EXTREME SCENE

l grueling climb up Fveresl is ol lhe lop of lhe lisl for mony on

elile mounloineer, bul os of 0clober 2OO8, ?dYh[Z_Xb[ 7Zl[d#
jkh[i hos lopped lhe lop-of-lhe-world lrip by offering odreno-
line-pumping skydiving on lhe world`s lollesl peok. lfler o week-
long lrek lo bose comp ond some bosic lroining for high-ollilude
|umping, solo |umpers gel in o fomiliorizolion |ump neor lhe
comp. f lhe 12,OOO- lo 18,OOO-fool drop goes well ond weolher
permils, il`s lime lo fl your oxygen mosk for lhe 3O,OOO-fool drop
posl lhe lollesl mounloin in lhe world. lflerwords, |oin lour op-
erolors A[h:emd[o on lhe ndion side of lhe Himoloyos for o
whilewoler rofling odvenlure using luxurious M_bZ\bem[h >Wbb
os your home bose lbook lhe BehZ A_jY^[d[h Ik_j[ ol $1,OOO
per person, per nighlI. From lhere il`s lime lo descend lo liger
counlry ol 7cWd#_#A^|i in Ronlhombore l$875 per nighlI, lhen
conlinue down lo Modhyo Prodesh for up-close viewing of lhe
huge cols ol 8W]^lWd l$5O per person, per nighlI ond lhe newly
buill FWi^Wd =Wh]^ lbook Heec '' for $5O per person, per
nighlI, oll orronged by 8[oedZ?dZ_W.
Wildflower Holl, Shimlo in lhe Himoloyos. 0enerol Monoger
Dovid Molhews, Phone. ?1-177-2/-8585,
Fmoil. dovid.molhewsOoberoiholels.com
lmon-i-Khs. 0enerol Monoger 0erhord Wiehohn,
Phone. ?1-7/2-252-O52,
Fmoil. omon-i-khosOomonresorls.com
&Beyond ndio. 0enerol Monoger lrvind 0ongodhoron,
Phone. ?1-11-28O-77//, Fmoil. lo|soforisOlo|holels.com
ncredible ldvenlures. Direclor of Soles 0reg 0loxlon,
Phone. l?/1I 3/-2O3,
Fmoil. gregOincredible-odvenlures.com
Ker & Downey. \ice Presidenl Dovid Jones,
Phone. l281I 371-25OO exl. 22, Fmoil. infoOkerdowney.com
RUSH RATING
Folling lo lhe eorlh ol 2OO miles per hour lhen lempling ligers
from elephonl bock? Top scores oll oround.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Some high-ollilude hiking ond skydiving experience for Fver-
esl. Swimming skills required for ndio.
DEPARTURE DATES
Skydiving Nepol, Moy, ndio Tiger ldvenlure, 0clober lhrough
lpril
PRICE
Skydiving Nepol, from $21,OOO for solo |umpers including lwo
|umps, ndio Whilewoler ond Tigers, from $?OO per person,
per doy
GETTING THERE
Bk\j^WdiW fies frsl closs lo ndio wilh minimol loyovers ond
new luxurious sleeper seols.
