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| Viewing: Tanzanian Northern Circuit Camping Safari |
Package ID: 1062 |
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| Tanzanian Northern Circuit Camping Safari |
A small group (max 5) Camping Safari from Arusha to Arusha, visiting Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania.
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Pick up from airport or hotel by your guide and transfer to Tarangire National Park. Afternoon game drive. Tarangire National Park gets its name from the river that threads its way through it. The park has one of the highest animal concentrations during the dry season. Herds of elephants, buffalos, wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, and Elands, as well as leopard can bee seen throughout the year. For the bird enthusiast, the park offers over 300 species of birds. The vegetation in Tarangire is primarily acacia, mixed woodland, dense elephant grass along the river and numerous baobab trees. [LD]
DAY 2: Serengeti National Park
Early morning we continue to Serengeti National Park. Have packed lunch and a game drive en route. [BLD]
DAY 3 & 4: Serengeti National Park
Spend the next two days on morning and afternoon game drives. The Serengeti is renowned for its annual wildebeest migration and large predator population. From February to May, a herd of over a million wildebeests migrate for the Western corridor of the park in search of greener pastures. Serengeti’s' other common animals include lions, leopards, zebras, Thompson gazelles, impala, Grant’s gazelles and buffalos. Most of the park is open grassland broken by isolated granite kopjies (hills) and patches of acacias woodlands. [BLD]
DAY 5: Ngorongoro Crater
Breakfast and a morning game drive before departing to Ngorongoro Crater. Stop at Olduvai Gorge en-route to visit the site where the Leaky family discovered the “Early East African Man”. Those interested can visit the museum on site (own cost). Dinner and overnight at campsite. [BLD]
DAY 6: Ngorongoro Crater
A half day game drive in the crater. One of the World’s largest Calderas, 20 km wide, Ngorongoro Crater is also one of the best Wildlife viewing areas where Black Rhinos can be seen in Tanzania. The crater at 2.286 m above sea level is the largest unbroken Calderas in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls, rising 610 m from the crater floor, it covers 260 km2 and is home to over 30,000 animals, almost half of them being zebra and wildebeest. Ngorongoro is listed as a World Heritage site. [BLD]
DAY 7: Manyara National Park
Depart to Manyara National Park with a packed lunch en-route. Later in the afternoon we enter the park for game drive around Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park is well known for its tree-climbing lions. The park covers 390 km2 and is sanctuary to over 400 species of bird that include the pink flamingos, pelicans, storks, Ibis and Egyptian Geese. The park also contains huge herds of buffalo and elephant. [BLD
DAY 8: Manyara Narional Park to Arusha
Depart for Arusha after breakfast. Drop off at Kilimanjaro Airport or Hotel in Arusha. [BL]
Includes:
Camping Safari inclusive of 4X4 transport, English speaking driver/guide(s), all meals on safari, Services of a Cook, Camping Equipment (table, chairs, dining tent, 2-man spacious sleeping dome tents, stretcher bed with bedding, lamps, all kitchen equipment and cutlery). Park fees, Crater Service fees, Medical Evacution, and transfers as indicated in the Itinerary.
Excludes:
Visa, local and international flights, tips, beverages, any other activities or excursions not mentioned above.
Price per Person:
2 pax: USD 2555
3 pax: USD 2090
4 pax: USD 1860
5 pax: USD 1720
A SURCHARGE OF US$60 TO BE PAID DIRECTLY TO GUIDE AS FROM 01 Jan 2007 AS A RESULT OF UNFORSEEN INCREASE IN PARK FEES.
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