TANZANIA SAFARIS CAMPING AND LODGE SAFARIS

Tanzania is one of the most beautiful and exciting safari countries in the world. The country is associating with unmatchable sights including Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Mount Kilimanjaro, where you can have a great time with friends and family. Also, the Annual Wildebeest Migration makes a Tanzania Safari just incomparable and beautiful. Above all, you can enjoy the un-spoilt wild life, exotic beaches and enormous beauty of this African country.

Taking holidays in Tanzania gives you everything that you desire in life; spending your time in tropical islands, climbing the highest mountain in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro, diving into the marine life to explore treasures or watching the annual migration of plains game on Tanzania safari.

Below are lodge and budget camping itineraries for safaris that can be done in Tanzania. Note these safaris can be customised to suit your needs and budget. Prices are based on 2 persons taking a private safari, note changes in lodge, park fees may neccesitate changes in the safari prices. Kindly enquire to get the current accurate prices.

3 DAYS NGORONGORO CIRCUIT

DAY 1.ARUSHA - NGORONGORO CRATER

Pick up from the hotel in Arusha and transfer to Ngorongoro, en route game viewing, half a day game drive on the crater rim. Late afternoon drive to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on the crater rim for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2. NGORONGORO CRATER

Breakfast and depart with picnic lunch for a full day crater tour, explore the crater which is famous for its great concentration of wild life. Return to the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 3.NGORONGORO-ARUSHA

After breakfast depart for Arusha arriving by lunch time.

4 DAYS NGORONGORO -SERENGETI -LAKE MANYARA

DAY 01 : NAIROBI - NGORONGORO

On arrival, you will be met by our customer service at the Airport (early morning flight) and later transferred to Namanga boarder town, where you will go under migration formalities and then exchange the vehicle and proceed to Arusha or ( assisted to board a Shuttle for Arusha). On arrival at Arusha you will be and transferred to IMPALA HOTEL for your lunch. Soon after lunch you will depart for Ngorongoro.

You will check-in at NGORONGORO SOPA LODGE late afternon. Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge opened in 1992, is an all-suite lodge having 96 suites most enjoying magnificent views into the Crater. Each suite is fully carpeted and heated by oil fired central heating radiators in the winter months. The spacious bedrooms contain two queen sized beds with deep sprung mattresses to ensure a comfortable nights rest. The fully tiled bathrooms are equipped to a high standard with bath, shower, WC, bidet, wash hand basin, hair dryer and shaver socket. Each suite has a solarium with comfortable rocking chairs, the perfect place to relax. A small private lounge with writing desk provides extra privacy to each suite and mini bars are available on request. Dinner and overnight at NGORONGORO SOPA LODGE.

DAY 02 : NGORONGORO - SERENGETI

After an early morning breakfast you will descend into the crater for a half-day game viewing. Ngorongoro crater is referred by many people as "eighth wonder of the world". The crater walls are 2000ft high and the floor spreads for 102sq miles, a truly awesome sight. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake-complete with flamingoes, a forest and open plains. A virtual "Noah's Ark", the crater is home to almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa which include, gazelle, elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and numerous hippo. Eagles, cranes, storks and hundred of other birds also inhabit this spectacular area.
Return to your lodge for lunch before departing to the famous "Olduvia Gorge" where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of the early man. After visiting the small museum and attending a short lecture describing the archeological digs and geology of the gorge, continue with your safari to the vast serengeti plain with game drive en-route which covers an area of over 14,763sq kms. The park is inhabited by more than 3 million mammals, including lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, buffalo, gazelles, antelope, giraffe, hyena, and all of the little animals e.g rock hyrax, bat eared foxes etc. You will have two extensive game drives today in this fabulous park and you gona need many films.

You will check in at SERENGETI SOPA LODGE looking over the seemingly endless Serengeti Plains, the Serengeti Sopa Lodge is a tranquil oasis set in over 14,000 square kilometers. The Serengeti Sopa Lodge was opened in 1992; the lodge can accommodate 170 guests in 79 suites, each room having wall-to-wall carpeting, a private lounge with a mini bar, a bedroom with two queen size beds and ample room for a third, an en-suite bathroom with shaver sockets and a hair dryer, and a private verandah which offers stunning views over the plains of Serengeti. Dinner and overnight SERENGETI SOPA LODGE.

