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Zilko Tours & Travel


02nd

Jan 2014 – 15 th

Dec 2014

East Africa Tours

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & Rwanda

ZTTKE – T001

Minimum : 02 Pax Vehicle : 1 x 7 Seater Safari Minivan/4 X 4 Safari Cruiser Starts : Nairobi Ends : Nairobi Meals : As indicated on itinerary ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

Day Location Accommodation Board Activity 01 Nairobi The Eka Hotel BB TRSF, LE 02 Amboseli National Park Oltukai Lodge LDBB A, P 03 Amboseli National Park Oltukai Lodge LDBB A, P 04 Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge LDBB LEI 05 Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge LDBB LEI 06 Maasai Mara Game reserve Sarova Mara Game Lodge LDBB A, P 07 Maasai Mara Game Reserve Sarova Mara Game Lodge LDBB A, P 08 Departure TRSF LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, BB-Bed & Breakfast TRSF-Transfer, A-Morning game drive, LEI-Leisure P-Afternoon game drive Detailed Itinerary Day 01: Nairobi On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you will be met by an AFRICA JOURNEYS ESCAPES representative and after the immigration formalities, you will be assisted to board your vehicle and be transferred to your hotel. Dinner will be on own arrangement. Overnight at Eka Hotel (BB) Day 02: Nairobi -Amboseli Breakfast at the hotel then depart for Amboseli National Park.

The road climbs through scrub thorn and acacia - look for the unusual - looking long-necked gerenuk antelope here - to the grassy ridge at the top. Before you pass through the shimmering plains that stretch away to Amboseli National Park, at the foot of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, home to a wealth of wildlife but particularly known for its elephants, by lunchtime you'll reach your lodge. Lunch at the lodge with afternoon game drive in the park


A game drive through Amboseli take you across this vast lakebed - often dry, but still very swampy in areas. Amboseli is best known for its great herds of elephant - you'll often find many of them standing knee-deep in the water, spraying themselves to keep cool. But there's a lot of other game here too - cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle and other plains game - and it's all set against the amazing backdrop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory. Meals and overnight at Oltukai Lodge or Similar (LDBB) Day 03: Amboseli National Park Breakfast at the lodge then enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. The National Park hosts five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers part of a Pleistocene Lake Basin, now dry. Within this basin is a temporary lake; Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy rainfall. Amboseli is unique for its big game and its great scenic beauty - and the landscape is dominated by the towering Mount Kilimanjaro. On a lucky day subject to the weather and cloud condition, you may be able to view the snow of the Mt. Kilimanjaro; Africa’s highest mountain. Meals and overnight at Oltukai Lodge or Similar (LDBB) Day 04: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha Depart after breakfast to Lake Naivasha. On your way you will visit the Hells gate National Park. Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus whose waters are shallow with an average depth of five metres. Lake area varies greatly according to rainfall, with an average range between 114 and 991 sq kms. Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort or Similar (LDBB) Day 05: Lake Naivasha Morning breakfast and rest of the morning at leisure with optional activities offered by the lodge All meals and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge (LDBB) Day 06: Naivasha – Masai Mara After breakfast take a walk around the freshwater lake. The lake is home to an incredible variety of bird species, it also has black bass and tilapia in the water. Drive along the Great Rift Valley to Kenya’s best known game reserve; Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch. After lunch get introduced to the herbivores, elephant, rhino, buffalo, and the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffe and the Burchell zebra. The carnivores are the black mane lion, cheetah and leopard. Also to be seen are the hunting dog, the jackal and hyena; the largest bird, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane and saddle-bill stork. Flocks of small birds fly around and settle on the rhino and elephant. Crocodiles and hippos share the river. Return to your lodge by sunset. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Mara Game Lodge or Similar (LDBB) Day 07: Maasai Mara A whole day of game viewing lies ahead of you. Before breakfast game drive reveals secrets of the night. As the morning starts out cool, hot coffee, tea and snacks are laid out to partake of before leaving. You may see lioness or cheetah at a kill or a lion enjoying a kill with a family of cubs waiting to feed. Hyenas and vultures will also be waiting their turn near the carcass. Antelope grazing peacefully, safe in the knowledge that at least for now the predator is well fed, all the animals are having ‘breakfast’. Crocodiles are lying in wait for the animals that will come to the river to drink. Hippos usually leave the water to graze in the late evening or night; the heat of the sun is harmful to their skin so they spend the day swimming or submerged in the shallow water. After breakfast the visitor may like to relax in the cool water of the swimming pool supplied with cool drinks by the attentive staff.


