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Costs: $6200. Single supplement $1200. Review details.
Airfare: Approximately $2300 from USA to Buenos Aires, including internal flights within Argentina and Brazil, return from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Leader: Our resident guide is Ricardo Clark, whom we have worked with since 1992. Ricardo has an extensive background in ecology and ornithology and works constantly to protect the amazingly diverse northern Argentine native habitats that we will visit near Salta. Ricardo is also very experienced in Brazil, where he has previously led wonderful wildlife tours for us.
Outfitter: Clark Expediciones, with excellent bus drivers and spacious buses.
Group Size: 12, not including Ricardo Clark
Conditions: A non-smoking tour
Itinerary updated December 2007
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September 9 - 10, Wednesday - Thursday: Buenos Aires and Reserva Costanera; flght to Salta
Depart by September 9 to arrive by early the morning of September 10. Ricardo Clark will be in Buenos Aires today to meet you and spend Thursday morning on the Rio de la Plata walking at Costanera Sur Reserve for an amazing introduction to a great variety of waterbirds, such as Black- necked Swan, Coscoroba Swan, Southern Screamer, Silver Teal and three species of coots. Here the shallow ponds along the coast of la Rio de la Plata have reedbeds and thickets bordering them, which harbor normally shy landbirds, like Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Sulphur-bearded Spinetail and Freckle-breasted Thornbird. These species are quite habituated to the many people who walk and jog in the Reserve along the Rio de la Plata! After lunch fly to Salta in the northwest corner of Argentina at the foot of the Andes for two nights at the Hotel Selva Montana in the lovely small nearby town of San Lorenzo.
Lodging: Hotel Huaico
Note: If you would like to arrive a day or two early in Buenos Aires, we recommend the Hotel Howard Johnson, which is located on Calle Florida, one of the grand pedestrian walkways of BA. An overnight at this hotel is approximately $150 per room, including breakfast.
September 11, Friday: San Lorenzo near Salta and Reserva del Huaico
The historical city of Salta was already populated more than 400 years ago as a strategic place along the road to the Potosi-Bolivia silver mines. Nearby San Lorenzo is located at 1,200 meters in the heart of Lerma's Valley. Ricardo Clark has his residence in this beautiful, small town. A short drive from our lodge into the surrounding mountains will take us to the Reserva del Huaico, which protects a very special and extensive piece of Andean Yungas Cloudforest covering the slopes of Mount San Lorenzo. We first cross a small valley with good chances of spotting grassland specialties, such as Darwin's Tinamou and Red-legged Seriema. Drive up to the entrance of Reserva del Huaico, where we plan to walk some trails in search of forest birds, such as woodpeckers, parrots, and hummingbirds. After a delicious picnic lunch served at the Reserve, we drive eastwards into the Sianca Valley to a lagoon at Lagunilla, a private finca (ranch). An amazing abundance of waterfowl concentrates in this lagoon including the rare Comb Duck. The reeds and rushes give shelter to Southern Screamer, Snail Kite and Spot-flanked Gallinule, while the surrounding thickets will provide chances for the Red-crested Cardinal and other passerines. We'll have dinner this evening and overnight again at the comfortable Hotel Huaico with a short sortie back to the Reserve for some special owling.
Lodging: Hotel Huaico
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September 12, Saturday: Los Cardones National Park
Today has in store an unforgettable journey into the mighty Andean ridges to Los Cardones National Park, located 100 kms southwest of Salta. Los Cardones protects spectacular cacti-clad slopes and towering peaks rising to more than 5,000 metres. At this height we'll hope for blue skies, although sometimes fog moves in over these high Andean grasslands. Guanacos, running across the puna grassland and Mountain Vizcacha are possibilities and Andean Condor can be found soaring over the ridges or just below us along deep valleys. The unpaved winding road climbs up the Bishop's Cordillera to 3,500 metres, where Variable Hawk, Aplomado Falcon and Andean Flicker reside. In the vegetated gullies many enticing passerines are found. We will spend time walking along trails through idyllic landscape. Here we hope to find the endemic and rare Steinbach's Canastero, a member of the ovenbird family. Flowering native tobacco bushes attract striking hummingbirds, such as the Red-tailed Comet and Giant Hummingbird. Tinamous, which are big, furtive, terrestrial birds with cryptic patterns, can be spotted on the drier slopes. Later today we'll proceed west along the Tin-Tin Valley towards the town of Cachi for overnight at La Paya Ranch, a lovely private finca.
