(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 28, 2011 ) TAMPA, FL -- Terra Incognita Ecotours, an adventure travel company that specializes in unforgettable ecotours around the world, is announcing a new and unforgettable ecotour that takes travelers to the wilderness of Rwanda for a gorilla safari expedition and then on to the Masai Mara in Kenya to witness the Great Migration. Accompanying guests on this journey will be acclaimed National Geographic wildlife photographer, Kevin Schafer, voted “Nature Photographer of the Year” in 2007 by the North American Nature Photographers Association.
On this tour, travelers will will journey through some of the most spectacular terrain on earth through Rwanda, to Akagera National Park for classic game drives, a boat ride on Lake Ihema, and accommodation in Akagera Lodge. Guests journey north through RwandaÂ’s beautiful terraced hillsides, take a tour of RwandaÂ’s Genocide Museum, and then move on to Volcanoes National Park. While visiting this part of Rwanda, visitors will meet a veterinarian from the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project to hear about their remarkable ongoing efforts to protect the Mountain Gorillas, go gorilla tracking twice, and pay a visit to the grave of famed primatologist Dian Fossey, located next to that of Digit, her long-time favorite Gorilla.
The second portion of the trip includes an optional extension to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Travelers are whisked off to the Little Governor's Camp in the Masai Mara, located in the heart of the best game viewing area of the Mara, only 30 minutes away from the regular river crossing sites. Throughout their time in the Masai Mara, guests will be treated to morning and evening game drives including close encounters with some of the Big 5, cultural interactions with Masaai people, gourmet cuisine, and much more.
Kevin Schafer is an award-winning natural history photographer, whose photographs have appeared in all of the major science and nature publications in the US, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History, and National Wildlife. He also works regularly with conservation organizations such as the Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund, and is a founding Fellow of the Int'l League of Conservation Photographers. To learn more about him visit www.kevinschafer.com .
A donation will be made to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project on behalf of each participant in order to continue the important task of providing preventive and emergency health care to these critically endangered creatures. Dates: September 8-19, 2012. Cost: $7849 per person, Group size is limited to 16 participants; single supplement is $1,000; international airfare is not included. For more information, visit www.ecotours.com or call 1-877-GOEXPLORE (1-877-463-9756)
