SAFARIS WALK ON THE WILD SIDE.Byline: Daily News Dreaming of an African safari? Here are some of the more unusual tours offered. Most companies listed also feature other safari packages. Tanzania under canvas: Starting in Nairobi, Wildlife Safari Wildlife Safari is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves a 600-acre safari park of the same name in Winston, Oregon, United States. Hundreds of species wander freely over the 600-acre park which guests drive through. takes travelers on a nine-day safari to see tree-climbing lions at Lake Manyara Lake Manyara is a shallow fresh-water lake in Tanzania. Said by Ernest Hemingway to be the "loveliest [lake] ... in Africa," it is also the home of a diverse set of landscapes and wildlife. , game viewing in the Serengeti and on a drive along the Ngorongoro Crater. Tented tent·ed adj. 1. Covered with tents. 2. Sheltered in tents. 3. Resembling a tent. accommodations (with private bathrooms) are combined with lodges. The cost of $3,900 per person, double occupancy, includes all accommodations, transportation within Africa, meals and sightseeing. Air fare to Africa is not included. Information: (818) 760-0327. Family safari: Abercrombie & Kent features a Kenya family safari with activities designed for children. The trip visits Amboseli National Park, Samburu National Reserve Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve. It is 104 km² in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi. and the Maasai Mara National Reserve, as well as an animal orphanage, villages and primary schools. There are also horseback and camel rides. Cost begins at $3,995 per person, adults, $2,625 young adults 12 to 18 and $2,540 children under 12. Air fare to Africa is not included. Information: (800) 323-7308. Seeing the Serengeti: The plains of Africa's Serengeti, as well as Mount Kenya  , Maasai Mara, Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara National Park Lake Manyara National Park is a national park in Arusha Region, Tanzania. The majority of the land area of the park is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara, an alkaline or soda-lake, to the east. and the Ngorongoro Crater are on the itinerary of a safari offered by Park East Tours, Inc. The 17-day trip to Kenya and Tanzania offers, is offered through 1998. Cost ranges from $5,395 to $6,195, per person, double occupancy, including air fare from New York New York, state, United StatesNew York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , accommodations, all meals, guides and sightseeing. Information: (800) 223-6078. Personalized safari: A design-your-own safari in Tanzania, where an estimated one-fourth of all of Africa's game animals reside, is offered through Tanganyika Safari Co. Travelers can form their own groups (two to 12 people) or join a group of six to eight people put together by the company. Cost is $5,880 per person in a group of eight to 12 for a 12-day safari. That includes accommodations, all meals, guides and internal transportations. Air fare to Africa is not included. Information: (800) 242-8185. Safari by rail: Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a cheaper, shorter version of a safari? In a package offered by Shamwari Game Reserve Shamwari Private Game Reserve is located near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Mantis Collection and has been voted the best game reserve in South Africa for six consecutive years. Shamwari has six lodges, all of five star quality. and Spoornet, guests board a train in Johannesburg for an overnight journey to a private game reserve, Shamwari, where lions, elephants, black rhinos, white rhinos, hippos, zebras and leopards, among other animals, reside. Accommodations are in an Edwardian mansion or a lodge of thatched thatch n. 1. Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing. 2. Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch. 3. Dead turf, as on a lawn. tr.v. rooms and suites. Rates to stay at the reserve start at $270 per person, including all meals, day and night game drives and bush walks. Rail transportation starts at $240 per person one way, including meals and overnight accommodations. Air fare to Africa is not included. Information: (941) 387-0027. Uganda a la carte: A five-day special safari to see the gorillas of Uganda, including walking treks through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, largely contained within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), comprises a large primeval forest in East Africa at altitudes spanning from 1,160 to 2,607 meters. National Park, is available through Production Travel and Tours. Cost is $1,500 per person, double occupancy, from Kampala. Accommodations, meals and guides are included. Air fare is extra. The safari can be extended - at a cost of $925 per person, double occupancy - to seven days with a visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park Queen Elizabeth National Park or Ruwenzori National Park National park, southwestern Uganda. Established in 1952, it has an area of 764 sq mi (1,978 sq km) and lies east of Lake Edward. to view the chimpanzees in the Chambura Gorge. Information: (818) 760-0327. Tanzania safari: Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro, hiking through the African bush with Masai warriors and a night on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater are part of a a tour sponsored by Alaskan Wilderness Journeys World Wide Adventures. The 15-day trip is offered in January and February 1998 and leaves from Arusha in East Africa. Cost is $3,380 per person, and includes accommodations, guides, meals and park fees. Air fare to Africa is not included. Information: (800) 349-0064. Bush babies: A 13-day December visit to see Botswana's bush babies, the newborn wildlife, is planned by Natural Habitat Adventures. The safari starts in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe For the article about the waterfalls, see Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is a town in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the eastern end of the Victoria Falls themselves. , and includes visits to Chobe National Park Chobe National Park National preserve, northern Botswana. The preserve, which acquired national park status in 1968, borders Namibia and touches Zimbabwe and Zambia, covering 4,500 sq mi (11,700 sq km). It is noted for its wildlife, particularly its large elephant population. which contains the largest population of elephants in Africa; Savuti; and the Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta (or Okavango Swamp), in Botswana, is the world's largest inland delta. "Where all this water goes is a mystery", Aurel Schultz, 1897 The area was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that dried up some 10,000 years ago. . Guests stay in tented camps and lodges. Cost is $4,495 per person, including accommodations, all meals, internal transportation and guides. Air fare to Africa is not included. Information: (800) 543-8917. Deluxe safari: Looking for something that evokes ``Out of Africa''? A 14-day safari for two that features transportation via chartered biplane biplane, aircraft, typically of early design, having two sets of wings fixed at different levels, especially in a vertical stack with the fuselage included between them. See airplane. is offered by African Travel Inc. The tour, which includes accommodations at exclusive private ranches and tented camps in Kenya and all meals, leaves Nairobi via biplane and visits the Maasai Mara, Lake Elementeita and flies along the Ewaso N'giro River. Guests will go out in vehicles and on safari walks to see the animals. Cost is $12,900 per person, double occupancy, including air fare from New York, all accommodations in Africa, game-viewing via boats, vehicles and on foot, biplane rides, all meals on safari, visits to local tribes and villages, guides and pilots. Departures will be monthly starting Jan. 2, 1998. Information: (800) 421-8907 or (818) 507-7893. Cruisin' safari: Smithsonian Odyssey Tours is offering a 26-day cruise and safari package that first visits Athens, Jerusalem, the pyramids of Giza and the Valley of the Kings before cruising the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean to Mombasa. From there, travelers fly to Nairobi for a five-night safari that includes the Kenya reserves, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara. Prices range from $7,759 per person, double occupancy, to $9,589 for the October tour, including air fare from Los Angeles, accommodations, all meals, excursions and guides. Single cabins are available for additional costs. Information: (800) 258-5885. Christmas safari: A Southern Africa Christmas Safari visits the safari regions of Botswana - Chobe National Park, Moremi Wildlife Reserve and the Okavango Delta - from Dec. 20 to Jan. 1. The trip, sponsored by Maxim Tours, begins in Johannesburg and ends with a New Year's Eve celebration in Cape Town, South Africa. Travelers will journey to safari areas via dugout canoes, boats and land vehicles. Cost is $4,750 per person, double occupancy, and includes 12 nights accommodations, charter flights and most meals. Air fare is not included. Information: (800) 655-0222. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Travelers have a good chance of spotting cheetahs in Ambesoli and Maasai Mara parks in Kenya and the Serengeti in Tanzania. |
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