Abercrombie & Kent has been operating tented safaris in Kenya for over 30 years, and we are convinced that the tented safari experience offers one of the most original and exciting ways possible to see Africa.
In your own exclusive mobile camp away from the lodges and permanent camps, you have a wild corner of the continent all to yourself-just as early explorers and safari-goers did before the advent of travel facilities. Your private camp moves with you; while you are game-viewing or travelling during the day your staff breaks camp, moves to your next destination and ensures that all is ready-from romantic kerosene lanterns to a pot of hot coffee on the campfire-for your return. The luxury of experiencing all the sights, smells and sounds of wild Africa at close range and without the distractions of civilization is a real privilege and delight, especially when combined with the creature comforts a well-organized camp can provide.
In our desire to make the tented safari experience available to the widest possible range of travellers, A&K offers two types of tented programs in Kenya and Tanzania. Both have been planned and outfitted with the benefit of our years of experience, and both provide all the romance and excitement of camp life in the African bush. But there are differences.
Our innovative "Under Canvas"style camps are featured in the Kenya Under Canvas and Tanzania Under Canvas itineraries. While some obvious luxuries have been pared to make "Under Canvas" itineraries more accessible, comfort, safety and service have been zealously maintained. For example, Kenya Under Canvas groups are limited to just 24 travellers and the maximum for Tanzania Under Canvas is only 18; the client/staff ratio is two-to-one; you are accompanied by a professional safari escort; and soft drinks and bottled water are included with your excellent meals. Economical, informal, activity-oriented "Under Canvas" safaris make a perfect holiday.
Our Classic Tented Safaris, Kenya Hemingway and Tanzania Hemingway, are truly evocative of the classic safari adventures of the past. These are undoubtedly the finest tented programs available in Africa. For attentive service, campside comfort and plain old-fashioned style, they have no equal. These opulent itineraries, limited to just 12 travellers per departure, are the cornerstone of Abercrombie & Kent's reputation as the finest tented safari operator on the African continent.
Read through the comparisons which follow, and choose the category most suited to your tastes and style. Whether you choose a safari "Under Canvas" or a Classic Tented Safari, be assured that your program is "simply the best" of its kind.
Tented safaris form a very special sub-set under the overall heading of tailor-made travel from A&K. As we are fond of saying, if you travel to Africa and never sleep in a tent, you've been on holiday, not on safari. In 1962 we sent our first travellers out into the bus on tented safaris and today Abercrombie & Kent is recognized as East Africa's premier planner of tented safaris in the original, old-fashioned, romantic style.
While many of our scheduled itineraries include time spent "under canvas," tented safari is particularly suited for the independent traveller: self-sufficient and mobile, it can operate in almost any destination, fit nearly any schedule and focus on any special interest. Your camp moves with you - tents, furniture, kitchenwares, water and food, lanterns and everything else necessary to your comfort in the bush-moves to your next destination while you are out exploring during the day. You return to a new campsite set up by skilled A&K staff.
Planning your own tented safari is an immensely satisfying experience, and A&K's "on site" offices provide a distinct advantage in their ability to monitor variables such as weather and wildlife movement. In addition, A&K maintains a staff of Africa's best escort-guides, professionals who match a deep empathy for nature with a demonstrated ability to care for travellers in the wild. Add an accomplished camp staff (including wonder-workers in the fireside kitchen), custom-designed safari vehicles and fully-equipped tents, and tented safari travellers need do nothing but surrender to the many charms of life on safari.
Sample costs for tented safaris appear below; when estimating cost for a safari of this type, please note that the daily rate will be charged for one set-up day before and one take-down day after the actual duration of your holiday. Your travel agent or A&K's Independent Travel Department can provide additional information, or begin the planning process for you.
