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Lake Victoria
K E N Y A
1 Kilimanjaro Arusha
OUR JOURNEY
DAY 1 | Welcome to Arusha You’ll be greeted upon arrival
at Kilimanjaro Airport and escorted to Lemala Kili Villas. Set on a private wildlife estate, our intimate luxury retreat features spacious suites with private terraces.
DAY 2 | To Lake Manyara
Journey to Lake Manyara,
acclaimed by Hemingway as
Serengeti
4 National Park
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Ngorongoro Crater Lake Manyara1
TANZANIA
All internal flights are included.
Zanzibar Island
Under canvas like Hemingway
+ You’ll explore more of the Serengeti with a 4-night sojourn at our luxury bush camps in two distinctive regions of the Serengeti.
+ An unforgettable hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti ends with a champagne breakfast!
+ The son of a Maasai chief shares his keen insights into the culture, history and life of his people.
+ Enjoy a bush walk and night safari at Lake Manyara, famed for its rare tree-climbing lions.
+ Visit Olduvai Gorge, where Louis and Mary Leakey made their startling fossil discoveries.
+ Shanga River House is the perfect place for our farewell luncheon and offers a rewarding way for you to “give back” to the local community.
Visit 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites
MOZAMBIQUE
crater’s rim, our luxury safari camp offers your first look at the captivating beauty of the world’s largest intact caldera. After lunch, tear yourself away from the view to visit a Maasai village. This evening, a chief ’s son offers his own personal insight into Maasai culture. meals b+l+d
DAY 4 | First on the Crater floor With its vast expanses of open grassland surrounded by steep cliffs, Ngorongoro Crater is
easy for game officials to patrol: The result is abundant wildlife including rare species like black rhino and cheetah. Our camp enjoys a prime location by the Lemala Crater Access Route and you’ll descend quickly this morning for a spectacular game drive before other visitors have even arrived on the crater floor. meals b+l+d
DAY 5 | Into the Serengeti
At Olduvai Gorge, you’ll learn about
the passions that drove Louis and Mary Leakey to their startling 1.8 million-year-old fossil discoveries. Continue your journey into the vast expanse of the Serengeti , unequaled for its beauty and the concentration of its wildlife – including the Big 5 as well as numerous other herbivores and the fierce predators which are rarely far behind. Enjoy a game drive before relaxing with Sundowner cocktails and an elegant dinner at the exclusive Lemala Ewanjan.
meals b+l+d
DAY 6 | By hot air balloon Animals, too, have their regular
routines and this morning’s
hot air balloon safari in the sharp clear light of dawn is an amazing time to gaze down
as the wildlife of the Serengeti greet another day. Touch
back down for a champagne breakfast and a morning game drive. Back at camp, you’ll have ample time to relax and share your impressions of Africa with your fellow adventurers. A late afternoon safari drive promises more encounters with the wide variety of primates, birds, horned bovines, wild dogs, ungulates and big cats that roam the Serengeti. meals b+l+d
DAY 7 | Following the game across the Serengeti
Enjoy a morning safari drive as you make your way into the more remote reaches of the Serengeti. Depending upon the season, we take you to either Lemala Ndutu or Lemala Mara. With animals constantly on the move in the inexorable quest for food and water, your camp’s setting affords unmatched game viewing at
any time of year. Set out on an afternoon game drive followed by cocktails and dinner. meals b+l+d
“the loveliest lake in Africa.”
It’s also home to more than
300 bird species and unusual tree-climbing lions who love to lounge in the shady branches of the umbrella tree. Settle in to your luxury villa at the new Kilimamoja Lodge and join our expert safari guide on your first bush walk and game drive. After Sundowner cocktails and an elegant dinner, head out again for a thrilling night safari to track nocturnal animals. meals b+l+d
DAY 3 | Onward to the famed Ngorongoro Crater
Big game is just one facet of Africa that will inspire you; this morning’s visit to spend time with students and staff at a school is another, providing memorable insight into the challenges and rewards of life in Tanzania. Continue to Lemala Ngorongoro; perched on the
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