Crystal Offers Record Number of Safaris in Africa
Crystal Offers Record Number of Safaris in Africa
Crystal Cruises is offering a record number of safaris in connection with a segment of its 2010 World Cruise. Eighteen Overland Adventures allow guests to search for Africa’s “Big Five” -- lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo -- throughout Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The two- to five-night adventures take guests from port to game reserves and then return them to the ship in another port. The 21-day cruise aboard Crystal Serenity departs Cape Town for Mumbai Feb. 9, the third segment of the 108-day World Cruise.
Safaris include the Okavango Delta, Botswana, the only place in Botswana where endangered white rhinos can be seen in their natural habitat; Boulders Lodge at Singita Sabi Sand Reserve, South Africa, home to leopard, zebra, elephant and giraffe; Mala Mala Game Reserve, which shares an unfenced border with Kruger National Park; and Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara, Nairobi.
The voyage visits Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zanzibar, Tanzania; Mombasa, Kenya; Male, Republic of Maldives; Mahe/Victoria, Seychelles; Cochin, Marmagao; and Mumbai, India. Cruise fares start at $13,190 per person, double occupancy, and include a $500-per-person shipboard credit. The Crystal Overland Adventure safaris are available from $3,055 per person, double occupancy, while partial day safaris start at $155 per person. For more information, call 877.530.5699