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Machu Picchu

Explore South America with our exclusive
Peru Discovery trip
February 12 - 19, 2012

Please join Nick Snakenberg, curator of orchids and tropical collections, and Reefs to Rockies on this amazing tour of Peru. Highlights of this trip include enriching tours in Lima, Cuzco, Urubamba, and Machu Picchu with an optional Amazon extension. Space is limited.
1/12/12 - THIS TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUT

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Arts and Archives Tour: Europe
March 22 - April 3, 2012

Join Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, Manager of Botanical Art and Illustration Programs, for a unique exploration of art archives in Europe. On this 12-day tour discover hidden jewels of the museums in London and visit the William Morris Red House and the newly re-opened De Morgan Centre. Travel by high-speed rail to Frankfurt and spend time at the University of Tuebingen. Explore Germany’s oldest town Trier, and on the way to Nürnberg, visit the archives in Heidelberg Castle. Space is limited. Please contact Sheridan Shamano at Sheridan@reefstorockies.com or 303-860-6045 to reserve your spot.

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Seeing San Francisco Photography Workshop
April 26 - 29, 2012

Urban, wild, colorful and cultural, San Francisco and the Bay Area offer some of the most diverse natural and urban landscapes, and sublime visual opportunities on the West Coast. Join Scott Dressel-Martin, Denver Botanic Gardens’ official photographer, for a multi-day photography excursion to San Francisco and the Bay Area. We'll shoot, eat and explore our way through a myriad of visual offerings. From dawn till dusk we'll keep our mind and eyes wide open.

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Kansas: Touring the Jewel of the Plains
May 22 - 25, 2012

From the Chalk Pyramids to the Flint Hills and back, join Larry Vickerman and Mike Bone, Gardens’ staff members, for this essential, unpretentious roving workshop of prairie plants of the Great Plains.This trip takes you through pristine lakes, Pueblo Indian ruins, vast open plains, to hills and canyons. Plant experts and aficionados will find this excursion irresistible as they re-discover Kansas and its natural, almost untouched beauty.

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Explore Madagascar
October 19 - November 2, 2012

Join Sarada Krishnan, director of horticulture, for a unique trip to Madagascar in October 2012. This 15-day itinerary allows travelers to experience some of Madagascar ’s best destinations. Learn about endemic flora and fauna as you visit Tsingy de Bemeraha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site featured in National Geographic Magazine, Menabe Antimena Protected Area, masaola National Park, Avenue of Baobabs and Sainte Marie Island. For more information contact Sheridan Samano at Sheridan@reefstorockies.com or 303-860-6045.

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