The afternoon game drive will take the visitor to the leopard’s hideout. He may be asleep in the tree with the kill which he

has dragged up with him or he may just be watching his ‘visitors’. One should not under estimate the calm looks the

leopard gives. Return to your lodge after watching the spectacular African sunset. Meals and overnight at Sarova Mara Game Lodge or Similar (LDBB) Day 08: Depart Breakfast at the lodge/camp and thereafter drive back to Nairobi. Leave Masai Mara and head back to Narok, district headquarters of this part of Maasailand and then travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley - keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle - and head up the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. You will arrive in Kenya's bustling capital city in the early afternoon then be transferred to the Airport for your home bound flight depending on flight timings.

End of our Services

Note: Easter Supplements apply for the nights of – April 18, 19, 20, 21 – 2014 and X-Mass Supplement for the nights of –

Dec 24, 25, 26, 31 – 2014 and 01st Jan 2015 – a part from Ol Tukai – applicable from 20th Dec 2013 – 01st Jan 2014

1. Under 12 Child sharing with 2 – Adults – 65% of Adult Rates 2. Under 12 Child in own room – 85% of Adult Rates 3. Recommended maximum pax per vehicle – 06, to guarantee window seat to all 4. Prices are current and subject to increase – see price under below Terms and Condition

……………………..What You Get Accommodation and meals as indicated above with Full board on safari and bed & breakfast in Nairobi

Transportation in a chauffeur driven Private safari minivan or 4x4 Land Cruiser at a supplement both with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography. Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary at current level All Government taxes and levies.

All meet and greet services. Naivasha Boat Ride and visit to Crescent Island Visit to Longonot Crater + Picnic Guided Hell’s Gate guided walk All arrival and departure transfers.

24 hours stand-by contact number. Guaranteed window seat – based on 6 pax per vehicle Two-way long range high frequency radio communication

Flying doctors coverage: Covers you within East Africa for a period of 14 days. In the eventuality of a medical emergency, you will be airlifted to Nairobi where you will be taken to a good hospital. Hospital bills are born by the patient.

Not included

All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc. Tips

and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s) Any local or international flight and departure taxes. Any

other item(s) not included in our itinerary. Visa fees


Laundry, drinks

ZTTKE – 002 Minimum : 02 Pax Vehicle : 1 x 7 Seater Safari Minivan/4 X 4 Safari Cruiser Starts : Nairobi Ends : Nairobi Meals : as indicated on itinerary Day Location Accommodation Meal Activity 1 Jkia – Nairobi Hotel Ole Sereni Hotel BB Trsf 2 Samburu Game Reserve Ashnil Samburu Camp LDBB P 3 Samburu Game Reserve Ashnil Samburu Camp LDBB A, P 4 Thompsons Falls Thompsons Falls Lodge LDBB LEI 5 Lake Baringo Lake Baringo Club LDBB LEI 6 Lake Bogoria Lake Bogoria Resort LDBB LEI 7 Lake Nakuru National Park Flamingo Hill Camp LDBB P 8 Mara National Reserve Ashnil Mara Camp LDBB P 9 Mara National Reserve Ashnil Mara Camp LDBB A, P 10 Maasai Mara – Nairobi Trsf, Depart

BB-Bed and breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer, E-Early morning game drive, A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive, HDS-Half Day sightseeing, FDS-Full Day Sightseeing, GV-Game Viewing, LEI- Leisure Detailed Program Day 01: Nairobi On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, by an AFRICA JOURNEYS ESCAPES representative and after the immigration formalities, you will be assisted to board your vehicle and be transferred to the hotel. Dinner will be on own arrangement. Overnight at Ole Sereni Hotel (BB) Day 02: Nairobi- Samburu The drive to Samburu from Nairobi is a little long but very scenic and interesting. Depart your Nairobi hotel early and head north towards the town of Thika, continuing northward towards Mt. Kenya. Skirt the Aberdare Mountain Range and pass within sight of Mt. Kenya. Altogether the drive is about seven hours but the day will be broken up with several rest stops. At the town of Isiolo passes through the barrier to the Northern Frontier District. The road here is bumpy and dusty but you’ll shortly be rewarded at the park gates with a game drive into the lodge. Arrive in time for lunch followed by an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Samburu Camp (LDBB)

Day 03: Samburu Breakfast at the lodge to depart for a morning game drive in the vast Samburu National Reserve. Return to the lodge and rest of the morning at leisure. Lunch at the lodge. After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive in the park. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. The landscape of the Samburu area is beautiful - arid and scrubby with magnificent mountains in the background.