KENYA HIGHLIGHTS
Ten or Thirteen Days with a Kenya Coast Option
In Kenya Highlights we have designed an exciting, adventurous and in-depth safari for those who want to experience the natural wonders of Kenya at a very inexpensive price. Beginning in Nairobi, Kenya's dynamic capital and the country's safari gateway, your program proceeds to Aberdare National Park and the Ark, perched high above the animals for a panoramic view. In the northern game park of Samburu, your lodge nestles along the Ewaso Ngiro River, alive with wildlife. After a night at the renowned Mt. Kenya Safari Club, experience the highlight of the program: two days in the Masai Mara National Reserve, with its unmatched variety of plains game: lion, zebra, buffalo, giraffe, cheetah and more. If you wish, combine this tour with Tanzania Highlights to see all of East Africa's great game reserves, or take our Kenya Coast Option in tropical Mombasa.
DAY I , FRIDAY
United States or Canada - London
Our Kenya Highlights safari begins the evening when we board our British Airways flight to London.
DAY 2, SATURDAY
London - Nairobi, Kenya
We arrive in London this morning and connect to our British Airways flight t Nairobi. Upon our arrival, we are met by Abercrombie & Kent Nairobi and transferred to our hotel. Windsor Golf and Country Club
DAY 3, SUNDAY
Nairobi - Aberdare National Park
This morning we are briefed on our upcoming safari. In the afternoon we drive up-country to the Aberdare Country Club, one of Kenya's old colonial hotels. We continue into the verdant Aberdare National Park to the famous Ark, which overlooks a floodlit waterhole. After dinner we can gather on the balcony to watch the wildlife drama unfold below us. The Ark/Mountain Lodge B, D
DAY 4, MONDAY
Aberdares - Samburu National Reserve
We drive north to the Samburu National Reserve in semi-desert bush country. Our lodge is set amid the trees along the Ewaso Ngiro River, and we arrive in time for a swim in the pool before lunch. This afternoon we drive out in search of game: we can expect to see elephant and unique northern species such as reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Grevy's zebra and the long-necked gerenuk. Samburu Serena/Samburu Lodge B, L, D
DAY 5, TUESDAY
Samburu National Reserve
Today morning and afternoon game drives show us more of Samburu's typical species, like the Somali ostrich, vulturine guinea fowl and that most elusive of cats, the leopard.
Samburu Serena/Samburu Lodge B, L, D
DAY 6, WEDNESDAY
Samburu - Mt. Kenya
After breakfast at the lodge, we drive to the Mt. Kenya Safari Club, spending a restful afternoon and evening at leisure in this private resort with magnificent gardens and fine facilities.
Mt Kenya Safari Club B, L, D
DAY 7, THURSDAY
Mt. Kenya - Masai Mara National Reserve
Today we fly into the land of the Masai, a cattle herding people who still remain proudly aloof from western civilization. We arrive at the Masai Mara National Reserve in time for an afternoon game drive in a magnificent area with the richest concentration of wildlife in Kenya.
Kichwa Tembo/Siana Springs Safari Camp B, L, D
DAY 8, FRIDAY
Masai Mara National Reserve
We have a full day of game viewing in the Mara, home to Africa's largest prides of lions, great herds of zebra, antelope, buffalo, wildebeest and giraffe. If we are lucky, we may see cheetah or hyena. Kichwa Tembo/Siana Springs Safari Camp B, L, D
DAY 9, SATURDAY
Masai Mara - Nairobi - London
We fly to Nairobi this morning, where the rest of the day is at leisure with dayrooms provided. In the evening we are transferred to the airport to catch our British Airways flight to London. Mayfair Court Hotel (dayrooms) B
Travellers continuing on Tanzania Highlights remain in Nairobi today for a day at leisure. Windsor Golf and Country Club
DAY 10, SUNDAY
London - United States or Canada We arrive in London this morning, connecting with our British Airways flight home to the United States or Canada. After breakfast, travellers on Tanzania Highlights drive to Arusha, Tanzania.
TANZANIA
HIGHLIGHTS OPTION
Combine Kenya Highlights with Tanzania Highlights for a tour of all of East Africa's best game viewing sites. See page 20 and contact your travel agent or A&K for details.
KENYA COAST OPTION
To take full advantage of your trip to Kenya, we suggest you continue on to Kenya's coast, a delightful contrast to the interior with tropical beaches, ocean breezes and Arabic cultural influence.
