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A di
visio
n of
Cul
linan
Hol
ding
s LTD
(Reg
No
1902
/001
808/
06)
Wit
h u
s yo
u’r
e ju
st a
ph
on
e ca
ll a
way
fro
m a
gre
at h
oli
day
.
Zim
babw
e - Z
ambi
a - B
otsw
ana
- Moz
ambi
que
Ken
ya -
Tanz
ania
2006
C O N T E N T S
AFR
ICA
200
6VI
SIT
OU
R W
EBSI
TE F
OR
PRIC
ES &
SPE
CIA
L PA
CKA
GES
- w
ww
.thom
pson
s.co
.za
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I N T R O D U C T I O N T O A F R I C A
2A
FRIC
A 2
006
TRU
STED
FO
R 28
YEA
RS A
ND
GET
TIN
G B
ETTE
R A
LL T
HE
TIM
E
Afr
ica
offe
rs
a h
ost
of
exci
tin
gan
d un
ique
ho
liday
op
por
tuni
ties
-ex
celle
nt
gam
e vi
ewin
g,
sup
erb
beac
hho
liday
s, c
osm
opol
itan
citie
s an
d so
me
ofth
e m
ost
mag
nifi
cen
t sc
ener
y in
th
ew
orld
.
WH
AT
TO E
XPE
CT
Mos
t of
sub
Sah
aran
Afr
ica
was
at
one
tim
e or
an
oth
er
und
er
Col
onia
ld
omin
atio
n.
Tod
ay,
som
e ye
ars
afte
r in
dep
end
ence
, En
glis
h
rem
ain
s th
eco
mm
on l
angu
age
in t
his
mul
ti-cu
ltura
l,co
lour
ful
envi
ronm
ent.
We
at T
hom
pso
nsm
ain
tain
th
e h
igh
est
stan
dar
ds,
with
reg
ular
vis
its t
o in
spec
t al
l our
hot
els
and
othe
r fa
cilit
ies
feat
ured
in o
ur t
ourin
gp
rogr
amm
es.
Hot
els
are
care
fully
se
lect
ed,
Wes
tern
stan
dar
ds
app
ly,
and
th
e q
ualit
yof
ac
com
mod
atio
n
in
all
thes
ees
tabl
ishm
ents
is h
igh.
The
y ar
e cl
ean
and
com
fort
able
, of
fer
goo
d
food
, h
ave
pot
able
wat
er -
and
the
ser
vice
is
alw
ays
frie
ndly
.
ZIM
BA
BW
Eis
a p
arad
ise
for
holid
aym
ak-
ers,
of
ferin
g
the
inco
mp
arab
le
Vict
oria
Falls
, as
w
ell
as
sup
erb
wild
life
safa
ris,
adve
ntur
e ho
liday
s on
the
Zam
bezi
.
ZA
MB
IAof
fers
an
entir
ely
diffe
rent
kin
d of
holid
ay t
o th
e Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
. Vi
sito
rs e
njoy
bein
g ev
en c
lose
r to
the
Fal
ls t
han
whe
n in
Zim
babw
e an
d ca
n en
joy
land
or
wat
ersa
faris
, fa
ntas
tic a
nglin
g an
d fly
fis
hing
as
wel
l as
ad
rena
lin
spor
ts
in
the
fam
edBa
toka
Gor
ge.
BO
TSW
AN
A,
hom
e to
the
baf
fling
and
bea
utifu
l O
kava
ng
o D
elta
as
w
ell
as
mag
nific
ent
Cho
be,
offe
rs e
very
typ
e of
gam
e vi
ewin
g im
agin
able
in
an e
xcel
lent
sele
ctio
n of
lod
ges
in a
cho
ice
of g
ame
par
ks,
incl
udin
g
Mor
emi,
Savu
ti
and
Cho
be.
KEN
YAof
fers
som
e of
the
bes
t w
ildlif
esa
nctu
arie
s in
the
wor
ld,
glor
ious
bea
ches
and
brea
thta
king
sc
ener
y.
The
coun
try
boa
sts
48
diff
eren
t n
atur
al
par
ks
and
rese
rves
in
clud
ing
Tsav
o,
the
coun
try’
sla
rges
t,
9
mar
ine
nat
ion
al
par
ks
and
rese
rves
an
d
the
spec
tacu
lar
Ken
yaco
astl
ine,
fu
ll of
tr
anq
uil
bea
ches
,tu
rquo
ise
seas
, arc
hael
ogic
al t
reas
ures
and
exce
llent
hol
iday
res
orts
. N
othi
ng b
eats
asa
fari
holid
ay a
t A
berd
ares
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk,
the
Mas
ai M
ara
or A
mbo
seli
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
TAN
ZA
NIA
is
reno
wne
d
for
its
war
mho
spita
lity
and
mag
nific
ent
gam
e re
serv
essu
ch a
s th
e Se
reng
eti,
Lake
Man
yara
and
the
Ngo
rong
oro
Cra
ter
- an
d th
at’s
jus
t a
star
t! Z
anzi
bar,
loca
ted
off
the
coas
t of
Tan
zan
ia
rem
ain
s w
ond
erfu
lly
unsp
oilt
and
is
an
id
yllic
m
ix
of
pal
m-f
ring
edbe
ache
s an
d tu
rquo
ise
sea.
MO
ZA
MB
IQU
E, t
he h
idde
n A
fric
an g
em,
is id
eal f
or h
olid
ay m
aker
s. T
he p
rett
y p
ort
of
Map
uto
still
re
tain
s m
uch
of
it
sPo
rtug
uese
ch
arm
. Vi
sito
rs
can
al
soth
orou
ghly
enj
oy t
he b
eaut
iful b
each
es o
nth
e is
land
s w
hich
mak
e up
the
Baz
arut
oA
rchi
pel
ago
and
Qui
rimba
s.
NA
MIB
IAis
a u
niq
ue d
estin
atio
n, f
ull
ofw
ide
hor
izon
s,
end
less
g
old
en
des
ert
dun
es
and
un
usua
l ro
cky
pla
ins.
The
wild
ness
and
the
des
olat
ion
of t
heco
untr
y ar
e w
hat
mak
e it
so m
agic
al!
TRU
ST T
HO
MPS
ON
STh
e Th
omp
sons
bu
sine
ss
phi
loso
phy
is
built
on
3 m
ajor
pre
mis
es:
Our
sta
ff m
ust
exp
erie
nce
the
pro
duct
so
that
the
y ca
np
rom
ote
it.
We
go
out
of
our
way
to d
escr
ibe
our
pro
duct
s ac
cura
tely
(w
ete
ll it
like
it is
). A
nd,
once
we
have
mad
ea
com
mitm
ent,
w
e de
liver
th
e go
ods,
no
mat
ter
wh
at.
Hen
ce
our
slog
an:
Trus
t Th
omps
ons
AFR
ICA
N F
OO
TPR
INT
Thom
pso
ns h
ave
exp
ande
d th
eir
pre
senc
ein
Afr
ica.
Th
omp
sons
Afr
ica
has
offic
esin
Z
amb
ia,
Zim
bab
we,
N
amib
ia
and
Moz
amb
ique
an
d
offe
rs
a fu
ll ra
ng
eof
des
tinat
ion
man
agem
ent
and
grou
nd-
hand
ling
serv
ices
. O
ur f
riend
ly s
taff
inVi
ctor
ia
Falls
, Li
ving
ston
e,
Map
uto
and
Win
dhoe
k m
eet
and
gree
t p
asse
nger
s on
arriv
al a
nd o
ffer
tran
sfer
s, d
ay t
ours
, sh
ut-
tle s
ervi
ces
and
air
char
ters
WH
O W
E A
RE
Esta
blis
hed
in 1
978,
The
Tho
mp
sons
Tou
rsan
d
Trav
el
Gro
up
is
the
tour
ing
ar
mof
Cul
linan
Hol
ding
s, a
sp
ecia
list
leis
ure
and
ou
tdoo
r g
roup
q
uote
d
on
the
Joh
ann
esb
urg
St
ock
Exch
ang
e.
We
pro
vid
e to
uris
m
serv
ices
w
ith
inSo
uthe
rn A
fric
a an
d ca
ter
to b
oth
peo
ple
trav
ellin
g ab
road
an
d to
th
ose
visi
ting
Afr
ica
from
aro
und
the
wor
ld.
THO
MPS
ON
S V
ALU
E FO
R M
ON
EYW
e at
Tho
mp
sons
kno
w a
nd l
ove
Afr
ica.
As
the
larg
est
tour
op
erat
or in
the
reg
ion,
we
enjo
y ex
celle
nt r
ates
and
boo
king
con
-di
tions
with
our
par
tner
Airl
ines
, H
otel
s,Tr
ains
and
Coa
ch c
omp
anie
s. T
his
tran
s-la
tes
into
the
bes
t p
ossi
ble
valu
e fo
r yo
u,ou
r va
lued
cus
tom
er.
© Im
ages
sup
plie
d by
var
ious
Afri
can
Tour
ism
Boa
rds,
CC
Afric
a an
d va
rious
Pro
perti
es.
Map
s co
urte
sy o
f Wor
ldAt
las.
Com
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
ZIM
BA
BW
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TORI
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LLS/
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PERI
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atet
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ater
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akal
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r Lod
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si L
odge
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BA
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E FA
LLS
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ame
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ana
Safa
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dge,
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arin
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obe
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ri Lo
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ls C
ombo
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9
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VAN
GO
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INYA
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ZA
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el, H
otel
Ave
nida
, Hol
iday
Inn
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uto
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ial P
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& A
ctiv
ities
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DIA
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EAC
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ambi
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Z I M B A B W E
AFR
ICA
200
6VI
SIT
OU
R W
EBSI
TE F
OR
PRIC
ES &
SPE
CIA
L PA
CKA
GES
- w
ww
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pson
s.co
.za
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ZIM
BA
BW
E
Z I M B A B W E
4A
FRIC
A 2
006
TRU
STED
FO
R 28
YEA
RS A
ND
GET
TIN
G B
ETTE
R A
LL T
HE
TIM
E
HO
W T
O G
ET T
HER
E:SA
A a
nd B
ritis
h A
irw
ays
fly d
irect
ly t
oVi
ctor
ia F
alls
- Z
imba
bwe.
Nat
ionw
ide
flies
into
Liv
ings
tone
.
Gue
sts
can
also
tra
nsfe
r by
roa
d fr
omK
asan
e A
irp
ort
wit
h
Thom
pso
ns
Zim
babw
e.
HIG
HLI
GH
TS:
• G
ettin
g dr
ench
ed w
ith s
pra
y an
dse
eing
the
rai
nbow
ove
r th
e Fa
lls.
• Ri
ding
on
the
back
of
an e
lep
hant
thro
ugh
the
Afr
ican
Bus
h.
• W
atch
ing
an A
fric
an s
unse
t w
hile
crui
sing
on
the
Zam
bezi
Riv
er
• H
igh
Tea
on t
he v
eran
dah
of t
heVi
ctor
ia F
alls
Hot
el.
• D
inne
r at
The
Bom
a.
• Ro
und
of g
olf
at t
he E
lep
hant
Hill
sH
otel
with
gira
ffes
and
bush
buck
wan
derin
g on
to t
he c
ours
e.
US
EF
UL
IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:Ha
rare
LAN
GU
AG
E:En
glis
hCU
RREN
CY:
Zim
babw
e Do
llar b
ut S
A Ra
nds
& U
S Do
llars
are
acce
pted
.VI
SA:
SA p
assp
port
hold
ers
do n
ot re
quire
a v
isa.
Al
l oth
er p
assp
ort h
olde
rs to
che
ck w
ith lo
cal
auth
oriti
esA
IRPO
RT T
AX:
All t
axes
incl
uded
in th
e tic
ket
ARE
A:3
90 2
45 k
m2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
Sam
e as
SA
time.
HEA
LTH
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS:
No
inoc
ulat
ions
are
requ
ired.
Ant
i-mal
aria
prec
autio
ns a
re re
com
men
ded.
mon
ised
into
a h
ighl
y co
smop
olita
n co
m-
mun
ity.
The
cultu
re is
roo
ted
in it
s un
doc-
umen
ted
hist
ory
whi
ch h
owev
er l
ives
on
in
the
lifes
tyle
s of
th
e n
ativ
e p
eop
leth
ough
with
som
e in
trus
ions
of
Wes
tern
elem
ents
.
Zim
babw
e’s
cultu
re i
s m
ainl
y se
en i
n th
elo
cals
w
ho
vary
fr
om
thos
e of
Sh
ona
orig
in,
Nd
ebel
e an
d
othe
r su
b–g
roup
sea
ch h
avin
g its
ow
n be
liefs
and
eth
ics.
All
shar
e a
cultu
re t
hat
has
a p
hilo
sop
hy o
fgr
eat
dep
th,
valu
e an
d be
auty
. A
cul
ture
fille
d w
ith u
niq
ue t
radi
tiona
l ritu
als,
eve
nts
and
fest
ival
s of
va
ryin
g m
agni
tude
th
elik
es
of
“jit”
w
ith
its
ear–
per
cing
dr
umbe
ats
and
amaz
ing
danc
e fe
ats
all
wel
lor
ches
trat
ed i
n a
trad
ition
al a
ttire
sec
ond
to n
one.
The
peo
ple
gua
rd j
ealo
usly
the
irm
oral
ity
and
pro
mot
e fa
mily
un
ity
and
har
mon
y.
Zim
bab
wea
ns
are
cour
teou
san
d ev
er s
mili
ng t
o vi
sito
rs.
Thei
r cu
lture
can
not
b
e fu
lly
exp
ress
ed
in
wor
ds
beca
use
it ha
s so
muc
h to
offe
r th
at o
neha
s to
exp
erie
nce
it fir
st h
and
to a
pp
reci
-at
e its
man
y fa
cets
.
FOO
DZ
imba
bwe
boas
ts it
s ow
n un
ique
ap
pet
is-
ing
and
mou
thw
ater
ing
dish
es
rang
ing
from
m
ador
a/m
anci
mb
i (m
opan
iw
orm
s)th
roug
h ro
ast
grou
ndnu
ts,
boile
dm
ealie
s, b
ilton
g, Z
imba
bwe’
s st
aple
dis
h‘s
adza
’ (t
hick
por
ridge
fro
m m
ealie
mea
l),sa
dza
fr
om
mh
ung
a ‘s
adza
’ (m
illet
/sor
ghum
por
ridge
), t
he p
opul
ar s
oup
s of
hova
(va
rious
typ
es o
f w
ild m
ushr
oom
)an
d tr
aditi
onal
veg
etab
les
like
mub
oora
(pum
pki
n
leaf
) m
unye
mb
a (r
unn
ing
bean
s) a
nd t
sung
a. V
isito
rs c
an a
lso
enjo
yw
ild
gam
e m
eat
dis
hes
rang
ing
fr
omim
pal
a an
d w
arth
og t
o os
tric
h st
eak,
ela
nd
stro
gano
ff an
d cr
ocod
ile t
ail.
Ther
e is
als
oan
abu
ndan
ce o
f fr
esh
wat
er f
ish
such
as
Moz
ambi
que
and
Karib
a br
eam
, tig
er, c
arp,
cat
fish,
eel
, th
e de
licio
us N
yang
a tr
out,
and
Kape
nta
(sm
all f
resh
& d
ried
fish)
.
HA
RA
RE
Har
are,
af
fect
ion
atel
y kn
own
as
th
e“S
unsh
ine
City
”, i
s a
conv
enie
nt s
tart
ing
poi
nt
for
visi
tin
g
the
coun
try'
s m
any
tour
ist
attr
actio
ns.
A p
rime
exam
ple
of
am
oder
n A
fric
an c
ity,
Har
are
is a
mos
aic
ofhi
gh-r
ise
offic
e bl
ocks
and
wel
l-pre
serv
ed,
hist
oric
bui
ldin
gs,
all
situ
ated
on
the
cen-
tral
pla
teau
x of
thi
s co
untr
y w
hich
is a
bout
thre
e tim
es t
he s
ize
of E
ngla
nd.
Am
ongs
tth
e co
ncre
te a
nd g
lass
str
uctu
res
ther
e is
an a
mp
le s
upp
ly o
f gre
en lu
ngs
- tre
e-fil
led
par
ks a
nd o
ther
op
en s
pac
es w
hich
len
dth
is c
ity it
s vi
bran
t, f
riend
ly c
hara
cter
.
Har
are
has
a lo
t to
offe
r, p
rovi
ded
that
you
know
whe
re t
o go
and
wha
t to
loo
k ou
tfo
r. Th
e ci
ty
is
endo
wed
w
ith
uniq
uesp
lend
our
and
brea
thta
king
bea
uty.
VIC
TOR
IA F
ALL
STh
e na
me
Vict
oria
Fa
lls
was
or
igin
ally
coin
ed b
y ex
plor
er a
nd m
issi
onar
y, D
avid
Livi
ngst
one.
But
the
loc
al p
eopl
e, b
oth
inZ
imb
abw
e an
d
Zam
bia
, re
fer
to
the
Vict
oria
Fa
lls
as
“Mos
i-oa-
Tuny
a”
whi
chm
eans
“Th
e Sm
oke
that
Thu
nder
s”.
The
Vict
oria
Fal
ls a
re n
ot t
he h
ighe
st f
alls
,bu
t th
ey a
re c
erta
inly
the
larg
est
and
mos
tbe
autif
ul in
the
wor
ld!
Besi
des
the
awes
ome
sigh
t th
at t
hese
Fal
lsof
fer,
ther
e is
so
muc
h to
do
in t
he a
rea.
Take
a
mic
rolig
ht
fligh
t ov
er
the
Falls
,th
ere
are
trai
ls f
or h
ikin
g, b
irdin
g, m
oun-
tain
bik
ing
or h
orse
rid
ing,
raf
ting,
riv
er
boar
ding
, ca
noei
ng
or
the
exhi
lara
ting
bung
i ju
mp
off
the
Vict
oria
Fal
ls B
ridge
,th
e se
cond
hig
hest
jum
p in
the
wor
ld.
HW
AN
GE
NA
TIO
NA
L PA
RK
Hw
ange
is
wor
ld-f
amou
s fo
r its
14
000
squa
re
kilo
met
res
of
unsp
oilt
land
scap
e,w
here
ove
r 10
0 di
ffere
nt s
peci
es o
f an
imal
and
400
diffe
rent
typ
es o
f bi
rds
resi
de.
This
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk,
whi
ch i
s on
e of
the
fines
t, is
als
o on
e of
the
last
rem
aini
ng e
le-
phan
t san
ctua
ries
on th
e A
fric
an c
ontin
ent.
Her
ds o
f up
to
a 10
0 st
rong
can
be
seen
mak
ing
thei
r w
ay t
o th
e w
ater
ing
hole
s at
suns
et, p
artic
ular
ly t
he P
resi
dent
ial H
erd
ofEl
epha
nts,
whi
ch a
re r
esid
ent
in t
he a
rea
(the
y ha
ve
a sp
ecia
l pr
otec
tion
decr
eeis
sued
by
the
gove
rnm
ent)
.
Zim
babw
e is
a
Shon
a w
ord
mea
ning
”Zim
ba
ram
abw
e”
(big
h
ouse
of
ston
e),
usua
lly
roya
l. It
is
lo
cate
d
inSo
uthe
rn A
fric
a, s
andw
iche
d b
etw
een
two
rive
rs
the
Lim
pop
o an
d
the
Zam
bez
i.A
par
adis
e fo
r ho
liday
mak
ers,
Zim
babw
eha
s so
met
hing
for
eve
ryon
e.Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
is t
he m
ain
attr
actio
n an
d ha
s so
muc
hto
offe
r -
adve
ntur
e ac
tiviti
es a
t th
e Fa
lls,
exci
ting
wild
life
exp
erie
nces
as
wel
l as
are
laxi
ng h
olid
ay li
ke n
o ot
her.
THO
MPS
ON
S O
FFIC
E A
T TH
E FA
LLS
Thom
pso
ns h
as a
ful
ly o
per
atio
nal
offic
elo
cate
d at
Vic
toria
Fal
ls.
Ther
e ar
e fu
ll-tim
eTh
omp
sons
sta
ff, w
ho w
ill m
eet-
and-
gree
tgu
ests
at
the
airp
ort,
tra
nsfe
r th
em t
o th
eir
hote
ls a
nd a
lso
offe
r a
varie
ty o
f to
urs
and
activ
ities
tha
t ca
n be
boo
ked
whi
le t
hey
are
in Z
imba
bwe.
Staf
f ar
e al
so a
vaila
ble
toas
sist
vis
itors
with
any
thin
g th
at t
hey
mig
htne
ed w
hile
in Z
imba
bwe.
OTH
ER A
TTR
AC
TIO
NS
Man
y N
atio
nal
Pa
rks
are
scat
tere
dth
roug
hout
th
e co
untr
y,
whe
re
one
can
find
a
pro
fusi
on
of
wild
life,
in
clud
ing
Hw
ange
N
atio
nal
Park
w
hich
of
fers
th
evi
sito
r th
e co
mp
lete
g
ame
exp
erie
nce
.La
ke K
arib
a an
d th
e Z
ambe
zi R
iver
for
m a
natu
ral
and
amaz
ing
bord
er w
ith Z
ambi
a.To
th
e ea
st
are
the
Hig
hlan
ds
offe
ring
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r lo
ng w
alks
and
fis
hing
.
The
Gre
at Z
imba
bwe
Ruin
s an
d th
e Ru
ins
ofKh
ame
are
awe-
insp
iring
tr
ibut
es
to
the
anci
ent
civi
lisat
ions
who
occ
upie
d th
is a
rea.
CU
LTU
RE
Zim
bab
wea
n
cult
ure
is
extr
emel
y ri
chco
mp
risin
g va
rious
and
div
ersi
fied
valu
esan
d et
hics
whi
ch a
re a
ll m
ajes
tical
ly h
ar-
The
best
tim
e to
tra
vel
to V
icto
ria F
alls
wou
ld b
e be
twee
n A
pril
and
Oct
ober
,w
hen
the
dayt
ime
tem
per
atur
es a
re n
otto
o ha
rsh.
Nov
embe
r is
kno
wn
as “
sui-
cide
mon
th”
due
to t
he v
ery
high
tem
-p
erat
ures
and
it is
als
o th
e tim
e of
ver
ylo
w w
ater
, so
not
the
bes
t tim
e to
vie
wth
e Fa
lls.
