The Great African Journey- 17 Days

NAIROBI • MASAI MARA • NGORONGORO CRATER • VICTORIA FALLS • JOHANNESBURG • CAPE TOWN

	This unique safari offer you the chance to experience two great wonders of East Africa - the Ngorongoro Crater and the famous Masai Mara. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most spectacular sights ever seen on safari. The crater is a microcosm of East Africa Savannah and a natural wonder of the world. Enjoy Lake Manyara National Park will known for its tree-climbing lions. Then travel to Kenya's Amboseli Game Reserve located at the foothills of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro and end your safari in the greatest game park of all, the world famous Masai Mara                  Somak Advantages •24/7 Travel assistance throughout your trip • Deluxe hotels, lodges and tented camps • Accommodation in standard rooms at deluxe properties • Meals indicated Breakfast (B) - Lunches (L) - Dinners (D) • Airport transfers • Safari briefing with a Somak tour director • Services of local English speaking guides • Entrance fees in game park and nature reserves except on optional tours • Game drives in Kenya and Tanzania • Balloon safari in Masai Mara • Karen Blixen Museum & Giraffe Center • Dinner at Carnivore Restaurant • City tour and Table Mountain - Cable ticket not included • Tour of Cape of Good Hope • Guided tour of Victoria Falls • Sundowner cruise on the mighty Zambezi River.

Accommodation

Norfolk Hotel	LOCATION: A five minute walk from the City Center Shops, Theatres and Restaurants - twenty minutes from the airport. FACILITIES: Two Restaurants, The Delamere and Ibis, The Delamere Bar & Terrace , a wide choice of Public Rooms, Beauty Salon, Swimming Pool and Gift Shop; with Golf on request. ACCOMMODATION: Offering a choice of rooms plus suites and cottages, each is luxuriously appointed with bathroom en suite.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge	Often described as the ‘Eighth’ Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro crater is so spectacular that it touches all the senses. A volcanic crater of over 259 square kilometers with surrounding walls rising 609 meters above it, the crater is a natural sanctuary for over 25,000 animals, including the black rhino. It is also a conservation area inhabited by the Masai tribe. The Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is built onto the rim of this amazing natural phenomenon, a stunning plant and local creeper covered stone lodge where guests co-exist in perfect harmony with the surrounding natural environment and wildlife. Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, close to some of the earliest dwellings of man in Olduvai Gorge, has taken their cave paintings as inspiration.
Royal Livingston	Situated in a 46-hectare wildlife park, the hotel has a superb Zambezi River frontage overlooking Victoria Falls. Inspired by the grand estate houses of the colonial era, accommodation is in a series of villas curving along the riverbank. All rooms and suites have river views from a shaded balcony or terrace. Airy open spaces with shuttered windows, they are luxuriously furnished with antiques and Victorian baths
Table Bay Hotel	The Table Bay Hotel is a five-star, 329-room hotel and it uniquely responds to its magnificent surroundings. It has a maritime flavor that extends to each room and suite, which has sea or mountain views and is a luxurious port of call. The interior of the hotel presents a kaleidoscope of impressions, from the European marble mosaic of the entrance court to the intricate parquet floor of the foyer framed by the full-scale drama of Table Mountain, with the activity of the harbor in the foreground. Below the foyer to the south, is the grand lounge with its cathedral ceiling and twin fireplaces.

Dates and Prices

The Great African Journey

2007 Guaranteed departures

Departure Dates	Per Person	Single Supplement	Round Trip Airfare from
Jan			$1365
Feb			$1365
Mar			$1365
Apr			$1505
May			$1505
Jun			$1920
Jul	$7760	$3385	$1920
Aug	$7760	$3385	$1920
Sep	$7760	$3610	$1920
Oct	$7625	$3610	$1365
Nov	$7625	$3610	$1365
Dec	$7760	$3385	$1920
International airfare from New York in Economy Class
Add-on fares available from other cities

2008 Guaranteed departures

Departure Dates	Per Person	Single Supplement	Round Trip Airfare from
Jan	$7925	$3890	$1365
Feb	$7925	$3890	$1365
Mar	$7925	$3890	$1365
Apr	$7810	$3710	$1505
May	$7810	$3710	$1505
Jun	$8245	$3990	$1920
Jul	$8245	$3990	$1920
Aug	$8245	$3990	$1920
Sep	$8245	$3990	$1920
Oct	$7995	$3815	$1365
Nov	$7995	$3815	$1365
Dec	$8245	$3990	$1920
International airfare from New York in Economy Class
Add-on fares available from other cities

2007/2008 air upgrade supplement from New York:

Premium Economy from: $1280 All year round

Upper Class from:            $5250 All year round

 

Notes:

 

• Land prices are per person double occupancy

• Airfares are from New York and are subject to availability at the time of payment and reservations

• All airfares are subject to airline penalties and seasonal surcharges

• Airfare price is based from New York. Please see page 70 for add-ons from other cities.

• Easter, Christmas and New Years supplements apply

• Departs with a minimum of 2 passengers

 

Not included in land only price:

 

Visa fees and associated costs, items of personal nature such as phones calls, faxes, meals not specified, laundry, beverages, bottled water, tips to driver/guides, waiters and porters, medical and trip cancellation insurance, excess baggage or shipping charges, optional excursions and departure taxes.