Lodging: La Paya Ranch
September 13, Sunday: La Paya and back through Los Cardones National Park
La Paya is a working ranch producing delicious local products that will be served at dinner and breakfast and is well known as a tourist resort for visitors to the important pre-Inca ruins throughout the valley. This morning walk through mesquite forest and cactus exploring the surroundings of La Paya. We'll look for White-fronted Woodpecker and the endemic White-throated Cacholote. Andean Hillstar, Cliff Flycatcher and Burrowing Parrot also reside here. This afternoon drive east back through Los Cardones National Park and hope to see more Guanacos and Mountain Vizcacha. The descent along the slope back into the deep Lerma Valley will be great for scenic photography and to look again for Andean Condor and Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle. It is excellent habitat for Peregrine Falcon. Our night in San Lorenzo will again be at the charming Hotel Selva Montana.
Lodging: Hotel Selva Montana
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September 14, Monday: Santa Laura Mountain Pass and Yala River
This is a wonderful area for birds in the Santa Laura Mountains. Look for Torrent Duck and Rufous-throated Dipper along the Yala River and Red-legged Seriema in the mountain grasslands. Later we proceed to Libertador General San Martin town for a good dinner and two nights at Los Lapachos at the base of Calilegua Park, a simple hotel, but perfectly located near the entrance to Calilegua. Time permitting we will visit the lower section of Calilegua National Park in the late afternoon or for owling in the evening before a great dinner with famous Argentine beef "asado".
Lodging: Los Lapachos Hotel
September 15, Tuesday: Calilegua National Park
Calilegua National Park encompasses 70,000 hectares of rugged country with deep valleys and vertical slopes carpeted by dense Yungas Forest, almost permanently immersed in clouds and life-giving mists during summertime. Assemblages of birds in these southern cloudforest prove to be quite different from those found in other cloudforest further north in Bolivia. Here, we hope to locate White-throated Quail-Dove and Large-tailed Dove foraging on the ground. Ricardo will be concentrating on finding White-throated Antpitta and the shy Giant Antshrike, as they call from the thickets. Golden-collared Macaw and the endangered Alder Parrot will hopefully be found as well. In the middle strata Planalto Hermit, Blue-capped Puffleg, Speckled Hummingbird, the scarce Blue-crowned Motmot, Ocellated Piculet and Dot-fronted Woodpecker should be mentioned in the list of realistic possibilities for today.
We spend a full day exploring the Park allowing us time to look for the endangered Red-Faced Guan and the scarce Solitary Eagle. Listening for calls and watching for movements in the canopy, we should find some of the forest inhabitants, such as Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Blue-hooded and Purple-throated euphonias, Rust-and-Yellow Tanager, Black-backed Grosbeak, Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch, Rough-legged and White-throated tyrannulets and Black-capped Antwren. Much easier to spot will certainly be the spectacular Crested Oropendola, Glossy-Black Thrush and the colorful Plush-crested Jay. We'll visit the cloudforest above Calilegua, which is one of the sectors to be purchased in time to save it from the sawmill. Here we have good possibilities for Tayra, Jaguaroundi and Tapir. Return to our hotel, Los Lapachos, for dinner and a good night's sleep!
Lodging: Los Lapachos Hotel
September 16, Wednesday: Lowlands of Calilegua and return to San Lorenzo
With another early visit, this time to the lowlands of Calilegua Park, we'll look for those specialties we may be missing, very conceivably Turquoise-fronted Parrot, Toco Toucan, Blue-crowned Trogon, Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant and Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher. The muddy borders of the river are regularly visited by a number of mammals, such as Forest Fox, South American Raccoon, and Tayra. Even Tapirs are possible here. This afternoon drive back to San Lorenzo for a superb Argentine beef dinner and our last night at Hotel Selva Montana.
