Tanzania
Tanzania is the refined essence of Africa: its national parks remain pristine and unspoilt, bristling with wildlife; its exotic beach-lined coast beckons you to taste the untamed Africa of your dreams. Discover the immense lakes of the Great Rift Valley and snow topped Kilimanjaro as it sits aside the equator.

HIGHLIGHTS OF TANZANIA

From the endless short-grass plain of Serengeti to the dense riverline forest of Tarangire, to the lushly blended eco-systems of Ngorongoro, there is an abundance of wildlife that perfectly captures the safari experience.

Tour Highlights Lake Manyara National Park • Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Crater • Maasai visit • Serengeti National Park • Ol Dupai Gorge

DAY 1 DEPART FROM LONDON
Fly from London to connect on to Kilimanjaro.

DAY 2 ARRIVE IN KILIMANJARO
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, after finalising Immigration and Customs formalities, you will be met by a tour manager representative and transferred to Arumeru River Lodge where one can enjoy the spectacular views of the Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro.

DAY 3 LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
This morning after breakfast we’re off to Lake Manyara that lies at the foot of the escarpment of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley. This small park has a diverse ecosystem that supports a surprising array of animals. Our game run will bring us into East Africa’s most concentrated elephant country. If we’re lucky, we may even spot one of the park’s famed tree-climbing lions, seeking cover in the shade of high acacia branches.

DAY 4 NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
After breakfast head to Ngorongoro Crater (Caldera). Where we stop for lunch at the lodge, which is set on the crater rim. Its steep unbroken rim plunges 2,000 feet to a 102 square mile floor and provides a natural sanctuary to more than 30,000 animals and more than 350 species of birds. After lunch, we visit the Maasai Boma for lectures in regarding to the Maasai.

DAY 5 NGORONGORO CRATER
After breakfast, we’ll descend 2,000 feet along a rocky track into the crater. It's an idyllic day, replete with picnic lunch. There is good game viewing here all year round. Africa’s highest concentration of lions may be viewed in the crater at astonishingly close range amid breathtaking landscapes. The rhinoceros population is easy to spot. We’ll also have a chance to view buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, reedbuck, hippos and elephants. Where we will return to the lodge for and overnight stau and dinner.

DAY 6 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK / OL DUPAI GORGE
This morning we’re off to Serengeti. After breakfast, we enter the Stone Age and witness the origin of mankind at Ol Dupai Gorge. Under the direction of Louis and Mary Leakey, this area has yielded abundant fossil material dating back over two million years. It is "one of the wonders of the world," we will game drive to Serengeti with a picnic lunch box.
During our game drives we're sure to sight a variety of plains games, ostrich, and giraffe. Hyenas and jackals wait patiently near feasting predators. Elephant’s trundle through the woodland and the cheetah is sighted more often than not. The Serengeti has some of the world’s best bird watching, with more than 500 species identified. During his famous study of the Serengeti lion, George Schaller counted no less than 3,000. We'll also get the chance to travel the leopard circuit, where the chances of sighting this animal are greater here than anywhere else in Africa. Arrive at our lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 7 TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
After an early breakfast, proceed to Tarangire National Park, Where we will have an afternoon game drive through the park which is scattered with baobab trees attending with open Acacia woodland open bush, plains swamps, rivers and stands of palm trees. We then have another game drive where the birds are in abundance. To name a few are lions, Zebras, elephants, Orys, Eland. We finally the end the day and return to Tarangire Lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 8 KILIMANJARO
After breakfast, we embark on a final game drive as we make our way to Arumeru River Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 9 KILIMANJARO/ DEPARTURE
On our final day in Tanzania we get the chance to do some sightseeing around Mt. Kilimanjaro area. In the afternoon we drive to Impala hotel for early dinner then transfer to the airport for the return flight back to the U.K.

DAY 10 ARRIVE UK
Flight arrives back in London.