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East Africa Safaris: 12 Day Great Camps Fly-in Safari - Tanzania
12 Days Great Camps Fly-in Safari Itinerary
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SAFARI RATE: 2008 * These Rates do not include international airfares*
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LOW SEASON
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$7450/per person double occupancy
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Single Supp: $3725
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HIGH SEASON
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$8150/per person double occupancy
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Single Supp: $4075
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*This itinerary depends on local environments and seasons and is subject to Change...*
SAFARI ITINERARY AT A GLANCE:
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Day:
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Location:
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Camps/lodges Accommodation:
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Board:
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Safari Highlights:
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1
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Arusha
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Arusha Coffee lodge
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BB
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overnight in Arusha
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2
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Serengeti National Park
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Migration Camp
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LDBB
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Big five safari migration
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3
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Serengeti National Park
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Migration Camp
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LDBB
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Full day game drives
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4
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Serengeti National Park
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Migration Camp
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LDBB
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Bird watching trips
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5
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Ngorongoro Crater
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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
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LDBB
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Full day game drives
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6
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Ngorongoro Crater
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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
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LDBB
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Tour of Crater on half day
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7
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Tarangire National Park
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Tarangire Tree-Camps
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LDBB
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Walking safaris on foot
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8
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Tarangire National Park
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Tarangire Tree-Camps
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LDBB
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Game drives and bush dinners/bush breakfast
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9
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Selous Game Reserve
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Selous Safari Camp
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LDBB
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Game drives, walking safaris
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10
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Selous Game Reserve
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Selous Safari Camp
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LDBB
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Bush breakfast and Dinners
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11
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Selous Game Reserve
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Selous Safari Camp
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LDBB
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Full day game drives
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12
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Departure
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Flight departures
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BB-Bed and breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast. Bottled water, local wine, drinks, parks fees, game -viewing vehicle, driver, transfers, local flights & Safari activities all inclusive.
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Safari Itinerary Details:
Day 1 Nairobi - Arusha/Dar-es-Salaam-Arusha
Arrive at Arusha Airport, you are met and greeted by your tour leader from Afrika Zambezi Safaris. Transfer to your lodge. Overnight at Arusha Coffee lodge (BB)
Day 2 Serengeti National Park - Migration camp/Mbuzi Mawe Camp
After breakfast, airport transfer and scheduled flight to Serengeti National Park to witness the most famous wildlife migration in the world, its natural beauty and its renowned concentration of wildlife. On arrival, you are met by safari guides and transferred to your luxury tented camp overlooking the secluded Grumeti River, teeming with hippopotamus, crocodiles and completely surrounded by an exquisite wilderness with excellent game viewing all year round. Afternoon game drives are conducted with your expert African safari guides in open 4x4 land-rover/Land-cruiser adapted to enable superb viewing of wildlife and to feel close to the bush. After evening game viewing drive, dinner and overnight at Migration Camp/Mbuzi Mawe Camp (LDBB)
Day 3 Serengeti National Park
Full day game viewing gives you a great opportunity to explore the wilds of Serengeti national park, with both morning and afternoon game drive adventures. Meals in a colonial dining style and overnight at Migration Camp/Mbuzi Mawe Camp (LDBB)
Day 4 Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives are conducted with a packed picnic breakfast or in the evening with sundowner stop cooler box with iced cold beer, gin & tonic and wine. Dinner and overnight at Migration Camp/Mbuzi Mawe Camp (LDBB)
Day 5 Ngorongoro Crater-Conservancy Area
Our last early morning game drive and breakfast, after which you say goodbye to Migration camp staff as we depart with our lunch picnic basket heading towards Ngorongoro Crater conservancy area, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Game drives en route are conducted with our expert safari guides. On arrival in the afternoon, rest and soak up the atmosphere of this world famous lodge, the sounds of the wild and the magnificent views over the spectacular crater. Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa/Crater Lodge (L-DBB)
Day 6 Ngorongoro Crater- Conservancy Area
After breakfast, a game drive trip descending to the crater floor where you will witness this renowned wildlife paradise with its Big Five animals. Return to the lodge for lunch on the viewing deck. It's your siesta afternoon with optional activities such as visiting the Masai Crafts market. All meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge/Crater lLodge (LDBB)
Day 7 Tarangire National Park
After breakfast this morning, we depart to the famous Tarangire Tree camps. Beautifully furnished, this camp offers wonderful safari accommodation with elevated views of the famous Tarangire ecosystem. Afternoon game drives are offered until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Tree Camp (LDBB)
Day 8 Tarangire National Park
You have the option of spending a full day either on game drives in the national park, or on a walking safari on foot with an armed professional safari guide in the morning or afternoon, combined with game drives back to the camp for a bush dinner this evening. Overnight at Tarangire Tree Camp (LDBB)
Day 9 Selous Game Reserve
After morning game drive and breakfast today, you depart on charter flight to the Selous Game Reserve or alternatively, a game drive en-route to Arusha for the afternoon charter flight to Selous Game Reserve. The Selous Game Reserve encompasses 54, 000 square kilometers. Situated in the south-western part of Tanzania, it is known to be the largest protected wilderness in Africa - three times larger than Serengeti national park and twice the size of Belgium. Selous Safari Camp offers three spectacular spacious, luxuriously tented safari camps which lie on the banks of the Rufiji River in the centre of the unique riverine and lake ecosystem. All camps offer prime game- viewing in an open 4x 4 vehicles, or on sunset boat cruises. Selous Game Reserve is the only park in East Africa which has a population of Painted African Wild Dogs. Game walks with qualified armed safari guides are an exciting option while staying in one of Selous safari camps with overnight fly-camps available at an extra cost which can be arranged on arrival. Dinner and overnight at Selous Safari Camp (L-DBB)
Day 10 Selous Game Reserve
Optional safari activities such as game walks, bird watching, and sunset cruises, full day game drives into the Selous in either the morning or afternoon can be arranged to suit your preference. Overnight at Selous Safari Camp (LDBB)
Day 11 Selous Game Reserve
Full day safari activities in Selous national park. Farewell dinner with your safari guides and Overnight at Selous Safari Camp (LDBB)
Day 12 Departure
After Morning drives and breakfast, you depart Selous on charter flight to Dar Es Salaam to connect with your homeward bound flight.
