10 Days 9 Nights. Tanzania Explorer Safari with Bushmen Experience.

 Tanzania vacation packages are all inclusive. This trip will make every aspect of your journey unforgettable. This is a sample Itinerary. Call us to create your own luxury safari Itinerary. Parks Visited: Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Eyasi,Lake Manyara National Park.

 

Itinerary

Your guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport via KLM or ET and escort you to accommodations in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity , so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave. You will be assisted to check-in at your hotel, and if possible followed with a short safari briefing or it can be done tomorrow early morning.                           

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The day will be spent visiting Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is famous for its elephants and in the dry season is home to huge herds of buffalo and significant numbers of zebras and wildebeests. There are long vistas and a baobab studded landscape which makes for a very different environment from the other parks. Red dust, palms, and baobabs set the scene for glorious sunrise and sunset photos. At the dry time of year, the Tarangire River is the only source of water for miles around attracting herds of elephants, wildebeests and zebras. This park is a good place to site the elusive leopard and there are over 550 species of birds that breed here, the most in any habitat in the world. Late evening proceeds to Karatu on the Ngorongoro Highlands. Dinner and Overnight stay at:

Today is the visit to Lake Manyara National Park. A visit to Lake Manyara will without doubt leave you with unforgettable feelings of natural wonders. This shimmering, flamingo full alkaline lake is located within the Great Rift Valley and is famous for its tree-climbing lions. It’s the only place in the world where the lions really know that they are kings and reign from the tree tops. Nestled up against the wall of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its bird life and elephants population.

This lake, which lies on the rift valley floor and next to a dramatic escarpment, attracts flamingos and pelicans as well as other waterfowl. There are several different species of hornbills in residence as well as kingfishers, the strange looking hammer kop and more. The park is also home to velvet monkey, olive baboon, giraffe, hippo, African buffalo, bushbuck, impala and a healthy population of lions among others. This exceptional and often overlooked park is a perfect place to spend a day. Late evening return to your hotel.

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After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater and Venture down to the crater floor, or “The garden of Eden” viewing the high concentration of wildlife. The crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world, this 2000 feet deep and 264 sq mile natural amphitheater is the host to an astonishing array of wildlife, universally acclaimed to be one of the natural wonders of the world, the Ngorongoro crater inevitably invites the comparison with the garden of Eden.

A world Heritage Site, the crater hosts almost every species found in the region except giraffes (they can’t negotiate the steep incline down.) There are cheetah, hippo, plains species and a myriad of birds. Here is one of the few remaining places it’s possible to encounter the highly endangered black rhino. It is also possible to see elephant (mostly lone or “bachelor” bulls, contented prides of lion, a resident herd of wildebeest, zebras. Early afternoon it’s the journey to the mighty Serengeti National Park. Enjoy the rugged landscape on the way while driving through the acacia-spotted savannah of the Serengeti plains. The “Big 5″constantly roams this vast expanse of grassland.

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These Two day are set apart for you to explore Serengeti national Park. Each day after an early breakfast you will drive to another part of Serengeti national park, to explore the vast reaches of this park where the big cats: lions, leopards and cheetahs abound. After the short rains, the Serengeti’s magical golden horizon transforms into an endless green carpet, flecked with wildflowers. The famous plains are interspersed with wooded hills, towering termite mounds and monumental rock kopje and rivers lined with elegant acacia trees.

The vast Serengeti is one of the most stunning wildlife sanctuaries on the planet. The name comes from the Maasai “Siringet” referring to endless plains. This vast savannah hosts the world’s largest surviving concentration of plains game. In addition to the short grass plains there are beautiful rocky out-cropping called kopjes (pronounced  copies) and thousands of acres of bush and acacia woodland.

The Seronera area has permanent water and therefore is an excellent area to spot the big cats and elephants in the dry season. This is home to the “Great Migration” where millions of antelopes and zebras traverse an area of 14,764 sq kilometers (5,700 sq miles) ranging from the Masai Mara in Kenya in the northeast, almost to the shores of Lake Victoria in the west and down to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater in the south. The Two Days in Serengeti will undoubtedly leave you with feelings of untamed Africa at its best.

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After breakfast, drive back to Ngorongoro conservation Area passing through the archeological site of Olduvai Gorge. Olduvai, more accurately called Oldupai after the wild sisal in the area, is the site of some of the most important finds of early hominid fossils of all time (made famous by the work of the Leakey family) – The “Nutcracker Man” or Australophithecus boisei who lived 1.8 million years ago.

There is a small informative museum located at the visitor centre. The gorge is a treasure trove of archeological sites filled with fossils, settlement remains and stone artifacts. Late afternoon proceeds to your Hotel.

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An early Morning drive to the heart of the Rift Valley and shores of Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is the Home to the Wadza and Watindiga bushmen, some of the last remaining hunters-gatherers on the continent. They live in groups hunting with bows and arrows and gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits. The Hadzabe Bushmen are believed to have lived in the area for nearly 10,000 years. Watch as they track and hunt Animals with bows and arrows. Late afternoon return to your Lodge.

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After breakfast you will be taken to Shangri-La Estate for a coffee tour. Shangri-La Estate is located only 5 minutes from the main road leading to the Ngorongoro crater entrance gate. Have a short walk through the farm and get to know the origin of premium Kifaru Coffee. The farm area on the edge of Ngorongoro Crater covers an area of about 600 hectares and is as diverse as the nature that surrounds it. An unforgettable experience in a unique landscape with coffee trees lined up in the fields, protected by umbrella acacias from too much sun, and bordering directly to the Ngorongoro. Depending on the season, visitors’ can experience  first-hand how coffee trees are planted and pruned, coffee berries are harvested and fermented, or how the beans are dried and sorted. A comprehensive introduction given in the visitors’ Centre, followed by a walk through the fields with one of our coffee guides will provide you with great insights into the farm history, growing processes and culture. After a 2hrs trip, you have the opportunity to relax with a cup of coffee at the beautiful colonial-style farm house located at the center of the farm. Deckchairs in a subtropical garden right in front of the veranda allow for optimal enjoyment.

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This is the last day of your African Wildlife and Cultural odyssey safari. Breakfast at The Lodge then transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport.