Ceiba Nature Tours had two great trips this winter. Our Guatemala tour included a volunteer service project with Volunteer Peten. (www.volunteerpeten.org )We painted, prepared curriculums, assembled desks, and led field trips on birdwatching. We’re planning on returning in early January 2011.

Costa Rica was just about perfect – some trips are like that. All the birds and animals show up as if on cue! You want the sungrebe, sunbittern, and pygmy kingfisher one after the other – see how the JC lizard got its name – long looks at m/f Resplendent Quetzals? I threatened a surcharge for the cooperative wildlife and outstanding weather. (a joke!)

Last September I scouted in Brazil’s Pantanal and made some excellent connections, as well as seeing my first jaguar! The result is this year’s offering of nine nights/ten days of wildlife watching. A vast landscape, the preferred vehicle is a safari-style truck allowing super visibility on morning, afternoon, and nighttime drives.

Patagonia is singular among the planet’s unique ecosystems. It is the most ‘away’ you will ever feel – yet the wildlife is vibrant and the scenery spellbinding whether hiking in the mountains, boating across glacial lakes and rocky coasts, or driving across the plain. Springtime is always the best time for mountains and desert, flora and fauna in great display. The trip is shortened - keeping to the heart of Patagonia!

Thinking about Ceiba Nature Tour’s June 2011 Africa Safari to Botswana and Zambia?

I welcome the opportunity to discuss the details of this trip, based on my experiences in 2006. In addition to Botswana’s Okavango Delta the itinerary now includes Zambia’s Victoria Falls.

Due to the logistics of planning a two-week safari and the individual nature of CNT trips, I am seeking an early commitment including a $1500 deposit per person by July 2010. Ten is the maximum number for the trip, some of the camps can accommodate no more than our group; six is the minimum for the tour to operate. If six persons have not reserved by August 30, all deposits will be returned in full.

Botswana and Zambia are two of the safest countries on the African continent. The fly-in safari, operated by Passage to Africa, provides the best possible means of immersion into the African landscape. Great Plains Conservation owns and operates our exceedingly comfortable Camps complete with full service and excellent staff. I am particularly pleased to be working with Great Plains Conservation and contributing to their mission as I trust you will be too. This is truly the trip of a lifetime for all of us!

Information is available online or by calling and it will be in the mail. If you prefer, schedule a personal meeting to thoroughly discuss every aspect of the itinerary.

If you use the internet please check the Africa photo gallery on my website www.ceibanaturetours.com. Please also view www.greatplainsconservation.com and www.passagetoafrica.com

Thank you again for your interest and I sincerely look forward to hearing from you,

Sincerely,

Linda M. Ingram
Ceiba Nature Tours