Rubondo & Dunia Itinerary

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Dunia & RubondoFamily Package Exclusive offer on Family Safari + Lake Victoria Escape


EXPERIENCEThe “Family Package” is designed specifically with your family in mind. Imagine 4 days in the Serengeti National Park in an authentic safari tented camp, followed by some time on the beach at Zanzibar. Dunia Camp in the south central Serengeti is an intimate camp with a simple yet graceful style that reflects the camp’s philosophy of leaving the lightest footprint while enhancing the Serengeti wilderness experience.

Rubondo Island Camp on Rubondo Island in Lake Victoria offers your family an array of activities including forest walks, game-watching, birding excursions, canoe trips, trekking through wild chimpanzee territory, catch-and-release fishing and a host of other eco-sensitive activities. By combining these two properties, we are also giving you access to a greatly reduced price.

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YOUR FAMILY TRIP OF A LIFETIME

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport you transfer straight to the Serengeti National Park by means of a light aircraft flight and your first night in Tanzania is already spent under the Serengeti skies. 4 nights at Dunia Camp gives you time to enjoy the activities and the area and also to unwind from the hustle of day to day life. With your own private vehicle and guide, your game drives can depart at any time and can be as long or as short as the children would like.

Via a light aircraft flight straight out of the Serengeti you travel to Rubondo Island Camp on Rubondo Island in Lake Victoria.

If you’re a seasoned adventure traveller or safari goer who has seen it all, just wait until you lay eyes on Rubondo Island Camp with its unrivalled access to this one-of-a-kind destination. This small and exclusive camp offers forest walks, game-watching, birding excursions, canoe trips, trekking through wild chimpanzee territory, catch-and-release fishing and a host of other eco-sensitive activities.

After 4 nights in this paradise you will undoubtedly feel relaxed and rejuvenated, and will most likely wish you had more time.

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“We can’t thank the Dunia team enough for their high attention to detail and a level of service you would normally receive from a 5 star resort…let alone in the middle of the Serengeti! Truly a magical experience!”

Trip Advisor review written by US clients who stayed at Dunia in January 2014.





DAY TO DAY BREAKDOWN

DAY ACTIVITIES ACCOMMODATION HIGHLIGHTS

1 Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, flight to Serengeti National Park Dunia Camp Welcome to Tanzania!

2 On safari Dunia Camp Game Drives

3 On safari Dunia Camp

4 On safari Dunia Camp Game Drives

5 Flight to Rubondo, transfer to Rubondo Island Camp

Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria

Welcome to island paradise…

6 Relaxation time Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria

Want to do some fishing or maybe kayak?



Maybe a massage?

9 Transfer to the airport for your flight back to reality Own arrangements

From $21,390 per family (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 16 years)

Special offer presents a saving from $3,570 per family in 2014.





NATIONAL PARKSThe name ‘Serengeti’ (or more specifically “Serengit”) is derived from the Maasai language meaning “Endless Plains”, and this is the only way to describe the area. Yes, while there are riverine areas, acacia bush and kopjies, it is the vast grassy plains that roll over the landscape that define the Serengeti.

Each year around the same time the great wildebeest migration begins in the Ngorongoro area of the southern Serengeti of Tanzania. From here, the movement of the wildebeest and other grazers will start their move north, looking for new grazing pastures. January to March is the beginning of the calving season. This is because there is plenty of rain ripened grass available for the approximate 750,000 zebra, 1.2 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of other plains game.

During February the wildebeest spend their time in the south eastern part of the ecosystem, grazing and giving birth to approximately 500,000 calves within a 2 to 3 week period: a remarkably synchronized event. Few calves are born ahead of time and of these, hardly any will survive when mixed with older calves from earlier in the previous year, and so are easier preys.

As the rains end in May the animals start moving North West, into the areas around the Grumeti River, where they typically remain until late June. July sees the main migration of wildebeest, zebra and eland heading north, arriving on the Kenyan border and then into the Masai Mara late July/August for the remainder of the dry season (the Thomson’s and Grant’s Gazelles move only east/west and don’t cross into Kenya).

