GRAND TANZANIA SAFARI ODYSSEY
SAFARI DETAILS FROM DAY 1 - 14
Arrival Day: DAY 1 Kilimanjaro International
Airport
You’ll be met by our ground handling team at Kilimanjaro
International Airport and
transferred you to the delightful accommodation of your choice.
OVERNIGHT: Arusha Town
DAY 2: A DAY TRIP TO MOUNT KILIMANJARO
BASE CAMP (SHIRA
PLATEAU)
Early in the morning of your Kilimanjaro day trip, we will pick
you up at your hotel – an
active day in
Tanzania’s wilderness area waits. The drive to your destination
of West Kilimanjaro takes
you through a
forest reserve, where you can look out for Colobus Monkeys in
the trees. Your porters will
push your
wheelchairs through the beautifully rugged landscape of Shira
Plateau starts at 3,500 m
above sea level.
Get out and take in the sounds, smells, and colors of Tanzania’s
stunning wilderness. Along
different
trails and accompanied by a ranger, you can enjoy views of Kibo,
Kilimanjaro’s highest peak,
and its
northern glaciers, when the weather permits. The vast plains of
neighboring Amboseli
National Park in
Kenya and the deep gorge of the Simba River contrast the views
of the world’s highest
free-standing
mountain. When you reach the northern rim of Shira Crater, take
a quick stop at different
observation
points and see the volcanic cones dotting the landscape below.
We will enjoy a picnic lunch
under the
open sky along the way. It’s a moderate hike and you don’t need
to be an athlete to be able
to enjoy it.
After a 4-5h hike – or earlier, after lunch, hike back to park
gate, and drive back to
Arusha.
OVERNIGHT: Arusha Town
DAY 3: ARUSHA TO ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK –
TARANGIRE NATIONAL
PARK
In the morning your guide will collect you in Arusha for
departure to the campsite in Arusha
National Park. After a hot lunch, we go for a game drive,
spotting wildlife while enjoying
the spectacular views of Mount Meru and the Kilimanjaro,
waterfalls, lakes, swamps and steep
cliffs. Driving around the Momella Lakes in the South Eastern
part of the Park, surrounded
by beautiful woodlands. The park is home to many varieties of
smaller game as well as
giraffe, elephant, Black and White Colobus monkey, water
buffalo, bushbuck, and over 400
species of birdlife. After lunch we will leave the park and
drive to Tarangire National
Park.
Option: Canoeing Momella Lake: Enjoy a
peaceful and scenic canoeing
safari following the shorelines of small Momella Lake. On this
2- 2.5 hours canoe safari you
can view buffaloes, bushbuck, giraffes, hippos and many water
birds living in and close to
the water.
OVERNIGHT: Tarangire National Park
DAY 4: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK SAFARI –
KARATU
You will wake within the park from the sound of Elephants
roaming, Tarangire National Park
the park, the elephant Sanctuary, the giant baobab trees, bush
savannah and the seasonal
marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire
National Park is considered
as one of the best places to view elephants up close. The park
is also home to buffaloes,
zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a
range of predators such as
lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely
spotted. From the open roof of
the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and
watch the animals. In the
late afternoon you will drive outside Tarangire and drive to
Karatu town for overnight stay.
OVERNIGHT: Karatu Town
DAY 5: KARATU TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL
PARK
After breakfast you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park,
whose lake Ernest Hemingway
claimed was “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. The park
offers a compact game viewing
circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country.
The lake itself covers
two-thirds of the park and the Great Rift Valley provides a
stunning backdrop.
Over 400 species of birds can be found in the Manyara, including
thousands of pink-hued
flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large
water birds such as pelicans,
cormorants, and storks. In the afternoon you will head to your
Accommodation for dinner and
overnight.
