Africa Itinerary
January 23 returning February 25, 2013

The first two weeks of our month long adventure in Africa starts in The Heart of Africa: On Safari in Kenya & Tanzania. We're traveling with our "Travlin Friends" Bob & Marylin Wilson, Ron & Kathy Giedt, and very long time friend Emily Hollinger. Emily is only accompaning us on this first leg.

The safari hunters of a century ago dubbed them the “Big Five” — the most elusive and dangerous animals to hunt on foot in Africa. Our group of adventurers hunt with a camera, but the lion, African elephant, black rhino, leopard, and Cape buffalo are still the prize.

In search of these creatures we start in Nairobi and go clockwise on our loop tour before ariving back in Nairobi. This “loop” itinerary, should give us the best possible “Big 5” viewing opportunities while visiting some of Africa’s greatest wildlife refuges, including the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.

We'll get to stay in some of top-of-the-line Serena lodges, including a Deluxe tented safari camp in Serengeti National Park and two nights in the legendary Masai Mara Reserve.

And we should taste some cultural tradition as we visit a local village, a primary school, and much more. Below is a summary of out tour.

Our second two weeks start with a flight from Nairobi to Johannesburg, South Africa where our tour starts.

From Johannesburg we head to Chobe National Park, Botswana; Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; Kruger NationalPark, South Africa; Cape Winelands; and finally Cape Town, South Africa and then back to the U. S.

Hear the mesmerizing rumble of Victoria Falls as you draw nearer ... hold your breath at the sound of a lion’s roar, carrying through the still African night to your safari lodge ... sip a wine aged from the sun-ripened grapes of South Africa’s finest vineyards — all this awaits you and much more on this small-group exploration of South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. During your visit, you’ll stay at the finest hotels, as well as safari lodges at the gates of Chobe and Kruger National Parks.