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Aug. 11-27, 2010
An Exclusive Small Group Tour forUCLA Alumni and Friends
This tour is provided byOdysseys Unlimited, oneof Travel & Leisure’s 2008
World’s Best Tour Operators.
presents
classic safariKENYA & TANZANIA
17 days from $7,495 — air, land & safari inclusive
Day 1: Depart U.S. for Nairobi, Kenya
Day 2: Arrive Nairobi After arriving inNairobi mid-afternoon, we transfer to our hotel.Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner together. D
Day 3: Nairobi We see highlights of Kenya'scosmopolitan capital city today, including the CityMarket, with produce, flowers, and handcrafts;and the house and museum of Danish writerKaren Blixen, who as Isak Dinesen wrote Out ofAfrica. B
Day 4: Nairobi/Masai Mara This morning wedrive via Narok to Masai Mara, Kenya's – andAfrica's – premier game reserve rich with animallife and homeland of the native Maasai people.Known especially for its annual wildebeest migra-tion, the Mara comprises 200 square miles of vastplains, acacia forests, grass-covered hills, andslow-flowing rivers. B,L,D
Day 5: Masai Mara We spend today "onsafari," venturing out on game drives duringprime viewing hours to glimpse some of the lions,leopards, cheetahs, zebra, giraffe, gazelles, wilde-beest, elephants, buffalo, hippo, rhino, and otherwildlife that call the Mara home. When not out inthe bush, we can enjoy the activities and amenitiesof our luxury tented camp. B,L,D
Day 6: Masai Mara Again today we're onsafari in this preserve that's almost the size ofRhode Island. B,L,D
Day 7: Masai Mara/Amboseli After a morn-ing visit to a local school, we fly to Nairobi thendrive to Amboseli National Park, in the shadowof snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Maasai's"white mountain." Known for its large elephant
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KENYA
TANZANIA
AmboseliNationalPark
Nairobi
Masai MaraGame Reserve
SerengetiNational Park
LakeManyara
Zanzibar
NgorongoroCrater
DestinationAirMini BusesExtension (air)Entry/Departure
Exclusive small group of 18 guests maximum...Tanzania'sunparalleled game viewing … Amboseli National Park …Serengeti National Park, Africa's best game viewing site …Ngorongoro Conservation Area, wildlife haven and Maasaihomeland … Olduvai Gorge … Diverse bird life at LakeManyara National Park ... Top-rated game lodges
Your Small Group Tour Highlights
Cover photo: Lions, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Day Itinerary Hotel Rating1 Depart U.S. for Nairobi
2-3 Nairobi Norfolk Hotel Deluxe
Sarova Mara4-6 Masai Mara Tented Camp Sup. First Class
7-8 Amboseli Amboseli Sup. First ClassSerena Lodge
Ngorongoro Crater9-10 Ngorongoro Serena Lodge Sup. First Class
11-12 Serengeti Serengeti Sup. First ClassSerena Lodge
Lake Manyara13-14 Lake Manyara Serena Lodge Sup. First Class
15 Nairobi Norfolk Hotel Deluxe
16 Depart Nairobi for U.S.
17 Arrive U.S.
Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travelindustry standard reference.
Avg. High (°F) Aug SepMasai Mara 73 77Serengeti 81 84
17 days from $7,495 — air, land & safari inclusive
CLASSIC SAFARIKENYA & TANZANIA
Tour membership limited to 18 UCLA alumni and friends
O n safari" … it's one of the most alluring phrases in all of travel. AndKenya and Tanzania count among the most alluring places to be "on safari."As our small group travels from grasslands to highlands, to reserves and
national parks, we enjoy intimate game drives and up-close encounters, see stupendouslandscapes, stay in excellent accommodations, and meet gracious local people.