Lodging: Hotel Selva Montana
September 17, Thursday: Fly to Buenos Aires and connect to Iguazu Falls
Morning flight to Buenos Aires and connect with a midday flight to Puerto Iguazu, where we spend two nights at the wonderful Sheraton Iguazu Hotel located in the national park beside Iguazu Falls on the Argentine side. Iguazu is on the extreme northeast border of Argentina with Brazil and Paraguay. Iguazu Falls is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is surrounded by completely different habitat, the Rainforest! This afternoon enjoy the boardwalks along the Falls and savor some of the abundant birdlife in the vicinity of the hotel, a selection that will casts parrotlets, toucans, tanagers, euphonias and many other forest inhabitants, including inquisitive Coatis. At sunset Great Dusky Swifts circle around the falls, then plunge at great speed down through the curtains of water to their roost behind. Careful checking may produce several White- collared Swifts as well. Dinner this evening back at the Sheraton Iguazu Hotel.
Lodging: Sheraton Iguazu Hotel
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September 18, Friday: Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls provide an astounding spectacle amidst the splendor of the jungle and we'll have the full day to enjoy both the Falls and the different types of forests and their special inhabitants. This mature Subtropical Rainforest is a compact multi-tiered green wall twenty to thirty meters tall, made up of at least a hundred evergreen tree species distributed into strata, intermixed with epiphytes, lianas and a dense understorey, dominated by bamboo canes. The rainforest here is extremely rich in primate and bird species. We'll visit all major habitat types: the evergreen and bamboo forests, misty riverine gorges, capueras (open areas where the primary rainforest has disappeared due to logging, fire or a natural disaster, now being covered by new, lower vegetation) and savannah. We'll walk parts of the Macuco, Yacaratia or Timbo trails on the Argentine side. The Macuco trail is a famous six km primary rainforest trail, excellent for birding on foot in Iguazu National Park. At Iguazu National Park the endangered Black-fronted Piping-Guan has been seen on past trips near the Falls, so there is good chance of seeing this great rarity, even as we walk along some of the long stretches of boardwalk bordering the many arms of Iguazu Falls on the Argentine side. The Yacaratia section was logged intensively before the National Park's creation, but today the vigorous vegetation is recuperating. We'll find typical Paranaense Forest and the associated birds, notably Saffron Toucanet and Chestnut-eared Aracari. This is the type of rainforest that develops along the Parana River system, characterized by relatively short trees with huge, powerful trunks, covered by epiphytes. Dinner and overnight at the Sheraton Iguazu Hotel.
Lodging: Sheraton Iguazu Hotel
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September 19, Saturday: The Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls and flight to Cuiaba
Today continue to enjoy the amazing Argentine side of the Falls and visit a wonderful hummingbird garden in the town of Puerto Iguazu, then after lunch depart to go through customs at the border and visit the fabulous Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. The main attraction here will undoubtedly be in the roaring mass of water plunging down. Good habitat protects several bird specialties, such as Blue-naped Chlorophonia and Green-headed Tanager, friendly toucans, plus several species of mammals, especially Coatis. The trails and boardwalks on the Brazilian side are not nearly as extensive as on the Argentinian side, but by late afternoon we will have experienced a multitude of photo angles both of the Falls and the wildlife along the trails. We overnight at Hotel Carima near the entrance to the national park and close to the Foz do Iguazu Airport.
Lodging: Hotel Carima
September 20, Sunday: Alta Floresta
Take an early flight from Foz do Iguazu via Brasilia or Sao Paulo to Cuiaba in order to connect with a local flight to the small town of Alta Floresta. Our flight crosses over the highlands of north central Brazil, which are marked with lush gallery forests. Gradually the trees get taller and the forest more continuous with only rivers and an occasional ranch or road interrupts it. As we get closer to Alta Floresta, the majority of the land below is cleared. In this small town we'll overnight at the charming Hotel Floresta Amazonica.
Lodging: Hotel Floresta Amazonica
September 21, Monday: The Amazon Basin - Rio Cristalino
After breakfast and time to enjoy the birds on the lodge grounds, depart our hotel for the Teles Pires River. Travel by boat upstream and into the mouth of the Cristalino River. The confluence of the black water of the Cristalino with the yellow-brown water of the Teles Pires creates a fascinating phenomenon. The waters don't mix until several kilometers downstream. Boating up the Cristalino River is a delightful experience, and one we will repeat over the next few days.