OVERNIGHT: Karatu Town
DAY 6: KARATU TO MTO WA MBU CYCLING
TOUR TO LAKE EYASI
Cycling tour in Mto WA Mbu, is for those prefer to see the
surrounding countryside with the
flexibility of being on two wheels, guided by a guide you will
cycle through the green
surroundings of Mto wa Mbu during this 2–3-hour excursion. You
drive through the village,
banana plantations, and rice fields and also stop at the shore
of Lake Manyara National
Park.
After the cycling tour around the park visit the local community
that lives in Mto wa Mbu
village to learn about their culture. After the tour, stop at
one of the local restaurants
for a hot lunch before proceeding with a short ascent to the
rift valley escarpment for
spectacular views of Lake Manyara National Part and the rest of
the landscape. This is where
flamingos and wildebeest often mingle on the shore.
OVERNIGHT: Lake Eyasi
DAY 7: HADZABE EXPERIENCE & NGORONGORO
CONSERVATION
AREA
After breakfast, you will experience Lake Eyasi, the home to the
hunter-gathers ethnic group
of Hadzabe
Bushmen, who share similar characteristics to those of Bushmen
in Southern Africa. These
indigenous
tribes are probably the last living in true harmony with nature
and are well known for their
communication via clicking rather than speech. Try hunting with
them and experiencing their
way of life. After lunch travel for around 2 hours to the rim of
the Ngorongoro Crater for
overnight. On Day 6 you will venture into the crater. Ngorongoro
crater is unique in that
almost all the wildlife lives within the crater walls, hence you
have the opportunity to
find game easily. Rhino in particular can be seen regularly, as
well as prides of lion and
other predators like cheetah. Enjoy lunch by the hippo pond.
Afternoon we will drive to
Ngorongoro Crater rim for Dinner and Overnight.
OVERNIGHT: Ngorongoro Crater Rim
DAY 8: NGORONGORO CRATER FULL
DAY
Rise and shine! After breakfast you travel to the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area before you
drive
down into the crater floor for a full day game drive. The
massive collapsed volcano is home
to over
25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant,
buffalo, rhino and leopard – to
spotted
hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird
species of the area. After an
extensive
game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in
the afternoon we will leave
crater
floor and drive to Central Serengeti.
OVERNIGHT: Serengeti National Park
DAY 9 - 10: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
FULL DAY
These two full daycares dedicated to game viewing in the
Serengeti National Park. Your guide
will take you to the best spots to observe the wildlife.
Elephants, buffaloes, lions,
cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant’s
and Thomson’s gazelles and
many more can be seen in this large national park. Especially in
the Seronera Valley you
will be able to experience fantastic game viewing all year
round. The Serengeti is home to
the largest animal migration on the planet.
Optional Serengeti Balloon: Prepare for a 4
am wakeup call so that you
can fully enjoy your sunrise hot air balloon safari, enjoy an
incredible Safari from The Sky
over the Serengeti National Park, boosting enchanting scenery
and uninterrupted views as you
embark on an extraordinary adventure. Special arrangements are
made for you to depart before
the break of dawn. This gives you a rare chance to experience
the awakening of the
surrounding wildlife and a wonderful sunrise. With amazing
opportunities for stunning
photographic moments, this miraculous glide over the Serengeti
ecosystem allows you to
absorb the magnitude of the size of the park. Planned take-off
is at dawn – 6am. The flight
depends mostly on the weather and the wind, thus varies from day
to day, but generally it is
an hour’s flight. Once you land, our ground team will escort you
to your breakfast area
where you will commemorate this special event with a hearty
breakfast amidst the wild
ambiance.
OVERNIGHT: Serengeti National Park
DAY 11: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK HALF
DAY – LAKE NATRON
After Morning game drive we will journey to Lake Natron, taking
much of the day, viewing the
game as
you travel. Lake Natron is a hauntingly beautiful and desolate
landscape and the breeding
ground of
around 75% of the world’s lesser flamingo. Algae thrive in the
water of this soda lake,
turning the
surface into an alkaline, salt-encrusted vibrant spectacle of
color! Mountain of God, or Ol
Doinyo
L’Engai in the Maasai language, looms high above Lake Natron on
the Great Rift Valley.
