Dates & Prices

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/13/2010 - 6/24/2010	$5,990
6/27/2010 - 7/8/2010	$5,990
7/4/2010 - 7/15/2010	$5,990
7/18/2010 - 7/29/2010	$5,990
8/15/2010 - 8/26/2010	$5,990
8/22/2010 - 9/2/2010	$5,990
12/19/2010 - 12/30/2010	$6,290

What's Included

•   Small group size limited to 24 for a more intimate safari experience with private game drives in open-top safari vehicles with a window seat for everyone

Your Tour Itinerary Includes

Day 1: Arrive Arusha, Tanzania – and your Africa tour begins
A transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arumeru River Lodge in Arusha – get a good night’s rest! An African safari is one of the world’s greatest adventures – and it begins with the departure of your family's Africa tour in the morning.
Overnight: Arumeru River Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania
Meals Included:

Day 2: Hiking in Kilimanjaro or a game drive in Arusha
A choice of adventures awaits to kick off your Tauck Bridges Africa tour and safari* today! You can choose to hike with us in Kilimanjaro National Park – home to Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the world's highest mountains. While you won't be going all the way to the top, you'll take an exciting walk up (and down) Kilimanjaro's Merengu Trail, keeping an eye out for inquisitive monkeys, doe-eyed antelopes and abundant birdlife; you'll also visit the traditional home of a woman of the Chagga tribe, who will reveal the art of making beverages from bananas. Or, your family can join an experienced local guide on a full-day game drive* in Arusha National Park (the first of many on your family's Africa tour) to look for gentle giraffes, boisterous baboons, colorful flamingoes and big buffalo. Later, everybody meets back at the lodge for a welcome dinner tonight.
Overnight: Arumeru River Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3: Experience Tarangire... where legends say life began
Your family's Africa tour continues as you head to Tarangire National Park today – the place where life began, according to Maasai legend, and immortalized in many movies about Africa. Marvel at the classic African savannah stretching out all around you, the wildlife-rich plains studded with baobob trees. Hop aboard our open-topped safari vehicles for an afternoon game drive; look for big cats lounging under baobab trees or elephants cooling off at a watering hole. Following dinner at your tented camp tonight, join members of a local Maasai tribe, who'll share some of their tribal customs – including how to perform their traditional dances – with you and your family.
Overnight: Kikoti Tented Camp, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4: Lessons from the Maasai in the African bush
Tauck's safari and Africa tour ensures an up-close look at daily life in Tarangire today, starting with a morning game drive. Then local Maasai teach you how to make colorful beaded handicrafts, throw a spear and shoot a bow and arrow! Later, indulge in even more experiences guaranteed to create shared memories that will last lifetimes... taking in incredible vistas from "The Viewpoint"... noshing on a barbecue dinner in the bush... and learning Swahili around the campfire – mastering such words as jambo (hello), kwa heri (goodbye), simba (lion) and ninafurahia (I am having a great time)!
Overnight: Kikoti Tented Camp, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5: Meet village students and birds at Lake Manyara
On the way to Lake Manyara National Park, stop at a new primary school that Tauck helps support, and visit with the students and teacher. Arrive at the birder's paradise of Lake Manyara, and set out on a game drive to look for baboons and great birds of prey from your safari vehicle! Continue on to your farmhouse hotel, where your accommodations for the next two nights sit on a 500-acre coffee plantation, facing the Oldeani Volcano.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Farm House, Ngorongoro Highlands, Karatu, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6: Ngorongoro, Africa's "Garden of Eden"
One of the best places in Africa to spot the Big Five – elephants, leopards, lions, buffalo and the rare black rhinoceros – ancient Ngorongoro Crater is home to almost every species in Africa... except the giraffe, who can't negotiate the steep incline down. Game drives and a unique picnic lunch on the crater floor offer ample opportunities to spot lions, cheetahs, hippos and lots of birds. Then it's back to your farmhouse lodge for the evening.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Farm House, Ngorongoro Highlands, Karatu, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7: The "Cradle of Humankind," Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge, in the Great Rift Valley, is thought to be the home of some of earth's earliest "people." Pack your own box lunch before heading out to see the place where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey found the fossilized remains of one of the first humans to walk upright. Your Africa tour then takes you across the seemingly endless plains of the Serengeti to Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp, in the heart of world-famous Serengeti National Park, where you'll spend the next two unforgettable nights. 
Overnight: Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8: Soar Over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon
Rise early for a hot air balloon ride* at dawn over the vast Serengeti plains as animals, large and small, start a new day in the African bush – a true highlight of Tauck Bridges' fascinating family Africa tour! This afternoon's game drive with a local guide offers up-close encounters with zebras, hyenas, elephants and jackals... and more stories to share around the campfire back at your tented camp tonight.
Overnight: Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 9: Wonders of the western Serengeti
Make tracks for the western Serengeti, a great place to see the wildlife of the region. A morning game drive showcases Africa untamed, as you view lions, giraffes and zebras and more. Arrive at your hilltop lodge off the beaten path, where you'll spend the next two nights in a tented chalet overlooking the Mbalageti River. Enjoy lunch and some time to relax before embarking on a late afternoon game drive for yet another unique safari experience, spotting prides of lions, fleet-footed cheetahs, and the creature said to have been "put together with spare parts" – the African wildebeest.
Overnight: Mbalageti Serengeti, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 10: Safari traditions and Serengeti sundowner fun
Your riverfront lodge in the western Serengeti enables you to savor the African landscape as you wish on the last full day of your family's Africa tour. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the western corridor of Serengeti National Park, where you can often see wildebeest and large numbers of lions and cheetahs, as well as herds of giraffe and zebra – a most unforgettable spectacle of Africa's circle of life, right before your eyes! Equally impressive are Tanzania's magical sunsets, which out here are celebrated at traditional "sundowners"... like those you'll enjoy at your lodge on your final night on safari, followed by a festive farewell dinner.
Overnight: Mbalageti Serengeti, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 11: Fly back to Arusha for your journey home
Your family's amazing Africa tour concludes after a flight back to the city of Arusha, a guided tour of a local coffee plantation, and lunch at the Cultural Heritage Center in Arusha. Flights departing Africa leave late tonight; we have reserved a day room for you at the Arumeru River Lodge so that you can repack and relax as you wish. A transfer is included from Arumeru River Lodge to Kilimanjaro International Airport this evening. Tauck Bridges' family Africa tour ends: Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Overnight:
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Sightseeing Highlights

