Tanzania Safari Adventure
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Experience Overview
Go deep into the wildlands of Tanzania for an unforgettable safari adventure. Led by a highly experienced safari guide, who knows all the best animal-watching spots, you’ll scour the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater for lions, leopards and wildebeest, watch elephants in Tarangire, meet hunter-gather tribes, interact with the Masai people and visit the ‘cradle of humankind’. And for the ultimate safari experience, we spend two nights camping in the Serengeti plains.
Trip For You
This trip is graded Activity Level 2 (Easy & Moderate) with a Wildlife rating of Five. Visit our Wildlife Holidays page for more on our Wildlife ratings. For more information on our trip gradings, visit the Activity Level Guidelines page. If you have any queries about the difficulty of the trip, please contact us.
Group Description
The group is generally between four and 14 people and is accompanied by a local tour leader throughout the trip. On safari, the vehicle is driven by an experienced and knowledgeable safari driver.
Eating Drinking
You have the opportunity to sample a selection of both Swahili and European dishes during the trip. Vegetarians can be catered for, but the selection may not be as varied as what you are used to at home.
Transportation
We travel in a customised safari vehicle, designed to heighten your animal-watching experience. On board are wildlife-reference books, a pair of binoculars and USB charging points. There are some long drives on bumpy roads.
Joining Instructions
Key information
Start hotel: African Tulip Hotel, 4 Serengeti Rd, Arusha
Phone: +255 699 799 873
Recommended arrival time: Before 6pm at the start hotel to catch the main welcome briefing
Airport: Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO)
Getting to the start hotel
The start hotel is approximately a 1hr 15min drive from the airport. We provide one group transfer from the airport to the hotel, which you can join at no extra cost, provided you can be at the airport before the transfer leaves. Speak to your sales representative for the transfer times or to arrange a private transfer.
If you would like further information on joining this trip, please speak to your sales representative.
Catching your return flight
There’s one group transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport, which you can join at no extra cost. Please speak to your sales representative for the time of the transfer. If the group transfer does not suit your flight time, speak to your sales representative to arrange an alternative. Alternatively, we can drop you at Arusha Airport for a small fee. Speak to your sales representative to book.
If you depart from Kilimanjaro, the earliest flight you can book is 5.30pm.If you depart from Arusha, the earliest flight you can book is 2pm.
Weather Information
Just south of the equator, Tanzania is hot most of the year. There are two wet seasons, the long rains in April and May and the short rains in November, though you should come prepared for light showers even if travelling outside the rainy seasons. The days are usually between 15C (59F) and 25C (77F). However, it can be cooler at night.
Spending Money
We recommend you take most of your money in US dollars issued from 2009 or newer with the big head design.
There is little to purchase on safari, so allow US$5-US$15 a day for incidentals. There are opportunities to purchase locally made souvenirs, so allow some money for this.
Tipping
You may wish to tip your tour leader, but this is not compulsory. As a guideline, we suggest US$5 to US$10 per person per day.
For lodge and hotel staff, a service charge is included in the cost of the accommodation. However, staff are always appreciative of anything extra and often there is a general tipping box at reception if you wish to leave a token of your appreciation. For porters, the standard rate is US$0.50 per bag.
Highlights
Elevate your safari experience with our highly knowledgeable guide — Maximise your wildlife watching with multiple game drives — Meet the Hadzabe and Datoga hunter-gather tribes — Learn all about the Masai people and visit their homesteads — Journey to Olduvai Gorge, the ‘cradle of humankind’ — Spend two nights camping under the Serengeti sky
Trip Details
Product Code: 39083
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Moderate
Transport: py roads.
