Tanzania: Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater National Park

 

South Africa: Kruger National Park, Cape Town & Cape Point National Park

 

Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls

 

Botswana: Chobe National Park

 

Join Kosher X for the ultimate African travel & wildlife experience!  Explore the world’s greatest national parks: The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Kruger and Cape Point in South Africa, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Chobe in Botswana. Only in Africa can you be so close to the world's greatest natural wonders and still enjoy the comforts and luxuries of modern life. In the heart of Africa you will be introduced to wildlife in its natural habitat. At private game reserves, experienced game rangers and trackers will guide you through the wonders of the bush by day and night.

 

Itinerary

Wednesday 13 August : Kilimanjaro - Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport in the early evening.  You’ll be met and transferred to Arusha for an overnight stay.

 

Thursday 14 August : Arusha – Serengeti

This morning you’ll be transferred to Arusha Airport for a scheduled flight departing at 8.00am to the Serengeti . On arrival at Seronera you’ll be met by your driver guides and transferred to the Four Seasons Safari Lodge for a 3-night stay. Enjoy lunch followed by afternoon game viewing in the Serengeti National park.

 

The Serengeti National Park forms part of a huge conservation area, encompassing the adjacent Ngorongoro Conservation Area, well as the Masai Mara in neighbouring Kenya. The huge numbers of wildlife move freely throughout this area, constantly recreating an ageless natural cycle. The magnificent Serengeti is famed for its vast tree-less grasslands allowing for excellent wildlife sightings. The Park boasts 35 species of plains-dwelling game and prolific birdlife.

 

Friday 15 August : Serengeti

After breakfast you will spend the whole day viewing game in Serengeti National Park.

 

Shabbat 16 August : Serengeti

Shabbat – At leisure

 

Sunday 17 August : Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast you will be transferred to Seronera Airstrip for a scheduled flight departing at 11.00am to Manyara Airstrip. From here you’ll drive to the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing.

 

This fascinating and unusual Conservation Area which includes the phenomena of the Ngorongoro Crater at its centre, then extends through the Crater Highlands, in which local tribes are permitted to maintain their traditional lifestyles in as natural environment as possible. This extraordinary volcanic landscape is rich and fertile, with stunning craters and lakes. Later in the afternoon you’ll make your way to your hotel in the Karatu area for an overnight stay.

 

Monday 18 August : Charter flight Manyara/Dar es Salaam - Johannesburg

After breakfast you’ll be transferred to Manyara Airstrip for a charter flight departing at 11.00am to Dar Es Salaam. Here you’ll be assisted with your connecting flight to Johannesburg.  Arrive at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) where you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel in the suburbs for an overnight stay.

 

Tuesday 19 August : Johannesburg – game lodge

Today you’ll travel to a private game lodge located in the Greater Kruger Park area for a 2-night stay.

 

The activities at the lodge include late afternoon game drives, early morning game drives and an optional bush walk after breakfast. The game drives are all conducted in open Land Rover game drives accompanied by experienced rangers and trackers, ensuring an informative and stimulating safari experience. These drives are undertaken at times best suited for game viewing at this particular time of the year. The rangers advise of an early morning wakeup call followed by a game drive, returning for breakfast. The afternoon game drive departs at approximately 4.00pm and returns at approximately 7.00pm. Afternoon drives extend into the evening with the aid of spotlights to view seldom seen nocturnal species.

 

Wednesday 20 August : Game Lodge

It's an early start for the morning game drive. As the early morning sun rises over the horizon, rangers and trackers head out with guests into the African bushveld. One can sense the excitement… who knows what to expect? A herd of ever-cautious impala huddled together, a leopard in the branches of a knobthorn tree with a kill from the last hours of darkness, a herd of elephant feeding in the lush vegetation or a pride of lion in the shade of an acacia. Tea/coffee are served prior to departing the lodge, and again there will be refreshments about mid-way through the drive. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Now clients have the option of a bush walk, accompanied by an armed ranger. A wonderful way to learn about the flora and fauna of the area. Afternoon/evening program as per previous day.

 

Thursday 21 August : Game lodge – Cape Town

Enjoy your final game drive followed by breakfast. Then it’s time to pack up for a flight to Cape Town. Transfer to your hotel for a 4-night stay.

 

Friday 22 August : Cape Town

Your touring today will include a cable-car ride up Table Mountain (weather permitting) and a tour of the winelands. South Africa is the world's seventh largest wine producer, and its vineyards are as spectacular as those of France, Italy and California. Leaving Cape Town proceed through the spectacular mountain scenery and lush fertile valleys of the Cape to Stellenbosch, South Africa's second oldest city. This oak lined university town has a museum showing different styles of architecture in the Cape from the 16th century. Proceed to Franschhoek, nestled in the valley where the French Huguenots first settled. Pass the Victor Verster Prison from where former President Mr. Nelson Mandela was released in 1994. The day can be spent combining a mixture of fascinating history with spectacular scenery and wine tastings at one or two kosher wineries.  Return to the city in time to prepare for Shabbat.

 

Shabbat 23 August : Cape Town

At leisure

 

Sunday 24 August: Cape Town - Johannesburg

This morning you’ll depart on a full day tour to Cape Point. This 25 mile drive to Cape Point includes a stop at Hout Bay, a beautiful fishing village from where a boat trip is made to Duiker Island, to see the mass of seals (weather permitting). To arrive at Cape Point, you pass through the 7750 hectare plant rich expanse of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. This reserve is home to a variety of indigenous wildlife species including the Cape Mountain zebra, red lynx, caracal and a variety of antelope. In addition about five troops of chacma baboons frequent the area. There are also over 250 species of marine birds. Viewers may be lucky enough to spot seals, whales and dolphins. Leaving the reserve you drive along the False Bay coastline to Boulders Beach, home of the largest Jackass Penguin colony in South Africa.

 

Monday 25 August :  Cape Town - Johannesburg – Victoria Falls

This morning you’ll fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg where you’ll connect on a flight to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. You’ll be met at Victoria Falls Airport and transferred to your hotel for a 2-night stay.

 

This afternoon you’ll enjoy a guided walking tour of the Falls. First stop is the Big Tree – a massive baobab many hundreds of years old with a girth of some 22 metres. The tour continues on to the Falls themselves, starting at Livingstone’s statue and Devil’s Cataract and proceeding through the rainforest to Danger Point. The total walk is 3kms with many spectacular view points along the way.

 

Tuesday 26 August : Victoria Falls

This morning you’ll depart on a full day tour to Chobe National Park in Botswana. Transfer across the Botswana border, continuing to the Chobe National Park. Cruise on the Chobe River where you should see elephant and other game species coming to drink and bathe in the river, as well as many bird species. Lunch is served at a lodge. The afternoon continues with a game drive in open vehicles into the Chobe National Park, with a chance of spotting lion and buffalo as well as numerous plains game species. Transfer back across the Zimbabwean border in the late afternoon. 

 

Wednesday 27 August : Victoria Falls - Johannesburg

This morning you’ll have a leisurely breakfast before transferring back to Victoria Falls Airport for a flight to Johannesburg. Check in for your return Trans-Atlantic flight.