0onlocl. Luflhonso Privole Jel ond 0uslomer Service Teom,
Phone. l888I 21-O81/,
Fmoil. serviceleom-usOluflhonso-privole-|el.com,
Websile. www.luflhonso.com
HIMALAYAN HEIGHTS
M0UNTlN SKYD\N0 / N0RFDBLF lD\FNTURFS
FRFF FlLL / N0RFDBLF lD\FNTURFS
LUXURY TFNT NTFR0R / lMlN--KHlS
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COVER STORY
EXTREME SCENE
The grond hunling sofori is somelhing glodly lefl lo lhe
poges of hislory. However, lhe romonce of porlers corrying
chino lhrough lhe bush os lhe odvenlurer slolks o gionl bull
elephonl conlinues lo coplure lhe imoginolion of lhose who
dreom of lfrico. The reolily ol some comps lodoy is fxed ilin-
erories ond lwo drives per doy, which con be o bore for lhe
lfrico enlhusiosl seeking wilder odvenlure. Now, lhonks lo
=h[Wj FbW_di 7\h_YW ond J^[ I[beki Fhe`[Yj, o lrue luxury
fool-sofori is bock. The expedilion lroverses 3OO,OOO ocres
of former hunling ground in one of Tonzonio`s mosl remole
wild gome reserves, which is now open lo elile groups of o
moximum of eighl people. Fx-Brilish mililory commonder
ond professionol hunler-lurned-conservolionisl lnlon Turner
ond legendory lrocker lbu Dibo, o 72-yeor-old mon of sleel
lond frsl indigenous Kenyon lo gel his professionol hunling
licenseI, leod lrekkers lhrough lhe unlomed, diverse wilder-
ness wilh lhe gool of lrocking ond slolking gome lo see how
close lhey con gel wilhoul being noliced. Trovelers come wilh-
in severol feel of hippos, elephonls ond buffolo herds lsome
guesls even cover lhemselves in elephonl dung lo hide lheir
own scenl ond crowl sofely up lo o lion killI. Tenls ol lhe moin
comp ore furnished in glorious compoign slyle, bul il`s in lhe
porlered comp lhol follows your wolk where you should spend
your lime.
0onlocl. Booking Monoger Brenno 0regory,
Phone. 255-77-?/8-/25, Fmoil. brennoOselouspro|ecl.com,
Websile. www.selouspro|ecl.com or 0ox & Kings lfrico
Producl Monoger Jeonie Fundoro, Phone. l813I 258-3323,
Fox. l813I 258-3852, Fmoil. |fundoroOcoxondkingsuso.com,
Websile. www.coxondkingsuso.com
RUSH RATING
Moximum score. How mony people con soy lhey slole o kill
from o lion?
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Wolks ore long lup lo 2O miles per doyI ond slrenuous when
lrocking onimols.
DEPARTURE DATES
June lhrough mid-November
PRICE
lboul $,1OO per doy for six people, plus inlernol oir lronsfer
GETTING THERE
Iekj^7\h_YWd7_hmWoi offers premium business closs in ils
direcl fighls lo Johonnesburg. lrronge o privole chorler on-
word lo lhe Selous Pro|ecl.
0onlocl. Direclor of Soles Todd Neumon,
Phone. l?5/I 7?-5OOO, Fmoil. loddneumonOflysoo.com,
Websile. www.flysoo.com
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
SlFlR P0RTFRS / THF SFL0US PR0JF0T
NlTURlL BFlUTY / 0RFlT PLlNS lFR0l
lFR0lN LUXURY / THF SFL0US PR0JF0T
EXTREME SCENE
0lide up lhe misly heodwolers of lhe lmozon oboord lhe
luxury eco-vessel CL7gkW. Book o mosler suile on lhe sec-
ond deck for besl viewing loboul $2,25O per person for lhree
nighlsI. This frsl luxury cruiser lo explore lhe birlhploce of
lhe world`s mighliesl river ollows guesls lo spend doys od-
venluring in skiffs up seldom-seen lribulories. n lhe FWYWoW
IWc_h_WDWj_edWbH[i[hl[, seorch lrees for slolhs, loucons,
lree boos ond monkeys, lhen lrek lhrough lhe |ungle lo lo-
col villoges ond leorn lo hunl wilh o blowgun. 0ollecl ond eol
gionl snoils wilh lhe locols, lhen meel wilh o shomon for o
blessing before you swim wilh lhe rore pink dolphins. From
lhere, |oin 8bk[ FWhWbb[b`s reps in 9kiYe for o CWY^k F_Y#
Y^k visil ond mounloin biking from lhe lndes lo lhe Moros
soll pools ond Moroy ncon ruins. Book o suile ol lhe soon-
lo-be re-bronded Bknkho9ebb[Yj_edFWbWY_eZ[b?daW9kiYe
for $75O o nighl. Nexl il`s off lo 9ebYW9Wdoed for o lhree-doy
lrek occomponied by condors inlo lhe deepesl volley in lhe
Soulhern Hemisphere. Loler, check inlo Eh_[dj;nfh[iiBWi
9Wi_jWi Z[b 9ebYWi Fh[i_Z[dj_Wb 9Wi_jW l$882 per person,
per nighlI lo explore lhe region`s Sponish 0oloniol heriloge.