The three reserves of Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo Springs are situated about 350 kms north of Nairobi. The Ewaso

Niro River, the only water source in the dry season, bisects Samburu and Buffalo Springs Reserves and crocodiles are

often spotted sunning themselves along its edges and sand bars. Wildlife is surprisingly abundant for such a dry place and includes species such as gerenuk, dik-dik, grant’s and

Thomson’s gazelles, elephant, cheetah, leopard and lion. There are several species, which are unique to the area

including; Gravy’s zebra, beisa Oryx, reticulated giraffe and Somali ostrich. Not to be overlooked are the


hundreds of species of birds to be found here. This is home to the Samburu people, “cousins” to the Maasai and the

young warriors’ colorful dress and ornamentation distinguishes them from other members of the tribe. Meals & overnight at Ashnil Samburu Camp (LDBB) Day 04: Samburu G. Reserve-Thompson Falls After early breakfast, drive to Thomson’s falls through Nanyuki and stop briefly at the Equator point. Later proceed to Thomson’s Falls arriving for lunch at the lodge. Afternoon at relaxation by these 83 feet falls as you marvel at this natural wonder. Proceed on afternoon nature walk to the base of Thomson Falls, a walk to Hippo point to look at the hippos up close,

bird watching as the waterfalls attract colorful birds and provide good photographic opportunities. Dinner and overnight at Thompsons Falls Lodge (LDBB) Day 05: Thompson Falls-Lake Baringo Drive to Lake Baringo after breakfast. This is a fresh water lake that supports a great variety of birds as well as hippos and crocodiles. It is a bird watching centre of Kenya. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon spent bird watching. Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club (LDBB) Day 06: Lake Baringo-Lake Bogoria Morning boatride Breakfast at your lodge. Mid morning check out & head south to Lake Bogoria which is a shallow soda lake with beautiful scenery and also home to a sizeable number of flamingos and other species of birds. Drive to the spectacular Lake Bogoria with hot springs and geysers being the main attractions. The lake has been called ‘The new home of the flamingo’ with a nomad population of up to two million birds. Arrive in time for lunch. The highlight, however are the boiling hot springs and geysers, which also contribute to the beauty of the lake & are believed to cure skin diseases. All meals and accommodation at Lake Bogoria resort (LDBB) Day 07: Lake Bogoria – Lake Nakuru National Park Pre-breakfast game viewing, breakfast at the lodge then proceed to Lake Nakuru still exploring the dramatic Rift valley. Arrive in time for lunch and afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is one of the gems in the Rift Valley Lakes often referred as the Pink Lake for its masses of pink flamingos.

You have a great opportunity to see flamingos besides thousands of other birds. Lake Nakuru is a Rhino Sanctuary

and harbors other wild-game like the Lion, Waterbucks, Buffalo, Warthog, and Hippo etc. All meals and accommodation at Flamingo Hill camp (LDBB) Day 08: Nakuru-Maasai Mara Leaving flamingo fringed Lake Nakuru behind; you head southwards and turn right at Maai Mahiu to ascend up over the

top of the Mau Escarpment. Then heading due south, you travel towards Narok, getaway to the Maasai Mara and district

headquarters of this part of Maasai land. You’ll travel across the “breadbasket” of Kenya, covered with acres of wheat and

barley before you reach your destination. Check in and lunch at the camp. Afternoon embark on a game drive in the

reserve, returning to the camp just as dusk sets in for overnight. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You’re likely to see a lion, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, leopard and many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It’s in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the Savannah-lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. All meals and accommodation at Ashnil Mara camp (LDBB)


Day 09: Maasai Mara Wake up call, tea/ coffee with cookies will be served at the lobby. Set off for an early morning game viewing drive in this Kenya’s finest reserve. Return to the camp for rest and leisure in the early morning and afternoon. Lunch in the camp then later in the evening proceed for the evening game drive. This game reserve is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight. All meals and accommodation at Ashnil Mara camp (LDBB) Day 10: Depart Breakfast at the lodge/camp and thereafter drive back to Nairobi. Leave Mara as you travel across the vast plains on the

floor of the Rift Valley - keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle. Arrive in Kenya's bustling capital city in the

afternoon then be transferred to the Airport for your home bound flight depending on flight timings. End of our Services

Note: Easter Supplements apply for the nights of – April 18, 19, 20, 21 – 2014 and X-Mass Supplement for the nights of –





All meet and greet services. Naivasha Boat Ride and visit to Crescent Island Visit to Longonot Crater + Picnic Guided Hell’s Gate guided walk All arrival and departure transfers.

