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TANZANIA AND KENYA SAFARI
JUN 13 LOS ANGELES / AMSTERDAM
Depart from Los Angeles on KLM flight to Amsterdam.
JUN 14 AMSTERDAM / KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA - ARUSHA
On arrival into Amsterdam this morning connect to ongoing KLM flight bound for Tanzania.
Jambo na Karibu! Hello and welcome to Tanzania. You are welcomed this evening by our VIP meet and
greet at the immigration entry point, escorted to baggage claim, and accompanied through customs into the
arrivals hall.
Here our Tanzania representative will be holding a sign with your name on it, waiting to transfer you to your
lodge accommodations, where you will spend the night under the star-studded African skies.
ACCOMMODATIONS: ARUSHA COFFEE LODGE – plantation room
Arusha Coffee Lodge is hidden among one of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantations and beautifully positioned
below the rugged peak of Mount Meru.
The theme of coffee is never far away at Arusha Coffee Lodge as evidenced by the beautifully designed
plantation suites and rooms, all adorned with comfortable furnishings. Each room features ensuite bathroom
including a triple-headed shower, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer, electronic safe, mini-bar, telephone, tea
and coffee making facilities. Laundry service is available at an additional cost.
The homey feel of the lodge is by no means accidental as the origins of the homestead continue to emit
glimpses of times-gone-by. Within the main Plantation House reside an ‘a la carte’ restaurant, an intimate
bistro and a cozy lounge, all of which have inviting open log fires. There are two boutiques, a swimming pool
and a popular garden terrace. The common areas also offer complimentary Wi-Fi.
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JUN 15 ARUSHA / NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
After breakfast this morning meet your driver/guides and leave Arusha as your journey begins to the
Ngorongoro Crater where the next two nights are spent at a lodge adjacent to the Ngorongoro Conservation
area.
Arrive into your lodge for lunch. Afterwards, a highlight awaits you as you depart to explore what is
commonly referred to as the World’s largest natural wildlife zoo. After breakfast, you descend through the
early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic
caldera.
Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest,
swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes.
Vast herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle and their predators roam the crater. Look for the rare black rhino
grazing in and near the lakes. It’s an awesome wildlife experience. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon
for dinner and overnight.
ACCOMMODATIONS: EXPLOREANS NGORONGORO LODGE
Set in acres of virgin Tanzanian bush, Exploreans Ngorongoro Lodge is a short drive from the entrance to
the world heritage site, Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area.
The elegant architecture and décor of the lodge blend with the natural magnificence of the highlands of
Tanzania and the crater. Each of the cottage style suites has a large viewing terrace and spacious living room
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heated by an open fire place. All suites have a king size poster bed and feature ensuite facilities, solar heated
water, large walk-in shower, double hand wash basins, toilet, shower and hairdryer. The suites offer
complimentary Wi-Fi and telephone, digital safe, mini bar, and tea and coffee making facilities. Laundry
service is available at an additional cost.
The restaurant has an outdoor terrace and offers healthy options. Most of the fresh produce is sourced from
the vegetable garden and the surrounding communities. Common areas at the lodge include a lounge bar, a
lounge with fireplace, library, television, and swimming pool with sundeck and a spa.
Soft drinks, house wine, local beer, juices, water, tea, coffee served during meals are included. Premium
beverages and imported liquors, phone calls, spa treatments, optional tours are available at an additional cost.
(B,L,D)
JUN 16 NGORONGORO CRATER
This morning we’ll make our way down the crater floor with a picnic lunch. Designated a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, this unique biosphere has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Ngorongoro
crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps,
forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife. The stunning landscape of Ngorongoro
Crater combined with its spectacular wildlife is one of the greatest natural wonders of the planet.
Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing back up to the lodge in time for relaxation before
dinner.
ACCOMMODATIONS: EXPLOREANS NGORONGORO LODGE (B,L,D)
JUN 17 NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA / MANYARA / SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast you are driven to the Lake Manyara airstrip. Say goodbye to your private guides as you board
your light aircraft flight bound for the Serengeti. You will be met and transferred to your safari camp for a
three nights stay.
