CLASSIC SHOWCASE PHOTOGRAPHY SAFARI – TANZANIA
TANZANIA
1 NOV- 9 NOV
13 DAYS
MAX 15 PERSON
MAX 15 PERSON
ARUSHA | TARANGIRE | LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK | SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK | NGORONGORO NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.
DAY 1: ARUSHA
On arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to Arusha in time for check in and overnight stay at the Ilboru Safari Lodge. At the hotel, he will give you a brief overview of your safari program.
Arusha, the gateway to the world-famous game sanctuaries of Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara, is one of the oldest towns in Tanzania. From a tiny German garrison in 1900, Arusha has grown to become the tourist capital of Tanzania with a population of about 400,000 people. At 1,540 metres above sea level, Arusha enjoys a very agreeable climate throughout the year. Positioned at the centre of Africa between the Cape and Cairo on the Great North Road, Arusha is the administrative seat of the East African Community made up of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
Arusha offers an excellent opportunity for authentic souvenirs shopping, including the bold Makonde carvings, and the colourful Tinga Tinga works and batiks. Tanzanite, the native gemstone of Arusha, and one of the most beautiful and exciting gems to come from Africa, is sold in all gemstone shops in town alongside other locally mined stones like Ruby,
Rhodolite and Tourmaline.
Overnight: Ilboru Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
DAY 2 & 3: ARUSHA – TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
0800Hrs. After your breakfast, you will depart for the Tarangire National Park in time for check in and lunch at the Tarangire Tortilis Camp. Thereafter, you will spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive till dusk when you return to your camp. Here you will spend one more full day of game drives with picnic lunch boxes, only returning to your camp later in the evening.
Tarangire National Park 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, harte beest, buffalo, and onyx migrate from the dry Masai 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.
Overnight: Tarangire Tortilis Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
DAY 4: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK – LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
After your breakfast, you will depart with picnic lunch boxes for the Lake Manyara National Park where you will arrive in time for a brief mid-morning game drive around the lake before checking in at the Lake Manyara Tortilis Camp in time for lunch and a brief rest before going for canoe trip in the Lake, followed by an evening game drive back to your camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Tucked below the majesty of the Rift Valley wall, Lake Manyara National Park consists of a thin green band of forest, flanked by the sheer 600 m high red and brown cliffs of the escarpment on one side and by the white-hot shores of an ancient soda lake on the other. Acacia woodland shelters the park’s famous tree climbing lions, lying languidly among the branches in the heat of the day. Lake Manyara safaris offers many unique views including elephant, giraffe, buffalo and wildebeest can be found grazing in unexpected clearings or heading towards the water to drink or wash, and the rivers and riverbeds provide scenic vistas for possible animal spotting. Warthog seem to thrive here, growing notably fat and tuskered, and it is a natural playground for baboons and monkeys. Later on in the afternoon, you will be transferred to which stands on the edge of the escarpment, overlooking the lake.
Overnight: Lake Manyara Tortilis Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
DAY 5: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After your breakfast, you will depart for the Serengeti National Park to arrive in time for check in and lunch at the Serengeti Tortilis Camp. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure until around 1600hrs when you go for an evening game drive till dusk when you return to your camp.
In the central of Serengeti, the mobile luxury camp is scenically located on the slopes of Rongai Hills where sun-rise is your daily wake-up call and beautiful sun-set will always alert you to go to the camp fire or sundowner. The camp is overlooking the Seronera Valley which is home to most of the cats found in Serengeti. Also there are plenty of other resident wild animals around the area and to mention a few are; giraffes, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, baboons, monkeys and many more.
Overnight: Serengeti Tortilis Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
DAY 6 & 7: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Today, you will have a whole day game drive in the expansive Serengeti plains with picnic lunch served in the wild and then return to your camp later in the evening. Another alternative would be to have an early morning game drive and then spend the midmorning at leisure, have lunch at the camp then later on go for an evening game drive till dusk when you return to your camp.
Serengeti is the stage on which the most spectacular wonders of nature takes place, the Great Migration. It is on this park that millions of ungulates comprising of wildebeests and zebras make that all important trek from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya. But that’s not all the Serengeti has to offer, it boasts the largest and highest concentration of wildlife in the world. Spanning an impressive 15,000 sq km area, this savannah is home to all the members of the Big 5, the splendid cheetah, gazelles, African wild dog, giraffes and approximately 500 species of bird, making it a bird watchers paradise as well.
Overnight: Serengeti Tortilis Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
DAY 8: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK – NGORONGORO NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro via Olduvai Gorge where you will enjoy a picnic lunch. 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. In the afternoon, proceed to the Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp for check in. Thereafter you will spend the rest of the day at leisure or take the time to visit a local masai village where you will be able to interact and learn more about the colorful culture of this nomadic pastoralist community.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
COST DETAILS ARE BASED ON A 6 SEATER SAFARI VEHICLE/GAME VIEWER IN THE PARK
USD 3900 p.p.
Included.
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Transport and Game drives as per the itinerary in a 4x4 safari Land cruiser while in Tanzania.
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All airport transfers in Arusha
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All park entrance fees.
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Canoe trip at Lake Manyara National Park
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Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
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Services of an English-speaking driver guide.
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1liter of mineral water per person per day while on safari.
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AMREF flying doctor’s emergency evacuation cover
Not Included.
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Items of personal Nature e.g. Combs and toothbrush.
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Any extras at the lodges e.g. drink, telephone costs etc.
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Tips and poterage fees.
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Hot air balloon safari at US$ 500.00 per person.
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Masai village visits
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Any visa fees and International flight costs.