Tanzania Safari: World’s Best Safari
At a glance
Level: Easy
Activity: Safari, nature/ bird watching
Duration: 7 days
Route: Arusha, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Massai Village, Arusha
Dates: Around the year but not during low season April- May.
Luxury Option is also available suitable all around the year.
Please contact our office for more information.
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Overview
Tanzania, an Eastern African country located below the equator and offers colourful fusion of different people and cultures, offers the best Safaris in the world. It is a land that holds the remains of what is believed to be the oldest hominid fossils in the world; more than three million years old. It is a land where African charm strikes you and compels you to keep asking for more. The warmth of the culture touches you deeply as you are welcomed and greeted by Jambo by all, young and old! Jambo in the local Swahili means hello. Safari means “journey”, and it is now used around the world to represent the concept of travel in the bush. The principal activity of a safari is to discover and observe the animal world of the savannah. Be prepared for long drives in the African Savannah following tracks of animals and to be amused by the beauty of the African animal kingdom. Although we will see endless species, we will be after seeing the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Cape buffalo, Leopard and Black Rhinoceros.
Our Safari will not only take you to the vastness legendary Serengeti, but will also take you to what was described as one of the natural wonders of the world: The Ngorongoro Crater. A World Heritage Site situated at the eastern edge of the Serengeti and is the largest unbroken ancient caldera in the world. Nearly three million years old, the once-volcanic Ngorongoro is now considered “Africa’s Garden of Eden” – a haven for thousands of wild game, including lions, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, rhinos, Thomson’s gazelles and buffaloes.
Facts
- Tanzania has a geological past spanning more than 300 million years. It holds archaeological treasures that include hominid fossils more than three million years old, it is considered to be the cradle of mankind.
- Tanzania has more than100 tribal groups, each with its own language and customs, however a common language -Swahili – brings all together as one nation.
- The word Swahili (literally “of the coast”), is derived from the Arabic word Sahil. It refers to not only the Swahili language (Kiswahili), but also to the Islamic culture of the people inhabiting the East African coast from Mogadishu in the north down to Mozambique in the south. Both language and culture are characterised by a mixture of Bantu, Arabic, Persian and Asian influence.
- The country’s capital is Dodoma, but the largest city is Dar es Salaam.
- Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
What do people say about this trip?
“Everything in Africa bites, but the safari bug is worst of all.”
Brian Jackman
(2004 Travel Writer of Year)
Detailed itinerary
Day 01:
Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (D)
Today is your arrival day. A Rahhalah representative will meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel.
Dinner & Overnight at the lodge (Ilburo Lodge or Similar)
Day 02:
Serengeti via Ngorongoro Conservation Area (B, L, D)
After breakfast you will be driven to Serengeti National Park; well known for its healthy stock of wildlife, particularly the “Big Five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters (lion, leopard, elephant, black rhinoceros & buffalo), the park also supports many further species, including cheetah, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, topi, eland, waterbuck, hyena, baboon, impala, African wild dog and giraffe. The park also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane, marabou stork, martial eagle, lovebirds and many species of vultures.
The Serengeti typifies everyone’s version of ‘dream Africa’.
Overnight: Tanganika Wilderness camp or similar.
The Serengeti typifies everyone’s version of ‘dream Africa’.
Overnight: Tanganika Wilderness camp or similar.
Day 03:
Serengeti (B, L, D)
The park covers 14,763km² (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains and savanna as well as riverine forest and woodlands. The park lies in the north of the country, bordered to the north by the national Tanzania and Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Maasai Mara National Reserve. To the south-east of the park is Ngorongoro Conservation Area, to the south-west lies Maswa Game Reserve, and to the western borders are Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves, to the north-east lies Loliondo Game Control Area.
Overnight: Tanganika Wilderness Camp or similar.
The park covers 14,763km² (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains and savanna as well as riverine forest and woodlands. The park lies in the north of the country, bordered to the north by the national Tanzania and Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Maasai Mara National Reserve. To the south-east of the park is Ngorongoro Conservation Area, to the south-west lies Maswa Game Reserve, and to the western borders are Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves, to the north-east lies Loliondo Game Control Area.
Overnight: Tanganika Wilderness Camp or similar.
Day 04:
Serengeti (B, L, D)
You will continue exploring the Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white brindled wildebeest and 250,000 zebra. Serengeti National Park is widely regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa due to its density of predators and prey.
Overnight: Tanganika Wilderness Camp or similar.
You will continue exploring the Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white brindled wildebeest and 250,000 zebra. Serengeti National Park is widely regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa due to its density of predators and prey.
Overnight: Tanganika Wilderness Camp or similar.
Day 05:
Ngorongoro (B, L, D)
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Land in the conservation area is multi-use: it is unique in Tanzania as the only conservation area providing protection status for wildlife whilst allowing human habitation. Land use is controlled to prevent negative effects on the wildlife population. For example, cultivation is prohibited at all but subsistence levels.
Overnight: Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro or similar.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Land in the conservation area is multi-use: it is unique in Tanzania as the only conservation area providing protection status for wildlife whilst allowing human habitation. Land use is controlled to prevent negative effects on the wildlife population. For example, cultivation is prohibited at all but subsistence levels.
Overnight: Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro or similar.
Day 06:
Great Rift Valley & The Maasai Experience (B, L, D)
You will be spending the day sharing culture in the native village of Maasai families, discovering their ways to live. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the most well known of African ethnic groups, due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa,
Overnight in a Private camp.
You will be spending the day sharing culture in the native village of Maasai families, discovering their ways to live. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the most well known of African ethnic groups, due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa,
Overnight in a Private camp.
Day 07:
Departure (B)
After breakfast, on board inside your 4X4 safari vehicle you will be heading back to Arusha for your flight.
Cost
3, 375 USD per person in a group of 2.
3, 057 USD per person in a group of 4.
Note:
- Not valid for low season April- May
- Budget option available ( not valid April-May)
- Luxury option available suitable around the year
This includes:
- All safari transport & game drives in a private 6/8seater (5/7window seats) 4-WD land cruiser with pop up roof and services of English speaking driver/guide.
- Guiding fees
- 6 nights full board accommodation on safari
- All park fees
- Trip leader during all duration of the safari
- All airport transfer
- Bottled water during the Safari
This excludes:
- International airfare
- Optional tips to trip leaders, camp crew. porters, waiters and driver/guides.
- Visas costs and charges
- Immunization
- Health Insurance
- Excess baggage charges
- Airport taxes
- Alcohol and other drinks beverages at hotels and lodges
- Laundry charges
- All Items of personal nature
Notes:
- All the hotels, lodges and luxury tented camps mention hereby are subject to change to similar quality ones depending on the availability.
- All accommodation rates are based on double occupancy and single supplement will apply.
- The prices are subject to change
- Remember that you are in Africa and no matter how capable we are, things don’t always work or operate as you are accustomed to. Patience, a sense of adventure, and humor should be brought with you.
