Discovery Initiatives

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	Discovery Initiatives
Travel House, 51 Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1QD			MAP
tel: (01285) 643 333

Small group and tailormade travel. Works with local conservation projects. The web site can be searched by country, animal, habitat and activity.

Recommendations

Looking into providing more options for families. For the moment a lot of the primates they visit limit age groups because the authorities feel younger people tend to carry diseases which could be transferred to the primates. Children are also considered unsuitable on research programmes, particularly if off the beaten track. Do have good links with conservation agencies and with young people encourage adoption of animals to involve the younger people before they have the possibility of visiting. At the moment talking with lodges in South Africa and Tanzania about children and whale watching programme is definitely recommended. This takes place in Norway in winter, Baha California and South Africa.

Sample Price

For whale watching from £850 in Norway, California around £3,500.