10 DAY TANZANIA SPECIAL TENTED CAMPS SAFARI Departures weekly on Saturday with a small group of up to 6-7 guests. Your accommodations are permanent tented camps and a seasonal camp on the Serengeti. Spectacular scenery and wildlife in Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Finish with a highlight – Tarangire. 
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN TANZANIA:
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International airport, met and greet by our safari driver guide, and get assisted through customs and immigration formalities. Thereafter, drive to Arusha town.
Dinner and overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel: Bed, Dinner, Lunch, and Breakfast included.
DAY 2: GAME DRIVE IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK:
Today we head to Tarangire National Park. The park, which has its own source of water, comes into its own in the dry season as a birdlife congregation on the Tarangire River and herds of giraffe, zebra, buffalo, and, in particular, elephants can be seen. Predators such as lions and leopards are also regularly spotted here. Our lodge is located within the park. It has a large lookout area from where sundowners can be had whilst watching the game on the sweeping plains below.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge: Full board.
DAY 3: GAME DRIVE IN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK:
We head towards the Serengeti National Park. En route, there is an opportunity to visit Olduvai Gorge. It is within this steep-sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here is a small museum, we are able to see evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years. After lunch, we drive into the Serengeti itself and the rest of the afternoon is spent game viewing in the vast plains that are broken only by stands of acacia trees and the occasional kopje. In December, January and February we will normally meet the migration with large herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle. There are always plenty of resident animals, such as giraffe, buffalo, and elephant, and many large predators such as lion, cheetah, and leopard. We return to our special tented camp for the night.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp: Full board.
DAY 4: ANOTHER DAY GAME DRIVE IN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK:
We have another full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year; we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, be in the middle of the migration, sometimes surrounded by wildebeest, sometimes by zebras, which travel with the wildebeest. We journey from the wide-open plains to the kopjes: these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals and from the top, we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with the ultimate in game viewing, we will hopefully see all of the plain games; elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lions, and if you are lucky the elusive leopard and cheetah, as well as huge amounts of the interesting birdlife, from the elegant secretary birds to the flightless ostrich. We return to our special tented camp for the night.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp: Full board.
DAY 5: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK TO NGORONGORO CRATER:
Morning game drive in Serengeti; afternoon drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
We have a final game drive in the Serengeti before heading back into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater where we spend the night.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Ndutu Safari Lodge: Full board.
DAY 6: GAME DRIVE IN NGORONGORO CRATER:
We start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place in that it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park; this means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive-in Ngorongoro, we have a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. After stopping at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, we will drive around the rim of the Crater itself, and from here we can look down and see the herd of wildebeest or buffalos. Finally, we descend into the crater. The crater walls provide a natural sanctuary for the animals, which means there is plenty to see: lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino, and leopard (if you are lucky). The only animal you won’t see in here is a giraffe, whose long legs are unable to cope with the steep sides of the crater. In the late afternoon, we travel back to our special tented camp.
Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Safari Lodge: Full board.
DAY 7: GAME DRIVE IN LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK:
We depart from your lodge and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park. In the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the groundwater, forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the Soda Lake. We enjoy a picnic lunch in this area, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands, and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions.
In the late afternoon, we drive back to our special tented camp.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Kirurumu Tented Lodge: Full board.
DAY 8: CULTURAL TOUR IN, MTO WA UMBU:
Today we will visit Maasai bomas in Mto WA Umbu before we drive back to Arusha.
Get an inside look at the homes and exquisite crafts of Mto WA Mbu’s many tribes. Visitors will get a chance to meet locals and learn about banana beer, Makonde woodcarvings, and the tribal painting techniques; the village provides a great introduction to everyday life in Africa.
In the afternoon we drive back to Arusha.
Dinner and overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge: Bed, Dinner, and Breakfast included.
DAY 9: ARUSHA TO DAR ES SALAAM:
Morning breakfast at the hotel then drives to Kilimanjaro airport for the flight to Dar Es Salaam.
Upon arriving at Dar Es Salaam International Airport we will arrange a private transfer from the Airport to Harbour View Hotel, where the rest of the day is at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at Harbour View Hotel: Bed, Dinner, and Breakfast included.
DAY 10: DAR ES SALAAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
Early morning breakfast or breakfast box, then we drive directly to Dar Es Salaam International Airport for your international flight back home.
TANZANIA SPECIAL TENTED CAMPS SAFARI INCLUDES:
1. Full board accommodation whilst on safari in the above mentioned en suite wilderness tented camps and safari lodges
2. Private safari guide
3. Maasai Experience tour
4. Extended Toyota Land Cruiser
5. Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing
6. Transfers in both directions between the International Airport
7. All National Park fees
8. All Ngorongoro Crater fees
9. All meals while on safari
10. Airport Arrival/Departure Meet and Greets at the airport
11. On Safari – Vehicles equipped with an ice chest with mineral water, wildlife guidebooks
12. Government taxes, VAT, and service charges relating to accommodation and included meals
TANZANIA SPECIAL TENTED CAMPS SAFARI EXCLUDES:
1. Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival, USA and Canada passport holders USD.100
2. Personal Expenses (e.g. Laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
3. Meals not listed above
4. Optional Tours (balloon rides USD. 500 per person, etc.)
5. Tips and any items of personal nature.
10 DAY TANZANIA SPECIAL TENTED CAMPS SAFARI
Wildlife Safaris
