| Imagine yourself under the vast African sky in the middle of one of the last expanses of true wilderness left on our planet.
| We offer a style of travel which is extremely comfortable, whilst still mobile camping, allowing our guests to get off the beaten track and away from the main safari thoroughfares. On this style of safari we book private wilderness campsites to keep you away from the crowds and as close as possible to the wildlife action. |
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| Start: Arusha
Arrive Arusha. Overnight hotel not included.
We can organise the shuttle/apt transfers and additional accommodation if required. | Day 1: Tarangire
Your guide will meet you at your hotel and conduct a pre-departure briefing at 08h30 for a 09h00 departure. Your guide can assist you should you wish to exchange money or purchase other beverages or snacks. The rest of the safari crew will have gone ahead to set up your camp.
The drive to Tarangire is just over two hours and so we will either be able to enjoy lunch at the campsite or a picnic lunch en route so that you will be able to spend the rest of the day game-viewing.
The Tarangire ecosystem is the third largest in Tanzania (20 000 square kilometres), of which the park occupies a mere 13%. During the dry season, the park has the second largest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania. The unique acacia and baobab vegetation provides a home for over 550 bird species, as well as lion, leopard, buffalo and large herds of elephant; also species such as gerenuk, oryx and eland, rarely seen in the other parks in the north.
Lunch and dinner included. Overnight at a private campsite at Lake Manyara National Park, or in a private concession nearby. | Day 2: Lake Manyara
This morning we rise early and explore Lake Manyara National Park (either for the day or possibly an early morning and late afternoon drive instead), and enjoy game viewing and bird watching in this pretty little National Park. Overnight camping at your private site.
Lake Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake at the base of a sheer stretch of the western Rift Valley escarpment. The north-western area of this lake is protected in a 330 sq km national park, which contains a remarkable diversity of terrestrial habitats: the grassy floodplain of the lakeshore, the rocky base of the escarpment, a belt of thick acacia woodland and a lush patch of groundwater forest just inside the northern entrance gate. An interesting bio-diversity of fauna and flora can be observed here and a variety of large mammal species including elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe and lion. Perhaps, however, the most immediately visible residents are the troupes of olive baboon, sometimes found in the company of the smaller and rather beautiful blue monkey. This is also a wonderful location for viewing groups of elephants and for keen birders. Manyara has recorded almost 400 species due to the wide habitat diversity. | Day 3: Ngorongoro
An early start this morning in order to allow the support crew to start breaking down camp while we enjoy breakfast. As the camp crew get on their way to set up camp at our next location, we will be able to take our picnic boxes and head off towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
We may stop en route at the bustling towns of Mto-wa-mbu, where there is a lively curio market, and then on to Karatu, a rich farming area. We then weave our way upwards into the densely forested slopes of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, pausing to admire the splendid view of the crater floor 600 m below at Heroes Point.
We head down into the caldera below and spend the rest of the day enjoying game viewing in one of the most spectacular places on earth! Photographic opportunities are abundant, and one often sees four out of the Big Five in a short time! We will have a picnic lunch at the floor of the crater at a pleasant lakeside location where we can stretch our legs and soak up the magnificent scenery. Arrive early evening at our private campsite.
All meals included. Overnight private campsite inside Ngorongoro Conservation area. | Day 4: Serengeti
This morning we break camp and embark on a game drive into the great Serengeti plains. Before crossing from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area into the Serengeti National Park we should take the opportunity to visit the Olduvai Gorge where we may attend a short talk on the archaeological importance of Olduvai and the work of Mary and Louis Leakey in excavating the area and discovering some of Africa's most important hominid fossils. You may like to consider an optional extra of a visit to a Maasai village boma where you can spend some time learning about the culture, traditions and beliefs of this ancient, noble warrior tribe. This is at an additional cost, and should be discussed with the guide, and paid directly to the guide and the Masai. | Day 5 & 6: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.
Huge herds of wildebeest and zebra can be found here along with smaller concentrations of Thomson's gazelle, Grant's gazelle, impala, kongoni, Kirk's did dik, klipspringer and small numbers of roan, oryx, oribi, eland and waterbuck. There are also significant numbers of buffalo, giraffe and warthog. Elephants are relatively scarce on the open plains, more common in the northern areas and the western corridor. The few remaining black rhinos are restricted to an inaccessible part of the park. But the most popular animals to be found here in greater abundance than elsewhere on the northern circuit are the cats. Lions, cheetahs and leopard may all be seen here along with other predators, such as the spotted hyena, golden and black-backed jackals, wild cats and servals.
All meals included. Overnight Serengeti National Park. | Day 7: Arusha
After breakfast return to Arusha either by road or by air, flight Serengeti-Arusha at an additional cost. If flying, you will be in time for the afternoon shuttle, if driving, you will arrive late afternoon and will require an overnight in Arusha, and a picnic lunch will be included. Arusha overnight not included. | Price includes:
Itinerary includes game viewing in Manyara, Tarangire and Ngorongoro with three nights in the Serengeti - all in private campsites - with a one way flight back to Arusha as an optional extra. A balloon safari may also be undertaken but must be pre-booked (subject to the Serengeti camp being central). | Price excludes:
. flights
. visas
. travel insurance
. health requirements
. gratuities
. drinks
. all items of a personal nature and any service not specified
. balloon safari (must be prebooked and dependent on whether we use the central Serengeti camp)
. flight back to Arusha
. airport transfers | Group size:
Minimum 2 Maximum 7.
If you are a single traveller please enquire as there may be others booked on this scheduled departure. | Note:
On this style of trip our clients are not expected to participate in any of the camp preparations or chores. Our camp crew will take care of all aspects of camp life behind the scenes, allowing our guests to have a real holiday in some of the most beautiful game areas in Africa. |
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