Day
2: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive and
picnic lunch in the Park. Dinner and overnight at Kirurumu Luxury Tented
Lodge on the Great Rift Valley escarpment (full board).
Day
3: Serengeti National Park
Optional early morning ethno-botanical walk with Maasai Guide. After
breakfast proceed over the Ngorongoro Highlands to Serengeti National
Park. Game viewing and picnic lunch en route to dinner and overnight
at your exclusive private campsite (Classic Camping, full board).
Days
4 & 5: Serengeti National Park
Two full days on the Serengeti Plains amongst the huge migratory herds
of Wildebeest and Zebra with their attendant predators. The Serengeti
is home to an enormous diversity of animal and bird life. Meals and
overnight at your exclusive private campsite (Classic Camping, full
board).
Day
7: Ngorongoro Crater
Full day game drive on the floor of Ngorongoro Crater with picnic lunch.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge or similar(full board)
Day
8: Arusha - Rivertrees
After leisurely breakfast, departure for Arusha and dinner/overnight
at Rivertrees (half board).
Day
9: Arusha
Today you will be transferred to KIA (JRO) for your international flight
out.
Adult
Rate (Per person Sharing) - US$ 2950
Single Room Supplement - US$ 700
The above prices are based on a minimum of 4 persons.
Includes:
- Transfer from and back to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Park entrance fee at Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Manyara
- Accommodation at Rivertrees or similar on Bed and Breakfast basis
- Full board accommodation on safari
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on a 4WD Landcruiser with pop up roof for game viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Government taxes
Excludes:
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to porters and drivers
The Richness Of Tanzania - 8 Days
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(VSTZ - 810)
This safari takes you through the highlights of the unrivalled parks
of northern Tanzania. And you do all this in a relaxed 8 days. You start
at Tarangire, famous for its dense wildlife population. Then to Ngorongoro
Crater, which supports a year round resident population of a variety
of wildlife. It is an attraction in its own right and is one of the
wonders of the natural world. You
then head to Serengeti, probably the most famous wildlife sanctuary
in the world. Serengeti is a big game haven that also hosts over 3 million
large mammals! You then close at Lake Manyara National Park, an ornithologists’
paradise that is also noted for the elusive tree-climbing lions. Your
stay is in top class accommodation throughout.
Day 1: Arusha
Arrive in Arusha by evening. Dinner
and overnight at Impala Hotel
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Day
2: Arusha/Tarangire
After breakfast, you depart at 0800 hrs for Tarangire National Park.
You will enjoy a morning game drive on the way to your lodge where you
will have lunch at 1230 hrs. At
1600 hrs go for an afternoon game drive. Tarangire is a park of giant
baobab trees, rolling savannah and acacia parkland. It is famous for
its dense wildlife population, which is most spectacular in the dry
season between June and September. It is during this period that thousands
of animals- wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, and oryx
migrate from the dry Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River in search
of water. The predators –lion, leopard and others- as is the custom
in the savanna follow closely by. Birds are also abundant here and over
550 species have been recorded. Dinner
and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge or similar.
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Day
3: Ngorongoro
0800 hrs- depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will have
lunch at your lodge. The lodge sits on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater
from where you get awesome views of the collapsed volcano. After
a short rest break, proceed for an afternoon tour of the crater. The
drive commences with the 600 m descent to the crater floor, a magnificent
natural amphitheatre. Covering 260 sq. km, the crater is an attraction
in its own right and is one of the wonders of the natural world. The
crater supports a year round resident population of a variety of wildlife.
You will have no trouble spotting lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and
many species of plain animals- wildebeest, zebra, reedbuck, Thompson
gazelle and many more. You will have packed picnic lunch on the crater
floor. Dinner
and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or similar.
Day
4: Serengeti
After breakfast, depart at 0800 hrs for Serengeti National Park passing
via Olduvai Gorge. Olduvai Gorge is the prehistoric site where Dr. Louis
Leakey discovered the remains of Homo habilis (“Handy man”)
regarded as mankind’s first step on the path of human evolution.
You arrive in time for lunch at your lodge.
1600
hrs- you go for an evening game drive in the park. The Serengeti is
probably the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world. Within its
15,000 sq km area it hosts 3 million large mammals. More than 35 species
of plain animals- zebra, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, and others are
found here. And so for the big five: elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard
and rhino.
The
park is the staging zone for one the most spectacular events in the
natural world- the annual migration of wildebeest. This commences around
June when over 1 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle head for the
Maasai Mara in Kenya in search of pasture. They are followed closely
by the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena
and vultures. The Serengeti also has over 500 species of birds. Dinner
and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or similar.
Day
5 & 6: Serengeti
0630 hrs- depart for an early morning game drive. Return for breakfast,
collect lunch boxes and proceed at 1000 hrs for a full day of game viewing
in the Serengeti. You will have a picnic lunch in the course of the
day. Return to the lodge at 1700 hrs.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or similar.
Day
7: Serengeti/Lake Manyara
0630 hrs- depart for an early morning game drive in the Serengeti. After
breakfast, drive at 1000 hrs to the Ngorongoro Highlands. You will have
lunch at Gibbs Farm, formerly a working coffee farm. Then proceed for
a visit of the waterfalls en-route to Lake Manyara National Park to
arrive in time for dinner at your lodge. You
will spend the night at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. The lodge is perched
on the edge of the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment and has great views of the
Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara itself. Dinner
and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge or similar.
Day
8: Lake Manyara
After breakfast, depart at 0830 hrs for a morning game drive in Lake
Manyara National Park. The park covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied
by the lake. The varied ecosystem consists of ground water forests,
acacia woodland and open grassland along the lakeshore and sustains
a wealth of wildlife, including the Big Five -lion, elephant, leopard,
rhino and buffalo. The park is famous for the elusive tree-climbing
lions that inhabit the woodland between the lake and the Rift Valley.
It is also an ornithologists’ paradise and is host to over 400
species of birds. Return
to the lodge for lunch. 1400 hrs- Drive back to Arusha.
Adult
Rate (Per person Sharing) - US$ 2250
Single Room Supplement - US$ 610
The above prices are based on a minimum of 4 persons.
Includes:
- Transfer to and from the Game Parks
- Park entrance fee at Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Manyara
- Accommodation at Impala Hotel or similar on Bed and Breakfast basis
- Full board accommodation on safari
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on a 4WD Landcruiser with pop up roof for game viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Government taxes
Excludes:
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to porters and drivers
