Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
Emergency Contacts Kenya : Customer Service Manager - Tel: [+254] 735 232578, [+254] 710 524086,
Operation Manager - Tel: [+254] 710 524086, [+254] 733 414785
EAST AFRICA EXPLORER
Minimum
Departure
Vehicle
Starts
Ends
Meals
: 2 pax
: Saturday
: 1 x 7 Seater Minibus (Kenya) + 1x 7 Seater 4 X 4 (Tanzania)
: Nairobi
: Arusha
: as indicated on itinerary at a glance
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Location
Nairobi
Masai Mara National G.R
Masai Mara National G.R
Kigio Wildlife Conservancy.
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park
Ngorongoro Cons. Area
Ngorongoro Cons. Area
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
Tarangire
Departure
Accommodation
Hotel Inter-continental / Eka Hotel
Mara Sopa Lodge
Mara Sopa Lodge
Kigio Wildlife Camp
Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Board
BB
LDBB
LDBB
LDBB
L-DBB
L-DBB
L-DBB
L-DBB
LDBB
LDBB
L-DBB
Activity
Arr trsf
P
EP
P
P
EP
At leisure
H/Day crater tour
Olduvai Gorge, P
EP
P
Dept transfer
L-Lunch, D-Dinner, BB-Bed and breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer, E-Early morning game
drive, A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive, HDS-Half Day sightseeing, FDS-Full Day Sightseeing
FULL ITINERARY
Day - 1 Nairobi
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport met and assisted by VINTAGE AFRICA. Transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at Hotel Inter-continental / Eka Hotel BB)
Day - 2 Masai Mara National G.R
After breakfast, drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in
Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game
drives until sunset. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 3 Masai Mara National G.R
{Early morning optional balloon ride with champagne –style breakfast at extra cost}
Early morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 4 Kigio Wildlife Conservancy
After breakfast you will be collected for the day’s drive taking you to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, destination Lake Nakuru National Park.
You will have picnic lunch delivered by Kigio Wildlife Camp. After picnic Lunch proceed on an afternoon game drive. After the game drive
drive to the nearby Kigio Wildlife Conservancy. Dinner and overnight stay at Kigio Wildlife Camp LDBB
Day - 5 Amboseli National Park
Breakfast at the camp. Departure at 0730hrs After breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park lying below the most famous symbol of Africa, Mt
Kilimanjaro. Picnic lunch enroute. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 6 Amboseli National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, drive to the border town of Namanga where you will clear customs and immigration formalities. Proceed in Tanzanian vehicles
to Arusha for lunch. Afternoon proceed to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world with abundant wildlife permanently
resident on the crater floor. Rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
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After breakfast, depart for half day tour of the crater floor. Return to your lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure. Meals and overnight at
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 9 Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural
beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. En route visit the Olduvai Gorge site of archeological findings, where traces of
pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have been discovered. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive until sunset.
Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 10 Serengeti National Park
All day spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 11 Tarangire National Park
Breakfast at your lodge, and then drive from to the Tarangire National Park, named after the Tarangire River which rises in Tanzania's central
highland. The river lures thousands of plains game to its banks. Lunch en route at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Afternoon game drive en route
to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day - 12 Departures
Early morning game drive, breakfast at your lodge then drive to Arusha for lunch. Drop off at Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro Airport.
The Package Includes:
Arrival and departure airport transfers
1 nights accommodation at Hotel Intercontinental Nairobi
2 nights accommodation at Mara Sopa Lodge
1 night accommodation at Kigio Wildlife Camp or similar
2 nights accommodation at Amboseli Sopa Lodge
1 Lunches in Arusha
2 nights accommodation at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Visit to the Olduvai Gorge en route to Serengeti
2 nights accommodation at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Lunch at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge en route to Tarangire
1 night accommodation at Tarangire Sopa Lodge
All game drives as per itinerary
All park entrance fees
Services of a qualified English Speaking Driver Guide
Transport in 1 x 7 Seater Minibus for Kenya safari & 1 x 7 Seater 4x4 vehicle for Tanzania safari
1 litre bottle of mineral water per person per day while on a road safari in a VINTAGE AFRICA / Grumeti Expeditions vehicle
The Package Excludes:
All International Flights + Taxes
Visas
Travel & Personal accident insurance
Tips & personal expenses such as telephone calls…etc.
