AFRICA


Earth Journeys Highlights... • On-tour film vignettes custom-made for Tauck by BBC Earth natural history experts • Field equipment gadgets may include FLIR® thermal imaging cameras and camera traps


• Intimate safari groups limited to just 24 Tauck guests; private game drives in Tauck’s open-top safari vehicles in Serengeti National Park – led by expert guides


• Hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti, followed by a champagne breakfast – $475 value! • Two nights in Zanzibar with a “spice” walking tour and dhow boat cruise on the Indian Ocean • Picnic lunch in the heart of ancient Ngorongoro Crater


• 24 meals, airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted, gratuities to local guides, service charges, taxes and porterage


3. NGORONGORO CRATER Explore Ngorongoro Crater, long regarded as Africa’s “Garden of Eden.” Within the crater lie grasslands, forests and a saltwater lake, inspiring a continual migration of animals. From the comfort of your four-wheel-drive vehicle, you’ll have a chance to spot the “Big Five” – buffalo, elephant, leopard, the black-maned lion and the rare black rhinoceros. Today’s picnic in the heart of the crater makes this day one to remember. Meals BLD


4. OLDUPAI GORGE / MAASAI VILLAGE Over fifty years ago, archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered fossilized remains of some of the earliest humans ever found – 1.8 million years old – at Oldupai Gorge. Learn about the site’s important archaeological digs on a docent-led tour, before visiting a Maasai village. Then set off over unpaved roads across the plains and grasslands of the Serengeti. You’ll have many opportunities for wildlife viewing en route to your


safari lodge in the Central Serengeti, which was inspired by Maasai tribal dwellings. Have dinner at leisure and enjoy some local entertainment in the lounge this evening. Meals BLD


5. HOT AIR BALLOON ABOVE THE SERENGETI A hot air balloon flight* at dawn soars over the Serengeti savanna giving you the unique opportunity to observe the morning rituals of the reserve’s wildlife as they wake up to a new day; experience unforgettable panoramic views and photo opportunities, then a champagne breakfast in the bush helps bring you back down to Earth! Look for hyena, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, gazelles, zebra, elephant, hippos and more as you drive back to your lodge for lunch in the Serengeti; it’s also


VICTORIA Western Serengeti Central Serengeti


Serengeti National Park


Oldupai Gorge Ngorongoro Crater


Manyara National Park


Lake


Arusha / Lake Duluti


TANZANIA Go on game drives in the Serengeti in open-topped Jeeps Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825


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Dar es Salaam Stone Town


Zanzibar Maximum Elevation: 7,550 ft.


LAKE


KENYA


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