Dec
embe
r to
Mar
ch i
s th
era
iny
seas
on a
nd it
is a
lso
very
hot
dur
-in
g th
is p
erio
d.
TRA
VEL
LER
’S T
IPIf
exch
angi
ng c
urre
ncy,
onl
y ex
chan
gesm
all
amou
nts
into
Zim
babw
e D
olla
rsas
you
nee
d it.
You
will
not
be
able
to
chan
ge t
his
back
to
Rand
s w
hen
you
retu
rn t
o SA
. SA
Ran
ds a
nd U
S D
olla
rsar
e w
idel
y ac
cep
ted
in Z
imba
bwe.
BE
ST
TIM
E T
O T
RA
VE
L
LOC
ATIO
N: I
n th
e tr
aditi
on o
f Afr
ican
Sun
, the
Kin
gdom
has
bee
nbo
rn,
insp
ired
by t
he g
reat
Zim
babw
e Ru
ins.
The
Kin
gdom
offe
rsa
mag
ical
Afr
ican
hol
iday
clo
se t
o th
e Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
, com
ple
te w
ithev
ery
ente
rtai
nmen
t fa
cilit
y,
luxu
rious
ac
com
mod
atio
n an
d a
Cas
ino.
AC
CO
MM
OD
ATIO
N:
Ther
e is
a
choi
ce
of
air-
con
dit
ion
edtw
in
room
s,
stan
dar
d
suit
es,
all
wit
h
pri
vate
b
ath
room
,ai
r-co
nditi
onin
g, t
elep
hone
, TV
with
vid
eo c
hann
el a
nd t
aped
mus
ic.
An
attr
activ
e w
ater
feat
ure
in t
he fo
rm o
f a m
an-m
ade
lake
give
s in
war
d fa
cing
roo
ms
the
imp
ress
ion
of h
avin
g be
en b
uilt
onth
e ed
ge o
f th
e la
ke.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
A c
hoic
e of
4 r
esta
uran
ts,
a ca
fe o
fferin
g a
wid
ese
lect
ion
of s
wee
ts a
nd i
ce c
ream
s, 4
bar
s in
clud
ing
one
at t
hesw
imm
ing
poo
l. Th
e re
sort
als
o ha
s a
Cas
ino
offe
ring
Blac
k Ja
ck,
Roul
ette
and
sta
te-o
f-th
e-ar
t sl
ot m
achi
nes.
Sup
ervi
sed
child
ren’
sen
tert
ainm
ent
is o
ffere
d at
Jung
le M
ania
, th
e ch
ildre
n’s
crec
he.
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ICA
200
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SORT
20
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4
LOC
ATIO
N:
This
lu
xurio
us
hote
l is
si
tuat
ed
on
a hi
lltop
,ov
erlo
okin
g th
e Za
mbe
zi R
iver
, 3km
from
the
Falls
.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Th
e 27
6 be
droo
ms
are
trad
ition
ally
deco
rate
d, p
rovi
ding
a c
ombi
natio
n of
Afri
can
ambi
ence
and
the
luxu
ry a
nd e
lega
nce
of a
n in
tern
atio
nal h
otel
. Ea
ch r
oom
has
aba
lcon
y, p
rivat
e ba
thro
om, a
ir-co
nditi
onin
g, te
leph
one,
col
our T
Van
d ce
iling
fan.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
2 s
wim
min
g po
ols,
one
of w
hich
is o
ne o
f the
larg
est
in Z
imba
bwe,
flo
odlit
ten
nis
cour
ts,
squa
sh c
ourt
s, a
n 18
-hol
eG
olf C
ours
e de
signe
d by
Gar
y Pl
ayer
, bow
ling
gree
n, v
olle
y ba
ll,gy
mna
sium
, hai
r-dr
esse
r, Pr
o sh
op a
nd c
onfe
renc
e ce
ntre
. The
rear
e al
so 4
exc
elle
nt r
esta
uran
ts a
nd 3
bar
s, a
nd a
var
iety
of
ente
rtai
nmen
t is
avai
labl
e.
★★
★★
GRE
AT F
OR
GRO
UPS
& G
OLF
ERS
27km
276
★★
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LD C
OLO
NIA
L LU
XU
RY22
km18
0
LOC
ATIO
N:
Esta
blish
ed in
190
4, t
he V
icto
ria F
alls
Hot
el is
set
in t
heVi
ctor
ia F
alls
Nat
iona
l Par
k w
ith a
priv
ate
path
to th
e Vi
ctor
ia F
alls.
The
Cou
rtya
rd e
ntra
nce
to t
he h
otel
ove
rlook
s lil
y po
nds,
lush
flo
wer
ing
shru
bs a
nd p
alm
tree
s.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Th
e 18
0 su
ites
and
room
s ar
e su
perb
lyfu
rnish
ed in
Edw
ardi
an s
tyle
. All
are
air-
cond
ition
ed r
oom
s, e
lega
ntly
appo
inte
d,
cool
an
d co
mfo
rtab
le,
with
en
su
ite
faci
litie
s an
dte
leph
one.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
So
phis
ticat
ed
dini
ng
is
offe
red
at
the
reno
wne
dLi
ving
ston
e Re
stau
rant
. Th
e el
egan
t lo
unge
s of
fer
sere
nity
an
dse
clus
ion,
whi
lst th
e co
rrid
ors
refle
ct a
ll th
e pa
st g
lorie
s of
the
Empi
re.
Ther
e’s
an
outd
oor
pool
, te
nnis
co
urts
, cu
rio
shop
s,
libra
ry,
chap
el,
haird
ress
er,
terr
ace,
chi
ldre
n’s
prog
ram
me,
ent
erta
inm
ent,
dini
ng-r
oom
. A h
ighl
ight
is t
radi
tiona
l hig
h te
a on
the
ter
race
whi
chof
fers
a s
pect
acul
ar v
iew
ont
o th
e Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
Brid
ge a
nd G
orge
.
LOC
ATIO
N:
Situ
ated
ju
st
4km
fr
om
the
Vict
oria
Fa
lls
and
over
look
ing
the
spec
tacu
lar
Zam
bezi
Nat
iona
l Par
k, t
his
Lodg
e is
reno
wne
d fo
r its
per
enni
al w
ater
hole
whi
ch e
nsur
es g
uest
s ha
veex
celle
nt g
ame
view
ing
oppo
rtun
ities
.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Ea
ch o
f th
e 72
air-
cond
ition
ed b
edro
oms
has
its o
wn
balc
ony
and
feat
ure
en-s
uite
bat
hroo
m, a
tel
epho
ne,
haird
ryer
, ce
iling
fan
, m
osqu
ito n
et a
nd s
afet
y de
posit
box
.Bi
nocu
lars
are
ava
ilabl
e at
rece
ptio
n fo
r gam
evie
win
g.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
se i
nclu
de e
xclu
sive
gam
e dr
ives
, 2
swim
min
gpo
ols,
a
curio
an
d gi
ft
stor
e pl
us
conf
eren
ce
faci
litie
s.En
tert
ainm
ent
is pl
entif
ul, w
ith t
he n
earb
y aw
ard-
win
ning
Bom
aRe
stau
rant
, whe
re tr
aditi
onal
sin
ging
, dan
cing
and
cul
tura
l ent
er-
tain
men
t com
bine
to g
ive
you
a tr
uly
Afric
an e
veni
ng.
Reno
wne
d fo
r ex
celle
nt s
ervi
ce,
Vict
oria
Fal
ls Sa
fari
Lodg
e w
illm
ake
sure
that
you
’ll b
e em
brac
ed b
y Zi
mba
bwea
n ho
spita
lity.
★★
★★
CO
MBI
NIN
G W
ILD
LIFE
AN
D T
HE
FALL
S24
km72
VIC
TORI
A F
ALL
S SA
FARI
LO
DG
E
LOC
ATIO
N:
Situ
ated
on
the
Vict
oria
Fal
ls Sa
fari
Lodg
e pr
oper
ty,
Loko
thul
a is
surr
ound
ed b
y 80
000
hec
tare
s of
uns
poilt
Afri
can
bush
and
bor
ders
the
unfe
nced
Zam
bezi
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Afil
liate
d to
RC
I, Lo
kuth
ula
has
cons
isten
tlyac
hiev
ed G
old
Cro
wn
reco
gniti
on.
This
luxu
rious
sel
f-cat
erin
gtim
esha
re r
esor
t ha
s 37
rus
tic t
hatc
hed
lodg
es,
com
prisi
ng o
f3
and
2 be
droo
med
bun
galo
ws,
eac
h w
ith lo
unge
, ter
race
, bra
aiar
ea a
nd fu
lly e
quip
ped
kitc
hen.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Lok
uthu
la L
odge
s ar
e se
rvic
ed d
aily
and
all
linen
is pr
ovid
ed.
An
exte
nsiv
e ra
nge
of g
uest
fac
ilitie
s ar
e of
fere
d,in
clud
ing
a po
olsid
e re
stau
rant
and
bar
, To
urs
desk
, sa
me
day
laun
dry
serv
ice,
bab
y-sit
ttin
g fa
cilit
y on
req
uest
, int
erne
t fa
cilit
ies
and
a to
ken
oper
ated
gue
st la
undr
omat
.
★★
★★
LU
XU
RIO
US
SELF
-CAT
ERIN
G L
OD
GE
24km
37
LOK
OTH
ULA
LOC
ATIO
N: A
djac
ent t
o th
e Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
Safa
ri Lo
dge
com
plex
, The
Bom
a ne
stle
s in
a G
usu
Fore
st a
nd i
s pa
rtly
ope
n to
the
Afri
can
nigh
t ski
es.
CU
ISIN
E: T
he B
oma
prov
ides
a u
niqu
e cu
ltura
l ex
perie
nce
that
bom
bard
s th
e six
sen
ses
with
the
fla
vour
of
Afric
a. S
peci
alisi
ngin
a s
uper
b se
lect
ion
of t
radi
tiona
l Zim
babw
ean
dish
es s
erve
d on
cast
iro
n pl
ates
, Th
e Bo
ma
offe
rs
a 4-
cour
se
mea
l, ca
terin
gto
ev
eryo
ne’s
tast
e.
The
mor
e ad
vent
urou
s ca
n sa
mpl
e lo
cal
delic
acie
s lik
e M
opan
i wor
ms
and
gam
e st
ews.
ENTE
RTAI
NM
ENT:
A f
east
of
nigh
tly e
nter
taim
ent
inco
rpor
ates
Shan
gaan
dan
cers
and
sin
gers
and
a l
ocal
witc
hdoc
tor.
Afte
rdi
nner
, gue
sts
are
invi
ted
to w
ile a
way
the
even
ing
with
the
rest
au-
rant
s ve
ry o
wn
Sang
oma
- a
trad
ition
al s
tory
telle
r, to
lear
n m
ore
abou
t th
e co
untr
y’s
folk
lore
& c
ultu
re o
r pa
rtic
ipat
e in
the
dru
m-
min
g an
d th
e da
ncin
g. G
uest
s ar
e in
vite
d to
tak
e pa
rt in
a h
and
was
hing
cer
emon
y be
fore
sam
plin
g tr
aditi
onal
bee
r and
sna
cks.
PLAC
E O
F EA
TIN
G24
km
THE
BO
MA
ELEP
HA
NT
HIL
LS
THE
KIN
GD
OM
VIC
TORI
A F
ALL
S H
OTE
L
Z I M B A B W E / H WA N G E - T H E B U S H E X P E R I E N C E
AFRI
CA
2006
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T O
UR W
EBSI
TE F
OR
PRIC
ES &
SPE
CIAL
PAC
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UST
ED F
OR
28 Y
EARS
AN
D G
ETTI
NG
BET
TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
LOC
ATIO
N:
Situ
ated
onl
y 10
min
utes
by
foot
fro
m o
ne o
f th
ena
tura
l won
ders
of t
he w
orld
, the
spe
ctac
ular
Vic
toria
Fal
ls.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Pr
ivat
ely
owne
d, Il
ala
Lodg
e is
built
on
the
clos
est
site
to t
he m
ajes
tic V
icto
ria F
alls.
Thi
s is
the
idea
l spo
t to
conc
lude
a s
afar
i in
Zim
babw
e, Z
ambi
a, B
otsw
ana
or N
amib
ia.
Ther
e ar
e 32
room
s w
ith e
n-su
ite b
athr
oom
s w
ith s
epar
ate
show
-er
, sa
telli
te t
elev
ision
, te
leph
one,
cei
ling
fan,
air-
cond
ition
ing,
room
ser
vice
and
laun
dry.
The
re is
a b
abys
itter
ser
vice
ava
ilabl
e.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Ila
la L
odge
has
cre
ated
a '
spec
ial
atm
osph
ere'
of
high
ly p
erso
nalis
ed s
ervi
ce o
nly
foun
d in
sm
all p
rivat
e ho
tels,
but
com
bine
d w
ith t
he f
acili
ties
of a
lar
ge H
otel
. En
joy
A 'L
a C
arte
dini
ng in
the
Pal
m R
esta
uran
t or
sip
a c
hille
d co
ckta
il at
the
poo
lba
r ov
erlo
okin
g th
e N
atio
nal
Park
. Ila
la L
odge
also
offe
rs e
asy
acce
ss t
o a
rang
e of
res
taur
ants
, bar
s an
d ca
sinos
and
is a
goo
dch
oice
fo
r “a
dren
alin
e ju
nkie
s”
who
w
ould
lik
e to
in
clud
eop
tiona
l act
iviti
es li
ke ra
fting
or b
unge
e ju
mpi
ng.
★★
★ S
MAL
L &
INTI
MAT
E25
km32
LOC
ATIO
N:
Built
w
ithin
th
e Za
mbe
zi
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk
on
the
Zam
bezi
Riv
er,
The
Hot
el M
ercu
re A
’Zam
bezi
is
just
4km
fro
mVi
ctor
ia F
alls
- an
idea
l ret
reat
in w
hich
to re
lax
and
unw
ind.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: W
ith
83
room
s,
som
e w
ith
encl
osed
balc
onie
s ov
erlo
okin
g th
e m
ight
y Za
mbe
zi
Rive
r, Th
e H
otel
Mer
cure
A’Z
ambe
zi h
as i
ts o
wn
pers
onal
cha
rm a
nd u
niqu
ech
arac
ter.
Eac
h ro
om h
as a
ir-co
nditi
onin
g, p
rivat
e ba
thro
om,
radi
o, s
afe
depo
sit b
ox a
nd c
olou
r sat
ellit
e TV
.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Enj
oy a
refre
shin
g dr
ink
at th
e Za
mbe
zi B
ar o
r coo
l off
in t
he s
park
ling
swim
min
g po
ol w
ith k
ids
play
grou
nd n
earb
y.Ac
tiviti
es
incl
ude
elep
hant
rid
es,
natu
re
wal
ks,
gam
e dr
ives
,ad
vent
ure
spor
ts,
squa
sh,
tenn
is, s
undo
wne
r cr
uise
s, a
cul
tura
lvi
llage
and
also
an
18-h
ole
golf
cour
se n
earb
y. A
goo
d ch
oice
for
fam
ilies
, co
uple
s an
d th
ose
who
sim
ply
wan
t to
esc
ape
to t
hepe
ace
and
quie
t of t
he b
ush.
★★
★ O
N T
HE
BAN
KS O
F TH
E ZA
MBE
ZI25
km83
★★
★★
★ G
RAC
E &
STY
LE15
km16
LOC
ATIO
N:
Just
15-
min
utes
aw
ay fr
om t
he m
agni
ficen
t Vi
ctor
iaFa
lls,
The
Stan
ley
and
Livi
ngst
one
is id
eal
for
gues
ts s
eeki
ng a
luxu
rious
and
tra
nqui
l en
viro
nmen
t, aw
ay f
rom
the
hus
tle a
ndbu
stle
of t
he V
icto
ria F
alls
tow
n.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Ea
ch u
niqu
ely
deco
rate
d su
ite h
as it
s ow
nliv
ing
room
, Vic
toria
n-st
yle
bath
room
and
sepa
rate
bed
room
, with
a ch
oice
of
twin
or
king
bed
s. E
ach
suite
com
es c
ompl
ete
with
air-
cond
ition
ing,
min
i-bar
, el
ectr
onic
saf
e, s
atel
lite
TV a
nd D
VDpl
ayer
, and
pat
io o
verlo
okin
g th
e lu
scio
us g
arde
n.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Rel
ax a
long
side
the
spar
klin
g sw
imm
ing
pool
or
take
a st
roll
in t
he t
ranq
uil g
arde
ns. O
rder
coc
ktai
ls fro
m t
he p
ool b
arw
hilst
wat
chin
g el
epha
nts,
kud
u an
d w
ater
buck
at
the
wat
erho
leju
st 2
5 m
etre
s aw
ay.
Enjo
y su
mpt
uous
mea
ls an
d de
lect
able
cuisi
ne in
the
eleg
antly
furn
ished
din
ing
room
. Sam
ple
fine
win
esdi
rect
from
the
richl
y st
ocke
d w
ine
cella
r - a
con
noiss
eur’s
del
ight
.
TH
E B
USH
EX
PER
IEN
CE
TH
E FA
LLS
LOC
ATIO
N: T
his
Lodg
e is
40km
ups
trea
m fr
om t
he V
icto
ria F
alls
and
loca
ted
on o
ne o
f Zim
babw
e's l
arge
st p
rivat
e w
ildlif
e re
serv
es.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: M
atet
si
Wat
er
Lodg
e of
fers
sp
acio
usac
com
mod
atio
n &
sw
eepi
ng v
iew
s. T
he 3
sep
arat
e, r
oman
ticca
mps
are
all
set o
n th
e riv
er b
ank
unde
r a c
anop
y of
lush
rive
rine
tree
s. E
ach
cam
p co
mpr
ises
6 pr
ivat
e su
ites
with
vas
t te
ak d
oors
open
ing
out
to p
lung
e po
ols
& d
ecks
with
mag
nific
ent
river
view
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
With
Mat
etsi
bein
g lo
cate
d on
the
gre
at Z
ambe
ziRi
ver,
ther
e ar
e ex
hila
ratin
g w
ater
act
iviti
es s
uch
as b
oat
crui
ses,
cano
eing
and
fish
ing,
plu
s sp
ecta
cula
r ga
me
view
ing
& b
irdw
atch
ing
on t
wic
e-da
ily g
ame
driv
es.
Wor
ld-r
enow
ned
as o
neof
Af
rica’
s m
ost
unfo
rget
tabl
e na
tura
l re
trea
ts,
Mat
etsi
is a
cons
erva
tion
coup
for
CC
Afri
ca w
ho t
rans
form
ed t
he a
rea,
prev
ious
ly a
hun
ting
conc
essio
n, i
nto
a pr
otec
ted
wild
erne
ssre
serv
e.
★★
★★
★ P
RIVA
TE Z
AMBE
ZI40
kmFr
om VFA
18
MAT
ETSI
WAT
ER L
OD
GE
LOC
ATIO
N:
Thes
e tw
o sm
all c
amps
are
situ
ated
with
in H
wan
geN
atio
nal P
ark
and
have
exc
lusiv
e us
e of
a m
assiv
e co
nces
sion
area
with
in t
he P
ark.
The
are
a is
ecol
ogic
ally
div
erse
with
vas
t, op
enpa
lm-fr
inge
d pl
ains
, gr
assla
nds,
ac
acia
w
oodl
ands
an
d te
akfo
rest
s, h
ome
to g
reat
num
bers
of a
nim
als.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: M
akal
olo
Plai
ns i
s an
exc
lusiv
e ca
mp
that
acco
mm
odat
es a
max
imum
of
16 g
uest
s in
8 l
arge
, cu
stom
-de
signe
d lu
xury
tent
s w
hich
are
tast
eful
ly d
ecor
ated
and
hav
e en
suite
fac
ilitie
s.
Litt
le M
akal
olo
is ex
clus
ive,
cat
erin
g to
onl
y 8
gues
ts in
luxu
ry te
nted
room
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
cam
ps h
ave
sepa
rate
din
ing
& p
ub f
acili
ties.
Expe
rienc
ed g
uide
s con
duct
gam
e dr
ives
in 4
-whe
el d
rive
vehi
cles
& a
lso o
ffer
guid
ed w
alks
. The
are
a ha
s a
num
ber
of w
ater
hole
sw
hich
att
ract
gam
e in
larg
e nu
mbe
rs, p
artic
ular
ly in
win
ter.
Ther
eis
also
a w
onde
rful
rang
e of
bird
life.
Bot
h ca
mps
hav
e pl
unge
pool
s, to
coo
l off
afte
r a h
ard
day
of g
amev
iew
ing.
★★
★★
★ E
XC
LUSI
VITY
IN T
HE
BUSH
265k
mFr
om VFA
12MA
KA
LOLO
PLA
INS
& L
ITTL
E M
AK
ALO
LO
HO
TEL
MER
CU
RE A
’ZA
MB
EZI
ILA
LA L
OD
GE
THE
STA
NLE
Y &
LIV
ING
STO
NE
AT V
ICTO
RIA
FA
LLS
LOC
ATIO
N:
Loca
ted
on
the
east
ern
boun
dary
of
th
e H
wan
geN
atio
nal P
ark.
The
Hid
e is
rega
rded
as
one
of th
e m
ost w
ell-s
ituat
edsa
fari
cam
ps in
the
Park
, with
exc
elle
nt g
amev
iew
ing
oppo
rtuni
ties.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Thi
s con
sists
of 1
0 Ea
st-A
frica
n st
yle
tent
s. Ea
chha
s en
-sui
te fa
cilit
ies
and
a la
rge
front
por
ch w
here
gue
sts
can
rela
xan
d vi
ew g
ame
at th
e pa
n.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
One
of
the
Hid
e’s
uniq
ue a
ttrac
tions
are
the
2 s
peci
ally
cons
truct
ed h
ides
nea
r the
wat
erho
les,
whe
re g
ame
can
be v
iew
ed a
tex
trem
ely
clos
e pr
oxim
ity. T
he c
amp’
s cen
tral f
eatu
re is
a la
rge
that
chA-
fram
e di
ning
are
a w
ith a
n up
stai
rs e
nter
tain
men
t se
ctio
n of
ferin
gm
agni
ficen
t vi
ews.
