TANZANIA (2009)

Sample Itinerary

The Ultimate African Experience especially tailored to the first-time traveler.

We begin with a spectacular view of Mt. Kilimanjaro as we fly over her on our way to Tarangire National Park, explore the famous Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti, and Olduvai Gorge, the site of the beginning of humankind. Extend your trip and track chimpanzee in the forests of Kakombe before heading home.

Day 1:
Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport. After clearing customs, we will be greeted by our local guide and transferred to Mountain Village Lodge
for the night.

Day 2:
We’ll enjoy breakfast at the camp, then drive to Manyara National Park. Manyara National Park is located between the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara. There are many different animals to see: hippopotamus, giraffe, elephant, zebra, vervet monkey and a stunning variety of birds. We may even see the elusive tree climbing lion. A picnic lunch is provided at the park during the game drive.
Manyara Serena

Day 3:
After breakfast, we depart for the beautiful Ngorongoro National Park. The crater floor is mostly grasslands. Wildlife visibility is excellent. Zebra, wildebeest and gazelle mingle together, while herds of buffalo graze in the tall grasses. Elephant and rhino are often seen feeding in green marshes, while cheetah, hyena and lions lurk nearby.

Day 4:
Following breakfast, we enjoy another day of spectacular game viewing in the Ngorongoro Crater. A picnic lunch is provided during our game drive to take full advantage of the excellent photographic opportunity the crater provides.
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 5:
After breakfast at the lodge, we head for the Serengeti. On the way, we will visit Oldupai Gorge for a tour of the Leakey archeological digs. Serengeti means “endless plain.” This vast savannah grassland extends northward into the Maasai Mara in Kenya and consists of 5,000 square miles of land, forming one of the world’s largest wildlife refuges. This land is as it was in the beginning: no fences, no settlements, just a perennial migration of wildlife. In a journey that dates back through time, wildebeest and zebra instinctively follow the seasonal rains as they migrate from the Serengeti into the Maasai Mara.
Mobile Tented Camp

Day 6:
We have great flexibility to plan the timing of our game drives as we experience our second day in the Serengeti.
Mobile Tented Camp

Day 7:
We continue our exploration of the Serengeti.
Mobile Tented Camp

Day 8:
Breakfast is served at the camp followed by our drive to Tarangire National Park. We will see herds of elephant, gaining close contact with the matriarchs, babies, and the bulls.. Spend several hours surrounding by the herds and you cannot help but feel their wisdom. Tarangire is where you begin to feel the rhythms of nature as you start to hone your senses and learn how to spot and track the wildlife of Africa.
Tarangire Safari Lodge

Day 9:
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge, breakfast at the lodge, then you will have full day game drive at the park with your lunch boxes.
Tarangire Safari Lodge

Day 10:
After breakfast at Tarangire, we will drive to Arusha with shopping opportunities along the way. Lunch, an early dinner and a dayroom at Mountain Village Lodge will be provided as we prepare for our evening flight. We will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for our flight back home.

*GOMBE EXTENSION

Day 11:
Private charter flight to Kigoma and the Hilltop Hotel

Days 12-14:
We head to Gombe by boat and spend three nights at Gombe Luxury Tented Camp. Our days will be spent tracking chimpanzee.

Day 15:
Homebound flights via Dar es Salaam.

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Rate (8-10 people): $5105 double occupancy.

Single supplement: $1000
Extension to Gombe: $3545, single supplement $500