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Budget
Tour Operator:
Exodus Travel
Supplier Code: WTS
Starts:
Finishes:
Duration: 8 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Unknown
Includes
All accommodation: 7 Classic nights (1 hotel, 4 safari lodge, 2 permanent camp) — All breakfasts, seven lunches, seven dinners — Immersive itinerary with all transport (including a customised safari vehicle) and listed activities — Expert tour leader to enhance your adventure — Group arrival and departure transfers availableAccommodation
Safari lodges and tented campsWe stay in a mixture of safari lodges and permanent tented camps, putting you into the heart of the African wilderness. Being so close to the animals means the wildlife-watching doesn't stop when our game drive for the day ends, it's often possible to see and hear the resident wildlife right from the resort. Tailor your trip: Extend your adventure by securing extra hotel nights before or after the main itinerary. Speak to your sales representative to book. Private rooms: Like most tour operators, we room solo passengers together. If you’d prefer to have a private room, it’s normally possible to do this for a supplement. Speak to your sales representative to book. Room upgrades: Room upgrades are available on Day 1 of the itinerary – speak to your sales representative for more details.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $9500 ($1,188 /day)
Itinerary
Begin your adventure in Arusha, the gateway to Tanzania’s greatest safari parks. At 6pm, say jambo (that’s hello in Swahili) to your fellow travellers, when we gather as a group for the first time to get to know each other and learn more about the adventures ahead. Then enjoy a big Tanzanian welcome with our first group dinner. Want to extend your wildlife watching? Join our Kenya Safari Adventure before this trip begins. Speak to your sales representative to book. Upgrade your room to a suite today – speak to your sales representative for more details
Meet your tour leader after breakfast and transfer (three hours) to Tarangire National Park, where large elephant herds roam and fat-trunked baobabs – the trees of life – punctuate the landscape. After lunch at our lodge, we set out on an afternoon game drive (three hours), searching for iconic safari animals, including lions, leopards, zebras and the rarely seen cheetahs and hyenas. This evening, we stay in the heart of the national park, surrounded by kopjes, ancient baobabs and the grassy plains. Keep an eye out for elephants, who often wander near to our resort.
We transfer (3hr 45min) to Lake Eyasi today, enjoying a morning game drive (1hr 30min) through Tarangire en route. After lunch upon arrival at our lodge, we transfer (15 minutes) to the lake shore to explore. Later, we spend a fascinating afternoon with the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, who have lived the same way here for the last 10,000 years. During our visit, we learn how they live, hunt and gather food in the bush. We also visit the Blacksmith Tribe who are part of the Datoga but have broken off and lived and married independently for decades now. Their main income is from forging knives, arrowheads and jewellery for the greater Datoga and Hadzabe. Later, we return to our lodge for dinner.
We’re off to the Serengeti today! En route, we stop at the vast Ngorongoro Crater to gaze over the plains from the rim, before heading to our tented camp in the Central Serengeti. After lunch, we head out on an afternoon game drive: keep your eyes peeled for lions, leopards, buffalo, elephants and rhinoceros. Return to camp around dusk and enjoy the rest of the evening relaxing in the heart of the African wilderness.
Spend a full day scouring the Serengeti, one of the greatest wildlife-watching destinations in Africa. From May to July, we may be lucky to spot the great wildebeest migration, though the resident wildlife is so numerous that game viewing is excellent no matter the time of the year. We also stop in the Moru Kopjes area to see Masai rock paintings and Gong Rock, which makes a musical note when you strike it. The Moru Kojes area is also one of the best places in the Serengeti to see cheetah.
Rise early and enjoy our final game drive in the Serengeti, including a picnic lunch in the Naabi Hills, before continuing to the ‘cradle of humankind’, Olduvai Gorge, where palaeontologists discovered some of the earliest remains of people. You can walk in the gorge, see very well-preserved fossilised footprints in the riverbed and visit the fascinating museum. From there, continue towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, stopping to visit a Masai village (or boma) on the forested lower slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater. Learn how the Masai live, see inside their homesteads and take the chance to buy their handicrafts. After, we continue up to the crater rim to Karatu for our overnight stay.
It’s an early start, with our driver collecting us at 8.30am and taking us to the Ngorongoro Crater (a 55-minute drive away). Our route takes us up through lush rainforest, often shrouded in mist, before descending steeply to the crater floor for a full day’s game viewing. We have plenty of time to discover why the Ngorongoro Crater is regarded by many as the finest game park in Africa. Also enjoy a scenic packed lunch next to Lake Magadi, enjoying views over the crater walls – hippos can often be seen in the lake and elephants will be wandering not far away!
After an early breakfast, we return (2hr 15min) to Arusha, making a short stop en route to enjoy views over Lake Manyara before descending into the Rift Valley Escarpment. We expect to arrive at Arusha Coffee Lodge in time for an early lunch around 11am, after which we'll transfer to the airport. If you aren't ready for the adventure to end, please speak to your sales representative to book a relaxing post-trip stay on the idyllic island of Zanzibar.
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