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Golden Trails of East Africa
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Overview
Highlights (Bullets)
- Visit most beautiful national parks like Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Tarangire National Park.
- Explore Arusha
- Enjoy fascinating look at Johannesburg
- Enjoy the glorious Victoria Falls commonly referred to as the smoke that thunders.
- Visit Chobe National Park
- Opportunity to experience 4-night safari cruise & 2 nights in Victoria Falls, 2 nights in Johannesburg, 7 nights at Tanzanian
Short Description
Your journey begins with an overnight stay in Johannesburg (option to start with 3 nights in Cape Town). Next, fly to Kasane, Botswana and board the Zambezi Queen, your wildlife river cruise vessel on the Chobe River for the next 4 nights. Enjoy two nights at Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. From here, fly to Johannesburg for two nights at your intimate, all-suite hotel. Depart to Nairobi where a connecting flight brings you to your Tanzania safari. Enjoy two nights at three of the four luxury Tanzanian lodges: Tarangire Treetops, The Manor at Ngorongoro, and the luxury-tented Serengeti Migration Camp or Serengeti Pioneer Camp.
Activities & Interests
Bird watching Culture Game drive Historic sightseeing Homestays & Cultural Immersion Nature River cruise Safari Wildlife viewingItinerary
Day 1: Arrive In Johannesburg
Welcome to Africa! Upon arrival, you will be met by an AmaWaterways Representative and transfered to your hotel.
Day 2: Johannesburg – Zambezi Queen – Embarkation
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast, fly to Kasane, Botswana where you’ll board the elegant Zambezi Queen on the Chobe River. Late this afternoon, enjoy the riverside scenery before your Welcome Cocktail and Dinner on board.
Day 3: Zambezi Queen
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning embark on a boat safari to explore the Chobe River’s spectacular game viewing. Then journey back to the Zambezi Queen for lunch and time to relax on board. Later today, enjoy a slightly different version of a river safari aboard a special double decker barge which will allow you to venture into the southern channels. This excursion will offer you an unusual viewpoint to observe hippos and elephants in their natural habitat
Day 4: Zambezi Queen
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Join a full day safari of Chobe National Park in open-top 4x4 vehicles. Chobe National Park is home to one of the most dense populations of wildlife in Africa. Be on the lookout for elephants, giraffe, zebra, sable, warthog and cape buffalo. Prides of lions, hyenas and more rarely cheetahs, are normally visible along the way. Lunch will be a delicious picnic served up under the trees.
Day 5: Zambezi Queen
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning, enjoy an unforgettable visit to a typical African village to experience the local culture first hand. Spend time with the children of the village as well as its elders and learn about their day-to-day life. After lunch on board, you can choose your afternoon activity including an afternoon safari by boat, bird watching or fishing. Tonight your crew hosts an African themed dinner complete with singing and dancing.
Day 6: Zambezi Queen – Disembarkation – Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Transfer to legendary Victoria Falls, one of the nature’s greatest natural wonders. Settle into your hotel and spend the afternoon exploring the town or experience one of the many activities offered at your hotel. This evening you have a special dinner and an encounter with Africa’s “gentle giants.”
Day 7: Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast
Join a local guide for a tour of remarkable Victoria Falls, more commonly referred to as the smoke that thunders. The afternoon is free for independent activities. Relax and enjoy the amenities of your iconic hotel, walk into town or perhaps take an optional outing including a helicopter ride or wildlife trail walk. Tonight, embark on a private and festive Sundowner cruise complete with drinks, tapas and music.
Day 8: Victoria Falls – Johannesburg
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast, a flight to Johannesburg brings you to the largest city in South Africa. After arriving at your hotel, settle into your suite and relax in the park-like setting. Before dinner, gather for an informative discussion on the day-to-day life
Day 9: Johannesburg
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Head out this morning for a fascinating look at Johannesburg and the rich history it has to share, from colonialism to apartheid, and finally democracy. Get an in-depth look at Soweto, the center of the uprising against the apartheid state. Walk the footsteps of Nelson Mandela and explore the colorful neighborhoods, parks and squares of Soweto. A visit to the Apartheid Museum is also on the agenda. Enjoy a delicious “township” lunch along the way.
