Realm of the Original African Animal Safari
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zanzibar and Mombasa
Wild, adventurous and wonderful. Immense concentrations of wildlife, amazing birdlife, rich and diverse cultures…places like no where else on earth: Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, Masai Mara, Serengeti plains, Murchison Falls - source of the great River Nile, the long, timeless white-sand beaches of Zanzibar…East Africa, the home of safari.
Prices effective:
01 January 2011 - 31 December 2011
Package: USD $1845.00 (Per Person - sharing)
Single Supplement: USD $200.00 (Per Person - single occupancy)
Prices range according to season.
6 Day Tanzanian Camping Adventure
A six-day camping safari into Tanzania's northern parks of Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Manyara. Using small vehicles, our safari travels into the best areas of this game-packed region, camping amongst the game with the sounds of the African bush all around. Camping is a perfect way to get close to nature, but with our style of trip you don't miss out on the comforts! All the tedious daily chores are taken care of by our crew, allowing you maximum time to enjoy the bush. This is an "experience" of Africa that you will never forget!
Day 1 | Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater
After an early-morning briefing and shopping run for drinks, we depart Arusha for the Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight camping for the next two nights on the rim of the caldera, offering breathtaking views of the crater, and tiny elephants, far below. Optional afternoon visit to a Masai cultural village.
Listed by Unesco as a world heritage site, the incomparable Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest "caldera". A caldera is the broad, crater-like basin of a volcano formed by the collapse of the central cone. Dominated by cliffs standing some 600 meters high and presenting a sheer drop down to a wide open space of some 264 square km, the crater is one of the most amazing sights seen anywhere. The Crater is home to 25,000 larger mammals, almost half of them zebra and wildebeest. There are also gazelle, elephant, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog. Such vast numbers attract predators a plenty, mainly lion and hyena but also cheetah and leopard. More than 100 species of birds not found in the Serengeti have been spotted here. Countless flamingos form a pink blanket over the soda lakes.
Day 2 | Ngorongoro Crater
Full day's game drive in the crater.
Day 3 | Serengeti
An early morning departure for the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet - the famed Serengeti National Park. Overnight camping for the next two nights in the Seronera, one of the most picturesque areas of the park, and a juncture for migratory wildebeest and zebra. The Seronera River provides excellent game-viewing, including hippo, elephant and perhaps even the elusive leopard.
The Serengeti National Park is arguably the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world. "Serengeti" means "endless plains" in the Masai language, and within its boundaries are more than three million large mammals. About 35 species of plains animals can be seen here including the so called "big five" - elephant, rhino, lion (more than 2,000 of them), leopard and buffalo. During the wet season, November to May, most of the plains game congregate in Southern Serengeti, followed by their attendant predators. Some time in May or June the herds migrate north and west in search of water. They remain in North Serengeti and the western corridor during the dry season, July-October, returning south again as the November rains approach. The wildebeest calving takes place on the short grass plains during late December - early February. In their wake follow the predators; lion cheetah and hunting dogs with vultures circling overhead. Other common species found here include hippo, giraffe, eland, impala and other antelope types, baboons, monkeys and a profusion of almost 500 bird species.
Day 4 | Serengeti
Full day's game drive in the Serengeti.
Day 5 | Lake Manyara
We leave behind the Serengeti and head for Lake Manyara, with game-driving on route. Optional activities include visiting local markets, or partaking in an unrivalled hot-air balloon safari, a unique bird's-eye-view on the wildlife below. Overnight camping in Mto-wa-Mbu, a tropical green oasis in the midst of the savannah and cultural mixing bowl of Tanzania's 120 tribes.
Lying in a shallow depression at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment, the scenic Lake Manyara National Park. Most famous for its tree-climbing lions, which drape themselves over branches of umbrella-shaped thorn trees to catch cool breezes, the reserve boasts over 40 species of large mammals and some 380 birds. There are several different types of forests with a variety of fauna - hippopotamuses, giraffes, elephants, zebras, and monkeys just to name a few.
Day 6 | Back to Arusha
After a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park we return to Arusha, arriving in the late afternoon.
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