In early November with the start of the short rains the migration starts moving south again, to the short grass plains of the south east, usually arriving in December in plenty of time for calving in February. It is estimated that some 250,000 wildebeest die during the Great Migration (a total of around 800 kilometers). Death is usually from thirst, hunger, exhaustion, or predation.

In addition to the wonder of the Migration, the Serengeti eco-system offers great year-round game viewing, with large numbers of predatory cats, some of the last remaining free-roaming Black rhino in East Africa as well as most other wildlife species, so regardless of the time of year visitors head to the Serengeti a very good safari experience is likely.

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK





YOUR ACCOMMODATION

Dunia camp is a relatively small camp, with just 8 tents and is considered ‘semi-permanent’ – meaning that while it is completely mobile, it remains in the same location for most of the year.

Each of the spacious tents feature an en-suite bathroom and private veranda overlooking the Moru Kopjes in the prime wildlife areas of central and southern Serengeti; Dunia Camp combines elements of style and luxury with an incredible wildlife experience.

The Great Migration generally passes through this area twice each year, but it is especially known for its abundance of lion, leopard and cheetah and the rare chance to see the illustrious black rhino.

The tents feature either large, king sized double or single beds, with an enclosed bathroom, flushing toilet and ‘bucket’ showers.

A favourite experience at Dunia Camp is watching the spectacular sunrise over the African landscape from the comfort of a warm bed. Yes – you can literally see the sunrise from your bed inside the tent!

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NATIONAL PARKSRubondo Island National Park is the largest island national park in all of Africa, and lies within Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria. It has been all but uninhabited for much of the last 50 years and is a truly wild frontier.

The landscape and vegetation is incredibly dense, and can be described as an equatorial rainforest, with trees, flowers and more that are typically not found anywhere else in Northern Tanzania.

The island is located near the large Tanzanian city of Mwanza, and is a convenient stop-over for those trekking gorillas in either Uganda or Rwanda, and the Northern Circuit in Tanzania.

Wildlife on the island has also been relatively undisturbed in the past 50 years, and they too are truly wild!

The island is home to around 50 chimpanzees who were previously all rescued from various European zoos and circuses and released back into the wild in the mid-1960s. The animals had no rehabilitation or pre-release training but after one year on Rubondo they were able to find and eat wild foods and construct nests for sleeping. This was the first ever attempt to rehabilitate captive chimpanzees.

In addition to chimpanzees, seven other species were introduced to the island: Roan antelope and rhinoceros, both now extinct, Suni antelope, elephant, giraffe, black-and-white colobus monkeys and African grey parrots confiscated from illegal trade.

RUBONDO ISLAND NATIONAL PARKThe island abounds in bird species, as hundreds of species reside here either year round, or during their migration south from Europe for a few months each year.

The waters of Lake Victoria are also protected and are home to a variety of fish species, including the mighty Nile perch, which has been caught weighing up to 105kgs (230lbs).





YOUR ACCOMMODATION

The small and exclusive camp has been constructed using local materials to blend in with the island’s natural vegetation. The 8 luxury cottages sit in the shade of the forest canopy, just 60 metres from the lake shore so at night you can hear the waves lapping against the beach. The main mess area is open on 3 sides to give 280 degree views of the lake and the natural rocks which the building stands on have been incorporated so that you feel nature is all around you.

The camp, set on Rubondo Island, offers a wide range of activities so that you can explore the island by foot, in a safari vehicle or venture out onto the lake. Trek through wild chimpanzee territory with knowledgeable guides, enjoy a game drive or set sail on the camp’s traditional dhow for a sunset cruise. In addition to this, guests can fish the protected areas of Lake Victoria (on a catch and release basis), where the mighty Nile perch reign supreme and have been caught weighing up to 105kgs!

For those looking for a little more relaxation, the camp is the perfect location to while away time, lying by the pool overlooking Lake Victoria or enjoying a massage in the privacy of your room.

To stay up to date with the new and exciting development of Rubondo Island, follow the camp’s blog at Rubondo Island Camp Blog.

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