8 Days Arusha NP, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro & Serengeti
Overview
Destination: Arusha National Park, Tarangire National park, Lake Manyara National park Ngorongoro and Serengeti National park.
Classic Lodge safari is for those who like to be in more luxury while on safari. This type of accommodation while on safari will make you more relaxing and comfortable. Some of this lodge has a swimming pool, library and having good views of the park. You have your own private safari vehicle with a professional driver-guide who will drive you and show you the beautiful Tanzania’s National park and the best Tanzania’s reserves and Conservation. This program are a mixture of Lodges, hotels and Tented camps, they have service such as hot showers, massage, hot and cold drinks where you can enjoy while relaxing during the day.
Tour Plan
Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet Biko Adventures Tours representative pick up and transfer to Arusha. Stay overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge (BB)
From your overnight lodge, we will pick you up after breakfast, Drive to Arusha National park, enter the Park for a game drive, this is the smallest park in the Northern Zone, the park is very beautiful with magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru which is within the park. We see much wildlife such as Cape Buffalos, Zebras, Warthog, Many giraffes, Bushbuck, Waterbucks, Dik diks, red duiker, Baboons, Velvet Monkey, Blue Monkeys, and very beautiful Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Elephants, as well as many species of birds. The small Momella and Big Momella lakes are the best places to see aquatics birds Including Pink Flamingos, day trip walking and Canoe is possible in this park. Stay overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge (BLD)
Today we drive to Tarangire National park, via local Maasai villages along the main way, here you will see Maasai heading their livestock to the green pasture, as well as women searching for wood and water, Tarangire is the best place to see many Elephants and many Baobab trees. There is much wildlife such as Giraffe, Migration of wildebeest and Zebras, Cape buffalo, velvet monkey, Impala, Grant’s gazelle, Thomson gazelle, Lion, Leopard, cheetah, Banded and Dwarf mongoose, Olive baboon, African wild dog, caracal, and honey badger, waterbucks and Dik-dik. Here is home to more than 550 bird species. Stay at Tarangire Safari Lodge (BLD)
The park is known as Tree climbing lion, after breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National park through the Great Rift Valley one of the most dramatic features on earth, extending from the dead sea in Jordan to Mozambique in the South. You will pass through the Maasai land. Lake Manyara National park is renamed after the plant Euphorbia tirucallii, ‘Emanyar’ in Maasai language, and ‘ladies fingers’ in English. The park covers an area of 330kmsq, of which 220kmsq is covered by a lake and the rest by woodland. There is an enormous amount of wildlife such as tree-climbing lion, leopard, cheetah, hippopotamus, buffalo, elephant, zebra, wildebeest, baboon, blue monkey, velvet monkey, pink flamingo, and over 350 bird species. Stay overnight at Kudu Lodge (BLD)
After breakfast, we head to the Serengeti National park, via Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will stop at the rim of the crater for a great view of the crater, we make our drive around the crater rim to Serengeti Park. Geographically Serengeti is divided into two zones: Eastern-Southern, which is covered with a vast plain made of volcanic ash which was emitted from Ngorongoro highlands, hence the name “Siringet “, a Maasai word for endless plain. The second zone, Western-Northern, is woodland and small hills. Stay overnight at Thorn Tree Tented Lodge. (BLD)
Full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. After breakfast leaves your camp for a game drive. The Serengeti National park is part of the Serengeti ecosystem which boasts the greatest wildlife concentrations of ungulates: more than 1 million wildebeests and nearly half a million zebras annually follow the rains around this ecosystem, from the plains to the savannah woodlands, to the Masai Mara and back to the plains again. This big migration has been described as the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. We will see lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, gazelle and if lucky migration of wildebeest and zebra and a lot of birdlife. The Serengeti is not only famous for the big game roaming over the plains, but also for its great ornithological spectacle. The highlights include: the endemic grey breasted spurfowl and the true Fischer’s lovebirds, Tanzanian red-billed hornbill, silver bird, magpie shrike and ostrich. Stay overnight at Thorn Tree Tented lodge (BLD)
After early breakfast drive to Ngorongoro and descend to the crater floor. The Ngorongoro crater it’s a beautiful wildlife haven in the world .it is more like the animal kingdom or paradise, where some of Africa’s last Black Rhinos are still well protected. The black mine lion’s stalk through the grass, flamingos crowds the Magadi Lake and the Giant-tusked Elephant mostly seen along the permanent swamps. Exit a crater and drive back to Arusha. Stay Overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge (BB)
Leisure breakfast, have a visit of Arusha city (optional) afternoon drive to Airport
Included/Exclude
Mount Kilimanjaro is located three degrees south of the equator in Northeastern Tanzania. It is the tallest mountain in Africa and is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Of the famous highest seven peaks in the world, this is the easiest to get to and the easiest to climb. It requires no technical climbing experience, and any moderately fit person can summit the mountain.
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Groups are between to 5-7 people. We will combine groups up to this limit if they are starting the same route on the same day. However, we can also arrange for private groups at no extra cost. We will try to add single travelers to a group if at all possible, but we cannot guarantee it. We can accommodate large groups of any size.
Mount Kilimanjaro climbing check list/Tips Guidelines:
FOR CHIEF GUIDE: US$15 – US$20 PER DAY x number of days on Mountain,
Assistant Guide: US$10 – US$12 PER DAY x number of days on Mountain,
COOK: US$ 5 – US$8 PER DAY x number of days on Mountain,
PORTERS: 6 – 10 PER DAY x number of days on Mountain.
OR
ANOTHER OPTION EACH PERSON CAN GIVE 10% OF THE PRICE HE OR SHE PAID FOR THE TOUR BOOKED.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE GUIDLINES AND TIPS CAN BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO SERVICES GIVEN TO CLIENTS/CUSTOMERS BY STAFFS.
OR
TIPPING GUIDELINES (Aprox): US$ 200 per person.
“TIPS IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED AT THE END OF THE TRIP!!”
Mount Kilimanjaro climbing check list
Documents
* Passport
* Yellow fever certificate
* Entrance visa
* Medical insurance
Clothing
* Jersey
* Waterproof jacket
* Water proof pants
* Shorts
* T-shirts
* Jeans
* Warm jacket
* Thermal underwear
* Balaclava
* Gloves
* Sunglasses
* Woollen socks
* Hiking boots
* Light shoes
* Cap/hat
* Towel
* Underwear
* Socks
Equipment
* Sleeping bag
* Day pack
* Water bottle
* Toilet paper
* Torch and batteries
* Pocket knife
Food
* Energy drinks
* Chocolate
* Sweets
* Fruit
* Nuts
* Energy snacks
Photographic
* Camera
* Spare batteries
* Film
* Different lenses
* Video camera
* Binoculars
* Video tapes
First aid/medical
* Asprin
* Assorted plasters
* Sun protection cream
* Anti malaria tablets
* Insect repellent
* Lip salve
* Water purification tablets
* Antiseptic cream
* Bandages
* Adhesive tape
* Throat lozenges
Personal items
* Toothbruch & paste
* Matches
* Candles
* Soap
* Address book
* Travellers cheques
* Travel insurance
Miscellaneous
* Walking stick
* Notebook
* Pens
* Plastic bags
* Pencils
* Cash dollars (smaller bills)
* Alcohol
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- A 20% deposit is due at time of reservation.
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