CLASSIC TANZANIA PRIVATE GUIDED SAFARI HOLIDAY

Pick up Kilimanjaro int’l airport and transfer by road to Arusha. Overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel in Arusha.

You will be met at Kilimanjaro airport (or Arusha lodge/hotel) by your driver/guide for the start of your safari, and transferred in your customised 4x4 safari vehicle to Maramboi Tented Camp for a 2 night stay. Maramboi Tented Camp is ideally placed to explore the ecosystems of both Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park.

Located in the Manyara Region and named after the only water source for wild animals during dry seasons - the Tarangire River - Tarangire National Park is superb for wildlife. During dry season giraffes, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lions and hippos are common. Bird life is thriving and comprehensive, with Tarangire being home to over 500 species ranging from Ostriches to Lovebirds. A Lake once described by Ernest Hemingway as "the loveliest I had seen in Africa", Lake Manyara is full of stunning scenery. From the moment you enter the entrance gate, you are immersed in a lush groundwater forest, watched by relaxing baboons as blue monkeys dart in-between the ancient trees.

One of Africa’s truly great safari destinations. Your home for the next 3 nights is Kati Kati Tented Camp, a permanent camp, in a mobile camp style. The camp is well located in Central Serengeti to access the vast Serengeti Plains, and from June to November where the greatest concentration of animals can be found.

This African region is truly worthy of its World Heritage status. With 1.5 million hectares of savannah, it is still possible to find yourself the only human audience to the awe inspiring wildlife. Serengeti National Park has become famous for the annual migration of two million wildebeests, with hundreds of thousands of gazelles and zebras. An unrivalled display of nature is created as predators follow searching for pasture and water. The visceral dynamic of predator vs prey is dominant across the Serengeti. Golden-maned lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the southeastern plains.

The sprawling landscape of the Serengeti is made up of grassland and woodland, plains, kopjes, and marshes; all of which make up a savannah. Whatever wonders you see in the Serengeti, you can be sure that they will never leave you. The sense of freedom that stems from the vast spaces characteristic of this World Heritage site will follow you home.

Continue on to Kitela Lodge in the Karatu region, an exclusive lodge situated on top of a valley overlooking a coffee plantation, the Eastern wall of the Ngorongoro crater and a beautiful waterfall, affording visitors a different, 'non-safari' perspective on Tanzania.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers a staggering 8,000km2 of wildlife sanctuaries. The biggest feature of this incredible landscape is the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unfilled volcanic caldera. The crater was born from a huge volcanic eruption 2-3 million years ago, and it's floor covers 260 square kilometres. Providing good grazing all year round, this area is inhabited by hippopotamus, elephants, wildebeests and many other wildlife species. The Ngorongoro crater also has one of the densest known population of lions on earth. A Ngorongoro wildlife safari provides one of the best opportunities to see the animal species East Africa is famous for. The Great Wildebeest Migration, during the early months of the year, creates breath taking scenes as the area is inhabited by enormous herds of wildebeests and zebra.

Your safari ends today with lunch in Arusha, before being transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your onward journey.