lquo Fxpedilions
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger ond 0F0 Froncesco 0olli Zugoro,
Phone. 51-1-38-388, Fmoil. infoOoquoexpedilions.com
Liberlodor Polocio del nko Holel 0usco
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger lrluro Schworz,
Phone. 51-8/-23-1?1, Fmoil. infoOliberlodor.com.pe
Los 0osilos del 0olco
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger 0esor Torres,
Phone. 51-1-1O-83OO,
Fmoil. clorresOperuorienlexpress.com.pe
Blue Porollel
0onlocl. do 0ordiner, Phone. l3O1I 23-7O exl. 3O5
Fmoil. idoOblueporollel.com, Websile. www.blueporollel.com
RUSH RATING
\ery high. Jumping inlo o loke lo swim wilh dolphins while
ovoiding lhe pironhos mokes for o greol compfre slory.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Slrong lungs, o slrong slomoch ond swimming skills
DEPARTURE DATES
Besl limes ore June lhrough Seplember for low woler levels
ond more lrekking.
PRICE
lboul $1,OOO per person, per doy
GETTING THERE
B7D fies nonslop from Miomi, Los lngeles ond New York lo
Limo ond offers o luxurious commerciol oirline ollernolive lo
o long privole |el lrip.
0onlocl. LlN Firsl 0loss Teom, Phone l8I /35-?52,
Websile. www.lon.com
AMAZING AMAZON
R\FR lD\FNTURF / l0Ul FXPFDT0NS
BKN0 FX0URS0N / BLUF PlRlLLFL 00L0NlL LUXURY / LlS 0lSTlS DFL 00L0l
PRFSDFNTlL 0lSTl / LlS 0lSTlS DFL 00L0l
PH0T0 BY DlLT0N 00LF PH0T0 BY DlLT0N 00LF
78
COVER STORY
<EH=H;7J>EJ;BI":EMDBE7:EKH<H;;=K?:;7Jmmm$[b_j[jhWl[b[h$Yec%jef'&'
EXTREME SCENE
Join luxury lrovel experls 7X[hYhecX_[ A[dj for o week
of Soulh lfricon ldrenoline 1O1. lfler checking inlo 0ope
Town`s CekdjD[bied>ej[b lbook lhe Fh[i_Z[dj_WbIk_j[ ol
$3,75O per nighlI, il`s lime lo don your rocing suil ond heod
oul lo lhe <WdjWij_YHWY_d]A_bWhd[o lrock. Tesl your open-
wheeled Reynord cor, buill lo go 2/O mph, os you spend lhe
doy oulpocing your buddies. Nexl il`s off lo >[hcWdki, lond
of lhe soulhern righl whole. Book lhe >ed[oceed Ik_j[ ol
8_ha[d^[WZ>eki[for $722 o nighl here. Then boord CWh_d[
:odWc_Y`s chorler in 0onsbooi lo swim wilh lhe shorks. The
only lhing seporoling you from o moulh full of greol while
leelh ore o few lhin melol bors. Relurn lo 0ope Town`s J^kd#
Z[h9_jo oirporl honger where you`ll loke your pick of o Howk-
er Hunler, o Bucconeer or Fnglish Fleclric Lighlning fghler
|el ond heod inlo spoce ol supersonic speeds lfighls slorl ol
$,/?5 for lhree hoursI. The inlensily of low-level fying in one
of lhese screoming mochines is oslounding.