Day 10: Johannesburg – Arusha
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Fly to Arusha, via Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where you will be met by an AmaWaterways Representative at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfered to the Arusha Coffee Lodge. The lodge provides a peaceful and calming retreat before you start your Tanzanian safari.
Day 11: Arusha - Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Enjoy a scenic drive to Tarangire. Take an afternoon safari drive, followed by a visit to Masai village. Spend two nights in a Tree House that rests on the branches of thousand-year old marula and baobab trees overlooking Treetops’ private reserve.
Day 12: Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Enjoy a full day of activities including game-drives, and a sunset drive in the bush. The meals at Treetops are also their own unique experiences to be enjoyed.
Day 13: Tarangire - Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game-drive and picnic lunch. Then on to the renowned Ngorongoro Manor.
Day 14: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You’ll enjoy a full day of exploration of the Ngorongoro Crater. Once a gigantic volcano, it is the largest intact caldera in the world and shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth. A picnic hamper lunch will be served on the crater floor. After lunch, explore more of the crater before heading back to the Manor for evening cocktails, dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 15: Ngorongoro - Serengeti, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast you will be transfered to Manyara Airstrip for your Serengeti flight. Upon your arrival you’ll enjoy a game drive en route to the luxurious camp where your lunch will be served. This afternoon, it is time for another drive.
Day 16: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today you’ll have two game drives exploring the vast Serengeti, one in the morning and another after lunch. It is not possible to say with any accuracy where the Great Migration of the Wildebeest will be located at any one time. There are a number of determining factors; however, one can be assured that if there is a good chance of seeing it, then this can be accomplished from the Pioneer Camp or Migration Camp.
Day 17: Serengeti - Arusha, Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
This morning take your final safari drive. Then transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Arusha. Lunch will be served in the gardens of the lodge before your final transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Do not schedule onward flights before 6:00 pm.
Availability
- Deposit Price: $ 400
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Details
Ship Name
Zambezi Queen
Ship Stats
- Built: 2009
- Renovated: 2015
- Built in: Namibia
- Length: 150 feet
- Width: 25.6 feet
- Crew: 22 (African)
- Staterooms: 10
- Suites: 4
- Registry: Namibia
- Home port: Kasane
Ship Description
With a design specific for safari river cruising on the Chobe River, the 28-passenger Zambezi Queen offers a sophisticated onboard experience designed to maximize animal sightings. Your comfort is ensured when staying in any of the 14 air-conditioned balcony staterooms (which range up to 300 sq. ft), all decorated in contemporary style. The air-conditioned top deck of the ship offers a dining room, lounge, bar and pool area for your comfort. Enjoy game watching from your stateroom, or visit the top deck for a beverage, sun bathing and more game watching. Peruse the library of books, enjoy a board game and explore the riverbanks of the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen.
Deck & Cabin Plans
Flight & Transport Inclusions
All internal ground transport
Group Size
Standard Group - 25 + people
Cancellation policy
In the unfortunate event a participant must cancel travel, notice to AmaWaterways must be via email to Res@AmaWaterways.com, which must include a return receipt and read notation, or other writing stating clearly and correctly each guest’s name, ship name, start and end date of the cruise and a brief statement of the reason for cancellation. Other forms of notice are not sufficient. The effective date of the cancellation is the date we receive the written cancellation notice. Name changes, a substitution of a participant or a reduction in the number of guests in a stateroom are treated as a cancellation in that all applicable cancellation charges apply. Cancellation charges for bookings within charter and part-charter agreements are as per the charter contract. All other cancellation charges are per-person, based on the cancellation date, as follows:
- More than 121 days prior to departure , Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: $1,200 (Africa)
- 120-90 days prior to departure , Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: $2,400 (Africa)
- 89-60 days prior to departure, Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 35% of cruise and land price
- 59-30 days prior to departure, Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 50% of cruise and land price
- 29-7 days prior to departure, Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 80% of cruise and land price
- 6-0 days prior to departure, Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 100% of cruise and land price
Trip ID#:
GolTraAma
What's excluded
- International Flights
- Passport and Visa Charges
- Personal Expenses
Meals Included
16 Breakfasts,11 Lunches and 13 Dinners
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