Tanzania Safaris: 12 DAY GREAT CAMPS OF TANZANIA

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ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

ITINERARY DETAILS

Day 1 Arusha
Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, met and assisted by a tour representative. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight at The Arusha Hotel (BB)

Day 2 Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for morning scheduled flight to Serengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Met on arrival and transfer to your luxury tented camp overlooking the Grumeti River and is set in an exquisite wilderness with excellent wildlife all year round. Afternoon game drive by Vintage Africa's extended 4 x 4 vehicles. Meals and overnight at Migration Camp (LDBB)

Day 3 Serengeti National Park
All day spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Migration Camp (LDBB)

Day 4 Serengeti National Park
All day spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Migration Camp (LDBB)

Day 5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, depart with picnic lunch and drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Game drive en route. Afternoon at leisure enjoying the lovely views of the crater from the lodge. Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge (L-DBB)

Day 6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, , descend on the crater floor which contains the highest density of wildlife in Africa and the 'Big 5'. Later return to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure with optional activities. Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge (LDBB)

Day 7 Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire Treetops. Recently refurbished, the lodge offers fine accommodation with elevated views of the Tarangire ecosystem. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Meals and overnight at Tarangire Treetops (LDBB)

Day 8 Tarangire National Park
Day spent in the park with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Tarangire Treetops (LDBB)

Day 9 Selous Game Reserve
After breakfast, drive to Arusha for your afternoon flight to Selous Game Reserve. Embracing 54, 000 square kilometers of south-western Tanzania, it is the largest protected wilderness in Africa, three times larger than Serengeti and twice the size of Belgium. Selous Safari Camp and its spacious, luxuriously appointed tents lie on the banks of the Rufiji River and at the centre of the unique riverine and lake complex, both offering prime game- viewing in an open 4x 4 or on boats. Optional walks with overnight fly camps are also available at extra cost. Meals and overnight at Selous Safari Camp (L-DBB)

Day 10 Selous Game Reserve
All day in Selous with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Selous Safari Camp (LDBB)

Day 11 Selous Game Reserve
All day in Selous with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Selous Safari Camp (LDBB)

Day 12 Departure
After breakfast, fly to Dar Es Salaam to connect with your homeward bound flight.

Included flights:
Scheduled flight Arusha- Serengeti
Scheduled flight Arusha-Selous-Dar

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

The Arusha Hotel
Located right at clock tower, in the center of Arusha town, with a total of 65 rooms, 2 suites, 6 deluxe rooms en-suite bathroom, With each room having: tea and coffee making facilities, satellite television with a selection of channels, hair dryer, electronic safe, international direct dial phones, data port for Internet access, 24 hour room service, smoking and non-smoking rooms available. Facilities: bar/café, restaurant, swimming pool, 3 acres of lush tropical gardens, ballroom, conference rooms, meetings and banqueting facilities, access to nearby gym, business center with secretarial services, car parking, curio shop, baby sitting and airport shuttle services at minimal charge.

Migration Camp
Overlooking the Grumeti River, where crocodile lie patiently in wait for the wildebeeste to cross the river on their journey from the Mara Triangle to the Ndutu Plains near Ngorongoro, this classic safari camp in the Northern Serengeti is the perfect place to witness the migration in action (October to November and April to June).

Migration Camp offers guests space, freedom, wildlife encounters and high standards of comfort. All of Migration's fourteen tents blend naturally into the surroundings, each with sweeping views of the Grumeti River and come with private bathroom facilities. From the raised private balconies of the spacious and secure tents, you will observe the brilliant malachite kingfisher as it hovers over the muddy waters eyeing its next meal. Crocodiles laze in the sun, their mouths wide-open, catching the cool breeze that flows from the river. Hippos snort in the nearby pools and elephant, antelope or even lion wander through the area occasionally. At Migration Camp guests can spend several hours watching wildlife and birds in relative peace and seclusion without ever setting foot onto the endless plains of the region. At night kerosene lanterns light the paths to the tents and the central dining area, campfire burns brightly and aromatic smoke from divine barbecues drifts through the still, yet co0ol Serengeti air. This is a safari affair of the genuine kind.

The Camp's central dining area, bar and library are all positioned atop a series of cantilevered decks. From here there are marvelous views of the game-filled plains, dour granite hillocks and dazzling African sunsets and skies. Comets and satellites zoom across the star-studded skies as the bright moon creates eternal shadows of the grazing wildebeeste and zebra. From your very special open-air spa bath outside your secluded honeymoon tent, you will see drama of the wildest kind unfold before your eyes.

Game drives and walking safaris here may be accompanied by alfresco picnics or sundowners. A fresh water pool awaits you on your return from the safari and the surrounding deck is a worthy place to take the Serengeti sundowner and watch the day turn into night. From the moment you cross the timber bridge through large granite rocks to reach the camp to the day you leave, Migration Camp has planned for you a safari as it should be.

Tarangire Treetops
The dramatic Tarangire Treetops is located in the pristine Tarangire Conservation Area, a 57,000 acres wildlife management area of babobab, mopani and wild fig forest on the border of Tarangire National Park. The area has all the same species of wildlife as the Tarangire National Park, including buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard and elephant. As a result of being outside the park, the tree lodge offers guests great flexibility. Guests can not only partake in professionally guided activities that cannot normally be conducted inside the Park, such as foot safaris, fly-camping, night drives and mountain bike trails, but they can also pop over into one of Africa's most beautiful wildlife parks for game drives.

The lodge itself is made up of large tree houses built on platforms overlooking the Tarangire Sand River where huge herds of elephant can be seen frequently. Each house has a luxury tent with private bathroom facilities, a lounge area and a private verandah with magnificent views of the wild forest, Lake Manyara to the west or Mount Kilimanjaro to the east. The dining area, built like the original safari kitchen, is situated close to the swimming pool and a waterhole, while the library and bar areas with 360-degree views of the terrain are suspended from huge baobab trees. The lodges excellent cuisine and fine wines are a treat.

The conservation initiative is a partnership between the lodge owners and the Masai villages of Lokisale and Makayuni. These local Masai communities earn direct revenue from the Tarangire Treetops accommodation fee and an annual lease fee. The revenue is spent on improving the building of schools and dispensaries, grading of roads and erection of water-pumps. In exchange for these benefits the local communities limit farming and grazing and stop all poaching, deforestation and charcoal burning to allow the area to return to its natural wild state.

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Sopa means welcome in the Masai language and is representative of the warm welcome you will receive at the Sopa lodges. Ngorongoro Sopa is spread out along the uppermost rim of the Ngorongoro World Heritage Site, an ancient extinct volcano that contains the largest permanent concentration of game in Africa. Ngorongoro Sopa offers breathtaking views of the crater floor far below. A sparkling swimming pool refreshes those returning from game drives. The rooms are cool and comfortable.

Opened in 1992, the lodge can accommodate 190 guests in 92 suites, each enjoying wall-to-wall carpeting, central heating, 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 solarium which offers stunning views of the crater floor below and the sun setting over the western horizon.

The lodge has direct-dial satellite telephone facilities as well as satellite television and wildlife-video-film options. A number of lodge electrical generating systems provide 240 volts, 50 cycles 24 hours a day. The water supply comes from nearby springs but guests are provided a complimentary bottle of mineral water for drinking. Children of all ages are welcome and special meals at convenient times can be arranged together with a non-professional baby-minder. A swimming pool is situated on the very edge of the crater itself and the cool water is bracing, even invigorating, at any time of year. The pool is also a super area to unwind and relax while enjoying the views of the crater floor below or the stunning sunsets.