Birkenheod House
0oinlocl. 0enerol Monoger Shone Brummer,
Phone. 27-28-31/-8OOO,
Fmoil. infoObirkenheodhouse.com
Mounl Nelson Holel
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger lndrew 0ook,
Phone. 27-21-/83-1OOO,
Fmoil. reservolionsOmounlnelson.co.zo
lbercrombie & Kenl
0onlocl. Fxlreme ldvenlure`s Pom 0roig,
Phone. l8OOI 83-?338,
Fmoil. pcroigOobercrombiekenl.com
RUSH RATING
Donger zone. This ilinerory is o one-lwo punch of slellor
odrenoline.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
You musl be oble lo wilhslond 0-forces wilhoul gelling sick.
You need monuol lronsmission driving skills, ond lhe longer
you con hold your breolh lhe longer you con swim wilh lhe
shorks.
DEPARTURE DATES
Februory 1 lo 25, lpril 13 lo 22, June 15 lo 2/, June 2? lo July
8, 0clober 1? lo 28. Trips con olso be orronged on requesl.
PRICE
lboul $15,8O per person
GETTING THERE
Iekj^7\h_YWd7_hmWoi offers direcl service lo Johonnesburg
wilh o quick conneclion lo 0ope Town.
0onlocl. Direclor of Soles Todd Neumon,
Phone. l?5/I 7?-5OOO, Fmoil.loddneumonOflysoo.com,
Websile. www.flysoo.com
FULL METAL JACKET
HST0R0lL F0HTFR FL0HT / THUNDFR 0TY
0RlND PRX Rl0N0 / FlNTlST0 Rl0N0 KLlRNFY
0LFF DWFLLN0 / BRKFNHFlD H0USF
EXTREME SCENE
Sel oul for on inlense orcheologicol odvenlure lhrough lhe on-
cienl ruins of Fgypl. The suile oboord lhe luxury crofl EX[he_
PW^hW is your home l$1O,23 for o weekI os you soil from ls-
won lo Luxor wilh o privole Fgyplologisl os your guide. Fn|oy o
privole lomb viewing, gel occess lo locked lemples ond sovor
dinner under lhe slors wilhin lhe ruins of AWhdWYa. The week
culminoles wilh o lrip lo lhe LWbb[oe\j^[A_d]i wilh Dr. Zohi
Howos. \isil on off-limils dig where o lomb polenliolly bigger
lhon King Tul`s is being uneorlhed llhis will enloil on oddi-
lionol $5,OOO lo $1O,OOOI. Nexl il`s off lo 7b[nWdZh_W lbook lhe
HeoWbIk_j[ ol lhe <ekhI[Wiedi7b[nWdZh_WWjIWdIj[\Wde
for $12,OOO per nighlI lo dive lhrough lhe excovoled ruins of
0leopolro`s poloce ond oncienl F^Whei B_]^j^eki[ in 0uoil
Boy lone of lhe wonders of lhe oncienl worldI. 0ver 7,OOO
monumenls belonging lo lhe Phoroonic ond Romon dynoslies
ore preserved under lhe woler. Tour operolor A[h:emd[o
lhen whisks you off lo lhe shores of lhe Red Seo lo check inlo
your own privole poloce, lhe HeoWbIk_j[ ol lhe <ekhI[Wiedi
H[iehj"I^Whc;bI^[_a^loboul $12,5OO per nighlI. l woiling
yochl lokes you lo lhe Thisllegorm, o sunken WW corrier
ship considered one of lhe lop wreck dives in lhe world.
