AFRICA’S WILDLIFEDay 9: Chobe National Park We’re settling into a comfortable routine, with early morning and late afternoon game drives. In between game-viewing activities, we’re

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An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Texas Christian University

14 days for $8,584 total price from Dallas-Fort Worth($7,595 air, land & safari inclusive plus $989 airline taxes and fees)

This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,

six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s

Best Tour Operators award.

AFRICA’S WILDLIFEOn Safari in BOtSwana, ZamBia & VictOria fallS

July 26-August 8, 2020

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Dear TCU Alumni, Parents, and Friends,

Travel with us on an exclusive 14-day tour to encounter some of the world’s most exotic locales and wildlife. Visit Zimbabwe’s spectacular Victoria Falls and embark on safaris in Botswana’s Chobe National Park and Zambia’s remote Lower Zambezi National Park.

Begin in Johannesburg with a full day of touring Soweto, including a visit to the home of Nelson Mandela (now a museum). Following a flight to Victoria Falls, view the thundering waters and take a game drive to spot the endangered black rhino. Next, see sensational wildlife at Chobe National Park, boasting one of the largest concentrations of elephants in all of Africa. Finally, your travel takes you to Zambia for animal viewing at pristine Lower Zambezi National Park with open-vehicle game drives and guided canoe trips. An optional 4-day/3-night post-tour extension to cosmopolitan Cape Town is also available.

Space on this exclusive TCU departure is limited to a total of just 24 guests and will fill quickly. Early reservations are encouraged.

Frog for Life,

Carrie Wright Brown ’00 ’04 Senior Director, Alumni Relations 817-257-7845 [email protected]

TCU RESERVATION FORM – AFRICA’S WILDLIFE

Enclosed is my/our deposit of $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Africa’s Wildlife departing July 26, 2020. I/We understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send, with completed reservation form, to: Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., Attn: Special Interest Groups, One Newton Place, 275 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458. Or you may phone in your reservation to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. at (toll-free) 888-370-6765.

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Day 1: Depart U.S. for Johannesburg, South Africa

Day 2: Arrive Johannesburg Upon arrival we transfer to our hotel in the suburb of Rosebank, where our rooms will be ready for our early check-in. As guests’ arrival times may vary greatly, we have no group activities planned. B

Day 3: Johannesburg/Soweto We meet our fellow travelers today as we embark on a tour of the Soweto district of Johannesburg. Here we see the home of former Archbishop Desmond Tutu; visit Nelson Mandela’s home, which is now a museum; and tour the moving Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, where we learn more about apartheid and the Soweto uprising of 1976. Then we hear fascinating stories from a local Sowetan who was present during the up-rising, followed by lunch at a local restaurant. Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner together. B,L,D

Day 4: Johannesburg/Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe We fly today to Livingstone, Zambia, then transfer to Victoria Falls and our lodge. This afternoon we see for ourselves the thundering falls, first “discovered” by David Livingstone and claimed for Queen Victoria in 1855. With its 300-foot-deep gorge and soaking spray, “Vic” Falls is a wonder of the natural world. B,D

Day 5: Victoria Falls This morning we embark on a game drive to spot the elusive – and critically endan-gered – black rhino. Late afternoon we embark on a “Sundowner” dinner cruise on the Zambezi where we see wildlife on shore and in the water. B,D

Day 6: Victoria Falls After a morning visit to Victoria Falls town and a local village, this afternoon is at leisure to relax at our lodge. Tonight we hear a fascinating guest speaker on “The Story of David Livingstone,” followed by dinner together. B,D

Day 7: Victoria Falls/Chobe National Park, Botswana This morning we visit a nearby school then travel two hours by motorcoach to Botswana and Chobe National Park, boasting one of the largest concentrations of game in all of Africa. After settling in and enjoying lunch at our lodge, this afternoon we

africa’S wildlifeOn Safari in Botswana, Zambia & Victoria Falls14 days for $8,584 total price from Dallas-Fort Worth($7,595 air, land & safari inclusive plus $989 airline taxes and fees)

A glimpse of a world primeval awaits on this singular safari to Botswana’s Chobe National Park, where elephants preside over a bounty of wildlife; Zimbabwe’s

dazzling and powerful Victoria Falls; and Zambia’s exceptional Lower Zambezi National Park, a remote jewel of an unspoiled preserve.

Tour membership limited to 24 guests

Cover photo: Chobe National Park is home to Africa’s largest elephant population.

Avg. High (°F) Jul AugVictoria Falls 77 83Lower Zambezi 72 79 (Zambia)

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Lusaka

Victoria Falls

Lower ZambeziNat’l Park

Chobe Nat’lPark

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Small Group Tour Highlights

Spectacular Victoria Falls • Sunset Zambezi River cruise • Chobe National Park’s diverse and abundant game • Early morning game drives and afternoon boat safaris • Privately chartered flight to Lower Zambezi • Three-night stay in remote Lower Zambezi National Park, one of Africa’s last pristine wildernesses • Royal Zambezi Lodge’s game-viewing activities: open-vehicle game drives, sunset river cruises, guided canoe trips • Outstanding game viewing

Day Itinerary Hotel Rating1 Depart U.S. for Johannesburg

2-3 Rosebank 54 on Bath Deluxe

4-6 Victoria Falls Batonka Guest Not rated Lodge

7-9 Chobe Chobe Marina Sup. First National Park Lodge Class

10-12 Lower Zambezi Royal Zambezi National Park Lodge Deluxe

13 Lusaka/ Radisson Blu Sup. First Depart for U.S. Lusaka (day room) Class

14 Arrive U.S.

Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference. Unrated hotels may be too small, too new, or too remote to be listed.

