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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.
- Overnight: Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge
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Day 3
Serengeti National Park |
Today you start your journey by flying into the heart of Tanzania,
Serengeti National Park. "The land that flows on forever"
is host to some of the best game-viewing Africa has to offer.
- Morning charter flight to the Serengeti
- Afternoon wildlife viewing
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
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Day 4
Serengeti National Park |
Enjoy another day of wildlife viewing 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
(if you have advance reservations, make an early departure
for your hot-air balloon excursion today or tomorrow)
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
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Day 5
Olduvai Gorge/ Ngorongoro Crater |
Today, make your way to the Ngorongoro Crater with a stop
at Olduvai Gorge. Enjoy an afternoon on the crater floor where
you will witness the highest concentration of wildlife on
the planet.
- Brief stop at Olduvai Gorge
- Afternoon wildlife viewing on the floor of Ngorongoro
Crater
- Overnight: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
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Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater |
Spend another day on the crater floor, searching out lion,
hippo, the rare black rhino, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, African
buffalo and much more.
- Full day wildlife viewing on the floor of Ngorongoro
Crater
- Picnic lunch
- Overnight: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
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Day 7
Ngorongoro Highlands |
Arrive at a Gibbs Farm, working coffee plantation and organic
farm, this afternoon. You have the chance to take an afternoon
walk or relax in the lush gardens. You may wish to enjoy afternoon
tea on the veranda against a backdrop of bougainvillea and
an orchestra of birds.
- Guided walk focusing on indigenous medicinal plants
- One hour of spa services included on Day 7 or Day 8
- Afternoon tea on the verandah
- Overnight: Gibbs Farm Cottage
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Day 8
Ngorongoro Highlands |
With Gibbs Farm as your base, spend the day enjoying a myriad
of activities and cultural pursuits in the Ngorongoro Highlands.
- Guided nature walk around the estate, gardens and forest
- Picnic lunch in the valley
- Optional visit to local historian and story teller
- Afternoon tea on the verandah
- Overnight: Gibbs Farm Cottage
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Day 9
Tarangire National Park |
Today you will travel northeast through the Maasai Steppe
to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania's fourth largest.
- Afternoon wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park
- Overnight: Tarangire Treetops Lodge
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Day 10
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 of wildlife viewing in Tarangire
- Overnight: Tarangire Treetops Lodge
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Day 11
Tarangire / Arusha / Depart |
Depart Tarangire late this morning and spend the rest of the
day in Arusha, with a farewell lunch, some shopping and a
dayroom to prepare for your flight home this evening.
- Farewell lunch in Arusha
- Shopping
- Dayroom in Arusha
- Transfer to the International Airport for your flight
home
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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.
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