Excursions not detailed in above program
Included flights:
No flights included
Added Value:
Complimentary Vintage Africa Safari Guide covering the whole of East Africa
Complimentary Vintage Africa Safari Pouch with a pen
Complimentary Vintage Africa Hat
Note:
Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
Emergency Contacts Kenya : Customer Service Manager - Tel: [+254] 735 232578, [+254] 710 524086,
Operation Manager - Tel: [+254] 710 524086, [+254] 733 414785
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Hotel Inter-continental Nairobi
The popular Inter-continental is an ideal business cum leisure hotel offering high international standards of service and accommodation that are
the hallmark of all Inter-continental hotels worldwide. Overlooking the city, the Nairobi Uhuru Gardens and the Kenyan Parliament, it is only 10
minutes walk minutes from the city centre and 20 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The hotel offers tastefully decorated rooms,
excellent restaurants, conference and meeting rooms, shops, swimming pool, casino and a host of other facilities.
Mara Sopa Lodge
The Masai Mara is one of the most famous game viewing areas in Africa. Large herds of game, including the amazing Great Migration of
wildebeest and zebra, are still found here. Masai Mara Sopa Lodge is set in the Oloolaimutia Valley and blends perfectly with the surrounding
hillside landscape. The lodge is located 206 km south of the Equator on the eastern boundary of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in south-western
Kenya, 2km from the Oloolaimutia Gate. The accent here is on the indigenous Masai people and the fabulous wealth of wildlife, birdlife and
natural flora. Luxuriously appointed bedrooms, a refreshing swimming pool, a boutique and gift shop, wildlife films and CNN all ensure that
your stay will be blissfully comfortable.
The lodge has 77 rooms, 12 suites and 1 Presidential suite, all of which are ‘rondavel’ style and have en-suite bathroom facilities which provide
shaving sockets and hairdryers. Every room and suite has a private, elevated verandah with splendid views across the valley. Here guests can
relax, sunbathe and watch resident birds and wildlife. Mini-bars are also available in each room.
The lodge has direct-dial telephone facilities as well as satellite television and video options. Lodge generators provide 240volts, 50 cycles 24
hours a day. The water supply is from nearby springs but filtered water, provided in flasks in every room, and bottled water is recommended for
drinking.
Like all pools at other Sopa lodges, the free-form swimming pool here too has a stunning location, overlooking the Oloolaimutia Valley.
In addition to all these modern facilities there is a well-stocked shop selling curios, clothing, jewellery, general accessories and personal
requisites and toiletries. The lodge has spacious conference facilities for up to 120 guests and is an excellent venue for special occasions. It can
cater for birthday and anniversary parties, bush breakfasts, lunches or bar-b-ques, sundowner cocktail parties, gala dinners or theme evenings.
The Sopa has all the facilities that a modern traveller could wish for and more - a stunning location in one of the greatest wildlife havens in the
world.
Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
Emergency Contacts Kenya : Customer Service Manager - Tel: [+254] 735 232578, [+254] 710 524086,
Operation Manager - Tel: [+254] 710 524086, [+254] 733 414785
Kigio Wildlife Camp
Kigio Wildlife Camp is a superb all-suite camp built within Yellow-fever woodland overlooking the Malewa River. The camp is built from
sustainable pinewood, local soil from the conservancy, traditional thatch provided by the surrounding community and canvas panels - there has
been minimal usage of cement and steel in the construction of the camp. Power is provide by solar panels and the environment has been
carefully preserved during the construction of the camp. Accommodation is in eleven spacious suites, each 72 sq-metre and one 2-bedroom suite
all built on deck and containing a large bedroom, a separate sitting room that opens up at the front and a private bathroom with flush loo and
shower. The dining and sitting areas are in an open glade overlooking a cliff that houses a colony of bee-eaters. A most attractive bar sits
between two towering indigenous fig trees facing the cliff. Wholesome meals are cooked using gas and eco-bricks and ingredients are sourced
daily from local community and farmers. Activities that are possible include nature walks with rangers, day and night game drives, fishing,
biking and bush meals. Kigio Wildlife Camp offers some of the highest standards of accommodation in East Africa in glorious surroundings and
at the same time instills a genuine concern for the environment and community. A minimum of 2 nights stay is recommended to enjoy the
beautiful natural surroundings and the camp.
Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Located at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, the lodge is set in expansive and mature wooded gardens that face Africa's highest mountain. Built
within the area of 190 acres of Masai country, it is an ideal holiday base from which to enjoy numerous pursuits.
250kms from Nairobi or approx four hours on tarmac and all weather murram roads. The flying time from Nairobi to our own private airstrip is
approx 1 hour.
Spacious cottage style rooms with en suite bathrooms and verandas. All rooms with mosquito nets on windows. Facilities Available: Swimming
Pool, Children’s Pool, Mountain Climbs, Masai Dancing, Board Games, Hairdryers, 3 Bars, Conference Facilities and Babysitting facilities are
also available.
Special groups can enjoy private lunches at our shaded, outdoor bar-b-cue or starlit dinners beside the swimming pool.
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Minimum temperatures of 11 degrees Celsius and maximums of 32 degrees. The short rains fall between November and December and the long
rains between April and May.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Sopa means welcome in the Masai language and is representative of the warm welcome you will receive at the Sopa lodges. Ngorongoro Sopa is
spread out along the uppermost rim of the Ngorongoro World Heritage Site, an ancient extinct volcano that contains the largest permanent
concentration of game in Africa. Ngorongoro Sopa offers breathtaking views of the crater floor far below. A sparkling swimming pool refreshes
those returning from game drives. The rooms are cool and comfortable.
Opened in 1992, the lodge can accommodate 190 guests in 92 suites, each enjoying wall-to-wall carpeting, central heating, a private lounge with
a mini bar, a bedroom with two queen size beds and ample room for a third, an en-suite bathroom with shaver sockets and a hair dryer, and a
private solarium which offers stunning views of the crater floor below and the sun setting over the western horizon.
The lodge has direct-dial satellite telephone facilities as well as satellite television and wildlife-video-film options. A number of lodge electrical
generating systems provide 240 volts, 50 cycles 24 hours a day. The water supply comes from nearby springs but guests are provided a
complimentary bottle of mineral water for drinking. Children of all ages are welcome and special meals at convenient times can be arranged
together with a non-professional baby minder.
A swimming pool is situated on the very edge of the crater itself and the cool water is bracing, even invigorating, at any time of year. The pool is
also a super area to unwind and relax while enjoying the views of the crater floor below or the stunning sunsets.
In addition to all these modern facilities is a well-stocked shop selling curios, clothing, jewellery, general accessories and personal requisites and
toiletries. The lodge has spacious conference facilities for up to 120 guests and is an excellent venue for special occasions. It can cater for
birthday and anniversary parties, bush breakfasts, lunches or bar-b-ques, sundowner cocktail parties, gala dinners or theme evenings. The Sopa
has got all the facilities that a modern traveller could wish for and more - a stunning location in one of the greatest wildlife havens in the world
A special excursion to The Empakaai Crater, a little-visited, high altitude volcanic crater, offers scenic views over the mineral-rich waters of
Lake Natron and of the nearby sacred volcano of Ol Donyo Lengai. Ol Moti is yet another forgotten volcanic crater where it is possible to hire a
guide and walk up to the top of the crater rim itself.
Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
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Serengeti Sopa Lodge
The Serengeti Sopa lodge is located in the Nyarboro Hills in the south west of the Serengeti National Park and is the only tourism development
in this section of the Park. Year round water and the acacia woodland in this area create an ideal environment for the wide variety of wildlife
seen in the immediate vicinity of the lodge. Looking out over the seemingly endless Serengeti plains, this hill side lodge is a tranquil oasis set in
thousands of square kilometres of Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti Plains are host to a dramatic annual migration of hundreds of
thousands of wildebeest, zebra and antelope. This is one of the great spectacles of the natural world.
From December to May the migration gathers in the immediate vicinity of the lodge and provides an unforgettable spectacle, as predators hunt
closely. The migration can also be viewed in a more spectacular fashion - on optional hot-air balloon ride across the plains of the Serengeti.
Take-off is at dawn and the flight lasts for an hour before a sumptuous champagne breakfast wherever you land. This is followed by a game drive
back to the lodge, arriving in time for lunch. As the sun sets over the plains, you may enjoy sundowner cocktails by the pool, and in the evening,
after a 4-course dinner, traditional dancers entertain the guests. Slide presentations are also held daily by the resident naturalist.
