{"id":12683,"date":"2013-05-30T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/melanesia-paradise-in-the-pacific\/"},"modified":"2013-05-30T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T13:03:00","slug":"melanesia-paradise-in-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/05\/melanesia-paradise-in-the-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanesia, paradise in the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4\/images\/_c_ARuss_Papua_New_Guinea_Images_25_Custom_.1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4\/images\/_c_ARuss_Papua_New_Guinea_Images_25_Custom_.1.jpg\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Imagine a place where you can find the world\u2019s most diverse coral reefs, an abundant array of island endemic bird species and a myriad of fascinating ancient cultures. <\/p>\n<p>The islands of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are just such a place and we look forward to sharing them with you on our upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=4dbaa34c9e&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">Melanesia Discoverer <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=9f68b93f55&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">Secrets of Melanesia <\/a>expeditions. And, while the wildlife encounters are out of this world, so are the destinations you will visit &#8211; some so wild and remote you\u2019ll have trouble finding them in a guidebook.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=90443b4179&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li> Spending eight full days exploring Papua New Guinea, a photographer\u2019s dream with the stunning volcanoes of Rabaul, lush tropical rainforests, and plenty of wildlife to capture both above and below the water, including sharks, anemone fish, kingfishers, and fruit doves. <\/li>\n<li> Search for over 300 bird species of which at least 138 are found nowhere else on earth. <\/li>\n<li> Enjoying daily snorkel outings with up close encounters of turtles, sharks and literally hundreds of unique fish species. <\/li>\n<li> Discovering the unique cultures of the region, with their fascinating heritage, beautiful dances and intricate works of art. <\/li>\n<li> Join our optional specialist activities to better explore and enjoy what you are passionate about \u2013 be it <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=cc8bba606c&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">kayaking<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=9c6167083b&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">birding<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=ca986ef2ed&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">diving <\/a>(full details available on request). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus, you\u2019ll be traveling aboard our intimate, 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby. Designed with expedition cruising in mind, large open decks provide great viewing opportunities and easy access to zodiacs.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Russ is our expedition leader aboard these exciting new voyages and he has just returned from exploring through the islands of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. View more details on these new itineraries, including image galleries <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=ae350530d3&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">here.<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/heritage-expeditions.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b721df113a7c7d1327c9e4ef4&#038;id=ab3917a681&#038;e=76b14f0b2b\">Contact us<\/a> to request more information on these departures.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a place where you can find the world\u2019s most diverse coral reefs, an abundant array of island endemic bird species and a myriad of fascinating ancient cultures. The islands of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are just such a place and we look forward to sharing them with you on our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[332],"class_list":["post-12683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-heritage-expeditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12683\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}