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17 Days Luxury Tanzania Safari
Country
Tanzania
Duration
17 Days, 16 Nights
Price
On Request
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Overview
Our exclusive private guides are the most knowledgeable and charming in Safari to Arusha National Park, Mkomazi Park, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti National park , you will be watching the full of fantastic game viewing and meeting the famous Masai tribe. If you’re after a real adventure in Africa’s last great wildernesses then a tour of Southern Tanzania (the Mikumi , Selous and Ruaha) or Western Tanzania (Gombe , Katavi and Mahale) will blow your mind – these areas are pristine, untouched, full of game and there to be explored. Southern and Western Tanzania is two unique African safari destinations where you really can feel as if you’ve gone to the ends of the earth. There are still vast tracts of unexplored bush here, which is full to the top with wildlife. Scroll down on this page for further information on 17 Days Luxury Safari in Tanzania.
Summary
Duration
17 Days
Accommodation
Mid-range lodges and tented camps
Start & End
This tour will start in Arusha, ends in Moshi
Tour Type
Private group tour
Minimum age
Customization
This tour can be customized
Map
Your day by day trip
Day 1: Arrival Day – Welcome to East Africa!
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport near Moshi in the evening where you will be met by African Beetles Safaris staff and transported to the beautiful Lake Duluti Serena Lodge situated on the lower slopes of Mount Meru in Arusha, Tanzania, a 45 minute drive away. (Note: Lake Duluti Serena Lodge will be our “base camp” – we will be here at the beginning, Day 6, and on the last day, so feel at home and leave luggage here as necessary. Also note: all meals (FB = Full Board) are included beginning with breakfast tomorrow).
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Day 2: Arusha
Lake Duluti is about 1100m across and covers an area of 63ha. The walls of the crater – up to 200m high – are mostly covered in a thick forest. These thick forests are home to a variety of animals as they provide a suitable environment for hunting and nesting. In fact, on a recent visit to the crater, we were rewarded with a sighting of an eastern green mamba. Over 130 bird species have been recorded here including herons, eagles, cormorants, egrets and kingfishers. Monitor lizards, some of which can be as big as 2m, may be seen basking on old broken trees or even swimming in the lake!. After the hike you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch and a full briefing about your upcoming 17 Day Luxury Safari in Tanzania. Also during the late afternoon/early evening one might be lucky enough to see Mt. Kilimanjaro come into view – the tallest in Africa and tallest free-standing Mountain in the world. Dinner/overnight at Lake Duluti Serena Lodge.
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Day 3: Arusha town and visit to the Orphanage Center
After a good breakfast we will drive through Arusha town (the safari capital of Tanzania) to the Orphanage Center. This will be your first opportunity to donate any items you may have brought with you….after our visit we will drive to the Cultural Heritage Center where you will have a hot lunch. After lunch you will have time to shop for Tanzanite etc. and/or tour the art gallery. We’ll get some tips on bartering and shopping in East Africa. Return to Lake Duluti Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.
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Day 4: 12th June 2019 –Arusha to Mkomazi National Park
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Mkomazi Wilderness Retreat
Day 5: Full day of wildlife viewing in Mkomazi National Park
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Mkomazi Wilderness Retreat
Day 6: Mkomazi to Arusha game drive and travel day
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Day 7: Arusha National Park and travel to Tarangire National Park.
After an early breakfast we will drive to nearby Arusha National Park for a wildlife drive and picnic lunch. Chance to see the beautiful Black and White Colobus Monkey, elephants, hornbills, flamingos, and other mammals/birds of the montane forest, Arusha is a breathtaking park (often bypassed by tourists in a hurry to get to Serengeti) that includes the alkaline Momella Lakes, the Ngurdoto Crater, and 14,000 foot Mt. Meru looming overhead. In the afternoon we will proceed to Tarangire National Park and check in before dinner to our Maasai-run eco-lodge, situated just outside Tarangire National Park. Elephants sometimes roam through camp and rub their behinds on the side of your permanent tent! Overnight at Tarangire Sangaiwe Tented Camp (our first swimming pool).
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Sangaiwe Tented Camp
Day 8: Full day in Tarangire National Park..
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Sangaiwe Tented Camp
Day 9:Tarangire to Lake Manyara National park.
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Day 10: Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater.
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Day 11:Drive to Serengeti National Park, Ndutu Area
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Day 12:Full day game viewing in Ndutu/Serengeti area
Today you will start very early in the morning for a pre-breakfast game drive (depart 6am) around Ndutu Lake and Lake Masek looking for big cats (lions, cheetahs etc.), wildebeest, zebras, impala, and much more. Return to the lodge for breakfast and packing up. We’ll take a box lunch with us and enjoy this along the way as we cross the Serengeti Plains in search of wildlife all afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Into Wild Africa Camp. At night listen to the trumpeting of elephant, the laughing of hyenas, the braying of zebras, and the roars of the camp’s namesake (simba = lion).
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Into Wild Africa Camp
Day 13:Serengeti National Park – Seronera
A safari in Tanzania is not complete without a full day (or four full days!) of game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. We may do a sunrise game drive before breakfast or we may eat first then venture out to the Seronera area of the Park where many of the “day tourists” gather. This is the best area to find leopards in the trees and maybe elephant, buffalo, lions and hippos along the way. Going out early has its advantages: at day break one has the chance of sighting the nocturnal species returning and also seeing the diurnal species waking up to a new day. We’ll take a box lunch with us and we’ll have the freedom to explore this wildlife rich area. You’ll see the main Park Visitor Center as well. Later in the afternoon we will drive back to the Into Wild Africa Camp for dinner and overnight. A special night game drive after dinner is included. This is where one may see some very interesting critters like: chameleon, genet, civet, Bat-eared Fox, Steinbok, Spring Hare, and more!
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Into Wild Africa Camp
Day 14: Serengeti – travel to the Western Corridor
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Day 15: Serengeti – Ballooning in the Western Corridor and Lake Victoria
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Day 16: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast and an early start we leave the Serengeti and make our way to Ngorongoro, (a fairly long drive) eating our lunch box in a nice spot somewhere along the way. We should arrive in time for afternoon tea. You may have time to take a stroll through the working coffee plantation or the huge organic garden. You can opt to relax on a sundeck lounger by the swimming pool or sample the Mvua African Rain Spa with treatments and massage, to calm the mind and rejuvenate your body after the exertions on your adventures. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari lodge
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Ngorongoro Serena
Day 17: Departure
After breakfast at Ngorongoro Serena we will have time for a short nature/bird walk at Gibbs Farm before making our way back to Arusha. We will eat our box lunch along the way adjacent to the Snake Park (optional, $10 per person). We should arrive at the Lake Duluti Serena Lodge in the mid-afternoon for packing and organizing before our evening flights out of Kilimanjaro International Airport. Dayrooms/showers will be available for our use. Dinner is on your own tonight (the plane will serve dinner too).
What’s included
All concession fees each lodge
What’s not included
Useful tips
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers 12 years old and up
- Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes early Latecomers will not be reimbursed