13 Days Tanzania Hemingway Safari Tour Package

Duration: 13 Days / 12 Nights
Priced From: $9,595 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Jan - Mar, Jun - Oct, Dec 

Enjoy a tented safari with the romantic ambience of the days of Hemingway. All necessities for your comfort are provided by an experienced camp staff at each campsite (see page 14), which are set up in prime game-viewing areas. Experience highlights such as watching a traditional Maasai blacksmith make swords and paying a private visit to the Olduvai Gorge.

Depart by overnight flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha. Nestled in the heart of a coffee estate, your lodge boasts views of Lake Duluti and Mount Meru.
Mountain Village Lodge

Day 3: Arusha/Tarangire National Park
This morning, visit a coffee farm run by an established colonial family to learn how the crop is grown, harvested and processed. After returning to your lodge for lunch, travel by road to Tarangire National Park, the third largest game park in Tanzania, and on to your exclusive campsite. Considered to be Africa at its best, your mobile camp continues a grand safari tradition, evoking the romance of a bygone era. Your campsites are set in the most spectacular areas for game viewing, where you are the only people in a vast plain of wildlife. Your spacious tent includes an en suite bathroom, ceramic flush toilet and shower. Each tent also features a private verandah from which you can enjoy game viewing, reading or simply absorbing the scenery around you.We hosts a special welcome dinner this evening.
Private Tented Camp B L D

Day 4: Tarangire National Park
Begin the day with a cup of steaming hot coffee or tea served in your tent by your private butler, followed by a bush breakfast. Morning and afternoon game drives take you through the varied landscapes of Tarangire. These baobab tree forests, swamps and acacia-dotted plains are home to some of Africa's less abundant species, including the greater kudu and wild dog. Tarangire is home to herds of eland, oryx, wildebeest and zebra, along with a sizable elephant population. At day's end, return to your camp for a delicious dinner. You will also have an opportunity to interact with the local community during a visit to a school or beekeeping project.
Beekeeping in Mwika Village: helps conserve forest resources and provides income for local families.
Gijedabung School: accommodates 600 students through donated support.
Private Tented Camp B L D

Day 5: Tarangire/Lake Manyara National Park
This morning, depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara, one of a chain of lakes in Africa's Great Rift Valley, is nestled at the foot of a spectacular 2,000-foot escarpment decorated by magnificent forests of towering mahogany trees and giant figs. En route, visit a traditional blacksmith making Maasai swords and spears, followed by a stop at the market in Mto wa Mbu, offering fruits, vegetables and Maasai handcrafts. Lake Manyara National Park lies southwest of Arusha and is an ideal size for exploration on foot. There are a number of nature trails, yours to explore accompanied by a resident naturalist, or you may choose to relax at an observation post or by the pool. After lunch and a chance to settle in, enjoy a late afternoon game drive. As you discover, in many ways the park resembles a tropical rainforest, with its verdant foliage and variety of bird life. Following the formation of the Rift Valley, streams cascaded down the rocky walls, and because there was no outlet, a lake was formed. It was at its largest about a quarter of a million years ago.
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge B L D

Day 6: Lake Manyara National Park/Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, travel overland to quaint Gibb's Farm where you enjoy a freshly prepared lunch and a chance to visit the coffee farm, or take a walk in the forest before continuing on to the Ngorongoro Crater. As you drive up the scenic flanks of the Ngorongoro highlands, visit a Maasai village before reaching your camp, your home for the next two nights. Within the crater's 100-squaremile floor lives a fascinating microcosm of East African wildlife, including a thriving lion population. Your camp has been set up for you at the rim of the great crater, where you fall asleep lulled by the sounds of the night.
Private Tented Camp B L D

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
Drive down into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa's most fascinating wildlife areas. You may see many species of wildlife, including lion, elephant, hyena, wildebeest and gazelle. Even the rare and elusive black rhinoceros, one of Africa's most endangered species, is a resident here. View flamingo and other birds sharing the shallow waters. Enjoy an we hosted, gourmet hot barbecue in a private site, set in a yellow acacia woodland. You may see Maasai herdsmen and their cattle; the crater is in their territory and the Maasai continue to coexist with wildlife as they have for centuries. This evening, enjoy a private traditional performance by the Maasai.
Private Tented Camp B L D

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater/Serengeti National Park
Leaving the Ngorongoro Crater, head west to Serengeti National Park. En route, stop at Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakey family made many of the fossil discoveries, including the Zinj skull, that have identified man's distant East African ancestors. Descend into the gorge and enjoy a privately guided visit of this most famous archaeological site. From here, continue your drive into the arid and spectacular country of Serengeti National Park and on to your lodge. The Serengeti Serena Lodge is located high on a hill, offering magnificent views of the Serengeti Plains. Inspired by the traditional African village, the bedrooms are housed in individual thatched huts, furnished with authentic African furniture and handicrafts. The lodge offers its own game trails to allow enjoyment of the Serengeti's unequaled variety of game. This afternoon (time permitting), a game drive introduces you to the Serengeti. Famed throughout Africa and around the world, the park's 10,000 square miles support a myriad of wildlife, including lion, leopard, hyena, cheetah, giraffe and topi. Each year, the Serengeti is the scene of the Great Migration, when millions of wildebeest and zebra make their annual trek in search of fresh grasses.
Serengeti Serena Lodge B L D

Days 9-11: Serengeti National Park
Transfer to your exclusive tented camp, where you spend three memorable days on safari in the Serengeti, one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in the world since it was ruled a protected animal refuge in 1929. The name Serengeti creates powerful images of one of the last remaining wildlife spectacles on earth. Those lucky enough to visit this wilderness area come away with memories of vast herds of antelope feeding on the plains. Rivers flow through the park, providing habitats for a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. The private tented safari is the traditional, time-honored way to enjoy the African wilderness, reminiscent of the halcyon safari days of the Out of Africa era. Your camp is a private sanctuary where the panorama of the bush bursts into view every time you step out of your tent. The essential experience is exciting, romantic, exclusive and personally fulfilling as no other trip to Africa can be. At the end of one day, enjoy sundowner cocktails on a kopje (rocky outcrop) overlooking the Serengeti plain before returning to camp. On your final evening, join your fellow travellers for a memorable Farewell to Africa dinner: a perfect opportunity to toast your journey and swap stories amid a fiery African sunset.
Private Tented Camp B L D

Day 12: Serengeti National Park/Arusha/USA or Canada
Bid a fond farewell to your camp staff as you leave the vastness of the Serengeti today and fly to Arusha. There will be some time for shopping before lunch. Your afternoon is at leisure. A dayroom will be provided for your comfort and convenience until your transfer to the airport for your late evening departure.
Mountain Village Lodge (dayroom) B L

Day 13: USA or Canada
Connect with your homebound flight.

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