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Serengeti - the very name fires the imagination and is derived from the Masai language meaning "endless
plains". The Serengeti offers the greatest concentration of plains animals in Africa. More than two million
wildebeest, half a million Thompson's gazelle and a quarter million zebra gather for annual migrations,
attracting a great deal of predator attention from lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena.
Your days are filled with shared game viewing activities, morning and afternoon, when the animals are most
active.
ACCOMMODATIONS: KIRAWIRA SERENA CAMP
Kirawira Serena Camp offers the epitome of classic ‘Out of Africa' safari camp luxury. Located adjacent to
the famous western corridor of the Serengeti National Park - arena of the ‘Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth',
the annual migration of over one million wildebeest.
The camp has widely-spaced luxury tents, raised on timber platforms, each with a view of the plains. Each
tent has a spacious furnished deck leading to a bedroom furnished in antique Edwardian style with steamertrunks, writing desk, brass lamps, rugs, sepia photographs and four-poster bed with patchwork quilt and hair
dryers. All tents have their own en-suite bathroom with flush WC’s and shower. Each tent also has its own
personal valet.
This exclusive camp features an elegant central meeting tent furnished with a selection of chintz-covered
chaises lounges, Persian rugs, antique escritoire, wind-up phonograms, leather-bound travelling cases, brass
shooting sticks, carved rocking chairs, and stud-backed smoking chairs.
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In keeping with the theme of colonial opulence, the elegant twin dining tents feature Edwardian-styled dining
furniture, sprung floors, crisp-starched napery, delicate blue and white china and weighty silver
accoutrements, while the staff are attired in classical colonial ‘mess' uniform of white Swahili robes.
You can find beauty services and massage/treatment rooms on site so you will be able to take some time out
to relax. Guests wishing to relax with a drink will surely want to visit the bar/lounge. Additional leisure
facilities include a library and a pool with sundeck. Free wireless Internet access and telephone is provided.
Other amenities include laundry facilities and a gift shop (B,L,D)
JUN 18 AND JUN 19 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
You have two full days of morning and afternoon game drives in the spectacular Serengeti. Negotiating roads
and tracks, your guide slowly transports you to a world of unrivaled scenic splendor, revealing sights and
sounds of astonishing realism.
A lion relaxing, temporarily satiated after its morning hunt, contented elephant carefully guarding their young
as they traverse the bush, a startled warthog running with tail erect, the ungainly and seemingly endless herds
of wildebeest quietly munching grass in company with the zebra - these are some the images you will collect
and preserve.
Return to the camp for breakfast and some time to rest before the afternoon game drive, which ends just
before dusk. At the end of the day return to the familiar surroundings of the camp, pleasantly tired but
brimming with enthusiasm about your experiences during the day, indulge in the luxury of a hot shower
before dinner. Relax with after-dinner drinks while the night and its inhabitants settle around you and you
ponder the power and the wonder that is Africa.
ACCOMMODATIONS: KIRAWIRA SERENA CAMP (B,L,D)
JUN 20 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK / KILIMANJARO / NAIROBI, KENYA
Celebrate the glorious sunrise and the sounds of the bush awakening as you savor your last morning in
Tanzania. After a short flight to Arusha with a picnic lunch, connect to your flight via Kilimanjaro airport to
Nairobi.
Jambo na Karibu! Hello and welcome to Nairobi, or in the Maasai language, "place of cool waters". As you
land in Nairobi, you may catch a glimpse of wildlife, as the Nairobi National Park borders Jomo Kenyatta
Airport.
You are welcomed by our VIP meet and greet at the immigration entry point, escorted to baggage claim, and
accompanied through customs into the arrivals hall. Here our Kenya representative will be holding a sign
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with your name on it, waiting to give you a warm, friendly Kenyan welcome and provide a transfer to your
reserved hotel. Relax the rest of the afternoon, dinner is included tonight.
ACCOMMODATIONS: HOUSE OF WAINE
House of Waine was converted from a private home to a charming boutique hotel that blends elegance with
modern living in an exclusive and serene setting in the suburbs of Nairobi.