Opened in 1992, the lodge can accommodate 170 guests in 79 suites, each enjoying wall-to-wall carpeting, a private lounge with a mini bar, a
bedroom with two queen size beds and ample room for a third guest, an en-suite bathroom with shaver sockets and a hair dryer, and a private
verandah which offers stunning views over the plains. The lodge has direct-dial satellite telephone facilities as well as satellite television and
wildlife-video-film options.
A number of lodge electrical generating systems provide 240volts, 50 cycles 24 hours a day. The water supply comes from nearby springs but
guests are provided a complimentary bottle of mineral water for drinking. Children of all ages are welcome and special meals at convenient times
can be arranged together with a non-professional baby minder.
The sopa pools are renowned for their size and location and this one in the Serengeti is no exception. The double size pool offers a refreshing
interlude between game drives as well as wonderful views over the rolling plains of the Serengeti.
In addition to all these modern facilities is a well-stocked shop selling curios, clothing, jewellery, general accessories and personal requisites and
toiletries. The lodge has spacious conference facilities for up to 120 guests and is an excellent venue for special occasions. It can cater for
birthday and anniversary parties, bush breakfasts, lunches or bar-b-ques, sundowner cocktail parties, gala dinners or theme evenings. The Sopa
has got all the facilities that a modern traveller could wish for and more - a stunning location in one of the greatest wildlife havens in the world.
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Tarangire is now known as the best national park on the northern circuit for elephant and Tarangire Sopa is ideally placed for visitors to this
lovely park where beautiful stately baobab trees pepper the landscape and give the park its nickname of Baobab Forest
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Tarangire Sopa welcomes travellers to its vast marble-floored reception area with cold flannels and iced juice. In the pretty gardens a large
circular pool with a central island, a pool bar and elegant wooden loungers demonstrates the lodge's commitment to comfort. Delicious barbecue
lunches are often served here. A broad verandah wraps itself around the lodge and gives prime viewing for the waterhole below which is filled
during the dry season (June-Oct) and becomes a magnet to wildlife.
The rooms at the lodge are comfortable and arranged in groups of four, in African-style buildings, within the grounds. Large sliding doors open
to a private balcony. However, the pool, games room, hospitality lounge with complimentary newspapers and, above all, the stunning scenery
and wildlife of the Park, will ensure that your days are satisfyingly full.
PARKS & RESERVES INFORMATION
Masai Mara National G.R
Probably the most famous of the reserves, the Masai Mara, in Kenya's south western corner, boasts an astonishing amount of game. Unfenced,
the Mara is bounded in the east by the Ngama Hills and in the west by the Oloololo or Siria Escarpment. Gazelle, wildebeest and zebra graze in
large numbers and where prey is found so are predators. Not only is this a great place in which to find game, but the wide greeny-gold
savannahs spotted with thorn trees make it ideal for photography. The Mara, as it is known in Kenya, is ravishingly beautiful and also offers
long, undisturbed views and utterly dramatic panoramas. The weather really means something here. The sun may beat down unforgivingly, huge
clouds in fabulous shapes may sweep across the widest of skies, and the wind ripples the grasses as though they are stroked by a giant hand. The
landscape is stunning.
The famously black-maned Mara lions are possibly the stars of the Mara show, but cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi, Thompson's gazelle,
waterbuck, hyena, and primates are all here too. As with the rest of Kenya, the birdlife is good. There is no settlement within the reserve
however; the Mara is in theory owned by the Maasai, pastoralists and, in earlier times, renowned lion-killers. Lodges and hotels offer the
opportunity to buy their beadwork, checked cloths and copies of their spears. It is said that if lions scent approaching Maasai on the breeze they
move swiftly in the opposite direction.
Famously, the Mara is the northerly end of the Great Migration, that great primeval surge of wildebeest, zebra and antelope that sweeps in from
Tanzania’s Serengeti to Kenya's Masai Mara as the Tanzanian grass starts to fail. They are tracked by the large predators that pick off the weak,
the stragglers and the young. The great herds, nearing their destination by July, mass along the Mara River, pushing, shoving and fantastically
noisy, just waiting for the first animal to cross so that they can all follow, lemming-like, on the final leg of the journey. However, crocodiles lie
in wait, sluggishly cruising the waters, fully prepared for their best meal of the year. Many fail in the life-and-death struggle - drowned, eaten by
the crocodiles or, made careless or weak by their stressful swim, brought down by lions. The Masai Mara is terrible yet wonderful, and not to be
missed.
