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Tanzania · Wildlife Safari
The journey
Delve into the sensational schoolboy geography of northern Tanzania, from the Rift Valley escarpment and soda lakes to the Ngorongoro Crater, Highlands, and the vast Serengeti plains. This 6-day safari offers the rewarding chance to see large numbers of animals in a short time while exploring Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro with a private vehicle and guide. Along the way, you will also encounter Maasai culture in the Ngorongoro Highlands and experience some of Tanzania's most iconic wildlife landscapes.
Delve into the sensational schoolboy geography of northern Tanzania, from the Rift Valley escarpment and soda lakes to the Ngorongoro Crater, Highlands, and the vast Serengeti plains.
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Day by day
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to your lodge, where the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Rest in your room, relax in the manicured gardens, and enjoy a refreshing swim in the pool.
You can also explore Arusha and the surrounding areas.
Drive to Tarangire for a full-day game drive. You will experience dense bush and luscious high grasses.
It is famous for its large elephant population. It is also home to zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, waterbuck, baboons, and impala. Predators include lion, cheetah, and leopard. The swamps are shared by flocks of birds such as green wood hoopoes, lovebirds, tallish herons, white-bellied go-away birds, and giant kingfishers.
On drier ground, you will find the kori bustard and the heaviest of the flying birds, the ostrich.
Today, drive to Serengeti National Park, one of Africa's premier game parks. Travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward the Serengeti and begin to experience the vastness of this territory, marveling at the multitude of animal and birdlife while cruising through this acacia-spotted savannah.
Visit a Maasai village in the Ngorongoro Highlands, where you will meet the elders, warriors, women, and children. Learn about the culture, beliefs, and traditions of Tanzania's last nomadic tribe. The Serengeti is Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a year-round destination, and each season has its own special highlight, with the most famous being the annual wildebeest migration - a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Go on a game drive en route before arriving in the Serengeti.
Venture deep into the world-famous Serengeti National Park on a full-day game drive.
Today, you will be rewarded with a full-day game drive in the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
Visit a Maasai village in the Ngorongoro Highlands, where you will meet the elders, warriors, women, and children. Learn about the culture, beliefs, and traditions of Tanzania's last nomadic tribe. The crater is famous for Africa's best game viewing, as there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor. You will descend 610 meters into the crater, where your safari truly begins.
Spot the endangered black rhino, wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, eland, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, and giant-tusked elephants, plus lions, leopards, cheetahs, as well as scavengers such as spotted hyenas, jackals, and wild dogs. Over 500 species of birds have been recorded within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
After breakfast, depart and drive through the Ngorongoro Forest and nearby villages to reach Arusha for a hot lunch. Later, catch your flight to Zanzibar or Kilimanjaro Airport for your outbound flight.
Where this trip takes you
Rift Valley escarpment, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park
The route
The fine print
All park entrances, hotels, and administrative fees
Meals are on full board while on safari
Transfer to and from Arusha
4WD transportation while on safari
Staff salaries and fees
Lunch box while on safari
Government tax
All meals at the lodge
Water while you're on safari
Professional English-speaking Tanzania safari guide
All items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, fax, tips, and gratuities to hotels, lodges, porters, camp staff, and driver-guide(s)
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
Laundry services
Visa and international flight
Logistics
Your 6 days finish where they began, in Arusha.
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