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5 Day Unforgettable Tanzania Lodge Safari
Tulia Boutique and Spa Arusha, Tanzania
Safari in Tanzania
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Make your safari dreams in Tanzania a reality! This safari is designed to offer you three of the best national parks in Tanzania's Northern Circuit which includes Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater. With the dedicated and experienced staff of Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate, amazing spectacles of wildlife, and stunning landscapes, this safari will be your memorable lifetime experience!
Key information
- Maximum group size: 30
- Starting point and ending point: Arusha or Moshi
- Languages spoken: English
- Park fees included
Highlights
- Daily game drives
- Visits to natural hot springs
- Chances to see tree-climbing lions
- Transportation in 4-wheel drive vehicles
- Experienced drivers, guides, and cooks
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily meals and drinking water
Styles
3 activity days
Group size: Maximum of 30 participants
Airport transfer included:
Kilimanjaro International Airport
Accommodation
Facilities
- Gym
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Honesty bar
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Luggage room / storage
- Baby sitting
- Child care
- Conference room
- Dry cleaning
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Wireless internet
You will stay at a range of mid-range safari accommodations, and lodges, putting you in the right place at the right time to maximize your Tanzania safari experience. You will enjoy spacious safari accommodation with different accommodation types.
The package includes some of the best lodges in Tanzania, ranging from mid-range to standard and good value for you to explore. The lodges on your Tanzania safari can be completely tailored to your needs. So whether you want to live in the lap of luxury or just want a little pampering, it can be done as the perfect accommodation for you.
Lodges in Moshi or Arush
- Panama Garden Resort, Park View Inn, or Tulia Boutique and Spa
Lodges during the safari
- Marera Valley Lodge, Baghayo Garden, or Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Panama Garden Resort
Located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in Africa, Panama Garden Resort is a three-star elegant resort, an ideal place for unique moments of relaxation. The surroundings are those of gardens with local flowers and trees with an outdoor pool with a pool bar, BBQ corner, outdoor garden area catering setup rest are, children playground, free Wi-Fi all over, fully stocked curio shop and also free parking. The resort also has rooms suitable for all guests and offers a high-quality continental style buffet breakfast with fresh local products. Rooftop (summit roof) gives an opportunity to take a glimpse of the Kilimanjaro Mountain and take early morning photos.
Park View Inn
If you are looking for a place to enjoy the beauty and adventure of Mount Kilimanjaro, look no further than Parkview Inn. The hotel is in the heart of Moshi, a lively town at the base of the mountain. Whether you are here to climb, safari, or conference, they will make your stay cozy and comfortable. You will love the poolside patio, where you can relax and admire the stunning view of Kilimanjaro.
The rooms are spacious and modern, with personal touches. You will also enjoy our restaurant, where they serve fresh and healthy meals with local ingredients. The menu has many traditional favorites and Indian dishes. They have vegetarian options and can cater to your needs. The friendly and professional team is ready to greet you and make you happy. Come and experience the best of Moshi at Parkview Inn.
Tulia Boutique and Spa
The heart of Tulia Hotel (Swahili for ‘relax’) philosophy is to create unique experiences around individual guests, providing them with a tranquil hideaway. The 20-room Tulia is the perfect oasis for guests looking for a private and peaceful retreat. From its Africanised architecture to its cozy and aesthetically pleasing interior, Tulia Hotel is a highly individualized property. Tulia Hotel has a heavenly spa designed to rejuvenate and renew the mind and body.
Marera Valley Lodge
Located between Karatu Town and Rhotia Village, Marera Valley Lodge is close to the main road to Ngorongoro and Serengeti. Lovely country setting and beautifully landscaped, the lodge offers 19 spacious cottages with views and private decks.
Baghayo Garden
Baghayo homestead offers warm hospitality in a country setting. Set on five acres of coffee estate, neighboring Ngorongoro, the family has been stewards of this land for three generations. The idea for the lodge grew out of traditional Tanzanian hospitality. The owner, Reginald Bayo, is a trained chef, a leader in the community, and committed to his family. With many years of experience in Tanzania tourism and while he has been involved in developing a group of lodges for the last fifteen years, this endeavor is an act of love. The idea to share the roots of the Baghayo family took hold and resulted in the creation of an incredibly special retreat for visitors to Tanzania. Comfortable accommodation, stunning views, caring service, and farm-to-table cuisine all combine to provide a unique experience for you.
Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Bougainvillea Safari Lodge is located on the outskirts of Karatu town, midway between Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater, about 13 kilometers from Ngorongoro Conservation Area's Lodoare Gate and 20 kilometers from Lake Manyara.
The lodge has a total of 32 rooms, each with comfortable mosquito-netted king or twin beds, large bathroom with shower, and a private veranda with views of the lush tropical gardens.
The public area building houses the reception, lounge, bar, gift shop, and dining rooms. Other facilities include a swimming pool, internet café, a small business center, curio shop / gift shop, and cultural visits to neighboring villages.
Program
Day 1: Arrival
Your Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and escort you to tonight’s accommodations in Moshi / Arusha. As local Tanzanians, the guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity, so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave. You can also arrive a day earlier as the accommodation is included at no extra cost. Overnight at Panama Garden Resort (Moshi), Park View Inn (Moshi), or Tulia Boutique and Spa (Arusha).
Day 2
In the morning, you will depart from Moshi or Arusha with picnic lunch boxes and proceed to Tarangire National Park. This park has the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem with a smorgasbord of predators and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelopes such as the stately fringed eared oryxes and peculiar long-necked gerenuks are regularly observed.