DAY 9, SATURDAY
Masai Mara - Nairobi - Mombasa
Return to Nairobi today and fly to coastal Mombasa. Serena Beach Hotel B
DAYS 10-11, SUNDAY-MONDAY
Mombasa
Many options are available: relax in the sun, take a city sightseeing tour, swimming in the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, snorkeling off the reef or game fishing for marlin, sailfish and shark. Serena Beach Hotel B
DAY 12, TUESDAY
Mombasa - Nairobi
A final morning at leisure in Mombasa, then transfer to the airport for your flight to Nairobi. Windsor Golf and Country Club B
DAY 13, WEDNESDAY
Nairobi - London - United States or Canada
Transfer to the airport for your British Airways flight to London, connecting on to your homeward bound flight. B
We ask that clients kindly refrain from smoking while in sightseeing vehicles and at meals when dining with other tour participants.
EXTENDING YOUR SAFARI
Many other options for extending your trip are available, and can be added prior to or following your scheduled safari. See our "Off the Beaten Path" series of programs beginning on page 92 of this brochure and the programs in our "Independent Traveller Series" starting on page 99.
TANZANIA HIGHLIGHTS
A Ten-Day Introduction to Wildlife Paradise, with Optional Extensions to Kenya Highlights and The Masai Mara
Home to the Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, and the renowned Serengeti Plains, Tanzania is a treasurehouse of wildlife in an unspoiled terrain. Tanzania Highlights is an itinerary planned expressly for the traveller who wants to see the best this country offer, without an extensive investment in money or time. After an introductory stop in Arusha, you proceed to Tarangire, Tanzania's third game park and famous for elephant, and then on to Lake Manyara, Africa's Great Rift Valley lakes. Travelling on, visit the renowned Serengeti National Park, where over 30 species of large herbivores held in check by predators like lion and cheetah. Your final destination is perhaps your most memorable: the Ngorongoro Crater, a lost world, populated by lion, the endangered black rhino and dozens of other species, while Masai and their herds of cattle wander around the rim. Tanzania Highlights can be conveniently combined with Kenya Highlights, for a tour including all of East Africa's best game viewing sites.
DAY 1, FRIDAY
United States or Canada - Amsterdam
Our Tanzania Highlights safari begins today as we board our KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight for Amsterdam.
DAY 2, SATURDAY
Amsterdam - Arusha, Tanzania
We arrive in Amsterdam this morning and connect to our flight to Arusha, where we are met upon arrival by Abercrombie & Kent and transferred to our hotel. Mt. Meru
DAY 3, SUNDAY
Arusha - Tarangire National Park The morning is at leisure. We may be joined today by travellers from the Kenya Highlights itinerary who have chosen to extend their stay in Africa. After lunch and a briefing on our upcoming safari, we drive to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania's third largest game park, and known for an unusually large elephant population. We observe local wildlife on an afternoon game drive. Tarangire Lodge B, L, D
DAY 4, MONDAY
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park
Today we enjoy a morning game drive in the varied landscapes of Tarangire. Then we drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but rich park in the Great Rift Valley, home to lions, elephant and hippo. We visit a local market and, on an afternoon game drive, we may see many water birds, including ducks, pelicans and flamingoes. Lake Manyara Hotel B, L, D
DAY 5, TUESDAY
Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park
This morning we drive into the spectacular Serengeti Plains. Our destination is Serengeti National Park, famed throughout Africa and the world. Its 5,600 square miles support every type of animal imaginable: lion, leopard, hyena, cheetah, giraffe, topi-the list is endless We take our first game drive in the Park this afternoon. Serengeti Lodge B, L, D
DAY 6, WEDNESDAY
Serengeti National Park
We have a full day to explore Serengeti National Park on morning and afternoon game drives, returning to our lodge at midday for lunch. Serengeti Lodge B, L, D
DAY 7, THURSDAY
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
This morning we take our last game drive in the Serengeti, then head east after lunch to the Ngorongoro Crater by way of Olduvai Gorge, where we stop for a visit to this most famous archaeological site. We also stop at a Masai village, then we proceed to our lodge perched on the Crater's rim, with -spectacular views across this 2,000-foot deep natural amphitheater formed by the collapse of an extinct volcano. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge B, L, D
DAY 8, FRIDAY
Ngorongoro Crater
Today we take a picnic lunch and spend the entire day in the Crater, one of Africa's most fascinating wildlife areas. Ten miles in diameter, the Crater's grass prairies are an ideal haven for animals and we see many species including lion, the endangered black rhinoceros, elephant, hyena, wildebeest and gazelle. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge B, L, D
DAY 9, SATURDAY
Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha Amsterdam
Leaving the Crater, we drive arriving in time for lunch. Dayrooms provided until we transfer to the airport for our departure to Amsterdam on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Mt. Meru (dayrooms) B, L
DAY 10, SUNDAY
Amsterdam - United States or Canada
Arriving in Amsterdam early this morning, we connect with our KLM Dutch Airlines flight home to the United States or Canada.
