Zambia & Malawi Safari Tour - 12th September - 2nd October 2009

Destination: Zambia & Malawi

Travel Dates: 12th September to
2nd October 2009

'The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.' St. Augustine

One of a kind Wilderness Odyssey to Zambia & Malawi!

Highlights

Vintage Destinations Tour Leader

Lilongwe (The Sancturary Lodge & Wildlife Sanctuary)

South Luangwa National Park (Mushroom Lodge & Presidential House)

North Luangwa National Park (Delia Camp)

Shiwa Ng'andu (Africa House)

Setamwa Tea Estates (Highland Tea and Coffee Estates of Malawi)

Mulange Biosphere Reserve

Zomba Mountain KuChawe Inn (Said to be some of the best views in Africa)

Liwonde National Park (Mvuu Wilderness Lodge)

Lake Malawi (Livingstonia Beach Hotel)

Itinerary

12th September

Arrive Lilongwe and transfer to The Sanctuary Lodge to O/N on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.

13th - 15th September
Fly from Lilongwe to South Luangwa National Park, Zambia - Lunch on arrival at Mushroom Lodge & Presidential House on Full board and activities including; Game drives, walks and local community activities/visits.

16th - 18th September

Fly from Mfuwe to North Luangwa National Park Delia Camp on Full board and activities; Game drives, walks and local community activities/visits.

19th - 21st September

Road transfer to Shiwa Ng'andu(Africa House)

Shiwa House on full board and activities; Shiwa House tour (We stay in the house), visit to Kapishya Hot Springs, game walks, game drives, school & hospital visits, Shiwa farm estate tour and much more.22nd - 24th SeptemberCharter flight from Shiwa Ng'andu to South Luangwa (Mfuwe) and connect with another flight to Lilongwe and road transfer to Thyolo Highlands Satemwa guest houses on a full board and activites basis.Tea estate factory tour, tea tasting and walks around the estate. Day trip to Mount Mulange Bioshere Reserve for a walk to the falls in the reserve.

25th - 26th September

Road transfer from Thyolo to Zomba plateau.Kuchawe Inn on a dinner, bed & breakfast basis. Some of the best views in Africa are to be seen here, with spectacular gardens and wonderful hospitality this is a treat.

27th - 28th September

Road transfer to Liwonde National Park for a boat crossing to Mvuu Lodge on a full board and activities basis; game drives, walks and boat safaris (strongly encouraged over the other activities - The Shire River boasts great game, landscape and bird viewing).

29th September - 1st October

Road transfer from Liwonde to Senga Bay/Salima - Livingstonia Beach Hotel on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. The opportunity to enjoy visiting the local fishing villages, the David Stuart Aquarium and the water activities on the lake; swimming, snorkling, kayaking, diving and more.

2nd October

Airport transfer [Senga Bay to Airport]Flight from Lilongwe airport back home

End of Services

Tour cost notes - Important information about the price on this tour: Due to the nature of this exclusive tour, and the locations we visit, we have priced the tour, based on the total number of people signed up. As we don't know this in advance, we have broken this down, to reflect different numbers of guests, to a maximum of 12. (No place can sleep more than 12 sharing on this tour). Check with us for the number of people signed up, and we will honour the price listed below, to all as the group grows. If you would like this tour 100% exclusive, (Just your party) these prices will be effective for the size of your group. Please ask for clarification if you need more information.

Note: If your an experienced traveler, and you would like to do this tour without a tour leader, or as a camping trip/budget hotels, Please ask for details.

Tour cost, per person sharing, for this comfort & luxury tour...
Minimum # of Guests / USD
2
14,720.00
4
11,100.00
6
10,060.00
8
9,540.00
10
9,220.00
12
8,995.00

Single Room Supplement - US$1,290.00 To help singles - As this tour fills we will try and match up singles to share rooms if you desire.Tour cost notes: Special rate available for group booking - ask for details(4+).

Included

All road transfers, Vintage Destinations tour leader, Land Cruiser game drive vehicles, Local guide/drivers and safari chef (at Setamwa) Internal flights, (Lilongwe - South Luangwa - North Luangwa & Shiwa Ng'andu - South Luangwa to Lilongwe - 5 seater aircraft) Accommodation, Meals, Park entrance fees for South Luangwa, North Luangwa, and Liwonde National Park, Activities as indicated in itinerary

Excluded

Bar in some locations, Airport taxes, Travel and medical insurance, Tips, Any other items not mentioned in the itinerary.

Contact us for details - Timothy info@Vintage-Destinations.com

No Water - No Life - Mara River Expedition

No Water No Life ®


NWNL Seeks Funding for a Mara River Expedition”

• GOOD NEWS!!! NWNL has received 2 grants this week from The Scott Pearlman Field Awards for the project’s upcoming “Length of the Mara River” Expedition. This fund provides grants for professional artists, writers, photographers, film-makers, and journalists in support of scientific expeditions sponsored by The Explorers Club. This grant was requested by the Pearlman Awards and is the second NWNL expedition they have funded. As well, the NWNL Mara Expedition has received the honor of carrying two Expedition Flags – from The Explorers Club and from Wings World Quest.

• WHAT IS NWNL? It is a project that combines the powers of photography and science to raise awareness of fresh water availability, quality and usage. Contrasting these issues in developed and developing nations, NWNL researches and documents six cases-study watersheds: the Columbia, Mississippi and Raritan River Basins in North America; and the Nile, Omo and Mara River Basins in northeastern Africa. For more information about the project, go to the NWNL website: www.nowater-nolife.org

• ABOUT THE MARA EXPEDITION: NWNL’s Mara River Expedition (late August-early October 2009) will document the Mara River from its deforested headwaters in Kenya’s Mau Forest, through the Maasai Mara and Serengeti Ecosystems and to its terminus on the Tanzanian shores of Lake Victoria. The only perennial river in this ecosystem, Mara River dried up this year for the first time, threatening the survival of world-renowned wildlife species and the sustainability of local human communities.

If this ecosystem loses its famous wildebeest/zebra migration and “Big Five” wildlife species due to lack of water, it will lose its tourism, a highly-valued revenue to East Africa and one of Kenya’s principle providers of employment. When Kenya’s tourism declines, crime and poaching climb to high levels, infrastructure disintegrates and ethnic violence escalates. The implications of that in today’s world is lack of regional stability combined with poverty, which tends to foster violence and terrorism. Beyond that there is the spiritual and ecological loss of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem and its biodiversity – a uniquely protected balance of predators and prey.• PAST PERFORMANCE: To see how NWNL conducts its expeditions check out our ’07 Columbia River Expedition itinerary and report. This expedition also received funding from the Scott Pearlman Field Awards.• DONATIONS: Best made via checks. For a tax-deductible donation, please write your check to “WINGS World-Quest -No Water No Life.” (WINGS is NWNL’s fiscal sponsor and covers NWNL with its 501c3 status, deducting 10% for administrative fees.) Otherwise, please make checks out directly to No Water No Life ®. Either way, checks should be mailed to Alison Jones, Director of No Water No Life at the address below. (alison@nowater-nolife.org).

Many Thanks for everyone's support in this project, I Timothy Jackson, owner of Vintage Destinations, am simply supporting this venture, and hope you can too. Please feel free to contact Alison directly or myself, at info@Vintage-Destinations.com