TOURS OVERVIEW
Our unique African
Masai camping
safaris, tours and
trekking packages,
will take you on an
adventure of a
lifetime, into the
heart of the
Tanzanian northern
safari circuit.
Nowhere else in
Africa do we find
the sheer numbers of
animals, predators
and carnivores like
the African lion, or
the ease with which
these animals can be
viewed, as in
Tanzania.
Our African Masai
camping safari was
designed for the
traveller with an
adventurous spirit,
seeking an intimate
experience in the
African Bush. Apart
from having the
freedom to choose
your companions, we
provide you with
comfortable camps,
set up away from the
normal crowded
public campsites.
After the excitement
of a full day of
game viewing, you
will return to the
camp where you can
watch and enjoy the
brilliant colours of
a peaceful East
African sunset. At
night you will sit
around a cosy
campfire and listen
to the calls of the
jackal and all the
other fascinating
night sounds of
Africa.
This is a suggested
or sample Tanzanian
safari itinerary -
it can be adapted to
suite your own
personal needs and
preferences, or any
seasonal changes and
migratory animal
movements. As with
all our African
safaris, tours and
trekking packages,
we have offered you
a wide variety of
accommodation
options - directly
impacting on the
total safari costs -
in order to offer
you the widest
possible tour budget
options. Please do
not hesitate to
contact one of our
travel consultants
directly, should you
require any further
assistance or more
detailed info,
regarding any of our
Tanzanian camping
safaris, tours and
trekking packages
DAY 1: ARUSHA
/ LAKE MANYARA
NATIONAL PARK
Non game-viewing
travel time: 21/2
hours
Distance: 130 km
After breakfast you
are met by our
professional tours
guide/driver, who
will deliver a short
safari info
briefing, after
which we head west
to the Great Rift
Valley and the Lake
Manyara National
Park. We will drive
through the
agricultural and
fresh produce market
town of Mto Wa Mbu,
which is situated
next to the entrance
of the Lake Manyara
National Park. The
town is a souvenir
hunters paradise,
harbouring thousands
souvenir salesmen -
ready to pounce at
your slightest
invitation.
Lake Manyara
National Park is one
of Tanzania's most
dramatically located
wildlife areas,
consisting of a
shallow soda lake
(covering two-thirds
of the park),
located at the foot
of the Great Rift
Valley's western
escarpment. The
park's varied
habitat attracts a
wide variety of
animals, including
one of Africa's
largest
concentrations of
elephants, Manyara's
famous tree-climbing
lions, as well as
large flocks of
flamingos, attracted
by the algae in the
lake. We will enjoy
a picnic lunch
inside the park and
an exciting late
morning and
afternoon game
drive, in search of
the tree-climbing
lions.
Dinner and overnight
at the Kirurumu
Tented Lodge.
DAY 2: LAKE
MANYARA NATIONAL
PARK / SERENGETI
PLAINS
Non game-viewing
travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 205 km
After an early
breakfast we head
towards the
Serengeti National
Park via the
beautiful high lying
farmland of Karatu
and the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area.
Leaving the
highlands behind, we
descend into the
heart of wild Africa
with endless plains,
which roll into the
distance as far as
the eye can see. We
spend 3 days in this
incredible untamed
wilderness of the
Serengeti National
Park, where
literally millions
of animals roam.
We head to the
central park area,
known as the
Seronera Area, one
of the richest
wildlife habitats in
the park, providing
a valuable water
source to this area
and therefore
attracting wildlife,
well representative
of most of the
Serengeti's species.
After a late picnic
lunch, we do an
afternoon drive
along the Seronera
River Circuit, which
starts at the
Seronera Hippo Pool
and follows the
river in a westerly
direction. This
rewarding circuit
offers possible
sightings of hippo,
lion, leopard,
crocodiles, giraffe,
waterbuck, vervet
monkeys and various
other animals,
including many
birds.
Dinner and overnight
at a private
campsite.
DAY 3:
SERENGETI
We do an after
breakfast game
viewing drive along
the Sogore River
Circuit, which loops
into the plains
south of the
Seronera River, and
which is good for
possible Lion,
Thomson gazelle,
topi, ostrich and
cheetah sightings.
