Elite Traveler March-April 2018

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elite traveler MAR/APR 2018

Faces of Africa UGANDA, TANZANIA, ZAMBIA, BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA Spanning six wildly different countries, Jacada Travel’s Faces of Africa safari highlights the best of the continent’s lush jungles, otherworldly deserts, mighty rivers, endless grasslands and diverse animals. Beginning in Uganda’s remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the tour spends two unforgettable days hiking and tracking mountain gorillas and observing L’Hoest’s monkeys, red-tailed monkeys and baboons. After game drives and possibly witnessing the Great Migration cross the Mara River in the northern Serengeti, head to South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, which is famed for its walking safaris and abundant wildlife. From there, it’s off to the incomparable Victoria Falls for tours on both the Zambian and Zimbabwean sides, and to the Okavango Delta in Botswana, where you will stay in two different regions. The first is the Mombo Concession, which offers the chance to see the Big Five, and the second is riverside in a private concession. In Namibia you’ll stay at Serra Cafema, on the banks of the Kunene River, within visiting distance of the nomadic Himba people, before heading to the Namib Desert. There the focus is on landscape and geology, which you will marvel at from hot-air balloon flights, on foot and by car. Recuperate from all of the action in Cape Town with local jaunts and regional day trips soaking up the culture, wine and fine food. From $43,759 per person for 21 days, based on double occupancy. Contact Alex Malcolm, managing director and founder, alex@jacadatravel.com, +44 207 619 1380, jacadatravel.com

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