7-Day Northern Tanzania Safari (Luxury): Drive in Fly out
Tour Summary
This seven-day tour will be accompanied by a guide/driver. The tour will take you around the famous northern circuit parks while spending your nights at luxury lodges. Ngorongoro is the highlighted park with its beautiful landscapes and it is easier seeing animals. Tarangire is like a smaller Serengeti and is famous for its large elephant herds. This tour gives you adequate time to view wild animals and to relax. It is a good tour if you are really passionate to explore animals.
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Day 1 : Pick up from the airport
We will pick you up from the airport, then transfer you to the hotel with an optional detour to Arusha city to sightsee the city & prepare for your trip the next day. Later in the evening, you will be briefed on your tour with an option to go to kilima moto for a small hike & sunset view.
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Day 2 : Arusha To Tarangire National Park
You will be picked up at 7:30 am and after being familiar with the guide, you will drive to Tarangire (a 2-hour drive), famous for its diverse landscape. The park is well known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees & having huge herds of elephants hence providing unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals.
Later on, you will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river and animals while having lunch. Small monkeys and baboons will try to scare you off your lunch but there is nothing to worry about. After lunch, you will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 pm, then in the evening you will proceed to your accommodation at Maramboi Lodge for dinner and overnight
Meals included: Picnic hot lunch
Later on, you will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river and animals while having lunch. Small monkeys and baboons will try to scare you off your lunch but there is nothing to worry about. After lunch, you will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 pm, then in the evening you will proceed to your accommodation at Maramboi Lodge for dinner and overnight
Meals included: Picnic hot lunch
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Day 3 : Lake Manyara
After breakfast, you will enjoy the lodge seeing wildlife adjacent to the lodge then continue with activities outside of lake Manyara visiting local farms for banana plantations, and rice plantations & visiting local tribes exploring culture & craft. There will also be an option to canoe, visit waterfalls & biking. Later in the evening, you will return to the lodge.
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Day 4 : Ngorongoro crater
After breakfast, you will go to the Ngorongoro crater, you will descend this beautiful caldera & do a game drive in the early evening where wildlife is abundant & easy to spot then after go to the Serena Ngorongoro lodge located at the rim of the crater & enjoy the beautiful view of the crater & finalize your evening.
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Day 5 : Serengeti
After breakfast, you will continue with the drive to Serengeti arriving in the early afternoon where you will check in at the lodge & relax, taking in the nature & beauty around you. In the later afternoon you will go out for an evening game drive when it is cooler & easier to see wildlife enjoying the drive before returning to the lodge before the sunsets.
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Day 6 : Serengeti
On this day you will continue with an early morning game drive, with an option to go out the whole day or break up game drives to get time to relax. In the event of a full day game will use this day to go far out to secluded areas & enjoy the wilderness then return in the evening to the lodge.
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Day 7 : Fly out of the serengeti
On this day you will start early carrying all your luggage and enjoying the sunrise game drive, later on, head towards seronera airstrip for your flight out of the Serengeti which departs in the early afternoon. Saying goodbye to your guide & looking forward to relaxing time in zanzibar.
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Included
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All park entrances (covering expected increase from July 1st) & taxes
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Meals & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day)
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Soft drinks (beers & wine)
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Fly & bug spray (for use in parks)
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Transfer to & from the airport (can be done any day before & after the trip)
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Camping equipment (Tents)
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Sleeping bag & mattress
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Professional safari guide & safari chef
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Air ambulance services
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Budget hotel before & after a safari at Arusha tourist hotel (upgrade to Tulia spa & boutique available for 35$ each night)
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Safari jeep 4*4 with pop up roof, radio, cooler fridge & charging ports
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Tips (see recommended guideline)
✗ Visas, Items of personal nature
✗ Visas, Items of personal nature
> Bring Binoculars for better sighting
>Bring appropriate clothes for Safari, Pants, Long sleeve shirts, Hats, Sunglasses, and Sun cream.
>Don't forget/bring Cameras to take pictures for memories
>It is recommended to bring mosquito spray with high mint
>A warm sweater and Jacket as the night can be chilly at high altitudes (Up to 5 C)
>Blue and Black colors to avoid while in the park as they attract Tsetse liis
>Being on a long Safari up your chances of seeing the Big five
>Visas are required when traveling to Tanzania, Foreigners may apply for a visa online in advance of travel
>A passport valid for a minimum of six months beyond visa insurance and/or date of entry
>Yellow fever vaccination is required for all travelers arriving from or having transited through countries where yellow fever is endemic
>Bring appropriate clothes for Safari, Pants, Long sleeve shirts, Hats, Sunglasses, and Sun cream.
>Don't forget/bring Cameras to take pictures for memories
>It is recommended to bring mosquito spray with high mint
>A warm sweater and Jacket as the night can be chilly at high altitudes (Up to 5 C)
>Blue and Black colors to avoid while in the park as they attract Tsetse liis
>Being on a long Safari up your chances of seeing the Big five
>Visas are required when traveling to Tanzania, Foreigners may apply for a visa online in advance of travel
>A passport valid for a minimum of six months beyond visa insurance and/or date of entry
>Yellow fever vaccination is required for all travelers arriving from or having transited through countries where yellow fever is endemic
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