OSE news letter 2- June 2007
08th Jun 2007
Hi everyone - hope you are all well.
OSE has had a busy first half of the year arranging tailormade expeditons and guiding clients on a series of diverse Arctic trips on dog-sled in Swedish Lapland as well as an epic trip for Tatler magazine (with photos by Greg Williams and article by travel writer Will Gethin out in the travel issue in December 2007) and a rugged expedition in search of polar bears on the Norwegian high Arctic Island of Svalbard.
From July 2007 Olly Suzi expeditions is offering some amazing new bespoke grizzly adventures with our wonderful expert bear guide Derek Stonorov. Without exception this is a most thrilling wilderness experience - to track 1000lb bears on foot with Derek, camping out in the pristine Alaskan wilderness far from the beaten track, just you, your guide, chef and a million square miles of wilderness.
We are currently offering 3 grizzly expeditions starting with 10th -15th July 2007 in a stunning area north of the famous McNeil River with around 15-30 resident bears. Do contact us for more details and dates. We cant stress just what an extrordinary experience this expedition will provide- life changing stuff, and for the the more experienced or cynical -life contemplating at the very least!
Suzi and I are also returning to Svalbard in search of polar bears at the end of August and we will be planing a series of walking safaris in Tanzania in Mkomazi and Selous reserves
in pursuit of endangered wilddogs guided by legendary conservationist Tony Fitzjohn OBE. From November 2007 we will be offering a brand new expedition accompanied by polar explorers to explore the stunning Antarctic interior's Russian territory- from a newly built luxury base camp and then on to remote emperor penguin colonies. Flying from Cape Town you will spend 13 days door to door- exploring one of the least visited corners of the the Antarctic continent- a unique expediton!
In 2008 in additon to our regular Febuary/March Arctic survival dog-sled expedition with survial guru Lars Falt, Kenth and I will be offering a new hardcore 13 day dogsled expedition-north over the Swedish ice cap to the Arctic Ocean in Norway.
For those who like to be in the ocean close to massive mammals either snorkeling/freediving we recomend you check out our Humpback whale diving safari - based on your own tropical desert island in Tonga.
For world class scuba diving we will be offering two conservation focused south American luxury live a-board expeditons to both Columbia and the whale shark rich northern reaches of the Galapagos with a team of whale shark researchers from the national park and our expert underwater guides.
Do let us know if you would like to hear more about the iminent Alaskan grizzly trips or any of our other forthcoming expeditions. We look forward to taking you on adventures far from the beaten track...
our very best Olly and Suzi- London, June 2007