KENYA
HIGHLIGHTS OPTION
Combine Tanzania Highlights back-to-back with Kenya Highlights for a tour of all of East Africa's best game viewing sites. On Kenya Highlights you'll visit some of Africa's best known game parks and most prestigious lodges, hotels and camps-including the Ark, Samburu National Reserve, the renowned Mt. Kenya Safari Club and the Masai Mara National Reserve-prior to your stay in Tanzania. See page 16 and contact your travel agent or A&K for details.
MASAI MARA OPTION
Tanzania's Serengeti stretches across the border into Kenya, where it is known as the Masai Mara. Your safari can include both regions of East Africa's greatest wildlife reserve, when you add this three-night extension into the Mara, famed for lion, cheetah and elephant, to your Tanzanian trip.
DAY 9, SATURDAY
Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha Nairobi, Kenya
Travellers who have chosen the Masai Mara Option leave Arusha after lunch and drive to Nairobi for an overnight stop. Windsor Golf and Country Club B, L
DAY 10, SUNDAY
Nairobi - Masai Mara Game Reserve Today, board a flight for the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya's most famous game reserve. On arrival, we are met and transferred to our tented camp. After an afternoon of game viewing, we enjoy a delicious dinner.
Kichwa Tembo Safari Camp B, L, D
DAY 11, MONDAY
Masai Mara National Reserve
We have a full day of game viewing in the Mara, the heart of a classic grassland savannah crowded with lion; enormous herds of antelope, buffalo and wildebeest; and numerous elephant and giraffe. This is one of the highlights of our safari, and we enjoy it all from our tented camp.
Kichwa Tembo Safari Camp B, L, D
DAY 12, TUESDAY
Masai Mara - Nairobi - Amsterdam
After breakfast we say farewell to our camp staff and board a flight back to Nairobi. The rest of the day is at leisure; this evening we transfer to the airport for our KLM Royal Dutch Airlines departing international flight. Windsor Golf and Country Club (dayrooms) B
DAY 13, WEDNESDAY
Amsterdam - United States or Canada
Arrive in Amsterdam this morning and connect to flights to the United States or Canada.
We ask that clients kindly refrain from smoking while in sightseeing vehicles and at meals when dining with other tour participants.
EXTENDING YOUR SAFARI
Many other options for extending your trip are available, and can be added prior to or following your scheduled safari. See our "Off the Beaten Path" series of programs beginning on page 92 ofthis brochure and the programs in our "Independent Traveller Series" starting on page 99.
THE ADVENTURER SAFARI
Thirteen Days on a Classic Kenya Safari
For combining wild nature with comfort, it is difficult to surpass The Adventurer Safari. This classical safari includes all the most famous parks of Kenya, where you can see the "Big Five" of safari legend: elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhino. Your trip begins (and ends) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, and continues to Amboseli Park, nestled beneath Mt. Kilimanjaro. After visiting Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley and spending a night at the luxurious Mt. Kenya Safari Club, explore Samburu National Reserve in the Northern Frontier District; and the Masai Mara, Kenya's finest game reserve, where you spend three final safari nights. The Adventurer Safari is a great holiday: a comfortable safari combined with Kenya's most spectacular wildlife and scenery, all at a very attractive price.
DAY 1, FRIDAY
United States or Canada - London
Our Adventurer Safari begins as we board our British Airways flight to London today.
