21 Days Tanzania Safari

21 Days Tanzania Safari

This is a Wildlife safari that will take you to visit the Northern parks of Tanzania. All the parks are home to small and large animals including birds and reptiles; accommodation can be inside or outside the parks at budget camp sites. You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora on the natural areas.

Arusha - Tarangire - Serengeti National Parks and Ngorongoro

TRIP NARATION: This is a Wildlife safari that will take you to visit the Northern parks of Tanzania. All the parks are home to small and large animals including birds and reptiles; accommodation can be inside or outside the parks at budget camp sites. You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora on the natural areas.

Day by day Detail:

Day 1: Arrival day: Pick up at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Mc. Elly’s hotel in Arusha based on bed and breakfast.

Day 2: Arusha – Arusha National Park.
- In the morning pick up from your hotel in Arusha town and drive 30km with packed lunch to Arusha National park for game drives and walking in the park. This park is a home to Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Black and white Colobus Monkey, Baboon and many birds include Turraco and flamingos. Lunch picnic then proceed with afternoon game drives before you drive back to Town in the evening. Dinner and overnight in Mc. Elly’s Hotel Full board.

Day 3: Arusha – Tarangire National Park.
- In the morning at 0830hrs pick up from your hotel in Arusha and drive on tarmac road 120km to Tarangire National Park for game drives. Lunch picnic there after lunch continue with afternoon game viewing in the park, a home to Lion, Leopard, Elephant, buffalo, Python, Zebra, Oryx, Impala and more… Over 450 species of birds have been observed. Lunch picnic and there after proceed with afternoon game viewing before the drive takes you for dinner and overnight campsite. Full board.

Day 4: Tarangire– Engaruka

In the morning after breakfast at your campsite and drive to Engaruka ruins North of Manyara on the Great Rift Valley escapement where you will arrive in time for lunch. Do some walking and enjoy the wonderful scenery of the Rift Valley corridor visit local Maasai Boma Maasai herbalist. Dinner and overnight in Engaruka Campsite. FB

Day 5: Engaruka – Lake Natron

After breakfast continue with walking in Engaruka and visit to see old irrigation system which were used in the 14th century. Engaruka is the only place in East Africa where Maasai have adapted agriculture at 1300 hrs back to the Camp for hot lunch. After lunch travel along the base of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Natron arriving there in the evening. Walk to the wonderful waterfall a very nice place where many visitors do even take bath in this fall. Dinner and overnight in Lake Natron Camp or budget Camping FB

Day 6: Full day in Natron.
- Breakfast then walk around this beautiful lake where most of time it is covered with pinkish colour of Flamingos. These birds have the habit of producing their own good and breed in this lake thorough explanation about this event. Evening walk again to the waterfall for shower it is very interesting dinner and overnight in your Camp. FB

Day 7: Lake Natron – Lobo/ North Serengeti N.P
- After breakfast travel to Lobo North of Serengeti Park crossing the Cliff of the Rift Valley with game drives and lunch on the way. Lobo is where the trails of the Serengeti Wildebeest migration has passed on their coming back to Serengeti from Maasai Mara in Kenya. Dinner and overnight at campsite. FB.

Day 8: Full day at Lobo North Serengeti N.P
- Today you will have a full day game viewing and explore the Lobo North of Serengeti Park to see more animals at this side. Dinner and overnight at campsite. FB.

Day 9: Lobo –Serengeti national park – Lake Victoria.

Early morning game drive, then drive back to your camp for breakfast and soon after breakfast collect your lunch boxes and proceed to the Ndabaka Gate main gate of Serengeti National park which is at the western corridor of the park to stopover campsite situated to the shore of Lake Victoria which is close from the gate. Dinner and overnight at the camp. Full board.

Day 10: Lake Victoria excursion.

Today after breakfast you will have a free day for excursion and choose any activities to do. There are many options to do at the lake, canoeing, and fishing with local people, bike hiking and bird watching around the Camp. Note that only two activities are included on the program that you have to choose.

Day 11 -12: Serengeti National Park.

Soon after breakfast collect your lunch boxes and depart for two full days game drives in the Serengeti. This is the land of most peoples’ safari dreams. Serengeti has an amazing abundance of animals. June – Aug is the season of the Great Wildebeest Migration – a sight to be seen! Apr – May, be prepared for the babies.

Spending the day completely off the beaten path, you will likely not see another truck. But we guarantee you will see much more game than those whose vehicles never leave the road! Dinner and overnight at Seronera campsite. Full Board.

