International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 51 | Page 51
- Diving Belize’s Blue Hole with explorer
Jacques Cousteau’s conservationist
granddaughter Alexandra.
- Flying in professional filming
helicopters used in BBC’s Planet Earth
to capture spectacular footage of
dolphin pods on the hunt
- Mooring an expedition yacht off a
deserted archipelago as gourmet
chefs prepare the catch of the day
under the southern cross.
- Taking the lead with an underwater
camera to film a migrating speckled
whale shark with a mouth the size of
a VW Beetle.
- Relaxing after a hard days filming
by jumping into a lagoon filled with
natural phosphorescence
- Exploring fascinating cultures and
soulful stories with chiefs of the remote
fishing tribes on the Pacific islands of
Sonsorol
- Sipping fresh passion fruit cocktails
while enjoying the rushes of the
previous day’s shoot cut together by
professional editors.
Unlike other luxury travel, MCE
bespoke each expedition to ensure
its both impossible to replicate and
refreshingly intimate. Participants are
guaranteed diving with the world’s
rarest marine life, professional film
training and a lifetime’s worth of
conservation expertise, interacting
with leading conservation CEOs and
local grassroots heroes and of course,
bonding with MCE’s fun-loving team
as the creative process of producing
each film unfolds.
Film director Ian Kellett confides, “The
goal of these expeditions is two-fold:
to create films and outreach events
that inspire the local stewardship
of marine environments, plus offer
a growing niche of eco-conscious
philanthropists the chance to leave
the ultimate social and eco-legacy
whilst taking the voyage of a life time.”
“Not a day goes by without smiling
as I reminisce about our adventure.
- I’ve described it to friends as a lifeenriching experience”
(Karen S. Expedition Belize guest)
The next trip to set sail is destined
for remote Palau in Micronesia in
November 2013. Working the distant
atolls of Palau, Executive Producers
will take an active role in filming the
region’s thriving shark sanctuary and
join drift dives amidst WWII shipwrecks
that cling to this abundant, untouched
archipelago. Guests will also be
invited to sail on the original sailboat
The Outrigger with native fishermen,
who still sail purely using the starlit
night sky as their compass.
What are you waiting for?
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www.marineconservationexpeditions.com
True to the company’s ethos, guests’
downtime comes with a sustainable
thumbs up. To this end, all expedition
yachts chartered comply with
pollution
prevention
standards.
Sumptuous daily catches of lobster
(only when in season), freshest
seafood platters, sunset cocktails, a
sunken deck Jacuzzi and spacious
private cabins ensure individuals can
unwind in style after countless daily
jaw-dropping pursuits.
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