Keith Jones Adventures with Wild Animals
Close Animal Encounters
Rub noses with a gray whale,  Pet a Giant Panda Bear,  Snorkel with a shark, Walk a Tiger on a leash!

 
2012 Schedule of ALL of our trips
Below are all of our whale watching trips, Thailand, China, Arctic, Tiger, Elephant and Panda volunteering trips
Please review the trip itinerary for the specific trips you are interested in and visit the trip detail page. Some trips include airfare and some trips DO NOT include airfare. Simply click on the trip date to go to the trip itinerary page.
Our whale shark tours are now run under a different company name, Butanding Tours, registered in the Philippine Islands.
Click here for Whale Shark snorkeling trip information.
The trip prices are in U.S. dollars, but about 35% of our clients come from the UK and Europe. It is easy to join us from there.

February 5 - 14
Combination of Gray and Blue whales

 3,395 10 day combo trip. The World's Greatest Whale Watching Trip.  Visit all of the major Gray whale nursery locations during this one trip; San Ignacio Lagoon, Laguna Ojo de Liebre and Magdalena Bay where you get really close to the friendly Gray Whales AND then experience the thrill of seeing the world's two largest species of whales on the Sea of Cortez, Blue whales and Finback whales.
February 5 - 9 1,995 5 day Blue Whale watching trip, we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
February 7 - 15 2,895 9 day combo trip, we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  Blue whales and Gray whales and last year our most popular trip.
February 10 - 14 2,195 5 day Gray Whale watching tour, Ride South from San Diego
February 10 - 15 2,395 6 day Gray Whale watching tour, fly into Loreto, no driving from the USA.
February 14 - 17 1,795 4 day Blue Whale watching trip, we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
February 14 - 22 2,895 9 day combo trip. we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  Blue whales and Gray whales and last year our most popular trip.
February 16 -20 2,195 5 day Gray Whale watching tour, Ride South from San Diego. Presidents Day holiday weekend. (gray whale census peaks at about this time)
February 17– 20 1,995 4 day Gray Whale watching tour, ride south from San Diego.  This is the President's Holiday weekend. Great opportunity for families with school age children!  Keith's Granddaughter, Chelsea, will be along on this trip for her fifth gray whale adventure. She has also accompanied Keith on the
China Panda tour and the Thailand Tiger Temple trip.  Come along and ask her about these trips.
February 17 - 22 2,395 6 day Gray Whale watching tour, fly into Loreto, no drive south from the USA required.
February 22 - 26 2,195 5 day Gray Whale watching tour, Ride South from San Diego (This is perhaps the very best time. Although the season has peaked and the whale count is going down, the baby whales are larger and more friendly)
February 22 - 29 2,695 8 day combo trip. we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  Blue whales and Gray whales and last year our most popular trip.
February 22 - 25 1,795 4 day Blue Whale watching trip, we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
February 24 - 29 2,395 6 day Gray Whale watching tour, fly into Loreto, no drive south from the USA required.
     
February 28 - March 2 1,795 4 day Blue Whale watching trip, we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
February 28 - March 3 2,195 5 day Gray Whale watching tour, Ride South from San Diego (some truly amazing multiple whales close to the boat commonly occur during this time period)
February 28 - March 5 2,595 7 day combo trip. we meet you at the airport, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  Blue whales and Gray whales
     
     
April 8 - 16, 9 day tour 1,995 Thai New Year, Song Kran Festival
     

April 16 - 28,
13 day tour

 3,995 China Panda Volunteering at famous panda preserve and Cultural Tour: Beijing & Great Wall, Summer Palace, Chengdu & Sichuan Opera, Guilin & Li River, Xian & Terra Cotta Army, Acrobats, Panda volunteer
April 16 - 26,
11 day tour		 3,395 Same as above, but without the Guilin trip segment
April 18 - 24, 7 day tour 2,395 This short China trip is designed to take you to the Panda Preserve for volunteering and Panda experiences. It is not designed as a China travel tour.
     
June 4 - 12, 9 day tour 1,995 Thailand, pet some tigers, ride an elephant, cultural siteseeing including temples and mountain villages. Really terrific shopping opportunities everywhere in Thailand.
     

June 20 - July 2
13 day tour

3,995 China Panda Volunteering at famous panda preserve and Cultural Tour: Beijing & Great Wall, Summer Palace, Chengdu & Sichuan Opera, Guilin & Li River, Xian & Terra Cotta Army, Acrobats, Panda volunteer
June 20 - 30
11 day tour		 3,395 Same as the above itinerary, but without the Guilin trip segment.
June 22 - 28, 7day tour 2,395 This short China trip is designed to take you to the Panda Preserve for volunteering and Panda experiences. It is not designed as a China travel tour.
     
July 14 - 20, 7 day tour
NEWEST TRIP		 2,195 California, USA, The Channel Islands Blue Whales and Pinnepeds. Adventure on remote islands, within view of the bright city lights.
     
July 7 - 15 1,995 Thailand, pet some tigers, ride an elephant, cultural siteseeing including temples and mountain villages. Really terrific shopping opportunities everywhere in Thailand.
     