Activ
ities
incl
ude
gam
e vi
ewin
g at
the
com
fort-
able
und
ergr
ound
hid
es, d
ay a
nd n
ight
gam
e dr
ives
in o
pen
vehi
cles
and
info
rmat
ive
bush
wal
ks. G
uest
s can
also
rela
x on
the
Hid
e’s v
iew
-in
g pl
atfo
rm, i
n a
beau
tiful
old
tre
e w
hich
ove
rlook
s th
e op
en p
lain
area
. Al
l pac
kage
s to
The
Hid
e in
clud
e ac
com
mod
atio
n, a
ll m
eals,
loca
l drin
ks, g
ame
activ
ities
and
teas
and
cof
fees
.
★★
★★
★ H
WAN
GE
HAV
EN21
5km
From VF
A
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ET T
HER
E:N
atio
nwid
e, S
AA
and
Brit
ish
Air
way
sfly
dire
ctly
into
Liv
ings
tone
. V
isito
rsca
n al
so f
ly w
ith S
AA
or
Briti
sh A
irw
ays
into
Vic
toria
Fal
ls a
nd t
rans
fer
acro
ss t
oLi
ving
ston
e.
HIG
HLI
GH
TS:
• Su
nset
Cru
ise
on t
he A
fric
an Q
ueen
• En
joyi
ng a
coc
ktai
l on
the
deck
of
the
Roya
l Liv
ings
tone
, w
hile
wat
ch-
ing
the
spra
y fr
om t
he F
alls
.
• Ra
ftin
g on
the
wat
ers
of t
he G
reat
Zam
bezi
TRA
VEL
LER
’S T
IP:
Be s
ure
to t
ake
rain
gea
r w
hen
visi
ting
the
Falls
or
you
are
sure
to
get
dren
ched
!
The
best
tim
e to
tra
vel
to Z
ambi
a an
dth
e Fa
lls w
ould
be
betw
een
Ap
ril a
ndO
ctob
er,
whe
n th
e da
ytim
e te
mp
era-
ture
s ar
e no
t to
o ha
rsh.
N
ovem
ber
iskn
own
as “
suic
ide
mon
th”
due
to t
heve
ry h
igh
tem
per
atur
es.
Dur
ing
this
time
the
wat
er o
n th
e Z
ambi
an s
ide
ofth
e Fa
lls a
lmos
t co
mp
lete
ly d
ries
up,
but
visi
tors
can
stil
l vi
ew t
he F
alls
fro
mth
e Z
imba
bwea
n si
de.
Dec
embe
r to
Mar
ch i
s th
e ra
iny
seas
on a
nd i
t is
als
ove
ry h
ot d
urin
g th
is p
erio
d.
US
EF
UL
IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:Lu
saka
LAN
GU
AG
E:En
glis
hCU
RREN
CY:
Kwac
ha, b
ut U
S Do
llars
are
wid
ely
acce
pted
VI
SA:
SA p
assp
ort h
olde
rs d
o no
t req
uire
a v
isa.
All o
ther
pas
spor
t hol
ders
to c
heck
with
loca
l aut
horit
ies
AIR
PORT
TA
X:De
partu
re ta
x of
USD
20(In
tern
atio
nal)
& U
SD5
(Dom
estic
) to
be p
aid
at th
e ai
rpor
t prio
r to
depa
rture
.A
REA
:752
, 620
km
2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
Sam
e as
SA
time
HEA
LTH
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS:
No
inoc
ulat
ions
are
requ
ired.
Ant
i-mal
aria
prec
autio
ns re
com
men
ded.
Hom
e of
th
e m
ajes
tic
Zam
bezi
Ri
ver,
Zam
bia
is a
land
of
pot
ent
beau
ty a
ndtr
ue A
fric
an w
ildne
ss.
The
Vict
oria
Fa
lls,
dis
cove
red
b
y D
avid
Livi
ngst
one
are
one
of t
he s
even
nat
ural
won
ders
of
the
wor
ld.
This
is
a te
stam
ent
to h
is d
isco
very
and
in
reve
renc
e to
the
sple
nd
our
of
this
W
orld
H
erit
age
site
.A
ny v
isito
r w
ho t
akes
tim
e to
adm
ire t
hem
agni
ficen
ce o
f the
Vic
toria
Fal
ls, w
ill n
ever
forg
et t
he t
hrill
of
seei
ng t
his
spec
tacu
lar
sigh
t.
Enjo
y th
e th
rill
and
ad
ven
ture
of
th
ead
rena
lin s
por
ts a
vaila
ble
belo
w th
e Vi
ctor
iaFa
lls
in
the
fam
ed
Bato
ka
Gor
ge.
Or
if‘r
elax
ing’
is y
our
prio
rity,
the
n a
river
cru
ise
on
the
beau
tiful
A
fric
an
Que
en
and
the
fam
ous
“Flig
ht o
f A
ngel
s” o
ver
the
Falls
wou
ld b
e p
erfe
ct f
or y
ou.
Ap
art
from
the
mos
t sp
ecta
cula
r vi
ews
ofth
e m
agni
ficen
t Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
, Z
ambi
a ha
sso
me
of A
fric
a's
fines
t G
ame
Rese
rves
in t
hew
orld
, in
clud
ing
Th
e M
osi-
O-T
unya
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk.
Situ
ated
alo
ng t
he u
pp
erZ
ambe
zi s
tret
chin
g fr
om a
nd in
clud
ing
the
Vict
oria
Fa
lls
for
abou
t 12
kms
up
the
Zam
bezi
Ri
ver
abov
e th
e Fa
lls,
the
Park
affo
rds
a w
ide
varie
ty o
f w
ildlif
e.
THO
MPS
ON
S O
FFIC
E A
T TH
E FA
LLS
Thom
pso
ns h
as a
ful
ly o
per
atio
nal
offic
elo
cate
d at
Vic
toria
Fal
ls.
Ther
e ar
e fu
ll-tim
eTh
omp
sons
sta
ff, w
ho w
ill m
eet-
and-
gree
tgu
ests
at
Livi
ngst
one
airp
ort,
tra
nsfe
r th
emto
the
ir ho
tels
and
als
o of
fer
a va
riety
of
tour
s an
d ac
tiviti
es
that
ca
n be
bo
oked
whi
le t
hey
are
in Z
ambi
a.St
aff
are
also
avai
labl
e to
ass
ist
visi
tors
with
any
thin
g th
atth
ey m
ight
nee
d w
hils
t vi
sitin
g Z
ambi
a.
BE
ST
TIM
E T
O T
RA
VE
L
LOC
ATIO
N:
Loca
ted
liter
ally
fe
et
from
Vi
ctor
ia
Falls
, th
e Ro
yal
Livi
ngst
one
over
look
s th
e m
agni
ficen
t Fa
lls a
nd is
a p
lace
to
enjo
y th
em
agic
of A
frica
with
all
the
char
m o
f a b
ygon
e er
a.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: The
luxu
ry r
oom
s an
d su
ites
offe
r a
tran
quil
retr
eat
from
the
unc
onst
rain
ed b
eaut
y of
the
ir su
rrou
ndin
gs.
Room
sar
e in
2-s
tore
y cl
uste
rs &
eac
h cl
uste
r com
prise
s aro
und
10 e
n-su
ite a
ir-co
nditi
oned
roo
ms
with
priv
ate
balc
onie
s or
ter
race
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Th
e pu
blic
ar
eas
cons
ist
of
Afr
ican
th
atch
-roo
fed
build
ings
, inc
orpo
ratin
g th
e lo
unge
, res
taur
ant a
nd b
ar. A
cla
ssic
swim
-m
ing
pool
visu
ally
link
s th
e w
ater
s of
the
river
with
the
hote
l’s te
rrac
es,
with
a s
wee
ping
tim
ber
deck
pla
nted
in
the
swirl
ing
wat
er o
f th
eZa
mbe
zi. T
he h
otel
offe
rs e
very
faci
lity
for
a de
luxe
hol
iday
, inc
ludi
nga
pers
onal
ised
butle
r se
rvic
e,
exce
llent
di
ning
fa
cilit
ies,
sp
orts
,re
crea
tion,
en
tert
ainm
ent,
impe
ccab
le
serv
ice
&
mor
e.
Faci
litie
sin
clud
e a
trav
elle
rs lo
unge
and
bar
, be
auty
sal
on,
haird
ress
er,
doct
oron
cal
l, flo
rist
& d
ry c
lean
ing
serv
ice.
★★
★★
★ L
UX
UR
IOU
S &
CH
AR
MIN
G18
km17
3
LOC
ATIO
N: N
ext
to t
he V
icto
ria F
alls
’ sp
ecta
cula
r Ea
ster
n si
de, t
heZ
ambe
zi S
un fe
atur
es M
oroc
can-
styl
e ar
chite
ctur
e. S
imp
le fi
nish
eshi
ghlig
ht b
right
mos
aics
& f
abric
s, a
nd t
he i
ntox
icat
ing
envi
ron-
men
t is
cha
ract
eris
ed b
y et
hnic
wal
l ste
ncils
, tim
ber
& p
last
er c
eil-
ings
, Z
ambi
an a
rtw
orks
and
acc
esso
ries.
AC
CO
MM
OD
ATIO
N:
All
en-s
uite
roo
ms
have
priv
ate
balc
onie
sth
at w
elco
me
the
mor
ning
sun
, ar
e co
mfo
rtab
le a
nd o
ffer
ever
yco
nven
ienc
e. T
he Z
ambe
zi S
un i
s co
nstr
ucte
d in
a s
erie
s of
8bu
ildin
gs,
cons
istin
g of
the
gue
st r
oom
s, a
cen
tral
pav
ilion
of
rest
aura
nts
and
a C
onve
ntio
n C
entr
e.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
Zam
bezi
Sun
and
Roy
al L
ivin
gsto
ne o
ffer
thei
rgu
ests
a
rang
e of
fa
cilit
ies,
in
clud
ing
an
Adv
entu
re
Cen
tre,
Gam
ing
Are
a, B
oma
and
reta
il ou
tlets
, in
tru
e, f
un-f
illed
Sun
Inte
rnat
iona
l st
yle,
clo
se t
o th
e fa
mou
s Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
. Th
e ho
tel’s
cent
ral r
ecep
tion
area
hou
ses
a hi
gh q
ualit
y bu
ffet r
esta
uran
t, p
ool
bar
and
livel
y al
fres
co g
rill a
nd e
nter
tain
men
t ar
ea.
★★
★ O
N T
HE
DO
OR
STEP
OF
THE
FALL
S18
km21
2
★★
★★
★ S
OPH
ISTI
CA
TED
& E
XC
LUSI
VE
20km
10
LOC
ATIO
N: T
his
sop
hist
icat
ed L
odge
is lo
cate
d in
a s
eclu
ded
area
18km
fro
m V
icto
ria F
alls
. Bu
ilt i
n 19
97,
in E
dwar
dian
sty
le,
the
lodg
e ca
ters
for
the
dis
cern
ing
trav
elle
r lo
okin
g fo
r a
tran
qui
lre
trea
t.
AC
CO
MM
OD
ATIO
N:
The
luxu
ry
that
ch
chal
ets
per
ch
on
the
river
bank
, op
en-f
ront
ed t
o en
hanc
e th
e vi
sta
acro
ss t
he r
iver
and
are
beau
tiful
ly d
ecor
ated
.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
In
the
mai
n lo
dge
build
ing,
with
its
Col
onia
l-sty
le t
inro
of,
is t
he d
inin
g-ro
om,
draw
ing
room
and
an
inte
rest
ing
libra
ryst
ocke
d w
ith a
var
iety
of
book
s an
d ga
mes
. Th
e ve
rand
ah i
s th
efo
cal p
oint
, of
ferin
g st
unni
ng v
iew
s an
d af
tern
oon
tea.
Th
e sw
imm
ing
poo
l has
a s
pec
tacu
lar
view
acr
oss
the
river
and
isth
e id
eal p
lace
for
a s
undo
wne
r. A
fter
din
ner,
if th
e m
ood
aris
es,
enjo
y a
moo
nlit
gam
e of
cr
oque
t.
Act
iviti
es
incl
ude
fishi
ng,
sund
owne
r bo
at t
rips,
vis
its t
o Vi
ctor
ia F
alls
and
mor
e.
TH
E F
AL
LS
ZA
MB
EZI
SU
N
RO
YA
L LI
VIN
GS
TO
NE
TH
E R
IVER
CLU
B
Thom
pson
s’ fu
lly o
pera
tiona
l offi
ces
loca
t-ed
at
The
Falls
in
both
Zim
babw
e an
dZa
mbi
a of
fer
a se
lect
ion
of c
ompr
ehen
sive,
fun-
fille
d sig
htse
eing
to
urs
to
both
sid
esof
Vi
ctor
ia
Falls
as
w
ell
as
to
Cho
be.
Tour
s of
fere
d by
Tho
mps
ons
incl
ude:
TOU
R O
F TH
E FA
LLS
(ZIM
BABW
E AN
D Z
AMBI
A)A
prof
essio
nal
guid
e w
ill t
ake
clie
nts
on a
tour
of
the
Falls
, ex
plai
ning
the
hist
ory
&ge
ogra
phy,
w
hilst
po
intin
g ou
t th
e be
stvi
ewpo
ints
& p
hoto
grap
hic
sites
. T
his
tour
can
be
take
n on
bo
th
Zim
babw
e an
dZa
mbi
an s
ides
of
the
Falls
. C
ombi
ne a
Tou
rof
the
Fal
ls w
ith a
gui
ded
tour
to
the
loca
lcr
aft m
arke
t to
shop
for A
frica
n cu
rios o
n th
eZi
mba
bwea
n sid
e.
DURA
TION:
2 H
ours.
SC
HEDU
LE:O
pera
tes d
aily,
morn
ings &
afte
rnoo
ns.
INCL
USIO
NS: P
ick-u
p &
drop
-off
at H
otels
, guid
e &
Park
fees
TRAD
ITIO
NAL
DAN
CIN
G (Z
IMBA
BWE)
Wat
ch e
nthr
alle
d as
trib
al d
ance
rs d
ress
edin
tra
ditio
nal
garb
unr
avel
a s
tory
thr
ough
danc
e. E
ach
perfo
rman
ce t
ells
a di
ffere
ntst
ory,
eac
h an
unf
orge
ttab
le e
xper
ienc
e as
you
wat
ch th
ese
danc
ers
perfo
rm, t
he s
ight
san
d so
unds
bei
ng r
epea
ted
as t
hey
have
been
for
thou
sand
s of
yea
rs.
This
is he
ld a
tth
e Af
rican
trib
al v
illag
e in
Vic
toria
Fal
ls.
DURA
TION:
1 h
our s
how
at 1
9h00
, pick
-up
18h3
0 SC
HEDU
LE:O
pera
tes d
aily -
eve
nings
.IN
CLUS
IONS
: Pic
k up
& dr
op o
ff at
Vict
oria
Falls
Town
Hot
els a
nd e
ntra
nce
fees
CH
OBE
DAY
TRI
P (Z
IMBA
BWE
AND
ZAM
BIA)
Full-
day
tour
of
the
Cho
be N
atio
nal
Park
,re
now
ned
for
its la
rge
elep
hant
pop
ulat
ion.
Begi
n w
ith a
mor
ning
boa
t cr
uise
on
the
Cho
be R
iver
, w
here
mas
sive
gam
e ca
n be
spot
ted
on th
e ba
nks
of th
e riv
er a
nd o
n th
em
any
islan
ds in
the
riv
er.
Hav
e lu
nch
at t
heC
hobe
Saf
ari
Lodg
e an
d af
terw
ards
enj
oyga
me
view
ing
in a
n op
en la
ndro
ver.
DURA
TION:
8 h
ours.
SC
HEDU
LE:
Oper
ates
dail
y. IN
CLUS
IONS
: Pic
k-up
& dr
op-o
ff at
Town
Hot
els,
guide
, Cho
be N
ation
al Pa
rk fe
es, G
ame
drive
, Rive
rcru
ise, l
unch
& d
rinks
on
the
cruise
.
SUN
SET
CRU
ISE
(ZIM
BABW
E)A
won
derfu
l way
to
end
a de
light
ful d
ay in
Zim
babw
e.
Cru
ise
alon
g th
e m
ight
yZa
mbe
zi a
bove
the
Fal
ls, s
ippi
ng s
undo
wn-
ers
and
view
ing
wild
life
from
a m
ost
uniq
ueva
ntag
e po
int.
You
are
sure
to s
ee h
ippo
and
elep
hant
, a v
arie
ty o
f oth
er w
ildlif
e an
d m
any
bird
s.
DURA
TION:
3 h
ours.
SC
HEDU
LE:D
aily e
very
afte
rnoo
n.IN
CLUS
IONS
: Pic
k-up
& dr
op-o
ff at
Vict
oria
Falls
Town
Hot
els, l
ocal
drink
s & sn
acks
on
boar
d an
d Ri
ver
usag
e fe
es.
HEL
ICO
PTER
FLI
PS (Z
AMBI
A)A
15-m
inut
e fli
ght w
ill ta
ke y
ou o
ver t
he F
alls
and
the
Zam
bezi
Riv
er.
A 30
-min
ute
fligh
tw
ill
take
yo
u ov
er
the
Falls
, th
e Ba
toka
Gor
ge,
the
Zam
bezi
Riv
er a
nd t
he M
osi-o
a-Tu
nya
Nat
iona
l Par
k.SC
HEDU
LE:D
aily a
t gue
sts’ c
onve
nienc
e - f
light
sbe
gin a
t 08h
00 a
nd co
ntinu
e un
til la
st lig
ht.
INCL
USIO
NS:
Retu
rn tr
ansfe
rs.
ELEP
HAN
T TR
AILS
(ZAM
BIA)
Thom
pson
s Za
mbi
a of
fers
an
exci
ting
and
uniq
ue E
leph
ant
Safa
ri Ex
perie
nce.
With
inth
e M
osi-o
a-Tu
nya
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk
on
the
bank
s of
the
Zam
bezi
Riv
er,
gues
ts c
an r
ide
with
the
ir gu
ides
on
an e
xclu
sive
Zam
bian
Elep
hant
Saf
ari
thro
ugh
river
ine
vege
tatio
nan
d be
autif
ul s
cene
ry.
Loca
ted
at T
horn
tree
Lodg
e,
appr
oxim
atel
y 10
km
from
Livi
ngst
one,
Za
mbe
zi
Elep
hant
Tr
ails
has
esta
blish
ed Z
ambi
a's
first
Ele
phan
t C
amp,
offe
ring
a on
ce in
a li
fetim
e in
sight
into
thes
ege
ntle
gia
nts.
DURA
TION:
4 h
ours.
SC
HEDU
LE:D
aily i
n th
e mo
rning
and
afte
rnoo
n.IN
CLUS
IONS
: M
ornin
g tri
p inc
ludes
tran
sfers,
ear
lymo
rning
tea
and
coffe
e an
d lig
ht b
runc
h. PM
trip
includ
es tr
ansfe
rs, te
a an
d co
ffee
on a
rriva
l and
sun-
down
ers a
nd sn
acks
.
AFRI
CAN
QU
EEN
LU
XU
RY C
RUIS
ES(Z
AMBI
A)A
crui
se o
n th
e Af
rican
Quee
n is
an u
nfor
-ge
ttab
le e
xper
ienc
e th
at w
ill ta
ke y
ou b
ack
intim
e to
an
era
whe
re ti
me
stoo
d st
ill.
Full
bars
on
both
upp
er a
nd l
ower
dec
ksse
rve
a se
lect
ion
of c
ockt
ails
and
iced
drin
ks,
whi
le o
ur o
n bo
ard
galle
y w
ill p
rovi
de y
ouw
ith fr
eshl
y pr
epar
ed h
ot a
nd c
old
snac
ks.
DURA
TION:
2 h
ours.
SC
HEDU
LE:O
pera
tes d
aily e
very
afte
rnoo
n.
INCL
USIO
NS:
The
cruise
inclu
des t
rans
fers
to a
ndfro
m Liv
ingsto
ne H
otels
, sna
cks a
nd d
rinks
.
THE
LIVI
NG
STO
NE
QU
ADS
(ZAM
BIA)
The
Livi
ngst
one
Quads
(fo
ur
whe
elm
otor
bike
s) pr
ovid
e an
adv
entu
re to
any
one
visit
ing
the
Livi
ngst
one
regi
on.
The
vario
ustr
ails
star
t fro
m B
ATO
KA L
AND
. No
prev
ious
expe
rienc
e is
requ
ired
and
the
tria
ls ar
eco
nduc
ted
at a
leisu
rely
pac
e. T
he s
afet
y of
our c
lient
s and
resp
ect f
or th
e en
viro
nmen
t is
our p
rimar
y co
ncer
n.
DURA
TION:
2 ho
urs.
SC
HEDU
LE:O
pera
tes d
aily.
INCL
USIO
NS: F
ree
trans
fers,
Exp
erien
ced
guide
,So
ft dr
inks a
nd H
elmet
s.
BUN
GI J
UM
PIN
G (Z
AMBI
A)Lo
cate
d in
a W
orld
Her
itage
Site
, thi
s un
par-
alle
led
Bung
i ex
perie
nce
is in
a t
otal
ly s
afe
envi
ronm
ent.
As t
he j
umpe
rs d
esce
nd i
nto
the
Bato
ka G
orge
, th
ey s
ee t
he Z
ambe
ziru
shin
g up
to m
eet t
hem
, onl
y to
sto
p sh
ort
(abou
t 10
m) fo
r a
com
plet
e re
vers
al o
f the
irdo
wnw
ard
jour
ney
- the
rebo
und!
Pass
port
sre
quire
d.
SCHE
DULE
: Ope
rate
s 365
day
s a ye
ar
WH
ITE
WAT
ER R
AFTI
NG
(ZAM
BIA)
This
one-
day
trip
runs
yea
r-ro
und,
sub
ject
toriv
er le
vels.
The
pop
ular
ity o
f the
Low
Wat
erRa
fting
adv
entu
re o
n th
e Za
mbi
an s
ide
ofth
e Za
mbe
zi R
iver
is d
ue t
o th
e op
port
unity
for
expe
rienc
ing
the
incr
edib
le v
iew
s of
the
Vict
oria
Fal
ls fro
m th
e Bo
iling
Pot
. A q
ualif
ied
prof
essio
nal o
arsm
an e
nsur
es t
hat
the
Floa
tof
Ang
els
is a
trul
y br
eath
taki
ng a
nd m
emo-
rabl
e st
art t
o yo
ur w
hite
wat
er ra
fting
adv
en-
ture
.