OVERNIGHT: Lake Natron
DAY 12: LAKE NATRON TO MAASAI VILLAGE
FULL DAY
Today’s Highlights: The main focus today is to follow the
activities of the Maasai people.
Arrive when the Maasai are getting their cattle out for gazing,
your personal Maasai guide
is explaining the life, past and today’s life of the Tanzania
Maasai, Men will join other
warriors for grazing and will guide you along their paths and
explain your typical medicinal
plants, extraordinary trees, tracks and the local wildlife. In
addition to that, the usage
of
local tools, hunting techniques and fire preparation is a part
your unforgettable bush
excursion.
Women will join other Maasai women for their daily activities
including fetching water,
building
small house and later you will learn how they do milking from
the cows.
During the sunset a group of Maasai men and woman gathering
around for the traditional
singing & dancing performances. This evening experience a
traditional Maasai goat ceremony
and join them dancing.
OPTION: Oldonyo Lengai Hike during the
night
OVERNIGHT: Lake Natron
DAY 13: FULL DAY HIKE TO LEPARAKASH
PLAINS
You will leave around 6am with the sunrise, to get to the foot
of the Rift valley’s
escarpment. There, you will begin the ascent to reach the place
called "Leparakash", place
of transhumance of the semi nomadic Maasai, who graze their
herds in these pastures of
altitude in seasons. You will meet warriors with their animals
but also families who live up
there temporarily. They call these houses "temporary bomas".
Your Maasai guide will have
plenty of time to explain his culture, local rituals and
traditions. Change of scene
guaranteed. The climb lasts about 3 hours, just like the
descent. Maasai Giraffe will
prepare you a good picnic. Good pair of shoes is advised during
this piece of adventure.
OR
Guided with an English-speaking local Maasai guide you will
leave the hotel just after your
breakfast. After some walk, you will ascent to the Rift Valley
Mountains to discover the
gorges of Engaresero River. Breathtaking landscapes and change
of scenery guaranteed. You
will climb up to a rocky wall from which hundreds of springs
gush out giving birth to the
river. Swimming and natural showers along the way. We will
provide you with a lunch box for
picnic lunch during the day.
The round trip to the summit will take 5 to 6 hours (ascend &
descend)
.
DAY 14: DEPARTURE
The last day you will enjoy the sunrise on the top of hill near
Lake Natron and observe
flamingos from
Birds Viewpoint. Then After returning to the lodge for breakfast
and drive to the
Kilimanjaro Airport.
Arrival at the airport around 6PM.
| Group Size | VIP – High End Luxury | Luxury Package | Semi-Luxury | Standard Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pax | $14,656 | $11,938 | $8,219 | $7,360 |
| 3 pax | $14,551 | $10,766 | $7,673 | $6,700 |
| 4 pax | $13,203 | $9,888 | $7,397 | $6,695 |
| 5 pax | $13,191 | $9,744 | $7,282 | $6,549 |
| 6 pax | $13,090 | $9,471 | $7,123 | $6,329 |
| 7 pax | $12,881 | $9,339 | $6,828 | $6,166 |
| 8 pax | $12,638 | $9,283 | $6,792 | $5,963 |
NB:For the group of 12 – Above: A Bonafide Single Tour leader will have to pay only for his government Park fees: $.1, 300 – all other services FOC.
PRICE INCLUDE
• 4x4 Safari Jeep – 7seater
• Service of Professional English speaking guide
• All-inclusive accommodations
• Meals according to the itinerary in Full Board Basis
• Mineral water on safari
• All mentioned activities
• All national park fees and Entry Fees
• Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari
• Accommodation before Safari
• Airport Transfers
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Optional activities
• Alcoholic and soft drinks
• Tips to Driver/Guide ($15 - 20/group/Day)
• Personal spending money for souvenirs etc
• Travel Health insurance
• Serengeti Balloon safari ($599/person)
• Canoeing at Lake Momella ($150/person)
•Night Game drive at Lake Manyara ($100/person)
