Wildland Adventures traveler alums rave about the experiences they’ve had traveling the world over with this company.  Purusing the many possibilities Wildland offers, PhotoAndTravel selected four of their adventures from a long list of foreign travel opportunities they are hosting during calendar year 2010.  However, we suggest to you the reader that you visit the Wildland Adventures website  for the complete list of all the trips available.

The Galapagos Photographic Tour is tailor made for both the casual as well as the professional photographer.  This spectacular photography tour, designed with camera in hand by Wildland Adventures and nature photographers Bob Harvey and Diane Kelsay, leads travelers on an exploration of the natural and cultural wonders of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Discover a blend of indigenous and Spanish culture in Quito, South America's oldest capital city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Voyage among the Galapagos Islands aboard a deluxe yacht and learn about the archipelago’s unique plants and animals from an expert naturalist guide. Wander through colorful markets as you photograph and observe local craftspeople at their trade. Complete your photographic adventure with a visit to the cloud forest outside of Quito where you can capture over 300 species of birds, including 16 species of hummingbirds on film. No where else on Earth can you observe, photograph and commune so closely with exotic wildlife as in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.  For more detailed itinerary information and photos.   click here

Wildland Adentures Kenya Luxury Safari encompasses the astonishing biodiversity of mountain, coastal and African savannah ecosystems where proud native peoples live in harmony amongst the world’s greatest herds of migrating wildlife. Explore the remote Kenyan bush in pure luxury. As we fly from camp to camp, we gain a broader understanding of this vast country and its diverse wildlife. Visiting private reserves in addition to the National Parks, you will take to the bush on foot, getting a closer look at the flora and fauna that are ideal for the photographer. After days filled with game drives, walking safaris and horseback rides, retire to hand-selected boutique lodges and camps where some of the best service and atmosphere in East Africa awaits you. Whether sleeping under thatch, stone or canvas these nine nights are sure to be memorable.  For additional itinerary information and photos click here  

The Wildland Adventurers’s Jordan Explorer tour traverses an ancient culture set in a landscape of spectacular natural beauty. As a modern Arab state rooted in thousands of years of tradition and culture, Jordan has much to offer the visitor. We visit the nature reserves of Dana and Wadi Rum, float like a cork in the Dead Sea, explore Roman Jerash, Byzantine Madaba and Mt. Nebo where Moses first saw the Promised Land and swim the warm waters of the Red Sea. We explore 12th century Crusader Castles and indulge in two days of personal discovery in Petra, the "... rose red city, half as old as time...." A particularly insightful tour inclusion is to be invited dinner guests in the homes of two Jordanian families in Amman and Petra. Extensions to Israel, Syria and Egypt are also available on request.  For more detailed itinerary information and photos click here

Their Highlights of Turkey tour is focused on the three most important cultural and political centers of this beautiful country: Istanbul, Cappadocia and Ephesus. Our tours to Turkey begin exploring Istanbul on foot and by local commuter ferry along the Bosphorus, into the spice market and covered bazaar, local neighborhoods, and our favorite restaurants. Stay in well-appointed Ottoman-style hotels, a boutique cave hotel, and in a renovated private rural home to experience village life in the Aegean highlands.  Wander through ancient Ephesus and some of the most surreal landscapes on earth in Cappadocia; bizarrely eroded rock formations, dramatic volcanic gorges, and underground cities with elaborately frescoed rock churches. Travel to Turkey and step out of the modern age into the ancient past. You contemplate classic ruins and experience their living history surviving through old customs in picturesque villages where travelers have been greeted by gracious hospitality since the beginning of civilization.  For additional information on the itinerary click here

Happy Traveling!