You will drive in the park to explore some of the 300 elephants that scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, impalas, gazelles, hartebeests, and land crowd the shrinking lagoons. The afternoon break will be spent to enjoy the picnic lunch. Then, you will continue with a game drive.
In the late evening, you will leave Tarangire National Park and drive to the lodge at Marera Valley, Baghayo Garden, or Bougainvillea Safari Lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3
In the morning after breakfast, you will descend 610 meters / 2000 feet down to the Ngorongoro Crater floor, with picnic lunches, and spend the day enjoying a game viewing. This collapsed volcano is home to a large concentration of wildlife including lions, rhinos, hippos, hyenas, and elephants. In the afternoon, you will take a short break to enjoy your picnic lunch at the picnic site. In the late afternoon, you will ascend the walls of the crater and climb up to the rim before returning to your lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4
After breakfast, you will leave the lodge and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park supports a variety of habitats and a diversity of wildlife. You will visit the natural hot springs and try to observe the tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara National Park. In the late afternoon, you will leave the park and drive back to Arusha or Moshi to your hotel.
Day 5
You will be transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to catch your flight back home.
Location
This safari will take you to explore Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara National Park.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas. It features some of the greatest concentrations of game in Tanzania (second to Ngorongoro Crater) but with less crowded and unspoiled wild beauty. The size of this national park makes it perfect for a one-day game drive. It is also famous for its unique tree-climbing lions.
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater features one of the highest concentrations of game in Africa. There, you will witness an amazing spectacle of African wildlife inside a self-contained world featuring an unbelievable concentration of animals.
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas. It consists of a shallow but huge soda lake at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western escarpment.
Food
There are plenty of culinary adventures to be found on your safari trail as well! They offer vegan, vegetarian, regular, and gluten-free food as well. For other dietary requirements, simply tell them in advance. They are happy to work out something and happy to keep your tummy happy. Africa has an incredibly rich and diverse food culture.
Eating on safari: What to expect
You can absolutely expect to find familiar, globally popular foods on your African safari. Safari lodges are used to cater to people from all over the world, and they know what people like to eat.
Breakfast
Start your day well with omelets, cereals, toast, fruits, salads, or continental breakfast.
Lunch
You are most likely going to be enjoying your lunch in the middle of your game drive, in some stunning natural location. This will usually be served picnic-style, and Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate takes these meals very seriously.
Dinner
At dinnertime, you will typically be treated to a full three-course meal, taking advantage of local produce and the culinary talents of the lodge chefs. These menus will usually have a choice of 3 different starters, 3 different mains, and a selection of desserts. Usually, the menu will feature at least 1 meat-based and at least 1 vegetarian option.
Nothing that catches your fancy? Don’t be shy to talk to your waiter - in most cases, the kitchen will be more than happy to create a dish to your liking.
Drinks
Quench your thirst throughout the day with water, coffee, tea, wine, or beer. Filtered water will always be readily available when you travel with Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate. At your lodges, there will be drinks available as well, from sodas, to wine, to cocktails.
Some lodges will offer buffet-style dining, with plenty of snacks and other tasty treats available all day, while others will offer restaurant-style dining with set menus.
In more remote areas, you can expect simpler menus, but this doesn’t mean the chefs will put any less love in what they serve! You can definitely find familiar foods, but you can also enhance your African experience by venturing into the local cuisine.
Special dietary requirements
The most important thing to making sure your special dietary requirements are met is: communication. Make sure to let Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate know about any dietary requirements in advance, before your trip. With a little extra preparation, they will make sure that your needs are met at every stage of your trip. They will also be able to check with lodges to make sure they can provide the meals you need.
East Africa is very accustomed to plant-based diets. Many of the local meals are purely plant-based anyway.
Hungry for safari?
Honestly, Africa should be more famous for its food. The continent is host to countless destinations for food lovers, with some of the richest cuisines in the world, and every corner has a uniquely delicious gastronomic experience to offer.
The perfect safari meal is a combination of a stunning location around you and beautiful food in front of you. Come taste the adventure with Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- All park entrance fees and administrative costs (value-added tax - VAT 18%)
- 4x4 Land Cruiser transportation including unlimited mileage on safari
- Experienced safari guides (employee has eleven years experience in the safari industry)
- Full board basis on safari (three main meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
- Mineral water on board safari vehicle
- Roundtrip airport transfer / Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- 4 nights’ accommodation - mid-range safari lodges as stated in the itinerary (mid-range safari lodges) + Moshi or Arusha, one night before and after the safari (bed and breakfast)
What's not included
- International flights (from/to home)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance and medical repatriation
- Items of a personal nature
- Beverages and alcohol drinks at the lodges
- Tips for safari guide
- Hot air balloon safari
How to get there
Recommended Airports
JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport
44 km
Transfer included
Arusha is the nearest major city to iconic parks of Northern Tanzania like Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Manyara, and more.
It is usually best to fly into Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is only 50 km from Arusha town and 45 km from Moshi. This is the departure point for the majority of safaris. No matter what time your flight arrives, the ride takes about 55 minutes in light traffic.
Once you’ve booked your flights into Kilimanjaro International Airport, provide Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate with your flight details and they will organize a pick-up from the airport for you. Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate offers a transfer service and pick-up directly from JRO to your arranged hotel. Your Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and escort you to tonight’s accommodations in Moshi / Arusha. As local Tanzanians, the guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity, so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave.
Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport
Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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