The best permanent camps or safari lodges (or optional, private Special Camping in northern Tanzania) are complemented by flying between the parks. Additionally, the personal safari Driver/Guide is retained throughout the safari; this allows the close and rewarding relationship between the guide and clients to reach full bloom uninterrupted.
This itinerary offers some of the most atmospheric, luxurious and secluded accommodations available in Tanzania, and the fly-in itinerary dramatically cuts the time and rigors of travel between game parks, thus allowing optimum comfort and more prime-time game tracking in traditional, safari-prepared 4WD LandRovers. Note, depending upon the season, we will select the best accommodations located in the Serengeti for game viewing.
Days 1-3
Fly from Arusha to Migration Camp or Kusini Tented Camp (or upgrade
to private mobile camp). Your private Driver/Guide will escort
you on game drives in the Serengeti over 3 nights. Day 1 (LD)
Days 2-3 (FB)
Day 4
Fly to Lake Manyara for welcome safari fruit punch and lunch at
Kirurumu, boasting glorious views of the Rift Valley. Optional
afternoon guided ethno-botanical nature walk or hike into the
gorge. Dinner and overnight Kirurumu Tented Lodge. (FB)
Day 5
Your familiar driver/guide will take you through the scenic, approximately
1.5-hour drive to the Ngorongoro Crater for lunch at Ngorongoro
Crater Lodge. Afternoon tour of the Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner
and overnight Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. (FB)
Day 6
Dawn game-drive to observe the animals in their early morning
activity. Brunch at the Lodge. Afternoon game-drives with picnic
lunches. Dinner and overnight Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. (FB)
Day 7
Drive the short distance through the lush coffee plantations to
the old colonial Gibbs Farm for fresh farm-produced lunch in beautiful
surroundings, with a chance to stretch ones legs. Afternoon game-drives
in Lake Manyara National Park. Dinner and overnight Kirurumu Tented
Lodge. (FB)
Day 8
Fly back to Arusha to connect with onward arrangements or continue
the safari with seasonal extension to Tarangire National Park
as detailed. (B)
Optional, 3-Day Seasonal Extension to Tarangire Park: (Recommended
best from July to November):
Day 8
From Lake Manyara, fly to Tarangire National Park. Afternoon game-drives
with your Driver/Guide. Dinner and overnight Tamarind Camp. Night
game-drives when the sun has gone down. (FB)
Day 9
Ethno-botanical nature walk around the boundary of the park. Brunch
in camp. Game-drives in Tarangire with picnic lunches. Dinner
and overnight Tamarind Camp. (FB)
Day 10
Morning game-drives (unless clients have to depart earlier). After
lunch, fly or drive back to Arusha to connect with onward arrangements.
(BL)
Itinerary includes all
meals, all park fees, accommodation, meals soft drinks & transport.
Itinerary excludes gratuities, laundry, alcoholic drinks &
departure taxes.