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Exciting Safari in Tanzania
This five-day Tanzanian safari starts and ends in Arusha, the base town for all the safaris Karibu Tanzania Safaris offer in the Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit. On this safari, you will visit famous parks like Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the endless plains of the Serengeti National Park.
Key information
- Private safari
- Minimum group size: 4 persons
- Maximum group size: 6 persons
- Children policy: Children are allowed on this safari starting from the age of 2
- Starting point and ending point: Arusha
- English speaking guide; other languages available on request
- All park fees are included
Highlights
- 5 game drives
- All national park fees included
- See lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and buffaloes
- Explore the Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater
- Transportation in a pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
- Daily delicious meals and mineral water
- Professional English-speaking guide
- 4 nights accommodation
Styles
Arusha Airport (US$ 50 per person)
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 50 per person)
Accommodation
During the safari, you will be accommodated at various lodges or hotels, as follows:
- Night 1: Serena Hotel or Sopa Lodge
- Night 2: Sopa Lodge, Kati Kati Tented Lodge, or Serena Hotel
- Night 3: Sopa Lodge, Serena Hotel, or Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Night 4: Sopa Lodge or Serena Hotel
Serena Hotel
Extraordinary natural beauty, sweeping Lake Duluti, garden views, and the ambience of a colonial-era coffee farm distinguish Arusha Serena Hotel as one of Tanzania’s most timeless and tranquil getaways.
Each of the 42 meticulously crafted guest rooms has been inspired by the African heritage and natural splendour, welcoming guests to experience the romance and simplicity of a 1920s lakeside retreat. %Designed in the manner of a stone cottage, all accommodations are clustered around a village square adorned with beautifully tended lawns and extensive gardens. In warm hues of red and crisp shades of white, rooms feature classic country house design touches like tile floors, leaded windows, and French doors giving way to garden and lake views.
Modern amenities like complimentary Internet and flat-screen television with cable and satellite channels, along with personalized touches like ceiling fans and comfortable robes enhance the guest experience.
- Accommodation level: Mid-range
Sopa Lodge
Located on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the plains of south-western Serengeti National Park, home to many thousands of wild and rare animals, Serengeti Sopa Lodge lies within an area of outstanding natural beauty. An oasis of cool relaxation from the equatorial sun.
The lodge allows its guests to experience magnificent sights and enjoy interaction with the land and animals difficult to find elsewhere, whilst at the same time enjoying the highest level of cuisine and hospitality.
Unlike most other safari lodges throughout East Africa, the main building does not have a traditionally African thatched roof. It has, instead, a flat roof which they often use for cocktails, sundowners, and private parties.
However, when you step down from these lofty heights into the sudden coolness of the reception lobby and move on, you will find stairs and ramps which either take you down to the dining room, with its outdoor terrace and simply delicious and sumptuous meals that are to die for, or across to the conference room before descending further to the ground floor.
- Accommodation level: Mid-range
Kati Kati
Kati Kati is a mobile camp strategically situated in central Serengeti, ideal for exploring the extensive Serengeti plains. The camp offers comfortable accommodations together with the unique opportunity to enjoy a real safari experience on a camp. In its comfortable tents, one will feel completely immersed in the surroundings and one can enjoy the rich animal life and vegetation of the area.
An original form of accommodation which resembles the old camps of the first explorers in Africa, with all the commodities of today. Located a two-hour drive along a panoramic route from the Olduvai Museum and the river Grumeti, two of the indispensable visits for all travellers to Tanzania.
The camp has been designed to cause a minimum impact on the environment. All of the infrastructure is mobile and the philosophy of the company is not to leave anything behind.
- Accommodation level: Mid-range
Program
Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park
You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha or at the airport at 8:30 a.m. and drive on a tarmac road for 120 kilometers to Tarangire National Park (2,850 square kilometers) for game drives. The park is the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. The swamps, tinged green year round, are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the biggest number of breeding species in one habitat anywhere in the world.
After lunch, continue with an afternoon game drive in the park, home to lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, pythons, zebras, oryxes, impalas, and more. On drier ground, you will find the Kori bustard, the heaviest flying bird, the stocking-thigh ostrich, the world’s largest bird, and small parties of ground hornbills blustering like turkeys.
More ardent bird-lovers might keep an eye open for screeching flocks of the dazzlingly colorful yellow-collared lovebird and the somewhat drabber Rufus-tailed weaver and ashy starling.
- Accommodation: Serena Hotel or Sopa Lodge
Day 2: Mto wa Mbu - Serengeti National Park
After the breakfast plates have been cleared out, you will continue toward the fertile highland where wheat, coffee, and corn are grown by the Iraqw people. Passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater before traveling onward to Serengeti National Park, which you will reach by midday.
Serengeti National Park is the largest park in Tanzania, with a diversity of landscapes and habitats such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savanna, and mountains. Here, the biggest wildebeest and zebra migration takes place and, depending on season, you will have the opportunity to witness thousands of animals on their search for nourishment.
- Accommodation: Sopa Lodge, Kati Kati Tented Lodge, Serena Hotel
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Today, you will explore Serengeti National Park. Your guide will take you closer to where the migrating herds are to be found. During the short rainy season in November and December, the herds make their way from the hills in the north to the plains of the south, returning north during the longer rainy season from April to June.
Their exact location differs yearly as they migrate according to the rainfalls, but your guide will know where you will be able to see them best. Lurking close by you might even spot some leopards, cheetahs, and lions. After an eventful day, you will return to your accommodation.
- Accommodation: Sopa Lodge, Serena Hotel, or Kati Kati Tented Lodge
Day 4: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Early morning you will set out on another game drive in the Serengeti before continuing towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Soon, the 600 meters deep unbroken caldera will open up before you and you will have a moment to take in the fantastic, awe-inspiring views of the collapsed volcano.
Your hotel lies directly on the crater’s edge, offering a once in a lifetime view as the sun slowly sets over the crater. Nestled in your tent, thinking about the adventure the next morning brings, you will drift off to sleep.
- Accommodation: Sopa Lodge or Serena Hotel
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
Early in the morning, you will head down the forested slopes into the crater on a steep and narrow path. The crater floor is covered in open grassland with the occasional acacia tree and two small wooded areas. Teaming with wildlife, you will be able to see many animals in a short period of time and might even be able to tick the big five - lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard - off your list.
Other animals present in the crater area include wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, hippos, and more than 500 species of birds. You will spend the entire morning exploring the park and, after a picnic lunch in the crater, you will return to Arusha where you will arrive by early evening and be dropped off to the airport for home departure.
Location
During this safari, you will visit interesting destinations in Tanzania such as Tarangire National Park, Mto wa Mbu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Crater, and Arusha.
Food
During your stay, you will be provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as mineral water.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
What's included
- 5 game drives
- All national park fees
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional English-speaking guide
- VAT
- Meals according to the itinerary
- Mineral water (three liters per person per day)
- 4 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Airport transfers (50 USD)
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Flights
- Optional activities
- Personal spending money for souvenirs, etc.
- Tips
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Arusha Airport
106 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 50 per person
Kilimanjaro International Airport
146 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 50 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK). Transfers from and to these airports are available at the extra cost of 50 USD.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 40% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
