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An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni & Friends of Duke University
TANZANIA ADVENTURESerengeti to Zanzibar
August 2-16, 2017
This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,
six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award.
15 days for $8,241 total price from New York($7,495 air, land & safari inclusive plus $746 airline taxes and fees)
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Dear Duke Alumni and Friends,
We invite you to join us on a small group tour of exciting Tanzania. Your tour will encompass unparalleled wildlife viewing, safari excursions, and other memorable adventures.
Your tour begins in Arusha, where you enjoy an afternoon wildlife drive at Arusha National Park. Next, travel to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, wildlife haven and home of the semi-nomadic Maasai people, followed by a trip to spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. After a stop at Olduvai Gorge, explore Serengeti National Park, where you’ll see plains dwellers such as the lion, cheetah, zebra, and wildebeest, along with other plains animals and some 500 species of birds. Drive along the Serengeti plain to the Western Corridor, where you will enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife drives as well as ample time to relax at your well-appointed lodge. Fly to tropical Zanzibar, and make your way through Stone Town’s narrow alleys lined with shops, homes, hidden courtyards, and intricately carved wooden doors. Your adventure concludes in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam.
Space on this exclusive Duke departure is limited to 18 guests in total and will fill quickly. As the group grows in size, we will make every attempt to find a Duke host to join the program and add a uniquely Duke perspective to the experience. Call today to reserve your place!
Forever Duke,
Beth Ray-Schroeder ’83 Director, Duke Alumni Travels Duke Alumni Association
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TANZANIA
CentralSerengeti
Zanzibar
Dar es Salaam
NgorongoroCrater Arusha
WesternSerengeti
DestinationAirMini BusesEntry/Departure
LakeVictoria
Indian Ocean
Day 1: Depart U.S. for Arusha, Tanzania
Day 2: Arrive Arusha Upon arrival this evening, we transfer directly to our hotel.
Day 3: Arusha At this morning’s briefing we learn about the journey ahead then set out on an afternoon wildlife drive in Arusha National Park, where we may spot leopard, zebra, giraffe – and in the distance, possibly, snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro. Inside the park we’ll see Mt. Meru, Africa’s fifth highest peak at almost 15,000 feet. Tonight: a welcome dinner. B,L,D
Day 4: Arusha/Ngorongoro We depart today for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, wildlife haven and homeland of the semi-nomadic Maasai people. We arrive in time for lunch at our safari lodge uniquely set on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, blending in so much with the landscape as to be invisible from the crater floor. This after-noon we visit a local Maasai village, where we see their traditional pastoral lifestyle up close. B,L,D
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater This morning we descend to the floor of magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO site and at 100 square miles the world’s largest intact and perfectly formed volcanic caldera. The unique biosphere here has remained unchanged for eons; towering walls encircle the crater’s floor which represents Africa in microcosm: grassland, swamps, lakes, forests, and some 25,000 mammals, including elephant, black rhinoceros, lion, hippo, and zebra. B,L,D
Day 6: Ngorongoro/Olduvai Gorge/Serengeti National Park En route today to the fabled Serengeti, we visit 31-mile Olduvai Gorge. It was here in 1959 that anthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the 1.8 million-year-old skull of Australopithecus boisei – and revolutionized the study of human evolution. Part of the Ngoron- goro Conservation Area (which itself is part of the Serengeti region), Olduvai is considered the
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TANZANIA ADVENTURESerengeti to Zanzibar15 days for $8,241 total price from New York($7,495 air, land & safari inclusive plus $746 airline taxes and fees)
Your Small Group Tour Highlights
Tanzania’s unparalleled wildlife viewing … Guaranteed window seats in safari vehicles … Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area … Olduvai Gorge, site of world’s oldest prehistoric remains … Vast wildlife-filled plains of the Serengeti … Exotic Zanzibar … Stays in top-rated wildlife lodges
Day Itinerary Hotel Rating
1 Depart U.S. for Arusha
2-3 Arusha The African Tulip Sup. First Class
4-5 Ngorongoro Ngorongoro Sup. First Crater Serena Lodge Class
6-8 Central Serengeti Sup. First Serengeti Serena Lodge Class
9-11 Western Mbalageti Serengeti Serengeti Deluxe
12-13 Zanzibar Zanzibar Sup. First Serena Hotel Class
14 Dar es Salaam/ Dar es Salaam Sup. First Depart for U.S. Serena Hotel Class
15 Arrive U.S.
Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference.
F rom the depths of Ngorongoro Crater to the Serengeti plains – both Central and Western – and to exotic Zanzibar, our small group encounters the breadth of
peaceful Tanzania’s riches: abundant – and incredible – wildlife, tropical shores, varied cultures, and valued traditions. A safari to be savored; an adventure unforgettable.
