ElderTreks Brochure - 2020

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yunnan Adventures in Tribal China

Black Dragon Pool, Lijang

Yunnan’s diversity of natural wonders includes Himalayan peaks, fertile valleys, tropical rainforests, tranquil lakes, nature reserves and thundering rivers. The snow-capped mountains and glaciers feed two of the world’s great rivers, the Mekong and the Yangtze. Culturally, the area is a veritable cornucopia of 24 colorful and exotic ethnic groups including Yi, Lisu, Bai, Naxi, and Li. Starting in Kunming, we visit the Western Hills and a temple carved out of the mountainside. In the town of Dali, we explore ancient streets surrounded by remnants of the city wall that once protected inhabitants from invaders. In the background, the Cangshan Mountains rise to snowy heights. We cruise

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on beautiful Erhai Lake before traveling to the town of Lijiang and walking along footpaths over ancient canals and alongside merchant shops. We make our way to higher altitude as we begin our journey to Shangri-La (formerly called Zhongdian) and Deqen on the Tibetan Plateau. We encounter locals in their traditional villages, plowing fields with yaks in this truly rugged, spectacular and seldom-visited Shangri-La. We also travel to Tacheng Nature Reserve in search of the very rare Yunnan golden monkey. Finally, we board a plane to Chengdu in Sichuan province, where we conclude our trip with a visit to the UNESCO Panda Breeding Sanctuary.


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Greenland and Wild Labrador

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Polar Bears of Churchill

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Northwest Passage: West to East

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Northwest Passage: East to West

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Malta and Sicily

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ARCTIC

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Russia & Belarus

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Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia

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St. Petersburg & the Baltics

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Adriatic Adventure

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Hiking in the Carpathians

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Medieval Treasures of Eastern Europe

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Transylvania (Hungary and Romania

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Wild Brazil

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Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana

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Circumnavigation of Newfoundland

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Haida Gwaii by Sailboat

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Heli-Hiking in the Canadian Rockies

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Hidden Treasures of South America

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Patagonia Trekking (Argentina and Chile

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Galapagos

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Peru and Bolivia

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Classic Cuba

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Eastern Cuba

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Lost World of the Mayans

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Costa Rica

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Sailing French Polynesian Islands

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New Zealand

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Papua New Guinea

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Grand Southeast Asia

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Java, Bali, & Komodo (Indonesia

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Borneo (Malaysia - Sabah & Sarawak

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Vietnam

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Sumatra (Indonesia

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Myanmar

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Laos

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Mongolia

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Yunnan (China

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Classic China

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Japan

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The Stans of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

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Chinese Silk Road

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Mountains & Monasteries of Northern India

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Lions and Tigers of India

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Classic India

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Sri Lanka

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Iran

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Egypt

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Oman

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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Morocco

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Ethiopia

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AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

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Accommodations

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Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe

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Madagascar

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INTRODUCTION TO ELDERTREKS

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