No zoo in the world can capture the exhilarating experience of an African safari. Stay in wilderness lodges and tented safari camps. Experience game drives in wildlife reserves with expert guides for up-close views of the amazing creatures who live in Tanzania’s magnificent wilderness. And meet tribal people who show you what life is like in the African bush. With Tauck Bridges in the driver’s seat, there are only two Swahili words you need to know: Hakuna Matata, meaning no worries! Group Size Limited To 24! Keep your eyes peeled for the “Big Five” on game drives through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Serengeti national parks in private open-top safari vehicles – where everyone has a window seat. Soar high above the grasslands on a hot air balloon ride inside Serengeti National Park. Join in a Maasai tribal dance and visit a traditional boma for an authentic look at daily life. Explore ancient Ngorongoro Crater, seeing elephants, wildebeest, zebras and just about everything in between, and discover the secrets of farming on a 500-acre coffee farm. Day 1. Arrive Arusha, Tanzania Tour departs: Kilimanjaro International Airport. A transfer from the airport to Arumeru River Lodge is included upon arrival; your African lodge is located on the grounds of an old coffee farm. Day 2. Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Parks Your safari* begins with Mount Kilimanjaro – one of the world’s highest mountains and one of its highest volcanoes. While we won’t be climbing all the way to the top, you can walk up Kilimanjaro’s Merengu trail, then visit a woman of the Chagga tribe in her traditional home, where you’ll learn the art of making banana beverages. Or travel in our open-top safari vehicle to look for giraffes, baboons, flamingoes and buffalo on a full-day game drive in Arusha National Park. Everyone meets back at the lodge for a welcome dinner. Meals BLD Day 3. The place where life began Head for Tarangire National Park where you’ll see the Maasai people and the second largest concentration of big game in the world. According to Maasai legend, Tarangire is the place where life began. Embark on an afternoon game drive in the African savannah to see elephants cooling off in a watering hole and big cats lounging in the shade under baobab trees. After dinner at your tented camp you’ll meet members of the local Maasai tribe, who share some of their tribal customs – and teach their dances! Meals BLD Day 4. Learning from the Maasai Start the day with a morning game drive in Tarangire, then learn what it takes to make colorful beadwork – plus how to throw a spear and shoot a bow and arrow – from members of a local Maasai tribe. This evening, gaze at vistas of Tarangire from “The Viewpoint,” dig into a barbecue dinner and take Swahili lessons around the campfire! Meals BLD Day 5. A village school and a birder’s paradise En route to Lake Manyara for wildlife viewing, meet and spend time with the students and teachers of a new primary school that Tauck helps support. Go on a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, teeming with birds, and then travel to the 500-acre coffee farm that will be your home for two nights. Meals BLD Day 6. Exploring Africa’s Garden of Eden Hop aboard an open-top safari vehicle for game drives and a picnic lunch in two-million-year-old Ngorongoro Crater, a great place to spot Africa’s “Big Five‚” – buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and the rare black rhinoceros. Return to your farmhouse lodge for dinner. Meals BLD Day 7. Visit the “Cradle of Humankind” You’ll pack your own box lunch before setting off for Serengeti National Park today. On the way, visit ancient Olduvai Gorge; 50 years ago, the fossilized remains of the earliest known human were found right here by Louis and Mary Leakey. Arrive at Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp in the heart of the Serengeti plains. Meals BLD Day 8. Soaring over the Serengeti... at dawn Up and at ‘em for a hot air balloon ride* over the Serengeti at dawn – enjoy panoramic views of the grasslands, watching early morning rituals of the wildlife below. After lunch, spy zebras, hyenas, leopards, elephants and more on an afternoon game drive with a local guide who knows the best places to find the animals that make their homes here. Meals BLD Day 9. Wildlife of the western Serengeti A drive to the western Serengeti showcases Africa untamed, offering your family a front-row seat for wildlife viewing as you travel to your hilltop lodge overlooking the Mbalageti River for lunch and time to relax. Look for wildebeest, prides of lions, fleet-footed cheetahs and herds of giraffes and zebras on a late afternoon game drive. Meals BLD Day 10. More safari and sundowner fun Morning and afternoon game drives fill your last day on safari with the Serengeti’s awesome landscapes and wildlife. A “sundowner” on a private deck under a magical African sunset, followed by a farewell dinner, offer a fitting finale to a memorable African safari. Meals BLD Day 11. Journey home Tour ends: Kilimanjaro International Airport. Fly back to Arusha. Visit a coffee plantation and have lunch at the Cultural Heritage Center in Arusha before arriving at Arumeru River Lodge, where a day room is reserved. A transfer is included from Arumeru River Lodge to Kilimanjaro International Airport this evening. Meals BLD

