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Hosted by Director of Conservation Tim Tetzlaff
September 25 to October 7, 2013 (Itinerary)

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Join Tauck in East Africa’s renowned game reserves and national parks for an unforgettable Tanzania and Kenya safari! Plus you get the professional service and worldwide connections of our local AAA Travel agents.

Observe huge herds roaming the Serengeti, the lost world feel of Ngorongoro Crater, and free-ranging elephants in Amboseli National Park.

Encounter Africa’s Big Five: Elephants, Lions, Rhinos, Leopards, and Cape Buffalo. Ride in a hot air balloon over the Masai Mara at dawn – capped by a champagne breakfast in the bush.

View rescued chimpanzees and protected black rhinos on an excursion to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Visit the William Holden Animal Orphanage during a three-night stay at the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club.

Travel in exclusive open-top safari vehicles, and stay in luxurious tented camps and safari lodges with Tauck!

And you'll enjoy it all with Naples Zoo's Director of Conservation Tim Tetzlaff.		 2013 Trip Map
   
To insure an extraordinary experience, Naples Zoo will once again be traveling with Tauck, consistently rated as a "World's Best" travel company and we concur. Tauck brings over 85 years of experience to make your trip both memorable and hassle-free. They are the global leader in premium guided travel adventures. And with Tauck's inclusive packages, you won't be nickeled and dimed with fees throughout your trip. So leave the troubles of traveling behind and go wild this year! Travelers will also get the personal service of local AAA Travel professionals.

For more info or to book your safari,
e-mail Theresa Perez at AAA Travel
or call her at (239) 594-5006 xt 2251

 
Serena Mountain Village

Day 1  Touchdown in Tanzania
Tauck's Tanzania and Kenya safari begins at Mountain Village, Arusha. A transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel, Mountain Village, Arusha in this safari gateway city at the foot of Mount Meru, the second-highest mountain in Tanzania.


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Serena Mountain Village, Arusha
Day 2  Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
Take your first game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, where you might get your first glimpse of giraffes, baboons, hippos, and elephants along with hundreds of species of birds. Arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, populated by an estimated 30,000 large mammals. Your lodge for the next two nights is on the Ngorongoro Crater rim overlooking the caldera below, an excellent spot for our welcome reception and dinner.

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Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 3  Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
Called Africa’s original "Garden of Eden" by some, Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest calderas in the world and contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Your four-wheel-drive vehicle, built exclusively for Tauck, provides an excellent mobile viewing platform when encountering massive herds of zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five – elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, and rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater today.

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Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 4:Early Human History at Olduvai Gorge
Study the development of humankind at Olduvai Gorge, where, over 50 years ago, archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of some of the earliest known human species, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains to your safari lodge in the Serengeti, built for unprecedented pampering.

Lodging
Bilila Lodge
Day 5  Serengeti's Amazing Wildlife
Look for wildlife in the heart of the vast savanna of the Serengeti today on both morning and afternoon game drives. Sightings might include lions, zebras, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, jackals, gazelles, and giraffes. When the sunset paints the sky in the evening, enjoy the show from the luxury of your lodge in Serengeti National Park, and enjoy Pan-African cuisine at dinner tonight.

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Bilila Lodge
Day 6 Kenya Safari Begins in Amboseli
Leave the Serengeti behind as you fly to Arusha en route to Kenya. Dominating the skyline, majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro peaks over surrounding landscapes from more than 15,000 feet up. Arrive in time for lunch to begin a two-night stay at your safari lodge in Amboseli National Park, where herds of free-ranging elephants and other wildlife like to roam; visit a local Maasai village this afternoon.

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Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
Day 7 Game Drives & Elephant Research
Tauck's private safari game drives in Amboseli offer ample opportunity to view the elephants, hippos and buffaloes that seek out the park's natural watering holes and the graceful antelopes that graze in the flat grasslands. A tour and private lecture at the Cynthia Moss Elephant Research Center is a highlight this afternoon. Dinner is at your leisure tonight.

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Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
Day 8  From Movie Starts to Animal Orphans
A morning flight brings you to the world-famous luxurious Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club. The former retreat of actor William Holden, the Safari Club was once the playground of such illustrious members such as Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. Following lunch and an Equatorial demonstration, pay a private visit to the nearby animal orphanage and education center; this sanctuary for animals that have been orphaned or injured also teaches local children to cherish and appreciate the unique wildlife of their homeland.

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Fairmont Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Day 9  Chimps & Rhinos in a Private Reserve
An exciting day begins at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, home to the largest resident black rhino population in East Africa and other members of the Big Five. It is also home to the Sweetwaters sanctuary which gives lifelong homes to orphaned and abused chimpanzees. Tonight, enjoy our private barbecue dinner held under the stars on the lush manicured lawns of the Mount Kenya Safari Club.

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Fairmont Mt. Kenya Safari Club

Day 10 Village Weavers & Local Culture
Take a look at local life on a private visit to the village of Nanyuki, where villagers spin colorful tales into their handmade wool rugs, sweaters and shawls right before your eyes. The afternoon is your time; spend it as you wish at your celebrity resort. Complimentary activities include swimming, tennis, lawn bowling or croquet, or, for an additional charge, play a round of golf or saddle up for a horseback ride.

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Fairmont Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Day 11 Magical Masai Mara
Pack your Tauck duffle bag and fly to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southern Kenya, where you'll be welcomed by Maasai warriors. Spend the afternoon becoming acquainted with the luxurious Fairmont Mara Safari Club, where an elegant tented camp is your home for the next two nights. This afternoon, leave camp for a game drive across the plains of "the Mara" in search of animals that make their homes here; perhaps you’ll see lions, antelopes, elephants and zebras in their daily rituals.

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Fairmont Mara Safari Club

Day 12 Up, Up, and Away Over the Mara
Today will be one that you’ll always remember as you board a hot air balloon and float over the Masai Mara's awakening plains below as the sun rises. When you land, a special champagne breakfast will be awaiting you right there in the bush! Spectacular isn’t quite strong enough a word to describe such an experience! Back on the ground, look for lions, impalas, cheetahs and giraffes – and the other animals you’ve come to love – during your final game drive, then join us for a a farewell dinner at your tented camp.

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Fairmont Mara Safari Club

Day 13 To Nairobi and Homeward Bound
Fly to Nairobi, where a day room has been reserved for you at the Nairobi Serena Hotel. Enjoy dinner at the hotel before heading to the airport for your flight home this evening. We wish you a safe and pleasant journey home. Your Tanzania / Kenya safari ends at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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Nairobi Serena Hotel


For more, please e-mail Theresa Perez at AAA or call her at (239) 594-5006 xt 2251.

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