NORTHERN TANZANIA SAFARI

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

Classic Northern Tanzania features all the Tanzania most wonderful and most visited Northern Parks. Beginning your discovery journey at Tarangire Tanzania’s best secret which is an all year park and is usually not overcrowded by tourist as other parks, to Ngorongoro Conservation area the 8^th wonder of the world which has remained unchanged since time in memorial and is always game rich not forgetting the rich culture of the Masai co existing with wildlife there! The journey takes you further to the vast Serengeti plains the venue to the greatest show on earth the wildebeest migration! Enjoy unlimited game in this vast and sensational 14,763km sq of endless savannah! Wind up your adventure with a visit to Lake Manyara National Park famous for its tree climbing lions among other game!

Accommodation is carefully selected in both 3.5 star and 4.5 star categories. Both categories of hotels offer great value to each and every traveler and pay keen attention to conservation, minimum environmental degradation impact to areas they are located, bettering the livelihoods of the local people through meaningful employment! The 3.5 star option offers a unique array as it mixes small intimate camps with small lodges for those lovers less overcrowded areas. Both categories of hotels are good for honeymooners, families and small groups as they provide personalized service which is what Classic Journeys Africa is all about!

We hope that you will join us soon in discovering what Northern Tanzania has to offer!

ITINERARY IN BRIEF:

YOUR DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1: ARRIVAL -ARUSHA

JAMBO! Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met by Prosper safaris Customer Care Representative who will introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari. He will then assist you with the transfer to your hotel in Arusha, assist you with the hotel check-in and brief you on your program ahead.

Overnight: Ilboru Safari Lodge for 3.5 Star/ Kibo Palace Hotel for 4.5 Star

Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

DAY 2: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

This morning depart for Tarangire National Park which Tanzania’s best-kept secret on the northern safari circuit. Named after a nearby river called Tarangire, it has the same attractions as the parks up-north- the only difference is that this place is not usually as crowded as the other ones.

Hot lunch will be served at lodge or camp, following check in, depart for an afternoon game viewing drive in the park returning later as the sun sets.

This is a year-round park with distinct seasons offering different experiences, from dusty, dry and baking with animals clustered around the rapidly reducing river, to the fecund green season full of new-born animals and chattering birds.

Overnight: Sangaiwe Tented Camp for 3.5 star/Tarangire Sopa Lodge for 4.5 star

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 3: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA: This morning depart to the famous Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area (NCCA), which features rolling plains, lakes, craters, mountains and dormant volcanoes. Arrive at lodge in time for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure with an optional visit to the Masai village to learn about their unique culture.

Overnight: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge for 3.5 star/Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for 4.5 star

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 4: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA

After breakfast, descend into the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife. Here too are all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo) as well as a large cast of plains game and one of Africa’s densest populations of predators. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing back up and driving to your next lodge in time for relaxation before dinner.

Overnight: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge for 3.5 star /Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for 4.5 star

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 5: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will drive crossing into the neighboring Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch boxes. Stopping en route at Ol Duvai Gorge. Known as the ‘Cradle of Mankind’, this is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world. Pioneered by famous paleontologists Louis and Mary Leakey in the 1950s it offers a glimpse into life two million years ago. Arrive at your camp or lodge in time to relax and enjoy a classic safari supper.

Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp for 3.5 star /Serengeti Sopa Lodge for 4.5 star

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 6: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Enjoy a full day game drives (meals taken in true safari style ‘in the bush’) in the vast and sensational Serengeti, which covers 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah. Venue for ‘the greatest wildlife show on Earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest, the park is also renowned for its lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes and plains game.

Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp for 3.5 star /Serengeti Sopa Lodge for 4.5 star

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 7: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast drive to the beautiful Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake that shimmers in a cleft in the Great Rift Valley. Enjoy lunch and check in at your lodge. Then later enjoy an afternoon game viewing in Lake Manyara National Park famous for its tree climbing lions. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp for 3.5 star /Kirurumu Tented Lodge for 4.5 star

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 8: DEPARTURE

Drive to Arusha. Following lunch on your own arrangements, spend time doing last minute shopping then later you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home

Say good bye to the wonderful country and promise to join us on another expedition.

Quotation inclusions:   

• Accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary.
• Transportation in a private 4 x 4 land cruiser in Tanzania with a pop roof for easy game viewing and photography.
• Services of a professional local English speaking driver guide throughout the safari. French and Spanish can be provided at no extra cost.
• All Government taxes and levies.
• All meet and greet services.
• All arrival and departure transfers.
• 24 hours stand-by contact number.
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary.
• Exclusive use of the vehicle in Kenya/Tanzania
• Two-way long range high frequency radio communication in each vehicle.
• On safari accessories in each vehicle: – First-aid kit, wildlife books, a pair of binoculars, cool box and fire extinguisher.

Quotation excludes:  

• All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc. Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver & guide.  Budget approx. $ 2.00 – $ 4.00 per person per day for lodge and hotel staff, $ 1.00 per bag for porters and $ 5.00 – $ 10.00 per person per day for driver & guide).
• Domestic and international flights and departure taxes apart from those indicated above.
• Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary.
• Visa fees
• Easter supplements of USD $ 40 per person per night on the Easter dates and Christmas supplements of USD $ 40 per person per night on the Christmas and New Year period.