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"Michael Kilpatrick" wrote:


Is my thinking about East Africa reasonable ie for migration viewing
purposes, ie Tanzania or Kenya, but not both in the one trip?
I'd say so.
You could do both, but there's little point.
When we were in Tz in July, some of the animals were already in the
Mara, but there were still masses in the Serengeti. Also, the Mara is
basically the same habitat as the Serengeti: the same ecosystem, it's
just a political border! But it's a *big* detour to get from one to
the other.

If you're taking a regular package you should be able to get places,
as lots of the big companies book up places in advance, and only
release them if unsold within a relatively short time of the date. (At
least, that's what the big UK package operators do.) Often when
booking a private trip, I've had one or two destinations on hold and
got them when they've been released.

What the UK specialist tour operators (who do private tailor-made
tours) seem to do if they can't get your first choice is book you into
one lodge/camp in the same area 'in case' you can't get the one you
asked for, but if your place becomes available you get moved. We've
always been lucky so far, but I don't imagine the 'reserve'
accommodation likes it! Maybe there's a 'hidden' cost of the deposit
included in our tours.

Slainte

Liz


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