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Adventure Travel 2007:
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Private Jet Trips: Around the Globe in 23 DaysNational Geographic Adventure picks the 25 best new outfitted trips.
Text by Bonnie Tsui Photograph courtesy of the World Wildlife Fund
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PICTURE THIS: A World Wildlife Fund-assembled faculty of experts on Earth's
natural and cultural treasures waits aboard a private Boeing 757—think white-tablecloth meal service, a gourmet chef. You're right there with them, in business-class seating, on the tarmac in Orlando, Florida. Then, as the plane speeds down the runway, cue a three-week-long montage of the world's greatest destinations. First it's Peru for three days of exploring Lima, Cusco, and the sacred altars, temples, and terraced gardens of Machu Picchu. Next you're on Easter Island (pictured), in Chile, examining the treeless landscape's enigmatic moai, or head sculptures. In the following two weeks, you partake in a kava ceremony in Samoa; snorkel Australia's Great Barrier Reef; observe artisans carving elaborate dugout canoes in Papua New Guinea; and visit Cambodia's legendary Angkor Wat complex. You also visit the Taj Mahal, watch falconry demonstrations in Dubai, witness a wildebeest migration on the Serengeti, and finally, haggle for keepsakes in the busy souks of Marrakech—all before returning home. Take a deep breath. Now consider the cost of funding each of these trips separately: Seeing it all at once suddenly seems worth saving for.
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Outfitter: World Wildlife Fund (www.worldwildlifefund.org/travel)
Length: 23 days
Price: $42,950 per person
Difficulty: Easy
Departs: February
Our November 2006 issue features the best new adventure travel trips; an exclusive look inside Iran; a Greenland global warming report; backcountry spas; digital cameras; travel Web sites; weekend getaways; and more.
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