TOUR NAME: ESSENTIAL TANZANIA
TOUR DAYS: 07 DAYS / 06 NIGHTS
DEPARTURES: SELECTED DATES
ARUSHA – MANYARA– SERENGETI – NGORONGORO CRATER – ARUSHA
TOUR SUMMARY:
This week long tour in Tanzania introduces travellers to some of the most impressive wildlife viewing areas in Africa. Beginning
in Arusha, the tour travels overland to Manyara National Park, where one can enjoy several exciting game drives and obeserve
Manyara's unique birdlife.The next destination is Serengeti National Park, home to the Big Five and world-renowned for its
wildlife viewing opportunities. Lastly the tour will visit is Ngorongoro Crater, a haven for wildlife located on the eastern edge of
the Rift Valley, before returning to Arusha.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
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Search for exotic wildlife in Tarangire / Manyara National Park
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Enjoy a game drive in the UNESCO protected Serengeti National Park
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Tour Ngorongoro Crater; a beautiful wildlife haven at the edge of the Rift Valley
DEPARTURE DATES:
OCT 10, 17, 2015
NOV 7, 14, 21, 2015
DEC 05, 12, 19, 2015
TOUR PRICE (Based on a minimum of 4 guests):
Per person sharing
Single supplement
01 Jul 15
to
31 Oct 15
CAD 3190
CAD 590
01 Nov 15
to
30 Nov 15
CAD 2890
CAD 450
01 Dec 15
to
20 Dec 15
CAD 3190
CAD 590
TOUR LODGING INFO: 6 night’s accommodation
Accommodation will be provided on a twin sharing basis
CITIES
Arusha
Lake Manyara
Serengeti
Ngorongoro
NIGHTS
01 night
01 night
02 nights
02 nights
HOTEL/LODGE
Kibo Palace Hotel
Lake Manyara Tloma Lodge
Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Ngorongoro Farm house
TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
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Accommodation in above mentioned lodges on a twin sharing basis
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Meet and greet services
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Seat in shared 4x4 vehicle with photo roof (maximum 7 clients per vehicle)
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Services of an English speaking driver-guide
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Guaranteed window seat
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Game drives and crater tour
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All meals as specified
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All park fees and government taxes
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One bottle of mineral water per person per day during game drives
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Two-way long range high frequency radio communication in each vehicle.
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On safari accessories in each vehicle: First-aid kit, wildlife books, cools box and fire extinguisher.
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TOUR PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
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Visa fees. Visas are available on arrival at all Entry point/s
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International flights
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Tips & gratuities
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Items of a personal nature
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Early check in and late check out at hotels
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Items not mentioned as being included
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Optional excursions
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Travel insurance
TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 01:
Arusha Arrival
Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport, where you are met and transferred to your hotel located a short distance from Arusha Town Centre.
Overnight Kibo Palace Hotel on bed and breakfast basis
Day 02:
Arusha - Lake Manyara
After breakfast, depart to the beautiful Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake that shimmers in a cleft in the Great Rift Valley.
You will arrive for lunch at your lodge followed by afternoon game drive. Tucked below the majesty of the Rift Valley wall, Lake
Manyara National Park consists of a thin green band of forest, flanked by the sheer 600 m high red and brown cliffs of the
escarpment on one side and by the white-hot shores of an ancient soda lake on the other. Acacia woodland shelters the park’s
famous tree climbing lions, lying languidly among the branches in the heat of the day. Lake Manyara safaris offers many unique
views including elephant, giraffe, buffalo and wildebeest can be found grazing in unexpected clearings or heading towards the
water to drink or wash, and the rivers and riverbeds provide scenic vistas for possible animal spotting. Warthog seem to thrive
here, growing notably fat and tuskered, and it is a natural playground for baboons and monkeys. Later on in the afternoon, you
will be transferred to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Tloma Lodge on full board basis
Day 03:
Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart to the famous Serengeti national park. En route visit the Olduvai Gorge. Arrive in Serengeti and embark
on an afternoon game viewing drive in the park. Return later as the sun sets for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Kati Kati Camp on a full board basis
Day 04:
Serengeti National Park
On the second day, you will have a full day of game viewing drives in the park with all meals and overnight at the park.
The spectacle of predator versus prey dominates greatest park during a Serengeti safari. Golden-maned lion prides feast on the
abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera River, while a high density of cheetahs
prowls the southeastern plains. Almost uniquely, all three African jackal species occur here, alongside the spotted hyena and a
host of more elusive small predators, ranging from the insectivorous aardwolf to the beautiful serval cat. But there is more to a
safari in the Serengeti Plain than large mammals. Gaudy agama lizards and rock hyraxes scuffle around the surfaces of the
park's isolated granite koppies. A full 100 varieties of dung beetle have been recorded, as have 500-plus bird species, ranging
from the outsized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland, to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the
Lobo Hills.
Overnight at Kati Kati Camp on a full board basis
Day 05:
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
You will have an early morning game drive. Following breakfast, depart for the famous Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
(NCCA), which features rolling plains, lakes, craters, mountains and dormant volcanoes. Journey up the side of the vast
Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site, which is one of the largest volcanic craters in the world (almost 20 kilometers wide,
610-760 metres deep and covering a total area of 264 sq km). Arrive for lunch at Ngorongoro Farm House. Rest of the
afternoon at leisure.
Optional afternoon coffee walk on complimentary.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House on a full board basis
Day 06:
Ngorongoro Crater (Inside the land that time forgot)
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After breakfast, descend into the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the
dawn of time. Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious
variety of birdlife. Here too are all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo) as well as a large
cast of plains game and one of Africa’s densest populations of predators. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing
up. You will be transferred to Ngorongoro Farm House for overnight.
Day 07:
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha – Departure
After breakfast this morning, drive back to Arusha for lunch. You will later be transferred to the Kilimanjaro airport for your flight
back home.
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