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BDOOTLPTLHEINNOSE                                                    TRAVEL

BACKSTAGE                                                                           Join us for an epic journey to Kenya to view
ADVENTURES                                                                          wild animalHs UaPMnEdNBGOcULreDINaTte lifetime memories.

If you want to get up close to the animals at Brookfield Zoo,                       KENYA UNDER CANVAS
sign up for one of our exciting Backstage Adventures.
                                                                                    Mount Kenya will play backdrop to your first adventure as
For an hour or more, you will assist our animal care specialists behind the scenes  you stay in the rustic Serena Mountain Lodge, located 7,200
and learn some fascinating tales about the animals who call the zoo home.           feet high on the mountain’s slopes. Colobus monkeys and
                                                                                    Sykes monkeys hang out nearby, as do elephants, rhinos,
All available dates are listed on our website.                                      buffalo, and more at the hotel’s illuminated waterhole.

Space is limited, so sign up now at                                                   Next, go on daytime drives to find the famous Big Five:
CZS.org/BackstageAdventures.                                                        leopards, lions, rhinos, elephants, and buffalo. At night, watch
                                                                                    as giraffes, zebras, and other animals visit camp.
Check out the animals  Plus:
you could meet:        FLYING FEATHERED FRIENDS (Ages 8 and Up)                       Observe leopards, lions, hippos, baboons, warthogs, rare
                       Learn about the beauty in our skies as                       giraffes and rhinos, and other animals in the surrounding
  CAMELS               you embark on an adventure in the free-                      national park. Birders will have much to see, including
  DOLPHINS             flight area of Reptiles and Birds. Work with                 pelicans, fish eages, and marabou storks. Night game drives,
  OKAPI                animal care staff as you discover how                        walks in the bush country, and hot air balloon rides are all
  SEALS                they care for and train birds.                               possibilities. An additional three days spent on the Maasai
  SNAKES                                                                            Mara’s savannah will thrill all.
  SEA LIONS                      AFRICAN ELEPHANTS
  LIZARDS                                                                             Optional trip extensions are to Tsavo West National Park
  PENGUINS                                                                          and Amboseli National Park.
  CROCODILES
  EXOTIC BIRDS	                                                                       Associate curator of mammals Joan
                                                                                    Daniels (right) will accompany this trip
                                                                                    and will be able to tell you all about the
                                                                                    Chicago Zoological Society’s support of
                                                                                    animals such as giraffes, elephants, and
                                                                                    lions in this part of the world.

                                                                                                            Please call (708) 688-8348 or go to
                                                                                      June 14 to 23, 2018 CZS.org/TravelPrograms for a full

                                                                                                            itinerary and pricing.

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