DURA
TION:
Full
day o
r half
day
.SC
HEDU
LE: D
epar
ts da
ily a
t 08h
00.
INCL
USIO
NS:
Vary
acco
rding
to lo
w an
d hig
h wa
ter
and
full
and
half
day
MIC
ROLI
GH
T FL
IGH
T O
VER
THE
FALL
S(Z
AMBI
A)Th
e sh
eer s
ize
and
gran
deur
of t
he s
pect
acle
beco
mes
cl
ear
from
ab
ove.
Fl
y ov
er
the
fam
ous
Vict
oria
Fal
ls, a
nd o
n th
e ex
tend
ed30
-min
ute
optio
n,
fly
over
th
e M
osi-o
a-Tu
nya
Nat
iona
l Par
k an
d Ba
toka
Gor
ge.
DURA
TION:
15
or 3
0 mi
nute
s.
SCHE
DULE
:Ope
rate
s dail
y thr
ough
out t
he d
ay, s
ub-
ject t
o we
athe
r con
dition
s. IN
CLUS
IONS
: Inc
ludes
pick
-up
and
drop
offs
at
Living
stone
Hot
els.
ABSE
IL A
ND
GO
RGE
SWIN
G (Z
AMBI
A)AB
SEIL
ING
:Li
ke a
n al
pine
mou
ntai
neer
abs
eil d
own
the
gorg
e fo
r ap
prox
imat
ely
53 m
eter
s. Y
our
optio
n is
to e
ither
abs
eil (m
ovin
g do
wn
the
slope
bac
kwar
ds) o
r yo
u ca
n ra
p ju
mp
dow
n, fa
cing
forw
ard.
You
then
wal
k ou
t the
gorg
e.
GO
RGE
SWIN
G:
Thro
w y
ours
elf
off
the
edge
in a
bod
y ha
r-ne
ss a
nd fr
ee fa
ll fo
r /-
50
met
ers
and
end
your
jum
p w
ith n
umer
ous
pend
ulum
sw
ings
befo
re y
ou a
re l
ower
ed i
nto
the
gorg
e fo
ryo
ur w
alk
out.
DURA
TION:
You c
an do
the a
ctivit
y as m
any t
imes
as yo
ulik
e dur
ing yo
ur re
serve
d per
iod, e
ither
full o
r half
day.
SCHE
DULE
: Full
day
09h
00 -
17h3
0 Ha
lf da
y mor
ning
or a
ftern
oon.
INCL
USIO
NS: T
his a
ctivit
y inc
ludes
tran
sfer t
o an
dfro
m th
e go
rge
at ra
pid N
o. 7(+
/- 15
minu
tes o
newa
y). U
nlimi
ted
comb
inatio
n of
acti
vities
, as m
any a
syo
u ar
e ab
le to
carry
out
. Tea
, cof
fee
and
scon
es o
nar
rival.
Sof
t drin
ks a
nd ic
ed w
ater
dur
ing th
e da
y. Th
e fu
ll da
y tou
r inc
ludes
a co
ld lun
ch, s
oft d
rinks
and
beer
s at t
he e
nd o
f the
day
.
THO
MP
SON
S A
T TH
E FA
LLS
Z I M B A B W E / Z A M B I A - T H O M P S O N S AT T H E F A L L S
AFRI
CA
2006
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T O
UR W
EBSI
TE F
OR
PRIC
ES &
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CIAL
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pson
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A 20
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UST
ED F
OR
28 Y
EARS
AN
D G
ETTI
NG
BET
TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
LOC
ATIO
N:
Loca
ted
on t
he b
anks
of t
he Z
ambe
zi o
nly
20 m
inut
es fr
om T
heFa
lls, S
ussi
Lodg
e is
nam
ed a
fter D
avid
Liv
ings
tone
’s fa
ithfu
l frie
nd.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: G
uest
acc
omm
odat
ion
cons
ists o
f 10
luxu
ry tr
ee-h
ouse
s, b
uilt
into
the
livin
g ca
nopy
of g
iant
ebo
ny t
rees
lini
ng t
he b
ank.
Eac
h un
itha
s a
priv
ate
view
of t
he Z
ambe
zi fr
om it
s ow
n de
ck a
mon
g th
ebr
anch
es.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
mai
n lo
dge
build
ing
feat
ures
a s
pect
acul
ar r
aise
d ba
r/lo
unge
deck
, op
en a
ir di
ning
are
a an
d sw
imm
ing
pool
. Th
ere
is al
so a
curio
sho
p, s
afar
i spa
, lau
ndry
and
con
fere
nce
faci
litie
s. A
ctiv
ities
incl
ude
early
mor
ning
or
suns
et r
iver
cru
ises
on a
12
seat
er b
oat,
a gu
ided
tour
of V
icto
ria F
alls
and
rain
fore
sts
on th
e Za
mbi
an s
ide
or e
njoy
one
of t
he m
any
natu
re w
alks
in th
e su
rrou
ndin
g ar
ea.
★★
★★
★ A
UTH
ENTI
C A
FRIC
AN R
ETRE
AT15
km10
SUSS
I LO
DG
E
LOC
ATIO
N: S
ituat
ed o
n th
e ba
nks
of t
he Z
ambe
zi R
iver
and
onl
y15
km u
pstr
eam
fro
m t
he s
pect
acul
ar V
icto
ria F
alls,
the
Lod
gebl
ends
nat
ural
ly i
nto
the
river
ine
vege
tatio
n an
d co
mm
ands
supe
rb r
iver
vie
ws
from
its
mai
n de
ck a
nd p
rivat
e ve
rand
ahs.
Gue
sts
are
usua
lly a
ble
to i
nter
act
with
the
ele
phan
ts,
mak
ing
thei
r sta
y he
re a
mem
orab
le o
ne.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Th
ere
are
7 sta
ndar
d ro
oms
and
2 su
ites
offe
ring
a un
ique
Afri
can
expe
rienc
e. A
ll ar
e be
autif
ully
app
oint
ed,
with
en
suite
faci
litie
s, p
rivat
e ve
rand
ahs
and
outd
oor s
how
ers.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Del
icio
us m
eals
are
serv
ed i
n th
e ce
ntra
lly s
ituat
edlo
unge
and
din
ing
area
. Fac
ilitie
s in
clud
e a
deck
with
spe
ctac
ular
view
s w
here
sun
dow
ners
are
ser
ved
and
a sw
imm
ing
pool
.Th
ornt
ree
Rive
r Lo
dge
offe
rs a
wid
e ra
nge
of a
ctiv
ities
incl
udin
gsu
nset
cru
ises,
gam
e dr
ives
, cul
tura
l tou
rs &
visi
ts to
Vic
toria
Fal
ls.
★★
★★
HO
ME
OF
THE
ELEP
HAN
TS20
km9
THO
RNTR
EE R
IVER
LO
DG
ET
HE
BU
SH E
XP
ERIE
NC
E
B O T S WA N A - C H O B E
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CA
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T O
UR W
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TE F
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CIAL
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A 20
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UST
ED F
OR
28 Y
EARS
AN
D G
ETTI
NG
BET
TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
BO
TSW
AN
AC
HO
BE
HO
W T
O G
ET T
HER
E:Fl
y Ai
r Bot
swan
a to
Mau
n or
Kas
ane.
Fly
into
Vic
toria
Fal
ls on
SAA
, Brit
ishAi
rway
s or
Air
Zim
babw
e an
d tr
ansf
erby
road
to K
asan
e.Fl
y in
to L
ivin
gsto
ne o
n N
atio
nwid
e,SA
A or
Brit
ish A
irway
s an
d tr
ansf
er b
yro
ad to
Kas
ane.
It is
also
pos
sible
to d
rive
from
Sou
thAf
rica
to th
e Tu
li Bl
ock
in B
otsw
ana.
HIG
HLI
GH
TS:
• Ta
ke a
mok
oro
trip
in th
e O
kava
ngo.
• W
atch
ing
a he
rd o
f ele
phan
ts c
ross
the
Cho
be R
iver
.•
Go
on g
ame/
natu
re w
alks
in th
efa
mou
s O
kava
ngo
Del
ta.
• Se
e th
e fa
mou
s Tu
li El
epha
nt a
rea
atM
asha
tu.
• Vi
sit th
e M
agad
ikga
di P
ans.
TRAV
ELLE
RS T
IP:
Com
bine
Vic
toria
Fal
ls an
d C
hobe
for
an u
nfor
gett
able
hol
iday
exp
erie
nce.
US
EFU
L IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:Ga
boro
neLA
NG
UA
GE:
Sets
wan
a - E
nglis
h is
wid
ely
spok
en.
CURR
ENCY
:Pu
laVI
SA:
Not
requ
ired
for S
A pa
sspo
rt ho
lder
sA
IRPO
RT T
AX:
All t
axes
incl
uded
in th
e tic
ket
ARE
A:6
00, 3
70 k
m2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
Sam
e as
SA
time
HEA
LTH
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS:
No
inoc
ulat
ions
requ
ired.
Anti-
mal
aria
pre
caut
ions
reco
mm
ende
d.
Cho
be,
in t
he n
orth
, is
a m
agni
ficen
tpl
ace,
ful
l of
a v
arie
ty o
f te
rrai
n on
lym
atch
ed b
y th
e in
cred
ible
div
ersit
y of
its
wild
life.
Cho
be is
mos
t fa
mou
s fo
r its
ele
-ph
ants
, who
mak
e th
eir w
ay to
drin
k at
the
Cho
be R
iver
. It’s
sai
d to
con
tain
the
high
est
conc
entr
atio
n of
ele
phan
ts i
n th
e w
orld
,w
ith
an
estim
ated
w
inte
r po
pula
tion
ofar
ound
25
000.
Ano
ther
spe
cial
fea
ture
of
the
regi
on is
the
annu
al z
ebra
mig
ratio
n.
Whi
le w
inte
r is
the
best
tim
e to
see
wild
life
at c
lose
ran
ge,
anim
als
are
mob
ile y
ear-
roun
d in
Cho
be. O
nce
the
hom
e of
the
leg-
enda
ry B
ushm
en w
hose
pai
ntin
gs a
re s
till
visib
le a
fter
man
y hu
ndre
ds o
f ye
ars,
the
Savu
ti C
hann
el i
s a
uniq
ue p
art
of C
hobe
Nat
iona
l Par
k. F
or a
cen
tury
, the
Sav
uti w
asdr
y, b
ut s
ince
195
9 it’
s be
com
e se
ason
ably
wet
aga
in.
In t
he L
inya
nti
Regi
on,
part
of
the
Cho
beN
atio
nal P
ark,
in t
he d
ry s
easo
n, t
he c
on-
cent
ratio
n of
gam
e ca
n be
so
vast
that
you
can
see
up t
o 3
000
buffa
lo a
t on
e tim
e,an
d a
prid
e of
lio
n 20
-str
ong
follo
win
gth
em, n
ot to
men
tion
zebr
a an
d w
ildeb
eest
in th
eir t
hous
ands
.
Alth
ough
Tho
mps
ons
does
not
hav
e an
offic
e in
Bo
tsw
ana,
Th
omps
ons
Afric
aop
erat
es d
ay-t
rips
to C
hobe
fro
m V
icto
riaFa
lls a
nd L
ivin
gsto
ne.
Nov
embe
r to
Mar
ch is
the
rai
ny s
ea-
son
and
is al
so k
now
n as
the
“G
reen
Seas
on”.
Eve
n th
ough
it is
kno
wn
asth
e ra
iny
seas
on, s
how
ers
are
usua
llyon
ly e
xper
ienc
ed i
n th
e la
te a
fter-
noon
and
do
not l
ast l
ong.
Tem
pera
ture
s du
ring
the
“Gre
enSe
ason
” ar
e at
the
ir hi
ghes
t. Ra
tes
durin
g th
e “G
reen
Sea
son”
dro
p co
n-sid
erab
ly m
akin
g th
is an
opp
ortu
netim
e to
go.
Th
e be
st t
ime
to v
isit
Bots
wan
a w
ould
be
fro
m
April
to
Oct
ober
whe
n th
e te
mpe
ratu
res
are
bear
able
.
BES
T T
IME
TO
TR
AV
EL
LOC
ATIO
N:
An e
xclu
sive
lodg
e on
the
bord
er o
f the
Cho
be N
atio
nal P
ark,
just
10 m
inut
es b
y ro
ad to
Kas
ane
and
1,5
hour
s to
Vic
toria
Fal
ls.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Lu
xury
cot
tage
s ar
e in
divi
dual
ly d
esig
ned
with
a la
rge
com
bine
dlo
unge
and
bed
room
are
a, a
ir-co
nditi
onin
g, e
n-su
ite b
athr
oom
,pr
ivat
e ga
rden
, out
door
sho
wer
& p
rivat
e te
rrac
e.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
H
ighl
y qu
alifi
ed
prof
essi
onal
gu
ides
le
ad
gam
e dr
ives
in
cust
omise
d, o
pen
4x4
vehi
cles
and
adv
entu
rous
wat
er s
afar
is in
spec
ially
ada
pted
mot
or b
oats
. The
cry
stal
cle
ar p
ool,
wel
l-sto
cked
win
e ce
llar
and
the
trad
ition
al
pizz
a ov
en
ensu
re
a un
ique
expe
rienc
e. I
n-ro
om S
pa t
reat
men
ts a
re a
lso a
vaila
ble
to s
poil
your
self,
afte
r a b
usy
day
of g
amev
iew
ing.
★★
★★
★IN
CO
MPA
RABL
E LU
XU
RY80
km VFA
15
CH
OB
E C
HIL
WER
O
LOC
ATIO
N:
Cho
be G
ame
Lodg
e is
one
of B
otsw
ana'
s m
ost
excl
usiv
e sa
fari
reso
rts
and
is sit
uate
d in
the
rem
ote
and
unsp
oilt
nort
hern
ext
rem
ity o
f the
Par
k. A
lso a
ppro
xim
atel
y 90
kilo
met
res
wes
t of V
icto
ria F
alls.
ACCO
MM
OD
ATIO
N: T
hrou
ghou
t the
lodg
e gr
acef
ul h
igh
arch
es, q
uar-
ry
tiled
flo
ors
and
barre
l va
ulte
d ce
ilings
cr
eate
an
atm
osph
ere
of
cool
tra
nqui
llity.
Al
l 45
ro
oms
are
tast
eful
lyfu
rnish
ed, e
ach
with
han
d cr
afte
d Rh
odes
ian t
eak
furn
iture
and
wall
sde
cora
ted
with
or
igin
al
Afric
an
carv
ings
an
d pa
intin
gs.
For
the
conn
oiss
eur
of lu
xury
, th
e lo
dge
also
has
4 su
ites
each
with
an
indi
vidu
al
swim
min
g po
ol
set
on
a pr
ivat
e te
rrace
w
ithbr
eath
takin
g pa
nora
mic
view
s of t
he e
ndles
s lan
dsca
pe a
nd o
pen
plain
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Fac
ilitie
s with
in th
e lo
dge
incl
ude:
a w
ell-s
tock
ed c
urio
shop
and
wild
life
refe
renc
e lib
rary
and
a s
tylis
h Ts
hwen
e ba
r. Th
eC
hobe
Gam
e Lo
dges
bom
a is
situa
ted
unde
r la
rge
Mah
ogan
ytr
ees
on th
e ba
nks
of th
e C
hobe
Riv
er.
★★
★★
★ IN
TH
E H
EART
OF
CH
OBE
10km KA
S45
CH
OB
E G
AM
E LO
DG
E
B O T S WA N A
Why
not
enj
oy th
e be
st o
f bot
h w
orld
san
d co
mbi
ne
Vict
oria
Fa
lls
and
Cho
be?
Gue
sts
are
able
to
enjo
y th
e Fa
llsan
d al
l the
adv
entu
re a
ctiv
ities
as
wel
l as
have
a g
ame
expe
rienc
e th
at is
out
of t
his
wor
ld.
CH
OBE
AN
D V
ICTO
RIA
FALL
S C
OM
BOS
With
the
Vic
toria
Fal
ls be
ing
only
1 &
12 h
ours
driv
e fro
m C
hobe
, it
is a
grea
top
port
unity
for
gue
sts
to c
ombi
ne b
oth
area
s fo
r th
e ho
liday
ex
perie
nce
of
alif
etim
e.
Thom
pson
s re
com
men
ds
the
follo
win
g co
mbi
natio
ns:
DEL
UX
E PA
CKA
GE
Vict
oria
Fal
ls H
otel
Cho
be C
hilw
ero
WIL
DLI
FE P
ACKA
GE
Vict
oria
Fal
ls Sa
fari
Lodg
eC
hobe
Gam
e Lo
dge
or Vict
oria
Fal
ls Sa
fari
Lodg
eC
hobe
Mar
ina
Lodg
e
SPO
RT P
ACKA
GE
Elep
hant
Hill
s H
otel
Mow
ana
Safa
ri Lo
dge
(Gol
f cou
rses
on
the
prop
erty
)
GRE
AT V
ALU
E PA
CKA
GE
The
King
dom
Cho
be S
afar
i Lod
ge
All
of t
he a
bove
com
bina
tions
can
be
tailo
r-m
ade
to s
uit
the
requ
irem
ents
of
the
gues
t.G
uest
s can
spec
ify th
e nu
mbe
rof
nig
hts
in e
ach
plac
e, t
heir
airli
ne o
fch
oice
an
d se
lect
w
hich
ac
tiviti
es
toin
clud
e w
ith th
eir p
acka
ge.
CH
OBE
AC
TIVI
TIES
The
Cho
be N
atio
nal P
ark,
whi
ch is
the
sec-
ond
larg
est n
atio
nal p
ark
in B
otsw
ana
and
cove
rs 1
0,56
6 sq
uare
km
, ha
s on
e of
the
grea
test
con
cent
ratio
ns o
f gam
e fo
und
onth
e Af
rican
con
tinen
t. Its
uni
quen
ess i
n th
eab
unda
nce
of w
ildlif
e an
d th
e tr
ue A
frica
nna
ture
of t
he re
gion
, offe
rs a
saf
ari e
xper
i-en
ce o
f a li
fetim
e.
Gue
sts
at a
ny o
f the
Lod
ges
in t
he C
hobe
area
can
enj
oy a
var
iety
of a
ctiv
ities
in th
eC
hobe
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk a
nd o
n th
e C
hobe
Rive
r.Ac
tiviti
es in
clud
e:
GAM
E D
RIVE
S IN
4 X
4 V
EHIC
LES
The
driv
e w
ould
leav
e fro
m t
he L
odge
inth
e ea
rly m
orni
ng, w
hen
gam
e vi
ewin
g is
at it
s be
st.
Cof
fee
and
tea
is se
rved
in th
em
iddl
e of
the
bus
h, h
alf w
ay t
hrou
gh t
hedr
ive.
The
driv
e re
turn
s to
the
lod
ge i
ntim
e fo
r bru
nch
GAM
E VI
EWIN
G O
N T
HE
RIVE
RM
otor
ised
boat
s ta
ke
visit
ors
onto
th
eC
hobe
Ri
ver
whe
re
som
e of
th
e m
ost
amaz
ing
gam
e si
ghtin
gs
take
pl
ace.
Hug
e isl
ands
of g
rass
are
disp
erse
d in
the
river
and
hug
e he
rds
of e
leph
ants
mak
eth
eir
way
ont
o th
ese
islan
ds d
urin
g th
eda
y to
fe
ed.
Wat
chin
g th
e el
epha
nts
cros
s ba
ck t
o th
e m
ainl
and
in t
he e
arly
even
ing
is a
com
mon
sigh
t and
one
whi
chgu
ests
will
nev
er fo
rget
.
SUN
SET
CRU
ISES
Ther
e is
noth
ing
bett
er th
an si
ppin
g a
cold
drin
k an
d w
atch
ing
an A
frica
n Su
nset
as
you
crui
se p
eace
fully
dow
n th
e C
hobe
Rive
r.El
epha
nts
graz
e ne
arby
and
Kud
uke
ep a
wat
chfu
l eye
on
the
boat
from
the
shor
e, w
hile
the
fish
eag
les
cry
as t
hey
flyov
erhe
ad.
This
is th
e tr
ue n
atur
e of
Afri
caan
d no
whe
re o
n ea
rth
will
you
fee
l mor
ere
laxe
d an
d m
ore
intu
ne w
ith n
atur
e.
SAFA
RI W
ALKS
Hig
hly
qual
ified
pro
fess
iona
l gu
ides
lea
dvi
sitor
s on
Safa
ri W
alks
thro
ugh
the
Cho
beN
atio
nal
Park
im
part
ing
thei
r w
isdom
abou
t th
e bu
sh a
nd s
urvi
val.
The
guid
esha
ve i
ntim
ate
know
ledg
e of
the
wild
life,
bird
s, t
rees
and
gra
sses
in
the
area
and
asto
und
visit
ors
with
inte
rest
ing
and
fasc
i-na
ting
fact
s ab
out t
heir
surr
ound
ings
.
FISH
ING
The
Cho
be R
iver
is h
ome
to t
he T
iger
fish
and
tiger
fish
ing
in t
his
area
is
a gr
eat
attr
actio
n.
BIRD
WAT
CH
ING
The
Cho
be i
s a
bird
wat
cher
s pa
radi
sew
ith so
me
440
spec
ies o
f bird
s in
the
area
.G
uide
s on
the
Gam
e D
rives
and
Riv
erSa
faris
w
ill
poin
t ou
t bi
rd
spec
ies
and
expl
ain
a bi
t abo
ut th
e ha
bits
of e
ach.
