Africa Travel Newsletter - September 2006

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If Africa is your destination for a holiday, our Travel Center is the perfect place for you to have a browse through to get some ideas and make some enquiries. There is the choice of over 500 individual itineraries - from budget to sheer luxury, offered by many different tour operators throughout the African continent. Click to view the whole selection.

Newly added itineraries We have had many new itineraries added to our Travel Center this past month : some of them of detailed below
		Wings Air Safari Amboseli and Masai Mara National Parks - Kenya 4 days: Starting from the Kenya Coast, this is luxury travel staying at small privately hosted camps. Fly in Safari to Amboseli and the Masai Mara, offering unique scenery and wonderful game viewing. One night in Amboseli and 2 nights in the Mara both in luxury camps. This is a compact Connoisseur Safari.
		Wings over Kenya Air Safari - Kenya 8 days: Fly in style and comfort with time to enjoy Amboseli, Samburu and the Masai Mara. This safari removes long hard days of driving and leaves you with extra time for game viewing in the three superb parks selected for their diversity. You see Kenya with a birds eye view visiting the vividly contrasting habitat of the small but beautiful Amboseli in the shadow of snow capped Kilimanjaro, the semi arid riverine scrubland of Samburu and the delightful rolling grass plains of the Masai Mara, home to the greatest concentration of wildlife in Kenya.
		Kenya Grand Safari -Nairobi to Coast - Kenya 10 days: Starting in Nairobi and ending at the coast this safari includes a forest glade tree lodge, Lake Nakuru with spectacular bird life, two full days in the superb Masai Mara, scenic Amboseli, Green hilled Tsavo West and the dry Tsavo East. Covering a huge part of Kenya with excellent game viewing, it is designed to end at the beach where you can continue with a coast holiday.
		Kenya Pioneer Road Safari - Kenya 7 days: This is a luxury road safari to experience private ranch wildlife, unique and unusual beauty and learn of a tradition of conservation in Kenya. Starts and ends in Nairobi - Begin your safari with a visit to the private ranch of Laikipia’s Lewa Downs conservancy for a taste of generations living with wildlife, followed by a uniquely Kenyan stay at Loisaba, remote Lake Baringo and serene Lake Naivasha where you hosts will be Lord and Lady Enniskillen
		Discover Kenya Road & Air Safari - Kenya 7 days: This is for the wildlife enthusiast who wants to see many parts of Kenya. Includes the rift valley lake Nakuru, the fabled Masai Mara, the popular Amboseli and massive Tsavo East and West. If you are looking to see plenty of wildlife with a large variety of landscapes take this safari. Includes flight from Mara back to the coast.
		Lake Manyara & Ngorongoro Road Safari - Tanzania 4 days: This tour provides a scenic introduction to Tanzania’s rift valley and Ngorongoro massif area with plenty of opportunity to see a wide variety of wildlife and habitat. This safari is perfect for those with limited time.
		Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crate, Serengeti Nat Park Road Safari - Tanzania 6 days: For a moderate length safari in Tanzania visiting three wonderful parks this is ideal for those who wish to combine with a beach stay. Visit the African rift valley and Ngorongoro massif area and the Serengeti plains. You will see a wide variety of wildlife and geographical areas with superb photo opportunities.
		Luxury Fly-in Safari to MalaMala & Camp Jabulani - South Africa 5 days: Experience the best of the old and the new with this luxurious flyin safari itinerary. MalaMala Main & Camp Jabulani offers you the best the African bush has to offer with the added thrill of a safari on the back of an African Elephant.
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New Overland Trips: If you have the time and are of an adventurous nature - why not consider an Overland Safari. Africa is a huge continent and so diverse in its scenery, culture, history, climate, wildlife - an overland trip is an affordable way to travel through the different countries, experiencing the highlights a country or region has to offer. Overland trips are aimed at the adventure traveller and are participation camping safaris. The duration of an Overland trip can be from 14 days travelling in two or three countries, up to 6 months - taking in the whole route from North to South. It is an affordable way to travel through the different countries, experiencing the highlights each country or region has to offer. Below are just some of the new options:
		Victoria Falls to Cape Town 21 days: This trip starts in Victoria Falls on a Sunday and travels through Botswana; visiting Chobe and Okavango Delta. The Namibia section highlights the Etosha National Park, Swakomund, Fish River Canyon before finishing off in Cape Town, South Africa. NB: when you book this trip you are entitled to receive a free 3 day Hwange Safari
