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"The Best of the North Safari" (Tanzania)
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(CONNOISSEUR SAFARI)
Enjoy the
Luxury Wilderness
Accommodations in the Tarangire and Serengeti
Eco-systems, bringing you closest to the great migration; for a
wildlife spectacle of a life time. Game drives
and walks can be enjoyed escorted by professional guides; and some
of the most beautiful and least disturbed habitats.
Flight details:
Arrival: Kilimanjaro
Departure: Kilimanjaro |
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Day 1 - Arusha
Meet and assist at
Kilimanjaro International Airport by our local representative for
assistance. Transfer to Arusha by vehicle to Arusha Safari Lodge
(Safari Spa) for dinner and overnight.
Arusha Safari Lodge is a
small secluded luxury haven equipped to cater for discerning
travelers and consists of 7 luxurious and spacious guest cottages
and is tucked away on volcanic hills with spectacular views of Mt.
Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru. Located only four kilometers outside of
Arusha.
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Day 2:
Breakfast. Drive to
Tarangire. Lunch at Oliver’s. Game drives in Tarangire. Dinner and
overnight at Oliver’s Camp.
Oliver's Camp is situated in the
remote south-eastern part of the park, in the middle of Tarangire's
unspoilt wilderness. The camp is ideally placed to access the yearly
migrations of wildlife, and to view impressive concentrations at
waterholes and in the spectacular Silale swamps. This area offers
the best chance of seeing lion, leopard and cheetah and, especially
during the dry season, the swamps are filled with elephant, buffalo
and zebra. The camp is the perfect base to explore the busier
baobab-country in the north of the park, but at the end of the day,
guests return to the absolute exclusivity of Oliver's Camp.
Walking safaris and off-road driving are possible in the area around
Oliver's Camp, thus ensuring you discover Tarangire in an intense
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Days 3
Two overnights in Tarangire Oliver’s
Camp. This is a luxury tented camp situated in a remote area of
the park, in the middle of Tarangire's unspoilt wilderness zone. The
camp is ideally placed to access the yearly migrations of wildlife
throughout the ecosystem, and to view the impressive concentrations
at waterholes for a 6-7 month season each year. Game drives explore
Tarangire National Park. |
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Tarangire
National Park
In Tarangire it is the vast number of
baobabs that first captures the eye. An expanse of gently rolling
countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf
the animals that feed beneath them. All year long huge herds of
elephants roam the park.
During an afternoon game drive it is
possible to see hundreds of elephants congregating down at the
river, drinking and bathing. The park is truly spectacular in the
dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species of the Maasai
steppe come back to the permanent waters of Tarangire River. Herds
of wildebeest, zebras, eland and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire
until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to good grazing
areas. National Park covers approximately 2600 square kilometers
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Day 4:
Lake Manyara National
Park
Breakfast. Drive to Lake Manyara National Park with picnic
lunches. Arrive in the park and proceed on game drives.
This is one of the most
diverse of Tanzania’s national parks, a tiny (325km˛) combination of
Rift Valley Lake, dense woodlands and steep mountainside. Made
famous by elephant researcher, Dr Iain Douglas Hamilton in his book,
‘Among the Elephants’. Manyara was established specifically to
protect the elephant herds that have made the area world-renowned.
But heavy poaching in the 1970’s and 1980’s decimated the herds,
although they are now recovering and returning to their former
strengths. Manyara is a birding paradise (more than 380 species),
especially for waterfowl and migrants, and the forests are one of
the best places around to see leopards. Lions hunt on the grassy
shores of the lake, and are famous for their habit of climbing
trees.
PM leave the park and
drive to Gibbs Farm Lodge for check in, dinner and overnight
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Day
5: Ngorongoro
Breakfast. Descend into the crater floor for half day crater tour.
Ascend and drive back to Gibbs Farm Lodge for dinner and
overnight. An atmospheric mid-size lodge on the border of the
Ngorongoro Forest reserve. The lodge was established on the base of
a colonial coffee farm with lush gardens and coffee plantations,
vegetable and herb gardens. The farm is famous for its fresh homely
cooking and its laid back relaxed atmosphere. The garden and
bordering forest walks offer excellent walks and bird watching.
Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Crater is quite possibly the most
famous of all Africa’s conservation areas. It is the largest intact
volcanic caldera in the world. covering a mere 260km˛, the 600 meter
deep crater is home to a permanent population of more than 30,000
animals, and is one of the only places in Africa where you stand a
real chance of seeing the “Big Five” in the course of a morning or
evening’s game drive. Unique to the crater are the local Maasai
grazing their cattle on the crater floor, and it is not unusual to
see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together, with a lion kill
just a few hundred meters away. |
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Day 6 and 7:
After breakfast drive to
Serengeti National Park with picnic lunches. Arrive in the park and
proceed on game drives. Dinner and overnight in Serengeti Classic
camping.
2 overnights in Serengeti Classic camping on a full board basis in
Serengeti NP. Your large and spacious walk in tent will come with
en-suite facilities, separate W.C.’s and romantic alfresco bucket
showers. Enjoy delicious Pan-African and traditional bush cuisine.
This is the soul of Africa – no mains electricity and no running
water – lose yourself in the relaxing solitude of the mighty
Serengeti, far from civilization.
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The name Serengeti stems from the Maasai word "Siring" referring to
"endless plains", and that’s really what it is. The Serengeti is
vast, stretching from the endless grass plains in the South to the
woodlands in the north up to the Kenyan border.
The size of the
Serengeti eco-system as a whole is virtually the same size as
Belgium. The Serengeti hosts the largest concentration of wildlife
in the world, thought to be more than 3 million, and is home to one
of the great wonders in the world, the Great Migration.
Over a million of
Wildebeest move annually from the southern plains, where they give
birth in December - March, to the north and the Mara River, and
back, accompanied by Zebra and other migratory mammals. Lion,
cheetah, hyena, hunting dog and crocodiles make sure only the
strongest survive. |
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Day 8:
After breakfast in the lodge, transfer by lodge vehicle to airstrip;
Fly to Arusha by morning scheduled flight at 0920/1200hrs. Arrive
and meet your private transfer to Kilimanjaro airport via Shanga
River House for lunch. After lunch proceed to Kilimanjaro to
connect to your outgoing flight back home.
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Quotation – (2010)
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Rates: |
Based on Minimum of 2 Persons Sharing |
Starting from
USD
5,848
Per person Sharing
(Exact costs determined by seasonal rates) |
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Safari includes:
• Unlimited mileage on game drives.
• Free Mineral water and a selection of snacks and cooled & hot
drinks in vehicle on Safari drives.
• Converted 4 x 4 land cruiser/rover driven by your private
professional safari guide.
• Ground transportation and excursions as specified.
• Park and entrance fees where applicable.
• Scheduled flight Serengeti – Arusha.
• Medical evacuation service.
Safari rates Excludes:
• Items of a personal nature.
• Gratuities.
• Domestic flights not specified.
• Excursions other than specified.
• International Flights.
• Insurance.
At Oliver’s Camp tariff Includes:
• Meals.
• Accommodation.
• Laundry service.
• All drinks, (excluding Champagne, Exclusive Cellar Wines, Cognacs
and Single Malt Whiskeys).
Chargeable Oliver’s Camp:
• Telephone calls.
• Curio shop purchase
• Champagnes, Cognacs, Premium brand spirits, cellar wines, cigars
and cigarettes.
• Gratuities.
At Gibbs Farm Lodge tariff Includes:
• Meals.
• Accommodation.
At Serengeti Classic camping tariff Includes:
• Meals.
• Accommodation.
• Transfers to/from Kogatende airstrip.
• Drinks package (mineral water, tea & coffees, house wines, beers,
sodas & juices).
• Camping fees, camp support vehicle with VHF radio.
Chargeable at Serengeti Classic camping:
• Telephone calls.
• Curio shop purchase
• Champagnes, Cognacs, Premium brand spirits, cellar wines, cigars
and cigarettes.
• Gratuities.
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