Grand Safari

Deluxe rooms in the best available hotels

Three meals per day, including our unique Dine-Around program that lets you enjoy any restaurant you choose with à la carte dining, or relax with room service when available

A professional Travel Director as your personal concierge

Local sightseeing with professional English-speaking guides with unparalleled knowledge, including entrance fees for places visited

Active participation and up-close encounters to experience the cultures of your journey

Bottled water, soft drinks, coffee and tea included with meals; bottled water during sightseeing excursions

All gratuities to hotel and restaurant staff and local guides and drivers

Group or individual airport transfers on arrival and departure flights

Days 1 – 3: Nairobi, Kenya
Arrive in Nairobi on Day 2 and visit Dame Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage. Get up close and personal with rescued baby elephants as they feed and play, and learn about how they are cared for before they are returned to the wild. At the Giraffe Center Wildlife Preserve you can view these magnificent animals in their natural habitat and even feed them. Visit the house of author Karen Blixen who wrote Out of Africa, her memoirs of 17 years spent in Kenya.

Hotel: Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi

Days 4 & 5: Amboseli National Park
Watch for herds of elephants from your light aircraft flight to Amboseli. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the park, spotting elephants, Cape buffalos, lions, baboons, antelopes and fringe-eared oryx. Snowcapped Mt. Kilimanjaro looms ever-present on the horizon. Learn about the long-term conservation and welfare of Africa’s elephants on a visit to the Amboseli Elephant Research Project.

Hotel: Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park

Day 6 – 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Fly to Masai Mara for three unforgettable days of exploration. Your accommodation is a private camp reserved exclusively for Travcoa. The Masai Mara is one of the largest and most well-known wildlife reserves in Africa. It has an abundance of the “Big Five” wildlife (elephants, rhinos, Cape buffalos, lions and leopards) as well as the opportunity to interact with the friendly Masai people and learn about their culture. Enjoy game drives and a hot-air balloon ride to take in the majestic views over the grasslands of the Great Rift Valley.

Hotel: Governors’ Private Camp, Masai Mara Game Reserve

Day 9: Arusha, Tanzania
Enjoy the colonial spirit of the lovely Arusha Coffee Lodge, set in a lush coffee plantation, before continuing to Ngorongoro Crater.

Days 10 & 11: Ngorongoro Crater
On your way to Ngorongoro, visit the Tloma Primary School to learn about the area’s rural school system. Meet some members of the Iraqw tribe at a local village. The following day, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater — “Africa’s Garden of Eden” — teeming with lions, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, rhinos, gazelles and buffalos.

Hotel: The Manor at Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro

Days 12 & 13: Serengeti National Park
In the Serengeti, action-packed game drives provide views of lion prides and their prey: zebra, giraffe, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, eland and impala. Back at your exclusive camp, relax in grand African safari style.

Hotel: Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti National Park

Days 14 & 15: Nairobi, Kenya & Depart for Home
Fly to Kilimanjaro and board a flight to Nairobi. A day room is available until your evening departure from Nairobi on Day 14. You will arrive home the following day.

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/23/2012 - 7/7/2012	$10,990
8/18/2012 - 9/1/2012	$10,990
9/15/2012 - 9/29/2012	$10,990
10/13/2012 - 10/27/2012	$10,990
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
Airfare Disclaimer A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link. Documents TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

Enjoy a sunrise hot-air balloon ride over the Masai Mara followed by a champagne breakfast

Meet your own adopted baby elephant on a private visit to Dame Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage

Meet Masai tribespeople on a cultural visit to a village in the Masai Mara

Take a break from tracking exotic wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater and enjoy an elaborate, private picnic lunch

Live the classic safari experience in luxurious camps and lodges

With your expert guides and trackers, search for rare species, including some of Africa’s last black rhinos, giant-tusked elephants and black-maned lions

Package price is per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement applies. Intra-tour air pricing is subject to change. International airfare is additional. Other restrictions may apply. Contact us for complete journey details.

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