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9 Days from$4000 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Mid Range
Tour Overview
This safari takes in the four most popular destinations in Tanzania – Lake Manyara National Park (1 night), Central Serengeti (4 nights), Ngorongoro Crater (1 night) and Tarangire National Park (2 nights). The safari starts and ends at Arusha. With our experienced driver guides, it will be a trip of a lifetime!
General Information
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Safari types:Big Five Safari, Family Safari, Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara NP, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater
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Wildlife:Big Five, Birds, Antelope, Thomson's Gazelle, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Crocodile, Elephant, Leopard, Lion, Cheetah, Rhino, Buffalo, Hyena, Wildebeest, Baboon, Dik Dik
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Activities:Game Drive, Hot Air Balloon, UNESCO Site
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Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle
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Start/end:Start in Arusha, end in Arusha
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Minimum age:3
Optional Excursions
- Mount Meru waterfall and hiking
- Chemka hot springs
- Visit Maasai market
- Cultural heritage center
- Walking safari in Arusha national park
- Visit Materuni waterfalls, Kilimanjaro’s biggest waterfalls
- Coffee plantations tour
- Other services provided on request of the customer
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 4,000 per person
Prices are based on 2 people sharing a room at the Luxury Camp
What's Included
- Accommodation & meals as per itinerary
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All transportation
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- Professional driver/guide
- Park fees
- All taxes/VAT
What's Excluded
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Services not mentioned in the program
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Tanzania Classic Tours‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Tanzania Classic Tours‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries and services are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
Pick up at 8:30 am from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of acacia and mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on until the evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National Park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 am with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 pm. Or you can depart at 6:00 am on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti – known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5:00 pm. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for game drive (5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.
Your day will begin after a breakfast by about 8:00 am with a full day game drive in Tarangire National Park ahead of you. The national park is extremely famous and special for its diverse landscape and nine different vegetation zones. As you begin your game drive, you will be welcomed by the ancient and gigantic baobab trees, which make even animals like the giraffe look tiny. The game drive goes on till about late afternoon and includes a small stop for a picnic lunch. The 3,000 sq kms park gets its name from the Tarangire River that flows through it. The river attracts a lot of diverse animals and you should be able to spot a lot of elephants, giraffe, lions, antelopes and zebras. If it’s your lucky day, you might be able to spot the tree climbing python and the long necked gerek. The Tarangire National Park has the highest concentration of elephants, which offers a unique chance for you to observe interactions between elephant families. Don’t forget to capture this beautiful scenery with your camera ready at hand. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you. Have a good night’s sleep for tomorrow’s adventure.
The final day of your safari will begin as usual by 8:00 am after a luscious breakfast. Enjoy a half day game drive in Tarangire before heading towards Arusha where you will be dropped off to your preferred location by about 6:00 pm in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.
