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Travel to Tanzania and visit a land of many wonders hubbing an un-paralleled diversity of fauna and flora. Kilimanjaro, the highest permanently snow-capped free standing mountain in Africa, the exotic Islands of Zanzibar, the finest game sanctuaries of Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Ruaha, Selous and the Marine Park of Mafia Island are only but a few of the living examples. The scenery, topography and very friendly people harbor the growth of excellent cultural tourism, beach holidays, game hunting, historical and archaeological ventures - and certainly the best wildlife photographic safaris on the continent.
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4 Days Tanzania Safari - Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater
Lake Manyara, the Great Rift Valley escarpment, tree climbing lions, Olduvai gorge, Ngorongoro crater the Eighth wonder of the world, Flamingos, Elephant, Lion, and the delicate balance of predator and prey in their endless quest for survival
Itinerary:
Day 1: Depart in the morning from Arusha Municipal airport to Lake Manyara. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for check in. Perched a top the Rift Valley escarpment the lodge has 67 rooms including 1 suite providing panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. After lunch proceed for afternoon game drive in the park. This park is situated between the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara a shallow alkaline lake occupying two thirds of the whole park. Abundant birdlife include flamingos, bee-eaters, forest dwelling crowned eagles, waterfowls, crowned cranes, snipes and pratincoles, game animals include Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Impala, hippo, hippos, baboons and a great variety of smaller animals. The park is also renowned for its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Day 2: After breakfast proceed through the coffee farms of Karatu and continue into the Ngorongoro highlands. Ngorongoro Conservation Area a huge area containing active volcanoes, mountains, archeological sites, rolling plains, forests, lakes, dunes and of course Ngorongoro Crater and Olduvai Gorge. Continue to ascend the exterior of the crater reaching its rim and have a first glimpse of what has often been referred to as the ‘Eighth wonder of the world’. You have lunch at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, which is perched on the jagged rim of the crater. Wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers it is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. In the afternoon visit the Masai boma. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Day 3: After an early breakfast, head to the floor of the crater for an opportunity to view delicate balance of predator and prey in their endless quest for survival. Here grassland blends into swamps, lakes, rivers, woodland and mountains - all a heaven for wildlife, including the densest predator population in Africa. The crater is home to up to 25,000 large mammals, mainly grazers - gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog. The crater elephants are strangely, mainly bulls. There are a small number of black rhinos here too. The birdlife is largely seasonal and is also affected by the ratio of soda to fresh water in Lake Magadi on the crater floor. At noon return to the lodge for lunch. Dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Day 4: After breakfast, spend the morning at leisure and in the late morning or afternoon (depending on the flight) transfer to the airstrip in Lake Manyara for the flight back to Arusha Municipal airport for your onward travel plans.
- The package includes:
- Fullboard accommodation, return Airfare from Arusha municipal airport, Park Entrance Fees, airstrip transfers and game drives
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6 Days Tanzania Safari - Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti
Lake Manyara, the Great Rift Valley escarpment, tree climbing lions, Olduvai gorge ‘cradle of mankind’, last remains of early man, Ngorongoro crater the Eighth wonder of the world, two biospheres and two world heritage sites
Itinerary:
Day 1: Depart from Arusha Municipal airport in the morning to Lake Manyara. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Perched a top the Rift Valley escarpment the lodge has 67 rooms including 1 suite providing panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. After lunch, proceed for afternoon game drive this park situated between the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara. Abundant birdlife include flamingos, bee-eaters, forest dwelling crowned eagles, waterfowls, crowned cranes, snipes and pratincoles, game animals include Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Impala, hippo, hippos, baboons and a great variety of smaller animals. The park is also renowned for its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Day 2: After breakfast proceed through the coffees farms of Karatu and continue into the Ngorongoro highlands. Ngorongoro Crater is located within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area a huge area containing active volcanoes, mountains, archeological sites, rolling plains, forests, lakes, dunes and of course, Ngorongoro Crater and Olduvai Gorge. Continue to ascend the exterior of the crater reaching its rim and have a first glimpse of what has often been referred to as the ‘Eighth wonder of the world’. You have lunch at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, which is perched on the jagged rim of the crater. Wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers it is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. In the afternoon visit the Masai boma. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Day 3: After an early breakfast, head to the floor of the crater for an opportunity to view delicate balance of predator and prey in their endless quest for survival. Here grassland blends into swamps, lakes, rivers, woodland and mountains - all a heaven for wildlife, including the densest predator population in Africa. The crater is home to up to 25,000 large mammals, mainly grazers - gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog. The crater elephants are strangely, mainly bulls. There are a small number of black rhinos here too. The birdlife is largely seasonal and is also affected by the ratio of soda to fresh water in Lake Magadi on the crater floor. Picnic lunch might be carried to be enjoyed by a water pond. When the sun nears the crater’s west rim you return to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: After breakfast drive to Olduvai Gorge in Serengeti National Park. Olduvai Gorge ‘the cradle of Mankind’ is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti Plains. It is here that the remains of the early man Homo sapiens were found. The gorge is a very steep sided ravine roughly 30 miles long and 295 ft. deep. Exposed deposits show rich fossil fauna, many hominid remains and items belonging to the one of the oldest stone tool technologies, called Olduwan. The time span of the objects recovered date from 2,100,000 to 15,000 years ago. Later continue to the Nabi Gate to start your exploration of vast plains of the Serengeti whose endless rolling plains reach up to the Kenyan border and extends almost to Lake Victoria. The park is flourishing with magnificent wildlife. An estimated 3 million large animals roam the plains. After lunch at Serengeti Serena Lodge proceed for afternoon game drive until sunset. The lodge has 66 rooms including 1 suite. Each room accommodated in a stone-built, traditionally-thatched 'Rondavel', featuring natural stone bathrooms, wildwood balconies, rope-lashed staircases, leopard-print drapes and intricately carved furniture. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 5: Have morning and afternoon game drives exploring the Serengeti plains. The Serengeti is known as one the best wildlife sanctuary in the world as well as for the migration of animals. Every October and November, more than a million wildebeest and about 220,000 zebras travel south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short tropical rains, and then journey west and north after the long rains in April to June. Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established within this area. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 6: After breakfast, transfer to Seronera airstrip for the flight back to Arusha Municipal airport for your onward travel plans.
- The package includes:
- Fullboard accommodation, all transfers and game drives, road transport between Lake Manyara and Serengeti, return airfare from Arusha municipal airport, Park Entrance Fees, Crater game drive
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6 Days Tanzania Safari - Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and Kirawira
Lake Manyara, the Great Rift Valley escarpment, tree climbing lions, Olduvai gorge ‘cradle of mankind’, annual wildbeeste migration, Giant crocodiles of Grumeti river, Elephant, Lion, biospheres, world heritage sites and luxury camp in Kirawira
Itinerary:
Day 1: Depart from Arusha Municipal airport in the morning to Lake Manyara. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Perched a top the Rift Valley escarpment the lodge has 67 rooms including 1 suite providing panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara. This park is situated between the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley and the Lake Manyara. Abundant birdlife include flamingos, bee-eaters, forest dwelling crowned eagles, waterfowls, crowned cranes, snipes and pratincoles, game animals include Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Impala, hippo, hippos, baboons and a great variety of smaller animals. The park is also renowned for its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Day 2: Depart to Lake Manyara airstrip for the flight to Seronera in Serengeti. On arrival you will be met and transferred to the lodge with game drive enroute in this park whose endless rolling plains reach up to the Kenyan border and extends almost to Lake Victoria. This park is flourishing with magnificent wildlife; an estimated 3 million large animals roam the plains. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive until sunset. Accommodation will be at Serengeti Serena Lodge, which has 66 rooms including one suite. Each room is accommodated in a stone-built, traditionally-thatched 'Rondavel', featuring natural stone bathrooms, wildwood balconies, rope-lashed staircases, leopard-print drapes and intricately carved furniture. Full board Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 3: Have a morning and afternoon game drives at Serengeti known as one the best wildlife sanctuary in the world and for the migration of animals. Every October and November, more than a million wildebeest and about 220,000 zebras travel south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short tropical rains, and then journey west and north after the long rains in April to June. Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established within this area. Full board at Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 4: Depart from Seronera airstrip by air to Kirawira Camp in Western Serengeti. On arrival bubbly welcome at Grumeti Airstrip and followed by a brief game drive enroute to the exclusive Kirawira Camp where you have lunch. Remainder of the day is spent enjoying the activities that the camp offers. In this camp guests experience Africa’s majesty as if they are among the first to travel these extraordinary lands. Each tent is carefully located to provide privacy and take advantage of the spectacular views. Luxurious sleeping and bathing arrangements are complemented by valet service, superb, meals made-to-order from house cuisine or guest recipes. Victorian and East African elements are blended artfully to create the ultimate safari ambience. The management supervises activities that include guided walking and driving safaris, nature walks, visit to the Grumeti River – home to giant crocodiles, use of game blinds and use of the cooling plunge pool. Dinner and overnight at Kirawira Camp
Day 5: This is a day of pampering, relaxing and choosing the various possibilities available at Kirawira Camp. Full board at Kirawira Camp
Day 6: After breakfast at the camp, return to the airstrip for the return flight to Arusha Municipal airport for your onward travel plans.
- The package includes:
- Ground and air transportation as indicated, accommodation on fullboard, Park Entrance Fees, game drive activities
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8 Days Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari
Combine a safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater with romantic Zanzibar and its thrilling history.
Itinerary:
Day 1: On arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by our representative and drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Day 2: Today you will descend to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food returning to the lodge for lunch. After lunch drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 3: Enjoy a morning game viewing in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Return to your lodge for lunch, before departing to Lake Manyara. Dinner and overnight at the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Day 4: After an early breakfast, you will depart for a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. Mid morning, drive back to Arusha arriving in time for lunch. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport for flight to Zanzibar. On arrival in Zanzibar you will be transferred to Zanzibar Serena Inn. Dinner and overnight at the Zanzibar Serena Inn.
Day 5 - 7: Spend the days at the Swahili coast enjoying the white sundy beach of Zanzibar. Half board accommodation at Zanzibar Serena Inn.
Day 8: After breakfast you will be transferred to Zanzibar airport for flight to Kilimanjaro to connect with your onward flight back home
- The package includes:
- Accommodation with full board on safari and half board on Zanzibar, park entrance fees, service of an English speaking driver guide, transport and game drives, return flights Kilimanjaro – Zanzibar, airport transfers
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12 Days Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari
Combine a safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater with romantic Zanzibar and its thrilling history
Itinerary:
Day 1: On arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to Arusha. Overnight on Bed & Breakfast at Impala Hotel
Day 2: After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park arriving in time for lunch at the Tarangire Safari Lodge. Later proceed for afternoon game viewing. Lesser kudu, eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the Tarangire Safari lodge
Day 3: After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area arriving in time for lunch at the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge. After lunch you will descend to the floor of the crater. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge.
Day 4: Drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Arrive at Serengeti Wildlife Lodge in time for lunch. After lunch continue with afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Dinner and overnight at the Seronera Wildlife lodge.
