Known as South America’s Everglades, Brazil’s Pantanal is home to giant river otters, jaguars, marsh deer, tapirs, roseate spoonbills and hyacinthine macaws, the largest macaws in the world.
This immense freshwater wetland is the setting for a May 18-28 journey offered by Abercrombie %26 Kent in partnership with the Nature Conservancy.
Hosted by zoologist and conservation expert Luciana Honigman, the expedition also takes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest and its inhabitants - golden lion tamarins, wooly spider monkeys, maned three-toed sloths and highly threatened red-tailed parrots. Though Brazil’s diverse wildlife is its main focus, the trip sets aside a day or two for sightseeing in Rio.
The fee of $7,285 covers accommodations, most meals, activities and tours, with an additional $1,404 for internal airfare. International airfare is extra.
Other Abercrombie %26 Kent Nature Conservancy journeys target Papua New Guinea, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Alaska and Peru.
(800-554-7016; www.abercrombiekent.com, under Escorted Travel click on The Nature Conservancy)
TUTORIALS ON THE THAMES
The halls and spires of Oxford are familiar to followers of Inspector Morse and other such PBS characters. Now these fans can join Anglophiles from all over the world for a summer week studying, living and dining at Christ Church, one of the most prestigious of the Oxford colleges.
With five sessions starting on Sundays June 29-July 27, the weekly courses cover topics ranging from “Romantic Jane Austin” to “Castles in Britain.”
Tuition, six nights’ lodging and most meals come to $1,879, with extra charges for excursions and private bath. Additional costs are round-trip airfare to London and the bus transfer between Heathrow and Oxford. (www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/international/oxfordexperience.asp)
ALASKA UNDER SAIL
The 92-foot schooner Maple Leaf offers travelers a true small-ship adventure in Alaska, taking just eight passengers on an unscripted nature tour of the state’s southeastern coast.
The Maple Leaf’s “Alaska Supervoyage 1″ sails from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Sitka, Alaska, May 29-June 9, while “Alaska Supervoyage 2″ reverses the itinerary June 10-21. Each is priced at $5,404, all inclusive except for transportation between home and the voyage’s starting and ending points.
Other sailings on the Maple Leaf visit Canada’s Queen Charlotte Islands, Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island’s wild northwest coast. (888-599-5323; www.mapleleafadventures.com, click on Schedule %26 Pricing)
CLUBS ON DEMAND
Golfers on the move have the choice of lugging their own clubs along on a trip or paying top-dollar to rent clubs - sometimes of questionable quality - at the golf course. Until now, that is.
GolfClubsAway.com can deliver sets of Nike or Callaway clubs for $35 or $45 per day, respectively, to your hotel or course. A one-time fee of $10 lets golfers customize their bags, mixing the clubs and models of their choice. There are no shipping or delivery fees.
But golfers shouldn’t discard their travel golf bags just yet. The service is available only in Florida’s Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, though plans call for expansion to other locations throughout the U.S. (954-615-2326; www.golfclubsaway.com)
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