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Tauck: Ancient wonders to safari marvels

Travel with Tauck and you’ll enjoy above-and-beyond adventures – such as a hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Masai Mara game reserve, a private lunch with elephants in Zambezi, and an after-hours private visit to the Valley of the Kings and King Tut’s tomb in Egypt. You're invited to embark on an adventure and see the world as you've never seen it before. 

 

Featured tours

CAPE TOWN TO JOHANNESBURG

South Africa: An Elegant Adventure (12 Days)

Available for travel January through October 2025

From exploring private game reserves with outstanding wildlife viewing to wine tasting, a private game reserve to a historic colonial hotel, amazing waterfalls, and cosmopolitan chic... Tauck brings you the best of an African safari and cultural exploration.

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
  • All accommodations and transportation 
  • Four on-tour flights
  • 28 meals
  • Gratuities to local guides, service charges, taxes, and porterage
  • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure
  • Private game drives

Virtuoso rates FROM $11,990 per person, per package

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ARUSHA TO NAIROBI

Kenya & Tanzania: A Classic Safari (13 Days)

Available for travel January, February, May through October, and December 2025

Discover the Serengeti, one of the world’s extraordinary safari experiences... you'll embark on an expedition to get to know the world's most majestic animals, the "Big Five," in their natural habitats within the magnificent national parks of Kenya and Tanzania.

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
  • All accommodations and transportation 
  • Five on-tour flights
  • Private game drives
  • 36 meals
  • Gratuities to local guides, boat staff, and drivers, service charges, admissions fees, taxes & porterage
  • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure

Virtuoso rates FROM $12,990 per person, per package

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CAIRO ROUND-TRIP

Egypt: Jewels of the Nile (10 Days)

Available for travel January through May and August through December 2025

Few places inspire with ancient sites and treasures untold quite like Egypt does... home to a storied legacy of history that dates back to the days of the Neolithic Age in 6000 BC. Considered a cradle of civilization, Egypt's enduring achievements are chronicled in temples, tombs, and pyramids thousands of years old, in humble feluccas and sailing ships seaworthy still, along the banks of the life-giving Nile, and in traditions and celebrations timeless all. 

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
  • Four-night Nile River cruise aboard Oberoi Philae or Oberoi Zahra
  • Shore excursions
  • All accommodations, transportation, and sightseeing
  • Four on-tour flights
  • 24 meals
  • Gratuities to local guides, service charges, admission fees, taxes and porterage
  • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure

Virtuoso rates FROM $9,690 per person, per package

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Trip Highlights

South Africa: An Elegant Adventure
  • Spend three nights at one of the “World’s Best” hotels – Cape Grace – on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
  • Embark on private game drives with skilled rangers and trackers in or near Kruger National Park
  • Enjoy a wine-tasting dinner in the Cape Winelands
  • Spend two nights in Victoria Falls with a private lunch with the elephants in Zambezi and a sundowner river cruise
Kenya & Tanzania: A Classic Safari
  • Stay multiple nights in the legendary Serengeti National Park, Masai Mara game reserve, and Amboseli National Park, with daily game drives
  • Visit Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy and Animal Orphanage
  • Float above the Masai Mara game reserve in a hot-air balloon
  • Enjoy an overnight in a lodge built into the rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Egypt: Jewels of the Nile 
  • Enjoy a four-night Nile River cruise aboard Oberoi Philae or Oberoi Zahra with included shore excursions to Egypt's must-see sights
  • Guided exploration of the Great Pyramids of Giza, including the Sphinx
  • Tauck Exclusive: An after-hours private visit to the Valley of the Kings and King Tutankhamun's tomb
  • Take a boat ride to Agilkia Island to see the Temple of Isis at Philae

Expert Tip

Tauck’s enriching land journeys, small ship cruises, river cruises, and Bridges family adventures take you to all seven continents.


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