Maasai Mara - Big Cat Live!

2008-10-10 15:02:21 posted by Neil Birnie
tags: Africa Safari

Like many of you I am sure, I have been glued to the TV watching the recent Big Cat Live broadcasts from the Maasai Mara. I was thrilled to see Jackson Looseyia featured as a co-presenter and the special emphasis which has been placed on Maasai culture and guiding.  Jackson is one of the owners and senior guides at Rekero Camp in the Maasai Mara, where we often send our guests.

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Serengeti walking safaris!

2008-07-23 11:37:48 posted by Neil Birnie
tags: Safari Africa

Wilderness Journeys are thrilled to offer an exciting new range of walking safaris in the Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania.  A little known fact is that only 15% of the Serengeti is currently accessible by tourists and the remaining 85% consists of a vast, pristine wilderness.  Wilderness Journeys, in partnership with skilled local guides, are one of only a small selection of operators who have been invited to offer these fascinating experiences.

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India's Shivling - the most beautiful mountain in the world?

2008-03-19 17:00:54 posted by Neil Birnie
tags: Indian Himalaya Trekking

The wonderful mountain of Shivling, "the phallus of Shiva", may be the most stunning peak of the Garhwal region. Many consider it to be the most beautiful mountain in the world!   Its spectacular form is often compared to that of the Matterhorn as it rises as a sheer pyramid above the snout of the Gangotri Glacier. After British exploration of the Gangotri Glacier in 1933, a German expedition undertook a reconnaissance of Shivling in 1938.

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Ecotourism in Bolivia

2008-01-24 12:12:37 posted by Neil Birnie
tags: Bolivia South America Environment

Having just returned from a recent research trip to the high Andes, I am looking forward to the various wilderness adventures scheduled for 2008. The main purpose of my visit was to look at the scope for greater integration between adventure / ecotourism in South America and nature conservation efforts in many of the fragile and threatened ecosystems of the Andes.

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