AFRI
CA
2006
VISI
T O
UR W
EBSI
TE F
OR
PRIC
ES &
SPE
CIAL
PAC
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pson
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OB
E &
VIC
FA
LLS
CO
MB
O’S
B O T S WA N A - C H O B E
18AF
RIC
A 20
06TR
UST
ED F
OR
28 Y
EARS
AN
D G
ETTI
NG
BET
TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
LOC
ATIO
N:
Set
on t
he b
anks
of
the
mig
hty
Cho
be R
iver
, M
owan
a Lo
dge
enab
les g
uest
s to
com
bine
a h
olid
ay in
uns
poilt
terr
ain
in th
e m
ost
luxu
rious
sur
roun
ding
s.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Th
e su
mpt
uous
ly fu
rnish
ed lo
dge
offe
rs 1
08 lu
xury
roo
ms
and
4su
ites
with
priv
ate
bath
room
s an
d riv
er v
iew
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
Ac
tiviti
es in
clud
e sw
imm
ing,
mou
ntai
n bi
king
, tig
er fi
shin
g, b
ird-
wat
chin
g, w
alki
ng t
rails
, ga
me-
river
vie
win
g in
mot
orise
d bo
ats,
sund
owne
r cr
uise
s on
a m
otor
ised
river
bar
ge a
nd g
ame
view
ing
in o
pen
4x4
vehi
cles
. The
re’s
a po
ol, p
oolsi
de c
offe
e sh
op, 9-
hole
golf
cour
se, b
ar, l
oung
e, g
ift sh
op, r
esta
uran
ts, j
ewel
lery
shop
and
Afric
an v
illag
e. W
hy n
ot h
ave
a ro
und
of g
olf o
n th
e m
agni
ficen
tgo
lf co
urse
or m
aybe
enj
oy b
ird w
atch
ing
from
a m
okor
o, th
e w
ayth
e lo
cals
trav
el o
n th
e C
hobe
Riv
er.
★★
★★
SO
MU
CH
TO
DO
4km
KAS
112
LOC
ATIO
N:
Uni
quel
y lo
cate
d in
Ka
sane
in
th
e N
orth
-Eas
tern
co
rner
of
Bots
wan
a w
here
the
fou
r Af
rican
nat
ions
of
Bots
wan
a, Za
mbi
a,Zim
babw
e an
d N
amib
ia
conv
erge
, C
hobe
M
arin
a Lo
dge
issu
rrou
nded
by
the
natu
ral b
eaut
y of
Afri
ca.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
:G
uest
s can
cho
ose
betw
een
that
ched
stud
ios,
apa
rtm
ents
, cha
lets
and
suite
s, w
ith p
rivat
e lo
unge
s an
d m
oder
n co
mfo
rts
such
as
air
cond
ition
ing,
cei
ling
fans
, sat
ellit
e TV
, tel
epho
nes
and
min
i bar
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
lodg
e of
fers
2
Rest
aura
nts.
Th
ere’
s a
stat
e-of
-the
-art
conf
eren
ce fa
cilit
y se
atin
g 12
0, R
iver
side
Bar,
float
ing
gaze
bo a
ndso
uven
ir st
ore.
Act
iviti
es i
nclu
de g
ame
view
ing,
boa
t &
sun
set
crui
ses,
gam
e dr
ives
, gol
f nea
rby,
bird
wat
chin
g &
wal
king
trai
ls.
★★
★★
PEA
CE
& T
RAN
QU
ILIT
Y4k
mKA
S
66
★★
★ G
REAT
VAL
UE
FOR
MO
NEY
4km
KAS
54
LOC
ATIO
N:
Situ
ated
in K
asan
e, B
otsw
ana,
100
km w
est o
f Vic
toria
Falls
, jus
t 5
min
utes
driv
e fro
m t
he C
hobe
Nat
iona
l Par
k, t
his
110
bed
Safa
ri Lo
dge
over
look
s the
Cho
be R
iver
and
Cap
rivi f
lood
plai
ns.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: The
Saf
ari R
oom
s ha
ve s
uper
b vi
ews
dire
ctly
over
the
Cho
be R
iver
and
hav
e st
unni
ng o
pen
plan
bat
hroo
ms w
ithde
ep
bath
s, al
l ar
e eq
uipp
ed
with
ai
r co
nditi
onin
g,
sate
llite
tele
visio
n, d
irect
dia
l tel
epho
ne a
nd te
a an
d co
ffee
mak
ing
faci
litie
s.Al
tern
ativ
es a
re e
ither
luxu
ry, e
n-su
ite 'R
iver
Roo
ms'
over
look
ing
the
Cho
be R
iver
, or t
radi
tiona
l ron
dave
ls w
ith e
n-su
ite a
men
ities
.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
re a
re tw
o Re
stau
rant
s: Th
e Ta
ble
d'H
ote
Rest
aura
ntof
ferin
g a
rang
e of
Int
erna
tiona
l and
Loc
al d
ishes
and
the
Buf
fet
with
its
im
pres
sive
choi
ce o
f BB
Q m
eats
, sa
lads
and
ran
ge o
fdi
shes
. Bot
h ov
erlo
ok t
he C
hobe
Riv
er. A
part
from
the
sw
imm
ing
pool
, ot
her
faci
litie
s in
clud
e a
volle
y ba
ll co
urt,
glas
s ba
ck s
quas
hco
urt,
a he
alth
& b
eaut
y sa
lon
and
an In
tern
et C
afe.
CH
OB
E M
ARI
NA
LO
DG
E
MO
WA
NA
SA
FARI
LO
DG
E
CH
OB
E SA
FARI
LO
DG
E
OK
AV
AN
GO
& L
INYA
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CA
2006
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T O
UR W
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CIAL
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20AF
RIC
A 20
06TR
UST
ED F
OR
28 Y
EARS
AN
D G
ETTI
NG
BET
TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
TheO
KAVA
NG
O D
ELTA
is a
laby
rinth
of
lago
ons,
la
kes
and
hidd
en
chan
nels
cove
ring
an a
rea
of o
ver
17,00
0 sq
uare
km
and
the
larg
est
inla
nd d
elta
in
the
wor
ld.
Trap
ped
in t
he p
arch
ed K
alah
ari s
ands
it is
am
agne
t fo
r th
e w
ildlif
e th
at d
epen
d on
the
perm
anen
t wat
ers
of th
is un
ique
feat
ure.
Som
etim
es c
alle
d a
'swam
p',
the
Oka
vang
ois
anyt
hing
but
. Mov
ing,
mys
terio
us, p
laci
d,ge
ntle
an
d be
autif
ul,
from
a
wid
e an
dw
indi
ng c
hann
el i
t sp
read
s th
roug
h tin
y,al
mos
t un
notic
eabl
e ch
anne
ls th
at
cree
paw
ay b
ehin
d a
wal
l of p
apyr
us r
eed,
into
an
ever
ex
pand
ing
netw
ork
of
incr
easin
gly
smal
ler p
assa
ges.
Thes
e lin
k a
succ
essio
n of
lag
oons
, isl
ands
and
islet
s of
var
ious
siz
es,
open
gra
ssla
nds
and
flood
ed p
lain
s in
a m
osai
c of
land
and
wat
er.
Palm
s an
d to
wer
ing
tree
s ab
ound
,th
row
ing
thei
r sh
ade
over
cry
stal
poo
ls, fo
r-es
t gla
des
and
gras
sy k
nolls
.
The
Oka
vang
o's
wat
er i
s re
mar
kabl
y cl
ean
and
pure
and
thi
s is
alm
ost
cert
ainl
y du
e to
the
fact
tha
t it
pass
es t
hrou
gh v
ery
spar
sely
popu
late
d ar
eas
on it
s jo
urne
y fro
m A
ngol
a.D
espi
te
this,
a
stag
gerin
g 66
0 00
0 to
nsof
sed
imen
t a
year
are
del
iver
ed t
o its
gre
atal
luvi
al fa
n.
The
over
all
leng
th o
f th
e D
elta
fro
m t
hebo
rder
to
the
Tham
alak
ane
Rive
r is
a lit
tleun
der 3
00km
s and
so th
e co
re o
f the
Del
ta is
appr
oxim
atel
y 20
0km
from
end
to e
nd.
MO
REM
IM
orem
i co
vers
so
me
4,871
km2 ,
as
the
east
ern
sect
ion
of
the
Oka
vang
o D
elta
.M
orem
i is
mos
tly d
escr
ibed
as
one
of t
hem
ost
beau
tiful
wild
life
rese
rves
in A
frica
as
itco
mbi
nes
mop
ane
woo
dlan
d an
d ac
acia
fore
sts,
floo
dpla
ins
and
lago
ons.
It
is th
e gr
eat
dive
rsity
of
plan
t an
d an
imal
life
that
mak
es M
orem
i so
wel
l kno
wn.
The
rese
rve
cont
ains
w
ithin
its
bo
unda
ries
appr
oxim
atel
y tw
enty
pe
rcen
t of
th
eO
kava
ngo
Del
ta.
WIL
DLI
FE O
F TH
E D
ELTA
In t
he l
ush
indi
geno
us f
ores
ts o
f th
e de
ltaan
d its
isla
nds
and
alon
g th
e flo
odpl
ains
spaw
ned
by th
is gr
eat m
arria
ge o
f wat
er a
ndsa
nd, m
ore
than
400
spec
ies o
f bird
s flo
urish
.
On
the
mai
nlan
d an
d am
ong
the
islan
ds in
the
delta
, lio
ns, e
leph
ants
, hye
nas,
wild
dog
,bu
ffalo
, hi
ppo
and
croc
odile
s co
ngre
gate
with
a te
emin
g va
riety
of a
ntel
ope
and
othe
rsm
alle
r an
imal
s -
war
thog
, mon
goos
e, s
pot-
ted
gene
ts,
mon
keys
, bu
sh b
abie
s an
d tr
eesq
uirr
els.
CAM
PS O
F TH
E D
ELTA
SAN
CTU
ARY
LOD
GES
OFF
ERS
THE
FOLL
OW
ING
CAM
PS IN
TH
E D
ELTA
:
CH
IEFS
CAM
P (La
nd ca
mp, s
easo
nal w
ater
)LO
CATIO
N:Lo
cate
d on
Chie
f’s Is
land
in th
eM
ombo
conc
essio
n of
the
Mor
emi G
ame
Rese
rveAC
CESS
: Fly
into
Mau
n an
d th
en ta
ke a
ligh
tair
craft
to th
e ca
mp.
The
camp
has
its o
wn
landin
g str
ipAC
TIVITI
ES:G
uided
gam
e dr
ives i
n op
en 4
x4ve
hicles
, Mok
oro
excu
rsion
s (de
pend
ing o
n wa
ter
levels
) and
Spa
trea
tmen
ts in
high
seas
on
STAN
LEYS
CAM
P(La
nd ca
mp, s
easo
nal w
ater
)LO
CATIO
N:Si
tuat
ed in
a 2
60,00
0 ac
re p
rivat
eco
nces
sion,
bord
ering
the
sout
hern
secti
on o
f the
famo
us M
orem
i Gam
e Re
serve
ACCE
SS:
Fly in
to M
aun
and
then
take
a li
ght
aircra
ft to
the
camp
.Th
e ca
mp h
as it
s own
landin
g str
ipAC
TIVITI
ES: M
okor
o ex
cursi
ons (
depe
nding
on
wate
r lev
els),
Day a
nd n
ight g
ame
drive
s in
open
4x4
vehic
les, W
alking
safa
ris w
ith a
rmed
prof
essio
nal g
uide
and
Eleph
ant i
nter
actio
n
BAIN
ES C
AMP
(Land
camp
, sea
sona
l wat
er)
LOCA
TION:
Loca
ted
on th
e so
uthe
rn e
dge
of th
eDe
lta o
n a
priva
te co
nces
sion
bord
ering
the
Mor
emi
ACCE
SS:
Fly in
to M
aun
and
then
take
a li
ght a
ir-cra
ft to
Sta
nley’s
Cam
p air
strip.
50mi
n tra
nsfe
r by
4x4
vehic
le to
Bain
es.
ACTIV
ITIES
: Mot
orise
d an
d M
okor
o ex
cursi
ons
(depe
nding
on
wate
r lev
els),
Day a
nd n
ight g
ame
drive
s in
open
4x4
vehic
les, W
alking
safa
ris w
ithar
med
prof
essio
nal g
uide
and
Eleph
ant i
nter
actio
n.
CC
AFR
ICA
OFF
ERS
THE
FOLL
OW
ING
CAM
PS IN
TH
E D
ELTA
:
SAN
DIB
E SA
FARI
LO
DG
E(La
nd &
wat
er ca
mp)
LOCA
TION:
On p
erma
nent
Oka
vang
o ch
anne
lsad
jacen
t to
the
Mor
emi W
ildlif
e Re
serve
, eas
t of
Chief
’s Isl
and
ACCE
SS: 2
0-mi
n lig
ht a
ircra
ft fli
ght f
rom
Mau
n an
da
45-m
in ga
me-d
rive
to th
e lod
ge fr
om th
e air
strip
ACTIV
ITIES
:Day
& n
ight g
ame
drive
s in
open
4x4
vehic
les, m
okor
o ex
cursi
ons,
eco-
craft
excu
rsion
s,pic
nics,
fasc
inatin
g wa
lks, b
irding
and
fish
ing
NX
ABEG
A O
KAVA
NG
O S
AFAR
I CAM
P(La
nd &
wat
er ca
mp)
LOCA
TION:
At th
e ed
ge o
f the
per
mane
ntOk
avan
go D
elta
on th
e we
stern
bor
der o
f the
Mor
emi W
ildlif
e Re
serve
.AC
CESS
: 25
-min
fligh
t fro
m M
aun
by li
ght a
ircra
ftto
the
camp
’s pr
ivate
airs
trip
follo
wed
by a
5-m
intra
nsfe
r to
the
lodge
ACTIV
ITIES
:Guid
ed n
atur
e wa
lks, M
ornin
g,af
tern
oon
or e
arly
even
ing g
ame
drive
s in
open
4x4
vehic
les, B
oatin
g an
d mo
koro
exc
ursio
ns
WIL
DER
NES
S SA
FARI
S O
FFER
S TH
EFO
LLO
WIN
G C
AMPS
IN T
HE
DEL
TA:
CH
ITAB
E C
AMP
(Land
camp
)LO
CATIO
N: It
is sit
uated
in a
priva
te are
a in t
he so
uthea
st of
the O
kava
ngo D
elta,
which
borde
rs the
More
miGa
me R
eserv
eAC
CESS
: Acc
ess i
nto th
e res
erve i
s by a
ir into
Chit
abe
airstr
ip. Fr
om he
re it i
s abo
ut a 2
0-minu
te dri
ve in
toca
mp. In
times
of hi
gh flo
oding
may
have
to tr
ansfe
rthe
last
few hu
ndred
mete
rs by
mok
oro or
boat.
ACTIV
ITIES
: Day
and n
ight g
ame d
rives
in op
en 4x
4ve
hicles
acco
mpan
ied by
an ex
perie
nced
guide
. Natu
rewa
lks, ta
ilor m
ade t
o suit
the g
uests
, are
also o
ffered
.
JAC
ANA
CAM
P (W
ater
camp
)LO
CATIO
N:Si
tuat
ed a
bout
25
kilom
etre
s wes
t of
Mom
bo, o
utsid
e th
e M
orem
i Gam
e Re
serve
on
the
Jao
flats.
ACCE
SS: B
y ligh
t airc
raft
into
Joa
Strip
ACTIV
ITIES
: Gam
e dr
ives a
nd n
ight d
rives
in o
pen
4 x 4
vehic
les a
re a
vaila
ble -
depe
nding
on
wate
rlev
els. M
okor
o an
d wa
lking
safa
ris a
ll ye
ar ro
und
VUM
BURA
& L
ITTL
E VU
MBU
RA
(Land
& w
ater
camp
)LO
CATIO
N:Si
tuat
ed to
the
north
of M
ombo
, in
apr
ivate
conc
essio
n bo
rder
ing th
e M
orem
i Gam
eRe
serve
in th
e ex
treme
nor
th o
f the
Oka
vang
oDe
ltaAC
CESS
: By l
ight a
ircra
ft an
d mo
koro
or b
oat
trans
fer t
o ca
mpAC
TIVITI
ES: W
ater
and
land
acti
vities
, as w
ell a
swa
lks fo
r tho
se w
ho a
re ke
en. M
okor
os tr
aver
seth
e flo
od p
lains
und
er th
e gu
idanc
e of
our
exp
eri-
ence
d po
lers.
DU
BA P
LAIN
S (La
nd &
wat
er ca
mp)
LOCA
TION:
The
Okav
ango
Delt
a's m
ost r
emot
eca
mp. I
t is l
ocat
ed in
a p
rivat
e 30
000
-hec
tare
rese
rve a
nd in
the
furth
ermo
st re
gion
of th
e De
ltaAC
CESS
: Ac
cess
Dub
a Pla
ins b
y air
into
Omdo
pair
strip
ACTIV
ITIES
: Gam
e dr
ives,
which
are
cond
ucte
ddu
ring
the
day a
nd a
t nigh
t in
open
4 x
4 ve
hicles
JAO
CAM
P (La
nd &
wat
er ca
mp)
LOCA
TION:
Situ
ated
in a
priv
ate
rese
rve o
n a
remo
te la
rge
islan
d, to
the
west
of th
e M
orem
iGa
me R
eser
ve in
the
hear
t of t
he O
kava
ngo
Delta
ACCE
SS:
35-m
in fli
ght b
y ligh
t airc
raft
from
Mau
nAC
TIVITI
ES:M
okor
o ex
cursi
ons,
boat
s, fis
hing,
day a
nd n
ight g
ame
drive
s and
guid
ed w
alks
KWET
SAN
I CAM
P (La
nd &
wat
er ca
mp)
LOCA
TION:
Loca
ted
in a
priva
te re
serve
25k
m to
the
west
of M
ombo
and
to th
e we
st of
the
Mor
emi
Game
Res
erve
ACCE
SS:
By li
ght a
ircra
ft int
o Ja
o St
ripAC
TIVITI
ES: M
okor
oing,
walki
ng o
n pa
lm-fr
inged
islan
ds a
nd g
ame
drive
s dur
ing th
e da
y and
nigh
t
MO
MBO
& L
ITTL
E M
OM
BO(La
nd ca
mps)
LOCA
TION:
Situ
ated
on
Mom
bo Is
land,
adjoi
ning
the
north
ern
tip o
f Chie
f's Is
land,
and
is wi
thin
the
Mor
emi G
ame
Rese
rve
ACCE
SS:B
y ligh
t airc
raft
into
Mom
bo st
ripAC
TIVITI
ES: M
ornin
g an
d af
tern
oon
game
driv
es in
open
4x4
vehic
les
XIG
ERA
CAM
P (La
nd &
wat
er ca
mp)
LOCA
TION:
Situ
ated
in th
e M
orem
i Gam
e Re
serve
in th
e he
art o
f the
Oka
vang
o De
ltaAC
CESS
: By l
ight a
ircra
ft int
o Xi
gera
airs
trip
ACTIV
ITIES
: Foo
t saf
aris,
mok
oro
trips
, gam
e dr
ives
and
powe
rboa
t out
ings i
n to
tal p
rivac
y
OTH
ER O
KAVA
NG
O D
ELTA
CAM
PS:
POM
PO
M C
AMP
(Land
camp
)LO
CATIO
N: In
the
hear
t of t
he D
elta,
with
in a
game
-ric
h pr
ivate
conc
essio
n AC
CESS
:Pr
ivate
air
char
ter o
ption
s fro
m eit
her
Mau
n or
Cho
be in
to P
om P
om C
amp
ACTIV
ITIES
: Nigh
t and
day
driv
es le
d by
high
lyqu
alifie
d gu
ides,
Mok
oro
excu
rsion
s, sa
fari
walks
,fis
hing
and
birdin
g
KWAR
A C
AMP
(Land
camp
)LO
CATIO
N: lo
cate
d in
the
remo
te n
orth
ern
part
of th
eOk
avan
go D
elta
with
in th
e pr
ivate
Kwa
ra co
nces
sion.
ACCE
SS:
Priva
te a
ir ch
arte
r opt
ions f
rom
Mau
nAC
TIVITI
ES:W
ildlif
e Ga
me D
rives
, Saf
ari
Walk
ing/H
iking
, Can
oeing
, Fish
ing P
hoto
grap
hy,
Bird
ing, G
ame
Cruis
e, Sw
immi
ng P
ool,
Mok
oro
excu
rsion
s
SAVU
TI &
LIN
YATI
In th
e fu
rthe
st c
orne
r of C
hobe
Nat
iona
l Par
klie
s th
e fo
rgot
ten
para
dise
of L
inya
nti.
On
the
sout
hern
ban
ks o
f th
e Li
nyan
ti Ri
ver
(in B
otsw
ana)
is th
e Li
nyan
ti W
ildlif
e Re
serv
e.H
ere
the
mar
sh s
ubsid
es i
nto
lago
ons
and
stea
dily
flow
ing
river
s w
ith r
iver
ine
fore
sts
ofja
ckal
ber
ry a
nd s
ausa
ge t
rees
lea
ding
to
open
gra
ssla
nds,
and
dry
inl
and
woo
ded
area
s.
The
wild
life
is pl
entif
ul, e
spec
ially
in t
he d
ryw
inte
r m
onth
s (Ap
ril –
Oct
ober
) whe
n gr
eat
conc
entr
atio
ns
of
elep
hant
, bu
ffalo
an
dze
bra
cong
rega
te
alon
g th
e riv
er,
with
gira
ffe, i
mpa
la a
nd ro
an a
ntel
ope
bein
g se
enin
the
for
ests
. A
cces
s is
roug
h an
d ve
rysa
ndy
and
the
safa
ri ca
mps
in
Liny
anti
can
only
be
reac
hed
by li
ght a
ircra
ft.
TYPI
CAL
DAY
ON
SAF
ARI
Early
m
orni
ng
wak
e-up
w
ith
tea
and
coffe
e. M
eet
in t
he c
entr
al a
rea
for
a lig
htm
eal o
f cer
eal a
nd fr
uit,
etc.
Dep
art
on y
our
activ
ity, w
hich
also
incl
udes
a st
op fo
r a sn
ack
and
coffe
e en
rout
e.
Retu
rn t
o ca
mp
at a
bout
10h
30 f
or a
larg
ebr
unch
at
11
h00,
w
hich
in
clud
es
eggs
,qu
iche
, pas
trie
s, e
tc. T
he a
ftern
oon
is fre
e fo
ra
Sies
ta o
r a
dip
in t
he p
ool.
At 1
5h30
, th
ego
ng w
ill c
all
you
for
afte
rnoo
n te
a w
ithca
kes
and
savo
urie
s.
