Bryn Mawr College

Depart the U.S. on DL/KLM Airlines overnight flight to Amsterdam, or independently.

In Amsterdam, connect with your flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport, arriving late in the evening. Step off the plane and into a new world. The scent of distant cooking fire permeates the warm night air. You are welcomed in Swahili with “Jambo” and “Karibu.” It’s exotic, and yet you feel at home. Your guide awaits, ready to welcome you and take you to your lodge, which is located within 33 acres of mature, well manicured gardens and an animal sanctuary. A majority of the animals on the property were once either orphaned or badly injured and were brought to the sanctuary for rehabilitation. Overnight: Mount Meru Game Lodge
Meals: (Meals aloft, snack)

After a hearty breakfast and a safari briefing, depart Arusha this morning. From the buzzing city of Arusha to the wilds of Tarangire National Park, the journey is already an exciting one. Renowned for its huge elephant populations, the park is also the ideal setting for searching out lion, hyena and other predators. Who will be the first to spy a leopard in the gnarled boughs of an acacia tree, tired from last night’s hunt and sporting a suspiciously rounded belly? Your permanent tented lodge has the most central location in the whole park, and it’s not uncommon to spot wildlife right on the grounds. In fact, the pool has often attracted elephants looking for a quick, cool drink! Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Meals: (All meals included)

Tarangire is the fourth largest park in Tanzania, with a variety of animals from the enormous elephant to the tiny dik-dik, an antelope barely two feet tall. Take a dip in the pool after a day in the bush. Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Meals: (All meals included)

After a delicious breakfast, visit Ayalabe School, where children have a chance to meet their pen pals and play in a game of soccer. It is extraordinary to watch as children exchange curious glances, and get to know their new friends. After lunch, depart for the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. From your nyumba, perched high on the crater rim, you hear the distant jangling of Maasai cow bells and savor the sweetly scented breezes. There’s a nearby Maasai village that you may have time to visit as a special treat. Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba
Meals: (All meals included)

Spend the whole day exploring the remarkable crater floor, which lies an astounding 2,000 feet below your camp on the crater rim. Look for hippos wallowing in their shallow pools, awkward ostrich running across the savanna, and all of the Big Five: bull elephant, rhino, leopard, lion, and African buffalo. Tonight, cozy by the campfire to ward off the cooler air and relish in the lovely surroundings. Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba
Meals: (All meals included)

From the green hills and high elevations of Ngorongoro, head west to the vast open plains of the Serengeti. Halfway there, stop at Oldupai Gorge. Anyone fascinated by archeology will appreciate the small museum, which displays the incredible finds of Louis and Mary Leakey. For three days, continue your journey into the Serengeti, searching out its vast herds of wildebeest and zebra, great pride of lions, families of giraffe, and much more. Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba at Robanda
Meals: (All meals included)

When not on wildlife drives, the kids have opportunities to explore the nyumba site with their guide or work on a variety of games, puzzles, and projects that can be geared to any age. They may wish to try their hands at beading, identifying animal tracks, or searching for unusual insects. Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba at Robanda

Meals: (All meals included)

Today you will seek a vast array of animals, explore a unique village at the edge of the park and immerse yourself in a place described as “the world, as it was in the beginning.” The proud and resilient Ikoma reside in Robanda and the surrounding lands just west of the Serengeti. They are known for their hunting prowess, drumming and dance, and a recent determination to empower themselves and their children through education. The Ikoma have survived being forced from their lands, being raided by the Maasai, and being subjected to more recent exploitation efforts against them. Tonight reminisce with new friends and enjoy a delicious farewell dinner. Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba at Robanda
Meals: (All meals included)

Breakfast on your final day in the Serengeti may be tinged with sadness. It is a rare privilege to find a place as peaceful and unspoiled as this, where you can spend meaningful, uninterrupted family time. Enjoy the view from above as your plane takes off for Arusha. Have lunch with your companions and relax the rest of the afternoon before your evening flight to Amsterdam. Day Room: KIA Lodge
Meals: (All meals included)

Connect in Amsterdam and arrive in the U.S, or independently. Flight;
Meals: (Meals aloft)