Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania

“On safari”…it’s one of the most alluring phrases in all of travel. And Kenya and Tanzania count among the most alluring places to be “on safari.” As our small group travels from grasslands to highlands and reserves to national parks, we enjoy intimate game drives, see stupendous landscapes, stay in excellent accommodations, and meet gracious local people.

Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania

Dates: October 23 – November 7, 2025

Deposit: $500

Land Only (transfers not included): $9,995

From San Francisco (air-inclusive)*: $11,596
($10,795 air, land & safari inclusive plus $801 airline taxes and fees)

Single Supplement: $1,295

*Other cities listed on brochure, which can be downloaded on the overview tab of this trip approximately nine months before departure. Airline prices are subject to change, and airline upgrades will be additional to the costs listed above.

Please note, all prices are for a standard, double room unless listed otherwise.

Your Tour Price Includes:

• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights within itinerary
• 13 nights’ accommodations: 10 nights in Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels and lodges; 3 nights in tented camp
• 36 meals: 13 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 12 dinners
• Extensive game viewing as described, including all park entrance fees
• Water while on safari
• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director
• Private 4×4 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

Book you trip today by filling out the form and emailing it to ietravel@ucsc.edu.

Travel Dates: October 23 – November 7, 2025

Accommodations

Fairmont The Norfolk, Nairobi, Kenya / Day 2-3 / Deluxe

One of Nairobi’s most popular hotels, the 125-room Fairmont The Norfolk has been a center of city life since its founding in 1904. The Tudor-style hotel with a traditional safari atmosphere sits in private tropical gardens a short distance from the city center.

Hotel amenities include an award-winning restaurant, coffee and tea lounge, bar, gift shop, fitness center, spa, sauna, steam room, heated outdoor pool, complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, and laundry and dry-cleaning services (for a fee). Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, tea- and coffee-making facilities, minibar, in-room safe, TV, and phone. Mosquito nets are available upon request.

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, Amboseli, Kenya / Day 4-5 / Superior First Class

Set against the backdrop of stunning Mt. Kilimanjaro in the midst of Amboseli’s rolling grasslands and savannahs, Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge offers a classic safari experience. The 92-room lodge, built with eco-friendly materials, blends with the natural environment and reflects traditional Maasai motifs, colors, and textures.

Amenities and activities include dining area, outdoor pool (fed by the waters of ice melt from Kilimanjaro), natural timber game viewing decks, watering holes for the animals, jogging trails, nature walks, bird watching, cultural talks, massage and spa services, library, gift shop, complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, and laundry service (for a fee). Guest rooms, outfitted in traditional Maasai style featuring beadwork, gourds, and hand-painted murals, have private bath with shower, hair dryer, in-room safe, ceiling fan, mosquito nets, and offer uninterrupted views of the game-filled plains.

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania / Day 6 / Superior First Class

This 54-room lodge high above the waters of Lake Manyara reflects the stellar birdlife that abounds here, with an architectural motif of swooping avian curves and the traditional concentric patterns of traditional Maasai boma (encampments).

Lodge facilities and amenities include an outdoor pool, massage and beauty services, gift shop, library with books on Africa, complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, board games, and laundry service (for a fee). Guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, private verandas with lake views, mosquito nets, and phone.

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania / Day 7-8 / Superior First Class

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is perched on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater itself and offers endless and unparalleled views from its clustered boulder-built buildings. Ethnic Maasai handcrafts – bright-beaded robes, intricate carvings, iron spears – decorate the lodge, and sensitivity to the environment marks all aspects of development here.

The lodge offers a dining room and bar; traditional music, culture, and dance; guided walks; massage and beauty treatments; complimentary Wi-Fi internet access; laundry service (for a fee); and a gift shop and boutique. Guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, private balcony, and phone.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania / Day 9-10 / Superior First Class

Situated high on a tree-clad ridge with panoramic views over the vast Serengeti, the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge fuses traditional African architecture with contemporary amenities. Circular rondavel dwellings with thatched roofs and the winding paths of a traditional Maasai village mark the lodge that sits amidst groves of indigenous trees surrounded by streams and ponds.

Amenities include an outdoor pool; two-tiered dining room dominated by a central barbecue area; traditional music and dance; massage and spa treatments; laundry service (for a fee); complimentary Wi-Fi internet access; and safari boutique and gift shop. Guest rooms, in individual rondavel huts, feature private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, wildwood balconies, intricately carved furniture, mosquito nets, and phone.

Sarova Mara Game Camp, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya  / Day 11-13 / Superior First Class

Located within Kenya’s richest game reserve, Masai Mara, the Sarova Mara Game Camp features 73 well-outfitted tents for a comfortable bush experience in keeping with the natural surroundings. The camp sits atop a slight elevation flanked by two streams, offering outstanding views of the Mara’s vast plains.

Camp amenities include an indoor/outdoor restaurant, bar with fireplace; complimentary Wi-Fi internet access (in public areas); outdoor pool massage and spa services; and laundry service (for a fee). Guests can enjoy such activities as game drives, bird watching, nature walks, traditional Maasai entertainment and cultural lectures, and optional game-viewing balloon rides (at additional cost of $450 per person (subject to change); cash or credit cards are accepted). Private tent accommodations all have en-suite bath with shower, permanent roofs, zip-up fronts, mosquito nets, and electricity.

Fairmont The Norfolk, Nairobi, Kenya / Day 14 / Deluxe

One of Nairobi’s most popular hotels, the 125-room Fairmont The Norfolk has been a center of city life since its founding in 1904. The Tudor-style hotel with a traditional safari atmosphere sits in private tropical gardens a short distance from the city center.

Hotel amenities include an award-winning restaurant, coffee and tea lounge, bar, gift shop, fitness center, spa, sauna, steam room, heated outdoor pool, complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, and laundry and dry-cleaning services (for a fee). Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, tea- and coffee-making facilities, minibar, in-room safe, TV, and phone. Mosquito nets are available upon request.

Post-Extension – Mount Kenya

Encounter more wildlife during a stay at the Mount Kenya Safari Club, which houses the conservancy founded by actor William Holden.

Price: $1,395

Single Supplement:$595

Post-Tour Extension Price Includes:

• 2 nights accommodations: 2 nights at Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club (Deluxe); day room in Nairobi at Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport (First Class)
• 6 meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
• Extensive sightseeing, including animal orphanage at Mt. Kenya Wildlife Conservancy; game drive; and Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary
• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited representative
• Private transportation
• Transfer to Nairobi airport
• Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and driver/guide