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Africa & the Middle East We are particularly excited about our suite of tours to Africa and the Middle East this year. After a lengthy absence, our Classic Kenyan Safari is back, this time with our top-rated husband and wife team of Callan Cohen and Deirdre Vrancken at the helm. Namibia and autumn Morocco are two more ‘classic’ destinations returning to our schedule in 2014, and we have new twists to our tours to The Gambia and to Ghana. Often imitated but rarely equalled, our South Africa Cape Birds & Flowers tour moves to a new September slot, and we're unveiling a new look Madagascar tour that should neatly sidestep all those troublesome domestic flight issues that are the bane of so many tours to this remarkable island. Our tour to Botswana and the Victoria Falls in Zambia last March was a big success - and it goes straight back into our programme again! MOROCCO Agadir & Goulimime Sat 25 January-Sat 1 February (8 days) with Arnoud van den Berg Dispel those mid-winter blues and join us for a terrific week of winter birding out of Agadir, on Morocco’s sunny Atlantic shore! Barbary Partridge, Bald Ibis, Plain Martin, Moussier’s Redstart, Fulvous Babbler and a range of North African specialities to watch for. Highlights include an easy pelagic boat trip that’s been superb for seabirds on both our previous tours, a visit to Oued Massa, Morocco’s premier birdwatching spot, and a two-night excursion south to Goulimime for a splendid array of larks, wheatears and other desert dwellers. Tour Cost: £1595 Deposit: £300 per person Single supp: £145 GROUP SIZE: max 14 participants & 2 guides THE GAMBIA Africa’s Jewel in the Sun Tue 28 January-Tue 4 February (8 days) Tue 25 February-Tue 4 March (8 days) Single-centre tour with Gary Elton (Jan) or Robin Chittenden (Feb) & Dembo Sonko NEW ITINERARY! Warm yourself up this winter with a week of tropical birding based at a comfortable hotel on the sun-drenched West African coast. With no changes of accommodation to worry about, this easy-paced holiday offers the perfect introduction to tropical African birds. New for 2014, we visit up and coming coastal reserves and take a ‘creek-crawl’ on the Lower Gambia River. Tour Cost: £1995 Deposit: £400 per person Single supp: £125 GROUP SIZE: max 12 participants & 2 guides KUWAIT Gulf Migrants & Specialities Wed 19-Wed 26 February (8 days) Wed 5-Wed 12 March (8 days) Single-centre tour with Peter Kennerley (Feb) or Brian Small (Mar) & local guide Despite an arid landscape largely dominated by sand, and thanks to its unique position at the head of the Persian Gulf, this tiny oil-rich emirate has started to emerge as a first-rate birding destination. Our last tour turned up a long list of sought-after Western Palearctic specialities and migrants, including Crab Plover, Greater and Lesser Sandplovers, Isabelline Shrike, Grey Hypocolius, Afghan Babbler, Mountain Chiffchaff, Asian Desert Warbler and Persian Wheatear. Tour Cost: £2495 Deposit: £400 per person Single supp: £495 GROUP SIZE: max 8 participants & 2 guides BOTSWANA & ZAMBIA Okavango Delta & Victoria Falls Mon 3-Fri 14 March (12 days) with Callan Cohen Travel with our Africa specialist Callan Cohen on a ‘fly-in safari’ to one of the last great wilderness areas on our planet: the fragile Okavango Delta. We’ll take small charter planes and boats into the Delta, where we stay in small, exclusive camps surrounded by the African bush. We’ll also visit famous Chobe National Park and see the spectacular Victoria Falls, in neighbouring Zambia. Highlights can include Slaty Egret, Pel’s Fishing Owl and African Wild Dog. Tour Cost: £6195 Deposit: £600 per person Single supp: £625 GROUP SIZE: max 10 participants & 1 guide We specialise in small group tours to some of the world's most beautiful wild places. Let us take you there ... GHANA Picathartes & the Gold Coast Sat 22-Sun 30 March (9 days) with Brian Small & Robert Ntakor NEW ITINERARY! We return for more brilliant birding along West Africa’s glittering Gold Coast, including the superb Rainforest Canopy Walkway at Kakum National Park. Some fine endemic birds with the highlight last time being a ‘must-do’ excursion to look for the cave-dwelling Yellow-headed Picathartes. Expect to see clouds of wonderful forest butterflies and some fascinating forest mammals, too. Tour Cost: £2495 Deposit: £400 per person Single supp: £195 GROUP SIZE: max 10 participants & 2 guides 12 limosaholidays.co.uk
Our March tour to Botswana and Zambia begins with a visit to one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, Victoria Falls © tour participant Jo Latham, www.wildlifephotocards.co.uk MOROCCO High Atlas, Sahara & Atlantic Coast Wed 26 March-Sat 5 April (11 days) with Arnoud van den Berg The best birding in North Africa, bar none! Our classic spring tour exploring the deserts, mountains and marshes of southern Morocco. An outstanding list of speciality birds, with Bald Ibis, Cream-coloured Courser, Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Egyptian Nightjar, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Levaillant’s Woodpecker, 12 species of larks, 9 wheatears, Tristram’s, Scrub and African Desert Warblers, Moussier’s Redstart, Desert Sparrow and Crimson-winged Finch all seen on our 2013 tour. Tour Cost: £1995 Deposit: £400 per person Single supp: £195 GROUP SIZE: max 14 participants & 2 guides TANZANIA Birds & Big Cats Sun 4-Thu 15 May (12 days) with Callan Cohen & Deirdre Vrancken Join us for what is arguably the greatest wildlife experience on Earth!... A superabundance of East African birds and mammals in a dramatic and amazingly beautiful setting. Timed to coincide with the great migration of Wildebeest through the Serengeti plain - a highlight of all our previous tours - our Birds & Big Cats safari to northern Tanzania will guide you through the magnificent national parks of Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti. Tour Cost: £4895 Deposit: £500 per person Single supp: £425 GROUP SIZE: max 12 participants & 2 guides KENYA Classic Kenyan Safari Wed 21 May-Mon 2 June (13 days) with Callan Cohen & Deirdre Vrancken RETURNING TO OUR SCHEDULE. In the home of the ‘safari’ (a Swahili word for journey), our Classic Kenyan Safari will introduce you to the magnificent birds and mammals of this wonderfully diverse country. Visiting famous Nairobi National Park, Mountain Lodge, Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara. Don’t miss this opportunity to travel with our top-rated Africa specialists Callan Cohen and Deirdre Vrancken, for the perfect introduction to East African wildlife, set amongst the hills and rich savanna landscapes of southern Kenya. Tour Cost: £4995 Deposit: £500 per person Single supp: £495 GROUP SIZE: max 12 participants & 2 guides NAMIBIA Namib Desert, Walvis Bay & Etosha Tue 15-Mon 28 July (14 days) with Alastair Kilpin RETURNING TO OUR SCHEDULE. From swirling apricot-coloured dunes and stark granitic hills, via Namibia’s mist-shrouded Atlantic coast, to legendary Etosha National Park, this highly regarded tour will surprise you in its magnificence of landscape, the hospitality of its people and, above all, the wonder and sheer variety of its abundant birds, mammals and other wildlife. Tour Cost: £4295 Deposit: £500 per person Single supp: £525 GROUP SIZE: max 8 participants & 1 guide Full tour itineraries available online 13
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