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Embark on an unforgettable fly-in safari to East Africa's renowned game reserves and national parks. Observe huge herds roaming the vast savanna of the Serengeti, abundant bird life of Lake Manyara, the lost world in Ngorongoro Crater, and rare species in Samburu National Reserve. You could readily encounter Africa's Big Five species in their natural environment, but your biggest thrill may be the included hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Masai Mara. Travel in exclusive Tauck safari vehicles, and stay in lovely tented camps and safari lodges on this new Tanzania and Kenya safari.
2008 Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha – Tanzania's safari gateway
Tour begins: Serena Mountain Village, Arusha. Tauck’s Tanzania and Kenya safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, the safari gateway city. A transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel, the Serena Mountain Village at the foot of Mount Meru, the second-highest mountain in Tanzania, is included.
Lodging: Serena Mountain Village, Arusha, Lake Duluti, Tanzania
Day 2: Flamingoes at Lake Manyara National Park
The vast Serengeti beckons as you embark on a four-night safari in Tanzania, and a five-night Kenya safari. Take your first game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, renowned among birders for huge flocks of pink flamingoes, as well as giraffes, baboons, hippos, and elephants. Arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, populated by an estimated 30,000 large mammals. Your lodge is on the Ngorongoro Crater rim overlooking the caldera below, an excellent spot for our welcome reception and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Day 3: Wildlife in "Garden of Eden"
Thought by some to be Africa’s original “Garden of Eden,” Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest calderas in the world and contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Your four-wheel drive vehicle, built exclusively for Tauck World Discovery, provides an excellent mobile viewing platform when encountering massive herds of zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five – elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, and rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Day 4: Early man at Olduvai Gorge
Study the history of mankind at Olduvai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains to your safari lodge in the Serengeti, which was inspired by Masai tribal dwellings.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Day 5: The Serengeti summons
Morning and afternoon game drives take you into the vast Serengeti savanna. Sightings could include lions, zebras, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, black rhinoceros, hippos, buffaloes, jackals, gazelles, and giraffes. When the sunset paints the sky in the evening, enjoy the show from the luxury of your lodge in Serengeti National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Day 6: From creatures to city-dwellers
Leave Tanzania and the Serengeti behind as you fly to Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital city, for the start of your Kenya safari. A sightseeing tour includes an enchanting visit to the Karen Blixen House and Museum, where much of Out of Africa was filmed. You’ll have a chance to greet the Rothschild giraffes at the Giraffe Centre on the property, which is now a self-sustaining natural sanctuary for these endearing animals. Tonight, enjoy the big city charm of the Nairobi Serena Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Nairobi Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Day 7: Spectacular Samburu
Fly off to yet another African world on your Kenya safari today as you journey to the rather desert-like landscape of the Samburu Reserve in northern Kenya. A game drive offering the opportunity to spot some of the wild local residents in their natural habitats follows your arrival at the Samburu Serena Safari Lodge for a two-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Day 8: Samburu Surprises
Your Kenya safari continues as you embark on early morning and late afternoon game drives. Samburu National Reserve residents include storks, hippos, leopards, gazelle, and crocodiles. If you’re lucky, you could spot some of Africa’s rarest game, such as the long-necked gerenuk antelope, the Somali ostrich, the shy oryx beisa, and the reticulated giraffe. And keep an eye out for the Grevy’s zebra, the largest of the zebras found only in northern Kenya. It is widely believed that Grevy’s zebra was the “hippotigris” of the ancient Roman circus.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Day 9: Lifestyles of the illustrious
On the way to a special treat on your Kenya safari, discover how local villagers tend sheep and spin their wool into rugs and garments. Then you’re off to the former retreat of actor William Holden and playground of such illustrious members such as Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. Now, the world-famous Mount Kenya Safari Club will warmly welcome you for the next two nights. This exceptional hotel set high on the side of a mountain offers all sorts of pleasant diversions. And, we’ve included admission to William Holden’s Mount Kenya Animal Orphanage.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya
Day 10: Coffee Capers
Tour a thriving coffee plantation with the owners to learn the story of coffee from the bean to the cup before returning to the Mount Kenya Safari Club for leisure time to spend as you please.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya
Day 11: The magical Masai Mara
Fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve in southern Kenya. Spend the afternoon becoming acquainted with the luxurious Mara Safari Club, your home for the next two nights. This afternoon, leave camp for a game drive in search of animals that make their homes here; perhaps you’ll see lions, antelopes, elephants and zebras going about their business.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Day 12: Up, up and away over Masai Mara
Today will be one that you’ll always remember as you arise before dawn to board a hot air balloon and float over the awakening plains below as the sun rises. When you land, a special champagne breakfast will be awaiting you right there in the bush – spectacular isn’t quite strong enough a word to describe such an experience! Back on the ground, look for lions, warthogs, gazelles and giraffes – and the other animals you’ve come to love – during your final game drive this afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Day 13: Homeward Bound
Fly to Nairobi, where a day room has been reserved for you at the Nairobi Serena Hotel. Before heading to the airport for your flight home, please join us for a farewell dinner. Lord Errol Restaurant. We wish you a safe and pleasant journey home. Tour ends at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
Meals: Breakfast
Day Lodging: Nairobi Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
The vacation of a lifetime is waiting for you on our Tanzania and Kenya Safari.
Book now to reserved your preferred departure date!
Departure Dates
Jan 13, 27
Feb 10, 17, 24
Mar 9, 23
Apr 6
May 4, 18
Jun 1
Jul 6, 20
Aug 3, 17
Oct 5, 19, 26
Nov 2, 16
Dec 21
Prices
13 Days from $6,090 plus airfare
| January 13 – March 23; June 1 – December 28 | Land Price | + | On-Tour Air (5 flights) | = | Total per Person |
| Double | $6990 | + | $1200 | = | $8190 |
| Single | $8082 | + | $1200 | = | $9282 |
| April 6 – May 18 | Land Price | + | On-Tour Air (5 flights) | = | Total per Person |
| Double | $6090 | + | $1200 | = | $7290 |
| Single | $6649 | + | $1200 | = | $7849 |
36 meals included.
Group size limited to 24! All departures are limited to 24 guests to ensure a more intimate safari experience!
Hot Air Balloon Experience Included. The price of your journey includes a hot air balloon experience over the Masai Mara on day 12… a $450 value!
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability).
Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before your tour begins and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Plan.
All prices are per person in U.S. dollars.