Day 5 & 6: Two full days of game viewing in the Serengeti. Meals and overnight at the Seronera Wildlife lodge in the Serengeti National Park
Day 7: Enjoy an early morning game drive, before breakfast. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and then depart to Ngorongoro Highlands. Lunch at Gibbs Farm or similar. Afternoon visit to the waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at the Lake Manyara Hotel
Day 8: After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. Lunch at Lake Manyara Hotel, after lunch, drive back to Arusha for flight to Zanzibar. On arrival in Zanzibar you will be transferred to Zanzibar Safari Club. Dinner at Zanzibar Safari Club
Day 9 to 11: Spend the days at the Swahili coast enjoying the white sundy beach of Zanzibar. Half board accommodation at Zanzibar Safari Club
Day 12: After breakfast you will be transferred to Zanzibar airport for flight to Kilimanjaro to connect with your onward flight back home
- The package includes:
- Accommodation with full board on safari and half board on Zanzibar, park entrance fees, service of an English speaking driver guide, transport and game drives, return flights Kilimanjaro – Zanzibar, airport transfers
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4 Nights / 5 Days –Ruaha & Mikumi National Parks
Ruaha National Park is an unspoilt wildlife park in central Tanzania and Mikumi is the most accessible park from Dar es Saalam.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Depart Dar es Salaam and drive to Iringa town with lunch enroute at Kitonga Inn Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Iringa Hotel
Day 2: After breakfast, proceed to Ruaha National Park. You arrive in time for lunch at Ruaha River Lodge. After lunch continue with afternoon game drive in the park. Ruaha National Park is an unspoilt wildlife park in central Tanzania. It occupies 10,000 sq km and carries 8000 tuskers making it the biggest elephant sanctuary in the country. The Great Ruaha River with its spectacular gorges flows along the parks’ eastern border and is host to hippo and crocodile. The river is the parks lifeblood and provides drink for waterbuck, reedbuck and buffalo. This in turn attracts the predators: lion, leopard, hyena, wild dog and jackal. Plain animals thriving in the grasslands of the Ruaha include: greater and lesser kudu, impala, sable and roan antelope, giraffe, zebra, dik-dik and Grants gazelle. Birds are plenty too- over 370 species have been recorded. Proceed to Ruaha River Lodge, the only safari lodge built along the banks of the Great Ruaha River. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Day 3: After breakfast, pack your picnic lunch in readiness for a full day tour of the Ruaha National Park. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Day 4: After breakfast check out from Ruaha River Lodge. Enjoy a short game drive before proceeding to Kitonga Inn at Iringa for lunch. After lunch drive on to Mikumi National Park. Mikumi is located 300 km for Dar es Saalam and is the most accessible park for those departing from Tanzania’s commercial capital. Prominent features of the park are the Mikumi flood plain and the mountain ranges that rise on two sides of the park. You will encounter elephant, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, hippo, crocodile, wildebeest, eland and Lichtenstein’s hartebeest. Lion and wild dogs are among the carnivores common here. Towards the southern end of the flood plain live families of yellow baboon. Over 300 species of birds have been recorded in the park. Dinner and overnight at Vuma Hill Camp
Day 5: After breakfast, enjoy morning game drive in Mikumi National Park. You return for lunch and thereafter depart for Dar es Salaam.
- The package includes:
- Park entrance fee at Ruaha and Mikumi, full board accommodation on safari, service of an English speaking driver guide, transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing, driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver, game dr
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10 Days Southern Tanzania - Selous/Ruaha/Mikumi Parks
Selous Game Reserve is Africa’s largest protected wildlife reserve, Ruaha National Park is a remote bastion of spectacular wilderness, and Mikumi is the most accessible park from Dar es Saalam.