July 15 - 27
13 day tour		 3,995 China Panda Volunteering at famous panda preserve and Cultural Tour: Beijing & Great Wall, Summer Palace, Chengdu & Sichuan Opera, Guilin & Li River, Xian & Terra Cotta Army, Acrobats, Panda volunteer
July 15 - 25
11 day tour		 3,395 Same as the above itinerary, but without the Guilin trip segment.
July 17 - 23, 7 day tour 2,395 This short China trip is designed to take you to the Panda Preserve for volunteering and Panda experiences. It is not designed as a China travel tour.
     
August 4 - 10, 7 day tour
NEWEST TRIP		 2,195 California, USA, The Channel Islands Blue Whales and Pinnepeds. Adventure on remote islands, within view of the bright city lights.
     

August 7 - 16,
10+ day expedition

 8,475 High Arctic Narwhal Adventure. Journey to the far north, Baffin Island, Canada, Nunavut Province. The only trip of it's kind. The only way to have a high certainty of viewing narwhal. 100% success rate since 2005
     

August 7 - 19,
13 day tour

3,995 China Panda Volunteering at famous panda preserve and Cultural Tour: Beijing & Great Wall, Summer Palace, Chengdu & Sichuan Opera, Guilin & Li River, Xian & Terra Cotta Army, Acrobats, Panda volunteer

August 7 - 17,
11 day tour

3,395 Same as the above itinerary, but without the Guilin trip segment.
August 9 - 15, 7 day tour 2,395 This short China trip is designed to take you to the Panda Preserve for volunteering and Panda experiences. It is not designed as a China travel tour.
     
August 17 - 25 1,995 Thailand, pet some tigers, ride an elephant, cultural siteseeing including temples and mountain villages. Really terrific shopping opportunities everywhere in Thailand.
     
CHINA
September 1 - 30
Inaugural First Chance ADVENTURE		 2,500 per segment China, Silk Road Exploration. Join Keith as he travels the ancient Silk Road from China's first Capital City of Xian north and west to the crossroads of ancient trade routes at Dunhuang. This trip includes walking in many towns and locales, while travel between towns will be a combination of bus, van and train. This is the First Time for this trip. We are looking for easy going, flexible minded adventurers who don't mind when things don't go exactly as planned. Changes in itinerary are likely. Fun and exciting discoveries are almost guaranteed. Every inaugural trip we have ever done has been memorable for the adventurers who joined us!
     

October 8 - 20,
13 day tour

3,995 China Panda Volunteering at famous panda preserve and Cultural Tour: Beijing & Great Wall, Summer Palace, Chengdu & Sichuan Opera, Guilin & Li River, Xian & Terra Cotta Army, Acrobats, Panda volunteer
October 8 - 18,
11 day tour		 3,395 Same as the above itinerary, but without the Guilin trip segment.
October 10 - 16,
7 day tour		 2,195 This short China trip is designed to take you to the Panda Preserve for volunteering and Panda experiences. It is not designed as a China travel tour.
     
October 20 - 28
First time trip		 2,195 Walking Across Thailand. Join Keith on a 9 day walk across an interesting portion of Thailand. This walking adventure comes from Keith's Adventure Walk of 50 days and 500 miles walking across Thailand. Two trip segments, 500 miles each combined for a 1,000 mile walk across the widest portion of Thailand from Myanmar on the West to Laos on the east border.
November 1 - 9
First time trip		 2,195 Walking Across Thailand. Same as above, but the walk will be to a different area of Thailand. You can do both trip segments if you desire.
     

December 4 - 12,
9 day tour

1,995 Thailand, pet some tigers, ride an elephant, cultural siteseeing including temples and mountain villages. Really terrific shopping opportunities everywhere in Thailand.
     
     
 
 

Notes about our schedule:
1. Some trips have minimum group sizes or they might be re-scheduled or cancelled. Check with our office for your individual trip details before making any air reservations.  We won't cancel a trip once you are signed onto it, unless you are advised at the time of signing up that the particular tour date might not happen. We have never canceled a trip after signing clients onto a trip date.
2. We reserve the right to change, alter or cancel any trip or date prior to there being clients signed onto that date for any reason.
3. Our itineraries, lodging and excursions are subject to change due to local conditions, animal behaviors, weather or unexpected happenstance's which we deem sufficient to require a change. We always try to give equal or similar quality of experience should any change need to take place. Hotels frequently change due to remodels, conventions or from other routine causes.
4. Our trips are planned with Keith as the trip leader. However, we reserve the right to change keith's personal schedule at any time, for any reason. A qualified and knowledgeable guide will always accompany every tour.
5.  Signing up for a trip with Jones Adventures or Baja Jones Adventures is easy:
Call our office at (001) 562-889-4016 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM Mountain time zone (Arizona) and we can take your deposit by Visa or Master Card over the telephone.  Or send us an email with your phone number and we will gladly call you.  Or you can mail a check to our office.  The deposit on all trips except the narwhal trip is $500 per person. The balance is due 90 days prior to the trip departure date.  Narwhal trip deposit is $1,000 per person. The balance is due 120 days prior to the trip departure date for the narwhal trip only. 
Our refund policy is this:
    The initial deposit is refundable for 15 days following our mail or email delivery of your confirmation package. All money received for final payments is non-refundable. We suggest & URGE purchasing travel and trip cancellation insurance to protect yourself from the unexpected.

Gray whales, Tigers, Elephants, Giant Panda Bears, Blue whales, Whale sharks, Narwhals
China, Canada, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Philippine Islands, Mexico, Arctic Circle
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