|
| |
Day 1-2
Depart U.S. / Arrive Arusha |
Connect in Amsterdam with your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport,
arriving late evening. You will be met by Thomson Safaris
staff and transferred to your lodge. We
can arrange your international flights, please call for competitive
pricing and availability.
|
| |
| |
Day 3
Arusha / Tarangire National Park |
Today you will depart Arusha, traveling southwest through
the Maasai Steppe to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania's fourth
largest.
- Picnic lunch
- Afternoon wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park
- Overnight: Thomson Tarangire Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 4
Tarangire National Park |
Spend another day in Tarangire National Park, viewing some
of Tanzania’s largest populations of elephant and enjoying
the diverse scenery, including the dramatic baobab trees that
are so typical of the park.
- Full day wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park
- Overnight: Thomson Tarangire Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater |
The Ngorongoro Crater is a geological marvel boasting several
vegetation zones, including lakes, forest, and savannah. It
is also home to about 30,000 animals despite its tiny size
of only ten miles across. Many Maasai call the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area home - keep an eye out for the red cloth
of the herdsmen dotting the landscape as you make your way
through this area.
- Visit a Maasai boma
- Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater |
Take advantage of your optimally located Nyumba and spend
the day on the crater floor searching out lion, hippo, the
rare black rhino, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, African buffalo
and much more.
- Full day of wildlife viewing on the floor of Ngorongoro
Crater
- Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 7
Serengeti National Park |
After breakfast, continue your journey into the heart of Tanzania
by heading west, toward the Serengeti Plains.
- Brief stop at Olduvai Gorge
- Picnic lunch in the park
- Afternoon wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 8
Serengeti National Park |
Relish in the vastness of the Serengeti, "the land that
flows on forever," along with some of the best wildlife
viewing that Africa has to offer. Relax at camp this afternoon
or take an optional walk to the nearby village of Robanda.
- Morning wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
(if you have advance reservations, make an early departure
for your hot-air balloon excursion today)
- Optional village visit
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 9
Serengeti National Park |
Enjoy another day of wildlife viewing from a second location
deep in the Serengeti. Home to literally hundreds of thousands
of hoofed animals, the Serengeti is a pristine and unique
sanctuary that will give you a glimpse into “the world
as it was in the beginning.”
- Full day of wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 10
Serengeti National Park |
Spanning nearly 6,000 square miles, the Serengeti has even
more to offer you today. With your skilled guides at the helm,
the wildlife viewing promises to be interesting on this last
day of your adventure in the bush.
- Full day of wildlife viewing
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
|
| |
| |
Day 11
Serengeti / Arusha / Depart |
Depart the Serengeti on a scenic flight late this morning
arriving in Arusha in time for a farewell lunch, some shopping
and a dayroom to prepare for your flight home this evening.
- Flight from the Serengeti to Arusha (33lbs baggage maximum)
- Farewell lunch in Arusha
- Dayroom in Arusha
- Transfer to the International Airport for your flight
home
|
| |
| |
Day 12
Arrive U.S. |
Connect in Amsterdam and arrive in the U.S. Please check your
flight itinerary for arrival dates and flight details.
|
|
|
