DAY ONE

Upon arrival at OR Tambo International, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative to hand over your travel documents and provide a transfer to the Federal Air Hanger for your connecting scheduled air charter to Arathusa Safari Lodge, for 3 nights accommodation.

On arrival at the lodge, please proceed with check in formalities, where you will be shown to your room.

“Arathusa” is derived from the Northern Sotho Word “Reathusa”, which means “to help one another”. Arathusa Safari Lodge is located within the northern sector of the coveted Sabi Sand Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park. This region has gained favour due to its lengthy history within the South African tourism industry, its incredible concentrations of wildlife, and the high quality private safaris on offer. The lodge flanks the bank of a large lake (approximately 250m x 150m). Each of luxury chalets has a 180- degree view of the water. Guests are able to view and enjoy a variety of wildlife (including the big five – lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant) from their private verandas. There are usually between 5 and 20 hippos “right on the doorstep” providing 24 hour entertainment.

The main living area is intended for comfort. Whether quietly reflecting on the view; reading a good book; enjoying compatible banter with friends or fellow safari go-ers - the warmth and charm of the camp environment is the foundation of the Arathusa safari experience. An infinity swimming pool overlooks the waterhole and is the perfect spot for wildlife viewing on a smoldering African summer’s afternoon. A traditional open-air boma (brick & grass enclosed dining area) presents guests with a novel way of appreciating an enjoyable meal under the stars to the sounds of the African wild. A curio shop showcases a good selection of African artefacts, clothing and basic necessities.

No more than 10 guests are accommodated at Arathusa Safari Lodge. 5 thatched luxury suites each with a king-sized four-poster bed, bathroom en-suite (with bath and separate indoor and outdoor showers), and a secluded veranda for optimum enjoyment of the surrounding wilds

Get ready for your late afternoon early evening safari, which departs at 15h30 from reception.  Make sure that you have got a hat, sunscreen and Mosquito Repellent on safari.  You will return to the lodge at about 19h00.

Upon your arrival back at the Lodge, you are welcome to freshen up in your room. Once you have freshened up join us in the bar for a pre dinner drink.  At approximately 20h00 dinner will be served in our boma around the fire. 

Overnight at Arathusa Safari Lodge
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY TWO

If you wish to go on the early morning game drive, you will be woken by a knock on your door at 05h30.  Tea and coffee will be served in the lounge area before departure at approximately 06h00.  Morning drives are approximately three to three and a half hours, depending on the game viewing. Breakfast will be ready for you upon your return at about 09h00, to enjoy at your leisure. A bush walk is also available shortly after breakfast, giving you the opportunity to witness some of nature’s smaller things, such as trees, insects, birds, fauna and flora.  It is not a vigorous exercise- just a gentle stroll for around forty-five minutes to an hour.  Please remember this is not a scheduled departure and you should let your ranger know at breakfast time, if you are interested in doing a bush walk. Late lunch and something sweet will be served at 14h00 on the deck at the bottom of the garden, in front of the dam. After lunch you will have time to get ready for your late afternoon early evening safari, which departs at 15h30 from reception.  Make sure that you have got a hat, sunscreen and Mosquito Repellent on safari.  You will return to the lodge at about 19h00. Upon your arrival back at the Lodge, you are welcome to freshen up in your room. Once you have freshened up join us in the bar for a pre dinner drink.  At approximately 20h00 dinner will be served in our boma around the fire. 
Overnight at Arathusa Safari Lodge
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY THREE

If you wish to go on the early morning game drive, you will be woken by a knock on your door at 05h30.  Tea and coffee will be served in the lounge area before departure at approximately 06h00.  Morning drives are approximately three to three and a half hours, depending on the game viewing. Breakfast will be ready for you upon your return at about 09h00, to enjoy at your leisure. A bush walk is also available shortly after breakfast, giving you the opportunity to witness some of nature’s smaller things, such as trees, insects, birds, fauna and flora.  It is not a vigorous exercise- just a gentle stroll for around forty-five minutes to an hour.  Please remember this is not a scheduled departure and you should let your ranger know at breakfast time, if you are interested in doing a bush walk. Late lunch and something sweet will be served at 14h00 on the deck at the bottom of the garden, in front of the dam. After lunch you will have time to get ready for your late afternoon early evening safari, which departs at 15h30 from reception.  Make sure that you have got a hat, sunscreen and Mosquito Repellent on safari.  You will return to the lodge at about 19h00. Upon your arrival back at the Lodge, you are welcome to freshen up in your room. Once you have freshened up join us in the bar for a pre dinner drink.  At approximately 20h00 dinner will be served in our boma around the fire. 

