TRAVEL: A tour around some of the best deals on the market; GREAT ESCAPES.(Features)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: March 18, 2006 | Copyright information

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With recent research showing chimpanzees using "tool kits" to prepare their lunch, interest in observing these sophisticated animals in their natural habitat has surged.

Home to about 1,000 chimpanzees, the Mahale Mountains National Park stands on the sandy shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Expert Africa's nine-day Colo-bus Safari costs from pounds 3,605pp from mid-May (based on two sharing) and includes four nights at Chada (offering remarkable game drive and walking safari opportunities), three nights at ...

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