Combining the scenic beauty and unrivalled game viewing of East Africa with the ancient land and antiquities of the pharaohs, this itinerary will capture the romance of old Africa for the imaginative traveller. Explore the archaeological treasures of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan including the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, Kah El Khalili bazaar, Abu Simbel and the Valley of the Kings & Queens. Also enjoy a romantic cruise along the Nile. Continue on to Tanzania to experience the vast Serengeti plains, famous for the millions of Wildebeest which migrate across it each year, breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, and Tanargire with its large herds of elephants and plains game.
Highlights of Egypt & Tanzania include:
• The Egyptian Museum, Citadel, mosques and bazzars of Cairo
• Great Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza
• Temple complexes of Luxor and Karnak
• Valley's of the Kings and Queen & the Tombs of Nobles
• Unfinished Obelisk at Aswan
• The wildebeest & zebra migration in the Serengeti
• Walk with the Maasai or visit an encampment
• Tarangire National Park
• Ngorongoro Crater, home ot over 25,000 animals
Climate:
In Egypt temperatures between May-Oct reach 30°-36°C. The rest of the year is warm to mild, and it can get quite cold at night over the winter months. In the Serengeti temperatures vary between 22°- 29°C. It is generally sunny and windy with rain falling between Nov - May as isolated showers. The low-lying Rift Valley is much hotter (30°-35°C). The Ngorongoro Highlands can be cool to cold at night.