DAY 2, SATURDAY
London - Nairobi, Kenya
We arrive in London this morning and connect to our flight to Nairobi. Upon our arrival late this evening, we are met by A&K and transferred to our hotel. Windsor Golf and Country Club
DAY 3, SUNDAY
Nairobi - Amboseli National Park
The morning is at leisure. This afternoon we drive south to Amboseli National Park. A late afternoon game drive intro duces us to this park, justly famous for its big game and its superb views of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, with its familiar snow-capped dome. Amboseli Serena Lodge B, D
DAY 4, MONDAY
Amboseli National Park
A dawn game drive gives the best view of Mt. Kilimanjaro before the clouds build up over the summit. After lunch and leisure time for swimming and relaxing, we enjoy an afternoon game drive. Amboseli Serena Lodge B, L, D
DAY 5, TUESDAY
Amboseli National Park - Lake Nakuru National Park
We drive north to Nairobi, arriving in time for lunch. Then we continue northward to Lake Nakuru National Park where we have the opportunity to see what many consider Kenya's greatest wildlife spectacle - the multitudes of bird life, especially flamingoes, which line the edge of the lake, stretching out across the water in a pink haze. Lake Nakuru National Park has also recently been designated as a Rhino Sanctuary and we are almost certain to see these magnificent creatures here. Our lodge overlooks the lake.
Lake Nakuru Lodge/Lion Hill Camp B, L,
DAY 6, WEDNESDAY
Lake Nakuru - Mt. Kenya
We spend the morning at Lake Nakuru. The sighting of leopard is fairly common here and it is the only park in Kenya where it is possible to see the Rothschild giraffe. This afternoon we head to the Mt. Kenya Safari Club, a private club co-founded by William Holden. There is time to relax and enjoy the Club's many facilities, good food and magnificent scenery.
Mt. Kenya Safari Club
DAY 7, THURSDAY
Mt. Kenya - Samburu National Reserve
After a morning at leisure at the M Kenya Safari Club we drive north, stopping along the way at the Equator. We arrive in the dry bush country of Samburu National Reserve and game view on the way to our lodge, on banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River. Samburu Serena/Samburu Lodge B, L, D
DAY 8, FRIDAY
Samburu National Reserve
We have a full day's game viewing I reserve where, in addition to elephant, we can see unique northern species as reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, gerenuk and Somali ostrich. Crocodiles feed along the river on the bank opposite our lodge.
Samburu Serena/Samburu Lodge B, L,
DAY 9, SATURDAY
Samburu - Masai Mara National Reserve
We drive to Nanyuki where we board a twin-engined aircraft for our flight to the Masai Mara National Reserve. Our camp is situated on the edge of this magnificent game reserve, the finest in Kenya. Following a late afternoon game drive, we relax around the campfire. Kichwa Tembo/Siana Springs Safari Camp B, L, D
DAYS 10-11, SUNDAY-MONDAY
Masai Mara National Reserve
We have two full days of safari exploration from our tented camp. Near Kichwa Tembo are herds of elephant and giraffe, prides of lion and thousands of plains game such as impala, zebra, wildebeest and Grant's and Thomson's gazelles. On one of our mornings here, we can choose to take a balloon safari, floating high above the plains to observe the teeming wildlife from a different vantage point. Kichwa Tembo/Siana Springs Safari Camp B, L, D
DAY 12, TUESDAY
Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast we fly back to Nairobi, where the rest of the day is at leisure for last minute shopping and sightseeing. Windsor Golf and Country Club B
DAY 13, WEDNESDAY
Nairobi - London - United States or Canada
We depart on the British Airways flight to London where we connect with our flight home to the United States or Canada. B
We ask that clients kindly refrain from smoking while in sightseeing vehicles and at meals when dining with other tour participants.
EXTENDING YOUR SAFARI
Many options for extending your trip are available, and can be added prior to or following your scheduled safari. See our "Off the Beaten Path" series of programs beginning on page 92 of this brochure and the programs in our "Independent Traveller Series" starting on page 99.