Overnight at Arathusa Safari Lodge
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY FOUR

If you wish to go on the early morning game drive, you will be woken by a knock on your door at 05h30.  Tea and coffee will be served in the lounge area before departure at approximately 06h00.  Morning drives are approximately three to three and a half hours, depending on the game viewing.Breakfast will be ready for you upon your return at about 09h00, to enjoy at your leisure. Afterwards, check-out formalities are completed and you will be requested to settle all incidentals with the lodge directly. The lodge porters will be in assistance with all the luggage requirements. Depart with a scheduled Federal Air flight from Arathusa Safari Lodge to OR Tambo International. On arrival, please make use of the complimentary shuttle bus for your transfer to D’Oreal Grand Hotel. On arrival at the Hotel, please proceed with check in formalities, where you will be shown to your room. The D'oreale Grande at Emperor's Palace experience is one of awe and wonder. From the grand and glitzy lobby to the flashing lights and sounds of the casino, your senses will never be far from overload. This showcase hotel with its grand lobby and rooms to match is a hyperbole of the decadent Roman era. With murals and frescos, sumptuous fittings and décor you will feel as though you have entered a different realm altogether when you walk into D'oreale Grande at Emperor's Palace.

Overnight at D’Oreal Grand Hotel
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: Bed and Breakfast

DAY FIVE

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, check-out formalities are to be completed and you will be requested to settle all incidentals with the hotel directly. The hotel porters will be of assistance with all the luggage requirements. Please make use of the complimentary shuttle bus for your transfer to OR Tambo International Airport. Connect onto your scheduled Air Botswana flight to Maun. (Scheduled flight not included)

Upon arrival at Maun Airport, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative for your connecting scheduled air transfer to Camp Okavango or Camp Moremi. On arrival at the Airstrip, you will be transferred to the lodge of your choice.

Please note that air transfers have a luggage limit of 12kg’s per person in a soft bag (including camera equipment and carry on luggage) If this limit is exceeded the excess luggage can be forwarded to the point of exit at the end of your safari at an additional cost. Please advise if you will have excess luggage and we will make the necessary arrangements.

Camp Okavango in Botswana is situated on remote Nxaragha Island in the heart of the Okavango Delta, assuring a year-round water wilderness experience. Camp Okavango accommodates only 24 guests in intimate exclusivity in East African style safari tents individually sited on raised teak platforms with en-suite ablution facilities and a private sundeck. Each tent is exquisitely furnished with a Rhodesian Teak wardrobe, luggage rack, dressing table, bedside pedestals and traditional directors chairs, colorful woven rugs, designer linen and matching interior blinds complete your African hideaway .Honeymooners are catered for and, for those that demand the ultimate in exclusivity, Camp Okavango boasts the "Okavango Suite" where your stay may include private game viewing activities.

Unashamed luxury blends with the Africa of yore in the elegant thatch and lethaka main building which houses a cocktail bar, lounge and dining room, while the expansive open air patio caters for al fresco meals and evenings around a blazing fire. Camp Okavango's silver service dinner served by candelabra is renowned among knowledgeable Africa travelers. Shaded hammocks, reading benches and a delightful sundeck and plunge pool provide relief during the hot midday hours, whilst an elevated observation platform affords stunning views of the tranquil floodplain's. Game activities include exploring the Okavango by canoe and river craft on wildlife and bird watching expeditions. Guided nature walks on the islands of the Delta afford an opportunity to track some of the larger species that inhabit this water wilderness.

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Situated on the beautiful Xakanaxa Lagoon in the eastern extremity of the Okavango Delta, within the Moremi Game Reserve, Camp Moremi offers an unsurpassed African Safari experience .

Camp Moremi accommodates only 22 guests in intimate exclusivity in walk-through East African style safari tents with en-suite hot showers and waterborne toilets.  Each tent is exquisitely furnished with a Rhodesian Teak wardrobe, luggage rack, dressing table, bedside pedestals and traditional directors chairs; colorful woven rugs, designer linen and matching interior blinds complete your African hideaway.

