The best tours of South American Rainforest & Archaeology GreenTracks provides the finest nature and culture-oriented trips into tropical regions of Latin America. Founded in 1992 by prominent tropical biologists, GreenTracks has delivered memorable adventures with expert guidance to thousands of vacationers. Experience up close the cries of colorful tropical birds, the lush smell of the rainforest, countless flowers and towering trees. Thrill to the sight of pink dolphins playing alongside your boat. Marvel at the incredible frogs, iridescent butterflies of astounding colors, and captivating monkeys. Be amazed by the archeological wonders lost in the dark jungle for generations. This is the magnificence of the tropics with GreenTracks - a leading ecotourism company. A GreenTracks eco-adventure vacation is fun, stimulating and educational. Our expertise has been used by both amateur and professional naturalists, and on documentaries shown by National Geographic, the British and Canadian Broadcasting Systems, and the Discovery Channel. If you've ever dreamed of exploring the wilderness of the Amazon, walking in pristine rainforest, or experiencing the cultures of the high Andes mountains and investigating the ruins of the Inca, then our trips are for you. Itineraries can be individually designed for your private travel or you may choose to join one of our small groups. Either way, your tour is designed and guided by experts. Our Amazon Riverboat Expeditions are perfect for wildlife viewing and visiting small villages along the Amazon tributaries. With destinations such as the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve and the Rio Tapiche, you will experience a truly remote wilderness area. We offer tours to several top Amazon lodges in excellent rainforest. Peru's Manu National Park may be one of the world’s most famous rainforest destinations from which you can easily view incredible wildlife. Peru’s Tambopata National Reserve, Bolivia's Madidi National Park and the Pantanal of Brazil are all great choices for wildlife viewing. Your trip can be further enhanced by extensions to cultural and historical places in the region. Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu earns you bragging rights. Explore colorful Cuzco. Visit the ruins of several great pre-Inca civilizations in Northern Peru - Moche, Lambayeque, Chimu and Chachapoyas. Rainforest flora and fauna, ruins hidden in the jungle, Amazon riverboats, lost cultures and living cultures – destinations that will awe and inspire. This is travel with GreenTracks. CONTACT US : info@greentracks.com VISIT US : www.greentracks.com

Jamaica is a land of many contrasts; majestic rain forests, spectacular mountain vistas, scenic waterfalls, rivers teaming with giant tarpon, snook and crocodiles. Unfortunately, most people who come to Jamaica never even hear about these wonders of nature. They take the advice of some large tour company representative and go to climb the Dunns's River Falls......with thousands of others. If you are possessed of a more adventurous spirit, if you would like to experience the thrill of really knowing Jamaica, its history, its people, its beauty, travel with a small, personalized tour company and expert tour guides. Barrett Adventures has been showing people the REAL Jamaica for most of two decades. We started with one little Lada (a Russian Fiat) and now have grown to a Jamaican posse of nine great guys, plus Carolyn. We can show you all the usual places, generally with a little different twist. Ask the people who have done Dunn's Falls with no one else on the falls at all. They have very valuable pictures of them with the entire wall behind them completely deserted. We also offer the novel and unknown..... Hiking in the mountains, Secret Water Falls, Scuba Diving, Multi Day Tours, Sailing on a 40' yacht, chances to meet unspoiled local people (the ones most tourists never meet) and see how they live here. ---Carolyn first came to the Caribbean in 1966 on a Spring break to go scuba diving. She fell in love with the region the moment that warm, moist air hit her skin when she got off the plane. She finished school and then migrated to the Caribbean to manage a hotel in St. Maarten in 1972, moving from island to island in the eastern Caribbean as the jobs got bigger and better. In Antigua for several years she also managed a yacht charter business in addition to two hotels. Her specialty was knowing all the interesting history of all the islands and also the good local restaurants, excellent reefs for diving, scenic hiking trails and other points of interest all up and down the chain of islands. Since becoming a Jamaican in 1992, she has learned all the same things about our beautiful island. She has a love for and an intimate knowledge of Jamaica that shows through. ---CONTACT US : carolynb@barrettadventures.com ---VISIT US : www.thelarkcruises.com OR www. barrettadventures.com

A word from the owners We left South Africa in 1987 and became United States citizens in 1992. We always missed the wilderness and fell in love with Costa Rica's natural beauty, wonderful climate, and peaceful political situation. In 1999 we acquired the spectacular property in the pristine rain forest and Rafiki (friend in Swahili) was born. The following year construction began, requiring hard work, creativity, love, and patience by all. Now that the first stage of the project is completed, we would like to thank our children, friends, and hard working Ticos for all of their efforts and support. We look forward to the tapirs coming! Rafiki is a family owned lodge. The Boshoff family started the project in 1999 in hopes of using tourism to build a wildlife refuge and Tapir re-introduction program. The first stage of the project, the lodge and cabins, was completed in December of 2002. Currently the lodge sees travelers from all over the world. Their contributions have helped us develope the nessecary contacts and cultural understanding to undertake the second stage of Rafiki. Stage 2 of Rafiki is to build a fence around about 60 acres of forest, construct a Veterinary facility, and begin the process of attaining and transporting tapirs. The animals will come from captive environments, but will hopefully one day roam free through the Savegre Valley. Currently there is a corridor designated for tapir, El Paso de la Danta, which passes through Rafiki's property. This means that Rafiki is not an ecological island, making our released animals very important to the genetic diversity of the tapirs of Costa Rica. The philosophy of Rafiki's project is South African in origin. Essentially, through the use of tourism as a means to generate capital, animals can be given a second chance where local hunting pressures and loss of habitat have decimated their populations. The tourism that enters the area generates employment opportunity in both the project itself, and also in expanding local economy. Rafiki is highly involved in the local community and will be providing scholarships to aspiring student who choose to pursue careers in eco-tourism, biology, veterinary sciences, or any such related fields. With the help of the travelers that visit Rafiki, we are setting an example to other projects in Costa Rica and around the world, showing that sustainible tourism is a viable means to protect and restore the ecology of a given location. VISIT US : www.rafikisafari.com CONTUCT US : lautjie@rafikisafari.com