The secluded Rio Cristalino Lodge, a half-hour upstream, is in a small clearing on the banks of the river and miles from the nearest facility. Here we find virgin river and forests. The animals have not been hunted and most do not instinctively run from man on sight. The lodge has eight fully screened chalets, a perfect size, and has incredibly good food. Hammocks are also available for lounging during mid-day. We'll explore the lodge grounds, then meet for dinner at the dining area. Scarlet Macaws screech overhead, stopping in a tree where they often are nesting just behind the lodge. White-whiskered Spider Monkeys can be found in the immediate area, and you'll be captivated with the setting of the lodge on the river.
Lodging: Rio Cristalino Lodge
September 22 - 23, Tuesday - Wednesday: The Amazon Basin - Rio Cristalino
Explore this incredibly rich Amazonian site for its staggering 450+ bird species with magical encounters of huge roaming mixed species flocks, ant swarms and pleasant afternoon boat trips along the lovely Cristalino black water river (few mosquitoes here!). Special birds include many range restricted species, some poorly-known, as well as many bamboo specialists, such as the recently described Manu Antbird, Peruvian Recurvebill, Large-headed and Dusky-tailed Flatbill, Dusky- cheeked Foliage-gleaner and Cherry-throated Spinetail. Other special birds are Razor-billed Curassow, Red-throated Piping Guan, Dark-winged Trumpeter, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Spangled, Purple-throated and Pompadour Cotinga, and Royal Flycatcher. A large mammal list includes a stunning fourteen species of primates, Jaguar, Short-eared Dog, Tayra, Giant River Otter and Brazilian Tapir.
Behind the camp a trail leads to a small stream, an excellent locations to view a number of primate species, including White-whiskered Spider Monkey, White-fronted Capuchin, Common Woolly Monkey and both Red and Red-handed howlers. Dusky Titi Monkey and Southern Red-necked Night Monkey, along with the very endangered White-nosed Bearded Saki Monkey have been seen here as well. Relaxing in camp will be equally inviting, especially with bar service on the floating dock. On boat trips upstream enter a very different ecosystem with trees widely spaced, allowing more light to hit the forest floor. Take a trail that winds through the forest to a huge Brazilian nut tree with a diameter of at least 10 feet in this virgin forest. The mammals here normally do not instinctively run from man on sight, so there is a chance of finding a sunning Jaguar or a Tapir swimming across the river. Further upstream is a place of flooded forests and oxbow lakes where the fascinating and primitive Hoatzin, a small turkey sized bird inhabits the tree branches overhanging the river. When an eagle or other predator threatens the young Hoatzin from above, it drops into the river and can swim. With spines on its wings, it then climbs back up the branches. We will also walk on other newly opened trails.
Lodging: Rio Cristalino Lodge
September 24, Thursday: To Alta Floresta and fly to Cuiaba
Enjoy a final before breakfast walk in the beautiful forest around the Cristalino River with birding on the boat back to Alta Floresta. Arrive in time for a connecting flight to Cuiaba, located in northern part of the state of Mato Grosso, deep in the center of a huge plateau. On arrival in Cuiaba, depending on flight arrival if there is time, stop at a reserve on the edge of the city, where Pantanal Marmosets are resident. Dinner and overnight at the Mato Grosso Palace Hotel.