Safari Accommodation Overview:
Migration Camp in Serengeti National Park.
Migration Camp is located in the northern Serengeti national park overlooking the Grumeti River, perfectly situated near the path of the famous wildlife migrations. Best months for this in the Serengeti are October to November and April to June. The fourteen-tented camp is designed for high standards of comfort to suit the guests' expectation and safari needs.
Safari Overview: Excellent game viewing of crocodiles and hippopotamus in Grumeti River waters, elephants, buffaloes, Thomson's gazelles, Topi, wildebeest, zebra, cheetah, leopards, pride of lions and prolific birdlife.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro Sopa is beautifully positioned on the uppermost rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site, The crater is in fact the ancient caldera of an extinct volcano which forms a natural containment area for one of the largest permanent concentrations of wildlife in Africa. Sopa means a warm welcome in Masai language and the lodge offers the most breathtaking views of the crater floor far below from the lodge's many decks and balconies. All rooms are stunning and placed to take advantage of the cool breeze. The sparkling swimming pool is inviting for those returning from a game drive. Sopa Lodge was opened in 1992 and it is one of the best and most unique game lodges in the Ngorongoro Conservancy Area
Safari Overview: Excellent game viewing of elephants, buffalo, Thomsons gazelle, topi, tsessebe, wildebeests, zebra, cheetah, leopard, prides of lion and fantastic birdlife.
Safari Activities: Game drives both morning and afternoon, full day game drives with picnic lunch, and game walks, all in the Ngorongoro Crater itself, and with an expert safari guide.
Tarangire Tree-Camp
Dramatically built on platforms among the trees overlooking the Tarangire Sand River, the camp is located in the pristine Tarangire Conservation Area which compasses a 57,000 acres and is a designated area for the conservation and management of the giant baobab trees, mopani and wild fig forests on the borders of Tarangire National Park.
Safari Overview: The wildlife species of Tarangire National Park include herds of buffalo, their accompanying prides of lion, cheetah, leopard and elephants,Thomsons gazelles, zebra and herds of wildebeest.
Safari Activities: The tree-camps offer guests a great deal of flexibility to enjoy comfort and tranquility. Guests can choose professionally guided activities conducted inside the conservcancy, such as on foot safaris, fly-camping, mountain bike trails and night drives but can also take drives into Tarangire itself, one of Africa's most beautiful national parks. In addition your stay directly benefits wildlife conservation.
Local Community Conservation Partnership: The Conservation Partnership between the Tree-Camp owners and the Masai villages of Lokisale and Makayuni is an initiative which benefits the local community with a direct share of revenue from the Tarangire Tree-camps' earnings on accommodation, plus an annual land lease fee. The income is spent on improving the school buildings, clinic and dispensary, erecting water pumps and grading of roads. In return the local community ensures wildlife conservation in the conservancy area, by limiting the encroachment of farming and cattle grazing, putting a halt to snaring and poaching, charcoal burning and deforestation in order to allow the area to return to its natural wild state.
Selous Safari Camp
Selous Safari Camp is a luxury camp beautifully situated on the banks of Lake Nzerakera in the most pristine natural environment. There are no barriers to the movement of wildlife which can often be seen from your accommodation.
Watch a wild African river from your tent.
The spacious tents are each placed on raised timber platforms and are luxuriously appointed, with en suite bathrooms and open air hot-water showers. The camp has its own swimming pool, enabling guests to cool off in the heat of the day.
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