Itinerary:
Day 1: On arrival at Dar es Salaam airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to New Africa Hotel. Overnight at the New Africa Hotel
Day 2: Depart in the morning from the hotel to the Selous Game Reserve. Enjoy a late lunch at the Rufiji River Camp. Embark on an afternoon game drive in the reserve, and then return to Rufiji River Camp for dinner and overnight
Day 3: Enjoy a full day game viewing in the reserve. Participate in some classic – style game drives - exploring the bush in open 4 x 4 vehicles. Waterbuck, southern reed buck and bushbuck are common in the Selous. Rare sable antelope, lion and greater kudu also frequent this area. Meals and overnight at Rufiji River Camp
Day 4: After breakfast, accompany an armed ranger on a walking safari in the reserve. The sights and sounds (and smells) of a walking safari are a special treat that will live long in your memory. The thrill of creeping up to animals to “shoot” them with your camera is a great experience. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat safari where you will explore the different channels and lakes of the Rufiji River System, surrounded by hippos and crocodiles. A large variety of herons, storks, ducks, stilts, and other water birds may be seen. And you also see land mammals, such as giraffe and elephants. Meals and overnight at Rufiji River Camp
Day 5: Another full day game viewing in the Selous Game Reserve. Meals and overnight at Rufiji River Camp
Day 6: Collect picnic lunches and drive to Mikumi National Park and proceed driving to Vuma Hill Tented Camp. The camp is perched above the trees stretching over the seemingly endless wilderness south west of Mikumi National Park. Dinner and overnight at Vuma Hill Tented Camp
Day 7: After breakfast drive to Ruaha National Park, which is famous for its rare sable antelope, roan antelope, and big herds of elephants. The park represents a transition zone where eastern and southern African flora and fauna overlap. Although Ruaha is one of the largest parks in Africa, it is comparatively unknown and, due to its remoteness, remains unspoiled. Enjoy a late lunch at the lodge followed by an afternoon game drive. Ruaha River Lodge is the only lodge in the reserve and is built on a rocky ridge with spectacular views of the Great Ruaha River. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Day 8: Enjoy a full day game drive in the park. Nearly 500 bird species have been sighted within the park. The river area features large numbers of hippo and crocodile and attracts lion, leopard, hunting dog, waterbuck, impala, giraffe, warthog and eland. Grants gazelle, ostrich and cheetah may be seen on the plains. Meals and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Day 9: After an early breakfast drive to Mikumi National Park. Lunch at Vuma Hill Tented Camp, followed by an evening game drive in Mikumi National Park. The park is well known for its population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, elands, and greater Kudu, wildebeest, roan and sable antelope. Predators include tree-climbing lions, leopards, wild hunting dogs and black-backed jackal. You may also see crocodiles, monitor lizards, yellow baboon and hippos. Dinner and overnight at Vuma Hill Tented Lodge
Day 10: After breakfast, enjoy another game drive in Mikumi National Park. Return to the camp for lunch and then depart for your return to Dar es Salaam. Drop off at the New Africa Hotel.
- The package includes:
- Accommodation with full board, transport and game drives, park entrance fees and services of an English speaking driver guide
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3 Nights / 4 Days- Zanzibar Classic Tour
Think of Zanzibar and pictures of romantic dhows with white sails, endless palm fringed beaches, veiled women, ancient ruins and exotic spices float before your eyes. The island has a thrilling history, which reflects today in the culture and traditions
Itinerary:
Day 1: On arrival in Zanzibar you will be met by our representative and transferred to Zanzibar Serena Inn for overnight.
Day 2: After breakfast depart to the former Slave market for a guided tour of the site. Afterwards drive to Maruhubi Palace ruins. The palace was built by Sultan Barghash in 1880 to house his harem but burnt down in 1889. Among the ruins you will still be able to get a feel of the former grandeur of this palace. Your guide will show round the Palace, the fishing village and the dhow shed. Later drive to Mangapwani village. Here, you tour the local farms and visit the former slave chambers and caves. Enjoy a Swahili lunch at Zanzibar Serena Hotel in Mangapwani. After lunch, spend the afternoon at leisure Mangapwani beach. At 1600 hrs, depart from Mangapwani aboard a local dhow and Sail back to Stone Town. You will have dinner at Blues Restaurant. Overnight at Zanzibar Serena Inn.
Day 3: After breakfast depart with picnic lunch boxes for a half-day cultural tour at Kizimbani village. Dinner and overnight at Zanzibar Serena Inn.
Day 4: After breakfast check out and transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your flight back home.
- The package includes:
- Fullboard Accommodation, airport transfers, cultural tours
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