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DAY 1
ARRIVE NORTHERN TANZANIA
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International
or Arusha airports you'll be personally met and escorted
by our driver-guide to the fashionable Arusha
Hotel in the heart of Tanzania’s safari
centre where you’ll spend the night. Activities,
including swimming, shopping, or visiting the Tanzanite
Experience museum are available for those who arrive
early.
DAYS 2-3
WEST KILIMANJARO
After breakfast you drive onto the
western slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro onto a private Maasai
conservancy of more than 60,000 acres. Bordering Kenya's
Amboseli National Park, the area has abundant game and
breathtaking scenery. Meet local Maasai and enjoy cultural
insights and experience first hand a unique community
based conservation initiative. Join others around the
campfire for sundowners before a gourmet dinners prepared
by our professional bush chef.. Gaze at the unbounded
evening sky while sipping a nightcap around a blazing
fire before turning in. Enjoy outstanding accommodation
under canvas in Hoopoe’s Hemingway’s
Camp surrounded by the sights and sounds of
Africa.
DAY 4
WEST KILMANJARO/ARUSHA/MANYARA
The day is spent meandering through
northern Tanzania, passing villages and lush farmland
skirting Mount Meru , before entering Arusha the safari
capital of the North for a welcome lunch break. By late
afternoon, you arrive at Kirurumu Tented Lodge,
a beautiful lodge located right on the edge of the Great
Rift Valley overlooking Lake Manyara.
DAY 5
MANYARA/NGORONGORO
Dawn game drive in this park famous
for its early elephant studies, and one of the most
beautiful parks in the northern circuit. Return to Kirurumu
for lunch, and in the afternoon continue to Ngorongoro
Crater on one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
Stop to catch your breath at the overlook of Africa's
great natural wonder, the 10-mile wide Ngorongoro Crater.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
DAY 6
NGORONGORO
A half-day exploring this great natural
wonder. The hundred square miles contain an incredible
amount of game, including large prides of lion, free-ranging
black rhino and some of the most approachable eland
on the continent. The unusual ecosystem has protected
wildlife for millennia. Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge.
DAY 7
NGORONGORO/TARANGIRE
An early departure to arrive Tarangire
National Park by noon. This is the best time of the
year for this great elephant park, with its many magnificent
sand rivers and dense bush. Arrive at the luxurious
Hoopoe Tarangire Camp for lunch and then spend the afternoon
game viewing through the park, encountering the large
numbers of elephant. In some respects the park is more
like a southern than northern Tanzanian park, with its
heavy woodlands. Dinner and overnight at the classic
Kirurumu Tarangire Camp inside the park.
DAY 8
TARANGIRE
Full day exploring the sand rivers,
grassland, and woodlands dotted with amazing baobab
trees in this great park. The birdlife in Tarangire
is outstanding, sitting directly underneath a flyby
between southern Africa and Europe, capturing migrants
from both hemispheres. Leopard are particularly abundant
here, as are giraffe. But above all are the large numbers
of elephant families, that concentrate in the park during
the dry season in search of precious water in the Tarangire
rivers. Meals and overnight at the luxurious
Kirurumu Tarangire Camp.
DAY 9
TARANGIRE/ARUSHA/Depart
Return to Arusha after breakfast
for lunch at the Arusha Hotel. Either relax in the afternoon
by the swimming pool head into town for shopping or
to visit the Tanzanite Experience museum. Day rooms
shall be available until the transfers to the airport
for the evening departures.
2011 DAILY DEPARTURES & RATES (per person)
PAX |
Starts
|
Ends |
Per Person
|
$ + Single |
2 |
July |
October |
$4,090 |
$545 |
4 |
July |
October |
$4,180 |
$545 |
2012 DAILY DEPARTURES & RATES (per person)
PAX |
Starts
|
Ends |
Per Person
|
$ + Single |
2 |
June |
October |
$4,415 |
$605 |
4 |
June |
October |
$3,390 |
$605 |
NOTE: Programs operating over the festive season should expect a small
supplement.
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