24 hours stand-by contact number. Guaranteed window seat – based on 6 pax per vehicle Two-way long range high frequency radio communication


Not included

All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc. Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s) Any local or international flight and departure taxes. Any

other item(s) not included in our itinerary. Visa fees Laundry, drinks


ZTTKETZ – 003

Minimum : 02 Pax Vehicle : 1 x 7 Seater Safari Minivan/4 X 4 Safari Cruiser Starts : Nairobi Ends : Nairobi Meals : as indicated on itinerary

ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

Day Location Accommodation Board Activity 01 J.K.I.A to Nairobi Hotel Nairobi Serena Hotel BB TRSF, LE 02 Lake Nakuru National Park Flamingo Hill Camp LDBB P 03 Maasai Mara National Reserve Mara Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 04 Maasai Mara National Reserve Mara Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 05 Maasai Mara National Reserve Mara Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 06 Lake Victoria Speke Bay Lodge LDBB LEI 07 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 08 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 09 Ngorongoro National Park Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 10 Lake Eyasi Kisima Ngeda Lodge LDBB LEI 11 Lake Eyasi Kisima Ngeda Lodge LDBB LEI 12 Lake Manyara National Park Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 13 Amboseli National Park Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge DBB P 14 Departure TRSF

BB-Bed & Breakfast LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, DBB-Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Trsf-Transfer, CRT-Crater Tour, LEI- Leisure A-Morning game drive P-Afternoon game drive

Detailed Itinerary Day 01: Nairobi On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by an AFRICA JOURNEYS ESCAPES representative and transferred to your hotel for check in & overnight.

Overnight at Nairobi Serena hotel (BB)

Day 02:Nairobi - Lake Nakuru After breakfast, pick up from your hotel and drive via the scenic Rift valley to arrive L.Nakuru National park in good time for check in & lunch. This park also provides sanctuary of Rothschild giraffe, black and white rhino and the elusive leopard. Afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park.

L. Nakuru is a small park with over 50% of it area covered by the Lake. Located in the middle of the Rift valley, L. Nakuru

has a wide variety of animals which includes the Rothschild Giraffe, Lions, White and Black rhinos as well as the Leopard.

All these can be spotted depending on your luck. The park is also considered by birdwatchers as an ornithological

paradise! A myriad of both Greater and lesser flamingoes has made this lake their home.

Meals & overnight at Flamingo Hill Camp (LDBB)

Day 03:L.Nakuru-Maasai Mara Leaving flamingo fringed Lake Nakuru behind; you head southwards to Mara. Travel across the “breadbasket” of Kenya, covered with acres of wheat and barley before you reach your destination. Check in and lunch at the lodge. Afternoon embark on a game drive in the reserve.


The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You’re likely to see a lion, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, leopard and many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It’s in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the Savannah-lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. Meals & overnight at Mara Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 04: Maasai Mara Set off for an early morning game viewing drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge for rest and leisure in the early morning

and afternoon. Lunch in the lodge then later in the evening proceed for the evening game drive. The afternoon game drive will take the visitor to the leopard’s hideout. He may be asleep in the tree with the kill which he

has dragged up with him or he may just be watching his ‘visitors’. One should not under estimate the calm looks the

leopard gives. Return to your lodge after watching the spectacular African sunset. Meals & overnight at Mara Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 05: Maasai Mara N.Reserve Optional: Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a hot air balloon provided at extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience.

OR 0630hrs-Early morning game drive in the Mara. Return to the lodge for breakfast. You spend the rest of the morning

at leisure. After lunch at the camp you proceed at 1600hrs for an afternoon game drive till dusk. Meals & overnight at Mara Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 06: Masai Mara to Lake Victoria Early departure from the Masai Mara - drive to the border with Tanzania. Proceed with the border formalities and here you change driver and vehicle. Start your Tanzania safari with a visit to Lake Victoria - the source of River Nile. Proceed on to Speke Bay, only two hours away from the border & situated on the shores of this famous Lake. Arrive at the lodge in the afternoon - relax or take a boat ride on the lake. Dinner & overnight at Speke Bay lodge (LDBB). Day 07: Lake Victoria to the Serengeti After breakfast you will depart for Serengeti National Park, arriving in time for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon proceed for a game drive in search for the big five. Retire to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight. Meals & overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 08: Serengeti Spend a second day in Serengeti with both morning and afternoon game drives returning to the lodge for meals and overnight. Serengeti is Africa's largest national park and also one of its most popular. The park has an incredible number of animals, wildebeest being the most populous followed by zebra. Elephants are notably scarce. Cheetahs and the rest of the big cats are regularly sighted in the plains. The few remaining endangered black rhino are restricted to the Moru Koppies area. The park is also famous for the wildebeest migration, often described as one of the most impressive spectacle in the natural world. Dinner and overnight in the heart of Serengeti in Serengeti Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 09: Serengeti- Ngorongoro N. Park After breakfast you depart with an en-route game drive as you head to Ngorongoro National park. Arrive for check in and lunch at the lodge. Afternoon at leisure