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embark on a game-viewing boat safari on the Chobe River, where we may see hippo, crocs, and some of the park’s 450 species of birds (including the sacred ibis, carmine bee-eaters, fish eagles, and kingfishers). We dine tonight at our lodge. B,L,D

Day 8: Chobe National Park Known for its diverse terrain that attracts an exceptional array of wildlife – including the world’s largest elephant population (some 120,000), along with zebra, lion, giraffe, impala, and buffalo – Chobe covers 4,517 square miles of protected parkland. We’ll see a portion of this natural wonder on our early morning game drive and this afternoon’s boat safari. And this evening perhaps we’ll see one of the sublime sunsets for which Chobe is known. B,L,D

Day 9: Chobe National Park We’re settling into a comfortable routine, with early morning and late afternoon game drives. In between game-viewing activities, we’re at leisure to enjoy the amenities of our lodge on the banks of the Chobe River, adjacent to the park itself. B,L,D

Day 10: Chobe National Park/Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia This morning we board a privately chartered plane for the 1½-hour flight to Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia’s newest reserve (since 1983) and, as the former private sanctu-ary of Zambia’s president, the least developed. Here in one of Africa’s last stretches of pristine wilderness we have the chance to get closer to the animals than anywhere else. Late afternoon we engage in some of the lodge’s game-viewing activities that include open- vehicle game drives, guided canoe trips, bush walks, and boat safaris. B,L,D

Known as the “Smoke that Thunders,” Victoria Falls is one of the wonders of the natural world.

Day 11: Lower Zambezi National Park A day of game-viewing activities in this 1,600-square-mile park on the southern end of Zambia known for its 100-strong elephant herds, unusually large prides

Your Tour Price Includes

• Air transportation Lusaka/Cape Town, inclusive of airline taxes and fees

• 3 nights’ accommodations at The Table Bay Hotel (Deluxe)

• 6 meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner • Extensive included sightseeing: full-day Cape Penin-

sula tour; full-day Cape Town and Winelands tour• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited representative• Private motorcoach/van transportation• Transfers to/from airport• Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel

porters, and all drivers

Please note that guests on the extension will proceed directly to Cape Town and will not use the hotel day room in Lusaka on Day 13.

August 7-11, 2020

Cape Town, SouTh afriCa

4 days/3 nights for $1,395 total price

Single Supplement: $295

Discover South Africa’s sparkling “Mother City,” from Table Mountain and the Malay Quarter to the Cape

Peninsula and the Winelands.

Post-Tour Extension

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of lion, plus buffalo, waterbuck, antelope, impala, crocodile, hippo, kudu, warthog, eland, and leopard, among other wildlife; and where ebonies, leadwoods, figs, and acacias preside over the mineral-rich grass-land. Together with Zimbabwe’s renowned Mana Pools Reserve situated across the river, the Lower Zambezi National Park forms a massive sanctuary and UNESCO World Heritage site where we’re certain to enjoy unparalleled game and bird viewing – and rarely see other safari-goers. B,L,D

Day 12: Lower Zambezi National Park From our 14-room luxury lodge on the banks of the Zambezi, we have another day to engage in game-viewing activities in this lush riverine environment of 50 mammal species and 400 bird species. With the Zam-bezi River, abundant game on the valley floor, and the Zambezi Escarpment as a backdrop, the Lower Zambezi National Park offers a dramatic setting for game viewing … as does our lodge, where animals roam freely on the grounds. Tonight we celebrate our wildlife adventure at a farewell dinner. B,L,D

Day 13: Lower Zambezi National Park/Lusaka/Depart for U.S. We travel by charter flight today to Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, where we have hotel day rooms until our departure this evening for the airport and our overnight flight to the U.S. B

Day 14: Arrive U.S. We arrive in the U.S. this morning and connect with our flights home.

Your Tour Price Includes• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all

flights within itinerary• 11 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe, Superior

First Class, and unrated hotels and lodges• 29 meals: 12 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 10 dinners • Extensive game viewing as described, including all

park entrance fees • Mineral water while on safari• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout

your trip• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for driver/guides, hotel and lodge staff,

and porters

Tour Departs: July 26, 2020Prices include int’l airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.

Boston, New York, $8,284

Washington, DC

Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, $8,584 San Francisco, Seattle

Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, $8,684 Minneapolis, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa

Denver, Detroit, $8,784

Phoenix, Portland (OR)

Land Only (transfers not included) $6,895

Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy in a Deluxe thatched tent at Royal Zambezi Lodge and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $989, which are subject to change until final payment is made.

Single travelers please add $995. All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.

Upgrade to thatched tent suite with larger indoor and outdoor living areas at Royal Zambezi Lodge: $195 ($295 single)

Depending on flight schedules, certain U.S. cities may require a departure one day prior to the listed schedule above.

Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight: $5,495 per person in addition to the above costs (upgrade is subject to availability and pricing is subject to change).

For reservations and information, pleasecall Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at

888-370-67657Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–7:00 PM, Eastern Time

Getting comfortable ...

Zebra roam freely in Chobe National Park.

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This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,

six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s

Best Tour Operators award.

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