Kigio Wildlife Conservancy
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Kigio Wildlife Conservancy is a noteworthy 3,500-acre wildlife conservancy between Nakuru and Naivasha and only 90 minutes drive from
Nairobi. The Conservancy with its wide ranging habitats, from riverine and euphorbia forests to short grass and shrub, holds approximately 3,500
heads of wildlife (including the endangered White Rhino and Rothschild Giraffe, a 200 strong herd of buffalo, impala, Grants and Thomson’s
gazelle, Eland, hyena, leopard, hippo) which are protected by an electric fence on three sides and the Malewa River on one side. The
Conservancy’s rich bio-diversity which also supports over 200 species of birds and large bee-eater colonies has been recognized internationally
by Tusk Trust, Born Free Trust and several individual donors who have provided funds to fence and improve the infrastructure around the
conservancy, help local communities and schools in the area and create direct and indirect employment from the area. The Conservancy is at the
forefront of Eco-tourism in the Rift Valley lakes area. Accommodation in Kigio wildlife Conservancy is available at 2 stunning properties Kigio Wildlife Camp and Malewa Wildlife Lodge
Lake Nakuru National Park
Originally declared a national park because of a superbly diverse bird population, which includes many migrants, the park is also a favourite
place for travellers to seek the rare black rhino. However, it is for the flamingos that the lake is best known, and it was for their protection that
the park was originally created. The level of the blue-green alkaline waters here varies and this, with other accompanying environmental
changes, causes considerable variation in the flamingo population, but when they are present, en masse, the whole lake turns a gorgeous rosy
pink.
Although protection of the flamingo population on the lake was the original rationale for the inception of the national park, further land was
included in the early seventies and it is now about 190 sq m. This expansion, which took in a large grassland area, has allowed the park to protect
further species. Buffalo, zebra, antelope and both lion and leopard are to be found. The rather less ubiquitous reedbuck and waterbuck are also
here as is the glamorously leggy Rothschild giraffe. Temptingly, the black rhino breeding programme, started in the late eighties, has proved
successful and this is an excellent place to view them.
Lake Nakuru is a small national park. There is no need to stay in the area in order to see all that is to be seen. A good day trip may be enough and
these can easily be organised from the Lake Naivasha area.
Amboseli National Park
Arid looking as Amboseli is it has, historically, supported both game and the Maasai that kept their herds of cattle here. It is thanks to the waters
that run off Africa's greatest mountain that the apparently dry Amboseli, Kenya's first game sanctuary is able to support its wildlife. Mount
Kilimanjaro broods high over Amboseli, generally cloaked by clouds but appearing in all its snow-shrouded magnificence from time to time.
Kilimanjaro was once part of Kenya, but on the marriage of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany Queen Victoria gifted it to her beloved grand son,
whose colony Tanzania then was, as the perfect wedding present. The mountain now provides water for the park, wonderful views and, of
course, the most glorious background for animal photography.
There has been serious erosion in the park. Elephant feeding habits combined with light soil have made serious inroads in the Amboseli
vegetation. Nonetheless, there are still high numbers of the elephant for which the park is famous, and it is here that much research has been done
on the largest land mammal. Indeed, a cursory examination will show that humankind is not the only animal to destroy its own environment.
The grasslands in the park can be undeniably lovely when made verdant by the rains and the three major swamps could star in a dinosaur movie.
The swamps on the east of the park attract wildebeest, zebra and antelope with the predators that live off them, chiefly lion which tend to be easy
to view here. In the south, Enkongo Narok swamp attracts hippos to the larger pools and plenty of buffalo, buck and teeming birdlife including
the jacanas that pick their way elegantly and carefully. Giraffe are here and in areas still sufficiently treed there are leopard. Cheetah, caracal and
civet may be seen.
