Sample Itinerary
DAY 1/FRI : DEPART USA
EN ROUTE
Depart on your KLM overnight flight.
DAY 2/SAT : ARRIVE DAR ES SALAAM
THE SEACLIFF HOTEL
Transit Amsterdam airport connecting with your day flight to Dar es Salaam. Transfer to your hotel.
DAYS 3-6/SUN-WED : THE SELOUS
SAND RIVERS LODGE
The morning is at leisure. Depart on your flight to the Selous, Africa’s largest and most wild game reserve. Spend four nights at Sand Rivers, the most exclusive lodge in the Selous. Accommodations are provided in luxury cottages, built in rustic style with stunning views over the Rufiji River. The swimming pool is set in the shade of a Baobab tree on the banks of the river.
Large herds of elephant, buffalo, sable and roan antelope, and exotic bird life make this a very exciting game park. Accompanied by armed rangers and knowledgeable guides, experience the thrill of the stalk and the serenity of the wilderness. Morning and afternoon walks are taken as well as game drives in open safari vehicles. River safaris are also offered along the Rufiji River and Lake Tagalala. Drifting down the river listening to the sounds of bird life, surrounded by hippo and crocodile slipping into the water as you glide by – this is the adventure of a lifetime. Perhaps try your luck at fishing for tigerfish, catfish, and tilapia. (B,L,D)
Large herds of elephant, buffalo, sable and roan antelope, and exotic bird life make this a very exciting game park. Accompanied by armed rangers and knowledgeable guides, experience the thrill of the stalk and the serenity of the wilderness. Morning and afternoon walks are taken as well as game drives in open safari vehicles. River safaris are also offered along the Rufiji River and Lake Tagalala. Drifting down the river listening to the sounds of bird life, surrounded by hippo and crocodile slipping into the water as you glide by – this is the adventure of a lifetime. Perhaps try your luck at fishing for tigerfish, catfish, and tilapia. (B,L,D)
DAYS 7-9/THU-SAT : KATAVI
CHADA CAMP
Depart on your flight to Katavi National Park in southwestern Tanzania. Game drive en route to your camp, situated in one of the most unspoiled wildlife sanctuaries in Tanzania. Stay in luxury tents as the crew prepares delicious meals and caters unobtrusively to your every need.
Katavi National Park supports great herds of buffalo (up to 1500 strong), topi, and other antelope wandering the miombo woodlands. There are lion, elephant and water birds on Lakes Chada and Katavi. Puku and southern reedbuck are also found, along with storks in dramatic muddles, sable and roan antelope. Meandering rivers burst with hippo and crocodile, and all around is a paradise for wildfowl. Take bush walks and game drives. A night away from camp in a lightweight fly tent under the African stars is an exciting option. This is an untouched world with very few other people for hundreds of miles. (B,L,D)
Katavi National Park supports great herds of buffalo (up to 1500 strong), topi, and other antelope wandering the miombo woodlands. There are lion, elephant and water birds on Lakes Chada and Katavi. Puku and southern reedbuck are also found, along with storks in dramatic muddles, sable and roan antelope. Meandering rivers burst with hippo and crocodile, and all around is a paradise for wildfowl. Take bush walks and game drives. A night away from camp in a lightweight fly tent under the African stars is an exciting option. This is an untouched world with very few other people for hundreds of miles. (B,L,D)
DAYS 10-13/SUN-WED : MAHALE MOUNTAINS
GREYSTOKE CAMP
A short morning flight takes you across the unbroken wilderness of southwestern Tanzania to the Mahale Mountains. On arrival, board a 45 foot wooden dhow for a gentle voyage on the sparkling blue waters of Lake Tanganyika. Arrive on the beach in front of your luxury tented camp, set under palms, acacias and Abyssinica trees. The canvas and mahogany tents are tropical-Ottoman design, well-suited to the dry heat of the lake. All tents are mosquito-proofed and have private showers. Dug-out canoes are provided for intrepid birders, a fishing boat and tackle for anglers, a speedboat for the quick, and the cruise boat, Zoe, for the slow sundowner types. Snorkeling is excellent and the lake is clean, clear and safe. The food is fresh, often lake fish exotically prepared (sashimi is a specialty).
The Mahale Mountains rise 5000 feet from the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, capturing the clouds and creating their own microclimate. The world’s longest and least explored lake, Tanganyika offers a 450 miles of blue water running down the very heart of Africa. The lake has fascinated generations of explorers: Livingstone, Stanley, Burton and Speke. Rare butterflies flit through the forests on its shores. The rampant tropical rain forest is home to the largest group of free-living chimpanzees in the world, all habituated to human contact. They can be approached to within a few feet as they feed, groom and wrestle across the forest floor. The chimps occasionally pass through camp and don’t touch a thing. In addition to chimps, the Mahale Forest has eight other species of primate as well as bushbuck, warthog, buffalo, civet and genet cats. Palmnut vultures, fish eagles and giant goliath herons are common.
Spend three full days in the Mahale area. Plans are informal and flexible. Mornings are usually spent in the forest, tracking and sitting amongst the wild chimpanzees. Spend afternoons snorkeling, fishing or sun worshipping on the soft sands. Days and nights are accented by delicious buffets, sundowner boat rides and candlelit dinners. (B,L,D)
The Mahale Mountains rise 5000 feet from the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, capturing the clouds and creating their own microclimate. The world’s longest and least explored lake, Tanganyika offers a 450 miles of blue water running down the very heart of Africa. The lake has fascinated generations of explorers: Livingstone, Stanley, Burton and Speke. Rare butterflies flit through the forests on its shores. The rampant tropical rain forest is home to the largest group of free-living chimpanzees in the world, all habituated to human contact. They can be approached to within a few feet as they feed, groom and wrestle across the forest floor. The chimps occasionally pass through camp and don’t touch a thing. In addition to chimps, the Mahale Forest has eight other species of primate as well as bushbuck, warthog, buffalo, civet and genet cats. Palmnut vultures, fish eagles and giant goliath herons are common.
Spend three full days in the Mahale area. Plans are informal and flexible. Mornings are usually spent in the forest, tracking and sitting amongst the wild chimpanzees. Spend afternoons snorkeling, fishing or sun worshipping on the soft sands. Days and nights are accented by delicious buffets, sundowner boat rides and candlelit dinners. (B,L,D)
DAY 14/THU : MAHALE / DAR ES SALAAM / DEPART
DAYROOM
Bid farewell to your hosts and cruise back to the airstrip for your flight to Dar es Salaam, connecting with your evening KLM departure flight. (B)
DAY 15/FRI : AMSTERDAM / USA
EN ROUTE
Transit Amsterdam airport connecting with your return flight to the USA.
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