Zilko Travels & Tours Dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 10: Ngorongoro N. Park - Lake Eyasi After breakfast with picnic lunches you will descend for your crater tour Afternoon drive to Lake Eyasi the home to the Hadzabe people; (hunter-gatherer bushmen) who live close to the shores of Lake Eyasi. The Hadza still follow their traditional way of life as hunters and gatherers. Lake Eyasi is a very scenic soda lake found on the southern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. All meals will be at the Lodge. Dinner and overnight at Kisima Ngeda Lodge (DBB) Day 11: Lake Eyasi Whole day spent exploring Lake Eyasi and its surroundings. Lake Eyasi is a shallow soda lake and undergoes the process of evaporation, which sometimes causes the lake to disappear completely. When the water level is fairly high, it is an important water source for many animals such as hippos and a seasonal stop for some of the most beautiful bird species, including two species of flamingos. Large flocks of these colorful birds come to the lake’s shore every year, because it ensures a healthy and safe breeding ground. Dinner and overnight at Kisima Ngeda Lodge (LDBB) Day 12: Lake Eyasi-Lake Manyara National Park Early morning leave the lodge to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive with packed lunch. Game

viewing in Lake Manyara is quite spectacular due to presence of high population of wild animals. Tree climbing lions,

large herds of elephants and thousands of water birds can easily be observed. In the evening drive to Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge (LDBB) Day 13: Lake Manyara -Arusha-Amboseli Early breakfast, and thereafter drive to Arusha for lunch. After lunch drive further to Namanga border post. After clearing with customs & immigration drive further to Amboseli arriving in the evening. Enjoy an evening game drive enroute to your lodge. A game drive through Amboseli take you across this vast lakebed - often dry, but still very swampy in areas. Amboseli is best known for its great herds of elephant - you'll often find many of them standing knee-deep in the water, spraying themselves to keep cool. But there's a lot of other game here too - cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle and other plains game - and it's all set against the amazing backdrop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge (LDBB) Day 14: Amboseli / Nairobi / Depart Early morning game drive in the park and back to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast check out and drive to Nairobi. On arrival you will be dropped off at the airport for your homebound flight depending on the flight timings.

End of our Services Note: Easter Supplements apply for the nights of – April 18, 19, 20, 21 – 2014 and X-Mass Supplement for the nights of –






All meet and greet services. Naivasha Boat Ride and visit to Crescent Island Visit to Longonot Crater + Picnic Guided Hell’s Gate guided walk All

arrival and departure transfers. 24 hours stand-by contact number. Guaranteed window seat – based on 6 pax per vehicle Two-way long range high frequency radio communication


Not included





ZTTIDTZ – 004

Minimum : 02 Pax Vehicle : 4 X 4 Safari Cruiser Starts : Arusha Ends : Arusha Meals : as indicated on itinerary

ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

Day Location Accommodation Board Activity 01 Arusha Serena Mt.Village BB TRSF, LE 02 Tarangire National Park Tarangire Sopa Lodge LDBB P 03 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 04 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 05 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 06 Ngorongoro National Park Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 07 L.Manyara N.Park Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge LDBB LEI 0 8 Departure TRSF

BB-Bed & Breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, TRSF-Transfer, CRT-Crater Tour, LEI- Leisure P-Afternoon game drive

Detailed Itinerary Day 01: Kilimanjaro/Arusha On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be received by our Airport representative & after the formalities proceed to Arusha. On arrival at the lodge you will be met by our representative who will brief you.