KENYA UNDER CANVAS
Twelve or Fifteen Days on a Tented Safari
with a Kenya Coast Option
The tented safari has always been the ultimate way to enjoy Africa's wild beauty-and on Kenya Under Canvas you will be surprised at how reasonable, as well as romantic, a mobile tented safari can be. After a brief stop in Nairobi, this itinerary takes you to Samburu National Reserve in Kenya's Northern Frontier District, known for indigenous species like the gerenuk and Somali ostrich, and continues to Sweetwaters and Delamere's Camps. The climax of your safari is the Masai Mara, thick with game and site of an annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebra and antelope. With groups limited to just 24 passengers, traditional safari substitutes for electricity and running water, travel in comfortable minibuses with guaranteed window seats for each client and experienced guides Gerald Selempo and Farid Suleiman, Kenya Under Canvas combines style, comfort and service to provide you with an unforgettable experience in the African bush.
DAY 1, WEDNESDAY
United States or Canada - London
Our Kenya Under Canvas safari begins when we board our British Airways flight to London this evening.
DAY 2, THURSDAY
London - Nairobi, Kenya
We arrive in London this morning and connect to our British Airways flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival this evening, we are met by A&K and transferred to our hotel. Windsor Golf and Country Club
DAY 3, FRIDAY
Nairobi
This morning we are briefed on our upcoming safari. The rest of the day is at leisure to golf or shop.
Windsor Golf and Country Club B
DAY 4, SATURDAY
Nairobi - Samburu National Reserve
We drive north to Samburu and our first private camp.
Samburu Tented Camp B, L, D
DAY 5, SUNDAY
Samburu National Reserve
We spend a full day in Samburu, with morning and afternoon game drives and all meals served in our camp.
Samburu Tented Camp B, L, D
DAY 6, MONDAY
Samburu National Reserve - Sweetwaters Camp
This morning we drive south toward a private 110,000 acre ranch which serves as a sanctuary for the endangered rhino, and is also home to elephant, zebra and leopard. Our camp is on the grounds of the ranch. Sweetwaters Camp B, L, D
DAY 7, TUESDAY
Sweetwaters Camp - Soysambu Wildlife Sanctuary
Today we travel to the Soysambu Sanctuary where our quiet camp has beautiful views of Lake Elementaita. Day and nighttime game viewing may show us leopard, aardvark and Cape hare, as well as other species. Delamere's Camp B, L, D
DAY 8, WEDNESDAY
Soysambu Wildlife Sanctuary - Masai Mara National Reserve
This morning we drive toward the mag nificent Masai Mara National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch and an after noon game drive.
Mara Tented Camp B, L, D
DAYS 9-10, THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Masai Mara National Reserve
Based at our private tented camp, morn ing and afternoon game drives allow us to observe and photograph the teeming game. Mara Tented Camp B, L, D
DAY 11, SATURDAY
Masai Mara - Nairobi - London
After a final breakfast in camp, we drive back to Nairobi. The balance of the day is at leisure; dayrooms are provided for our convenience. We depart late this evening to board our British Airways flight to London.
Mayfair Court Hotel (dayrooms) B
Travellers continuing on the Tanzania Under Canvas itinerary remain in Nairobi today for a day at leisure.
Windsor Golf and Country Club
DAY 12, SUNDAY
London - United States or Canada
We arrive in London this morning, to connect with our British Airways flight to the United States or Canada.
Travellers continuing on Tanzania Under Canvas drive to Arusha today.
KENYA COAST OPTION
With its tropical beaches, sea breezes and Arabic ambiance, Mombasa is an ideal extension to Kenya Under Canvas. Sightseeing in this ancient trade city is fascinating and the seafood, fantastic. We suggest the following itinerary:
DAY 11, SATURDAY
Masai Mara - Nairobi - Mombasa
Return to Nairobi today, flying on to coastal Mombasa.
Serena Beach Hotel B
DAYS 12-13, SUNDAY-MONDAY
Mombasa
Relax or take an optional sightseeing tour in Mombasa. Serena Beach Hotel B
DAY 14, TUESDAY
Mombasa - Nairobi
A final day at leisure before boarding your flight to Nairobi, where you spend the night. Windsor Golf and Country Club B
DAY 15, WEDNESDAY
Nairobi - London - United States or Canada
You transfer to the airport this morning to board your British Airways home ward bound flight. B
We ask that clients kindly refrain from smoking while in sightseeing vehicles and at meals when dining with other tour participants.
