10 days/ 9 Nights Tanzania luxury safari

Overview

Created to highlight the crowning jewels of Tanzania’s safari destinations, this classic 10-days journey takes you through the baobab and elephant dotted landscape of Tarangire, to the breathtaking Eden that is the Ngorongoro Crater, finishing in the world-renowned Serengeti, with its endless horizons and abundant wildlife. You will be staying in the most unique and luxurious Camps and lodges.

Tour Summary

** Camps/ lodges are planned BUT may change depending on final booking date and BUT will never be of lower quality.

Price for a family of 2 adults and 2 kids aged 15 and 13 years old: USD 44,291

Itinerary

Day 1:/15th July/2023: Fly to Kilimanjaro International airport Arusha, Tanzania

You will fly into Kilimanjaro Intentional Airport, Tanzania; here you will be met by a representative and driven through the impressive coffee plantations of Arusha to where you will spend your first night. Here you can relax and refresh after the long-haul flight, lounge by the turquoise waters of the swimming pool, or participate in a coffee plantation tour.
Arusha Coffee Lodge.
An Aromatic and Sensory Experience-Lying on the gently rolling foothills that cascade down from the ever-present Mount Meru is the bustling and vibrant town of Arusha. It is here on the outskirts of this town, hidden amongst one of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantations, that you will find Arusha Coffee Lodge, a perfect haven for relaxation either before or after any East African safari.
Accommodation: Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, Tanzania
Meal plan: Half board
Website: https://www.elewanacollection.com/arusha-coffee-lodge/at-a-glance

Day 2/16th July/2023: Arusha National Park, Tanzania

An early morning will immerses us in the African wild we always dreamed about. The topography of this small park is amazingly varied including grassy plains, montane forest, volcanic craters, swamps, and saline lakes. On clear days we have excellent views of Mount Meru and of Mount Kilimanjaro. We can choose to game drive, to go on a game walk escorted by an armed ranger, or to do a canoe ride on one of the soda lakes. We hope to see giraffe, buffalo and black and white colobus monkeys, as well as some of the shy forest antelope – bushbuck, red duiker and maybe suni.

Accommodation: Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, Tanzania
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.elewanacollection.com/arusha-coffee-lodge/at-a-glance

Day 3/17th July/2023: Fly from Arusha Airport to Northern Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

You will be picked up from your Lodge in the morning and driven to Arusha airport for a morning flight to Kogatende Airstrip-Northern Serengeti National Park. Upon arrival you will meet your driver guide and head to the Luxury. On the way to Elewana Serengeti Migration Luxury Camp you go on your first game drive around Serengeti. Lunch at the Camp and the afternoon will be spent doing game drives in Serengeti until late afternoon.

Accommodation: Elewana Serengeti Migration Luxury Camp
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.elewanacollection.com/serengeti-migration-camp/at-a-glance

Day 4/18th July/2023: full day Game View in Northern Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

We wake early for a sunrise game drive in the Serengeti at dawn if you wish. This should be discussed with your safari guide the previous night. After breakfast enjoy a full day game drive in this area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this Mara River area, with prides of lion up to 30 strong, however from July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note – finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to river and only decide to cross or not cross until a couple of days later. The Elewana Serengeti Migration Luxury Camp is the embodiment of the ‘camp’ experience. Located next to the famous Grumeti River which is home to resident hippos that bark and wallow their days away, Elewana Serengeti Migration Luxury Camp has become synonymous with low-impact high-action game viewing in a landscape that is untouched since the dawn of time.

Accommodation: Elewana Serengeti Migration Luxury Camp
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.elewanacollection.com/serengeti-migration-camp/at-a-glance

Day 5/19th July/2023: Northern to Central Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Today you will leave after a leisurely breakfast and drive to the Central Serengeti National Park known as Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We enjoy a game drive en-route to the camp. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Accommodation: Serengeti four seasons safari lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.fourseasons.com/serengeti/?seo=google_local_sbt1_emea

Day 6/20th July/2023: Full day Game viewing in Central Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Full day game drives in the Serengeti, home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth. Non-migratory species include large prides of lions, solitary leopards, cheetah and graceful impala. The landscape is characterized by vast stretches of open plains, punctuated by kopjes, rock formations that have survived from the Pre-Cambrian period, and open woodlands.