Overnight at Serena Mt.Village (DBB)

Day 02: Arusha -Tarangire National Park After breakfast, check out & drive to Tarangire National Park. Arrive for check in and lunch at the lodge. Afternoon depart for a game drive returning to the lodge at dusk for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge(LDBB)

Day 03: Tarangire National Park –Serengeti National Park Breakfast at the lodge/camp then depart to Serengeti National park. Arrive in time for check in & lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge (LDBB)

Day 04-05: Serengeti National Park Spend the 2 days in Serengeti with both morning and afternoon game drives returning to the lodge for meals and overnight.

Serengeti is Africa's largest national park and also one of its most popular. The park has an incredible number of animals, wildebeest being the most populous followed by zebra. Elephants are notably scarce. Cheetahs and the rest of the big cats are regularly sighted in the plains. The few remaining endangered black rhino are restricted to the Moru Koppies area.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari lodge (LDBB)

Day 06: Serengeti- Ngorongoro N. Park Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunches via Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned Archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remain, proceed driving to Ngorongoro conservation area where you will proceed to your crater tour. Later drive to your lodge for check in, dinner and overnight with evening spent at leisure

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari lodge (LDBB)


Day 07: Ngorongoro N. Park – Lake Manyara National Park After breakfast, check out & proceed with an enroute game drive via Karatu. Proceed for excursions in the cultural rich area of Karatu. Later proceed on to L.Manyara arriving for check in & lunch at the lodge. Relax in the early afternoon then proceed for an evening game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight at L. Manyara Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 08: Departure After breakfast and depending on the flight departure time, transfer to the Airport for your scheduled flight to Arusha. Drop off at your hotel or Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure flight back home. An African Journeys Escapes representative will re-confirm your onward flight.

End of our Services Note: Easter Supplements apply for the nights of – April 18, 19, 20, 21 – 2014 and X-Mass Supplement for the nights of –



……………………..What You Get Accommodation and meals as indicated above with Full board on safari

Transportation in a chauffeur driven Private safari 4x4 Land Cruiser at a supplement both with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography. Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary at current level All Government taxes and levies.

1 Crater Tour Ol Duvai Gorge & All picnic lunches All

arrival and departure transfers. 24

hours stand-by contact number. Guaranteed window seat – based on 6 pax per vehicle Two-way long range high frequency radio communication


Not included





ZTTIDTZ – 005

Minimum : 02 Pax Vehicle : 4 X 4 Safari Cruiser Starts : Nairobi Ends : Nairobi Meals : as indicated on itinerary ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

Day Location Accommodation Board Activity 01 Arusha Serena Mt.Village BB TRSF, LEI 02 Tarangire National Park Tarangire Sopa Lodge LDBB P 03 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB P 04 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 05 Serengeti National Park Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge LDBB A, P 06 Ngorongoro N.Park Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge LDBB LEI 07 Lake Eyasi Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp LDBB EX, LEI 08 Lake Eyasi Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp LDBB LEI 09 Lake Natron L.Natron Tented Camp LDBB LEI, EX 10 Departure TRSF

BB-Bed & Breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer, EX-Optional Excursion, LEI-Leisure A-Morning game drive P-Afternoon game drive Detailed Itinerary Day 01: Arusha On arrival at the Airport, you will be met and assisted by our Airport Representative together with your professional driver guide upon clearing with visa formalities, escorted to your waiting safari vehicle where you will drive to Arusha .Proceed for a check in at the lodge then rest of the afternoon will be at leisure. Overnight at Serena Mt. Village (DBB) Day 02: Arusha – Tarangire National park Breakfast at your hotel followed by a briefing session on the tour program by our tour guide. Depart Arusha and drive to Tarangire National Park to arrive in good time for lunch. Afternoon game drives followed by dinner and overnight stay at Tarangire. Named after the Tarangire River which rises in Tanzania's central highland, this park offers wide panoramas of open acacia woodland and grass savannah, where huge herds of Elephants and other unique residents, such as fringe-eared Oryx and Lesser Kudu roam free. The river lures thousands of plains game to its banks. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge (LDBB) Day 03: Tarangire National Park - Serengeti National Park After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti National Park; undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 04: Serengeti Spend a second day in Serengeti with both morning and afternoon game drives. Return to the lodge for meals and overnight. Serengeti is Africa’s largest national park and also one of its most popular. The park has an incredible number of

animals; wildebeest being the most populous followed by zebra. Elephants are notably scarce. Cheetahs and the

rest of the big cats are regularly sighted in the plains. The few remaining endangered black rhino are restricted to

the Moru Koppies area. The park is also famous for the wildebeest migration, often described as one of the most

impressive spectacle in the natural world; hence it’s been named the 7th wonder of the world. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 05: Serengeti National Park