EXTENDING YOUR SAFARI
Many other options for extending your trip are available, and can be added prior to or following your scheduled safari. See our "Off the Beaten Path" series of programs beginning on page 92 of this brochure and the programs in our "Independent Traveller Series" starting on page 99.
TANZANIA UNDER CANVAS
A Thirteen-Day Tented Safari
Tanzania Under Canvas is the culmination of a long-held travel dream-our plan to make the great northern game parks of Tanzania accessible "under canvas" to the traveller who does not wish to make a large investment in money or time. On this tour your camp travels with you, with your camp staff transporting all the necessities of comfortable camp life from one destination to the next. After an overnight in Arusha you travel to Tarangire National Park, home to one of Tanzania's largest populations of elephant and to the highest recorded number of breeding bird species in the world. Your next stop is Lake Manyara -National Park, in the Great Rift Valley, a small but rich wildlife park in which you camp. Then, the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, where your stay may be the highlight of your game viewing program. Perched on the rim of the crater, your lodge is "the best seat in the house." Heading west, your next tented destination is a name to conjure with: Serengeti National Park. The game viewing here is spectacular, with hyena, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, lion, leopard and cheetah. Why not make Tanzania Under Canvas the culmination of your own travel dream? It is an excellent-and inexpensive-way to see this wildlife paradise in the adventurous style of "Old Africa."
DAY 1, FRIDAY
United States or Canada
Amsterdam
Our Tanzania Under Canvas safari begins as we board our KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight to Amsterdam.
DAY 2, SATURDAY
Amsterdam - Arusha, Tanzania
We arrive in Amsterdam this morning and connect to our KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight to Arusha. On arrival, we are met by A&K and escorted to our hotel. Mt. Meru
DAY 3, SUNDAY
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
The morning is at leisure. Then, after lunch, we drive to Tarangire National Park, with a short game drive this afternoon. Tarangire Lodge B, L, D
DAY 4, MONDAY
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park
Tarangire is Tanzania's third largest game park, and on a morning game drive today, we have an opportunity to see many of its resident creatures. This afternoon we drive to our camp in Lake Manyara National Park, visiting a local market along the way.
Lake Manyara Camp B, L, D
DAY 5, TUESDAY
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is small but rich, focusing on a Great Rift Valley lake and with a wide variety of wildlife attracted by water. Here we enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. Lake Manyara Camp B, L, D
DAY 6, WEDNESDAY
Lake Manyara National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
Following breakfast, we drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, arriving at our lodge - perched on the rim overlooking this ancient volcanic caldera - in time for lunch. This afternoon we drive down into the basin of the Crater for a game drive.
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge B, L, D
DAY 7, THURSDAY
Ngorongoro Crater
Today we spend a full day exploring the short-grass plains of the Crater floor. Ngorongoro is ten miles in diameter and 2,000 feet deep; its population includes lion and elephant, abundant hyena, wildebeest and even black rhino, unfortunately, rare in most other parts of Africa. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge B, L, D
DAY 8, FRIDAY
Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park
We take a picnic lunch with us and continue by road to the Serengeti Plain, the southern section of a vast savannah shared by Kenya and Tanzania. En route we stop at Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey's renowned archaeological discoveries, and we visit a Masai village, reaching our tented camp late this afternoon. Serengeti Tented Camp B, L, D
DAYS 9-10, SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Serengeti National Park
We have two full days in a fabled park which contains every type of plains game imaginable: wildebeest, zebra, antelope, lion, leopard, hyena, giraffe, buffalo, cheetah and more. Morning and afternoon game drives are scheduled each day.
Serengeti Tented Camp B, L, D
DAY 11, MONDAY
Serengeti National Park - Gibbs Farm
Today our return journey begins as we take our last drive across the Serengeti plains to a small private farm set amid pretty gardens and coffee-growing estates. The balance of the day is at leisure in these lovely surroundings. We may take an optional walk to a waterfall this afternoon. Gibb's Farm B, L, D
