Nia & Pilates Safari with Mona!


May 29 - June 10 , 2010
 
Experience Mind.Body.Spirit. in East Africa! Join Mona Melms, personal trainer and melt studio owner, as she travels to Uganda to practice the joy of movement where the East African savannah meets the West African jungle. Open each day with morning exercises which will awaken your body, readying you for sensory game-viewing and natural beauty experiences. Close each day with evening exercise to quiet your mind and body for rest. Join Mona for a community experience with a deeper purpose!

Participants will be invited to join Mona in two group exercise classes a day. Classes will typically be upon awakening, before breakfast and after the day’s wildlife activities, prior to dinner. Group exercises will include: pilates: flowing progressive movements to flex, extend and rotate the spine designed to reawaken the strength of your own body, improve muscular integrity, core strength, torso stability and abdominal strength; barefoot. nia: an amazing workout celebrating mind, body & spirit; dance to beautiful music and extraordinary choreography; nia integrates 9 movement forms based on the dance arts, the martial arts and the healing arts; nia will inspire you to find tremendous joy in moving your body; barefoot.

Please view the detailed itinerary for exercise and wildlife activities. An abbreviated itinerary with wildlife activities follows:

November 28: Depart the United States.

November 29: Arrive Entebbe. Overnight at Golf View Inn.

November 30: Visit the Botanical Gardens in the morning. Depart for Fort Portal, an area of dense concentrations of volcanic crater lakes. Dinner and overnight at Chimps' Nest Lodge.

December 1: Walk to Kibale Forest National Park for a chimp and primate trek. Return to the lodge for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at ChimpsÂ’ Nest Lodge

December 2: Depart for Kluge's Guest Farm. In the afternoon hike at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, the highest mountain range in Africa. Enjoy the majestic scenery and varied vegetation. Dinner and overnight at Kluge's Guest Farm.

December 3: Depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park, which has one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any game reserve in the world. After checking into and having lunch at Kingfisher Lodge, you will enjoy a nature walk in the Maramagambo Forest. Dinner and overnight at Kingfisher Lodge.

December 4: Visit Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees. Watch in awe as they hug and kiss each other, play, and build nests. Lunch at Mweya Lodge followed by a launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel. Dinner and overnight at Kingfisher Lodge.

December 5: Depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Enjoy a game drive in the Ishasha sector along the way. This area is famous for its tree-climbing lions. A packed lunch will be provided. Dinner and overnight at Silverback Lodge.

December 6: In the morning, experience the thrill of tracking mountain gorillas! Approximately half of the worldÂ’s 700 mountain gorillas live in Bwindi. You will see them foraging and playing. A picnic lunch will be provided. Return to the lodge for leisure. Dinner and overnight at Silverback Lodge.

December 7: Depart for Lake Mburo National Park and enjoy the variety of large mammals and colorful birds. Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon you will have an exciting game walk. Dinner and overnight at Mihingo Lodge.

December 8: In the morning you will go for a game drive and then depart for Entebbe. You will stop at the Equator for refreshments on the way. Dinner and overnight at the Golf View Inn.

December 9: Enjoy the day at your leisure until you are transported to the airport for your departure flight.

December 10: Return to the U.S.

Cost: $4,295, per person, based on double occupancy, land only.
Reserve by June 1st to book airfare for an estimated $1,150, roundtrip from Chicago O'Hare to Entebbe, Uganda. See the detailed itinerary for optional Tanzania extensions!

Mark your calendars: Nia Excursion in November 2010 to Nicaragua. Details coming soon.
 
 
  
 
 
  
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