Dep
art
for
your
afte
rnoo
n ac
tivity
, w
hich
incl
udes
a s
top
for
sund
owne
rs a
nd s
nack
s.Re
turn
to c
amp
in ti
me
for a
3-c
ours
e di
nner
at 2
0h00
.
CO
MBI
NAT
ION
S W
ITH
CH
OBE
For
the
Gam
e ho
liday
of a
life
time,
com
bine
Oka
vang
o an
d C
hobe
.Ex
perie
nce
the
mag
ic o
f th
e D
elta
fro
m t
he h
ull
ofa
Mok
oro,
the
n he
ad f
or C
hobe
and
its
abun
dant
her
ds o
f ga
me.
Thom
pson
s ca
nta
ilor-
mak
e th
ese
pack
ages
so
that
gue
sts
will
get
the
mos
t out
of t
heir
holid
ay.
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ambi
que
Airli
nes
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)to
Map
uto.
Driv
e fro
m S
outh
Afri
ca to
Map
uto.
HIG
HLI
GH
TS:
• Tra
velli
ng th
roug
h M
aput
o in
aTu
k-Tu
k • S
eafo
od lu
nch
or d
inne
r at t
he C
osta
do S
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ith a
chi
lled
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le o
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rtug
ese
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unch
at L
ucas
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ca Is
land
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fet a
t the
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veni
da
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l at t
he P
olan
a Se
rena
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el
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ELLE
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TIP:
Don
’t m
iss o
ut o
n th
e fa
bulo
usse
afoo
d at
the
best
pric
es.
Spec
ialit
ies
are
praw
ns a
nd s
eafo
od p
latt
ers.
US
EFU
L IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:M
aput
oLA
NG
UA
GE:
Portu
gues
e, E
nglis
h is
wid
ely
spok
enCU
RREN
CY:
Moz
ambi
que
Met
ical
VISA
:N
ot re
quire
d fo
r SA
pass
port
hold
ers.
All o
ther
pass
port
hold
ers
to c
heck
with
loca
l aut
horit
ies
AIR
PORT
TA
X:Ta
x of
USD
10 is
pay
able
upo
n de
partu
re fr
omM
aput
oA
REA
:801
, 590
km2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
Sam
e as
SA
time.
HEA
LTH
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS:
No
inoc
ulat
ions
requ
ired.
Anti-
mal
aria
prec
autio
ns re
com
men
ded.
Moz
ambi
que
has
a ric
h ar
tistic
trad
ition
whi
ch, i
ncre
dibl
e as
it m
ay se
em, c
on-
tinue
s to
thr
ive
afte
r de
cade
s of
col
onia
loc
cupa
tion
and
civi
l war
.
The
beau
tiful
ca
pita
l of
M
aput
o of
fers
urba
n to
urism
. It
is re
now
ned
for
its w
ide
aven
ues
lined
with
red
Aca
cias
and
lila
cJac
aran
das.
The
Bay
of M
aput
o, to
geth
er w
ith th
e riv
ers
Inco
mat
i an
d M
aput
o de
fine
the
limits
of t
he c
apita
l. Th
e Ilh
a da
Inha
ca,
is c
on-
sider
ed
a W
orld
Bi
olog
ical
H
erita
ge
site
beca
use
of t
he m
agni
ficen
t m
ultic
olou
red
cora
l ree
fs a
nd t
he n
umbe
r of
rar
e sp
ecie
sof
fish
to b
e fo
und
in th
e w
ater
s.
Hig
hlig
hts
in M
aput
o in
clud
e th
e 25
de
Junho
Mar
ket,
open
eve
ry d
ay,
and
the
Cen
tral
Mar
ket b
uilt
in 1
901, w
here
visi
tors
can
find
beau
tiful
exa
mpl
es o
f loc
al a
rt a
ndcr
aft,
woo
d, b
one
and
ston
e sc
ulpt
ures
,ba
tiks
and
oil p
aint
ings
, de
pict
ing
the
cul-
ture
and
spi
rit o
f Afri
ca.
Oth
er
sigh
tsee
ing
optio
ns
in
Map
uto
incl
ude:
The
Rai
lway
Sta
tion
and
The
Hou
seof
Iro
n de
signe
d by
Mon
sieur
Eiff
el,
the
sam
e pe
rson
who
des
igne
d th
e Ei
ffel T
ower
;Th
e bo
tani
cal
gard
ens
of T
undu
ru o
n Av
.Sa
mor
a M
ache
l w
ith i
ts d
oorw
ay b
uilt
inth
e M
anue
line
styl
e;
Th
e Fo
rt
of
NSe
nhor
a da
Con
ceio
situ
ated
in P
raa
25de
Junh
o (Jun
e 25
th S
quar
e) w
hich
has
been
turn
ed in
to a
mili
tary
mus
eum
.
Map
uto,
M
ozam
biqu
e’s
capi
tal
city
is an
all-
year
-rou
nd d
estin
atio
n.
The
cool
est t
ime
to v
isit i
s bet
wee
n M
ayan
d Au
gust
. D
urin
g th
e re
st o
f the
yea
r,M
aput
o ca
n ge
t qu
ite h
ot a
nd h
umid
.Ra
infa
ll is
high
est
durin
g th
e su
mm
erm
onth
s be
twee
n Se
ptem
ber a
nd A
pril.
THO
MPS
ON
S O
FFIC
E IN
MO
ZAM
BIQ
UE
Thom
pson
s ha
s a
fully
op
erat
iona
lof
fice
loca
ted
in M
aput
o.It
is st
affe
dby
ful
l-tim
e Th
omps
ons
staf
f, w
ho a
reab
le t
o of
fer
visit
ors
a va
riety
of
tour
san
d ac
tiviti
es t
hat
can
be b
ooke
d w
hile
they
are
in
Map
uto.
Mee
t-an
d-gr
eet
faci
litie
s are
offe
red
on re
ques
t and
staf
far
e av
aila
ble
to
assis
t vi
sitor
s w
ithan
ythi
ng
they
m
ight
ne
ed
whi
le
inM
ozam
biqu
e.
BES
T T
IME
TO
TR
AV
EL
LOC
ATIO
N:
Loca
ted
clos
e to
the
city
cen
tre,
the
5 s
tar
Pola
naSe
rena
Hot
el e
pito
mise
s th
e lu
xury
and
hos
pita
lity
of t
ime
gone
by a
nd a
ssur
es g
uest
s of a
n ex
trao
rdin
ary
expe
rienc
e, c
hara
teris
edby
a m
ixtu
re o
f col
onia
l cha
rm a
nd A
frica
n ap
peal
.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: The
mai
n ho
tel a
nd P
olon
a M
ar o
ffer s
tylis
hlu
xury
, with
a ra
nge
of a
ccom
mod
atio
n fro
m s
tand
ard
room
s to
aPr
esid
entia
l su
ite.
Each
roo
m h
as a
priv
ate
bath
room
, w
ritin
gde
sk,
air-
cond
ition
ing,
min
i ba
r, ID
D t
elep
hone
, fre
e in
tern
etac
cess
, sat
ellit
e TV
, tea
/coffe
e m
akin
g fa
cilit
ies,
saf
e an
d ha
irdry
er.
Fully
equ
ippe
d co
nfer
ence
ban
quet
ing
and
busin
ess
faci
litie
s ar
eav
aila
ble.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
Ter
race
Res
taur
ant
offe
rs a
n a
la c
arte
men
u an
dth
emed
buf
fets
. The
Sal
o de
Cha
ser
ves
hom
emad
e pa
strie
s an
dlig
ht m
eals,
whi
le 2
bar
s w
elco
me
gues
ts.
Enjo
y a
stro
ll in
the
gard
ens,
a d
ip in
the
poo
l or
a ga
me
of c
hess
und
er t
he g
reat
rubb
er tr
ee. T
he fa
cilit
ies
at th
e Po
lana
Ser
ena
Hot
el a
re fi
rst c
lass
.
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ATIO
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Hot
el A
veni
da is
Map
uto'
s ne
wes
t 5 s
tar h
otel
and
is lo
cate
d in
the
mos
t priv
ilege
d ar
ea o
f Map
uto’
s ci
ty c
entr
e, 1
0 m
ins
from
the
airp
ort.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Re
cent
ly r
evam
ped
and
mod
erni
sed,
The
Ave
nida
Hot
el b
oast
sSt
anda
rd &
Exe
cutiv
e ro
oms,
Sui
tes a
nd a
Pre
siden
tial S
uite
. In
the
room
s yo
u’ll
find
fresh
min
eral
wat
er a
nd d
ry fr
uit,
and
tea
or c
of-
fee
mak
ing
faci
litie
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
D
iscov
er t
he v
arie
ty o
f de
lect
able
dish
es t
hat
“Ave
nida
” has
to
offe
r. R
elax
in th
e m
oder
n an
d co
mfo
rtab
le su
rrou
ndin
gs, o
r hav
ea
drin
k in
one
of t
he tw
o ba
rs. O
ther
faci
litie
s inc
lude
6 c
onfe
renc
ero
oms,
a b
usin
ess
cent
re,
a H
ealth
Clu
b w
ith g
ym a
nd o
utdo
orsw
imm
ing
pool
.
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ERN
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XU
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XU
RY O
N T
HE
BEAC
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LOC
ATIO
N:
The
Hol
iday
Inn
Map
uto
is m
agni
ficen
tly s
ituat
edrig
ht o
n th
e be
achf
ront
. The
hig
h st
anda
rds
of q
ualit
y an
d se
rvic
eyo
u ex
pect
fro
m H
olid
ay In
n w
orld
wid
e ar
e co
mpl
imen
ted
by a
wel
com
e th
at is
alw
ays
war
m a
nd fr
iend
ly.
ACC
OM
MO
DAT
ION
: Sui
tes
incl
ude
two
luxu
ry, s
ix e
xecu
tive
and
vario
us w
ell-a
ppoi
nted
gue
st r
oom
s. S
ome
room
s ar
e no
n-sm
ok-
ing
and
ther
e is
one
spec
ially
equ
ippe
d fo
r ph
ysic
ally
cha
lleng
edgu
ests
. Roo
ms
also
offe
r fre
e in
tern
et a
cces
s.
FAC
ILIT
IES:
The
hot
el o
ffers
ext
ensiv
e se
rvic
es w
hich
inc
lude
a ha
irdre
sser
, bo
utiq
ue a
nd c
onve
nien
ce/cu
rio s
hop,
bus
ines
sce
ntre
, as
wel
l as
two
mee
ting
room
s ac
com
mod
atin
g up
to
20pe
ople
eac
h.
Apar
t fro
m a
n ex
celle
nt f
itnes
s ce
ntre
, th
ere
is an
outd
oor
pool
rig
ht o
n th
e be
ach
over
look
ing
the
Indi
an O
cean
.Th
e ho
tel i
s on
ly 1
30 k
m S
outh
east
of t
he M
alel
ane
Sun
reso
rt a
tth
e Kr
uger
Nat
iona
l Par
k. T
here
is a
lso s
ome
exce
llent
div
ing
off
the
Moz
ambi
que
coas
t.
HO
TEL
AV
ENID
A
POLA
NA
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ENA
HO
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HO
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AY I
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MA
PUTO
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styl
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he I
ndia
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s br
ochu
re,
will
be
an
info
rmat
ive
and
colo
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ll br
ochu
re, f
ull
of w
onde
rful p
rope
rtie
s an
d sig
htse
eing
optio
ns to
cho
ose
from
.
The
Moz
ambi
que
page
s w
ill
feat
ure
som
e of
the
best
pla
ces
to v
isit;
The
excl
usiv
e pa
radi
se is
land
of B
azar
uto
the
larg
est o
f Moz
ambi
que’
s isl
ands
, is
atr
anqu
il ha
ven
fam
ous
for
its n
atur
albe
auty
. It’
s an
ang
ler’s
par
adise
, an
ddi
ving
and
sno
rkel
ling
are
very
pop
ular
,to
o. B
irdlif
e is
abun
dant
, w
ith a
t le
ast
240
spec
ies
on t
he i
sland
. W
onde
rful
beac
hes
conv
erge
at t
he n
orth
ern
tip o
fth
e isl
and,
for
min
g a
narr
ow s
and
split
stre
tchi
ng s
ever
al k
ilom
etre
s ou
t to
sea.
Beng
uerr
a Isl
and,
sou
th o
f Ba
zaru
to,
issm
all,
just
5km
in w
idth
. It’
s re
now
ned
for
exce
llent
fish
ing
and
is co
mpl
etel
yun
spoi
lt, w
ith n
o ve
hicl
es o
r roa
ds -
just
crys
tal
whi
te b
each
es a
nd m
agni
ficen
tco
ral g
arde
ns.
Pem
ba c
ity is
loca
ted
on th
e la
rge
bay
ofth
e sa
me
nam
e. I
ts b
eaut
iful
old
tow
nco
ntai
ns s
ever
al t
radi
tiona
l mar
kets
and
it al
so b
oast
s som
e m
agni
ficen
t bea
ches
,in
clud
ing
Prai
a do
Wim
be, a
pal
m-li
ned
beac
h w
ith w
hite
san
d an
d cl
ear
blue
wat
ers.
Fro
m P
emba
one
can
visi
t Ib
oIsl
and,
pa
rt
of
the
idyl
lic
Qui
rimba
sAr
chip
elag
o -
once
an
im
port
ant
Port
ugue
se tr
adin
g po
st.
Mat
emo
Islan
d is
a pr
ivat
e isl
and
just
100k
m f
rom
Pem
ba,
just
8km
by
3km
in
size.
Th
e fo
cus
of
the
excl
usiv
eM
atem
o Isl
and
Reso
rt is
leisu
re,
fishi
ngan
d di
ving
. G
uest
s en
joy
a se
lect
ion
of w
ater
spor
ts a
s w
ell a
s lu
xury
acc
om-
mod
atio
n on
the
bea
ch,
dhow
cru
ises,
picn
ics
on
surr
ound
ing
isla
nds
and
cultu
ral t
ours
to s
urro
undi
ng is
land
s.
The
smal
l, qu
aint
isla
nd o
f Med
jum
be is
20 m
inut
es b
y lig
ht a
ircra
ft fro
m P
emba
.Th
e re
sort
, w
hich
op
ened
in
M
arch
2005
, ca
n ac
com
mod
ate
up
to
24gu
ests
. Fac
ilitie
s in
clud
e ai
r-co
nditi
oned
chal
ets
set
right
on
the
beac
h, e
very
type
of w
ater
spor
t, a
rest
aura
nt, l
oung
ean
d ba
r. G
uest
s will
enj
oy su
nset
cru
ises,
cultu
ral
tour
s of
the
isla
nds
and
dhow
crui
ses.
The
nea
rby
islan
d of
Qui
singa
isan
idea
l cho
ice
for a
rom
antic
exc
ursio
n.
All
your
tro
pica
l dr
eam
s ca
n co
me
true
wit
h Th
omps
ons
Tour
s!
Indi
an O
cean
Beac
hes
BRO
CH
URE
200
6
MAP
UTO
WEE
KEN
D P
ACKA
GES
Wha
t co
uld
be b
ette
r th
an g
ettin
g aw
ayfro
m th
e ci
ty a
nd th
e ha
ssle
s of d
aily
life
by
esca
ping
to
a lu
xury
hot
el,
sun,
fun
and
food
? Th
omps
ons
Wee
kend
Pa
ckag
esof
fer
just
tha
t an
d no
w y
ou h
ave
even
mor
e to
cho
se fr
om.
POLA
NA
SEAF
OO
D W
EEKE
ND
Esca
pe t
o th
e G
rand
Dam
e of
Map
uto
for
2 m
agic
al n
ight
s. G
uest
s en
joy
brea
kfas
tda
ily, 5
-sta
r acc
omm
odat
ion,
din
ner a
t the
hote
l on
Fr
iday
ni
ght
and
a fa
bulo
usse
afoo
d bu
ffet
on S
atur
day
nigh
t at
the
Pola
na H
otel
.
HO
TEL
AVEN
IDA
WEE
KEN
DSp
end
a w
eeke
nd i
n lu
xury
at
the
Hot
elAv
enid
a.
Gue
sts
enjo
y br
eakf
ast
daily
,5-
star
ac
com
mod
atio
n,
a fe
stiv
e Ita
lian
Past
a Bu
ffet
on F
riday
nig
ht a
nd a
Sun
set
Har
bour
C
ruis
e on
Sa
turd
ay
nigh
t,in
clud
ing
2 dr
inks
.
All
our
Thom
pson
s pa
ckag
es
will
al
soin
clud
e re
turn
flig
hts
and
tran
sfer
s. G
uest
sca
n ch
ose
from
any
of
the
fabu
lous
tou
rsan
d ac
tiviti
es b
elow
to
mak
e th
eir
stay
even
mor
e ex
citin
g.
MAP
UTO
AC
TIVI
TIES
Thom
pson
s M
ozam
biqu
e no
w o
ffers
the
visit
or s
o m
uch
mor
e to
see
and
do
whe
nvi
sitin
g M
aput
o.H
ave
a lo
ok a
t the
fabu
-lo
us a
nd d
elic
ious
tou
rs a
nd a
ctiv
ities
on
offe
r in
Map
uto:
INH
ACA
DAY
TRI
PG
uest
s ar
e tr
ansf
erre
d fro
m t
he h
otel
to
the
Boat
Clu
b, w
here
the
y bo
ard
a bo
atfo
r th
e 1h
our
trip
to
In
haca
Is
land
.
Subj
ect t
o pr
evai
ling
wea
ther
con
ditio
ns, a
swim
min
g an
d sn
orke
lling
sto
p is
mad
e at
Port
ugue
se I
sland
. Po
rtug
uese
Isla
nd i
s a
beau
tiful
, un
touc
hed
islan
d ab
out
2km
sfro
m I
nhac
a Isl
and,
and
by
far
the
best
beac
h in
the
are
a. T
here
afte
r gu
ests
are
take
n to
Inh
aca
Islan
d fo
r lu
nch.
Dep
art
from
Inha
ca Is
land
at a
roun
d 15
h00,
arr
iv-
ing
back
in M
aput
o at
16h
00.
The
Inha
ca D
ay T
rip c
an b
e so
ld in
clud
ing
or e
xclu
ding
lun
ch.
If gu
ests
cho
se t
oin
clud
e lu
nch,
lunc
h w
ill b
e at
the
Inha
caLo
dge.
If g
uest
s ch
oose
to
excl
ude
lunc
h,th
ey c
an e
njoy
lunc
h at
Luc
as’s
Rest
aura
nt,
reno
wne
d on
the
isla
nd f
or t
heir
fresh
lypr
epar
ed s
eafo
od.
DURA
TION:
07h3
0 –
16h0
0 Fu
ll Da
ySC
HEDU
LE:D
aily (
subje
ct to
wea
ther
cond
ition
s)IN
CLUS
IONS
: Ret
urn
trans
fers,
retu
rn b
oat t
rip a
nd lu
nch
(if lu
nch
trip
selec
ted)
MAC
ANET
A D
AY T
RIP
Dep
art f
rom
the
hote
l in
the
mor
ning
and
whi
le e
n ro
ute
to M
acan
eta
Beac
h, s
top
atM
arra
cuen
e Vi
llage
an
d a
loca
l ho
me-
stea
d.
Ther
eafte
r ta
ke
a bo
at
tran
sfer
acro
ss t
he I
ncom
ati
Rive
r to
Mac
anet
aBe
ach
whe
re y
ou w
ill s
pend
the
mor
ning
.Lu
nch
is se
rved
at
Mar
racu
ene
Lodg
e on
the
bank
s of t
he R
iver
and
the
afte
rnoo
n is
spen
t re
laxi
ng i
n th
e su
rrou
nds
of t
helo
dge.
DURA
TION:
09h0
0 - 1
7h00
Full
Day
SCHE
DULE
: Dail
yIN
CLUS
IONS
:Ret
urn
trans
fers
and
lunch
MAP
UTO
CIT
Y TO
UR
Gue
sts
will
be
guid
ed t
hrou
gh t
he lu
xuri-
ous
resid
entia
l and
com
mer
cial
are
a of
the
city
, Som
mer
schi
eld
and
the
Pola
na.
You
will
enj
oy a
bea
utifu
l vie
w o
f Map
uto
from
th
e Ba
y an
d al
ong
the
Mar
gina
l
tow
ards
the
Cos
ta d
o So
l Res
taur
ant.
The
tour
in
clud
es
a vi
sit
to
the
Artd
ifco
-ope
rativ
e w
here
yo
u ca
n pu
rcha
setr
aditi
onal
obj
ects
cre
ated
by
the
hand
i-ca
pped
loca
ls. T
hen
proc
eed
thro
ugh
the
city
, st
oppi
ng
at
the
hist
oric
al
site
s,in
clud
ing
the
cent
ral m
arke
t, ci
ty c
ounc
ilbu
ildin
g, t
he f
ortr
ess,
the
CFM
rai
lway
stat
ion,
mus
eum
and
chu
rche
s.G
uest
s ca
n ch
ose
to i
nclu
de o
r ex
clud
elu
nch
on th
is to
ur. F
or g
uest
s w
ho w
ish to
incl
ude
lunc
h, t
hey
can
enjo
y a
sum
ptu-
ous
seaf
ood
lunc
h at
the
ren
owne
d C
osta
do S
ol a
t the
end
of t
he to
ur.
DURA
TION:
10h
00 –
13h
00 e
xclud
ing lu
nch
10h0
0 - 1
4h30
inclu
ding
lunch
.SC
HEDU
LE:D
aily
INCL
USIO
NS: P
ickup
and
dro
poff
at th
e ho
tel,
lunch
(if
lunc
h to
ur se
lecte
d)
NIG
HT
SAFA
RITh
is
nigh
t-tim
e pa
rty
tour
is
an
intr
oduc
tion
to
the
vibr
ant
Map
uto
nigh
tlife
.Th
e fir
st s
top
on th
e to
ur is
the
popu
lar
Pool
Bar
loca
ted
at t
he T
erm
inus
Hot
el.
Then
it's
off
to A
frica
Bar
bef
ore
head
ing
to t
he fi
nal s
top,
Coc
onut
s N
ight
Clu
b. T
his
is an
exp
erie
nce
not
to b
em
issed
. G
uest
s ca
n ch
ose
to i
nclu
de o
rex
clud
e di
nner
on
this
tour
.Fo
r gu
ests
who
wish
to
incl
ude
dinn
er,
ade
licio
us se
afoo
d di
nner
can
be
enjo
yed
atth
e C
osta
do
Sol b
efor
e th
e Sa
fari
begi
ns.