Lodging: Mato Grosso Palace Hotel
September 25 - 27, Friday - Sunday: The Pantanal on the Pixaim River
Our lodge for three nights will be the Hotel Best Western Pantanal in Pixaim, which gets us into the heart of the Pantanal along the marvelous Pixaim River, which is only 46 km from Pocone, where we enter the Pantanal. First we drive more or less non-stop from Cuiaba across 90 km of Cerrado forest habitat to the village of Pocone. About 15 km south of this town, we'll set out on the Transpantaneira, a truly extraordinary and barely elevated dirt track traversing some 150 km of Pantanal, ending at Porto Jofre on the Rio Cuiaba, where we will be on Monday for three nights. To get there the Transpantaneira crosses a seemingly endless series of clattering board bridges and since parts of the road surface gets inundated every year, it can be very rough, even in September at the peak of the dry season. Travel is slow under the best of circumstances, and though we have only 46 kms to our lodging at Pixaim from the beginning of the Transpantaneira, we will want to stop for some amazing scenes, as there is wildlife to see along the way. We will certainly see large numbers of the herons, storks and other waterfowl so characteristic of the region. Yacare Caimans and Capybaras thrive here, as they are well protected from hunting in the Pantanal. We will spend three nights at Hotel Best Western Pantanal beside the Pixaim River. On Saturday walk on the trails along the river and enjoy a late afternoon boat trip, staying on the river until dusk for a beautiful sunset on the river, hopefully with Giant River Otters. We have also included a full day for a trip to Campo Largo and the surrounding savannah for Giant Anteater, which have consistently been active here at this season, so this species will be a huge highlight for the trip.
Lodging: Hotel Best Western Pantanal
September 28, Monday: Porto Jofre on the Cuiaba River
Before breakfast walk around in low streamside woods looking for such specialties as the recently described Gray-crested Cacholote, Band-tailed Antbird, Mato Grosso Antbird and Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant at Pixaim. Then drive to the end of the Transpantaneira to Porto Jofre Lodge. The most visible mammal in the Pantanal is the Capybara, a social giant rodent weighing around 60 kg that will be seen in family groups, while both Pampas and Marsh deer are in tall grassland and both Black Howler and Brown Capuchin monkeys are in the trees. The very elusive Jaguar is rarely seen, but at this season along the river, we have been very fortunate to see several Jaguars. Peccaries and Tapir are possibilities as well. Hundreds of Yacare Caimans and some Green Iguanas are the most noteworthy reptiles of the Pantanal, as Yellow Anacondas are very rarely seen now in the Pantanal.
We'll stop to walk while driving through scrubland and riverine gorges. We may find Chestnut- bellied Guan, the only endemic to the Pantanal, as well as many other attractions, such as Chaco Chachalaca and Bare-faced Curassow. It's 86 km from Pixaim to Porto Jofre, not a great distance, though road conditions may make it seem so. A side tour inside the forest will be fun to look for more Pantanal passerines. Almost imperceptibly the marshy prospects grow vaster and the waterbirds even more numerous until we reach a vast opening known as Campo Jofre, where in recent years Jaguars have been consistently encountered along the river, so we will spend three nights at the very nice lodge at Porto Jofre. Hyacinth Macaws love to perch in the trees on the lodge groups and feed on the native palms growing throughout the lodge grounds.
Lodging: Porto Jofre Lodge
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September 29 - 30, Tuesday - Wednesday: Hyacinth Macaws and boat trips in search of Jaguar
The two principal avian emblems of the Pantanal are the Jabiru, which by this point we will have seen in considerable numbers, and the Hyacinth Macaw, a much less common, but equally impressive species. The world's largest parrot, it occurs at scattered localities along the Transpantaneira, but is most often seen in the immediate vicinity of Porto Jofre. Here we'll look for it in particular, as well as for several much less conspicuous species, such as White-wedged Piculet, a tiny woodpecker, Cinereous-breasted and White-lored spinetails and Plain Tyrannulet. Also our river boat trips along the river courses will be truly memorable experiences to watch kingfishers diving after their meal, Blue-throated Piping-Guan at the water's edge, Fishing-Bats patrolling pools, while listening to Black Howlers roaring in the forest. We have good chances of spotting a Jaguar along the Rio Tres Irmaoes, upstream of Porto Jofre, within the Parque Estadual Encontro das Aguas area. We will use the excellent boats from Porto Jofre with very experienced boatmen.
Lodging: Porto Jofre Lodge
October 1, Thursday: Return to Cuiaba for afternoon flight to connect homeward
We'll leave Porto Jofre and retrace our route, stopping in certain areas of low forest or wooden swamp to search out species not seen yet in these habitats, very conceivable Laughing Falcon and Long-winged Harrier. We'll pass through Pixaim, then back through the town of Pocone, where we stop for lunch, and arrive at the airport in Cuiaba in time for a PM flight to Guarulhos (GRU) outside of Sao Paolo, the international airport, to connect with an evening flight homeward.
