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ARP-Travel-Group-2016-Brochure.Pdf 1 We are delighted to introduce our new brochure. The past two years, since the release of our last brochure, has seen a number of challenges for the African travel industry. At the ARP Travel Group, we looked at these challenges as opportunities. We have used this time to expand our fleet, including value additions in the vehicles. In Kenya, we have added a number of new four-wheel drive vehicles. This is reflected in the number of scheduled safaris that now operate in four-wheel drive. We have initiated training programmes across the group including, most importantly, our driver-guides. We have made substantial investment in our Serengeti Explorer Camp, purchasing custom designed tents with all new furnishing, installing solar energy, and sourcing all new linen and amenities. In recognition of the growing importance of family travel, we have developed our Rafiki Explorer Club. The Club provides a variety of amenities that involve our young explorers in their African adventure including a unique, custom designed 24 page, age specific activity books and dedicated website. Rafiki even has his own Twitter feed @rafikiexplorer, Facebook page, newsletter and dedicated website to allow children to share their safari stories and photos and continue their adventure long after returning home from their safari. The details are on page 14 of this brochure. We have launched a social media campaign with new Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, Pinterest photos, and a YouTube channel. We continue to offer our partners information through our partners’ website and offer a photo gallery for our partners’ marketing purposes with more than 5,000 high resolution photographs. We will continue to provide more training and educational tools to our partners ensuring you are kept up to date with the products and able to prepare travellers for a great safari experience. There have been a lot of developments in East Africa since the last brochure and we have introduced a number of new programmes to reflect these changes. We have also negotiated a number of added values with our accommodation partners and reflected these within the new and existing adventures. We hope that you will enjoy this brochure and find it helpful in selling Africa. We thank you for entrusting us with your clients and will ensure we provide a memorable journey through the wilds of Africa Africa is our passion, Africa is our home. 2 Introduction 2 Mountain Climbing 103 Table of Contents 3 About Mountain Climbing 104 General Information 4 Mount Kenya Climb 105 International Sales Offices 4 Mount Meru Climb 106 Destination Management Companies in East Africa 4 Mont Kilimanjaro Climbs 106 Credits 4 East African Coast 109 Affiliations and Memberships 4 Kenya Coast Map 110 Key to Abbreviations 5 Accommodation - Baobab Beach Resort & Spa 112 Using this Brochure 5 Accommodation - Mombasa's South Coast (Diani) 114 of Contents Table What is inside 5 Accommodation - Mombasa's North Coast 116 Safari Prices and Details Itineraries 5 Accommodation - Malindi, Watumu and Lamu 117 About ARP Travel Group 5 Zanzibar Map (including Unguja, Pemba and Mafia Islands) 118 About Ranger Safaris 6 Accommodation - Zanzibar's Stone Town 120 About Pollman's Tours & Safaris 7 Accommodation - Zanzibar's West Coast 121 About Safaris 8 Accommodation - Zanzibar's North Coast 122 About Accommodation 8 Accommodation - Zanzibar's North East Coast 124 Websites and Social Media 9 Accommodation - Zanzibar's South East Coast 126 Terms & Conditions 9 Accommodation - Zanzibar's South Coast 127 Ecotourism and Social Responsibility 10 Accommodation - Zanzibar's Private Islands 127 Following the Migration 11 Accommodation - Pemba Island and Mafia Island 128 Serengeti Explorer Camp 12 Rwanda and Uganda 129 Private Explorer Camp 13 Hotels and Excursions - Rwanda 130 Rafiki Explorer Club 14 Hotels and Excursions - Uganda 130 Special Events 14 Suggested Safaris - Rwanda 131 Special Safaris 14 Suggested Safaris - Uganda 133 Excursions 15 Suggested Safaris - Rwanda and Uganda Combined 136 Hot Air Balloon Safaris 16 Weddings 137 Excursions - Nairobi 17 Kenya Bush Weddings 138 Excursions - Northern Tanzania 19 Tanzania Bush Weddings 139 Excursions - Dar es Salaam 21 Kenya Beach Weddings 140 Excursions - Kenya Coast 22 Tanzania (Zanzibar) Beach Weddings 140 Excursions - Zanzibar 24 Creative Connections 141 One Night Excursions in Kenya and Tanzania 26 Mauritius 142 Scheduled Safaris 27 Seychelles 142 Scheduled Safaris - Kenya 28 Mozambique 143 Scheduled Safaris - Tanzania 42 Ethiopia 144 Scheduled Safaris - Kenya & Tanzania Combined 48 Southern Africa 145 À la Carte 49 Johannesburg Accommodation and Excursions 146 About À la Carte 50 Cape Town Accommodation and Excursions 147 Suggested Itineraries 51 Northern South Africa À la Carte 148 Masai Mara National Reserve (and