Barry Griffiths and Geoff Carpentier have just returned from a scouting trip to one of the most exciting natural destinations in the world - Borneo. The newest tour in Quest's extensive worldwide nature tour program.
They report that, during their all too brief trip, they saw (up close and personal) over a dozen species of mammals including Orang Utans, Proboscis Monkeys, Maroon Langurs and Pig-tailed Macaques.
In addition, over 100 avian species appeared in their binoculars including Bornean Bristlehead, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Stork-billed Kingfisher and Spectacled Spiderhunter. Apparently the early mornings and late afternoons produced some of the best birding of their lives.
Now that they have put the final touches to the itinerary, you can be assured that this brand-new Quest trip will be one of the most unique and exciting offerings ever.
You won't want to miss this trip to one of the last remaining reserves of lowland rainforest in Borneo. Join Geoff Carpentier in September 2008, and let him introduce you to some of the finest flora and fauna in the world...
East Africa Classic Safari: The Southern Serengeti Wildebeest Migration
East Africa Classic Safari: The Southern Serengeti Wildebeest Migration easy
Cost: Approx. US$5895 / Approx. C$6485 2008 Departure February 14 - March 1
Chris Earley is a zoologist and interpretive naturalist at the Arboretum of the University of Guelph, Ontario. He has conducted research in Australia, New Zealand and the Carolinian Forest in Southern Ontario. He has written four books on eastern birds (Warblers, Sparrows & Finches, Hawks & Owls, Waterfowl). As well as leading tours to Kenya and Tanzania, he has previously led Quest trips to Greenland, the High Arctic and Southern Ontario.
Pamela Berton -
Pamela has been a member of Quest Nature Tours' sales team for over ten years, and has been involved in Nature Tourism for over twenty years. She is Quest's expert sales consultant in Canadian and International Land Tours. In fact, she has been a participant on many of them including, most recently, India and East Africa. She is able to offer valuable insights for tour participants.
To their indigenous Masai inhabitants, the golden grasslands that lie between Lake Victoria and the Great Rift Valley were simply The Serengeti, "the endless plains". Today, they are recognized as one of the world's most important ecosystems, holding a unique concentration and unsurpassed range of grassland animals.
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