Day 1 Arrive Arusha
Welcome to Tanzania! Upon arrival in Tanzania
this evening, you will be met by you Safari
guide and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2 Ausha , Tarangire (BLD): After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, the third largest national park in Tanzania. This delightful park, covering an area of 2,600 sq km was established in 1970, and it is the numerous baobab trees that will initially catch your eye. The Tarangire National Park derives its name from the Tarangire River that rises in the highlands of central Tanzania and winds its way through the game sanctuary. The river irresistibly lures the herds of plains migrants from the parched surrounding area to its shrunken – but permanent – brackish waters during the dry season. (accommodation of your choice)
Day 3 Tarangire (BLD): Tarangire National Park. After breakfast, you will explore Tarangire National Park and the large herds of elephant that reside there. Spend morning and afternoon game drives in the park. (accommodation of your choice)
Day 4 Tarangire -Lake Manyara (BLD)
Your drive takes you to lake Manyara this
morning, where you will stop for picnic lunch.
Lake Manyara lies in a depressed valley with the
brown and red cliffs of the escarpment rising
strikingly on one side. Springs rise up from the
base of the escarpment, providing a welcome
water supply. Game drive enroute to your lodge.
(accommodation of your choice)
Day 5 Lake Manyara (BLD):
More than 380 species of birds have been
recorded in Manyara and include the hadada ibis,
saddle-bill stork, Hottentot teal, plover and
African pied wagtail. As you game view through
the ground water forest, look for the playful
vervet monkeys searching for food at the top of
the trees. Later this afternoon, visit Mto wa
Mbu Village, a trading center that has been
active for more than two centuries and it is the
place where the famous American hunter Ernest
Hemmingway used to live. In Adition to providing
a unique cultural experience, Mto wa Mbu Village
is one of the only places where you can hear
Bantu, Nilotic, Hamitic and Cushitic dialects
all being spoken in the same place.
(accommodation of your choice)
Day 6 Lake Manyara-Serengeti (BLD):
With a picnic lunch,depart for Serengeti via
stopping en route at Olduvai Gorge, the site of
Dr. & Mrs. LSB Leakey’s discovery of
Zinjanthropus boisei. Here, you will enjoy a
short talk from one of the Deputies of
Antiquities, who will explain to you what has
been done and what continues to happen. The
Gorge was discovered accidentally by a German
butterfly collector, Professor Kattwinkle, in
1911, but it was not until 1959 that Dr. Mary
Leakey unearthed the Zinj skull believed to be
1.8 million years old. after the gorge you will
proceed to your private mobile tented camp.
Settle into your camp before heading out for an
afternoon of game viewing. The short grass
plains of the Serengeti combined with an
abundant source of food in large herds of zebra,
wildebeest, impala and buffalo, make the
Serengeti an ideal place to spot cheetah on the
hunt. (Private Luxury Mobile Camp)
Day 7, 8 Serengeti (BLD):
There is nothing more exciting than having a
private tented camp site in the Serengeti. Don't
worry, as this is not "rough" camping. Your
roomy ensuite tent has a proper bed and hot
showers are easily arranged. The culinary
delights fixed over an open fire rival that of
five-star restaurants. And the joyous feeling
you get sitting around the campfire star-gazing
is unsurpassed. Enjoy a full day of game viewing
today. (Private Luxury Mobile Camp)
Day 9 Serengeti (BLD):
Another wonderful aspect of private tented
camping is the ability to fix your own schedule.
Today, you might want to relax in camp for a
while before heading out on a game drive.
(Private Luxury Mobile Camp)
Day 10 Serengeti (BLD):
Another wonderful aspect of private tented
camping is the ability to fix your own schedule.
Today, you might want to relax in camp for a
while before heading out on a game drive.
(Private Luxury Mobile Camp)
Day 11 Serengeti-Ngorongoro (BLD):
Your drive this morning takes you to Olduvai
Gorge for a brief visit to one of archaeology’s
most historic discoveries. After excavating the
site for more than 28 years, Mary and Louis
Leakey unearthed one of the world’s most
dramatic discoveries: the partial skull of
“Nutcracker Man”, dating back 1.75 million
years. Their later discovery of homo habilis
(Handy Man) added to the debate of the origins
of the first human. Continue to Ngorongoro
Crater for the night. (accommodation of your
choice)
Day 12 Ngorongoro (BLD):
Professor B. Grzimek once wrote about
Ngorongoro Crater: “It is impossible to give a
fair description of the size and beauty of the
Crater, for there is nothing with which it can
compare.” As you descend to the floor of the
crater, you will quickly agree with the
Professor. The crater comprises 100 square miles
of the Conservation Area and supports more than
25,000 mammals. Grazers like zebras and
wildebeest dominate the landscape but giraffes
are notably absent as there is insufficient food
to support them. Enjoy a full morning game
viewing on the crater’s floor. (accommodation of
your choice)
Day 13 Ngorongoro-Arusha (BL):
Drive to Arusha this morning where you will
arrive for lunch, spend the afternoon at
leisure and optional shopping before proceeding
to Kilimanjaro for day use room at Kia lodge
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