Boasting astounding diversity and abundance of exotic nature, humbling landscapes of snow-fringed mountains and dusty plains, and friendly peoples with fascinating traditional cultures and lifestyles, these three countries combine to offer a highly rewarding and comprehensive overview of the incredible bounties of East Africa. Beginning in Kenya, we explore Nairobi, a lively capital city that grew with the development of the railway and a metropolis that fuses colonial British design with modern and traditional African influences to charming effect.
Heading through some of the best safari locations on the planet - like Amboseli National Park, Mount Kenya Conservation Area and Maasai Mara National Reserve - we pass glacier-coated peaks and desert savanna plains to feast our eyes on buffalo, cheetahs, leopards and lions and get up-close and personal with elephants, giraffes and gazelle. We’ll even have the option to take to the skies in a hot-air balloon for a truly unique perspective of this glorious land brimming with natural wonder.
Crossing into Tanzania, we pass through rolling green fields and traditional villages en route to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where we keep our eyes peeled for the elusive leopard and visit the UNESCO Heritage Crater, which is simultaneously a magnificent topographical phenomenon and the home of incredible arrays of wildlife, like the ‘Big Five’, wildebeest, gazelle, zebras and hippos. The ‘kopjes’ of the Serengeti - a series of low, incongruous hills dotting the open landscape that often provide a vantage point for predators - are our next stop as we explore the jewel in the crown of Tanzania’s conservation areas, a place that is home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world.
Breathtaking wildlife spectacles combine with lessons about the prehistoric habitats of some of the earliest species of hominids for a memorable visit to the area around Lake Manyara National Park, and after stopping in at the island paradise of Zanzibar for exploration of its ancient winding alleys, colorful cultures and sandy beaches (we also embark on a ‘spice tour’), we make headway for Madagascar. A country of brightly colored houses stacked on hillsides, glorious endemic flora and fauna, rugged mountains and verdant grassland plantations, Madagascar makes the final days of our tour an incredible adventure not soon forgotten.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Most meals are included (local restaurants and hotels)
- All transport, accommodation, sightseeing and entrance fees for sites noted as 'visited' in the detailed itinerary
- Gratuities for driver-guides, restaurant staff, porters
- Airport transfers for land / air customers arriving / departing on tour dates.
Price Excludes:
- Tour Leader gratuities, some lunches, drinks, personal items (phone, laundry, etc), international (if applicable) and domestic air taxes, visa fees, and any excursions referenced as 'optional'
- Airport transfers for early / late arrivals / departures or Land Only customers
- Optional trip cancellation insurance
- Our post-reservation trip notes offer further guidance on shopping, visas, and locally-paid departure taxes.
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Tanzania
Madagascar
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