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4 Days from$1200 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Camping
Tour Overview
This Tanzania safari to Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater is perfect for safari travellers looking for a short adventurous trip in northern Tanzania. It’s an affordable and fun camping safari taking in two of the most famous and exciting national parks and wildlife destinations in Tanzania, packed full of wildlife, diverse birds, the renowned big five and spectacular landscapes.
General Information
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Safari types:Big Five Safari, Camping Safari, Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater
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Wildlife:Big Five, Birds, Antelope, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Crocodile, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Warthog
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Activities:Game Drive
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Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle
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Start/end:Start/end in Moshi
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Minimum age:5
Overview
- Starting point and ending point: Moshi
- Children policy: Children from the age of five [5] years are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian
- Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German. You may wish to bring along a Swahili to English phrasebook to give you access to the basics. The locals are always appreciative if you know a little bit of Swahili
- Main wildlife to be viewed: zebra, wildebeest, lion, leopards, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, jackals, hyenas, antelope, Cape buffalo
Highlights
Enjoy 3 days of game drive
Chance to spot the Big Five
Explore to Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 1,200 per person
What's Included
- 2 nights in hotel (before and after safari)
- 3 nights camping during safari & all meals
- Daily game drives
- Transportation in private 4×4 safari jeep with pop up roof
- Professional driver / guide
- Park fees & crater fees
- Drinks (mineral water – 1.5 litre of water per day)
- Camping gear – tent, mattress, pillow, table, chair
- Airport/bus station arrival/departure transfers
- Government taxes, VAT and service charges relating to accommodation and included meals
What's Excluded
- Flights & visas
- Personal expenses (e.g. laundry, beverages etc)
- Sleeping bag for rent (USD 15)
- Tips to the guide/driver/cook
- Travel insurance
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Kilisa Tours & Safaris‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Kilisa Tours & Safaris‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
After breakfast pick up from your hotel around 06.30 am then drive to Serengeti National Park. On arrival, proceed to the Serengeti Wildlife Lodge for lunch before enjoying an afternoon game drive. The Serengeti National Park covers 12,944 km2 of open plains making it one of the largest in the world. The rocky outcrops commonly known as Moru kopjes in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and occasionally cats can be seen lazing on them. The park contains vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other antelopes. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Camp.
The whole day will be spent in this amazing world renowned wildlife destination. After breakfast proceed for game viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible lion, Thomson’s gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed center offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The center also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the center in the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lion and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons, including lions which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink. Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area.
Early morning game drive from about 06.30 am to 09.30 am, giving you the best chance to see a possible early morning kill from the big 5. After exploring the park, head back for the main breakfast and afterwards depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, where history dates back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. Lunch will also be served at the Olduvai Gorge as you have a lecture of the evolution theory. There after proceed to Ngorongoro arriving late afternoon where you will spend the next few hours on the rim of the crater. Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area.
After breakfast descend over 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater to view wildlife on a half day’s safari. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo and elephant. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is the dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater and afterwards proceed for an afternoon game drive until 5.30 pm when you will ascend from the crater and proceed to Moshi. Arrive early evening with a drop off at your hotel or to the airport if your flight is the same day.