In the west of the park lies Lake Amboseli, a seasonal soda lake, sometimes with flamingos. Amboseli is a fabulous place to visit. The
overwhelmingly lovely views and good wildlife sightings are too good to miss.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
In the Great Rift Valley, that great schism in the earth's crust lies the wonderful Ngorongoro Crater, one of the wonders of the natural world. It is
an extinct volcano that collapsed in on itself around 25 million years ago thus forming a vast super bowl where the largest permanent
concentration of African game is on display.
The central bowl, the caldera, has sides roughly 1,950 feet high and a flattish centre with a diameter of about ten miles. The views from the top
of the crater wall are absolutely breathtaking. The crater walls are forested but four wheel drive vehicles will take you down into this primeval
paradise of woodland, lake, river, swamp and plain that shelters around 20,000 animals. Many of these are the large grazing animals such as
wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle and zebra who depend on the open grasslands in the crater. These attract the attendant predators, the black-maned
lion, the leopard and hyena. The elephant found within the caldera tend to be the lone males who have left the herds in the forested crater rim.
When the water stocks are low elsewhere the animals within this micro-world turn to the swamps for fresh water and food. Elephants feed on the
giant sedges and hippo wallow in the pools. The Fever Tree forests shelter monkeys, bushbuck and waterbuck and the few black rhino that have
taken refuge here. A soda lake, fed by the Munge River attracts water birds, including flamingos and is a favourite place for predators to make
their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been called a Garden of Eden.
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The conservation area also encompasses several other volcanos, one of which, Oldonyo Lengai, is still live. You may struggle to the top, if you
wish, to gaze into its open and sulphurous maw but many prefer to admire from afar. One of the most fascinating attractions in the area is the
Olduvai Gorge, where an old river has carved away the rock to expose layer upon layer of volcanic soil. This is where Dr Louis and Mary
Leakey found the remains of hominids "Nutcracker Man" and "Tool making Man". The "Cradle of Mankind" now has a visitor centre where you
may hear a short lecture on the work of the Leakey’s and their successors and a small museum where you may see some of their finds, including
a giant giraffe - it is hard to believe that they were once even taller!
Serengeti National Park
George Adamson, co-raiser of Elsa the lioness, and husband of "Born Free" author Joy Adamson, visited the Serengeti in the early sixties and
describes the experience in "Pride and Joy", his autobiography. At this time he considered it probably the greatest of all game reserves in Africa
and one man was mainly responsible - Bernhardt Grzimek, Director of Frankfurt Zoo. The Serengeti had suffered terribly from over-zealous
hunting in the 1930's and from large-scale killing of game during the war. Grzimek applied himself to the tensions between Maasai need for
grazing and the indigenous wildlife. He and his son carried out a massive survey, using planes to quantify the game, and identifying and logging
the plant life. He used his best-seller "Serengeti Shall Not Die" to raise funds and publicize the exercise. Thanks to the Grzimeks, and to John
Owen who established a renowned scientific research establishment there, the Serengeti still has an amazing concentration of wildlife.
The 14,763 square kilometres of the Serengeti are probably most famous for being the southern end of the Great Migration. Every year over 1.5
million animals, mostly wildebeest but also zebra and Thompson's gazelle, follow their instincts and move through the western corridor on their
1000 kilometre journey to the fresh grazing of the Masai Mara. Predators pick off the weak, the laggardly and the young and crocodiles feast as
the vast herd crosses the rivers but they continue their trek, as they have done since time immemorial. This is one of the earth's great sights - but
it is by no means all the Serengeti has to offer.
The vast, flat central plains, made fertile by the ashes of the none volcanos of the Ngongoro highlands, are places of huge skies, of shimmering
heat hazes, yet also of delicate wild flowers blooming after the rains. The savannah, sprinkled with Acacia Tortilis, has majestic termite mounds
and rock formations called kopjes which make great vantage points for predators. The lion are abundant, the leopard are plentiful (yet still
secretive) and black rhino and cheetah both breed here. There are more than 500 species of bird and, interestingly, 100 sub-species of dung beetle
- a sign of a varied animal population! Ndutu, in the south, has small lakes where you may see hippo and water birds. Perhaps one of the best
ways to see the Serengeti is a hot air balloon ride when, in the cool of the early morning, you may admire the grandeur, the vastness and the
stunning landscape. Page 100 of g. Adamson - Serengeti shall not die - Bernhardt Grzimek, Director of Frankfurt zoo.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park situated only 120 km from Arusha and South East of Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its dense wildlife
population which is most spectacular between June and December. During this time of the year, thousands of animals migrate from dry savannah
grasslands to Tarangire River looking for water.