Accommodation: Serengeti four seasons safari lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.fourseasons.com/serengeti/?seo=google_local_sbt1_emea

Day 7/21th July/203: Fly from Serengeti to Lake Manyara Airstrip, Tanzania

After breakfast we drive toward to Seronera Airstrip game drive en-route. Boarding your schedule flight to Lake Manyara Airstrip from the Serengeti National Park, Meet and greet by your safari driver guide and transfer to Elewana the Manor at Ngorongoro for day relaxation and overnight.

Elewana the Manor at Ngorongoro

Crossing the Rift Valley and climbing the steppe onto the green and rolling hills south of the Ngorongoro Crater, there lies a truly undeniable surprise and one that will be a home-away-from-home. p Back in Time To an Age of Grandeur

Old World Charm, New World Hospitality

The Manor at Ngorongoro, located in the North West Tanzania and with its 9 luxurious cottages (18 Suites), family cottage, and magnificent main Manor House, is one of the first safari lodges of its kind to blend East African hospitality with old-world Afro-European architecture and decor. Located adjacent to the famous Ngorongoro conservation area and within a 1500-acre Arabica coffee estate, The Manor is reminiscent of an elegant up-country farm home in the Cape Dutch-style of architecture.
Accommodation: Elewana the Manor at Ngorongoro
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.elewanacollection.com/the-manor-at-ngorongoro/at-a-glance

Day 8/22th July/2023: Ngorongoro Crater Tour, Tanzania

After breakfast drive and descend over 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw to this picturesque conservation area is the dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

Accommodation: Elewana the Manor at Ngorongoro
Meal plan: Full board
Website: https://www.elewanacollection.com/the-manor-at-ngorongoro/at-a-glance

Day 9/23th July/2023: Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

After breakfast you will be driving to Tarangire Nationa Park, in this region, Hemmingway often went on big game hunting safaris. After the formation of the national parks in 1970, they turned the seasonal marshes and the endless savannah that one sees today into, once again, profitable hunting grounds. Today however, cameras thankfully have replaced the elephant guns. The Tarangire National Park has the highest density of elephants in North Tanzania and you can view these animals all year round in which the herds often can reach an impressive number of 300 animals. The Tarangire River has water all year round and during the dry season, between July and October, many animals from the surrounding areas come to the river for drinking. If you visit the park during the dry season, you will witness an unforgettable natural wonder as you can observe wonderful creatures such as lions, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests and zebras as well as various types of antelopes and gazelles and with a little luck, you can also spot a python! This area is during the dry season also a haven for bird watchers with over 550 different species including the Masai Ostrich -the world largest bird. Around lunchtime, you will stop at a suitable picnic place before the afternoon is dedicated to more wildlife watching.

Accommodation: Lemala Mpingo Ridge Lodge, Tarangire National Park
Meal plan: https://www.lemalacamps.com/stay/mpingo-ridge-lodge/

Day 10/24th July/2023: Departure

Early morning after breakfast game drive en-route inside the Tarangire National Pakr to Arusha Coffee Lodge, Today a day room is held to allow you to relax and check out later in the day. Day Room only, Lunch. A vehicle is on hand to transfer you to Kilimanjaro International airport for your international flight back home! Bye bye Tanzania for now but not forever!

The price included:

• Full board accommodation while on safari
• A Luxury transportation in a 4×4 Land Cruiser safari vehicle with pop up roof
• Professional, English-speaking driver guide
• 3 Meals a day according to the itinerary
• Unlimited drinking water/coffee, tea while on Game Drive
• Domestic flight from Arusha Airport to Northern-Serengeti National park
• Flight from Serengeti to Lake Manyara airstrip, Ngorongoro
• Hotel accommodation in Arusha before safari
• Dayroom  at Arusha coffee on day 10
• Government taxes and levies
• All mentioned activities
• All national park fees

The price excluded:

• Drinks from bar at the lodges/camps
• Cost of entry visa and passport
• All expenses of a personal nature such as, telephone calls, tips & gratuities, etc.
• International and local airport departure taxes
• International flight from/to Tanzania
• Travel insurance
• Laundry services
• Tips for the guides
• All optional activities which have not been shown above