DURA
TION:
23h0
0 - 0
2h00
exc
luding
dinn
er21
h00
– 02
h00
includ
ing d
inner
SCHE
DULE
: Dail
yIN
CLUS
IONS
:All
trans
fers
and
dinne
r(if
dinn
er to
ur se
lecte
d)
KEN
YAK
ENYA
‘S N
ATI
ON
AL
PAR
KS
HO
W T
O G
ET T
HER
E:Fl
y Ke
nya
Airw
ays
or S
AA d
irect
toN
airo
biKe
nya
Airw
ays
also
flie
s di
rect
toM
omba
sa
HIG
HLI
GH
TS:
• Ex
perie
nce
the
Anim
al m
igra
tion
betw
een
the
Sere
nget
i and
the
Mas
ai M
ara.
Thi
s is
one
of th
em
ost s
pect
acul
ar s
ight
s in
all
Afric
a.•
See
the
fam
ous
Pink
Fla
min
goes
inth
e G
reat
Rift
Lak
es.
• Ta
ke a
sce
nic
hot a
ir ba
lloon
ride
ove
rth
e M
asai
Mar
a Pl
ains
.•
Safa
ri in
Mas
ai M
ara,
Sha
ba a
ndAm
bose
li Re
serv
es.
TRAV
ELLE
R’S
TIP:
Com
bine
a s
afar
i with
Mom
basa
for t
hepe
rfect
bus
h an
d be
ach
geta
way
.
US
EFU
L IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:N
airo
biLA
NG
UA
GE:
Swah
ili.
Engl
ish
is w
idel
y sp
oken
.CU
RREN
CY:
The
Keny
a Sh
illin
gVI
SA:
Not
requ
ired
for S
A pa
sspo
rt ho
lder
s.Al
l oth
er p
assp
ort h
olde
rs to
o ch
eck
with
loca
lau
thor
ities
.A
IRPO
RT T
AX:
All t
axes
incl
uded
in th
e tic
ket.
ARE
A:5
86, 6
00km
2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
SA ti
me
+ 1
hrH
EALT
H R
EQU
IREM
ENTS
: Ye
llow
feve
r cer
tific
ate
is re
quire
d.
Anti-
Mal
aria
pre
caut
ions
reco
mm
ende
d.
Kenya
bo
asts
fo
rty
eigh
t pa
rks
and
rese
rves
and
nin
e m
arin
e na
tiona
l par
ksan
d re
serv
es, h
ome
to a
myr
iad
of fi
sh a
ndm
agni
ficen
t cor
al re
efs.
The
beau
tiful
Ke
nyan
co
ast
has
tran
quil
beac
hes,
tu
rquo
ise
seas
, ar
chae
logi
cal
trea
sure
s an
d ex
celle
nt h
olid
ay re
sort
s.
Keny
a is
divi
ded
into
four
regi
ons.
The
Gre
atRi
ft Va
lley
is ho
me
to e
ight
exq
uisit
e la
kes
and
incr
edib
le b
irdlif
e. M
ost f
amou
s ar
e th
egr
eat
conc
entr
atio
ns o
f pi
nk f
lam
ingo
at
Lake
Nak
uru.
The
Cen
tral
Hig
hlan
ds s
prea
ds l
ike
a lu
shm
antle
ove
r 3
mou
ntai
n ra
nges
- M
ount
Keny
a, t
he A
berd
ares
and
Mau
. Th
e th
irdre
gion
is a
n ar
id o
ne; it
s aw
esom
ely
rugg
edte
rrai
n is
full
of a
var
iety
of
gam
e an
dcr
owne
d by
mou
ntai
n pe
aks
of M
arsa
bit,
Mou
nt K
ulal
, M
ount
Nyi
ru a
nd t
he N
doto
Mou
ntai
ns.
The
480k
m-lo
ng
coas
tline
bo
asts
lo
ngst
retc
hes
of i
dylli
c sil
ver-s
ande
d be
ache
s.A
cora
l re
ef r
uns
alm
ost
the
entir
e le
ngth
of
the
area
, cr
eatin
g a
spec
tacu
lar
unde
rwat
er w
orld
.
Thom
pson
s ca
n ar
rang
e a
varie
ty
ofSa
fari
Hol
iday
Pr
ogra
mm
es
to
diffe
rent
gam
e ar
eas
in
Keny
a.
Thes
e in
clud
eco
mpr
ehen
sive
prog
ram
mes
visi
ting
a nu
m-
ber o
f diff
eren
t nat
iona
l par
ks o
f you
r cho
ice
to se
e a
wid
e an
d va
ried
sele
ctio
n of
wild
life.
The
high
se
ason
is
durin
g th
eM
igra
tion
and
falls
bet
wee
n Au
gust
and
Oct
ober
. T
his
is al
so w
hen
it is
cool
est
and
drie
st.
The
dry
sea
son
star
ts
in
June
an
d la
sts
until
Nov
embe
r. B
ut t
his
is al
so t
he m
ost
expe
nsiv
e tim
e of
the
year
to v
isit.
Nov
embe
r to
M
arch
is
cons
ider
eda
low
sea
son
and
tem
pera
ture
s ar
ege
nera
lly q
uite
hig
h, p
eaki
ng a
t 28
degr
ees i
n Fe
brua
ry. M
ay a
nd Ju
ne a
reco
nsid
ered
low
sea
son.
BES
T T
IME
TO
TR
AV
EL
K E N YA
AFRI
CA
2006
VISI
T O
UR W
EBSI
TE F
OR
PRIC
ES &
SPE
CIAL
PAC
KAG
ES- w
ww.
thom
pson
s.co.
za27
K E N YA
26AF
RIC
A 20
06TR
UST
ED F
OR
28 Y
EARS
AN
D G
ETTI
NG
BET
TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
MAS
AI M
ARA
RESE
RVE
The
Mas
ai M
ara
Rese
rve
is th
e 1
510k
m2
nort
hern
ext
ensio
n of
the
Sere
nget
i Pla
ins.
The
rese
rve
is
wor
ld-f
amou
s fo
r th
ean
nual
m
igra
tion
of
over
a
mill
ion
wild
ebee
st a
nd z
ebra
s on
the
ir tr
ek f
rom
the
Sere
nget
i in
the
sou
th i
n se
arch
of
fresh
gra
ssla
nds.
Thi
s tak
es p
lace
eac
h ye
arbe
twee
n Ju
ly a
nd O
ctob
er.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E:Th
e M
asai
Mar
a Re
serve
is lo
cate
d 27
0km
from
Nairo
bi,a
5 to
6 h
our j
ourn
ey b
y roa
d an
d ab
out 4
5 mi
nute
s by a
ir.
AMBO
SELI
RES
ERVE
The
rese
rve
lies
belo
w M
ount
Kili
man
jaro
,Af
rica’
s hi
ghes
t mou
ntai
n, a
nd th
e hi
ghes
tfr
ee-s
tand
ing
mou
ntai
n in
th
e w
orld
.An
un
forg
etta
ble
expe
rienc
e he
re
isth
e sig
ht
of
anim
als
in
the
sava
nnah
silho
uett
ed a
gain
st s
now
-cap
ped
“Kili
”, a
sth
e m
ount
ain
is ca
lled.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E:4
hour
s by r
oad
or 3
5-mi
n fli
ght f
rom
Nairo
bi.
TSAV
O N
ATIO
NAL
PAR
KTh
is is
one
of t
he w
orld
’s la
rges
t w
ildlif
esa
nctu
arie
s. I
t is
acce
ssib
le b
y ro
ad f
rom
Mom
basa
and
is
fam
ous
for
its e
leph
ant
view
ing
and
man
-eat
ing
lions
, fa
mou
sfro
m t
he m
ovie
, G
host
in
the
Dar
knes
s.Th
e pa
rk i
s di
vide
d in
to T
savo
Eas
t an
dTs
avo
Wes
t.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E:4
hour
s by r
oad
from
eithe
r Nair
obi o
r Mom
basa
, 35
-min
fligh
t fro
m Na
irobi
LAKE
NAK
URU
Lake
Nak
uru
is a
soda
lake
bel
ow th
e cl
iffs
of
the
Gre
at
Rift
Valle
y,
160k
m
from
Nai
robi
. It
is w
orld
fam
ous
for
havi
ng t
hegr
eate
st v
arie
ty o
f bi
rds
on e
arth
, w
ithne
arly
one
mill
ion
flam
ingo
es f
orm
ing
anun
forg
etta
ble
pink
ribb
on a
long
the
edge
sof
the
Lake
s.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E: 2
hour
s by r
oad
or 1
5-mi
n fli
ght f
rom
Nairo
bi.
SAM
BURU
/SH
ABA
RESE
RVE
Sam
buru
is
a
fasc
inat
ing,
dr
amat
icco
mbi
natio
n of
ar
id
sem
i-des
ert
scru
blan
ds c
ombi
ned
with
the
spr
ings
of
Buffa
lo S
prin
gs.
Visit
ors
here
enj
oy s
eein
g so
me
of K
enya
’sra
rer
spec
ies,
inc
ludi
ng t
he l
ong-
neck
edG
eren
uck
and
the
blue
-legg
ed S
omal
i.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E: 6
hour
by r
oad
or 1
hou
r flig
ht fr
om N
airob
i.
MO
UN
T KE
NYA
NAT
ION
AL P
ARK
Mou
nt
Keny
a is
an
im
posi
ng
extin
ctvo
lcan
o do
min
atin
g th
e la
ndsc
ape
of t
heKe
nyan
H
ighl
ands
, Ea
st
of
the
Rift
.Th
e m
ount
ain
has t
wo
mai
n pe
aks -
Bat
ian
(520
0m) a
nd N
elio
n (5
188m
).
The
mou
ntai
ns
slope
s ar
e cl
oake
d in
fore
st,
bam
boo,
sc
rub
and
moo
rland
givi
ng w
ay o
n th
e hi
gh c
entr
al p
eaks
to
rock
, ic
e an
d sn
ow.
Mou
nt
Keny
a is
an
impo
rtan
t w
ater
ca
tchm
ent
area
,su
pply
ing
the
Tana
& N
orth
ern
Ewas
oN
giro
sys
tem
s. W
ildlif
e in
clud
es b
aboo
n,bu
ffalo
, bu
shbu
ck,
duik
er,
elep
hant
,hy
ena,
jack
al, b
lack
rhin
ocer
os a
nd z
ebra
.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E: 2
hour
s by r
oad
or 1
5-mi
n fli
ght f
rom
Nairo
bi.
KEN
YA S
AFA
RIS
THE
GR
EATE
ST S
HO
W O
N E
AR
THK E N YA
The W
ildeb
eest
Mig
ratio
n is
a dr
amat
icst
ory.
It
take
s pl
ace
with
in K
enya
and
Tanz
ania
and
is t
he g
reat
est
wild
life
show
on e
arth
. Be
twee
n th
e op
en p
lain
s of
the
Sere
nget
i and
the
Mas
ai M
ara,
tho
usan
dsof
w
ildeb
eest
an
d ze
bras
m
igra
te
togr
eene
r pa
stur
es a
s th
e se
ason
s ch
ange
and
the
circ
le o
f lif
e an
d de
ath
cont
inue
s.Pr
edat
ors
follo
w t
he w
ildeb
eest
Mig
ratio
ncl
osel
y, w
aitin
g fo
r an
oppo
rtun
ity to
str
ike
wea
k pr
ey a
s th
ey m
ake
thei
r w
ay i
nto
diffe
rent
terr
itorie
s.
REM
EMBE
R:Th
is is
a m
igra
tion
that
is c
on-
trolle
d by
nat
ure
and
of c
ours
e th
e w
eath
erpa
ttern
s, so
the
tim
ing
can
vary
mon
th b
ym
onth
and
yea
r by
year
.
One
and
a h
alf
mill
ion
wild
ebee
st a
nd20
0 00
0 ze
bra
and
gaze
lles
gath
er fo
r th
ean
nual
mig
ratio
n fro
m t
he v
ast
Sere
nget
ipl
ains
to
the
cham
pagn
e hi
lls o
f Ke
nya’
sM
asai
Mar
a. T
hese
ani
mal
s ar
e re
lent
less
lytr
acke
d by
pre
dato
rs a
s th
ey m
igra
te in
acl
ockw
ise f
ashi
on o
ver
1,80
0 m
iles
each
year
in s
earc
h of
rain
-rip
ened
gra
ss.
If yo
u ar
e in
the
Mas
ai M
ara
you
can
expe
ctth
e w
ildeb
eest
to m
ake
thei
r arr
ival
as e
arly
as J
uly,
but
the
y ge
nera
lly a
rriv
e be
twee
nAu
gust
and
Sep
tem
ber
and
rem
ain
in t
heM
ara
durin
g O
ctob
er
and
Nov
embe
r.Be
twee
n D
ecem
ber
and
Janu
ary
the
wild
ebee
st g
radu
ally
beg
in t
heir
mig
ratio
nba
ck to
war
ds th
e Se
reng
eti.
Log
onto
ww
w.w
ildw
atch
.com
to
see
the
loca
tion
of th
e w
ildeb
eest
at a
nytim
e.
Wild
wat
ch is
an
onlin
e pu
blic
atio
n cr
eate
dby
CC
Afri
ca (
Con
serv
atio
n C
orpo
ratio
nAf
rica)
, one
of A
frica
's m
ost c
ompr
ehen
sive
eco-
tour
ism
co
mpa
nies
. C
C
Afric
a is
com
mitt
ed
to
mak
ing
a si
gnifi
cant
cont
ribut
ion
to th
e lo
ng-t
erm
con
serv
atio
nof
w
ildlif
e on
th
e co
ntin
ent
thro
ugh
sust
aina
ble
ecot
ouris
m
whi
ch
bene
fits
loca
l co
mm
uniti
es,
coop
erat
ion
with
esta
blish
ed
orga
nisa
tions
, an
d ef
fect
ive
com
mun
icat
ion.
TRAV
EL T
IPS
WH
ILE
ON
SAF
ARI
• Pr
otec
t you
rsel
f aga
inst
Mal
aria
• Ta
ke p
lent
y of
film
and
bat
tery
back
-up
for c
amer
as a
nd v
ideo
• Pa
ck c
ool c
loth
ing
and
trav
el li
ght
• D
rink
lots
of w
ater
• Ta
ke m
edic
atio
n th
at y
oune
ed w
ith y
ou•
Bino
cula
rs a
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RI IN
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airo
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ai M
ara
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RI IN
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E FO
LLO
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wee
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atio
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arks
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nigh
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nd p
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mod
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otel
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airo
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ght a
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ntai
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e slo
pes
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ount
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ya•
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ghts
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arov
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aba
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arov
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ara
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ai M
ara
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ASAI
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RI IN
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DES
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E FO
LLO
WIN
G:
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l tra
nsfe
rs in
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robi
and
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wee
n N
atio
nal P
arks
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nigh
ts p
re a
nd p
ost-
safa
ri ac
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mod
atio
n at
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ey H
otel
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airo
bi•
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ght a
t the
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ova
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ge in
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uru
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iona
l Par
k•
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ghts
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he S
arov
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ara
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ai M
ara
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l gam
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hile
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RI IN
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arks
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nigh
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nigh
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rena
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ge in
the
Mas
ai M
ara
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l gam
e ac
tiviti
es w
hile
on
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ri•
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kfas
t dai
ly in
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eakf
ast,
lunc
h an
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whi
le o
n Sa
fari
in A
mbo
seli,
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mbu
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nd M
asai
Mar
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arks
TAN
ZA
NIA
TAN
ZA
NIA
’S N
ATI
ON
AL
PAR
KS
HO
W T
O G
ET T
HER
E:Fl
y Ai
r Tan
zani
a vi
a D
ar e
s Sa
laam
toAr
usha
HIG
HLI
GH
TS•
View
ing
the
amaz
ing
spec
tacl
e of
the
Gre
at M
igra
tion
in th
e Se
reng
eti.
• Se
e th
e N
goro
ngor
o C
rate
r, th
egr
eate
st e
xtin
ct v
olca
no c
rate
r on
eart
h.•
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the
pict
ures
que
baob
absa
vann
ah o
f Tar
angi
re N
atio
nal P
ark
• Pi
cnic
on
the
floor
of t
heN
goro
ngor
o C
rate
r.•
Stay
on
Zanz
ibar
, the
Spi
ce Is
land
for
an u
nfor
gett
able
bea
ch b
reak
.
TRAV
ELLE
R’S
TIP:
Take
war
m c
loth
es if
visi
ting
the
Ngo
rong
oro
Cra
ter -
it g
ets
very
col
don
the
rim.
US
EFU
L IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:Da
r-es
-Sal
aam
LAN
GU
AG
E:En
glis
h is
the
offic
ial l
angu
age,
Sw
ahili
is w
idel
y sp
oken
CURR
ENCY
:Ta
nzan
ian
Schi
lling
VISA
:A
visa
is re
quire
d by
SA
pass
port
hold
-er
s bu
t the
se c
an b
e is
sued
on
arriv
al fo
rUS
D50.
Othe
r pas
spor
t hol
ders
to c
heck
with
loca
l aut
horit
ies
AIR
PORT
TA
X:Al
l tax
es in
clud
ed in
the
ticke
tA
REA
:945
, 090
km
2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
SA ti
me
+ 1h
rH
EALT
H R
EQU
IREM
ENTS
: Ye
llow
Fev
erce
rtific
ate
is re
quire
d.An
ti-m
alar
iapr
ecau
tions
reco
mm
ende
d.
TThe
larg
est
coun
try
in
East
Af
rica,
Tanz
ania
is
re
now
ned
for
itsm
agni
ficen
t w
ildlif
e, l
akes
, m
ount
ains
and
scen
ery.
Nea
rly a
qua
rter
of
the
coun
try
ism
ade
up o
f pro
tect
ed n
atio
nal p
arks
, hun
t-in
g re
serv
es a
nd c
ontr
olle
d zo
nes.
Her
e to
o,ar
e so
me
of A
frica
’s m
ost
fam
ous
sites
-M
ount
Ki
liman
jaro
, th
e cr
ater
of
Ngo
rong
oro
and
the
Sere
nget
i N
atio
nal
Park
. The
gre
at la
kes
- Vi
ctor
ia, T
anga
nyik
aan
d M
alaw
i (N
yasa
) -
form
the
cou
ntry
’sbo
unda
ries.
A jo
urne
y th
roug
h th
e la
nd o
f the
Ser
enge
tire
veal
s a
wea
lth o
f br
eath
taki
ng n
atur
alw
onde
rs in
clud
ing
Mou
nt K
ilim
anja
ro,
the
high
est
mou
ntai
n in
Af
rica,
an
d La
keVi
ctor
ia,
Afric
a’s
deep
est
lake
an
d th
eso
urce
of t
he g
reat
Nile
Riv
er.
With
inte
rnat
iona
lly fa
mou
s gam
e pa
rks l
ike
the
Ngo
rong
oro,
Ser
enge
ti an
d M
anya
ra,
whe
re w
ildlif
e ro
am in
teem
ing
num
bers
, asa
fari
here
is a
n un
belie
vabl
e ex
perie
nce.
Th
e G
reat
Mig
ratio
n in
the
Ser
enge
ti is
aph
enom
enon
tha
t is
beyo
nd d
escr
iptio
n -
this
mas
s ex
odus
of
1.5
mill
ion
wild
ebee
stto
geth
er w
ith h
alf a
mill
ion
zebr
a is
one
ofth
e gr
eate
st s
pect
acle
s on
ear
th. T
he G
reat
Mig
ratio
n pa
tter
n fo
llow
s a
500-
mile
rou
tebe
twee
n Ke
nya
and
Tanz
ania
, re
achi
ng it
scl
imax
in
th
e So
uthe
rn
Sere
nget
i fro
mD
ecem
ber
thro
ugh
to F
ebru
ary.
Fro
m M
ayto
Jul
y, d
urin
g th
e dr
y se
ason
, th
e he
rds
star
t dr
iftin
g to
th
e w
est
tow
ards
La
keVi
ctor
ia a
nd b
ack
into
Ken
ya.
Tanz
ania
is a
lso th
e cr
adle
of m
anki
nd: t
heea
rlies
t man
live
d he
re 3
and
a h
alf m
illio
nye
ars
ago,
and
evi
denc
e is
seen
at
the
Old
uvai
Gor
ge n
ear
Ngo
rong
oro,
whe
refo
ssils
and
oth
er re
mai
ns h
ave
been
foun
d.
The
best
tim
e to
visi
t Tan
zani
a w
ould
be
betw
een
July
and
Oct
ober
and
the
nag
ain
Dec
embe
r to
Mar
ch.
The
perio
dbe
twee
n Ju
ly a
nd O
ctob
er i
s th
e dr
yse
ason
and
the
tim
e of
the
big
mig
ra-
tion.
Th
is is
also
the
mos
t ex
pens
ive
time
to tr
avel
.
Betw
een
Dec
embe
r an
d M
arch
, is
the
perio
d of
the
sho
rt r
ains
, whi
ch m
eans
that
th
ere
is ra
infa
ll bu
t on
ly
shor
tsh
ower
s, u
sual
ly i
n th
e la
te a
ftern
oon.
Tem
pera
ture
s ar
e hi
gher
be
twee
nN
ovem
ber
and
Mar
ch a
nd c
an r
each
over
30
degr
ees
durin
g Fe
brua
ry.
BES
T T
IME
TO
TR
AV
EL
TA N Z A N I A
SERE
NG
ETI N
ATIO
NAL
PAR
KTh
e m
agni
ficen
t Ser
enge
ti N
atio
nal P
ark
ispr
obab
ly
wha
t m
ost
peop
le
envi
sage
whe
n th
ey i
mag
ine
“rea
l” A
frica
. W
ide-
open
pla
ins
teem
ing
with
wild
life,
ani
mal
sro
amin
g fre
ely
in se
arch
of f
ood
and
wat
eran
d be
autif
ul
and
dram
atic
la
ndsc
apes
as f
ar a
s th
e ey
e ca
n se
e -
this
is th
ehe
artb
eat
of t
he S
eren
geti.