We have full day to explore Serengeti, the most famous National Park in Africa. Your driver-guide will choose our route based on his extensive knowledge of the park and local conditions but the Serengeti rarely disappoints. We carry our packed lunch with us so as to make the most of the day, but our trip might include a trail along the banks of the Grumeti River in search of basking lions, tracking cheetah through the Gol Kopjes or hunting leopard along the Seronera River. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 06: Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro Conservation Area After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater; the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its

overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. En route visit the

Olduvai Gorge site of archeological findings, where traces of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have

been discovered. Arrive at your lodge for lunch. Afternoon spent at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Serena Safari lodge (LDBB) Day 07: Ngorongoro N. Park - Lake Eyasi After breakfast with picnic lunches you will descend for your crater tour Afternoon drive to Lake Eyasi the home to the Hadzabe people; (hunter-gatherer bushmen) who live close to the shores of Lake Eyasi. The Hadza still follow their traditional way of life as hunters and gatherers. Lake Eyasi is a very scenic soda lake found on the southern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. All meals will be at the Lodge. Dinner and overnight at Kisima Ngeda Lodge (DBB) Day 08: Lake Eyasi Whole day spent exploring Lake Eyasi and its surroundings. All meals and overnight at Kisima Ngeda Tented camp (LDBB) Day 09: Lake Eyasi-Lake Natron Breakfast at your lodge/camp. Board your vehicle & drive to Lake Natron, passing the active volcano Oldonyo Lengai! at Lake Natron check in at the camp. After checking in at your camp followed by lunch, we’ll go on a guided walk around Lake Natron; the lowest point of the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania (600m / 2000 ft) and famous for a vast numbers of flamingos and other water birds due to a high concentrate of in sodium carbonate, algae, and zooplankton. You can go for a hike up the Ngare Sero River which flows in the Lake Natron In contrast to the surrounding dry landscape, here you can find a small paradise. Optional – Oldonyo Lengai Climb Meals and overnight at Lake Natron Tented camp (LDBB) Day 10: Departure After breakfast and depending on the flight departure time, check out of the hotel then depart for Arusha. On arrival at Arusha Airport check in for your departure flight back home.

End of our services. Note: Easter Supplements apply for the nights of – April 18, 19, 20, 21 – 2014 and X-Mass Supplement for the nights of –


1. Under 12 Child sharing with 2 – Adults – 65% of Adult Rates


2. Under 12 Child in own room – 85% of Adult Rates 3. Recommended maximum pax per vehicle – 06, to guarantee window seat to all 4. Prices are current and subject to increase – see price under below Terms and Condition

……………………..What You Get Accommodation and meals as indicated above with Full board on safari and bed & breakfast in Arusha

Transportation in a chauffeur driven Private safari 4x4 Land Cruiser in Tanzania both with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography. Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary at current level All Government taxes and levies. All meet and greet services. 1 Crater Tour All arrival and departure transfers. 24

hours stand-by contact number. Guaranteed window seat – based on 6 pax per vehicle Two-way long range high frequency radio communication


Not included…..


and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s) Any local or international flight and departure taxes. Visa fees

Laundry, drinks Any other services not mentioned above as inclusive.


ZTT IDRD – 006

Vehicle : 1 x 5 /7 Seater 4x4 Land Cruiser. Starts : Kigali Ends : Kigali Meals : as indicated on itinerary at a glance ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

Day Location Accommodation Board Activity 1 Kigali Kigali Serena/Flame Tree BB Trsf, Leisure 2 Volcanoes N. Park Sabyinyo / MGVL/Home Inn LDBB City tour 3 Volcanoes N. Park Sabyinyo / MGVL/Home Inn LDBB Tracking 4 Depart -L Tracking/ Dept. FULL ITINERARY Day 1 – Kigali Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by Our Representative, outside the airport arrivals section and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation at Kigali Serena or Flame Tree BB Day 2 – Kigali/Volcanoes National Park Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a City Tour of Kigali. (Cost of city tour included) The history of Rwanda dates back centuries, Kigali has been a part of it for 100 years. Founded in 1907 as a German settlement, Kigali did not become the capital until Rwanda’s independence in 1962 when it replaced the colonial seat of power in Butare. Visit the Kandt museum, see old Kigali and the craft centres then visit the genocide memorial site. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide; learn about other genocides in the world and how this country has dealt with that past. Tour more and see the new developments in Rwanda; the recovery has been incredible, a testament to humankind’s resilience. Lunch in Kigali. Later, depart Kigali and drive to Ruhengeri. 2.5 hrs arriving in the early evening at the Volcanoes National Park. In the evenings, Optional Intore, Cultural Dancers troupe will spice your stay with memorable Rwandan dances. (at an extra cost per person) Overnight at Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or Home Inn (LDBB) Day 3 – Volcanoes National Park Early breakfast. 0620 hrs: Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs for your first day of trekking. 0700 hrs: Briefing by your trackers then drive to the trail head for the start of your amazing Gorilla Tracking adventure. Porters may be hired for the trek to carry your backpack and gear. The cost is ten USD per person/per day. We advise that you utilize this service. Your trek again starts in the cultivated foothills of the Virunga’s offering stirring views in all directions. When it enters the national park, trekkers will be immersed in the mysterious intimacy of the rainforest, alive with the colorful bird calls, chattering golden monkeys, littered with fresh spoor of the mountains’ elusive buffalo and elephant. Through gaps in the canopy, the magnificent peaks are glimpsed, among the highest in Africa yet easily accessible, beckon an ascent.


