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  • Thursday, April 5 – Friday, April 13 – Gardens of San Diego & Anza Borrego Desert

    Susan Mahr and Hidden Treasures Tours will take you to San Diego and the Anza Borrego Desert April 5 – 13.  The tour will start with a visit to a private garden set on a hillside with several levels and a lot of steps, followed by a welcome dinner. The next day will be spent in Balboa Park, one of the most lushly planted urban parks in America, which includes the famous San Diego Zoo. On Saturday your day will start at the Little Italy Mercato Farmers Market and then on to the San Diego Horticulture Society’s annual spring garden tour in the Encinitas area north of the city. A multi course dinner at the Wine Vault & Bistro will complete the day. Sunday you’ll drive north again, through a section of Torrey Pines State Park, to the San Diego Botanical Garden and Mission Trails Regional Park. Dinner will be at Ironside Fish & Oyster in Little Italy. Monday will focus on the coastal environment with a trip to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, and Tuesday will begin the optional desert extension, stopping first at The Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon and Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, then after lunch on to the Imperial Valley floor and Anza Borrego Desert State Park. There will be some optional hiking to see ocotillo, beavertail, barrel, fishhook, and other cacti before heading to Borrego Springs Resort Gold Club and Spa. On Wednesday drive past the Salton Sea into the Coachella Valley, with lunch at Shields Date Garden in Indio and a tour of The Living Desert, a remarkable combination garden, zoo, and natural history museum. In late afternoon you’ll arrive at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, with two outdoor pools, before dinner at The Steakhouse. Thursday features a drive over the coastal range to Temecula, San Diego’s wine country. For complete itinerary visit http://hiddentreasurestours.com//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/San-Diego-2018-Itinerary-Final-1.pdf

  • Thursday, January 4 – Saturday, January 13 – Costa Rica: Tropical Horticultural & Nature Tour

    Costa Rica, ‘rich coast’ in Spanish, has a wealth of natural diversity and wildlife — over 10,000 plant species and more than 850 species of birds, including many endemics found nowhere else on earth.

    This 10-day study program, January 4 – 13, 2018, will expose you to some of this stunning array of exotic tropical plants and animals, the ecology of the rainforest and other ecological habitats, and tropical horticultural production.

    Join Susan Mahr, Wisconsin Master Gardener Program Coordinator, on a special trip with Hidden Treasures Tours as we leave the typical tourist route to visit some of the most exclusive areas of this stunningly beautiful country to discover the vast array of endemic plants in the rainforest, learn about tropical horticulture and crops, see abundant wildlife — monkeys, butterflies, birds, frogs and more — in their natural habitat, and much more. Book by July 1st and save $300 per single booking or $500 per couple. Land only package starts at $3,475 per person. Download itinerary at http://hiddentreasurestours.com//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CR2018regbrochure.pdf

    Contact:
    Kari Harper
    573.303.2872
    kari@hiddentreasurestours.com

  • Sunday, February 21 – Tuesday, March 1 – Garden Tour of Costa Rica

    Costa Rica, ‘rich coast’ in Spanish, has a wealth of natural diversity and wildlife — over 10,000 plant species and more than 850 species of birds, including many endemics found nowhere else on earth. This 10-day study program February 21 – March 1, 2016 will expose you to some of this stunning array of exotic tropical plants and animals, the ecology of the rainforest and other ecological habitats, and tropical horticultural production.

    Join Susan Mahr, Wisconsin Master Gardener Program Coordinator, on a special trip as we leave the typical tourist route to visit some of the most exclusive areas of this stunningly beautiful country to discover the vast array of endemic plants in the rainforest, learn about tropical horticulture and crops, see abundant wildlife — monkeys, butterflies, birds, frogs and more — in their natural habitat, and much more.  See the complete itinerary at http://hiddentreasurestours.com//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CR2016regbrochure.pdf. For more information call 573-303-2872 or email kari@hiddentreasurestours.com.