Tauck's Africa tours and safaris are compelling and unique – travel experiences unlike any other. View the amazing Big Five on safari drives led by expert trackers, drivers, rangers, and Tauck Directors... stay in Africa's national parks and private reserves in accommodations that reflect their cultural and natural landscapes... experience local traditions, gaining rich cultural insights... and return home forever changed.
Like all Tauck trips, their small group travel tours unfold seamlessly because of their 95+ years’ experience guiding trips around the world. You’ll enjoy insider access and unique experiences. You’ll see the world’s highlights at the best times of day and go off the beaten path to discover the hidden gems. Tauck Directors, the industry’s best tour directors, will accompany you on your journey from start to finish, taking care of the details and making sure you have the time of your life.
African landscapes parading with the circle of life promise magical moments unlike any you have imagined before. You'll find them while tasting wines carefully cultivated and expertly poured, at safari lodges, tented camps and members' clubs luxuriously appointed and wilderness inspired, in private reserves protecting wildlife, hoofed, pawed and footloose all, in national parks pulsing with moving vignettes and seasonal migrations.
You'll find them on forested volcanic slopes sheltering gorillas, endangered and endearing. Inside tribal villages governed by nature, near watering holes refreshing passing herds, in sanctuaries sheltering rhinos, chimpanzees and orphaned elephants, on wildlife encounters, naturalist led, and aboard a hot air balloon, perspectives heightened, during game drives, sighting rich, in ancient souks and medinas, Moroccan styled on a dhow cruise and spice walk, Zanzibar bound, and at sundowners, crimson-skyed, with glasses and spirits raised.
One of the greatest shows on Earth, the great migration is an epic wildlife spectacle unrivaled anywhere. A moving pageantry with a cast of millions, this is when herds of animals are on the move through Africa from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and back again... on the ultimate quest for food, water and survival, determined to let nothing stop them in their tracks...
Where the wild things are... your family discovers the spirit of adventure witnessing the "Big Five" during morning, afternoon and evening safari game drives... a two-million-year-old crater... Mt. Kilimanjaro.... elephant herds that dwarf their neighbors, antelope, zebra, gazelle... buffalo, wildebeest and long-necked giraffes.. and in the Serengeti, golden-maned lions playing their part in the circle of life.
Spotting the "Big Five" and more in private game reserves in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana… lush South African vineyards and wine estates… thundering Victoria Falls… the rugged tip of the African continent… and the cutting edge of art, culture, and cuisine in exciting Cape Town...
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Tauck has been named to Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” list for 23 consecutive years. Their exclusive access, provided by their longstanding relationships with supplier partners around the globe, helps to create journeys that are unforgettable, that astonish you with the unexpected while exploring all 7 continents in over 100 destinations and 70+ countries. Intimate, authentic travel experiences truly connect you more deeply with the destinations you explore. See the world beyond ordinary as Tauck continues to add new destinations and ways to experience this amazing planet we live on.
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*INCLUDED IN A TAUCK TRIP
Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include: all accommodations; airport transfers and land transportation as detailed in each Trip itinerary; basic internet where available in hotel rooms and aboard riverboats (service levels are not guaranteed); entertainment and special dinners as arranged by Tauck; shore excursions and sightseeing; standard luggage handling (see Luggage Policy); services of Tauck Directors, Cruise Directors and local guides. Meals are included as specified in itinerary. All appropriate gratuities for luggage handling, bellmen, doormen, dining room servers and local guides are included.
Gratuities for Tauck Directors are included in the pricing for Bridges trips and for all Small Ship and River Cruises.
Cabins/Rooms with two beds are usually reserved for doubles. The price for rooms/cabins occupied by one person is higher than those when two or more people share the cost of a room.
NOT INCLUDED IN TAUCK TRIP
Trip prices do not include your airfare and related taxes to the departure point and from the ending point of your Trip (see Airline Reservation Service section). The terms and conditions of the air carrier including the cancellation terms apply to your airfare.
Tauck Director and Driver gratuities are not included and are voluntary for all land tours, with the exception of Bridges family trips and Small Ship and River Cruises, as noted above.
As a service, Tauck will make hotel reservations before or after your trip on a space available basis upon request. These hotel charges will be added to your Trip cost. Personal Expenses such as phone calls, room service, alcoholic and bar beverages, laundry, airline excess luggage charges and other optional incidental extras are not included. This list is illustrative and not a complete list of every item not included.