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TRAVEL HYENA
Join us on one of these epic journeys to view CHURCHILL, MANITOBA: POLAR BEARS ON THE BAY
wild animals and create lifetime memories.
Join Brookfield Zoo members in Churchill, Manitoba,
KENYA UNDER CANVAS Canada—the polar bear capital of the world.
Upon arriving in Churchill, start your trip with a
Mount Kenya will play backdrop to your first adventure dog sledding excursion led by a local resident and
as you stay in the rustic Serena Mountain Lodge, located dog sledding expert who will teach you about dog
7,200 feet high on the mountain’s slopes. Colobus handling philosophy. The team of friendly dogs will
monkeys and Sykes monkeys hang out nearby, as take you on a mile-long ride through the northern
do elephants, rhinos, buffalo, and more at the hotel’s boreal forest.
illuminated waterhole.
You will then spend a two-day overnight trip
Next, go on daytime drives to find the famous Big Five: on the tundra. Look for polar bears in their natural
leopards, lions, rhinos, elephants, and buffalo. At night, habitat from the comfort of a Tundra Buggy, while
watch as giraffes, zebras, and other animals visit camp. listening to in-field lectures by experts from Polar
Bears International.
Observe leopards, lions, hippos, baboons, warthogs,
rare giraffes and rhinos, and other animals in the While exploring the desert-like
surrounding national park. Birders will have much to tundra and northern sections of the
see, including pelicans, fish eagles, and marabou storks. boreal forest, also keep your eye out
Night game drives, walks in the bush country, and hot air for ringed-seals and Arctic foxes.
balloon rides are all possibilities. An additional three days
spent on the Maasai Mara’s savannah will thrill all. Bill Zeigler, the Chicago Zoological
Society’s senior vice president of
Optional trip extensions are to Tsavo West National animal programs, will lead this trip.
Park and Amboseli National Park.
Please call (708) 688-8348 or go to
Curator of mammals Joan Daniels October 11 to 15, 2018 CZS.org/TravelPrograms for a full
will accompany this trip and will be
able to tell you all about the Chicago itinerary and pricing.
Zoological Society’s support of animals
such as giraffes, elephants, and lions in
this part of the world.
Please call (708) 688-8667 or go to
June 14 to 23, 2018 CZS.org/TravelPrograms for a full
itinerary and pricing.
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