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7 Days from$2600 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Luxury
Tour Overview
Discover the beauty and wildlife of Tanzania’s premier wildlife destinations; Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Tarangire National Parks and Ngorongoro Crater, packed with remarkable animals and birds. You’ll be guided by a private safari guide, travelling in a 4×4 safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing and stay in luxury en suite tented camps and lodges.
General Information
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Safari types:Big Five Safari, Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater
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Wildlife:Big Five, Birds, Antelope, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Crocodile, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Wildebeest, Colobus Monkey, Baboon
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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 Arusha or Kilimanjaro
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Minimum age:4 years
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 2,600 per person
What's Included
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari in en suite tented camps and lodges
- All meals while on safari
- Private safari guide
- Maasai Experience tour
- Private 4 x 4 safari jeep (extended Toyota Land Cruiser) with pop up roof for game viewing
- Transfers in both directions to/from the International Airport
- All National Park fees
- Ngorongoro Crater fees
- Airport arrival/departure meet and greets at the airport
- Safari vehicles equipped with ice chest with mineral water, wildlife guidebooks
What's Excluded
- Flights
- Tanzania Visa: USD 50 per person on arrival, USA and Canada passport holders USD 100
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages etc)
- Meals not listed in Includes
- Optional tours (e.g. balloon rides USD 500 per person etc)
- Tips and any items of personal nature
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Burigi Tours and Safaris‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Burigi Tours and Safaris‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
We depart from your lodge in Arusha and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park and the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the ground water forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore and the soda lake. We enjoy a picnic lunch in this area, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands, and steep mountain sides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise with more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions.
Dinner and overnight at Nsya Lodge: Bed, dinner, breakfast and lunch
We start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place in that it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park; this means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive in Ngorongoro, we have a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. After stopping at the entrance gate, where you can learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, we will drive around the rim of the crater itself where we can look down and see the herd of wildebeest or buffalo. Finally, we descend into the crater where the walls provide a natural sanctuary for the animals so there is plenty to see: lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino and leopard (if you are lucky). The only animal you won’t see in here is a giraffe, whose long legs are unable to cope with the steeps sides of the crater. In the late afternoon, we travel back to our special lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge: Bed, dinner, breakfast and lunch
We proceed to Olduvai Gorge, known as the ‘Cradle of Mankind’. It was here, in the Great Rift Valley, that the remains of early hominids dating back 2 million years were uncovered. Afterwards, we visit the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world – Serengeti National Park. The word ‘Serengeti’ means ‘endless plains’, which describes the park’s 5,600 square mile boundary. Yet for its sprawling area, the Serengeti does not disappoint when it comes to rich game-viewing. The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest on earth.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Lodge: Bed, dinner, breakfast and lunch
We embark on another game drive in the expansive Serengeti National Park. An optional hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti can be added for $500 per person. The Serengeti boasts one of the most varied collections of wildlife on the planet. Annually, from May to December, millions of animals embark on a migration which brings them from central Serengeti to Kenya’s Masai Mara and back again in an incredible spectacle. Even during the ‘down-time’, vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam here, along with groups of elephant, giraffe and buffalo, as well as the lions, leopard, cheetah, hyenas, and jackals which stalk their meals.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Lodge: Bed, dinner, breakfast and lunch
Today you’ll experience the culture and traditions of the local Maasai on the way from Serengeti to Tarangire National Park. Your local guide will show you a Maasai Boma and explain the way the Maasai live in the conservation area. After a short visit in the Maasai boma, we will drive straight to Tarangire National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Roika Tented Lodge: Bed, dinner, breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, we depart from your lodge and proceed to Tarangire National Park. This park is one of Africa’s little-known gems and should be on the itinerary of all lovers of wilderness and solitude. We stay overnight inside the park at Tarangire Safari Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge: Bed, dinner, breakfast and lunch
We begin early in the morning at 6:00 am before the sun rises. Go on a game drive from 6:00 am until 8:30 am, which is considered prime viewing time, then return to Tarangire Safari Lodge for breakfast and check out. Continue with our game viewing until we head back to Arusha. The viewing time will depend upon the time of your departure flight. We can drop you off at Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
