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9 Days Tanzania
Luxury Safari and Wildlife Holiday
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DAY 1 Arusha
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Arrive at
Kilimanjaro Airport where you are met and transferred to Arusha Coffee
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Lodge. Here you will
get a good nights rest in preparation for the start of your
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adventure.
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DAY 2 Arusha / Lake
Manyara National Park - Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
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The drive from
Arusha to Lake Manyara is along the floor of the Great Rift Valley.
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It is on the shores
of Lake Manyara .
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Lake Manyara Tree
Lodge is situated in an ancient mahogany forest overlooking Lake Manyara
and the Great Rift Valley. Lake Manyara is home to tree-climbing lions
and baobab trees that are hundreds of years old.
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The luxurious lodge
consists of ten spacious tree houses cradled in the boughs of
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mahogany trees and
is situated about half a mile from the lake shore. Each of the
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tree houses are
built of local materials and feature large open decks and spacious
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rooms with large
windows providing great views of the forest and Lake Manyara.
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(B,L,D)
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DAY 3 Ngorongoro
Conservation Area - Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
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Enjoy a game drive
in this volcanic caldera, which many claim to be the most
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picturesque setting
in all of Africa. Ngorongoro is a microcosm of Africa, replete
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with big game,
including the beleaguered black rhino. It is also home to the
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majestic Maasai
tribe who, in their colorful dress, can be seen tending their herds
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throughout the
Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
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Ngorongoro Crater
Lodge is inspired by ancient African architecture and consists of
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three intimate
villages all a fusion of earth and baroque luxury integrated into
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the dramatic rim of
the crater. A spectacular view greets guests for the duration of
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their stay from
every vantage point. The crater’s floor is a short thirty-minute
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drive down the side
of the crater.
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( B,L,D)
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DAY 4 Ngorongoro
Conservation Area - Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
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Throughout the
crater, an amazing assortment of wildlife may be sighted. Hyenas
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meander next to the
road with their signature smiling faces while hippos wallow in
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rainwater pools next
to the crater’s salt water lake, Lake Makat. (B,L,D)
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DAY 5 Serengeti
National Park - Grumeti River Camp, Kirawira Camp, Migration Camp or
Klein’s Camp
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This morning, depart
from Ngorongoro via a scheduled charter flight and continue on
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safari to the great
plains of the Serengeti. The Serengeti is Tanzania’s largest and
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most famous park,
and it has the largest concentration of migratory wildlife in the
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world. Stay at one
of four properties, dependent on the location of the migration’s
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herds. (B,L,D)
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DAY 6 Serengeti
National Park - Grumeti River Camp, Kirawira Camp, Migration Camp or
Klein’s Camp
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From March to May or
June, the migration will be concentrated in the Western
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Corridor of the
Serengeti. Accommodations at Grumeti River Camp and Kirawira Camp
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will provide
travelers with the best location for experiencing the migration of
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herds of wildebeest
and zebra as the move in search of greener grasses.
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Grumeti River Camp
is an upscale property that is small, ensuring a high level of
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service in an
uncrowded environment. At Grumeti River Camp, hippos greet visitors
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through the watery
carpet of lilies, and the spectacular coats of Colobus monkeys
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flash through the
bird-filled trees.
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Perched high on a
ridge, with commanding views over the endless plains of the
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western Serengeti,
Kirawira Camp is the epitome of colonially-styled safari luxury.
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Designed in
Edwardian style, it features an elegant central meeting tent evocatively
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furnished with
jewel-hued Persian rugs, antique escritoires, wind-up phonograms,
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leather-bound
traveling cases, brass shooting sticks, carved rocking chairs, and
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stud-backed smoking
chairs. (B,L,D)
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DAY 7 Serengeti
National Park - Grumeti River Camp, Kirawira Camp, Migration Camp or
Klein’s Camp
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During the months
when the migration moves to the north stay at Klein’s Camp.
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Klein's Camp is
located deep in the heart of Maasai territory in the buffalo-rich
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northeastern
Serengeti in Tanzania. A private concession is set aside for the
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exclusive use of
Klein's Camp's sixteen guests. With no other vehicles for miles
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around, this is the
ultimate private Africa safari. (B,L,D)
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DAY 8 Serengeti
National Park - Grumeti River Camp, Kirawira Camp, Migration Camp or
Klein’s Camp
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July and November
are the best times to visit the amazing Migration Camp which is
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located on the banks
of the Grumeti River. The camp is raised on the side of an
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impressive kopje
(hill) known as ’Poacher’s Lookout’ with broad views north over the
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undulating Serengeti
hills and beyond to the plains of the Masai Mara. Migration
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Camp is a
traditional tented safari camp but with elements of a more modern
design.
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A swimming pool is
available for refreshing midday plunges. (B,L,D)
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DAY 9 Serengeti
National Park / Arusha - Arusha Coffee Lodge, Day Room
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In the late morning,
transfer to the nearest airstrip for the scheduled flight to
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Arusha. A day room
is reserved at Arusha Coffee Lodge until the early evening. There
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is time for last
minute shopping, relaxing or preparing for your journey. In the
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evening transfer to
the airport for your flight home. (B)
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10 Days Tanzania Luxury
Safari and Zanzibar beach holiday
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Day 1 Arusha
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Transfer to The Arusha
Coffee Lodge. Dinner & Overnight The Arusha Coffee Lodge.
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Day 2 Arusha to Karatu
(Ngorongoro)
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Drive to Lake Manyara
National Park for a game drive. Drive to Gibbs Farm with the
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afternoon at leisure.
Dinner & Overnight Gibbs Farm.
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Day 3 Ngorongoro
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Drive to the Ngorongoro
Crater for a game drive, with a picnic lunch. Return to the
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lodge in the afternoon.
Dinner & overnight Gibbs Farm.
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Day 4 Ngorongoro to
Serengeti
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Drive to the Serengeti
via Olduvai Gorge. Afternoon game drive. Dinner & overnight
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Mbalageti Tented Lodge
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Day 5 & 6 Serengeti
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Two full days to
explore the Serengeti; Africa’s most famous National Park. Dinner &
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Overnight Mbalageti
Tented Lodge
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Day 7 Serengeti to
Zanzibar
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Morning flight to
Zanzibar. Transfer to the north east coast of Zanzibar. Dinner &
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overnight Matemwe
Bungalows
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Day 8 & 9 Zanzibar
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Two full days to soak
up the sun and enjoy the powder white beaches of Zanzibar.
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Dinner & overnight
Matemwe Bungalows
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Day 10
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Morning at leisure.
Afternoon flight Dar and connect with your international flight
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home.
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