Among other species to be seen at Tarangire are rhino, buffalo, elephant, lion, warthog, eland, the fringe-eared oryx, lesser and greater kudu,
gerenuk, and large numbers of impala. The park is also famous for tree-climbing pythons and abundant birdlife.
NOTES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Luggage:
PLEASE be reminded to inform your clients that the luggage allowance on our schedule flights is strictly 15KGS PER PERSON and that SOFT
BAGS are highly recommended, if not essential. In light aircraft the baggage area and weight allowance is limited. Hard Samsonite type
suitcases do not fit into the cargo compartment easily, if at all. Due to limited space available for storage in safari vehicles, we strongly
recommend use soft duffle bags rather than hard suitcases.
Your contract
A binding contract will come into existence once Vintage Africa and yourself agree on the itinerary and quote provided for the same. The
booking will then be considered confirmed when an invoice is issued. Your contract for the services chosen will be direct with the relevant
supplier(s). Your supplier contact will be governed by the laws of the country in which the supplier is located and will be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of that country.
Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
Emergency Contacts Kenya : Customer Service Manager - Tel: [+254] 735 232578, [+254] 710 524086,
Operation Manager - Tel: [+254] 710 524086, [+254] 733 414785
Reservations, Payment and Deposits
When Vintage Africa has accepted your booking, the date of the confirmation invoice activates the terms and conditions of the contract.
Confirmation of services is subject to payment of a non-refundable deposit of 25% of the total invoiced amount. The balance is to be paid not
later than 60 days prior to commencement of the services. When bookings are made within 60 days prior to the departure date, full payment is
required immediately on written confirmation. If payments are not received within the above time frame, Vintage Africa reserves the right to
cancel the tour which has been booked and retain any deposit received to set against expenses incurred in the booking of such a tour.
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Bankers Draft will only be acceptable if payable in a bank in Nairobi.
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Payments by personal Cheques Not Accepted.
All bookings are subject to availability at the time of booking and cannot be guaranteed.
Prices
Prices in this brochure are quoted in US dollars. All prices are subject to change without prior notice. Should prices or costs from suppliers
increase due to inflation, currency depreciation and fuel surcharges, then Vintage Africa will not have any other option than to pass on the same
to you. All suppliers reserve the right to increase prices at any time of the year when costs increase outside the control of the supplier.
Please note that when the clients' itinerary overlaps two seasons, the price will be prorated over the two seasons.
Rates include but are not limited to the following services specified in the itinerary. Accommodation with meals, tours, transport, driver/guide,
park entrance fees, hotel taxes and service charges.
Rates exclude (Unless otherwise specified), Medical Air Rescue services, Porterage, domestic Air Charters, Visa fess, beverages, laundry,
telephone calls, scheduled flights, gratuities and all expenses of personal nature.
NB: Flying doctor services are Optional at USD 30 per pax (Subject to change and vendor terms & conditions).
Child rate: - is only applicable to one or two children under 12 years sharing a room with 2 adults. In the case of 02 children sharing a room
with parents, the two children will share a bed, as most hotels/lodges cannot accommodate a fourth bed. 01 child sharing a room with 01 adult
will be charged full adult rate.
Single Room Policy
Single rooms are available at supplementary cost but the suppliers do not guarantee singles. Single rooms are scarce and cannot be guaranteed
even if paid for at twin sole use rate. Where this occurs an appropriate refund will be made by the supplier to the client. Suppliers will only
allow a maximum of 3 single rooms per group at a single room rate except for CCA properties where single rooms are limited to only 02 singles.
Booking Alterations
(a) Should you wish to make any changes to confirmed booking arrangements, Vintage Africa will endeavour to assist. This will only be
allowed if you notify the Company in writing at least 65 days before you utilize the Company's services. Such alteration may be subject to US$
50 per person to cover administration costs and any further charges incurred or imposed by any of the suppliers in making the requested
alteration.
(b) Vintage Africa reserves the right to make changes to the brochure details, holiday arrangements and to correct errors both before and after
you have booked the holiday. Vintage Africa reserves the right to substitute hotels of comparable status and make any changes in the itinerary
where deemed necessary. In this event, Vintage Africa will inform you at the earliest opportunity.
