The Parks:
1. Serengeti National Park
Classified as one of the main sites of the World Heritage by the UNESCO, Serengeti is the largest National Park of Tanzania (5,700 square miles), the oldest (created in 1951), and with good reason the most famous of Eastern Africa. His name comes from Masaļ dialect, meaning "endless plains". Serengeti savannahs, forests and immense plains, criss-crossed by many rivers with very fertile banks, accommodate the largest herds of herbivores of our planet: 1,5 million gnus, 400,000 zebras, 200,000 Thomson gazelles, which yearly migrations to water holes, followed by their predators, offer one of the most impressive scene of the world. Serengeti also accommodate immense herds of buffaloes, elephants and giraffes, bubals, impalas and Grant gazelles, hippos. Predators, drawn by these millions of herbivores, find there a perfect hunting land: lions (about 3,000 in the Park), leopards, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, and smaller predators like servals, are the lords of savannah and acacias woods.
2. N'Gorongoro crater
Classified as one of the main sites of the World Heritage by the UNESCO, with a surface of 60 square miles and edges rising between 1,000 and 2,000 feet above the crater, NGorongoro crater, paradise for keen photographers, is a real Noah's ark. Its vast plains, strewn with volcanic domes, small craters and tropical forests, accommodate the main animal species of Eastern Africa - lions, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, cheetahs, zebras, gazelles, gnus, hyenas, jackals - in all about 30,000 animals according to the Park Rangers countings. The safari you will make there in special sun roofs Land-Rovers, one of the most beautiful one can make in Africa, will bring you as close as possible of the animals, deep in steppes and savannas.
N'Gorongoro as one main asset : the abundance of pools permits to the animal life to stay in the crater all year long, without suffering excessively from the dry season. Thus, unlike most parts of Serengeti National Park which are depopulated, from June to October, due to the migration of gnus, zebras, gazelles and their predators, N'Gorongoro keeps its animal life all year long.
3. Manyara National Park
Manyara National Park is a real ornithological paradise. During your Safari in special sun roofs Land-Rovers, you will observe pink flamingos and many species of lakeside birds, but also the surprising spectacle of lionesses sleeping high in the trees, not far from blue monkeys.
The very varied vegetation of the Park - swamps strewn with reeds, Rift's valley steppes and hills covered with thornbushes, clearings and their acacias - also accommodate many giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos; these are opportunities for very impressive encounters during the Safari.
4. Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is considered as a arid haven for migrants, with more than 3,000 elephants living in the Park with buffaloes, hartebeests, wilde-beests, plain zebras, gazelles, elands, oryxes during the dry season, from June to November, coming down to drink by the banks of Tarangire river. All these animals drift out of the Park from November to June, unlike giraffes, Kirk's dik-diks, warthogs, kudus, impalas, waterbucks, who are resident all year long just like 450 species of birds, including 49 raptor species. Tarangire National Park is also famous for the beauty of its baobabs trees.
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High Quality services during Safaris:
a. during Watching Wildlife Safaris, each off-road vehicle is driven by a professional Tanzanian Guide, expert in Parks' Animal Life and Flora, graduated of the College of African Wildlife of Mweka, Tanzania.
b. we only use Toyota and Land-Rover sun roof 4 wheel drive off-road vehicles, which allow us to come closer to animals on river banks or near pools, going up and down through steep slopes and mud. This is not possible for local agencies who use 2 wheel drive cars or mini buses, and have to stay on flat and dry trails, far from a lot of animals.
c. the perfect maintenance of our Toyota and Land-Rover off-road vehicles allows us to drive quickly on asphalted roads, from Arusha to Parks and between the Parks, gaining time for the Safaris. In the same time, many tourists get swindled by a few local agencies who crowd them together in old 4 wheel drive off-road vehicles running out of steam, moving at a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour on perfectly flat asphalted roads ...
d. the tents used for Safari are "Bow Tents". Spacious (you can stand upright in a Bow tent) and equipped with two comfortable camp beds with mosquito nets, they resist to the short but heavy rains which may fall in the evening.
e. your private cook will follow you from camps to camps. He will prepare and serve breakfast, 5 o'clock tea, and dinner. Lunch is a cold pic-nic to be eaten in the pic-nic places built by the Rangers in the Parks.
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Your Guides: one French Mountain Guide - qualified worldwide as IFMGA Mountain Guide, and speaking fluently English with a near-native comprehension - and two professional Tanzanian Guides, skilled in Parks' Animal Life and Flora, for 8 to 12 travelers.
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Reduction for early registration: if you register to this programme by more than 10 months before the departure date, you will get a 3 % reduction on the price of the tour (not valid for private groups).
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Meeting in Arusha, by your hotel, in the evening. Night by your hotel.
If you choose to fly directly to Arusha-Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), our price includes the free shuttle from airport to hotel in the evening (shuttle leaving airport around 9.00 pm, after the arrival of KLM flight coming from Amsterdam).
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti. Safari
Breakfast by your hotel. You leave the hotel in a private Land-Rover, and after 6 hours driving on roads and dirt tracks, you reach Serengeti. During this transfer, first encounters with wild animals. Installation in your camping place. By mid-afternoon, first safari in Serengeti National Park. Night by your tent.
