 |
Level:
Easy |
| This nine-day tour begins in Albuquerque and then goes to Santa Fe for four of the season’s world-class opera productions at the beautiful outdoor theatre. |
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| Shaw and Stratford Theatre Festivals |
| Length:
10 days |
Date: September22 to October 2, 2010 |
Level:
Easy |
| This tour concentrates specifically on plays performed in the theatre, including four at the Stratford Festival and five at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. |
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| Chile - Natural History Discovery |
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Date: November, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate |
| On a three week natural history tour of springtime Chile, a land of great natural beauty
and stark contrasts. Chile is a land with a rich and varied flora and abundant wildlife,
from bands of guanacos and vicunas to the world's largest hummingbird.
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| Mexico - Sea of Cortes |
| Length:
8 days |
Date: December19, 2009 - March 06, 2010 |
Level:
Moderate |
| Cruise the Sea of Cortes. |
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