Upcoming Amazon Trips and Great Airfares

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TRIP 1

19-25 July 2009: Photography and Natural History - led by Dr. David Schleser - expert on fish, insects, photography, cacti, bonsai, natural history writing and interpretation, dentistry, lories, chicken-raising and all sorts of other things! A very dynamic person to be in the field with. You don't need to be an avid photographer to enjoy this trip, but you may come back with a zeal for photography that you never knew you had! Dr. Schleser is very patient with beginning photographers, and with his many years of experience behind his advice, you'll likely see a dramatic improvement in your photography - no matter what camera gear you may be using! Lots of opportunity on this trip for hiking, birding, kayaking, looking for herps and just plain relaxing!

TRIP 2
26 July-1 August 2009: Tropical Fish Collection and Study - also led by Dr. David Schleser - if you're into collecting and keeping tropical fish, you've no doubt already heard of Dr. Schleser - one of his recent books is a second edition of a popular guide to the identification and husbandry of piranhas. Arrangements can be made to ship your fish back to the USA (or other destinations) via a commercial fish exporter in Iquitos. This trip is planned for the Rio Nanay and Rio Momon - blackwater rivers that host a number of unusual fish species!

TRIP 3
2-8 August 2009: Tropical Fish Collection and Study - led by Jaap-Jan de Greef, an expert collector who has worked thoughout much of central and south America collecting unusual or rare fishes. Mr. De Greef is also an expert fruit tree and vegetable grower, fish breeder all-round fun person to be in the field with. His fish trip is almost full already, so if you want to go on his trip, get a reservation form in quickly!  This trip is headed down the Amazon River to the Apayacu and Ampiyacu Rivers - great areas in the past for a wide variety of catfishes and killifishes, among many others!

FUTURE TRIPS
We've got more trips lined up for the end of the year and into 2010 - if you have specific interests and dates when you'd like to see a trip scheduled, just let us know and we can see if we can work those dates into the calendar. To whet your appetite a bit, below are a couple of photos taken on recent trips with us. All the best, and looking forward to hearing from you!