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              THE GREAT WALK OF AFRICA
KENYA - THE GREAT WALK OF AFRICA ITINERARY:

Day 1 -
Meet in Nairobi, Kenya, and transfer to the Karen Blixen Cottages, located on the site of her old coffee plantation (of Out of Africa fame).

Day 2 - Fly to Tsavo West National Park. Afternoon game drive to our camp below Mzima Springs.

Day 3 - Begin walking across the vast 8,300-square-mile Tsavo wilderness, following game trails along the Tsavo River. Many hippo sightings are possible, as well as plains game such as lesser kudu, gerenuk, and giraffe. Late afternoon game drive.

Days 4-6 -
Continue our foot safari along the Tsavo River. Tsavo is the largest elephant ecosystem in the world, and the Tsavo River is a vital destination for them. This was also once the location of intense fighting during World War I and many old fortifications still exist.

Days 7-12 - Enter the semi-desert country of Tsavo East National Park. Here you'll walk along the wide sandy beaches and palm trees of the Galana River, which sports one of the largest lion populations in East Africa, as well as big herds of zebra, hartebeest, impala, and fringe-eared oryx. We inevitably come across the infamous Tsavo lions during the safari.

Day 13 - The day's walk ends with a drive to a deluxe hotel in Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast.

Day 14 - Optional excursion to the Gedi ruins, an old Swahili town that was destroyed by the Zimba cannibals in the 15th century - or just relax on the beach! Late afternoon flight to Nairobi for departure home.

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Leave the 21st century behind and revisit the Africa of the explorers! Join legendary safari guru Iain Allan, our right-hand man in Kenya, on an 11-day, 110-mile game tracking walk across the wilderness landscapes of Tsavo, Africa's largest national park. On this epic journey, you'll retrace the path of one of Iain's greatest adventures, undertaken in 1997: a "Summit to Sea" trek from the summit of Kilimanjaro to the beaches of the Indian Ocean (the expedition was later recounted in the book The Shadow of Kilimanjaro, written by Rick Ridgeway, a member of that original expedition).

Moving camp every day, you'll hike game trails along the Tsavo River past occasional World War I forts to the place where the infamous "Man-eaters of Tsavo" halted the British Empire in 1895, then hike the entire length of the palm-fringed Galana River, home to large elephant populations and the unique maneless male lions - an MTS exclusive! A short stay at the Indian Ocean coast - to swim, snorkel, and relax under the tropical sun - gently eases you back (regretfully) into civilization.
 
                     TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • MTS exclusive walking safari through Tsavo, the continent's largest national park
  • Hike past two of Africa's most beautiful rivers and their attendant wildlife (great elephant herds!)
  • Search for the infamous "maneless lions" - the subject of Philip Caputo's book Ghosts of Tsavo
                DEPARTURE DATES & RATES

Trip Length:  14 days (begins and ends in Nairobi)

Activities:  11 days moderate to strenuous hiking on flat terrain

Accommodations:  11 nights camping; 2 nights hotels

2008 Departure Dates
Jul 29 - Aug 11
Aug 10 - Aug 23
Sep 15 - Sep 28

2009 Departure Dates
Feb 08 - Feb 21
May 31 - Jun 13
Jul 05 - Jul 18
Jul 19 - Aug 01
Aug 16 - Aug 29
Oct 11 - Oct 24

2010 Departure Dates
Jan 31 - Feb 13
Feb 28 - Mar 13
Jun 06 - Jun 19
Jul 04 - Jul 17
Aug 01 - Aug 14
Aug 29 - Sep 11
Sep 26 - Oct 09

2008 Tour Prices
$6395 (6-10 members)
$1090 park fees (subject to change)
$300 internal airfare
$1200 single supplement

2009-2010 Tour Prices
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