		Victoria Falls to Nairobi 21 Days: This itinerary incorporates the best of both worlds. Game parks, an island paradise, the warm heart of Africa and the adrenaline pumping adventure that Victoria Falls is. This trip is responsible for more people being drawn back to this amazing continent. It has obviously touched the raw nerve of many a traveller and once hit by it, it will stay with you until you return to further your interests and try and satisfy your thirst for a more intimate knowledge of the people and differing countries, you have travelled through.
		Gorillas, Game Parks & Zanzibar 24 days: A combination of two of our most popular trips sees you experience the varying faces of Africa, from gorilla viewing in the rain forests of Uganda to the island paradise beaches of Zanzibar. The memory of the gorilla trek and viewing these amazing creatures as they meander and feed in their ever-diminishing natural habitat will remain with you forever. The game parks of East Africa are renown for their unspoiled natural beauty and prolific game, from the predatory lion and cheetah to the magnificence of the African elephant. From a feast of game viewing intermingled with meeting and experiencing local traditions and cultures, to the uniqueness of Zanzibar. NB: when you book this trip you are entitled to receive a free 3 day Safari
		Zanzibar to Windhoek 31 days: This trip starts in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, first visiting the colourful island of Zanzibar before travelling through Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and finishes in Windhoek, the cosmopolitan hub of Namibia .
		East Africa Safari & Gorillas 35 days: This trip starts in Victoria Falls and travels north through Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and finishes in Nairobi, Kenya, offering a combination of hard game viewing, quality leisure time, cultural exchange, enjoying what Africa throws at you and having a damn good time doing it!
		Cape Town - South Africa to Nairobi - Kenya 42 days: From the East coast of Africa to the Southern tip of South Africa, will see you travel through eight different countries so diverse, so different in terrain and custom. The varying hinterland and people will leave an indelible memory with you and an endless source of interest for your friends that were not able to join you and experience what you have. Extensive game viewing, leisurely enjoying the local scene, maybe a bit of diving in Zanzibar, visiting a wild life sanctuary, poling through the Okavango Delta in a dugout canoe, racing through sand dunes on buggy’s, sky diving in Swakopmund. The choice is yours!
		Victoria Falls to Windhoek safari 16 days: If you have less time - this may be the itinerary for you - From the mighty Victoria Falls to the animal and bush wonders of Botswana. Following is Namibia where we take in the world renowned Etosha National Park, Cape Cross Seal breeding colony, magnificent scenery that northern Namibia has to offer, and the adventure town of Swakopmund before ending this memorable safari in the heart of Namibia, Windhoek.
		Zanzibar to Victoria Falls 15 days: This trip is truly for those who want to relax and enjoy the varying facets Africa has to offer. Soak up the rays on the idyllic beaches of Zanzibar, bargain with the locals in colourful markets, laze on the shores of Lake Malawi.
		Tanzania Safari: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Zanzibar 10 days: Experience Tanzania’s varied geography, diverse cultures and famed wildlife reserves on this highlight filled safari. You will travel along the vast plains of the Serengeti with its abundance of plain game and predator populations as well as experiencing the natural spectacle of the Ngorongoro Crater Reserve. Without a doubt you will be amazed by Tanzania’s varied landscapes from the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, to the Serengeti, and along the Usambara mountain ranges to the picture perfect coastline of Zanzibar.
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We can't add all the itineraries to this Newsletter - if none of the above appeal then I am sure you will find one that suits you in our Africa Travel Center where you can search by country, price, number of days, activities and national parks. and if you can not find an itinerary that suits your specific requirements and there are 2 or more of you travelling we would be happy to assist you in designing your own itinerary. Please complete our Customised Request Form The Africa Guide website also has loads of information that will assist travellers who wish to make their way round Africa independently of tour operators and guides. Please visit our Africa Countries Index and select the country you are interested in

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