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This early summer tour to Sweden will be a course in discovery of the native land of the Norse seafaring traders and warriors known as the Vikings. We will retrace the footsteps of the world-famous naturalist Carl Linnaeus, the world’s first ethnobotanist and the father of modern taxonomy. The areas of Skåne, Småland, and the island of Öland in southern Sweden are famous for their migrating birds, orchid meadows, and rich cultural history, reaching back 10,000 years to the stone age. The area is characterized by its large biodiversity, both living and fossilized, and variety of habitats, from sandy beaches to limestone cliffs, meadows, steppe, and deciduous or conifer forests. Join IBEX Tours on this extraordinary tour of Sweden his wildlife safari to Tanzania will include visits to a variety of East Africa’s wildlife habitats, each with its own unique community of birds and mammals, scenic attractions, and cultural components. The Great Rift Valley, the vast savannas of the Serengeti, Olduvai Gorge, the Ngorongoro Crater and visits with the Maasai, Iraqw, Hadzapi and Datoga tribal groups are all included in this 11 day safari program. Environmentally sensitive travel to East Africa’s parks and cultural centers is an important aspect of the country’s long-range challenge, to manage its wealth of wildlife in a sustainable manner, and to utilize its resources in a way that will create optimum living conditions for all its inhabitants. Join us on a special IBEX Tours safari in Tanzania Immersed in ancient atmosphere of booming Silk Road trade, Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous country dominated by the Kyzyl Kum (Qizilqum) desert. Central Asia played an important buffer role between Europe and China with prominent trade routes collectively known as the Silk Road for a thousand years. Ancient oasis cities in Uzbekistan are well preserved and many are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The region flourished during the 10th-12th century period with several independent states culturing an unprecedented rise of ethical regulations, philosophy, science and medicine. Bukhara, Samarkand, Merv, Urgench and Khiva became widely popular cities in the Muslim world where crafts and architecture thrived. Under the direction of Mamun Khorezm-Shakh, the first academy in Central Asia was established in Khorezm at the beginning of the 11th century. Join IBEX Tours on this extraordinary tour of Uzbekistan. READ MORE...http://www.bioexploration.org