Golden Trails of Africa

After being greeted at the airport by an AmaWaterways Representative, transfer to Fairlawns Hotel.

Excursions:

• Arrival transfer and hotel check-in

Embark the Zambezi Queen in Kasane. Late this afternoon, enjoy the riverside scenery before your Welcome Cocktail and Dinner on board. (D)

Excursions:

• Flight to Kasane, Botswana
• Welcome Cocktail & Dinner

Embark on an exhilarating morning boat safari. Return to the Zambezi Queen for lunch. Later in the day, enjoy another thrilling boat safari. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Chobe River safaris by boat

Join a full-day safari of Chobe National Park in open-top 4x4 vehicles. For lunch, take a seat under the trees and savor a delicious picnic. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Full-day safari of Chobe National Park by open-top 4x4 vehicle with picnic lunch

Visit a typical African village spending time with the village children as well as its elders followed by lunch on board. During the afternoon, you can go on a boat safari, bird watch or fish, and then cap the day off with a festive African-themed dinner. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Morning visit to local African village
• Afternoon safari by boat OR Bird watching OR Fishing
• African-themed dinner

Enjoy a morning cruise during breakfast and be on the lookout for wildlife. Afterward, transfer to the legendary Victoria Falls, one of the world's greatest natural wonders. Spend the afternoon exploring the town or experience one of the many activities offered at your hotel. Later this afternoon, join a cocktail reception with appetizers aboard a vintage steam train and make your way to the Victoria Falls Bridge to watch the sunset over the Falls. (B)

Excursions:

• Morning cruise during breakfast
• Transfer to Victoria Falls
• Sunset cocktail reception aboard a vintage steam train, followed by dinner

Zambezi River sundowner cruise with drinks and tapas, followed by dinner

Excursions:

• Guided tour of Victoria Falls
• Free afternoon
• Zambezi River sundowner cruise with drinks and tapas

After breakfast, you'll be taken to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg. Transfer to the Fairlawns Boutique Hotel with its parklike setting and wonderful Spa. (B)

Excursions:

• Flight to Johannesburg

Take a fascinating tour of Johannesburg and Soweto. Walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, visit Mandela's former home at Sanctuary Mandela, savoring one of Mandela's favorite meals cooked by his former at-home chef for lunch. In the evening, enjoy a multi-course dinner. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Soweto tour with lunch at Sanctuary Mandela
• Special dinner and presentation

Fly to Kilimanjaro where you will be met by an AmaWaterways Representative and transferred to the Arusha Coffee Lodge. (B/D)

Excursions:

• Flight to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
• Transfer to Arusha

Journey to Tarangire National Park, where you'll go on an adventurous safari before checking into Treetops Lodge. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Drive to Tarangire National Park
• Tarangire safari
• Arrive at Tarangire Treetops

Experience the wonders of Tarangire with a full day of activities, including a morning bushwalk, an afternoon safari and a sunset drive. This is home to the highest number of breeding bird species in the world along with thousands of elephants, huge herds of buffalo, stately fringe-eared oryx and the towering kudu. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Morning bushwalk with lodge naturalist
• Afternoon safari and sunset drive in the bush

Visit a local village before enjoying a game drive through Manyara National Park, home to tree-climbing lions, giraffes, cheetahs, monkeys, impalas and baboons. Be treated to a picnic en route to The Manor at Ngorongoro. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Visit local village and drive to Lake Manyara
• Lake Manyara National Park safari
• Arrive at Ngorongoro

Go on a full-day exploration to the awe-inspiring Ngorongoro Crater. Once a gigantic volcano, it's the world's largest intact caldera offering a unique environment virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. The nearly three million years old caldera shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth. Deep within the crater, some 25,000 large mammals wander the plains, lakes and forests. A picnic will be served on the crater floor, followed by further exploration before heading back to The Manor. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Full-day Ngorongoro Crater with picnic

Fly to the Serengeti and in the afternoon, go on a game drive to see the “Big Five.” (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Flight to the Serengeti
• Afternoon safari and game drive

Explore the vast Serengeti via an open safari cruiser during the morning and after lunch. It is not possible to say with any accuracy where the Great Migration of the Wildebeest will be located at any one time. There are several determining factors; however, one can be assured that if there is a good chance of seeing it, then this can be accomplished from the Pioneer Camp or Migration Camp. (B/L/D)

Excursions:

• Morning and afternoon safari

Take your final safari drive in the morning, and then transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Arusha. Lunch will be served in the gardens of the lodge before your final transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport or extend your journey with four nights in magical Rwanda. (B/L) Note: Please do not schedule your onward flight until after 6:00 p.m.

Excursions:

• Morning safari, flight back to Arusha
• Dayroom in Arusha