Shaded by giant ebony trees the magnificent Moremi Tree Lodge is an elegant elevated thatch and timber structure comprising of a main lounge, wildlife reference library, dining room and stylishly decorated cocktail bar cooled by overhead fans. Activities include tracking big game on morning and afternoon game drives by open 4x4 safari vehicle, excellent bird watching, exploring the Xakanaka Lagoon and surrounding Okavango channels by powerboat. Trained resident naturalist guides will share their knowledge and deep love of Botswana's wilderness with you on game drives where sightings of wild dog, cheetah, leopard, lion, elephants and buffalo are possible. Camp Moremi is our choice for first time Safari goers and those seeking the comforts and amenities usually found in a small hotel

Summer/Winter
03:00   03:30 PM        High Tea/Coffee, Cake & Savory snacks is served in the Boma
03:30   04:00 PM        Depart on an afternoon game activity (approximately 3 hours) with sundowners in a scenic location.
06:00     07:00 PM      Arrive back at Camp
07:30     08:00 PM      Pre dinner drinks with snacks in the bar followed by an a la carte or table d’hote dinner.
09:00    09:30 PM       Drinks/Coffee/liquors around the boma/campfire.

Overnight at Camp Okavango or Camp Moremi
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY SIX

Winter/Summer

06:00   05:30 AM        Early morning Wake Up Call
06:30   06:00 AM        Early morning tea/coffee and a light breakfast consisting of fruit, yoghurt, toast and cereals all served with freshly brewed coffee and tea.
07:15   06:46 AM        Leave for morning activity (approximately 3-4 hours)
11:00   10:30 AM        Return to the lodge to relax and refresh or shop as this is when the curio shops are open.
11:30   11:00 AM        Buffet brunch is served in the Boma. Afterwards, your time is free to rest and relaxation, game viewing, bird watching from the lodges or time to enjoy around the pool.
03:00   03:30 PM        High Tea/Coffee, Cake & Savory snacks is served in the Boma
03:30   04:00 PM        Depart on an afternoon game activity (approximately 3 hours) with sundowners in a scenic location.
06:00     07:00 PM      Arrive back at Camp
07:30     08:00 PM      Pre dinner drinks with snacks in the bar followed by an a la carte or table d’hote dinner.
09:00    09:30 PM       Drinks/Coffee/liquors around the boma/campfire.

Overnight at Camp Okavango or Camp Moremi
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY EIGHT

Winter/Summer

06:00   05:30 AM        Early morning Wake Up Call
06:30   06:00 AM        Early morning tea/coffee and a light breakfast consisting of fruit, yoghurt, toast and cereals all served with freshly brewed coffee and tea.
07:15   06:46 AM        Leave for morning activity (approximately 3-4 hours)
11:00   10:30 AM        Return to the lodge
11:30   11:00 AM        Buffet brunch is served in the Boma.

After check-out formalities, connect with your scheduled air transfer to Kasane Airport (after clearing customs and immigrations) connect with a road/boat transfer to the David Livingstone Safari Lodge.

The thunder of the falling water and towering column of spray. The Victoria Falls offers an inescapable closeness to the natural elements and it is this true grandeur that lends a backdrop to the regal David Livingstone Safari Lodge and Spa. These great and famous falls, named by Dr. David Livingstone for his queen, Victoria, in November 1855, were well known to the indigenous peoples of Southern Africa by many names, perhaps the most meaningful being Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders).

David Livingstone Safari Lodge and Spa consists of 77 rooms, all en-suite, of which 5 are suites and 2 rooms accommodate the disabled comfortably. Most rooms look out over the Mighty Zambezi and a leisurely sun downer can be enjoyed from your private balcony. The rooms Room features include: Colour, remote control televisions with access to satellite channels, Radio, alarm clocks and hairdryers, 24 hour room service, wake-up calls and a laundry service are provided, Mini bar and Coffee / Tea station, Telephones, Internet & Email and Air Conditioning, Separate bath and shower.

Enjoy an afternoon Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River. Guests are met by staff from the African Queen cruise boat and driven to the ‘Royal Landing’ jetty on the Zambezi River for boarding. The African Queen meanders slowly upstream along the length of the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park looking for game on the way. A number of animals and a host of bird species can be viewed from comfortable chairs on cool wooden decks. Excellent hot and cold food is served on board and the bar is well stocked with spirits, good wines, beers and soft drinks. All food and drink is included in the price and served throughout the cruise by professional, friendly waiters making the whole experience probably the most luxurious cruise on the Zambezi river.