Surrounding Conservancies) À la Carte 52 Southern South Africa Garden Route, Safari and Winelands 149 Amboseli National Park À la Carte 54 Namibia Southern Odyssey 149 Samburu National Reserve À la Carte 55 Botswana Desert and Delta Safari 150 Serengeti National Park À la Carte 56 Chobe National Park À la Carte 150 Grumeti Reserves À la Carte 58 Victoria Falls/Livingstone À la Carte 151 Tarangire National Park À la Carte 59 Victoria Falls/Livingstone Excursions 151 Lake Manyara National Park À la Carte 59 Special Interest Safaris 152 Karatu À la Carte 60 Migration Safaris with HerdTracker™ 152 Ngorongoro Conservation Area À la Carte 60 Bird Watching Safaris 152 Other Northern Tanzania À la Carte 61 Photographic Clinics 152 Selous Game Reserve À la Carte 62 Groups and Special Services 153 Ruaha National Park À la Carte 63 Meetings, Conferences, Incentive Programmes and Exhibitions 153 Other Southern Tanzania À la Carte 64 Group Travel (Zoos, Schools, University, etc.) 153 Suggested Itineraries 65 Cruise Ship and Charter Airline Handling 153 Suggested Itineraries - Kenya 66 Maps 154 Suggested Itineraries - Tanzania 75 Map of Southern Africa 154 Suggested Itineraries - Western Tanzania 94 Map of Eastern Africa 155 Suggested Itineraries - East Africa Combined 97 Main Contacts and Affiliations Back Cover 3 International Sales Offices Destination Management Companies in Eastern Africa UNITED KINGDOM - LONDON GERMANY - MUNICH KENYA - NAIROBI TANZANIA - ARUSHA INTERNATIONAL SALES & MARKETING OFFICE SALES REPRESENTATIVE Pollman’s Tours and Safaris Ltd. Ranger Safaris Ltd. Alpha Travel (UK) Ltd GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND Post Office Box 45895 Post Office Box 9 98 Bessborough Road Michaela Soule Marketing Nairobi GPO 00100, Kenya Arusha, Tanzania Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3DH Michaela Soule Tel: +254 20 243 7776, 213 6503 Tel: +255 27 250 3738, 250 3023 United Kingdom Munich, Germany +255 27 250 3074 Tel: +44 208 423 0220 Tel: +49 151 7010 8888 Mobile: +254 72 178 6311 Fax: +255 27 250 8749 Fax: +44 208 423 0201 E-mail: [email protected] +254 73 599 9903 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web: www.michaela-soule-marketing.com +254 70 588 3257 Web: www.rangersafaris.com Corporate Web: www.arptravelgroup.com Skype: michaelasoule Email: [email protected] Agents’ Web: www.arppartners.com TANZANIA - KILIMANJARO INT'L AIRPORT FRANCE - PARIS KENYA - MOMBASA Ranger Safaris Ltd. UNITED STATES - NEW YORK SALES REPRESENTATIVE - FRANCE Pollman’s Tours and Safaris Ltd. Tel: +255 75 478 6405 Post Office Box 84198 SALES REPRESENTATIVE - NORTH AMERICA Karibuni Services Mombasa, Kenya 80100 Jean-Gabriel Guyonneau TANZANIA - ZANZIBAR PSC, Inc. Tel: +254 41 210 6000 16 Avenue des Châteaupieds Ranger Safaris c/o Fisherman Tours Ltd. Introduction Introduction Kathryn T. Monaco Fax: +254 41 210 6666 PO Box 872 92500 Rueil Malmaison, France Post Office Box 3537 Email: [email protected] Babylon, NY 11702-0872 USA Tel: +33 1 74 54 27 17 Zanzibar, Tanzania Tel: +1 631 661 6871 Mobile: +33 6 25 78 46 19 Tel: +255 24 223 8791, 223 8792 Toll Free: 1 800 323 3210 (USA/Canada) E-mail: [email protected] KENYA - DIANI Mobile: +255 77 444 0044 Fax: +1 631 669 3636 Web: www.karibuniservices.com Pollman’s Tours and Safaris Ltd. Fax: +255 24 223 8790 Email: [email protected] Located at Baobab Beach Resort & Spa DUBAI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Diani, Kenya TANZANIA - DAR ES SALAAM Tel: +254 75 399 9006 SÃO PAULO - BRAZIL SALES REPRESENTATIVE - MIDDLE EAST & ASIA Ranger Safaris c/o Lions of Tanzania SALES REPRESENTATIVE - SOUTH AMERICA ARP Travel Group Post Office Box 19001 RWANDA - KIGALI Destination Services Office 914 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Douglas Sawaki IT Plaza Building Primate Safaris Tel: +255 22 212 8161 Post Office Box 4158 Sao Paulo, Brazil Dubai Silicon Oasis Mobile: +255 78 448 8700 Kigali, Rwanda Tel: +55 11 99 357 6505 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Fax: +255 22 211 5096 Tel: +250 25 250 3428 Email: [email protected] Tel: +971 52 560 7428 +250 25 250 3429 Skype: Douglas.Sawaki E-mail: [email protected] ETHIOPIA - ADDIS ABABA Web: www.arpafrica.com UGANDA - KAMPALA/ENTEBBE Experience Ethiopia Travel PORTUGAL - LISBON Skype: arpafrica Meskel Square Primate Expeditions Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SALES REPRESENTATIVE - PORTUGAL Kitinda SOS Zone, Katabi AUSTRALIA - PERTH Tel: +251 11 551 9291 Across - Luxury Travel & Safaris Entebbe, Uganda SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fax: +251 11 551 9982 Campo Grande, 220 B Tel: +256 774 387 632 1700-094 Lisbon AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND +256 791 184 782 Portugal Gehan Perera Tel: + 351 21 781 74 70 Perth, Australia Fax: + 351 21 781 74 79 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
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