Luxury Wildlife Tours
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A New Breed
Lions, tigers and bears are old news these days -- on safari, anyway. The newest breed of luxury wildlife tours is more likely to feature bullet ants, sea turtles or even a giant lammergeyer, a mountain-dwelling bearded vulture with a nine-foot wing span.
Up First: Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
Tauck World Discovery
Cost: $2,940 per person
More than a quarter of Costa Rica's land consists of forests and wildlife preserves, making it a prime haven for spotting howler and squirrel monkeys, boa constrictors, crocodiles and -- look closely -- bullet ants.
Up Next: India
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Taj Wilderness Lodges
Nightly room rate: $600
Mahua Kothi is the first of five Indian game lodges to be opened this year. Each villa has a private verandah, bath amenities of Indian herbs and oils and bicycles for each guest; the nightly room rate includes two daily game drives, including excursions on elephant back
Up Next: Kenya and Tanzania
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Kenya and Tanzania
Wildlife Safari
Cost: $5775 per person
This trip brings visitors to the Serengeti just in time to witness the migration of herds of wildebeest and zebra. In addition to two full days spent at Kenya's Masai Mara Game Reserve, the 12-day trip ends with breakfast by the "hippo pools" of the Mara River.
Up Next: Mongolia
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Mongolia
Mountain Travel Sobek
Cost: $6,190 per person for a group of under 10
Because of the cost associated in getting there, Mongolia is expected to remain an exclusive and exotic vacation destination for years to come. Mountain Travel Sobek leads a 17-day trip there this June including a chance to hold a golden eagle.
Up Next: Ethiopia
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Ethiopia
Abercrombie & Kent
Cost: $2,995 per person
Part of A&K's "Explorer" program, a 12-day journey to Ethiopia lets travelers explore Lalibela's 13th-century cave churches and hike Sankaber looking for rare wildlife like the gelada baboon and giant lammergeyer, a vulture with a nine-foot wing span.
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