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Depart at 1955 from London's Heathrow Airport on the British Airways flight BA057 to Johannesburg.
Arrive at 0850 and connect with the Air Botswana flight BP204 departing at 1200 to to Gabarone. On arrival at 1300 connect onto the BP038 to Maun, departing at 1410. When you arrive in Maun at 1510 you will be met and transferred by light aircraft to Jao Camp where you stay for three nights in a family tent (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
Jao Camp, is a fantastic family safari location with its eighteen bedded luxury safari tents set in the huge Jao Private Reserve which lies to the west of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve in the Okavango Delta. Here you and your family will well looked after, safe and relaxed as you are looked after by superb hosting and guides.
The accommodation at Jao is among the most luxurious in the Okavango Delta. The family tented room is of unique design incorporating two extremely spacious and luxurious canvas suites set up back to back and linked by an en-suite w.c. and shower creating one structure. Each of the living areas has proper beds (double and twin) and safari furniture, and the whole family accommodation is set on a spacious raised wooden deck providing you with excellent views of the surrounding bush. In this way, your family can enjoy separate accommodation, though within the same structure giving you a combination of privacy and the security of knowing that you are together.
Because the Jao Reserve is private, you can enjoy a wide range of safari activities in the company of the camp's expert guides. These include mokoros (dugout canoes) which are punted silently along reed lined channels, boats, open vehicles which head off in search of the bigger herds by day and after dark, as well as walking safaris where your guide will be armed. Each of these means of game viewing provides a new and exciting perspective from which to enjoy the wildlife, birds and scenery.
The abundant grassland and water of the Jao Private Reserve supports a wide variety of wildlife including elephant, giraffe, antelope (including water-adapted species such as red lechwe), zebra, hippopotamus and crocodile. It is also a place where you are likely to encounter big cats and lion, leopard and cheetah are all regularly seen on the reserve.
After your morning activity you will be transferred by light aircraft to Duma Tau Camp where you stay for two nights (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
Duma Tau Camp is a sixteen bedded luxury tented camp situated in a 125,000 hectare private concession bordering onto the Chobe National Park in northern Botswana. The camp is situated close to the confluence of the Savuti Channel and the Linyanti River.
Duma Tau is built around a shady grove of mangosteen trees, overlooking a large hippo filled lagoon within the Linyanti waterway system. The grunting of the hippos provides pleasant background sounds for guests staying at the camp.
The tented rooms have been specially designed to give maximum atmosphere and comfort. Raised off the ground each room is under thatch with canvas walls. The bathroom facilities are en suite and well appointed, and each room has an additional outside shower. There is a dining room, bar, lounge and plunge pool. Duma Tao is a fantastic location when you are looking for a family orientated safari as there is plenty to do for your children. They can feel close to nature on short walks near the camp, watch hippos from nearby hides and go on game drives to view many of the African animals.
Due to the wide variety of terrain in the area, activities for families are diverse and allow guests time on the water, on land and on foot. Safari game drives are conducted in open 4x4 vehicles, families are often allocated a 4x4 safari jeep to themselves. The area is famous for its elephants - towards the latter part of the dry season huge herds congregate along Linyanti waterways and lagoons - as well as at waterholes down the Savuti Channel. There is good game viewing to enjoy along the dry Savuti Channel and along the Linyanti.
Savuti is featured in the National Geographic film 'Eternal Enemies' where conflicts between hyenas and lions are well documented. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly seen and a pack of wild dog often dens on the reserve. During the dry months sable and roan traverse down to the waterways to complement the impala, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, lechwe, tsessebe and other plains game in the area.
You will be transferred by light aircraft to Kasane. Once you have cleared customs you connect with a further light aircraft flight taking you over the Victoria Falls en-route to Livingstone where you will stay at the Royal Livingstone for two nights (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
The Royal Livingstone, on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls brings a new level of luxury and sophistication to this world-famous region. This comfortable modern, well equipped hotel is an excellent base for a family to see the waterfall and to enjoy the many activities on the river and around the Falls.
