Visit: Cape Town, Sabi Sabi Private Reserve,
Johannesburg, Victoria Falls (Livingstone), Nairobi,
Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Lewa Downs,
Masai Mara
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Roundtrip economy airfare New York - Cape Town -
Mpumalanga - Johannesburg - Livingstone -
Nairobi
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Deluxe accommodations with private facilities
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Full breakfast daily; 16 lunches and 17 dinners
(BLD)
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Light aircraft flights Nairobi - Arusha -
Serengeti; Arusha - Nairobi - Lewa Downs - Masai
Mara
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Game viewing by 4WD vehicles or lodge vehicles
with professional driver/guide
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All park entry fees, service charges, hotel
taxes
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Meet and greet assistance
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UTG Safari Kit including duffel bag, document
wallet, and baggage tags
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Field Guide to African Wildlife
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UTG Exclusive Safari Delay Protection
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Departing Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
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Day 1
Depart USA
Depart the USA on your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Enroute
Arrive in London early this morning where day rooms are
available until your evening departure on the overnight
flight to Cape Town. - (Day Room)
Day 3 Arrive Cape Town - B
Welcome to Cape Town. After clearing customs and
immigration, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
The evening is at leisure. - Table Bay Hotel
Day 4 Cape Town - B
Begin the day with a half-day tour of the city, including
visits to Table Mountain, the Cape Malay Quarter. Later this
afternoon, you will be transferred to the Waterfront for the
short ferry ride to Robben Island. Now a World Heritage
Site, Robben Island is perhaps the most symbolically
significant sight in South Africa and your tour will include
visits to the prison block, the limestone quarry and a drive
around the island. Return to your hotel late this afternoon.
Tonight, sample several African specialties during dinner at
the African Cafe. - Table Bay Hotel
Day 5 Cape Town - BL
Depart Cape Town for a scenic drive along the Atlantic Coast
to Hout Bay (where you may opt to visit Seal Island). Drive
over Chapmans Peak and visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve
and the Cape Of Good Hope. Enjoy lunch and then return via
quaint seaside towns to Cape Town later this afternoon. -
Table Bay Hotel
Day 6 Cape Town-Sabi Sabi - BLD
Fly to Mpumalanga early this morning and connect to your
light aircraft transfer to your luxury lodge in the Sabi
Sand Reserve. Enjoy game viewing activities this evening. -
Sabi Sabi Selati Lodge
Day 7 Sabi Sabi - BLD
Rise early this morning and enjoy a game drive before
breakfast. Enjoy the facilities of this elegant lodge before
a late afternoon game drive in open 4x4 vehicles. There is
nothing as exhilarating as seeing wildlife as close as you
can on a private reserve. As you game-view into the early
evening, watch for the predators as they begin hunting for
their prey. - Sabi Sabi Selati Lodge
Day 8 Kruger-Johannesburg - B
Fly to Johannesburg where the remainder of the evening is at
leisure. - Airport Sun Inter-Continental
Day 9 Johannesburg-Victoria Falls - BLD
Take an early morning flight to Livingstone and Victoria
Falls. Later this afternoon, enjoy a Sundowner cruise on the
Zambezi River. - The River Club
Day 10 Victoria Falls - BLD
Start the day with a visit to spectacular Victoria Falls.