Cover photo: On Day 5 we visit Ngorongoro Crater, home to a high concentration of wildlife.
Avg. High (ºF) Jul AugNgorongoro Crater 63 66Serengeti 79 80Zanzibar 82 83
Day 10: Serengeti Western Corridor Today we enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife drives in the Western Corridor. Our lodge sits near the seasonal Mbalageti River, which attracts all forms of wildlife; the nearby Grumeti River is home to massive crocodiles that hunt wildebeest, zebra, topi, and other animals as they attempt to ford or drink from the river. B,L,D
Day 11: Serengeti Western Corridor Another day of wildlife drives in this alluring out-post. In between, we can relax at our lodge, which features a stone-ringed outdoor swimming pool with sweeping views of the Serengeti. B,L,D
Traditional dhow sails off Zanzibar.
“cradle of humanity” and ranks as one of the world’s most important prehistoric sites. Then we continue on to Serengeti National Park, home to such plains dwellers as the lion, cheetah, zebra, and wildebeest. The Serengeti, the Maasai’s “endless plain,” is considered Africa’s finest park, and we begin to see why on this afternoon’s wild-life drive. B,L,D
Day 7: Serengeti National Park In Tanzania’s northeast corner sits the vast Serengeti, 5,700 square miles (equal in size to Connecticut), one of the world’s last great wildlife refuges, and the Tanzanian portion of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. Twice a year (Jan–Feb and Jun–Oct), some 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle migrate to new grazing lands, sparking one of nature’s most spectacular sights and the world’s largest migra-tion. But the Serengeti’s plains teem with animal life year-round, and this is the best place to see lion and cheetah up close. On today’s wildlife drives, we have the chance to see some – or all – of Africa’s “Big Five,” along with other plains animals and some 500 species of birds. B,L,D
Day 8: Serengeti National Park Another day to savor the spectacles and satisfactions of safari life in the Serengeti. B,L,D
Day 9: Central Serengeti/Western Corridor As we drive across the rolling Serengeti plain to the park’s famed Western Corridor, we’ll likely spot wildlife along the way. We arrive at our well-appointed lodge in time for lunch together before this afternoon’s wildlife drive. B,L,D
We have multiple opportunities to view exciting wildlife up close while on safari.
Day 12: Serengeti/Zanzibar We fly this morning to tropical Zanzibar, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Indian Ocean archipelago with a storied history. After checking in at our hotel, we set out to discover Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital and East Africa’s only ancient town still functioning. A heady mix of Moorish, Middle Eastern, Indian, and African influences (though predominantly Muslim today), Stone Town boasts a labyrinth of narrow alleys lined with shops, homes, hidden courtyards, and extrava-gantly carved wooden doors, as we see on our afternoon tour. Highlights include the open air market, teeming with exotic fruits and vegetables; the 19th-century Cathedral on the site of a former slave market; the Old Fort, offering lovely views of town and the ocean; and “Tippu Tip House,” the historic residence of a notorious slave trader. Dinner tonight is on our own. B,L
Day 13: Zanzibar A morning tour of a spice plantation reveals why Zanzibar is known as the “Spice Island” – its bounty of cloves, nutmeg, gin-ger, chilies, black pepper, vanilla, coriander, and cinnamon have found their way around the world for centuries. We return to our hotel in time for lunch on our own and an afternoon at leisure. Then we celebrate our Tanzania adventure at tonight’s farewell dinner. B,D
Day 14: Zanzibar/Dar es Salaam/Depart for U.S. Leaving Zanzibar today, we fly to German-influenced Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city. There’s time for lunch on our own and to relax in our hotel day rooms. Tonight we have an early dinner together prior to our departure for the air-port and our overnight flight to the U.S. B,D
Day 15: Arrive U.S. We arrive in the U.S. this morning and connect with our flights home.
Tour Departs: August 2, 2017
Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.
New York $8,241
Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, $8,541 Tampa, Washington, DC
Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, $8,641 Minneapolis, Raleigh-Durham
Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Porland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle $8,741
Land Only (transfers not included) $6,495
Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $746, which are subject to change until final payment is made.
Single travelers please add $1,195.
All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.
Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight: $4,695 per person in addition to the costs above (upgrade subject to availability and pricing subject to change).
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Your Tour Price Includes
• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights within itinerary
• 12 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels and lodges
• 33 meals: 12 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 11 dinners• Extensive wildlife viewing and sightseeing as
described, including all entrance fees• Mineral water while on safari• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private safari vehicle transportation throughout
your trip with guaranteed window seating• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local driver/guides, dining room
servers, and airport and hotel porters
A zebrA tAkes its stripes wherever it goes.
– MAAsAi proverb
A Ngorongoro Crater wall rises behind a bull elephant.
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