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SCHEDULED NORTHERN TANZANIA SAFARI
Who said exploring the great Northern Tanzania safari areas has to be private? There is a great range of small group tours, where you have your own room but share a 4×4 and an expert guide on a trip around the country.
On this 7-day Scheduled Northern Tanzania Safari, you will visit the Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park as well as the Serengeti and the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater. Your schedule, expertly guided safari takes you through breathtaking landscapes on adventurous tracks so you can experience nature and wildlife at their best. Your accommodation is in comfortable safari lodges and camps in great areas. Travel in safari 4×4 Toyota Landcruisers with no more than 7 people, so everyone gets a window seat!
Scheduled Northern Tanzania Safari Rates 2022 & 2023
August to October 2022 – $3070 ($365 Single Supplement)
November to 10 December 2022 – $2760 ($210 Single Supplement)
11 December to January 2023 – $3050 ($550 Single Supplement)
February & March 2023 – $3200 ($550 Single Supplement)
April & May 2023 – $2520 ($330 Single Supplement)
June 2023 – $3100 ($550 Single Supplement)
July to November 2023 – $3200 ($550 Single Supplement)
November to 14 December 2023 – $2670 ($550 Single Supplement)
16 December 2023 to January 2024 – $3100 ($550 Single Supplement)
This trip starts and ends in Arusha, Tanzania. The rate is per person sharing, based on 2 adults travelling. There are 3-5 departures a month on this tour and it leaves from Arusha. Rates are a guide and subject to availability.
You may need an overnight before the safari, depending on what time your flight to the international Kilimanjaro Airport arrives. This trip departs with a minimum of 2 guests and a maximum of 7. There is a single supplement, for the lodges.
The rates below are a guideline, subject to park fee increases, fuel changes, lodge changes etc. The rate includes the services of a professional English-speaking guide. On some departures, German is available.
Items included: Lodge safari according to the itinerary or similar, Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle, Professional, English-speaking guide, Overnight accommodation according to the itinerary, Meals according to the itinerary, Mineral water, All mentioned activities, All national park fees, Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF)
Items excluded: Flights, Optional activities, Alcoholic and soft drinks, Visa fees, Tips, Personal spending money for souvenirs etc., Travel insurance, and Items not listed.
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Day by Day itinerary
Day 1 – Tarangire National Park
After a safari briefing in the morning and an approximate 2-hour drive, you will arrive at the Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered one of the best places to view elephants up close. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted.
From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. In the late afternoon, you will leave the park and drive to the Lake Burunge Tented Camp, where you will overnight.
Basis: Lunch; Dinner
Day 2 – Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive from Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is known for its over 400 bird species, primate-filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, the seasonal breeding grounds for large colonies of flamingos and many more waterfowl.
The park is also home to giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, impalas and groups of noisy monkeys and baboons. After an extensive game drive, you will travel to the Kirurumu Manyara Lodge, where you will spend the night.
Basis: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Day 3 to 5 – Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, drive via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti to the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for its yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water.
On day 4, the entire day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals and include lions, leopards (in the acacia trees) and cheetahs. During the short rainy season in November and December, the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return up north.
As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds may vary from year to year but your guide will know where to locate the animals and where to see them best.
You will spend the night at the Kati Kati Tented Camp inside the park. Basis: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Day 5 to 7 – Ngorongoro Crater
On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you reach the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, you will see the giant caldera below. Spend the night in the town of Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands. Here you will join a walk in the coffee plantation to learn more about the cultivation and processing of coffee.
After an early breakfast on Day 6, drive down into the Ngorongoro Crater. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and return to your lodge.
You will spend the night at one of the three beautifully located Tanganyika Wilderness Adventure Lodges.
Basis: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
On your last day, After a leisurely breakfast, you will travel back to Arusha where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off in the city centre or at the airport.
