Australian_Geographic_-_February_2016_

January. February 125

Discover Australia

Your Societ y

Jan •Feb 2016

The AG Society’s expedition program and those of its selected travel partners

provide informative, inspiring and unique experiences for readers. Your

participation in these adventures supports the Society’s mission to foster

the spirit of discovery and adventure and contributes funds to our work.

COME WITH the Society to the

South Pacific to survey biodiversity.

Run in partnership with Pinetrees

Lodge and the Lord Howe Island

Board, this scientific expedition is a

unique opportunity for 20 readers

to enjoy bushwalks and nature

experiences, while also helping

scientists from the Australian

Museum to survey endemic snails,

beetles and other insects that are

thought to be close to extinction.

Many species on the island remain

undescribed or unrecorded, so

the expedition stands to make

a significant contribution to

conservation. Opportunities for

coral and bird surveys will be

available and evening lectures

will be provided.

LORD HOWE ISLAND SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION

WE RETURN for a third season

of field work with University of

Tasmania scientists Dr Menna Jones

and Professor Chris Johnson. The

Arthur River is one of the last areas

still untouched by Devil Facial

Tumour Disease (DFTD), and Menna’s

study aims to detail the changes

that occur as the disease moves

through. Volunteers will assist with

field work including trapping,

species counts and vegetation

surveys, and enjoy visits to the

nearby wild coastline.

TASMANIAN DEVILS SURVEY

DATES: 16–23 October 2016

COST: From $4250pp

INCLUSIONS: Return airfares

from Sydney; local transfers;

seven nights accommodation

and breakfasts, lunches and

dinners at Pinetrees Lodge;

sunset drinks and afternoon

teas; bushwalking activities

BOOKINGS: Contact

Pinetrees on 02 9262 6585

or [email protected]

DATES: 5–12 March 2016

COST: $3630pp (twin share);

AGS members $3300

BOOKINGS: Call Curious

Traveller on 03 6234 4918,

email info@curioustraveller.

com.au or visit http://www.

curioustraveller.com.au

JOIN US in remote Mongolia to hunt

for dinosaurs! We will take 10–15

volunteers into the heart of the Gobi,

where rocks are exposed from the

early Cretaceous, a key period of

dinosaur evolution. We’ll travel in

4WDs to a series of sites to discover

and excavate fossils. Evenings will be

spent enjoying meals cooked by the

field chef around the ger (yurt) at the

centre of camp. Prior to eight nights

camping in the desert, the expedition

begins in Ulaanbaatar, where we’ll

visit museums and the Gandan

Monastery. Find more details about

this expedition on page 117.

GOBI DESERT FOSSIL DIG

A ONCE-in-a-lifetime adventure

awaits on this expedition cruise

from Manila to Darwin. Explore the

Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysian

Borneo. Discover the unique

ecosystem of Puerto Princesa,

encounter Borneo orangutans

and be intrigued by a fascinating

overnight stay in Torajaland. On

board, enjoy an all-inclusive lifestyle

and the services of an expert

expedition team.

SOUTH-EAST ASIA ADVENTURE

IN MARCH 2017 the Society will

partner with Aurora Expeditions for

a special voyage to South Georgia

and the Antarctic to mark 100 years

since the conclusion of Sir Ernest

Shackleton’s epic adventure in 1917.

This will commemorate his famous

journey across South Georgia to

rescue crew stranded on Elephant

Island. We’ll follow his route, offering

a small group the chance to walk

in his footsteps. You will be led by a

team of expert guides, naturalists

and historians, who will interpret

the wildlife and history of this

remarkable destination.

ANTARCTICA – IN SHACKLETON’S FOOTSTEPS

AG SOCIET Y SCIENTI FIC EXPEDITIONS

DATES: 7–22 September

2016 (16 nights)

COST: From $11,995pp

(twin share)

BOOKINGS: Call Odyssey on

1300 888 225, email info@

odysseytravel.com.au or visit

http://www.odysseytraveller.com.au

WHO: APT Small Ship

Expedition Cruise

DATES: June 2016 (17 days)

COST: From $14,440pp

BOOKINGS: Call 1300 278

278 or visit http://www.aptouring.

com.au/southeastasia

WHO: Aurora Expeditions

DATES: 8–25 March 2017

(18 days)

COST: From US$14,300pp

BOOKINGS:

Call 1300 076 131, or

visit: http://www.auroraexpeditions.

com.au/AG2017

TRAVEL PARTNER EXPEDITIONS