2020 Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures

camp features roomy walk-in tents with attached bathrooms and hot bucket showers, and comfortable beds made up with linens and a duvet. Delicious, freshly cooked meals are prepared and served by our wonderful long-time staff. Days 6-8 Lake Manyara / Ngorongoro Crater We visit Olduvai, where in 1959 Mary Leakey made her now-famous discovery of the Zinjanthropus skull, explore the lush environs of Lake Manyara National Park, home to tree-climbing lions and troops of baboons, and stay at a lodge on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. The crater’s 105-square-mile floor is home to Africa’s largest permanent concentration of wildlife in a phenomenally scenic setting. Days 9-13 Tarangire / Arusha It is astounding to see Tarangire National Park’s tremendous year- round concentrations of big game: elephant gathered in the hundreds, huge herds of zebra, wildebeest, Cape buffalo, eland, and impala, oryx, kongoni, and Grant’s gazelle. Leopard can often be found resting in trees, and lion are seen along the river. Our close association with the local Maasai here is a special treat, and we explore on foot to enrich our game experiences. Our specialist walking guides have extensive knowledge of animal behavior and the ability to track any animal of interest that we encounter during the walks. Some evenings, we’ll set out on night game drives with a spotlight. You’ll also have the option of a hot air balloon safari with a Champagne brunch. Our private camp, set beneath glorious acacia trees facing the rising sun, has a classic bush camp backdrop in the heart of big game country. Depart on Day 13 via Arusha.

MICHAEL NICHOLS

HIGHLIGHTS • Exclusive luxury camps set in ideal locations for game viewing, far from crowded lodges • Fascinating bush walks, night game drives, off-road travel, cultural encounters with the Maasai • Four full days in the Serengeti, four in Tarangire National Park • Custom-designed Land Cruisers with guaranteed window seats • Expert Trip Leader who is with you the entire safari • Private charter flight, Olduvai Gorge, incomparable Ngorongoro Crater DETAILS • 13-day trip begins and ends in Arusha • 4 nights deluxe game lodges, 8 nights exclusive private camps • All meals included DATES Dec23,2019-Jan 4,2020 Jul 16-28, 2020 Jan 6-18, 2020 Jul 27-Aug 8 Jan 21-Feb 2 Aug 17-29 Feb 10-22 Sep 4-16 Mar 2-14 Sep 25-Oct 7 Mar 23-Apr 4 TRIP COST $8995 (10-15 members) $9495 (4-9 members) Single supplement: $750 Charter flight: $370 Holiday surcharge (Dec): $600 Park fees: $1700 Zanzibar Extension: from $1695 Gorilla Tracking in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans Extension: from $2695 TRIP LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 4WD game viewing, optional guided game walks, evening game drives Jun 12-24

• Experience tropical Zanzibar Island’s white-sand beaches and ancient Swahili culture • Track endangered mountain gorillas in the montane forests of Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans, where primatologist Dian Fossey worked EXTEND YOUR ADVENTURE

Dec21,2020-Jan 2, 2021

RALPH SHAPIRO

GARY STRAND

JANET SCHLICHT

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