The
Ser
enge
tiha
rbou
rs t
he g
reat
est
rem
aini
ng c
once
n-tr
atio
n of
wild
gam
e in
Afri
ca a
nd is
hom
eto
the
annu
al p
heno
men
on w
here
mill
ions
of h
erbi
vore
s m
igra
te e
n m
ass
acro
ss t
hepl
ains
of T
anza
nia.
“Ser
enge
ti”
is de
rived
fro
m
the
Mas
aiw
ord
“Siri
ngit”
whi
ch m
eans
an
exte
nded
plac
e. T
he r
egio
n is
hom
e to
app
roxi
-m
atel
y a
quar
ter o
f a m
illio
n ga
zelle
s, tw
ohu
ndre
d th
ousa
nd z
ebra
and
thou
sand
s of
othe
r her
bivo
res,
as
wel
l as
huge
prid
es o
flio
n, h
igh
dens
ities
of c
heet
ah a
nd s
olita
ryle
opar
ds.
HOW
TO
GET
THER
E:6
hour
s by r
oad
or 2
hou
r flig
ht fr
om A
rush
a.
NG
ORO
NG
ORO
CRA
TER
NAT
ION
AL P
ARK
The
crat
er i
s th
e la
rges
t C
alde
ra i
n th
ew
orld
and
a N
goro
ngor
o C
rate
r sa
fari
is a
uniq
ue
and
unfo
rget
tabl
e ex
perie
nce.
Cov
erin
g a
mer
e 26
0km
2 , th
e 60
0m d
eep
Ngo
rong
oro
Cra
ter
is ho
me
to a
per
ma-
nent
pop
ulat
ion
of m
ore
than
30
000
ani-
mal
s, a
nd is
one
of t
he fe
w p
lace
s in
Afric
aw
here
you
sta
nd a
ver
y go
od c
hanc
e of
seei
ng t
he B
ig F
ive
in t
he c
ours
e of
aga
me-
driv
e.
The
Ngo
rong
oro
Cra
ter
form
s pa
rt o
f the
Ngo
rong
oro
Cra
ter
Con
serv
atio
n Ar
ea
whe
re t
he w
ildlif
e is
prot
ecte
d an
d is
a‘W
orld
Her
itage
Site
’. Th
e lo
cal M
asai
hav
epe
rmiss
ion
to g
raze
the
ir ca
ttle
on
the
Cra
ter
floor
, an
d it
is no
t un
usua
l to
see
Mas
ai c
attle
and
buf
falo
gra
zing
toge
ther
,w
ith a
lio
n ga
zing
fix
edly
mer
e m
etre
saw
ay.
Ther
e ar
e ar
ound
70
lions
in
the
Cra
ter,
and
abou
t 15
bla
ck r
hino
, an
d th
e sp
ec-
tacu
lar
Lera
i Fo
rest
is
one
of t
he b
est
plac
es in
Afri
ca to
spo
t leo
pard
.HO
W T
O GE
T TH
ERE:
3,5 h
ours
by ro
ad o
r 1 h
our f
light
from
Aru
sha
LAKE
MAN
YARA
NAT
ION
AL P
ARK
Know
n fo
r its
ele
phan
ts a
nd tr
ee-c
limbi
nglio
ns,
Lake
Man
yara
is
also
exc
elle
nt f
orfla
min
gos
and
othe
r fa
scin
atin
g bi
rds
inan
d ar
ound
the
soda
lake
. A L
ake
Man
yara
safa
ri is
a fa
scin
atin
g ex
perie
nce
as t
hePa
rk a
lso f
eatu
res
a gr
ound
-wat
er f
ores
t,ac
acia
tor
tilis
woo
dlan
d an
d ho
t sp
rings
calle
d M
aji M
oto.
Lake
Man
yara
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk i
s a
bird
ing
para
dise
(mor
e th
an 4
00 s
peci
es),
part
icu-
larly
for
wat
erfo
wl a
nd m
igra
nts,
and
the
fore
sts
are
fam
ous
for l
ion
sight
ings
. Lio
nshu
nt o
n th
e gr
assy
sho
res
of th
e La
ke, a
ndar
e kn
own
for
thei
r ha
bit
of c
limbi
ng a
ndlo
ungi
ng in
tree
s.Th
e Pa
rk w
as o
nce
favo
ured
by
big
gam
ehu
nter
s –
Erne
st H
emin
gway
feat
ured
it in
his
book
The
Gre
en H
ills
of A
frica
. To
day
the
wild
life
is pr
otec
ted,
and
incl
udes
blu
ean
d ve
rvet
m
onke
ys,
babo
ons,
M
asai
gira
ffe a
nd im
pala
. HO
W T
O GE
T TH
ERE:
2,5 h
ours
by ro
ad fr
om A
rush
a
TARA
NG
IRE
NAT
ION
AL P
ARK
At 2
600
squ
are
kilo
met
res/
1000
squ
are
mile
s,
Tara
ngire
is
by
no
mea
ns
the
bigg
est
of t
he T
anza
nian
par
ks,
but
itsla
ndsc
ape
of
open
pl
ains
do
tted
w
ithth
ousa
nds
of b
aoba
bs m
akes
for a
n un
for-
gett
able
saf
ari.
Tara
ngire
is a
lso k
now
n fo
rits
tre
e-cl
imbi
ng l
ions
, fo
r its
ver
y la
rge
herd
s of
buf
falo
and
its
pred
ator
s tr
acki
ngth
e va
st h
erds
of a
ntel
ope.
A bi
rdin
g pa
radi
se,
Tara
ngire
N
atio
nal
Park
also
boa
sts t
he e
ndem
ic a
shy
star
ling,
rufo
us-t
aile
d w
eave
r an
d bl
ack-
colla
red
love
bird
. Th
e dr
y se
ason
(ap
prox
imat
ely
July
- O
ctob
er)
attr
acts
lar
ge c
once
ntra
-tio
ns o
f w
ildlif
e as
the
Tar
angi
re R
iver
is
the
only
per
man
ent
sour
ce o
f w
ater
in
sout
hern
Mas
aila
nd.
Tara
ngire
is o
ne o
f the
few
pla
ces
in A
frica
whe
re l
arge
her
ds o
f 30
0 or
mor
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ular
ly d
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ours
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CA
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atur
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tern
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the
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n va
ry m
onth
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mon
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ear b
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icat
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atio
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nific
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ng-t
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serv
atio
n of
wild
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ntin
ent
thro
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sust
aina
ble
eco-
tour
ism w
hich
ben
efits
loca
l com
mun
ities
,co
oper
atio
n w
ith e
stab
lishe
d or
gani
satio
ns,
and
effe
ctiv
e co
mm
unic
atio
n.
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R, JA
NU
ARY,
FEB
RUAR
YAN
D M
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HTh
e Se
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l Pa
rk
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serv
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arg
uabl
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essiv
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serv
atio
n ar
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sin
habi
ted
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norm
ous
herd
s of
wild
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stan
d ze
bra.
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s is
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calv
ing
seas
on a
ndth
e he
rds
conc
entr
ate
at t
he N
dutu
and
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i Pal
ins
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ract
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atte
ntio
n of
lions
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etah
and
hye
na.
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L AN
D M
AYD
eple
ted
plai
ns a
re n
o lo
nger
abl
e to
sus
-ta
in th
e hu
ge h
erds
. The
mig
ratio
n m
oves
from
the
shor
t gra
ss p
lain
s of
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sout
hern
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nget
i and
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rong
oro
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serv
atio
nar
ea t
o th
e lo
ng g
rass
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nget
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este
rn c
orrid
or a
lmos
t to
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toria
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GU
ST, S
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ount
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her
ds c
ongr
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ver,
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final
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rier
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ing
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off
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swee
t gra
ss o
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aiM
ara.
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y se
arch
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a s
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ross
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plac
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rt t
o cr
oss
safe
ly. H
owev
er,
som
e ge
t cau
ght u
p in
the
deep
er, f
ast r
un-
ning
wat
ers a
nd d
row
n w
hile
oth
ers m
ay b
eat
tack
ed b
y cr
ocod
ile w
ho li
e in
wai
t.
NO
VEM
BER
The
arriv
al o
f the
sho
rt s
umm
er ra
in c
alls
the
herd
s to
begi
n th
eir m
igra
tion
sout
h. A
sN
ovem
ber e
nds
the
mig
ratio
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mak
ing
itsw
ay b
ack
to t
he s
outh
ern
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nget
i an
dth
ey o
nce
agai
n gi
ve b
irth.
Thom
pson
s ca
n ar
rang
e a
varie
ty o
f Sa
fari
Hol
iday
Pr
ogra
mm
es
to
diffe
rent
ga
me
area
s in
Ken
ya o
r Ta
nzan
ia.
Plea
se c
onsu
ltus
for a
ll de
tails
or p
refe
renc
es.
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CA
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T O
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D G
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NG
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TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
MAN
YARA
& N
GO
RON
GO
RO C
RATE
R - 4
NIG
HTS
DEP
ARTS
DAI
LY
THE
SAFA
RI IN
CLU
DES
TH
E FO
LLO
WIN
G:
• Al
l tra
nsfe
rs in
Aru
sha
and
betw
een
the
Nat
iona
l Par
ks
• 2
nigh
ts p
re a
nd p
ost-
safa
ri ac
com
mod
atio
n at
the
Mou
ntai
nVi
llage
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ge in
Aru
sha
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nigh
t at t
he M
anya
ra S
eren
a Lo
dge
in L
ake
Man
yara
Nat
iona
l Par
k •
1 ni
ght a
t the
Ngo
rong
ora
Sere
na L
odge
on
the
rim o
f the
Ngo
rong
oro
Cra
ter
• Al
l gam
e ac
tiviti
es w
hile
on
Safa
ri •
Brea
kfas
t dai
ly in
Aru
sha
• Br
eakf
ast,
lunc
h an
d di
nner
whi
le o
n Sa
fari
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ke M
anya
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nd N
goro
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o C
rate
r
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NG
ETI N
ATIO
NAL
PAR
K - 4
NIG
HTS
D
EPAR
TS D
AILY
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RI IN
CLU
DES
TH
E FO
LLO
WIN
G:
• Al
l tra
nsfe
rs in
Aru
sha
and
fligh
ts b
etw
een
Arus
ha a
nd th
eSe
reng
eti N
atio
nal P
ark
• 2
nigh
ts p
re a
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ost-
safa
ri ac
com
mod
atio
n at
the
Mou
ntai
nVi
llage
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ge in
Aru
sha
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nigh
ts a
t the
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enge
ti Se
rena
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ge in
the
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nget
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atio
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ark
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l gam
e ac
tiviti
es in
the
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nget
i •
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kfas
t dai
ly in
Aru
sha
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eakf
ast,
lunc
h an
d di
nner
whi
le o
n Sa
fari
in th
e Se
reng
eti
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, NG
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NG
ORO
& S
EREN
GET
I - 7
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DAI
LY
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SAFA
RI IN
CLU
DES
TH
E FO
LLO
WIN
G:
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l tra
nsfe
rs in
Aru
sha
and
betw
een
the
Nat
iona
l Par
ks
• 2
nigh
ts p
re a
nd p
ost-
safa
ri ac
com
mod
atio
n at
the
Mou
ntai
n Vi
llage
Lod
ge in
Aru
sha
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nigh
t at t
he M
anya
ra S
eren
a Lo
dge
in th
e La
keM
anya
ra N
atio
nal P
ark
• 2
nigh
ts a
t the
Ngo
rong
oro
Sere
na L
odge
on
the
rimof
the
Ngo
rong
oro
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ter
• 2
nigh
ts a
t the
Ser
enge
ti Se
rena
Lod
ge in
the
Sere
nget
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atio
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ark
• C
ultu
ral v
isit t
o th
e M
to W
a M
bu s
ettle
men
t on
the
Rift
Valle
yflo
or, c
lose
to la
ke M
anya
ra
• Vi
sit to
Old
uvai
, enr
oute
to th
e Se
reng
eti N
atio
nal P
ark,
for a
shor
t lec
ture
and
tour
of t
he M
useu
m.
• Al
l gam
e ac
tiviti
es w
hile
on
Safa
ri •
Brea
kfas
t dai
ly in
Aru
sha
• Br
eakf
ast,
lunc
h an
d di
nner
whi
le o
n Sa
fari
in L
ake
Man
yara
,N
goro
ngor
o an
d Se
reng
eti N
atio
nal P
arks
TARA
NG
IRE,
NG
ORO
NG
ORO
& S
EREN
GET
I 7
NIG
HTS
D
EPAR
TS D
AILY
AT
06H
30
THE
SAFA
RI IN
CLU
DES
TH
E FO
LLO
WIN
G:
• Al
l tra
nsfe
rs in
Aru
sha,
bet
wee
n N
atio
nal P
arks
and
fligh
t fro
m S
eren
geti
to A
rush
a •
2 ni
ghts
pre
and
pos
t-sa
fari
acco
mm
odat
ion
at th
eM
ount
ain
Villa
ge L
odge
in A
rush
a •
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ght a
t the
Tar
angi
re S
opa
Lodg
e in
the
Tara
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iona
l Par
k •
2 ni
ghts
at t
he N
goro
ngor
o Se
rena
Lod
ge o
n th
erim
of t
he N
goro
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o C
rate
r •
2 ni
ghts
at t
he S
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Sere
na L
odge
in th
e Se
reng
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Nat
iona
l Par
k •
Visit
to O
lduv
ai, e
nrou
te to
the
Sere
nget
i Nat
iona
l Par
k, fo
r ash
ort l
ectu
re a
nd to
ur o
f the
Mus
eum
•
All g
ame
activ
ities
whi
le o
n Sa
fari
• Br
eakf
ast d
aily
in A
rush
a •
Brea
kfas
t, lu
nch
and
dinn
er w
hile
on
Safa
ri in
Tar
angi
re,
Ngo
rong
ora
and
Sere
nget
i Nat
iona
l Par
ks
NA
MIB
IAA
FRIC
AN
CIT
Y S
TOP
OV
ERS
A F R I C A N C I T Y S T O P O V E R S
AFRI
CA
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CIAL
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OR
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D G
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NG
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TER
ALL
THE
TIM
E
HO
W T
O G
ET T
HER
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A, B
ritish
Airw
ays
and
Air N
amib
iafly
dire
ctly
into
Win
dhoe
k.
Air N
amib
ia fl
ies
from
Cap
e To
wn
toW
alvi
s Ba
y.
THO
MPS
ON
S IN
NAM
IBIA
Thom
pson
s To
urs
has
a fu
lly o
pera
-tio
nal o
ffice
loca
ted
in W
indh
oek.
It is
staf
fed
by fu
ll-tim
e Th
omps
ons
staf
fan
d gu
ides
and
will
be
able
to a
ssist
you
whi
lst y
ou h
olid
ay in
this
won
der-
ful c
ount
ry.
TRAV
ELLE
R’S
TIP:
Drin
k lo
ts o
f wat
er a
nd a
lway
s ta
kesu
nblo
ck w
ith y
ou -
Espe
cial
ly if
you
’llbe
clim
bing
san
d du
nes.
US
EFU
L IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
CAPI
TAL
CITY
:W
indh
oek
LAN
GU
AG
E:En
glis
h is
the
offic
ial l
angu
age.
Ger
man
and
vario
us A
frica
n la
ngua
ges
are
also
spo
ken
CURR
ENCY
:N
amib
ian
Dolla
rVI
SA:
No
visa
is re
quire
d fo
r SA
pass
port
hold
ers.
Oth
er p
assp
ort h
olde
rs to
che
ck w
ithlo
cal a
utho
ritie
sA
IRPO
RT T
AX:
Pre-
paid
on
your
tick
etA
REA
:825
, 420
km2
TIM
E D
IFFE
REN
CE:
Sum
mer
: SA
time
-1hr
(Day
light
sav
ing
time)
Win
ter :
Sam
e as
SA
time.
HEA
LTH
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS:
No
inoc
ulat
ions
requ
ired.
Anti-
mal
aria
pre
caut
ions
reco
mm
ende
d.
AFRI
CA -
FIRS
T CH
OIC
E FO
R TH
EBU
SIN
ESS
TRAV
ELLE
RTh
omps
ons
have
ex
pand
ed
thei
rpr
esen
ce i
n Af
rica
and
has
esta
blish
edof
fices
in
Zam
bia,
Zim
babw
e, N
amib
iaan
d M
ozam
biqu
e an
d of
fer
a fu
ll ra
nge
of
dest
inat
ion
man
agem
ent
and
grou
nd-h
andl
ing
serv
ices
. O
ur f
riend
lyst
aff
in
Livi
ngst
one,
Vi
ctor
ia
Falls
,W
indh
oek
and
Map
uto
mee
t an
d gr
eet
pass
enge
rs o
n ar
rival
and
offe
r tr
ansf
ers,
day
tour
s, s
hutt
le s
ervi
ces
and
air
char
-te
rs.
Esco
rted
to
urs
are
offe
red
inN
amib
ia in
Eng
lish,
Spa
nish
and
Ger
man
.
OU
R C
ORP
ORA
TE C
LIEN
TS IN
AFR
ICA
Thom
pson
s Tou
rs n
ot o
nly
offe
rs fa
ntas
ticho
liday
dea
ls to
our
leisu
re c
lient
s, b
ut w
eal
so
have
a
long
-sta
ndin
g re
latio
nshi
pw
ith o
ur c
orpo
rate
clie
nts.
Th
omps
ons
Trav
el is
our
ow
n tr
avel
age
ncy
dedi
cate
dto
look
ing
afte
r th
e ne
eds
of o
ur c
orpo
-ra
te c
lient
s.
In a
dditi
on t
o th
is, w
e ha
vest
rong
par
tner
ship
s with
oth
er tr
avel
con
-so
rtiu
ms
spec
ialis
ing
in c
orpo
rate
trav
el.
For
the
first
tim
e ev
er, w
e ar
e de
dica
ting
a fu
ll br
ochu
re t
o th
e ci
ty c
entr
e pr
oper
-tie
s us
ed
by
our
corp
orat
e cl
ient
s in
Afric
a, M
aurit
ius
and
Mad
agas
car.
We
have
car
eful
ly s
elec
ted
a ra
nge
of p
rope
r-tie
s th
at s
peci
fical
ly c
ater
to
the
need
s of
our
corp
orat
e cl
ient
s.
All
of t
he h
otel
sfe
atur
ed a
re s
ituat
ed in
the
cen
tre
of t
heci
ty, s
trat
egic
ally
loca
ted
clos
e to
bus
ines
sdi
stric
ts.
YOU
WIL
L FI
ND
TH
E FO
LLO
WIN
GC
OU
NTR
IES
FEAT
URE
D IN
TH
ISBR
OC
HU
RE:
Nam
ibia,
Bo
tswan
a,
Zim
babw
e,
Zam
bia,
Moz
ambi
que,
Keny
a,
Tanz
ania
, M
alaw
i,An
gola
, N
iger
ia,
Uga
nda,
G
hana
,Et
hiop
ia, M
aurit
ius
and
Mad
agas
car.
If yo
u ha
ve b
usin
ess
to d
o in
Afri
ca,
Thom
pson
s is
your
one
- st
op-c
orpo
rate
-sh
op.
Tru
st u
s w
ith y
our
busin
ess
trav
elpl
ans.
Afric
an C
itySt
opov
ers
BRO
CH
URE
200
6
MO
RE
AF
RIC
AN
CIT
IES
IN 2
00
6
NAM
IBIA
BRO
CH
URE
200
6N
amib
ia is
a u
niqu
e de
stin
atio
n, f
ull o
fw
ide
horiz
ons,
en
dles
s go
lden
de
sert
dune
s an
d un
usua
l ro
cky
plai
ns,
all
hom
e to
a w
ealth
of b
irds
and
anim
als,
som
e of
th
em
rare
an
d pr
otec
ted
spec
ies.
Thom
pson
s Af
rica
has
an
esta
blish
edof
fice
in W
indh
oek,
whe
re o
ur f
riend
lyst
aff
will
mee
t an
d gr
eet
pass
enge
rs o
nar
rival
an
d of
fer
tran
sfer
s,
day
tour
s,sh
uttle
se
rvic
es
and
air
char
ters
.Es
cort
ed t
ours
in N
amib
ia a
re o
ffere
d in
Engl
ish, S
pani
sh a
nd G
erm
an.
WH
AT T
O E
XPE
CT
FRO
M T
HE
NAM
IBIA
BRO
CH
URE
Nam
ibia
is
a w
onde
rful
dest
inat
ion
for
self-
driv
e ho
liday
s an
d th
e N
amib
iabr
ochu
re w
ill b
e fe
atur
ing
vario
us s
elf-
driv
e iti
nera
ries,
in
corp
orat
ing
all
aspe
cts
of th
e co
untr
y.
Win
dhoe
k is
a sm
all,
frien
dly
tow
n,sp
read
aro
und
a w
ide
valle
y be
twee
nbu
sh-c
over
ed h
ills.
Swak
opm
und
is th
e co
untr
y’s
prem
ier
coas
tal r
esor
t. T
he c
oast
with
its
dese
rthi
nter
land
offe
rs m
any
optio
ns, b
oth
for
adve
ntur
e an
d re
laxa
tion.
Skel
eton
C
oast
is
wild
, de
sola
te
and
unin
habi
ted
with
soa
ring
sand
dun
es,
won
derfu
l vas
t pas
tel-c
olou
red
plai
ns.
Etos
ha N
atio
nal
Park
is
fam
ous
for
itsun
usua
l Sal
t Pa
ns, a
nd is
Nam
ibia
’s pr
e-m
ier g
ame
view
ing
dest
inat
ion.
Soss
usvl
ei is
mad
e up
of a
vas
t, dr
ied
upcl
ay p
an o
ver
whi
ch t
ower
a v
ast
sea
ofm
agni
ficen
t sa
nd
dune
s,
whi
ch
are
repu
ted
to b
e th
e hi
ghes
t in
the
wor
ld.
Enjo
y un
ique
des
ert s
cene
ry a
s yo
u tr
av-
el i
n lu
xury
and
com
fort
thr
ough
the
anci
ent
Nam
ib D
eser
t on
the
Des
ert
Expr
ess.
MO
RE
OF
NA
MIB
IAIN
20
06
Nam
ibia
BRO
CH
URE
200
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