The bedrooms are uniquely and individually styled and named. Each room has a separate shower and bath,
toiletries, hairdryer, and telephone. All rooms have individually controlled air conditioning, room safe, direct
dial telephone, flat screen TV with local and satellite channels, tea/coffee making facilities with cookies, fresh
milk and freshly ground coffee delivered daily, complimentary non-alcoholic mini bar, and complimentary
Wi-Fi. Laundry service is available at an additional cost.
The hotel also features a restaurant, various dining areas, and a heated swimming pool with a poolside bar.
(B,L,D)
JUN 21 NAIROBI / SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Following breakfast this morning, you are transferred to the Wilson airport board your tour flight to Samburu
National Reserve. Arrive at your camp in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing.
Stretching to the horizon and occasionally broken by mountains, this is an area of blue and purple landscapes,
dry and barren, but with a beauty all its own. The permanent Ewaso Nyiro River supports a wide variety of
wildlife with some species that are unique to this area like the Grevy’s zebra, the Somali blue necked ostrich,
the striking reticulated giraffe and the dainty gerenuk. This is the home of the pastoral Samburu, a proud
nomadic people.
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ACCOMMODATIONS: LARSEN'S CAMP
All tents at Larsen’s are discreetly sited along the west bank of the Uaso Nyiro River with the result that the
tents are bathed with light at sunrise. Each tent stands on a plinth of natural stone. The tents are designed in
a chic safari style. Each tent features en suite private bathrooms stocked with a range of Molton Brown
toiletries, flushing toilets, constant hot water and 24 hour electricity (240 volts).
Dining is done in a variety of camp locations depending on the day. Breakfast, lunch or dinner may be served
on the river bank, under a canopy of fig trees, on the river front deck, by the camp fire, on the tree deck
overlooking a watering hole or in the untamed wilderness.
Tranquility and nature embrace you the minute you enter Larsen’s. The river is the perfect stage for an
endless pageant of wildlife; elephants rolling and trumpeting in the shallows, timid impalas nervously
drinking, and baboon and vervet monkeys swinging through the canopy of trees. In addition, the magnificent
birdlife is spectacular. (B,L,D)
JUN 22 AND JUN 23 SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Enjoy morning and afternoon shared game viewing activities. Bird watching is but one of the joys of
spending an entire day in this reserve. Perhaps a cheetah and her cubs will cross your path or a family of
ostrich running through the grass. Whatever you see today will stay with you forever, as you enjoy the wealth
of the sights and sounds of this spectacular area.
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One morning you will visit a local Samburu Tribe village. The Samburu tribe are a Nilotic tribe that inhabits
Kenya's northern plains. They are a Maa-speaking group, and are very similar to the Maasai tribe.
Like the Maasai, the Samburu are nomadic pastoralists, moving from one place to another following patterns
of rainfall in search of fresh pasture and water for their cattle, camels, goats and sheep.
The Samburus are considered even more traditional and remote than their Maasai kin, and have maintained
the authenticity of their culture by sticking to their ancient traditions and defying modern trends.
Other neighbors of the Samburu tribe include the pastoral Turkana, Rendille and Borana tribes.
ACCOMMODATIONS: LARSEN'S CAMP (B,L,D)
JUN 24 SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE / NAIROBI / AMSTERDAM
This morning your East African safari comes to an end as you fly back to Nairobi. On arrival you will be met
and taken for lunch at the Karen Blixen Gardens restaurant, offering a variety of entrees from steak to
hamburgers to pizza. The outdoor garden is spacious for those who enjoy watching birds and butterflies
while dining or relaxed dining by the fish pond with waterfall. The restaurant veranda is also a popular place
to spend a relaxing lunch and afternoon.
After lunch enroute to your dayroom accommodation a visit will be made to the fascinating Kazuri Bead
Factory located just outside of Nairobi, founded, Lady Susan Wood and two other women over 25 years ago.
They soon discovered that there were many other women in the villages around Nairobi, most of whom were
single mothers, who were in great need of regular employment.
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Kazuri is a Swahili word for beautiful and you will come eye-to eye with the real art work as the clay spirals in
the hands of the experienced hands of the women.
A dayroom is available for your use until 6:00pm you will then be transferred to the airport board KLM flight
this evening to Amsterdam.