DAY 03 : SERENGETI - LAKE MANYARA

This morning we will have a half-day game drive at the famous Serengeti National Park en-route to Lake Manyara National Park.

With game drive en-route you will check-in at LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE. Standing high on the bluff of a dramatic ochre and terracotta streaked cliff above the flamingo-frosted expanse of Lake Manyara's gleaming alkaline waters, the lodge commands panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. Designed to reflect the brilliance of Lake Manyara's unique birdlife, the lodge draws on an inspirational architectural motif that melds swooping avian curves with the gentle concentric patterns of traditional Maasai Bomas (encampments) whilst the vibrantly colored frescoes lining walls are designed to depict the colorful intricacy of bird migratory patterns.The ambiance of the lodge is a fusion of lakeside tranquility, towering volcanic splendor and adventure-packed sporting activity. Dinner and overnight at LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE.

DAY 04 : LAKE MANYARA - NAIROBI

Enjoy early morning game drive and later you will depart for Arusha, arriving in time for lunch at IMPALA HOTEL. Soon after lunch you will be transferred to Namanga, exchange of vehicles and proceed to Nairobi or (assisted to board the afternoon Shuttle to Nairobi) arriving at 6:30pm. (You can be dropped at the Airport or your hotel)

5DAYS LAKE MANYARA-SERENGETI-NGORONGORO-TARANGIRE

DAY 01 : NAIROBI- LAKE MANYARA

On arrival, you will be met by our customer service at the Airport (early morning flight) and later transferred to Namanga boarder town, where you will go under migration formalities and exchange of the vehicle and proceed to Arusha or ( assisted to board a Shuttle for Arusha). On arrival at Arusha you will be met and transferred to IMPALA HOTEL for your lunch.

Soon after lunch you will depart to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is beautiful small park known for it's lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees, elephants, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and variety of entelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippo's. The park is also home to many species of birds and one of the few places you will be able to see the comical ground hornbill.

DAY 02 : LAKE MANYARA - SERENGETI

Soon after breakfast, proceed with your safari to Serengeti National Park via the famous "Olduvia Gorge" where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of the early man. After visiting the small museum and attending a short lecture describing the archeological digs and geology of the gorge, continue with your safari to the vast serengeti plain with game drive en-route which covers an area of over 14,763 sq kms. The park is inhabited by more than 3 million mammals, including lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, buffalo, gazelles, antelope, giraffe, hyena, and all of the little animals e.g rock hyrax, bat eared foxes etc. You will have two extensive game drives today in this fabulous park and you gona need many films.

DAY 03 : SERENGETI - NGORONGORO

This morning we will have a half-day game drive at the famous serengeti plains and lunch before proceeding with your safari to the renowned Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano, with walls 2,000ft high and a 102sq mile floor, containing a complete eco-system with rolling plains, forest, swamps and river and a lake-complete with flamingoes. You will descend into this eighth wonder of the world for some game viewing in this spectacular conservation area.

Day 04 : NGORONGORO - TARANGIRE

After breakfast at your lodge, we depart for the scenic Tarangire National Park, Tanzania third largest park. Here you will find a geologic landscape as diverse as the wildlife, with nine distinct vegetation zones ranging from grassland to woodland, from deep gully vegetation to scattered rocky hilltops. See the distinctive bulbous baobab trees and the dramatic vistas of the Tarangire River. The river attracts an abundance of wildlife, from elephant, loin, cheetah and buffalo to a variety of colorful birds.

You will check-in at TARANGIRE SOPA LODGE for lunch opened in 1995, the lodge can accommodate 160 guests in 75 suites, each enjoying wall-to-wall carpeting, a private lounge with a mini bar, a bedroom with two queen size beds and ample room for a third, an en-suite bathroom with shaver sockets and a hair dryer, and a private verandah which offers stunning views over the baobab studded landscape. Enjoy an after game drive diner and overnight at TARANGIRE SOPA LODGE.

DAY 05 : TARANGIRE - ARUSHA - NAIROBI

Ejoy early morning games drive and later you will depart for Arusha, arriving in time for lunch at IMPALA HOTEL. Soon after lunch you will be transferred to Namanga, exchange of vehicles and proceed to Nairobi or (assisted to board the afternoon Shuttle to Nairobi) arriving at 6:30pm.