9 DAYS ENCHANTING TANZANIA SAFARI
Highlights:
Tanzania, Great Migration, Big 5, Balloon Safari
Olduvai Gorge, Maasai Village,
Cultural Tour, Coffee Tour, Walking safari,
Luxury and Relaxation
DAY 1
Welcome to Kilimanjaro Int’l Airport Tanzania! Clear the customs and retrieve your baggage. Upon arrival, be greeted by our tour guide at the airport with welcome juice and garland flowers. You will be transferred for dinner and overnight stay.
Approx transit time: 1 hr
Meals: D
Accommodation: Mount Meru hotel or Gran Melia Arusha lodge
DAY 2: Arusha – Tarangire
We will pick you up and depart at 8:00 AM for Tarangire NP where you will begin your game viewing in the park including a hot lunches. After lunch proceeds with an afternoon game drive balance of the day will eat dinner and overnight.
Approx transit time: 1½ hrs
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Lemala Mpingo Ridge lodge or Tarangire Sanctuary Swala Camp
DAY 3: Tarangire
After a leisurely breakfast, begin your full day game viewing to enjoy the landscape, huge herds of Elephant and many species of birds. The picturesque scenery and diverse bird-life assist in creating the tranquil ambiance of the park. Its an amazing destination to watch birds, has a bird list of over 500 bird species. Its swamps which are normally green all year round is the commonest breeding area for various species in the entire park. The park is also so famous for its baobab trees, many of which are over a thousand years old. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight once more.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Lemala Mpingo Ridge lodge or Tarangire Sanctuary Swala Camp
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DAY 4: Ngorongoro
Depart the lodge after a leisurely breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro with game drive arriving in time for a hot lunch at Ngorongoro Serena lodge. Today will take on a late afternoon guided walk along the Crater Rim for about 2-3 hrs to enjoy the scenic beauty of the Ngorongoro highlands. As you start walking back, meet the driver/vehicle which will drive you to the lodge for dinner and overnight on the rim of the crater.
Approx transit time: 1 hr
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena lodge or Ngorongoro Lions Paw Lodge
DAY 5: Ngorongoro Crater
After an a leisurely breakfast, Descend into the Crater floor (19.2 km of diameter, 610m deep, 304 sq km) spending the rest of the day exploring the crater. It is one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles, its magical setting and abundant wildlife never fail to enthrall visitors including the last remaining Black and flamingos on the Soda lake. All the “BIG FIVE”; Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Buffalo and Elephant could be spotted in this caldera. Picnic lunches will be served at the hippo pool site.
All meals and overnights at the lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena lodge or Ngorongoro Lions Paw Lodge
DAY 6: Serengeti
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park with game drive en route and (a brief stop at Olduvai Gorge Museum on the way). Following the late afternoon game drive, you will eat dinner overnight.
Approx transit time: 3 hrs
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Ole Serai tented camp or Serengeti Melia lodge
DAY 7: Serengeti
Begin your full day for game viewing in the park (14,763 sq km or 5,700 sq miles) with morning and afternoon game-drives as well as with picnic lunch. On this day, you may wish to take a picnic lunch or after hot lunch and go for the whole day en route according to game locations to see the migration of wildebeest, zebras, as well as gazelles, great herds of buffalos, elephants, giraffes, lots of birds, all three African jackal species found here and the spectacle of predators. (Game viewing is best in the early morning and late afternoon when animals are active). All meals and overnights at the lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Ole Serai tented camp or Serengeti Melia lodge
NOTE:
On the morning you will have a Balloon Safari. The balloon staff will pick the ballooners up at 0500 and proceed to the launch site to watch them inflate. After the flight and a bush breakfast, will drive you back to the lodge for a rest or proceed with viewing.
DAY 8: Serengeti – Lake Manyara
After a leisurely breakfast, This is another day of adventure in the park. With game drive en route and (stop visit to a Maasai Village on the way) You will eat dinner and overnight
Approx transit time: 3 hrs
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja lodge or Lake Manyara Serena lodge
DAY 9: Village Tour- Departure
After a leisurely breakfast, Meet your guide and today will have a full day cultural tour Mto wa Mbu village. Mto wa Mbu is a good opportunity to get a sense of the people and their daily lives in a guided walk tour, the program is run entirely by the local people. Hot local lunch will be served today. This is a tour that you will get to learn and understand the full culture of Tanzania while enjoying the beautiful nature and wildlife. End of the day transfer to Kilimanjaro Int’l Airport where will connect your outward fight back home or other destinations.
Approx transit time: 3½ hrs
Meals: B, L
Accommodation: No accommodation
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- All Covid-19 Guidelines/Protocols are in place.
- All park entry fees.
- All applicable government taxes faxes, email, etc
- Transportation in custom safari vehicles . (NEW Private Stretched Toyota 4WD Land cruiser) . with pop-up roof ideal for game viewing and pass, travel/baggage insurance, laundry, beverages. sightseeing during the safari. . Services not mentioned in the program
- Services of professional and trained driver-guides. . Other activities not mentioned in the program (English/Chinese/Spanish/French/German/Italian) (Balloon/Olduvai Gorge/Maasai village/Letoli Foot prints)
- Services of professional and trained Cook if do camping safari.
- Services of all camping equipment. (tents/mattresses/pillows/chairs/tables sleeping bags/cooking utensils etc) if do camping safari.
- Fullboard (buffet) accommodation in the parks during the safari as mentioned. All meals as above (B – Breakfast, L – Lunch & D – Dinner) both western and local dishes.
- Room type (All en suite).
- Wifi to all the lodges/tented camp.
- All meals (as specified in the itinerary).
- Lunch boxes or hot lunches where applicable.
- 2 bottled mineral water per person per day
- First Aid Kit.
- Binoculars.
- Wide window seats.
- Seat belts in all our vehicles.
- Wildlife books & maps.
- Fine wet/dry serviette paper tissue.
- Complimentary membership with flying doctors aero medical evacuation of East.
- Assistance on arrival and departure at (Airport/borders).
- Domestic/International airfares and departures taxes
- Personal communications charges for telephone calls,faxes, email, etc
- Tips and gratuities for your driver-guides or hotel staff
- Tips and gratuities for your driver-guides or hotel staff
- Expenses of personal nature such as passport/border pass, travel/baggage insurance, laundry, beverages.
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Other activities not mentioned in the program (Balloon/Olduvai Gorge/Maasai village/Letoli Foot prints)
$ 450 per person Per day