October 2, Friday: Arrive home
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Reservations: Please contact us to assure space availability and to let us answer your questions. Then, fill out our reservation form, and mail it to us with your deposit:
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
20800 Kittredge Road
Saratoga, CA 95070
Toll Free: (800) 527-5330
Local: (408) 741-5330
Fax: (408) 741-0358
Email: info@cheesemans.com
Costs, Payments and Cancellations: Upon receiving your deposit, we will send trip materials, including a travel guide with trip essentials, reading list, species lists, and maps. Deposits are refundable before the final payment date, except for $150. The $150 may go toward another tour if a reservation is made within six months of the departure date of this trip. There are no refunds given after the final payment date. Trip cancellation insurance applications are available. Trip options, if any, and singles are extra.
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| Trip cost | $6200 |
| Single supplement | $1200 |
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| Deposit - to reserve your space | $500 |
| September 30, 2008 - second payment | $750 |
| June 15, 2009 - final payment | remaining balance |
Included: All lodging. Meals from lunch on September 10 through lunch on October 1 (chosen from the regular menu). Yours and land transport, except flights, as in the tour description. All guiding, and baggage handling for one medium sized soft-sided bag per person. All entrance fees and permissions to national parks and private ranches. All services of Ricardo Clark.
Not included: Air tickets (see approximate airfare). Airport taxes. Bottled beverages (except for water and soft drinks with picnic lunches in the field). Room service or any other item of a purely personal nature. Items not on the menu of included meals. Gratuities averaging about $7 - $8 per day to the resident bus driver and local guides. Brazil visa fee of $100, plus any fee charged by a visa company for their assistance in obtaining your visa. Visa information and other trip information is sent after we receive your deposit.
Concerning Health: Consult your physician about vaccinations, inoculations, malaria prophylactic, etc. Vaccinations and inoculations are not required to enter Argentina. We recommend a Tetanus shot and Hepatitus A, drinking bottled water or bringing water purification tablets or a water filter. Bring all medicine, etc. that you require. Insect bites are not normally a problem, unless you are highly sensitive to insect bites.
Climate: Temperatures can vary greatly - The plateau areas are higher and not humid, the Andes can be surprisingly cool all year with rain during any season. The Pantanal will be very hot at midday.
Species List: The species list gives you an idea of some of the wildlife that we have a good chance of encountering on this itinerary (this list is by no means guaranteed or complete).
Travel Insurance: Unless you specifically decline travel insurance, Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris requires, at a minimum, insurance to cover emergency medical care and evacuation for the duration of the tour. We have had good experience with Access America. Visit their website for complete details and we will also send you their brochure with your trip materials. You can purchase a policy via their website, phone or by mail. Whatever insurance you purchase, be sure to review the terms of all available policies carefully in order to buy the policy that you need.
Luggage:It is important to bring cool clothes, as well as warm clothes, but it is also important to travel as light as possible. Laundry service is available at most locations where we stay at least two nights. Plan to put camera equipment in your carry-on. Put your tri-pod in your checked luggage.
Conservation: Threatened species found in the Andean Yungas, Iguazu and in the Pantanal are numerous. Extensive land clearing, agricultural conversion, and logging, all magnified by road building and colonization, severely threaten the region. By visiting these areas we contribute to sustainable conservation of these valuable wildlife habitats. We encourage you to donate to wildlife conservation whenever possible. For conservation of wildlands in Argentina, we will send more details soon.
Mailing List: If you would like to be on our mailing list or request information, please use our online request form or send us your name, address, email address and phone number. Please note we will never share your personal information with anybody!
Responsibility: Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris, Saratoga, California, act only as agents and shall not be responsible or become liable for any delay incurred by any person in connection with any means of transportation, nor for the loss, damage or injury to person or property by reason of any event beyond the control of the agency or default of such agency suppliers. The right is reserved to cancel the tour prior to departure, in which case full refund will constitute full settlement to the passenger. No refund will be made for any unused portion of the tour unless arrangements are made at the time of booking. All rates are based on current tariffs and exchange rates and are subject to adjustment in the event of any change therein. Baggage is at the owner's risk.
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