11 Days Tanzania: A Grand Safari Tour Package
Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
Priced From: $5765 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Jan - Mar, May - Dec

This grand African safari takes you to some of Tanzania's most renowned game reserves for the vacation of a lifetime. Take this opportunity to observe Africa's Big Five -- elephant, leopard, lion, rhinoceros, and buffalo. One of the most thrilling ways to see Tanzania is from the basket of a hot-air balloon floating over the savannah. In addition, see stunning landscapes, local villages, and one of mankind's most important archaeological sites. Travel by safari vehicles within Serengeti, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara National Parks, plus Ngorongoro Crater. Stay in luxury safari lodges and tented camps for an in-depth, up-close African safari experience.

Day 1 - Touch down in Tanzania - and your African safari begins
This African safari begins at Serena Mountain Village, Arusha.  A transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Serena Mountain Village, Arusha, is included. Welcome to Tanzania and the start of your African safari; your hotel overlooks Lake Duluti.
Meals:
LodgingSerena Mountain Village, Arusha, Tanzania

Day 2 - Wild about wildebeest
Ride in specially designed, open-top safari vehicles to Tarangire National Park, which boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. Experience your first game drive* and an al fresco picnic en route to your eco-lodge; you may see large herds of wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, and buffalo. Share stories about your sightings at our welcome cocktail reception and dinner this evening, by the campfire.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingKikoti Tented Camp, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Day 3 - Tarangire game drives
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Tarangire National Park. It's one of the best parks for elephant watching, and is home to hundreds of bird species (one of the highest number of bird species in any world habitat) and thousands of game animals. You'll get an up-close view with us. This afternoon, get a glimpse of tribal life in the African bush when you meet members of the Maasai tribe; see how good you are at bead-making and spear-throwing. Get a different perspective of the wilderness when you drive to "The Viewpoint" this afternoon.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingKikoti Tented Camp, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Day 4 - Flamingos at Lake Manyara National Park
We Have been giving back to the people of Africa ever since our first safari; see the primary school that supports through on-going donations. Few sights are as rewarding as the smiles you'll see on the faces of the school children you'll meet here! It's on to Lake Manyara National Park today, renowned for abundant flocks of flamingos and birds of prey. Enjoy the scenic setting of your lodge, set on the Rift Valley escarpment overlooking the park and valley 1,000 feet below, before an afternoon game drive. Keep a sharp eye out for tree-climbing lions lazing among the limbs of the acacia trees!
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingLake Manyara Serena Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Day 5 - Circle of life in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Take a morning nature walk through the tranquil grounds of your lodge. Travel to the nearby village of Mto wa Mbu for an in-depth view of tribal life in the African bush; take a look inside a typical home and school, and see villagers at work in their daily life. After lunch, journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to Ngorongoro Crater and one of Africa's largest concentrations of permanent wildlife. Your lodge sits right on the dormant volcano's rim; you will be able see the lost world of the caldera below from the comfort of your private terrace.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingNgorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Day 6 - Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
Head to the heart of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the largest calderas in the world, which contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Encounter massive herds of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelles as you drive in our four-wheel safari vehicles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five, which includes African elephant, leopard, the black maned lion, buffalo, and the rare black rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, sure to be a memorable highlight of the day.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingNgorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Day 7 - Olduvai Gorge; a Maasai Village
Visit Olduvai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Visit a local Maasai village, then continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains and grasslands of the Serengeti. Arrive at your safari lodge in the Western Serengeti, which was inspired by Maasai tribal dwellings.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingSerengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 8 - Balloon over the Serengeti
Lift off on an exciting hot air balloon flight as dawn breaks over the vast Serengeti grasslands; from aloft, observe wildlife in the first light of day, an African safari thrill - and enjoy another thrill upon your return where a champagne breakfast in the bush waits for you. An afternoon game drive on the Serengeti plains may yield sightings of wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinoceros, hippos, buffalos, jackals, and gazelles. This is one of the best places on the African Continent to see prides of lions.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingSerengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 9 - A luxury tented camp in the west
Travel to the Serengeti's remote western corridor, known for huge masses of game migrating animals across the terrain. Arrive at your luxurious tented camp for another unique African safari experience; animals you might see on game drives include wildebeest, lion, buffalo, cheetah, warthogs, giraffes and zebra.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingKirawira Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 10 - Species survival in the bush
Your safari guide shares fascinating insights about the African bush on your early morning game drive. Toast your final afternoon wildlife-viewing experience with traditional sundowner cocktails as the setting sun streaks the Tanzanian sky.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
LodgingKirawira Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 11 - African safari in Tanzania concludes
A short flight brings you back to Arusha where a day room is reserved for you at a hotel set in a tree-shaded coffee plantation overlooking Lake Duluti. Recount the week's many adventures at dinner before transferring to the airport. Your African safari ends in Arusha. A transfer is included from Serena Mountain Village, Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner

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