More than 150 million gallons of water per minute cascade
more than 300 feet to the gorge below. Later this afternoon,
you might choose to visit the nearby Livingstone Museum,
where many notes and other papers of explorer David
Livingstone are on display. - The River Club
Day 11 Victoria Falls-Johannesburg - B
After a leisurely morning, fly to Johannesburg, where the
remainder of the day is at leisure. - Airport Sun
Inter-Continental
Day 12 Johannesburg-Nairobi - BD
Your flight takes you to Nairobi, arriving early this
afternoon. The remainder of the day is at leisure. This
evening, you have the opportunity to sample a variety of
game at the Carnivore Restaurant. - Nairobi Serena Hotel
Day 13 Nairobi-Serengeti - BLD
Fly to Arusha where you connect to the light aircraft flight
to Serengeti. Upon arrival, camp vehicles will meet and
transfer you to your luxury lodge. This afternoon, enjoy a
game drive in the Serengeti. - Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 14 Serengeti - BLD
The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai word siringet,
which means endless plains. Appropriately named, every year
the Serengeti plays host to what may be the world's most
impressive migration of herbivores. Game-viewing is exciting
year-round, as the Serengeti supports a wide variety of
game, including all of the big cats. - Serengeti Serena
Lodge
Day 15 Serengeti-Ngorongoro - BLD
Your first stop today is at Ol Duvai Gorge. After excavating
the site for more than 28 years, Mary and Louis Leaky
unearthed one of the world's most dramatic discoveries: the
partial skull of ?Nutcracker Man?, dating back 1.75 million
years. Their later discovery of homo habilis (Handy Man) had
a major impact on the debate of the origins of the first
human. Continue on to your luxury lodge on the Crater's rim.
- Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Day 16 Ngorongoro - BLD
A highlight today awaits as you descend to the crater floor
for a full day of game viewing. The crater is just over 100
square miles in area but supports more than 25,000 mammals.
The crater is one of the best places to spot black rhino -
but giraffes are absent as there is insufficient food
available for them. - Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Day 17 Ngorongoro-Lake Manyara - BLD
A short drive takes you to Gibbs Farm where you have the
opportunity to enjoy a short farm tour before a delightful
farmhouse lunch. Then continue on to Lake Manyara. The lake
lies in a depressed valley with the brown and red cliffs of
the escarpment rising strikingly on one side. This
afternoon, enjoy a guided nature walk around the valley. -
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Day 18 Lake Manyara - BD
Enjoy a morning game drive and a canoe ride through the
shallows of Lake Manyara's soda lake where you have the
opportunity to observe an abundance of aquatic birdlife as
well as hippos, buffalo and elephant. - Lake Manyara Serena
Lodge
Day 19 Lake Manyara-Nairobi - BD
Travel to Arusha today where you board the light aircraft
flight to Nairobi. After a leisurely afternoon, enjoy dinner
in the elegant Mandhari Restaurant. - Nairobi Serena Hotel
Day 20 Nairobi-Lewa Downs - BLD
A light aircraft flight takes you north to the foot of Mt.
Kenya and the Lewa Downs Wildlife Conservancy. Lewa Downs
has been in the Craig family since 1924 and during your two
night stay here your hosts will welcome you into their home
with warm hospitality. - Wilderness Trails
Day 21 Lewa Downs - BLD
Choose from a variety of game activities today. You might
like to try game-viewing by horseback. Or, relax poolside
and soak in the magnificent surrounding vistas. - Wilderness
Trails
Day 22 Lewa Downs-Masai Mara - BLD
A light aircraft flight takes to the Masai Mara and your
luxury camp situated on the winding banks of the Mara River.
This afternoon, enjoy a game drive in 4x4 camp vehicles. The
camp is reminiscent of the old hunting days with large
canvas tents and huge verandahs. Tonight, why not take a
long soak in your tent's full size claw-foot tub. -
Governors Il Moran Camp
Day 23 Masai Mara - BLD
Plan your day as you please. You might like to relax on your
private verandah one morning or perhaps take a nature walk
with a professional guide. Afternoon game drives are always
thrilling, as this is Big Cat country! One morning, you
might want to take an optional balloon safari. - Governors
Il Moran Camp
Day 24 Masai Mara - BLD
Plan the day as you please. Perhaps enjoy a morning game
drive and spend the rest of the afternoon in camp. Or enjoy
an afternoon game drive - the choice is yours. - Governors
Il Moran Camp
Day 25 Masai Mara-Depart - BD
After a final game drive and breakfast, your light aircraft
takes you back to Nairobi where day rooms are available
until departure this evening on the overnight flight to
London.
Day 26 Arrive USA
Arrive in London early this morning and connect to the
USA-bound flight. |