DAYROOM ACCOMMODATIONS: THE BOMA NAIROBI
The Boma Nairobi is designed to be a haven from the hustle and bustle of the city offering spacious rooms in
a modern contemporary design with an African touch.
All rooms come with amenities including individually controlled air conditioning, complimentary high speed
internet, LED television, direct dial up telephone, 24 hour room service, tea and coffee making facilities,
separate shower and bathroom with hair dryer, in room safe, smoke detector and sprinkler system, laundry
service, currency exchange and a gift shop.
Guests can relax at the outdoor pool (open year round) or enjoy a treatment at the spa and health club.
There are two restaurants, one serving international cuisine and another one offering seasonal and organic
dishes. There is a Cocktail bar offering further refreshments. (B,L)
JUN 25 AMSTERDAM / LOS ANGELES
Arrive into Amsterdam this morning and connect to ongoing KLM flight back to Los Angeles, arrive home
today with memories to last a lifetime!
WELCOME HOME
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KNOW FOR YOUR JOURNEY TO:
TANZANIA AND KENYA
Temperatures, road conditions, vegetation, water and dust levels and insect population vary greatly by both
destination and season throughout the year. These natural occurrences change dramatically and quickly
depending on the current weather conditions. We endeavor to prepare you, but cannot control or predict the
exact circumstances you may encounter while in Africa. Our pre-departure documents provide relevant
information and our Safari Consultants are able to educate, assist, and prepare you for your safari journey.
For TANZANIA:
Visitors to Tanzania are advised to have at least two blank pages available in their passport on arrival for their
visa. Failure to meet this requirement could mean that entry will be refused. Passport must be valid at least
six months beyond the intended period of stay in East Africa.
 Visa Requirements
Visas are required for U.S. citizens visiting Tanzania and can be obtained prior to US departure from the
Tanzania Embassy in Washington D.C. OR visas can also obtained upon arrival at first port of entry into
Tanzania. Currently visa fees are $100.00 for single or multiple entry, payable in US Dollars and subject to
change without notice. For NON-U.S. Citizens, please check directly with appropriate consulate for visa requirements.
 Yellow Fever Certificate
A Yellow fever inoculation could be required for entry into Tanzania if arriving from an infected area. You
could be required to produce a valid yellow fever certificate upon arrival in any entry point in Tanzania. The
vaccination needs to be administered at least 10 days before travel to Tanzania.
 Luggage Requirements
Luggage restrictions for this safari are 33 pounds per person (including photographic equipment). Please
pack in soft sided bags. This restriction is rigidly enforced for your safety, and due to space limitations.
Hard sided and/or overweight luggage cannot be accepted.
For KENYA:
Visitors to Kenya are advised to have at least two blank pages available in their passport on arrival for their
visa. Failure to meet this requirement could mean that entry will be refused. Passport must be valid at least six
months beyond the intended period of stay in East Africa.
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Visa Requirements
Visas are required for U.S. citizens visiting Kenya and must be obtained in advance and completed on-line. Entry will
be refused if this requirement is not met. Visit the electronic visa page at www.ecitizen.go.ke for step by step
instructions. Currently, visa fees are $50.00 for single entry / $100.00 for multiple entry, payable in US Dollars
and subject to change without notice. For NON-U.S. Citizens, please check directly with appropriate consulate for visa
requirements.
 Luggage Requirements
Luggage restrictions for this safari are 33 pounds per person (including photographic equipment). Please
pack in soft sided bags. This restriction is rigidly enforced for your safety, and due to space limitations.
Hard sided and/or overweight luggage cannot be accepted.
 Currency exchange & credit cards
It is suggested that you refrain from changing money at the border. Local escorts will assist you with any
necessary money changes upon arrival at your first reserved accommodations.
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While credit cards (Visa & MasterCard) are becoming readily accepted in Tanzania, you will not be able to
draw cash against your credit card. It is suggested that you carry low denomination US cash for tipping
($1.00-$20.00) and larger denominations of cash ($10.00 or $20.00) for settling hotel bills. Many lodges and
hotels are not able to accept larger denominations ($50.00 or $100.00).
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