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Special International Air Savings – Europe

Book and deposit summertime departures of the following Tauck journeys to Europe by March 26, 2010 and save $2,000 per couple off Business Class Air ($1,000 off per person) from select U.S. cities.

Savings are valid for travel between June 29 and September 5, 2010, subject to availability:

•Treasures of the Aegean – 14 days with a 7-night cruise aboard Wind Star / Wind Spirit

•Sicily, the Amalfi Coast & Rome – 11 days with a 7-night cruise aboard Le Ponant

•Switzerland – 11 days featuring travel along Tauck’s scenic Yellow Roads

•Italian Lakes, Venice, Florence & Rome – 10 days in Italy with all multiple-night stays

•Paradors of Northern Spain – 14 days exploring culturally rich Iberia

•The Best of Ireland – 13 days featuring iconic cultural treasures of the Emerald Isle

•A Week In… Ireland – 8 days with a 2-night stay at Dromoland Castle

•A Week In… Spain – 8 days from Barcelona to Andalucía, Seville and Madrid

•A Week In… Scotland – 8 days with 2- and 3-night stays in Loch Lomond, Inverness & Edinburgh

•Spain and Portugal – 14 days of Iberian pleasures and culinary treasures

•Normandy, Brittany, Paris & the Loire Valley – 13 days showcasing joie de vivre

•A Week In… London & Paris – 4 nights at a grand hotel in London and 3 nights in Paree

•Castles & Kings: London to Paris – An 8-day family vacation alive with royal traditions

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Tauck Single Specials

For those seeking singles tours, we are pleased to offer special values on select departures to our guests who choose to travel solo. You can travel with peace of mind, knowing that you are among like-minded travelers and will have all the day-to-day details handled for you! While everyone is welcome, on these select dates we offer special arrangements to those traveling solo at a reduced cost.

Tauck Single Specials in North America

Best of the Canadian Rockies

Michigan's Lakes & Mackinac Island

Charleston/Savannah

Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia

San Fransisco, Sonoma & Napa Valleys

Tauck Single Specials in Europe

A Week in Ireland

A Week in Spain

Mediterranean Discovery

Istanbul and the Black Sea

Treasure of the Mediterranean

Cruising Mediterranean Shores

The Blue Danube

Holland Belgium in Spring

Strasbourg to Prague Serenade

The Rhine and Moselle

Budapest to Amsterdam by Riverboat

Budapest to the Black Sea

Classic Italy

Bellissima Northern Italy

Italian Lakes, Venice, Florence and Rome

A Week in Paris and Provence

Tauck Singles Specials in Latin America

Panama Canal & Costa Rica