Day 3: Safari in Serengeti National Park.
Classified as one of the main sites of the World Heritage by the UNESCO, Serengeti is the largest National Park of Tanzania (5,700 square miles), the oldest (created in 1951), and with good reason the most famous of Eastern Africa. His name comes from Masaļ dialect, meaning "endless plains". Serengeti savannahs, forests and immense plains, criss-crossed by many rivers with very fertile banks, accommodate the largest herds of herbivores of our planet : 1,5 million gnus, 400,000 zebras, 200,000 Thomson gazelles, which yearly migrations to water holes, followed by their predators, offer one of the most impressive scene of the world. Serengeti also accommodate immense herds of buffaloes, elephants and giraffes, bubals, imapalas and Grant gazelles, hippos. Predators, drawn by these millions of herbivores, find there a perfect hunting land : lions (about 3,000 in the Park), leopards, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, and smaller predators like servals, are the lords of savannah and acacias woods. The safari you make there in special sun roofs Land-Rovers, one of the most beautiful one can make in Africa, brings you as close as possible of the animals, deep in steppes and savannas. Whole day safari. Night by your tent.
Day 4: Morning safari in Serengeti National Park, transfer to N'Gorongoro crater, optional visit of a Masaļ village.
In the morning, last safari in Serengeti National Park. Picnic, and then transfer (2 hours and a half drive) to N'Gorongoro conservation area (N'Gorongoro crater). The Tanzanian team will propose you to visit a authentic Masaļ village with dances and songs (price around 15 US dollars per person to be paid to the village chief), or to relax by your tent. Night by your tent.
Day 5: Safari in Ngorongoro crater
Classified as one of the main sites of the World Heritage by the UNESCO, with a surface of 60 square miles and edges rising between 1,000 and 2,000 feet above the crater, NGorongoro crater, paradise for keen photographers, is a real Noah's ark. Its vast plains, strewn with volcanic domes, small craters and tropical forests, accommodate the main animal species of Eastern Africa - lions, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, cheetahs, zebras, gazelles, gnus, hyenas, jackals - in all about 30,000 animals according to the Park Rangers countings. Whole day safari. Night by your tent.
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara Safari
After breakfast, transfer in your private Land-Rover to Lake Manyara National Park (2 hours journey). Before picnic, you move into your camping place. In the beginning of the afternoon, you enter the Park for a half a day Safari. Manyara National Park is a real ornithological paradise. During your Safari in special sun roofs Land-Rovers, you can observe pink flamingos and many species of lakeside birds, but also the surprising spectacle of lionesses sleeping high in the trees, not far from blue monkeys.
The very varied vegetation of the Park - swamps strewn with reeds, Rift's valley steppes and hills covered with thornbushes, clearings and their acacias - also accommodate many giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos; these are opportunities for very impressive encounters during the Safari. In the end of the afternoon, back to the camping site. Night by your tent.
Day 7: Transfer to Tarangire National Park, safari, transfer to Arusha.
In the early morning, short transfer (one hour drive) to Tarangire National Park. Half a day Safari in special sun roofs Land-Rovers. Tarangire National Park is considered as a arid haven for migrants, with more than 3,000 elephants living in the Park with buffaloes, hartebeests, wilde-beests, plain zebras, gazelles, elands, oryxes during the dry season, from June to November, coming down to drink by the banks of Tarangire river. All these animals drift out of the Park from November to June, unlike giraffes, Kirk's dik-diks, warthogs, kudus, impalas, waterbucks, who are resident all year long just like 450 species of birds, including 49 raptor species. Tarangire National Park is also famous for the beauty of its baobabs trees. By mid-afternoon, transfer (2 hours drive) to Arusha. Night by your hotel.
Day 8: Arusha
Breakfast at the hotel, spare time to visit Arusha. Separation in the afternoon. If you fly in the evening from Arusha-Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), our price includes the free shuttle from hotel to airport in the afternoon (shuttle leaving hotel by 5.30 pm in order to catch KLM evening flight going to Daar Es Salaam and Amsterdam).
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price includes:
- guiding by a French IFMGA Mountain Guide, speaking fluently English with a near-native comprehension -, and two professional Tanzanian Guides, skilled in Parks'Animal Life and Flora, and all their expenses (food, lodgings, transfers)
- cook, drivers, and all their expenses
- road transfers in private Land-Rovers
- accommodation for two nights in your hotel in Arusha (international two stars standards), and for five nights in tents for Safaris
- full pension except dinner on Day 1, dinner on Day 7, and lunch on Day 8
- group equipment
- free roundtrip shuttle airport - hotel
Price does not include:
- entry fees for all National Parks (210 US $)
- optional insurances GENERALI / EUROP ASSISTANCE
- your drinks in Arusha
- apart from the meals, your drinks during the six Safari days
- dinner on Day 1, dinner on Day 7, and lunch on Day 8
- your personal expenses
- the Tanzanian team tips
- visa fees
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