Tanzania — Africa — Explore Worldwide 2008/09 online holiday brochure

AFRICA TANZANIA Colourful local markets Game viewing Serengeti Lodge Safari 9 DAYS HOTELS/LODGES SHORT WILDLIFE SAFARI IN COMFORT Ref TL JFMAMJJASOND JFMA Serengeti Lodge Safari Ref TL SERENGETI NP Flexible game drives KENYA Natron LOBO LODGE Lake SERONERA Optional balloon Olduvai Kilimanjaro Gorge Steep crater 5895m Naabi Hill 4WD game drive Gate Meru NGORONGORO Mto Wa ARUSHA CRATER Mbu Kilimanjaro Lake Eyasi LAKE MANYARA airport Game drives 100-square-mile sunken floor is the world's largest intact caldera and contains one of Africa's largest permanent concentrations of wildlife. It offers the prospect of year-round game viewing in a scenically unrivalled area. Leaving the Crater, we head into Tarangire National Park where the greatest concentration of wildlife outside of the Serengeti ecosystem live among the primeval baobab trees. TANZANIA Fantastic photo opportunity/Andy Binks km 0 Lake Manyara Serengeti balloon flight The ultimate safari experience. See p127 for details. TARANGIRE NP Game drives Baobab trees 120 The Migration... Only in Africa can you find the spectacle of wildlife in its raw exuberance amid an incredible diversity of landscapes. We focus on big game viewing in these famous national parks concentrated around the Great Rift Valley in northern Tanzania. Rift Valley & Serengeti Plains We drive first to Lake Manyara National Park famed for its prolific birdlife as well as large elephant and hippo populations. Ascending the Great Rift Valley we enter the great Serengeti plains. We're at once among vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and Grant's gazelle. Other wildlife includes lion, hyena, jackal, topi and cheetah. Large numbers of giraffe are usually seen en route. We'll also visit the archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge, where Louis Leakey found the fossil of 'Nutcracker Man'. The gorge is famous for evidence of hominid activity dating back some 2.1 million years. Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire National Park We drive down a steep and narrow track into the beautiful crater believed by some to have been the proverbial Garden of Eden. The See p118 for information on the Serengeti Ecosystem Migration. FACTFILE Itinerary 1 Fly London/Kilimanjaro International Airport; drive Arusha. 2 Drive Lake Manyara NP; game drive. 3 Drive Serengeti NP via Mto Wa Mbu. 4 & 5 In Serengeti NP; game drives, optional balloon safari. 6 Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area via Olduvai Gorge; game viewing en route. 7 Game viewing in Crater; drive to Tarangire NP. 8 Full day game drive in Tarangire; late arrival in Arusha. 9 Fly London. Accommodation & Meals: 2nts hotel, 6nts lodge; 8 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 6 dinners included. See insert p2. Mode of Travel: 4WD Land Cruisers. Comment: A classic safari staying in lodge accommodation and travelling in smaller 4WD vehicles to allow added flexibility and maximise time spent game viewing. Tour Staff & Support: Explore Tour Leader plus driver(s). Group Size: 10 to 14. Extend your tour... ZANZIBAR ISLAND EXTENSION This trip can also be extended to spend 4 days relaxing on Zanzibar Island Ref TLZ (see p127) for further details. 122 Essential information, departure dates & prices see Pricing & Information Supplement

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