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Tanzanian Safari Adventure

September 15 - 22, 2016
November 1 - 8, 2016

Have you ever dreamed of waking up in the morning to the sound of exotic birds while being surrounded by exotic trees and flowers?
Have you ever dreamed of being surrounded by the world’s most exotic animals in the world’s most exotic setting? Have you ever dreamed of being able to interact with exotic animals as if they were your next door neighbors? If you answered yes to all of the questions, welcome to Tanzania.
Join us on the most exotic adventure through the Tanzanian Safari.

Safari itinerary:

Day 1 - Kilimanjaro airport - Arusha
On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, our representative will welcome you to Tanzania and transfer to the hotel, where you will have dinner and overnight at Kibo Palace hotel. Half board

Day 2 – From Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, your journey proceeds to Lake Manyara National Park. Visit Mto Wa Mbu village on the way. After lunch, go for photographic game through the ground water jungle forest home to large families of baboons, blue and velvet monkeys down to the lake. This small park covers only 330 sq km of which 220 sq km is the lake. On the shores of the soda lake and its swamps and woodlands live large mammals, including giraffe, herds of elephants, impalas, zebras, buffaloes as well as water birds like flamingoes, pelicans, Egyptian gees, species of storks, crested cranes. Sometimes visitors can spot tree climbing lions in the acacia woodland, however it is not frequent. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight, Manyara Wildlife Safari Lodge.
Note: The transfer is about 130 km, 2 hours and half drive.

Day 3 – From Manyara to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast leave Lake Manyara and drive to Serengeti National Park. Covering 14.763 sq km the park is the largest in Tanzania; it is part of the Serengeti ecosystem with Ngorongoro Crater Area and Masai Mara in Kenya. Stop over will be made for lunch and for the first panoramic views of Ngorongoro Crater from the top. Along the road you see the typical Maasai “bomas” – villages and their cattle. Proceed through the grass plains and semi arid area after entering the gate of the National Park. The first game drive is on route to your Luxury Tent (with full private bathroom and amenities) for dinner and overnight. Full Board
Note: The transfer is about 200 km, 4 hours and half drive.

Day 4 – Serengeti National Park
After early breakfast, you go for long game drive. You can choose if you wish to come back for lunch and
rest at the lodge or if you wish to leave with packed lunch and spend more time in game drive. The
Seronera Valley is a transitional are between the open grassland in the South and the wooded grassland
in the North - West, criss-crossed by rivers like Seronera and Orangi which end into Grumeti River and
provide water reserve all year long. For this reasons you will find in this area a very high concentration of
wildlife. Among the resident mammals are included giraffes, buffaloes, impalas, Thompson’s gazelles,
bushbucks, leopards, lions, spotted hyenas and the endangered black rhino. The number of animals is
higher when the migration is back from the Northern plains to the South, between December and May,
which is normally a rainy period. This phenomenon interest’s species like the wildebeests or gnus, the
zebras, elands, Thompson’s gazelles. It is amazing to see the long columns of the animals move in one
direction in search for water until the next dry season. Return to your Luxury Tent (with full private
bathroom and amenities) for dinner and overnight. Full Board

Day 5 - From Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast, you leave your lodge for morning game drive. After lunch, you will exit the park through
Naabi Hill gate in the direction of Ngorongoro and Oldupai Gorge (this is the original name of the so
called “Olduvai Gorge”). This is found to the North West of the Ngorongoro crater; it is about 55 km in
length and its depth varies from 30 to 100 meters. Optional: you can visit one of the Maasai “bomas”,
the typical village of the Maasai. This tribe has migrated to the Ngorongoro area about 200 years ago and
it has always lived in harmony with the rest of the environment. There are about 42 thousand Maasai
pastoralists living within the Ngorongoro area, with their cattle, donkeys, goats and sheep. The maasai
are allowed to graze freely within the protected areas.
Proceed to the ridge of the Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight at your lodge, Rhino Lodge, and
enjoy the evening view of the crater. Full Board

Day 6 – Ngorongoro Crater, one of the wonders on Earth
After breakfast, descend into the caldera of Ngorongoro Crater for an unforgettable experience of
wildlife. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers an area of 8.292 sq km, ranges in altitude from
1020 to 3.587 meters. The crater itself is only a small part of this; the caldera is large 19.2 km, is 610
meters deep and covers 304 sq km. The permanent presence of water in the floor of the crater
supports a large resident population of wildlife. This includes wildebeests, zebras, impalas, dikdik,
elephants, buffaloes. Large predators are easily seen, with families of lions, cheetah, spotted
hyenas, leopard. The lunch with picnic boxes can be taken from the hippo pool point. In the evening
transfer to Arusha for dinner and overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel (half board).

Day 7 - Kilimanjaro Airport
After breakfast depending on your flight timings - you will be picked up at the hotel, say farewell to
Tanzania and transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight home.
When home do not forget to post photos and videos of your lovely experience in Tanzania.

Price $ 2450.00 based on double occupancy
$ 450.00 extra for single accommodations

As an option, we can arrange for you to spend a couple of days relaxing in Zanzibar after your Safari adventure.
Price will depend on duration of your stay and the quality of your accommodations.

What's included

Six (6) nights accommodations according to the itinerary
All meals as described in the itinerary
Entry fees to all attractions and National Parks according to the itinerary
Round trip airport transfers
All taxes and fees

What's not included

Airline ticket
Tanzanian visa (can be obtained upon arrival to Tanzania for $100 USD)
Alcohol drinks and meals not described in the itinerary
Travel Insurance
Gratuities for guide and driver

Questions ? Call (800) 790-8960