The Visitor Centre
close to the
Serengeti Seronera
Lodge and public
campsites, is well
worth a visit after
the morning's game
drive. This nicely
designed centre
offers some
interesting wildlife
displays as well as
a gift shop selling
information leaflets
and maps of the
area. The centre
also has a shop
where cold drinks
and snacks can be
purchased, as well
as a picnic area and
information trail up
and around a nearby
kopje. We will enjoy
a relaxed picnic
lunch at the centre
in the shade of the
giant acacia trees
In the afternoon we
will follow the
Kopjes Circuit,
which goes
anti-clockwise
around the Maasai
Kopjes, which
usually attract a
number of lion and
some formidably
large cobras. Kopjes
are weathered
granite outcrops,
scattered around the
plains, most of
which are miniature
ecosystems,
providing shade and
drinking water in
pools left in the
rock after the
rains. This makes
the kopjes
particularly good
for spotting
wildlife in the dry
seasons - including
lions, which like to
lie in wait for
animals coming to
drink!
Dinner and overnight
at a private
campsite.
DAY 4:
SERENGETI
Day 4 will offer you
an ideal opportunity
to do an optional
but unforgettable
Hot Air Balloon
flight, followed by
a delightful
champagne breakfast
(available at a
supplementary cost,
but can be booked in
advance). After
breakfast we head to
the south-eastern
side of the park,
visiting the Barafu
Kopjes and the Ngare
Nanyuki River area,
for our morning and
afternoon game
drives. Apart from
the lion prides you
find in the area,
the Barafu Kopjes is
the place to visit
for possible cheetah
sightings. The Ngare
Nanyuki River area
is also well known
for being packed
with game.
Dinner and overnight
at our private
campsite.
DAY 5:
SERENGETI PLAINS -
NGORONGORO CRATER
Non game-viewing
travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 145 km
Today is our last
day in the Serengeti
National Park. We
will once again
visit some kopjes on
our way out of the
park and will do a
morning game drive
in the Simba Kopjes
area. The kopjes are
named after the
lions, which
frequently use these
kopjes to just lie
and bath in the sun.
You may also
possibly see baboon,
giraffe and some
interesting birds in
this area. We then
head for the
Ngorongoro Crater
via the famed
Olduvai Gorge, also
known as "the cradle
of mankind''. The
gorge lies on the
site of an ancient
lake, covered by
thick layers of
volcanic ash, which
carefully preserved
the world's earliest
records of mankind
and which was
unearthed by the
dedicated Leakey
family. The museum
displays some of
these fascinating
discoveries and
remarkable finds. We
will enjoy a picnic
lunch at the Gorge.
From here we head
for the magnificent
Ngorongoro Crater,
one of the most
densely crowded game
areas in the world,
which is home to an
estimated 30,000
animals.
In the afternoon you
can just relax or
you can arrange with
your guide to visit
the Maasai's
Irkeepus Village, to
experience the
culture of the Masai
and buy their
handcrafts.
Dinner and overnight
at the Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge.
DAY 6:
NGORONGORO CRATER
After an early
breakfast we descend
600m into this
magnificent crater
to view wildlife for
a full day's tour.
You will witness an
unforgettable
spectacle of African
wildlife - a world
teeming with
animals. Supported
by a year round
water supply and
fodder, the park
supports a vast
variety of animals,
which include herds
of wildebeest,
zebra, buffalo,
eland, warthog,
hippo, giant
elephants and a
small population of
black rhino. Another
big draw to this
picturesque park is
it dense population
of predators, which
include lions,
hyenas, jackals,
cheetahs and the
ever elusive
leopard. We will
enjoy a picnic lunch
at the hippo pool
near the Mandusi
Swamp, after which
we will visit Lake
Magadi, a large but
shallow lake in the
southwestern corner
of the crater. A
large number of
flamingos, hippos
and other water
birds can usually
been seen here.
Dinner and overnight
at the Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge.
DAY 7:
NGORONGORO CRATER -
ARUSHA
Estimated driving
time: 4.00 hours
Distance: 190 km
After breakfast we
depart for Arusha
and end our safari
adventure with a
farewell lunch at
the stunning Novotel
Mount Meru hotel.
Your guide should be
tipped around $20 a
day between the
group. You will be
taken to your hotel,
which ends our
safari services.
DEPARTURE DATE
The departure dates
for all our safaris,
tours and treks are
totally flexible
according to your
own personal needs.
Please contact us
for further and more
detailed info, as
well as information
on photographic
travel packages,
camping safaris,
tours and trekking
adventures into
Tanzania.
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