The bedrooms are two-storey clusters inspired by the grand estate houses of a bygone era. Each cluster comprises ten en-suite air-conditioned rooms with private balconies and terraces that offer spectacular views of the great river and beyond.
Each room offers a quiet retreat from the ruggedness of Africa, with large shaded verandas and open spaces cooled by swirling fans and tall shutters. The travellers bar and lounge is a place where guests can relax under thatched shade, decorated in greens, creams and ebony. There is a large pool and the restaurants are very good, serving international cuisine.
Victoria falls is a fantastic location for families, where you and your children can enjoy a wide range of activities, including flights across the waterfall by helicopter and light aircraft, white water rafting, canoeing, sundowner cruises and safaris. Guests can also walk to the mile wide waterfall, which can be viewed from several vantage points along the network of pathways. Visiting the falls will be an adventure and an unforgettable experience whilst on your Luxury family game safari.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to Livingstone to board flight CE205 departing at 1440 to Johannesburg. On arrival at 1620 transfer the short distance across to the Intercontinental Hotel where you stay for one night (bed and breakfast).
The Airport Sun Intercontinental Hotel is situated just steps away from the International airport building. The bedrooms are comfortable with en suite facilities, air-conditioning, television, radio and coffee and tea-making facilities. The hotel has a first class restaurant with an informal atmosphere, offering modern cuisine from breakfast through to late night - la Carte dining. The hotel also has a cocktail bar and its own health and fitness centre, as well as an indoor pool which is great for your children.
In the morning make your way across to the terminal to board the South African Airways flight SA182 departing at 0950 to Nairobi. On arrival at 1450 you will be met and transferred to the House of Waine for a stay of one night.
The House of Waine is a unique boutique hotel located the peaceful suburb of Karen. There are just eleven lavishly designed en-suite rooms, each elegantly furnished to reflect their individual themes.
The History of Karen begins in 1911 when the Swedo African Company purchased 6,000-acres of land to farm coffee at the foot of the Ngong Hills. It was on this estate that Karen Blixen, the Danish Baroness who lends her name to this peaceful suburb of Nairobi made her home from 1917 to 1931. After several failed attempts to profitably farm coffee, Karen Blixen returned to Denmark where she wrote several works under different pseudonyms, including that of Isak Dinesen. Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote and Carson McCullers among others have critically acclaimed her works. Her life in Kenya was depicted in the film 'Out of Africa' directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The estate was purchased by Remy Martin who broke it up for developing resulting in one of Nairobi's most serene and wooded suburbs, Karen. It is here that we find the unique boutique hotel, House of Waine less than 2km away from Blixen House, which is now a museum.
In the afternoon you and your children might like to visit the Elephant Orphanage (as featured on BBC's Elephant Diaries) where the author and conservationist Daphne Sheldrick cares for abandoned young elephants and rhinos. Her experiences are told in her books The Tsavo Story and An Elephant called Eleanor. If you wish (at additional cost) you could adopt an elephant, which would allow you to visit at any time of the day and 'go behind the scenes' of the orphanage when tourists are not permitted. This provides you with a more private experience, when you can bath, feed, play with your adopted elephant. Once back home, you receive regular updates and photos of your adopted elephant via email for the following year.
In the morning you will be met and transferred by a scheduled light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara, departing at 1000. On arrival at Ol Kiombo airstrip you will be met and taken 45 minutes by vehicle to Rekero Kidogo Camp where you stay for three nights (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
Rekero Kidogo Camp is a seasonal tented camp set in the newly formed Olare Orok Conservancy which covers an area of approximately 20,000 acres bordering the Masai Mara. This is perfect country for walking in and around the nearby Ntiakitiak Gorge. Game viewing can also be done by vehicle both during the day and at night time when a spotlight is used and your safari activities are all accompanied by knowledgeable local Maasai guides
Rekero Kidogo is run by Gerard and Rainee Beaton, who together with Jackson Looseyia and Daisy Muir and the local Maasai guides provide guests with a high degree of knowledge and hospitality making a stay at Kidogo very special indeed.