Overnight at David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: Bed and Breakfast

DAY NINE

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a morning guided Tour of the Falls. To discover how the Falls were formed and what local customs and traditions surround them it is well worth taking a guided tour. These tours are extremely informative and end with a visit to the local art and crafts centre. Tours may be conducted from the Zambian or Zimbabwean side of the Zambezi River and last for 1½ hours in Zambia and 2 hours in Zimbabwe. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure,

Overnight at David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: Bed and Breakfast

DAY TEN

Enjoy a breakfast at the Hotel.After check out formalities at the hotel, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative for your road transfer to Livingstone Airport for your connecting scheduled flight to OR Tambo International. (Scheduled flight not included). Upon arrival, please make use of the complimentary hotel shuttle bus for your transfer to D’Oreal Grand Hotel.

Overnight at D’Oreal Grand Hotel
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: Bed and Breakfast

Enjoy a breakfast at the hotel. After check-out formalities at the hotel, please make use of the complimentary hotel shuttle bus for your transfer to OR Tambo International Airport for your connecting scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro (Scheduled flight not included). Upon arrival, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative who will provide a road transfer to Arusha and the Mountain Village Lodge. Nestling in a coffee Plantation on the side of a huge lake, the Serena's Mountain Village Lodge is a reliable choice for accommodation on the outskirts of Arusha, about 15km from the town centre. Well-proportioned rooms are set in wide and beautifully tended gardens across a steep escarpment, with views over the vegetable gardens to the distant and often misty Lake Duluti - all designed to lighten the heart after a long journey. A network of pathways lead over tiny clear water streams to charismatic semi-detached thatch bungalows, each with verandas and plenty of nets. Recently taken over by the Serena chain, standards have certainly improved and now the the wide-windowed dining room (whcih once felt rather neglected) is stunning and the food is of the typical good Serena standard. All rooms have private balconies commanding views to Kilimanjaro on one side and Mount Meru on the other with Lake Duluti infront; the setting is fabulous

Overnight at Mountain Village Lodge
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast at the lodge. After check-out formalities, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative for a road transfer to Arusha Airstrip for your connecting Regional air scheduled flight to Serengeti departing at 08:45 AM arriving at 10:25 AM. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Kirawira Serena Camp. After check-in formalities, you will be shown to your room. Enjoy lunch at the camp before departing on an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. This is an extraordinarily fine permanent tented camp, elegantly furnished throughout in the old 1920s safari style, with Victorian antiques (or reproductions), including studded leather folding wardrobes and polished brass taps and trimmings. The lavishly tented dining area at Kirawira is laid out across dark polished teak floorboards covered with rich woven rugs and surrounded by fine writing desks and 1920s safari memorabilia. Guests enjoy a la carte meals served on a fine array of china and silver. Its hilltop position gives fabulous views across mile upon mile of the Serengeti bush all around. The Serena connection is only really apparent at the swimming pool, for which they excel in providing individual and inviting designs, with water features and private enclaves with phenomenal views that really make the most of the surroundings. Kirawira has captured a nostalgic, romantic atmosphere, most enjoyable as the sun sets and its many lamps twinkle to life in the African night. The camp is landscaped throughout to provide easy pathways between the 25 tents, even in the dark. Dinner can be enjoyed at the camp

Overnight at Kirawira Tented Camp
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY THIRTEEN

Enjoy an early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park, before returning the camp for breakfast. Spend the remainder of the morning and early afternoon at leisure, before departing on an afternoon game drive, returning to camp for dinner.

Overnight at Kirawira Tented Camp
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

Enjoy breakfast at the camp. After check out formalities, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative for your road transfer to Grumeti Airstrip (a picnic lunch is included) for your connecting Regional. Air flight departing at 10:40 AM to Manyara Airstrip arriving at 11:45. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. As if in a land before time, Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is built into the rim of a Dormant and collapsed volcano (known as a caldera), the plant and ivy-covered native stone blending masterfully with its surroundings. Close by lies the Olduvai Gorge, the"birthplace of man". Today the volcano and surrounding landscape are part of a vast conservation area inhabited by the Masai tribe, as well as an extraordinary variety of big game and birdlife. Most guest rooms have private terraces with views of the crater floor where countless animals make their home. At Ngorongoro Serena Lodge visitors co-exist in perfect harmony with the natural environment and the wildlife that inhabits it.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

