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 • Departures limited to no more than 30 guests
• Stays at premium safari lodges in prime locations; private game drives in open-top safari vehicles; hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti at dawn; learning Maasai traditions on a visit to a boma; picnics under the vast African sky, and much more
• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
• 27 meals; gratuities to Tauck Director, drivers and local guides; service charges, taxes, admission fees and porterage
your camera at the ready; we’ll try to catch sight, and pictures, of zebra, gazelles, buffalo, antelope and lions – full-maned males, females, and maybe even cubs. Your well-earned dinner is served back at your camp. Meals BLD
4. WILDLIFE VIEWING IN SILALE SWAMP Wake up to the sounds of the bush this morning and hop aboard your open-top safari vehicle – six passengers to a car and a window seat for everyone – as you make tracks for Silale Swamp in Tarangire National Park; its sea grasses and the promise of water attract elephants, giraffes, impalas, and ostriches. The swamp acts like a giant sponge during the rainy season, soaking up moisture and slowly releasing it during the dry season to quench the thirst of the wildlife you see here today. Have lunch back at the lodge and hear how the people of the Maasai also survive and thrive, learning some of their traditions, like painting and beading. The day ends with a relaxing sundowner as you sit enjoying life in the park – with a chance to learn a bit of Swahili! Meals BLD
5. A MAASAI BOMA / ON TO NGORONGORO Depart for the Ngorongoro Highlands, stopping on the way in a Maasai boma, a nomadic village of small huts made of mud and cow dung for sleeping and cooking. Can you picture living here with your family? During your visit, villagers will show you their spear-throwing and bow-and-arrow skills! Enjoy lunch with a view of Lake Manyara, a bird-lover’s paradise, before visiting a local primary school to talk with the children and their teacher. After arriving at your lodge, there will be time for swimming, lawn games, and maybe a bit of beadwork. Meals BLD
6. GAME VIEWING INSIDE AN AGE-OLD CRATER All aboard for a game drive and a bush lunch in the Ngorongoro Crater, part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ancient Ngorongoro Crater is
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the largest intact, unflooded caldera in the world, formed by the collapse of the center of a volcano; often called Africa’s “Garden of Eden,” it is home to almost every species in Africa... except the giraffe, which can’t negotiate the steep incline down into the caldera. Keep a lookout for lions, Black Rhinos (this is one of the best places to spot them), and elephants. Back at the lodge in Karatu after a buffet dinner, pack your duffel bags for your upcoming 3-night stay in the heart of the Serengeti. Meals BLD
7. OLDUPAI GORGE & THE SERENGETI En route to the Serengeti, stop at Oldupai Gorge, where the earliest known man walked upright some 3.6 million years ago! Take a few steps back in time yourself during a visit to the Oldupai Museum, founded by the renowned archaeologist
LAKE VICTORIA
Serengeti National Park
Oldupai Gorge Karatu
TANZANIA
Ngorongoro Crater
KENYA
Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft.)
Arusha National Park
Tarangire National Park
Maximum Elevation: 7,550 ft.
ACTIVITY 2
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