The tented camp is in the style of a smart mobile camp with four tents set on the edge of the river. The tents are either double or twin with en suite flush w.c. and safari showers. Delicious freshly prepared meals can be enjoyed 'al fresco' under a star-filled African sky.
The Masai Mara is one of the world's most famous and spectacular game viewing regions. Vast expanses of undulating grassy plains roll from horizon to horizon dotted with acacia trees and isolated rocky outcrops covering an area of 1800km_.
The rich grasslands and watering places in the Masai Mara sustain very large numbers of plains game including thousands of elephant, graceful-looking giraffe and big herds of buffalo. There are also zebra, wildebeest and a host of smaller creatures such as baboon, warthog and jackal. There are great herds of antelope, which range from the diminutive topi to majestic-looking kudu. The Masai Mara is also a particularly good place to see predators and big prides of lion compete with leopard and cheetah for food and territory. From July to September the annual migration of over a million wildebeest and zebra passes through the Masai Mara creating one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles with seemingly endless lines of wildebeest strung out as far as the eye can see across the plains.
After lunch you will be transferred to the airstrip to board a scheduled flight departing at 1600 to Nairobi. On arrival at 1700 you will be met and taken by road to the House of Waine where you stay for one night (dinner, bed and breakfast).
In the morning you will be transferred to Nairobi to board a scheduled flight departing at 0945 to Zanzibar. On arrival at 1115 you will be met and taken by road to Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel where you stay for four nights.
Located on an expanse of beach wilderness on the northern tip of Zanzibar, and protected by an expansive coral reef, Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel is an ideal location for family who enjoy water sports, or merely relaxing in the temperate water while soaking up the equatorial sun.
The hotel is built from hand-cut fossilised coral limestone and other natural materials, and literally blends into the landscape.
Rooms are positioned to maximise the panoramic sea views and cool island breezes. Individually furnished with handcrafted four poster beds and indigenous decor including carved doors, all rooms are en-suite with ceiling fans and balcony frontage. Mosquito nets over all the beds ensure a peaceful night's sleep.
The Zanzibari chefs are renowned for sumptuous seafood buffets and spicy island fare, all freshly prepared. From calamari and coconut curries to freshly grilled line fish, they will keep your taste buds alive whilst ensuring a healthy diet. Breakfasts are traditionally centred round the variety of freshly prepared pastries and local fruits, and there's plenty to choose from - Zanzibar has over twenty different types of mango, and an abundance of bananas, papaya, pineapple and passion fruit amongst many others! Lunches are light and appetising, and dinners are seasonally characterised by huge buffets and fresh fish barbecues under the stars.
The unspoilt beach at Ras Nungwi is arguably the best on Zanzibar, and the nearby coral reef yields a beautiful lagoon. Low tides reveal sparkling white coral sand bars, and rock pools teeming with marine life. The proximity and variety of the surrounding reefs makes Ras Nungwi the perfect diving destination, where you can dive from 12m down to over 100m on surrounding channels and atolls. Ras Nungwi has a fully equipped PADI dive centre with expert instructors and modern boats. If you do wish to dive it is advisable to book this prior to your arrival.
In the morning you will be met and transferred forty five minutes by road to the Serena Inn where you stay for two nights (half board).
Located on the seafront of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town, the Zanzibar Serena Inn has been created by renovating two romantic and historic buildings. It provides fifty-two ocean facing, air-conditioned rooms, most with private balcony. The Inn offers a sea-front restaurant, bar and spacious and secluded swimming pool.
For the family the Zanzibar Serena Inn constitutes an ideal base for exploring the natural and historic wonders of this famous Spice Island. The hotel will provide a full local excursion service for Stone Town tours, island tours, diving and snorkelling trips and day boat excursions to Zanzibar's famous beaches and islands.
This inland Safari in Kenya and island family holiday in Zanzibar combines game viewing with cultural town visits that provide luxury, comfort and important knowledge about beautiful Africa.
You will be transferred to Zanzibar to board a scheduled flight departing at 0645 to Dar Es Salaam. Arrive at 0700 and connect with flight BA046 departing at 0945 to London's Heathrow Airport, arriving at 1655.