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  • Wednesday, April 1 – Saturday, April 11 – Discover Botanical Hawaii

    Wednesday, April 1 – Saturday, April 11 – Discover Botanical Hawaii

    Explore the finest botanical gardens and lush native flora on Hawaii, Oahu, and Kauai. Once a year, The Native Plant Trust offers a trip to a destination that abounds in unusual flora. On April 1 – 11, you will explore dramatic terrain, experience the nature and culture of the country, and meet other travelers who share your interests. Places are still available for our next trip, a journey to the heart of the Pacific, the Hawaiian Islands.

    This botanical expedition begins on Oahu, where we will explore Wahiawa Botanical Garden, Foster Botanical Garden, Lyon Arboretum, Komo Crater Botanical Garden, and Ho’omaluhia Botanical Garden with John Stallman, a biologist and former ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Then we will go to Hawaii to visit Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii Volcano National Park, Kalopa State Recreation Area, and Lava Tree State Park. The adventure will finish on Kauai, where we will tour the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s Allerton Garden and McBryde Tropical Garden, Limahuli Gardens, Waimea State Park, and Koke’e State Park. We will travel to Hawaii with Betchart Expeditions, Inc. Click here to download a brochure with a complete itinerary. 

    Solanum mammosum at Foster Botanical Garden
  • Monday, April 1 – Thursday, April 11 – Botanical Hawaii: Hawaii “Big Island”, Oahu, and Kauai

    Monday, April 1 – Thursday, April 11 – Botanical Hawaii: Hawaii “Big Island”, Oahu, and Kauai

    Botanically, Hawaii is one of the most unique locations in the world, famous for its subtropical weather, mild ocean breezes, Polynesian culture, and diverse native flora and fauna. On April 1 – 11, Pacific Horticulture will explore the finest botanical gardens on the islands of Oahu, the Big Island of Hawaii, and the Garden Island of Kauai. The Hawaiian archipelago has existed for tens of millions of years and was colonized by wind blown seeds and insects, migrating birds, and floating vegetation washing on shore. From these random beginnings the natural world was created. It is beautiful, unique, and a true paradise.

    Hawaii offers the inquisitive traveler many opportunities to see native flora and fauna in the national and state Discover Botanical parks, and forest preserves. Botanic gardens, arboretums, and estates focus in part on preserving native species and, in some cases, endangered species propagation. The gardens also are wonderful places to see tropical trees, bushes, and flowers from all over the world. Several national parks on our itinerary feature geological wonders and native Hawaiian trees, plants, and birds. Hawaiian naturalist John Stallman and botanical expert Norman Bezona will be on hand to interpret our discoveries. $4,345 plus air. For complete brochure visit http://www.betchartexpeditions.com/s_pacific_hawaii2019.htm

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  • Friday, February 9 – Thursday, February 22 – New England Wild Flower Society Trip to Sri Lanka

    New England Wild Flower Society and Betchart Expeditions invites you to join this botanical and cultural adventure of discovery to the lush tropical isle of Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon), situated like a tear drop in the Indian Ocean, just south of India, February 9 – 22, 2018.

    Explore this fascinating jewel of a country, led by Neela de Zoysa, an outstanding botanist and naturalist from Sri Lanka, who has been a popular instructor for the Society since 2011.

    Discover many of the scenic, natural and botanic wonders of Sri Lanka, including:

    Sigiriya, the dramatic rock fortress and World Heritage Site, renowned worldwide.
    Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens (pictured), with a splendid avenue of palms and renowned for its orchids and fruit bats.
    Sinharaja World Heritage Site, a global biodiversity hot spot with virgin rain forest and an abundance of endemic flora, birds, and butterflies.
    Yala and Horton Plains National Parks, with a profusion of elephants and possibly a leopard strolling along the track!

    Delight in the lush slopes covered with tea plantations as you traverse the cool mountainous highlands. Also learn about the rich cultural heritage of this land of serendipity, from early Buddhist times to its Portuguese, Dutch, and British influences! $4,995, plus air. Access complete brochure at http://www.betchartexpeditions.com/pdf_files/1485.NEWFS.Sri%20Lanka.2018B.pdf

  • February, 2014 – People to People Tour of Cuba

    The Pacific Horticulture Society is thrilled to offer a third Cuba tour in February, 2014, escorted by PHS board member Katherine Greenberg.   The People-to-People Exploration of Cuba begins in Havana. You’ll visit botanic gardens, a community project for sustainable agriculture, as well as the reforestation project at Las Terrazas, Orquideario Soroa, and the vast wetlands of Zapata National Park, the mountain station at Topes de Collantes, and the extraordinary plant life in the Sierra De Escambray.  The itinerary also includes the fascinating colonial cities of Trinidad and Cienfuegos on the south coast.   The tour is pending renewal of Pacific Horticulture’s travel license.  Space is limited to twenty people and is expected to fill quickly.  For more information contact Betchart Expeditions at 800-252-4910 or www.betchartexpeditions.com.

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  • Tuesday, October 9 – Friday, October 26 – A Madagascar Expedition

    Isolated off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar is an extraordinary country and one of the world’s highest conservation priorities. Here, the proportion of unique species may be incomparable on earth—an evolutionary heritage of tremendous interest to travelers, botanists, conservationists, and scientists, alike. During Pacific Horticulture’s 18-day expedition, led by an outstanding Madagascar guide, you will explore reserves in diverse habitats, including Perinet and Mantadia National Park (below) in the eastern moist montane rainforests; Lokobe Reserve on the island of Nosy Be, some of the last rainforest in the northwest; and renowned Berenty Reserve in the south, which edges the spiny forest with bizarre woody and thorny plants reminiscent of plants in the American desert southwest. We will also see a profusion of lemurs in these reserves, plus chameleons and countless birds unique to the country.

    The Pacific Horticulture Madagascar tour will be escorted by Steve Gerischer, a professional landscape designer and part-time teacher and lecturer, president of the Southern California Horticultural Society, and PHS board member.  For more information contact Betchart Expeditions. Reach them by phone at 800-252-4910 or at Betchart Expeditions.