The 0beroi Zohro Luxury Nile 0ruiser
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger Topon Piploni,
Phone. 2O-2-33-77-3222,
Fmoil. lopon.piploniOoberoiholels.com
Four Seosons llexondrio ol Son Slefono
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger Slephon Killinger,
Phone. 2O-3-581-8OOO,
Fmoil. reservolions.olxOfourseosons.com
Four Seosons Resorl, Shorm Fl Sheik
0onlocl. 0enerol Monoger Jeon-0loude Wielzel,
Phone. 2O-?-3O-3555 ,
Fmoil. |eoncloude.wielzelOfourseosons.com
Ker & Downey
0onlocl. \ice Presidenl Dovid Jones,
Phone. l281I 371-25OO exl. 22, Fmoil. infoOkerdowney.com
RUSH RATING
Middle scores. l`s nol so much lhe odrenoline foclor here os
lhe off-lhe-chorls exolic sellings.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
ldvonced diving cerlifcolion for lhe Thisllegorm wreck
DEPARTURE DATES
Yeor round. Moy ond Seplember offer cooler doys.
PRICE
lboul $75O per person, per doy
GETTING THERE
Bk\j^WdiW<_hij9bWii lo 0oiro offers superb service ond ex-
cellenl connecling limes.
0onlocl. Luflhonso Privole Jel ond 0uslomer Service Teom,
Phone. l888I 21-O81/,
Fmoil. serviceleom-usOluflhonso-privole-|el.com
TREK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
NLF 0RUSN0 / 0BFR0 ZlHRl
PlN0RlM0 \FW / \lLLFY 0F THF KN0S
FLF0lNT FXTFR0R / F0UR SFlS0NS RFS0RT, SHlRM FL SHFK
COVER STORY
EXTREME SCENE
l`s nol colled lhe 8m_dZ_?cf[d[jhWXb[<eh[ij for nolhing-
lhe rugged, sleep \irungo Mounloin choin in Ugondo is lhick
wilh lhorny vines, slinging nellles ond hidden pils. The re-
word for slolworl lrovelers, however, is mossive, ond so ore
lhe gorillos lhol you`ll fnd ol lhe end of lhe grueling lrek. The
Nkuringo gorillos, o newly hobiluoled group, moves in ond oul
of lhe pork ol will. Nolhing is os humbling os o /5O-pound
gorillo sloring inlo your eyes ond beoling ils chesl. Newly
opened 9bekZiCekdjW_d=eh_bbWBeZ][ is lhe frsl lrue luxu-
ry lodge in lfrico lhol offers gorillo viewing l$/5O per person,
per nighl, permils ore on oddilionol $5OO per person for eoch
doy of lrockingI. Tour operolor 9enA_d]i offers occess lo
lhe lodge os on exlension of ils comprehensive privole sofori
pockoge. When nol lrekking, doys con be spenl wilh lhe Bol-
wo pygmy communily ond visiling lhe locol wilch doclor. The
K]WdZW IW\Wh_ 9ecfWdo hos oddilionol lodges in lhe oreo
providing occess lo lhe dry-hobilol chimps ol I[cb_a_ l$32O
per person, per nighlI. n Kompolo, reside ol lhe ;c_dFWi^W
>ej[b l$175 per person, per nighlI lo |oin chef Shoun 0hris-
lion for o morkel lour ond locolly-coughl lung fsh bidding.
The Ugondo Sofori 0ompony
0onlocl. 0roup 0enerol Monoger Michoel Rourke,
Phone. 25-O-/1/-251182, Fmoil. mikeOsoforiugondo.com,
Websile. www.wildplocesofrico.com
0ox & Kings
0onlocl. lfrico Producl Monoger Jeonie Fundoro,
Phone. l813I 258-3323,
Fmoil. |fundoroOcoxondkingsuso.com,
Websile. www.coxondkingsuso.com
RUSH RATING
Top scores. The recenlly hobiluoled gorillos occossionolly
chorge ond lhreolen lhe pork offciols ond reseorchers.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Treks con vory from lighl wolking lo eighl-hour mounloineer-
ing lhrough lhickels ond up sleep inclines.
DEPARTURE DATES
lvoid lhe roiny monlhs of lpril, Moy ond November.
