Tauck's New Safari Provides Front Row Seat to Africas Epic Great Migration

WILTON, CT (December 6, 2018) One of the grandest wildlife spectacles on earth is the annual Great Migration, when herds of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles travel a circular route through eastern Africa in search of fresh grazing lands. The procession of over a million animals – and their life-and-death encounters with the predators that await them – is the focus of a new Tauck safari, "Great Migration: Tanzania & Kenya." The new itinerary provides travelers with a front row seat to this annual phenomenon, including a three-night stay in a mobile safari camp that is relocated throughout the year to prime wildlife-viewing areas along the migration's route.

Each departure of the new nine-day, small-group safari (from $10,590 USD/$12,890 CAD per person, plus international and on-tour airfare) is limited to just 18 guests, and the itinerary begins with an overnight in Makumira, Tanzania, at the Rivertrees Country Inn, a former coffee farm in the foothills of Mount Meru. The following morning, guests will have lunch overlooking Lake Manyara National Park while en route to a two-night stay at Kitela Lodge just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where they'll enjoy a game drive and picnic lunch inside Ngorongoro Crater.

Guests next fly to the Serengeti for their three-night stay at the Legendary Serengeti Mobile Camp. Moving in tandem with the migration to maximize wildlife-viewing opportunities, the stylish, comfortable camp boasts king-size wooden beds, crisp linens and wood and brass furnishings that recall grand safari adventures of a bygone era. Each tent offers generous privacy with en-suite facilities, retractable canvas walls and safari bucket shower. The shared dining tent features a well-stocked bar and tables set with crystal and white linen, and a central fire pit is a fun evening gathering place where guests can share stories and relive the day's adventures under the stars.

The final two nights of the safari are spent at &Beyond's Kichwa Tembo tented camp in the Masai Mara National Reserve where guests will enjoy additional game drives and time at leisure. Other itinerary highlights include an early morning hot air balloon ride, a subsequent champagne breakfast in the bush, and a guided visit to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.

EXPERIENCES ENHANCED THROUGH BBC EARTH PARTNERSHIP
Like all Tauck safaris, the new "Great Migration" itinerary is included in Tauck's Earth Journeys partnership with BBC Earth, the award-winning filmmakers behind such acclaimed nature documentaries as Frozen Planet, Life, Blue Planet, and Planet Earth. Through the partnership, guests will view a selection of brief, exclusive-to-Tauck, filmed vignettes that will add insights and perspectives to enhance guests' understanding of the wildlife they're experiencing on their travels. In addition, guests will have the opportunity to experience their surroundings in new ways using some of the same high-tech gear that BBC Earth experts employ in the creation of their films, which may include motion-activated camera traps, long-range shotgun microphones, thermal imaging devices, and/or night vision goggles.

Tauck will operate departures of the new safari from January through March, and from June through December. Those interested in more information can contact their local travel professional, call Tauck at 800 468 2825, or visit the company's website at www.tauck.com.

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