Day 13: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater Rim
- Wake up at 0600hrs for early morning game drives in Serengeti at 0845hrs back to the Camp for breakfast. Then pack your camping equipment and lunchbox and drive to Olduvai Gorge and stop at the museum which overlooks the spectacular gorge. Drive through the gorge. If you would like to take an hour or two to trek through the gorge, please let our driver guide know! Dinner and overnight at Simba campsite. FB

Day14: Trekking at Ngorongoro Crater Highland

The Crater Highlands are part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This is a reserve where the local communities live alongside the wildlife. The highlands consist of volcanoes, not all of which are extinct, rising steeply from the side of the Great Rift Valley in northern Tanzania. They are more than just the Ngorongoro Crater, with a number of impressive peaks of steep escarpments, crater lakes, dense forest, grassy ridges, streams and waterfalls. One volcano, the Ol-Doinyo-Lengai (2878m), is active to this day. It is also home to many Maassai people who have grazed cattle on the grasslands here for hundreds of years.

This trek is one of the most beautiful there are in Tanzania. You will meet many Maassai along the way and in their villages. Deep and lush extinct craters will offer you stunning views.

After breakfast collect your lunch box and depart for a full day trek at the Ngorongoro highland. Drive to Nainokanoka Village at the Ranger post where trekking starts with armed ranger. You go through the Olmoti crater for the Munge river waterfalls and crater viewing. The crater is the source of Munge River which drains its water into the Ngorngoro crater, passing through the Elbulbul depression where the Maasai livestock mix-graze with herds of Zebras and Wildebeests. This is also a bird-rich area. Lunch will be saved there and later on drive back to Simba campsite for dinner and overnight, Full Board.

Day15: Full day Crater Tour
- You will have a full day to explore the Crater as you will descend into the Crater floor for both morning game drives each day after a relaxed breakfast. All the BIG FIVE; Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera, others are Zebra, Hippo, Wildebeest, Hyena and more…Birds includes flamingos on the Soda lake Geese Storks, Vultures and more. After lunch, proceed with game viewing while ascending the Crater and drive on back to Arusha for overnight at the Mc.Elly’s Hotel.

End of the proposal.

3nights Arusha Mc.Elly’s Hotel, 1night Tarangire kigongoni Camp, 1night Engaruka camp, 2nights Lake Natron campsite, 2nights Serengeti at Lobo campsite, 2nights Lake Victoria at Stop over campsite, 2nights Serengeti at Seronera Campsite, 2nights Ngorongoro samba campsite.

Each person will pay US$3,075.00

What's Included:

 Destinations transfers (airport transfer)

 Private 4x4 custom built vehicle

 All meals during safari (breakfast, lunch and dinner) as per itinerary described above.

 Drinking water one bottle of 1.5ltr a day while on safari

 Accommodations as mentioned

 Knowledgeable driver/guide

 Entrance fees to National Parks and Taxes on fees.

 Ngorongoro Crater service fee and walking fees

 Fuel

Not Included:

 International flight

 Insurance

 Visa for Tanzania

 Beverages

 Maasai Boma entrance fee and Olduvai Gorge fees

 Personal things like sleeping bags, rucksack, foot wear and other things like clothing

 Tips for guide and personal expenses such as laundry and communications.

Zanzibar section:

Day 16: Airport/Stone Town

15h00 Pick up from Zanzibar airport. Transfer to Stone Town

Overnight at TEMBO HOTEL (BB)

Day 17: Stone Town

07h00 Breakfast at the hotel 09h00 Morning guided tour of Stone Town Visits to the fish market, former Slave market site, Sultan Palace, House of Wonders, narrow streets, ancient doors etc 12h00 Lunch at Freddy Mercury restaurant. Afternoon at leisure 16h30 Depart from the hotel to experience a one hour dhow cruise along Stone Town waterfront. Sundowner cocktail Overnight at TEMBO HOTEL (BB)

Day 18: Stone Town/ Beach

07h00 Breakfast at the hotel 08h00 Transferred to Mangapwani village. Scenery of farming activities. Visit to the Slave chambers and caves 12h30 Barbecue lunch at Mangapwani restaurant. Afternoon at leisure on the beach for optional swimming and sailing. After lunch transfer back to Stone Overnight at TEMBO HOTEL (BB)

Day 19 & 20 Beach stay

Full days at leisure on the beach. Optional water sports activities Dinners and overnights at TEMBO HOTEL (BB)

21 Departure

08h00 After breakfast transfer to Zanzibar airport for onward flight

Each person will pay US$1,600.00

What's Included:

 Destinations transfers (airport and excursion transfer)

 Local air flight Arusha to Zanzibar and Zanzibar to Dar es slaam.

 Accommodations as mentioned

Not Included:

 International flight

 Insurance

 Visa for Tanzania

 Beverages

 Personal things like sleeping bags, rucksack, foot wear and other things like clothing

 Tips for guide and personal expenses such as laundry and communications.

Please advise back if we can check for room availabilities at the lodges you can opt to use while on safari.

Thanks

With kind regards,

Hamis