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population, Amboseli boasts wide dry plainsteeming with herds of wildebeest, zebra, andimpala – as we may see on this afternoon's gamedrive. Dinner tonight is at our lodge. B,L,D
Day 8: Amboseli Early this morning we visit anearby Maasai village. Later: more game drivesand time for relaxing at our lodge in the foot-hillsof Kilimanjaro beneath a copse of feathered acaciatrees. B,L,D
Day 9: Amboseli/Ngorongoro ConservationArea Leaving Amboseli this morning, we crossthe border into Tanzania at Namanga. This after-noon we reach spectacular Ngorongoro, aUNESCO Conservation Area, InternationalBiosphere Reserve, and site of NgorongoroCrater, the world's largest intact volcanic caldera.On the crater's floor is Africa in microcosm:grassland, swamps, lakes, forests, mountains, andwildlife, including the rare black rhino, hippos,wildebeest, zebra, eland, Grant's and Thomson'sgazelles, and black-maned male lions. B,L,D
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater On our morningtour of the 100-square-mile crater we have ouronly chance to see all of Africa's “Big Five”– lion,buffalo, rhinoceros, elephant, and leopard – inone place. We also may see semi-nomadic Maasaitribespeople grazing their cattle alongside the ani-mals. This afternoon is at leisure at our lodge onthe crater's rim. B,L,D
Day 11: Ngorongoro Crater/SerengetiNational Park We're bound this morning forthe Serengeti, the Maasai’s 5,700-square-mile“endless plain” considered Africa's finest park andone of the world's last great wildlife refuges. On
the way we visit 31-mile Olduvai Gorge, where in1959 anthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the1.8 million-year-old skull of Australopithecus boisei– and revolutionized the study of human evolu-tion. We reach our Serengeti lodge then embarkon an afternoon game drive here. B,L,D
Day 12: Serengeti Twice a year (Nov-Dec andMar-May), some 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000zebra, and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle migrate tonew grazing lands between Masai Mara and theSerengeti, sparking one of nature's most spectac-ular sights. But the Serengeti's vast treeless plainsteem with animal life year-round, and this is thebest place to see lion and cheetah up close. Wetake two game drives today. B,L,D
Africa's tallest mountain, Kilimanjaro presides over the game-filled plains of Amboseli National Park.
Your Tour Price Includes• Air transportation Arusha/Zanzibar; Zanzibar/Nairobi• 3 nights’ accommodations in Stone Town at Zanzibar
Serena (Deluxe)• 6 meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner• Included sightseeing: walking tour of Stone Town,
UNESCO World Heritage site; visit to several spice andfruit plantations
• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited representative• Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel
porters, and all drivers
ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA4 days/3 nights for $1,395
Single Supplement: $395
Taste the exotic flavor of this legendary East Africanisland known for its vivid history, stunning beaches,
and colorful spice markets.
Please note that guests on this extension will leave the touron Day 15 then return to Nairobi following the extensionfor a final night at the Norfolk Hotel (Deluxe)
Post-Tour Extension: Aug. 25-30, 2010
Day 13: Serengeti/Lake Manyara We traveltoday by minibus to peaceful Lake Manyara,one of Tanzania's smallest and most diversenational parks. Bordered by the dramaticWestern Escarpment of the Great Rift Valley,Lake Manyara is notable for its abundant birdlife (some 400 species, including masses of pinkflamingoes), diverse vegetation, tree-climbinglions, and hippos. We take an afternoon gamedrive. B,L,D
Day 14: Lake Manyara On today's two gamedrives we're sure to see hippos, which we can getcloser to here than anywhere else; as well as bluemonkeys, lions, elephants, giraffes, impalas, zebras,and abundant bird life. Tonight we celebrateour Africa adventure at a farewell dinner at ourlodge. B,L,D
Day 15: Lake Manyara/Nairobi Today were-enter the urban world as we travel to Nairobivia Arusha. B,L,D
Day 16: Nairobi/Return to U.S. Aftera morning at leisure, we transfer to theNairobi airport and board our connectingflight to the U.S. B
Day 17: Arrive U.S. We reach New York thismorning and connect with our flights home.
New York $7,495
Baltimore, Boston, Chicago,Miami, Orlando, Tampa, $7,795Washington, DC
Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati,Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis
$7,895
Dallas, Denver, Houston,Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland (OR), $7,995San Francisco, Seattle
Please call if your city is not listed. Land only costis $6,495 and does not include airport arrival anddeparture transfers. Prices are per person basedon double occupancy. Single travelers please add$1,395. Please note that single room availability isvery limited. All tour prices above are guaranteed.
An overnight stay at the Sheraton JFK Airport Hotelon departure is available for $135 (single supple-ment: $95). Depending on flight schedules, certainU.S. cities may require an overnight stay at yourexpense.