Cancellation Policy
If you wish to cancel your holiday you must notify the Company in writing as soon as possible. Your notice of cancellation is only effective
when it is received in writing. In such case the following cancellation charges will be payable:
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If cancelled out of 60 days, full deposit will be forfeited.
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If cancelled 60 days and under, 100% cancellation charges will apply
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Unused portion of any Safari or Tour is not refundable.
Although it rarely happens, and Vintage Africa will do their utmost to avoid doing so, Vintage Africa must reserve the right to cancel tours and
other arrangements. Where your holiday is cancelled (other than due to your default in payment) due to unavoidable circumstances beyond our
control e.g. over bookings, Vintage Africa will offer you the choice of purchasing an alternative holiday (and paying or receiving a refund in
respect of any price difference) or receiving a full and immediate refund of all monies paid to them.
Force Majeure:
The expression “force majeure” means any event which the supplier(s) in question could not have foreseen or avoided even with all due care.
Such events may include war or threat of war, riots, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse
weather conditions, government action and all similar circumstances outside the suppliers control. In these circumstances the suppliers shall not
be liable to pay any compensation or otherwise be responsible for any expenses or losses you incur where supplier is forced as a result to cancel,
delay, curtail or change your holiday arrangements in any way or where the performance or prompt performance of the suppliers contractual
obligations is prevented or affected.
Vintage Africa Limited, Tourvest House, Mkungu Close, Westlands, P.O. Box 59470, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
Tel : [254-020] 7606000, E-Mail : Vintagenbo@vintageafrica.com, www.vintageafrica.com
Emergency Contacts Kenya : Customer Service Manager - Tel: [+254] 735 232578, [+254] 710 524086,
Operation Manager - Tel: [+254] 710 524086, [+254] 733 414785
Complaints: In the unlikely event that a tour member has a dispute whilst on safari this must immediately be brought to the attention (and put on record) of
the local representative, Hotel, Lodge or Camp management. It is likely that the tour member’s complaint will be satisfactorily resolved there and
then. If, however, this is not the case and the tour member wishes to pursue the matter on their return from safari, it is essential the complaint be
communicated in writing to Vintage Africa within 21 days of the end of tour quoting tour reference, destination and departure date. Vintage
Africa regrets cannot accept responsibility of any complaints, which are not notified entirely in accordance to this clause.
Responsibility of Vintage Africa
Vintage Africa acts only as the Agent for the suppliers and shall not in any event be liable for any negligence, breach of contract or acts of
omission on the part of suppliers, their employees or any other Agent, it shall be the responsibility of all customers including (without
limitations) Tour members, Tour Operators and Travel Agents, to read and familiarize themselves with the terms and conditions of suppliers.
Vintage Africa’s liability for its own negligence or beach of contract shall be limited to the Tour price.
Transportation
Safari Minibuses, Cars, Land Cruisers and coaches will be provided according to the route and number of participants. Vintage Africa reserves
the right to employ services of sub-contractors. Multi-lingual driver guides are provided on request.
For flying packages, clients will share vehicles with other guests booked at the hotel. For exclusive use, please check with Vintage Africa for
supplements, which will be subject to availability.
Insurance
The hazards of travelling in Africa may inevitably rise to some risks and dangers. It is therefore a condition of booking that all tour members
must have sufficient and appropriate travel insurance for the duration of their tour. Such insurance (which is not supplied by Vintage Africa)
should fully cover all personal requirements including death, personal injury, medical expenses, and repatriation in the event of accident or
illness, cancellation or curtailment of the tour members’ personal property.
Hotel Bookings
As a general rule, Vintage Africa does not make hotel or lodge bookings only. In special circumstances assistance can be given but it’s subject to
a booking fee of US $50 per reservation per hotel.
Special Requests
Any special requests (e.g. for single rooms or particular diet) must be notified in writing when the booking is made. Whilst the supplier will
endeavour to meet such requests they cannot be guaranteed and any failure to comply will not be a breach of contract.
VINTAGE AFRICA Services include flight re-confirmation and airport assistance within East Africa if clients are provided all services by
Vintage Africa. In cases whereby Vintage Africa is providing part of the services and then clients have other arrangements on own, then Vintage
Africa will only reconfirm where forwarding address or contacts are provided.