*********************************************************** August 24, 2010
New tour - West Africa’s Hidden Gems Departing on 27th December 2011 this new 40-day tour travels through Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde islands, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau More information
The first two weeks of West Africa’s Hidden Gems are spent travelling through Nigeria - and for people with limited time at their disposal we offer the opportunity to take this as a short-duration 17-day tour. More Information
The Horn of Africa - Omo Option Our pioneering tour to this remote region departing on 22 January is proving to be very popular and we already have sufficient passengers to justify its operation. As several of our regular clients who are taking this tour have already visited Ethiopia’s Historic Route (Lalibela, Gondar and Lake Tana) on a previous tour, we have arranged for their benefit an alternative tour to the country’s south - the fascinating Omo Valley, a remote area inhabited by more than twenty distinctive tribes.
VISITING SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa (1 night ), Arba Minch (1 night), Lake Chamo, Kay Afer, Jinka (2 nights), Mago National Park, Turmi (2 nights), Arba Minch (1 night), Lake Langano (1 night), Addis Ababa (1 night) UGANDA - Entebbe (1 night), Lake Victoria, Ngamba Island, Lake Mburu (2 nights), Queen Elizabeth National Park (2 nights) RWANDA - Ruhengeri, Kinigi, Virunna National Park (3 nights), Gorilla trek, Karisoke Research Centre, Kigali (1 night), Nyamata Genocide Memorial UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dubai (1 night) ITINERARY Day 1 Monday: By air to Dubai - Evening Emirates flight from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth to Dubai. Overnight in flight Day 2 Tuesday: By air to Addis Ababa - Morning arrival in Dubai. Connecting Emirates flight to Addis Ababa. Overnight at Addis Ababa Sheraton Day 3 Wednesday: By air to Arba Minch - Morning flight to Arba Minch. Afternoon boat trip on Lake Chamo to visit the crocodile market. Overnight Paradise Lodge Day 4 Thursday: By road to Jinka - Full day drive to Jinka via Tsemay village and Key Afer weekly market. Two nights at Jinka Resort Hotel Day 5 Friday: At Jinka - Full day excursion to the Mago National park to visit the Mursi tribespeople. Day 6 Saturday: By road to Turmi - Morning drive through the Omo Valley to Dimeka market. Afternoon drive to Turmi. Two nights at Buska Lodge on the banks of the Keske River. Day 7 Sunday: At Turmi - Morning excursion to Murulle to visit the Karo tribespeople. Afternoon visit to a nearby Hamer village Day 8 Monday: By road to Arba Minch - Morning drive to Arba Minch visiting the Erbore and Konso tribal villages en route. Overnight at Paradise lodge Day 9 Tuesday: By road to Lake Langano - Morning drive to Chench, the village of the Dorze people. Afternoon drive to Lake Langano. Overnight at Sabana Beach Resort Day 10 Wednesday: By road to Addis - Morning drive to Addis Ababa crossing the Great Rift valley and visiting Lakes Ziway, Abyata, Shalla, and Bishoftu. Afternoon sightseeing in Addis Ababa. Overnight at Addis Ababa Sheraton Hotel Day 11 Thursday: By air to Entebbe - Midday Emirates flight to Entebbe. Afternoon excursion to the Botanic Garden. Overnight Lake Victoria Hotel Day 12 Friday: By road to Lake Mburu - Morning boat ride to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Afternoon drive to Lake Mburu. Two nights at Mihingo Lodge Day 13 Saturday: At Lake Mburu - Morning and afternoon game drives Day 14 Sunday: By road to Mweya Lodge - Morning drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Afternoon game drive. Two nights at Mweya Lodge Day 15 Monday: At Mweya Lodge - Morning launch trip on Kasinga Channel. Afternoon game drive Day 16 Tuesday: By road to Kinigi - Morning drive to Ruhengeri. Afternoon drive to Kinigi, in the Parc National des Volcans. Three nights at Gorilla Mountain View Lodger or Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge Day 17 Wednesday: At Kinigi - Full day Gorilla Trek Day 18 Thursday: At Kinigi - Full day trek to the former Karisoke Research Centre and the grave of Dian Fossey Day 19 Friday: By road to Kigali - Morning drive to the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Afternoon city tour with a visit to Nyamata Genocide Memorial. Overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel Day 20 Saturday: By air to Dubai - Midday flight to Entebbe connecting with Emirates flight to Dubai. Overnight at the Airport Hotel Day 21 Sunday: By air to Australia - Morning Emirates flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth arriving on Monday morning 28 May
Tariffs per person [twin share] Staying at Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane $21,850.00 from Perth - $21,610.00
Single room supplement - $1,890.00
Tariffs per person [twin share] Staying at Gorilla Mountain View Lodge from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane $19,750.00 from Perth - $19,510
Single room supplement - $1,890.00
Supplement for Business Class on Emirates flights from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane - $4,850.00 from Perth - $4,950.00
