ARRIVE IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA. Welcome to Africa! Check in to your hotel and prepare for your safari experience!
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ARUSHA - TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK. Today, drive south to TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK, where the savannah grasslands are dotted with baobab and acacia trees. Enjoy a GAME DRIVE en route to your lodge. (B,L,D)
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TARANGIRE. Today features MORNING & AFTERNOON GAME DRIVES. Due to the Tarangire River, the park has a permanent water source, which makes for great game viewing year round. This is highlighted by a large population of elephants. You can also see wildebeest, eland, zebra, and Cape buffalo congregate around water holes. Enjoy time to relax at your lodge during the middle of the day. (B,L,D)
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TARANGIRE - LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK. One last GAME DRIVE in Tarangire before heading to LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK, located at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment. This small park is ecologically diverse, with groundwater forests, grassy plains, and the alkaline Lake Manyara itself. Here you will enjoy a GAME DRIVE and have the chance to see elephants, giraffes, zebra, and Cape Buffalo. The park is also home to world's largest concentration of baboons. Continue on to your lodge for the evening. (B,L,D)
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LAKE MANYARA - SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK. Today, drive to SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania's largest and most famous park. Home to the annual wildebeest migration, it attracts visitors from around the world and is great for game viewing year round. Enjoy lunch at your lodge before an afternoon GAME DRIVE. (B,L,D)
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SERENGETI. Today, enjoy MORNING & AFTERNOON GAME DRIVES. The Serengeti is home to all of the "Big 5" -lion, leopard, Cape Buffalo, elephant, and rhino. The park is also home to myriad other animals, including cheetah, giraffes, gazelle, and eland.On one of your morning game drives a BUSH BREAKFAST has been arranged for you. Sip on a mimosa as you savour every moment of this memorable experience. (B,L,D)
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SERENGETI. Enjoy MORNING & AFTERNOON GAME DRIVES The Serengeti is home to all of the "Big 5"-lion, leopard, Cape buffalo, elephant, and rhino. The park is also home to myriad other animals, including cheetah, giraffes, gazelle, and eland.(B,L,D)
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SERENGETI-OLDUVAI GORGE-NGORONGORO CRATER. This morning, say goodbye to the Serengeti with a GAME DRIVE. Then, visit OLDUVAI GORGE, commonly referred to as the "Cradle of Mankind." Part of the Great Rift Valley, this 48-kilometre-long, steep-sided ravine is where the Leakeys made some of the world's most important archaeological discoveries, including the remains of several early hominids and fossilised hominid footprints estimated to be around 3.7 million years old. Also visit a LOCAL MAASAI VILLAGE. Here you will learn more about this semi-nomadic tribe, famous for herding cattle and their distinctive red clothing. Continue on to the rim of NGORONGORO CRATER, which is part of the larger Ngorongoro Conservation Area. (B,L,D)
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NGORONGORO. Descend into the crater for a full-day GAME DRIVE, including a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is technically a caldera-the world's largest unflooded, in fact, at over 600 metres (2,000 feet) deep with a floor covering over 264 square kilometres (102 square miles). Game viewing here is fantastic, as most of the animals stay in this area year round. You can see lion, Cape buffalo, hippo, elephant, and flamingo. This is also your best chance to see the rare black rhinoceros. Views from the rim are stunning, especially at sunrise and sunset! (B,L,D)
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NGORONGORO-ARUSHA-HOMEBOUND FLIGHT. This morning, travel back to Arusha, where your tour ends with lunch. We have secured a day room for you at the Mount Meru Hotel, before a transfer to the airport for your late-evening flight. (B,L)
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Meals Breakfast - 9 Lunch - 9 Dinner - 8
Optional Excursions
To help plan your leisure time, as well as your pre-tour budgeting, here is a list of optional excursions that may be offered on this tour.
Availability is subject to sufficient participation, weather conditions, seasonal suitability, group interests, and general feasibility for your tour. Please note prices may be based on the previous year and are subject to change. Full terms and conditions are contained in the important travel documents.
Optional Excursions