After breakfast you will descend into the crater floor for a full day crater tour and spend the day exploring this unique, spectacular and awe-inspiring natural amphitheatre in full. Using a four-wheel drive safari vehicle, descend into the Crater, to track and photograph the animals.  This great caldera contains some of the finest black‑maned lion in Africa.  Rhino can be seen with calves at heel.  Eland and waterbuck appear not to notice the human visitors, enabling photographers to shoot at ease.  Enjoy a picnic lunch with the hippos and birds!  On the lake in the middle of the Crater you may see thousands of flamingos fluttering and shimmering like a pink heat haze.  No area known can offer a natural scenic grandeur with six mountain peaks of 9,800 feet constantly in sight.  Ngorongoro was an active volcano some four million years ago, whose cone collapsed leaving a crater, or caldera, 2,000 feet deep, ten miles across, and 337 square miles in area.  Why and how animals found it their permanent sanctuary remains the 8th wonder of the world!  Dinner can be enjoyed at the lodge

Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
1 x Standard room|
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

Enjoy breakfast at the lodge. After check-out formalities, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative who will transfer you to Manyara Aistrip for your connecting scheduled Regional Air flight departing at 12:00 PM to Kilimnjaro arriving at 12:20 PM. Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted onto your connecting Air Kenya flight to Nairobi, departing at 01:45 PM. Upon arrival at Wilson Airport, you will be met and assisted onto your connecting Air Kenya flight to Maasai Mara National Reserve. On arrival at the Airstrip, you will be transferred by road to Little Governors Camp.

Little Governors’ Camp is situated at the heart of one of the most game ric h areas of the Masai Mara National Reserve. It is set on the Musiara Marshlands, which are watered by the Mara River, the area having traditionally been reserved for Kenya’s colonial Governors. The area surrounding Little Governors’ Camp is home to substantial herds of elephants, hippos and buffalos whilst also providing home for the herds of migrating zebra and wildebeest. The nearby plains are the classical image of savannah Africa, dotted with acacia trees and fringed by the inspiring Siria escarpment.  Hardly surprising that Little Governors’ was the setting for the filming of Out of Africa. Little Governors’ Camp consists of 17 tents spread around the shores of the Musiara waterhole, which acts as the focal point for the site.  From the shade of your tent veranda you can relax and enjoy the views as giraffe, elephant, zebra and warthog pass by.  During the evening hippos and elephants graze in the grounds of the camp making the Masai askari (warden) guiding you back to the tent especially comforting. 

The gas-lit tents are particularly comfortable and spacious with the shower room being especially well-equipped. Candlelit evening meals are of a high standard from a buffet bar and generally are eaten alfresco with views of the nearby Siara escarpment. Little Governors’ is one of the few camps within the Masai Mara that provide three game drives every day and being a stones throw away from the Mara River ensures that the action during the migration season (July-October) is a short game drive away.  The start of your game drive is an adventure in itself, walking beneath the canopy of indigenous forest trees, two fairly steep sets of steps and a river crossing of your own, by hand-pulled ferry.  Not only are grazing animals particularly common in this area but big cat sightings are also particularly prevalent – it’s not for nothing that the BBC’s Big Cat Diary is filmed here.  The bushlands around Rhino Ridge are also good areas for spotting one of the Masai Mara’s 20 or so black rhinos. In addition Little Governors’ Camp can provide alternative means of wildlife viewing - by foot outside the National Park or with a complementary bird walk around the camp to admire the 82 species of bird.  Sunrise balloon safaris also begin from the camp offering a spectacular way of witnessing the diversity present within the Mara. It is also possible to combine a stay at Little Governors with a relaxing break on the shores of Lake Victoria at Mfangano Island Camp, the 40 minute air transfer being available from the camp’s airstrip. Dinner can be enjoyed at the camp this evening

Overnight at Little Governors Camp
1 x Standard room
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY SEVENTEEN & EIGHTEEN

Enjoy Morning and Afternoon Game activities at the camp.

Overnight at Little Governors Camp
1 x Standard room|
Accommodation includes: All meals and activities

DAY NINETEEN

Enjoy breakfast at the camp.

After check-out formalities, you will be met by an Arrive in Africa representative for your transfer to camp airstrip for your connecting Air Kenya flight to Nairobi (Wilson Airport) Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the International Airport for your connecting flight home......