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You will be delighted and amazed at the number of tours and choices offered this year by the PSA International Conference Committee. Six tours will offer versatility and excitement with many photographic opportunities.

TOUR #1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 WILD ANIMAL PARK PHOTO CARAVAN

It's only 30 miles north of San Diego, but you'll swear you're on another continent when you join PSA for a safari to the San Diego Wild Animal Park! Recognized the world over for its wildlife conservation efforts, this 1,800-acre sanctuary simulates the wild sweeping plains and savannas of Africa and Asia--habitats that are called home by over 2,200 untamed animals that roam freely throughout the preserve. You will go nose to nose with rhinos and look a sky-high giraffe in the eyes! Photo caravans are fun, educational and most of all a photographer's paradise. Open-air vehicles will take you inside the East African, Asian Plains, South Africa and Asian Waterhole enclosures for breathtaking close-ups of gazelles, impalas, zebras, gnus, onyxes and ostriches. The tour will take you to East Africa where you will see the Baringo giraffe, Kenya impalas and Cape buffalo. The park keeper-guides will accompany each 12-passenger, open-top safari truck caravan tour to help identify wildlife subjects and to point out interesting animals habits and natural behaviors. In addition to your special caravan tour, you will be free to roam the park on your own. Arrangements will be made for those not interested in the photo caravan, but still want to roam the park and ride the mono-rail. Wild Animal Park has restaurants, gift shops, camera shop, and stroller and wheel chair rentals. You can visit the aviaries and 3 shows: a bird show, an elephant show, and "Rare & Wild America." To see the main animal preserves, take the monorail, a 5-mile, 55-minute ride on an electric tram. There are lookout points and a picnic area on the 1 3/4 mile Kilimanjaro Safari Walk. You'll get close to the tigers, lions, rhinos, elephants and cheetahs. Come prepared with both a wide-angle lens (28-mm) and a long zoom (100-300).

There will be a choice of tours on Monday, August 27, 2001:

TOUR # 2 MONDAY, AUGUST 27 THE SAN DIEGO ZOO & BALBOA PARK

Journey to the world famous San Diego Zoo. Among its 100 acres and 5,000 species of exotic plants covering the expanse of the park, you will find the world's rarest collection of mammals, birds and reptiles. San Diego Zoo is number one of the top ten San Diego sights. Known for its pandas and koalas, the city's most famous attraction makes for a great day out and terrific photos. The pandas are shy and operate on their own feeding time. The best approach is to spend all day walking along the 5 miles of pathways. Wear comfortable walking shoes. A good introduction is the guided bus tour or the open sided double-decker bus, which allows you to hop on and off at designated stops. Also open-air gondolas give you a relaxing ride 180 feet above the ground but don't give you close up views of the animals. Located in Balboa Park, the zoo is one of the finest for photographing animals in their natural habitat. Included will be a tour of Balboa Park with 15 wonderful museums, all within steps of one another. Many of the museums along the park's celebrated El Prado walkway are housed in magnificent Spanish colonial buildings, originally built for the 1914-15 Panama-California Exposition. It was the first time that this richly ornamented architectural style had ever been used in this country. Balboa Park is also acclaimed for its horticultural treasures -- nine glorious gardens including an award-winning rose garden and a butterfly garden, rare plant species, 58 varieties of palm trees and an outstanding Botanical Building housing over 2,000 different tropical plants. Balboa Park's exotic Botanical Building is claimed to be the most photographed and painted subject in San Diego. On the outside there are 2 fountains; inside are more than 300 species of tropical and subtropical plants. The Lily Pond makes one of the prettiest shots. It reflects the elegant, castle-like towers of the Casa de Balboa and the House of Hospitality, joined by the Colonnade. This park has more museums, architecture, flora and fauna than any other city park in the world. All these botanical marvels are set among manicured lawns, shady groves of majestic trees or nestled within peaceful vistas.

TOUR # 3 MONDAY, AUGUST 27 A DAY IN HISTORIC SAN DIEGO

The first stop will be Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery -- the third largest cemetery honoring over 70,000 military veterans, spouses, and children. There are neat rows of white gravestones on a flowing grassy hill. A burial ground before 1847, this graveyard became an Army Post cemetery in the 1860s. It is the final resting place for most who fell at San Pasqual in 1846, and for the USS Bennington victims of 1905. At one time, it had become known as "Bennington National Cemetery." It became Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in 1934 and was placed under the Veterans Administration National Cemetery System in 1973.

Next, you'll visit the most dramatic feature of San Diego's natural harbor -- Point Loma, a formidable peninsula that protects the bay from the high seas. On the tip of Point Loma is Cabrillo National Monument. There are great views of the bay as well as two lighthouses, a whale watching station and several tide pools. It's here that Juan Cabrillo stepped ashore in 1542 and claimed this new land for God and the King of Spain, thus signaling the discovery of the West Coast of the United States. To remind us of the significance of the event, the National Park Service has established the Cabrillo National Monument. One of San Diego's leading visitor attractions, its restored structures and interpretive displays play host to more guests each year that any other national monument in the country.

The park offers a superb view of San Diego's harbor and skyline. At the highest point of the park stands the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, which has been a San Diego icon since 1854. A statue and museum in the Visitor Center commemorate Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's exploration of the coast of California. In a former army building an exhibit tells the story of the coast artillery on Point Loma. On the west side of the park is a small, but beautiful stretch of rocky, intertidal coastline.

Next we will visit the Mission de Alcala located in Mission Valley. San Diego de Alcala, the first of the great California Missions, marks the birthplace of Christianity in the Far West. It is California's first church. This remarkable and significant historical shrine provides an understanding and appreciation of the beginning of Catholicism in this corner of the world -- so remote from the Mother Country of Spain and yet so similar. Today, the mission, which was founded in 1769, serves as an active parish church and cultural center for visitors of all faiths. Mission de Alcala's garden is particularly attractive. The mission faces south so noon is the best time for photography.

TOUR # 4 MONDAY, AUGUST 27 CRUISE ON THE STAR OF INDIA

After returning to the hotel, a wonderful evening has been planned as a harbor excursion. Welcome Aboard! The treasures of San Diego will be revealed to you on this two-hour cruise. Focus your camera on the Star of India, the oldest merchant ship afloat. The photogenic "Star of India" is a square-rigged, iron hulled, merchant tall ship and one of the three ships that form the maritime museum. The interior, complete with sailor's cabins and sailing equipment, can be explored before our seated dinner San Diego Harbor Excursion. The exterior of the Star of India is best photographed from the corner of Anthony's Fish Grotto. Then cruise past man-made Harbor and Shelter Islands, the crest of Point Loma and the submarine base at its shore. You will also pass Zuniga Jetty, which abounds with sea life and maybe will reveal cormorants, gulls or pelicans--maybe even some playful seals! Marvel at the elegant Hotel del Coronado; pass under the spectacular Coronado Bridge and see the fantastic 11th Naval Fleet. Dinner may be included on this tour.

TOUR # 5 TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 TIJUANA SHOPPING EXCURSION WITH LUNCH

Bienvenidos Amigos! Welcome to Mexico! Only seventeen miles south of downtown San Diego, yet worlds apart, Tijuana sparkles with all the flavor and charm that our neighboring country to the south has to offer.

A city of cosmopolitan size and tastes, Tijuana is a showcase in fascinating contrasts-with sleek, new shopping plazas settled comfortably among the quaint side streets of "Old Mexico." Select from name brands like Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren or haggle over leather goods, pottery and handwrought jewelry ... and all of it duty free! Our guide will be on hand at all times to point out the best places to shop and to answer any questions.