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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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