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Eco Tour
March 2-12, 2009
$2000 + international airfare
Take a break from the long Wisconsin winter with an adventure that explores the unique biodiversity in our Partner Country of Nicaragua.   There are still a couple spots available for the Eco Tour.   See glowing lava in the heart of the Masaya Volcano, soar through the Mombacho Rain Forest by canopy tour, learn about how sustainable coffee plantations operate, stroll through nature reserves to see birds, butterflies, turtles, alligators, monkeys, nutrias and frogs, as well as the exotics flowers including bromeliads, helicons and orchids.

For the past forty years Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners (W/NP) has provided opportunities for people to expand their global understanding through experiencing and learning about the history, topography, and geography of Wisconsin's Partner country, Nicaragua.  Through our network of contacts and previous trips, we provide a secure, rewarding, and very affordable, comfortable travel experience. 

Price of $2000 plus airfare includes hotels, breakfasts, group meals, park fees,  air, ground and water transportation within Nicaragua, tour guide fees, tips for baggage handling, and insurance covering travel and health insurance.

Tour highlights
 · Meet with renowned international ecologist, Dr. Jaime Incer, and learn about Nicaragua’s success in setting aside large tracts of biological reserves of regional and international significance.
· Overnight on the Archipelago of Solentiname and visit world famous artisans working in their homes.
· Cruise in pongas (16-passenger motorboats) through biological reserves along the southeastern shores of Lake Nicaragua with our guide, Juan Carlos.
                  Las Guatuzos Wildlife Reserve
                  Indio-Maiz Biosphere Reserve  
•   Explore a tropical cloud forest ecosystem on the dormant Mombacho  volcano, 3,000 feet above Lake Nicaragua.
•   Take an evening hike around the peak of Mombacho (optional)
•   Soar through the forest canopy on cables strung between 15 platforms. (optional) 
•   Visit a mountainside coffee plantation in the Selva Negra cloud forest and see how it has been made more sustainable with its natural environment...