Business Class upgrade on round-trip internationalflight: $5,895 per person (on request and pricingsubject to change). Airline taxes and departure feesof $451 per person ($571 with Zanzibar extension)are subject to change and will be listed separatelyon your invoice.
For more information and reservations,please call UCLA Alumni Travel at310-206-0613 or800-UCLAlumni (825-2586)E-mail: [email protected]
Departure Date: August 11, 2010
Your Tour Price Includes• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities;
flight from Masai Mara to Nairobi• 14 nights' accommodations: 11 nights in
Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels andlodges; 3 nights in luxury tented camp
• 39 meals: 14 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 13 dinners• Extensive game viewing as described, including
all park entrance fees• Mineral water while on safari• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private minibus transportation throughout
your trip with guaranteed window seating• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for driver/guides, dining room
servers, and airport and hotel porters
Maasai performing traditional dance
When You Go on Safari ...Aside from the rainy season (March - May), you’ll enjoyoutstanding game viewing and warm, comfortabletemperatures year-round.
June to late October is the dry season when masses ofgame arrive on the plains. From June through August,the wildebeest arrive in the Serengeti.
TREAT THE WORLD WELL ...– kenyan proverb
Method of Payment� Check � American Express � Discover � MasterCard � VISA
Account #_________________________________________ Security Code__________________Exp. Date _____/____
Name of Cardholder _________________________________________________________________________________
Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paidto Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due on May 8, 2010, and is payable by check or credit card.
RESERVATION FORM: CLASSIC SAFARIEnclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person/people on Classic Safari departingAug. 11, 2010. I/we understand the final payment is due 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made byAmerican Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA or by personal check. Please make check payable to OdysseysUnlimited, Inc. Mail deposit check to: UCLA Alumni Association, Attn: Alumni Travel, James West Alumni Center,Los Angeles, CA 90095-1397. Or call UCLA Alumni Travel at 310-206-0613 or 800-UCLAlumni (825-2586).Fax: 310-209-4271.
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City____________________________________________________________ State________ ZIP__________________
Home Ph. ( ______ )________________________________ Cell Ph. ( ______ ) _______________________________
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Please book my air from ____________________________. � I/we would like to request a Business Class upgrade.
� I desire a single room (limited availability). � I will share a room with _________________________
� Post-Tour Zanzibar Extension: Please sign me/us up.
Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania, Aug. 11-27, 2010,and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms & Conditions.
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Dear UCLA Alumni and Friends,
We invite you to go "on safari" with fellow UCLA alumni to the premier safari destinations of Kenya andTanzania. Our small group will move around nimbly and flexibly, enjoying quintessential wildlife viewing.You’ll have an opportunity to see the "Big Five" – elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, lion and leopard – and endan-gered species such as the rare black rhino. Equally enthralling are the semi-nomadic Maasai tribespeople,whose lives revolve around the age-old practice of cattle grazing. Throughout, stay in top-rated game lodgesthat give you an intimate experience of the landscape, flora and fauna.
The highlights of this tour are many and varied. Travel from grassland plains to the foothills of Mt.Kilimanjaro, from the world’s largest volcanic crater to the edge of the Rift Valley, enjoying gamedrives and up-close encounters. Visit Kenya’s Masai Mara, homeland of the proud Maasai people;Amboseli National Park, known for its large elephant population; and Serengeti National Park, oneof the last great wildlife refuges on earth. Adjoining Serengeti National Park is the NgorongoroConservation Area which encompasses Ngorongoro Crater, where Africa’s "Big Five" reside, andOlduvai Gorge, site of discoveries that revolutionized the field of human evolution. Your last stop ispeaceful Lake Manyara, a national park noted for its abundant bird life, including masses of dazzlingpink flamingoes.
This tour is being offered exclusively to UCLA alumni and their guests. We expect it to fill quickly so pleasedon’t hesitate – call us today and join our classic safari!
Regards from Westwood,
For information, contact us at 310-206-0613
Christel Pailetor 800-UCLAlumni (825-2586).
Director, Alumni Travel www.UCLAlumni.net
UCLA Alumni Travel is a benefit of membership in the UCLA Alumni Association. The Association requires all alumni andfriends to join to use our services. You may invite one companion to travel with you as a guest on your membership.
� YES, I am a member of the UCLA Alumni Association. � NO, I am not a member. Please send me an application to join.
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