2020-03-01_Wanderlust

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FINDMAGICINMONGOLIA

Join the grassroots movement on the small Gobi Conservation

and Research Expedition with Eternal Landscapes. Collect

data like a researcher, then track wildlife aplenty in the Gobi

Desert’s vast wilderness, including falcons, eagles and the

successfully reintroduced Przewalski horse at Khustain Nuruu

National Park. You can even work alongside an NGO to help

protect the endangered Mongolian khulan (wild ass).

Who? Eternal Landscapes (07810 280403;

eternal-landscapes.co.uk)

When? 6 June 2020 How long? 11 days

How much? From $1,700/ around £1,300 depending on

booking numbers (excluding int’l ‡lights)

TREKTOALOSTCITYINCOLOMBIA

EmpowerlocalwomenandindigenoustribesonGAdventures’

LostCityTrekkingtripthroughSierraNevada.Workingwith

WiwaTours(anindigenoustouragency),thistripopensyour

eyestoColombia’sancientworlds,withanexpertguidetaking

youtoremoteWiwacamps,wherewomentradeinplant-dyed

bagsandbeadedjewellery:anewsourceofincomecreatedby

thetour.Bestofall,you’llheadtothejungletospythelostcity

ofTeyuna,onlyfoundafewdecadesago.Cleanseyourenergy

beforeyouenter,thenbeatapaththatfewothershavetaken.

Who?GAdventures(gadventures.co.uk; 0207313 6953)

When?Year-roundHowlong? 7 days

Howmuch?From£519(excludingint’l‡lights)

WORLDOFYOUROWN

EXPERT EXPEDITION

CHECKOFFACOMMUNITY TREK IN ETHIOPIA

Getaninsightintohowlocals live on the Ethiopia: Easter

ExplorertripwithWildFrontiers. Taking part in

asustainablefutureproject, you’ll hike through villages and

acrossfarmland,soaking up the culture as a house guest

alongtheway.You’llalso spot UNESCO-stamped attractions,

includingtheSimienMountains National Park, where gelada

baboonsandtheelusive walia ibex operate. The sacred

landscapesofTigrayand Lalibela are on the agenda, too.

Who?WildFrontiers(020 3925 9623; wildfrontierstravel.com)

When? 12 April 2020 How long? 13 days

Howmuch?From£3,645 (excluding int’l ‡lights)

HERO HIKE

Inspiring Journeys; Graham Barker; Northerm Explorer