Weaving through overhanging vines, moss-covered hagenia trees and giant lobelias that thrive in the tropical climate, our experienced trackers, who have spent their entire lives in or close to this forest, soon bring us up close with one of the Gorilla Families. Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting; raising their young. Coming face to face with a giant silverback must truly be one of the greatest wildlife experiences on earth! After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge/hotel for lunch. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy optional activities offered at an extra cost. Optional visit to Iby’iwacu village at an extra cost per person.

Dinner at the lodge.

Overnight at Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (LDBB) Day 4: – Volcanoes National Park /Kigali / Departure Breakfast at the lodge. 0700 hrs: Registration is a simple process where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit. The park staff discusses your fitness level and advises you of the trekking times and conditions to the various groups based upon their location in the park the previous evening. There are a total of 88 gorilla permits available each day with a maximum of eight trekkers visiting any one group. Once the trekkers are put into groups, each group’s Lead Guide briefs the trekkers of the trekking procedures as well as the “do’s and don’ts” while in the presence of gorillas. After the briefing, trekkers return to their respective vehicles for the drive up the mountain to the starting point. Trekking can take from two to six or more hours if the gorillas move before the park rangers locate them the next morning. The guides stop frequently to allow trekkers a chance to rest and take photos along the way. After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge/hotel for lunch. After lunch, depart from foothills of the volcanoes and drive south past coffee, tea and banana plantations on a scenic drive to Kigali. Everything and everywhere, sheer green and hanging on the hills; Rwanda truly - land of a thousand fertile green hills. (2.5 hrs), Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (Cost of flight not included) --End of Our Services--

Note: Gorilla permit is note included in the safari cost. The permit is us$ 750 per permit. 2 gorilla permits Usd 1500 per person per trek.

SILVERBACK LODGE SEASON SCHEDULES

1st January – 31 March – Mid Season Rates apply 1st April to 31st May - Green Season Rates apply 1st June - 31 October – High Season Rates apply 1st November – 14th December – Mid Season Rates apply 15th December – 31st December – High Season Rates apply

Hotels Guideline: Luxury: Use Kigali Serena & Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge Mid Range: - Kigali Serena &MGVL (Mountain Gorilla View Lodge)

Budget: Flame Tree & Home Inn


Costs Includes:

Airport transfers and assistance Accommodations in Kigali on bed and breakfast basis Accommodation at Lodge /hotel on Full board City Tour of Kigali Private transport in a 4x4 Land cruiser Services of an English speaking driver-guide Two gorilla permit (Cost given separate from Per person cost) Bottled drinking water while trekking and in vehicle All taxes on the services quoted above

Costs Excludes:

Meals and beverages, other than specified. International, regional and local Airfares. Airport taxes. Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas. Excess baggage charges levied by airlines. Gratuities to driver/guides and other conveyance attendants. Laundry and other items of a personal nature such drinks, telephone calls ETC Personal and baggage insurance. Cost for anything not specifically mentioned in the listing above. Insurance coverage is available for Baggage, Accident and Trip Cancellation/Interruption at special

low cost group rates.

Ruhengeri area is located at 2400 meters above sea level and is chilly early morning and evening. While trekking, It can rain unexpectedly, hence waterproof clothing is a good essential including zip lock bags for cameras and film. You will also need boots that can cope with some mud Gorilla permits are only confirmed upon payment of deposit. The total amount is paid 60 days before the travel date. (Non–Refundable)

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