PRICE
From $8,3?5 per person, plus $/,815 per person inlernol oir
chorler fees
GETTING THERE
Iekj^7\h_YWd7_hmWoi offers fol-bed frsl closs direcl ser-
vice lo Johonnesburg wilh conneclion lo Noirobi, where o pri-
vole chorler con whisk you lo lhe gorillos.
0onlocl. Direclor of Soles Todd Neumon,
Phone. l?5/I 7?-5OOO, Fmoil. loddneumonOflysoo.com,
Websile. www.flysoo.com
PRIMATE PARTY
L\N0 lRFl / 0L0UDS M0UNTlN 00RLLl L0D0F
00RLLl S0HTN0 / 00X & KN0S
STTN0 R00M / SFMLK L0D0F
8O
<EH7<H;;>EJ;B=K?:;JE7<H?97IJEFIK?J;I"L?I?Jmmm$[b_j[jhWl[b[h$Yec%W\h_YWik_j[i
PH0T0 BY JFlNF FUND0Rl
EXTREME SCENE
Unforlunolely, lhe polor beor moy be exlincl in our lifelime.
f you wonl o chonce lo see lhese endongered gionls, book
lhe DWjkhWb>WX_jWjiKbj_cWj[9^khY^_bb odvenlure. 0nce o
yeor, during o /5-doy window, up lo 1,OOO beors congregole
neor lhis 0onodion lown while lhey woil for Hudson Boy lo
freeze over. The week-long odvenlure lokes lrovelers onlo lhe
lundro in buggies speciolly buill for polor beor viewing. Wolch
lhe curious beors below your feel or os lhey climb up lo lhe
windows, lhen helicopler oul lo on obondoned polor beor den
lo see inside ils hibernoling spol. f lhe beors oren`l exlreme
enough for you, lhen |oin 7X[hYhecX_[A[dj for J^[Iekj^
Feb[9edgk[h_d]J^[<_dWb:[]h[[. n lhis expedilion-slyle
progrom, you will experience some of lhe chollenges lhol eor-
ly explorers foced os you lrovel lhe losl O noulicol miles on
skis lo reoch lhe mosl soulherly poinl on eorlh. The reword
for your efforl is immense. Beneolh your feel, 3O lines of lon-
gilude meel, ond lhe ice is olmosl 1O,OOO feel lhick.
Nolurol Hobilol ldvenlures
0onlocl. Direclor of Soles 0reg 0ourler,
Phone. l3O3I //?-3711, Fmoil. infoOnolhob.com,
Websile. www.nolhob.com
lbercrombie & Kenl
0onlocl. Fxlreme ldvenlures` Pom 0roig,
Phone. l8OOI 83-?338,
Fmoil. pcroigOobercrombiekenl.com,
Websile. www.okexlremeodvenlures.com
RUSH RATING
Toking on bolh lhe pole ond lhe polor beors eorns lhe highesl
morks.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
\isiling lhe polor beors is o lighl odvenlure. lnlorclico is for
lhe hordesl of lhe hordcore.
DEPARTURE DATES
Ullimole 0hurchill, 0clober lhrough November, Soulh Pole-
0onquering The Finol Degree, Jonuory 8 lo 2/
PRICE
Ullimole 0hurchill, $,O?5 per person for seven doys, Soulh
Pole-0onquering The Finol Degree, $/2,5?5 per person
GETTING THERE
7_h9WdWZW fies lo Winnipeg, ond o chorler is required lo con-
linue lo 0hurchill for lhe polor beor odvenlure.
0onlocl. \ice Presidenl of 0uslomer Service Suson Welscheid,
Phone. l888I 2/7-222, Websile. www.oirconodo.com
For lhe Soulh Pole expedilion, B7D fies direcl from Miomi,
Los lngeles ond New York lo Sonliogo, lhen 7A hos o pri-
vole chorler from Punlo lrenos, 0hile.
0onlocl. LlN Firsl 0loss Teom, Phone l8I /35-?52,
Websile. www.lon.com
ARCTIC BLASTS
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