Imagine being given incredible Leica M series equipment to play with in some of the most scenic locations on earth! Well, you can make it happen, as I'm about to tell you, and goddamn I hope I can go (start saving TODAY): My friends are putting together a photographic tour of the Himalayas using experienced photographic guides (well, actually, themselves), and using Leica's on loan from the company.
Check it out:
This is an incredible opportunity to do what most photographers can only dream about! Down at Yak Trak, we thought... Let's take a small group of dedicated photographers, let them use the best camera equipment money can buy, take them to the most scenic places on earth and see what they can do. So that's we've done.
Leica are sponsoring this tour by loaning equipment for all the attendees of this incredible photo expedition. This is a chance to take your photography to another level, with an incredibly well designed tour into the remote Himalayan regions of Spiti and Kinnaur. Your guides will be Paul Daniels and Russell Collins, both experienced photographers in these regions, who know exactly where to go to get the best shots.
Price: $9900USD
Length: 21 days
Group Size: 6 to 9
Accommodation: hotel, guesthouse, homestay
Transport: quality 4WD
Budget: $10USD per day for expenses
Dates: June - 2005
Now if that's a little out of your price range, here's a cheaper option, sure to appeal to the teachers out there:
My favourite tour will undoubtedly have to be the Tabo School Excursion. Imagine this: 25 kids, 10 teachers and helpers, a few cooks and guides, and a small group of Aussies to come and be a part of the first Tabo expedition to other culturally appropriate schools in Ladakh. This is a cultural experience that will touch everyone's lives.
Tabo School Trip
Price: $AUD 2500
Length: 21 days
Group Size: max 9
Accommodation: hotel, homestay, tent
Transport: bus, jeep, train, plane
Budget: allow $10 per day
Dates: 2 July to 23 July - 2005
These people (Yaktrak) are actually personal friends of mine, and I travelled through the Himalayas up to Spiti Valley (where we saw the Dalai Lama do a kalachakra teaching - read my story) with Tenzin Choegyal, one of their guides and a dear friend. I have seen hundreds of Russell's photos and they are breathtaking.
frangipani wrote this on October 3, 2004 08:33 PM