Treasures of Tanzania

This grand African safari takes you to some of Tanzania’s most renowned game reserves for the vacation of a lifetime. Take this opportunity to observe Africa’s Big Five — elephant, leopard, lion, rhinoceros, and buffalo. One of the most thrilling ways to see Tanzania is from the basket of a hot-air balloon floating over the savannah. In addition, see stunning landscapes, local villages, and one of mankind’s most important archaeological sites.

Travel by safari vehicles within Serengeti, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara National Parks, plus Ngorongoro Crater. Stay in luxury safari lodges and tented camps, pulsing with the sounds of the symphonic African bush by night.

Day 1: Serena Arusha Mountain Village, Arusha.
Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport on day one of your all inclusive travel package in Tanzania, you are met and transferred to the Serena Arusha Mountain Village.

Accommodation:
Dinner and overnight in one of 42 luxurious guest rooms.
The Serena Arusha Mountain Village offers a haven of peace and tranquility just outside the bustling city of Arusha in Tanzania. Set in a delightful garden of fragrant flowers and lush bushes, this lodge offers the most spectacular views over Lake Duluti. Accommodation is in charming stone built rooms boasting spacious bathrooms, individual verandahs and French windows offering lovely views.Activities include morning bird walks around the Lake, nature trails, mountain biking, walking and jogging around the coffee plantations, canoeing, trips to the craters, alkaline lakes, forests and the nearby Arusha National Park, cultural visits, sundowners and wildlife and cultural talks, videos and film shows.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Mountain Village, Serena Lodge

Days 2:Tarangire National Park
Dreams become reality this morning as you depart your hotel in safari vehicles for your first experience at wildlife viewing, Tauck Style.

Your destination today is prehistoric-looking Tarangire National Park, where you experience the African wilderness as the early explorers did – without crowds! One of the best parks on the northern circuit to see elephants, Tarangire’s wildlife population includes herds of zebra, jackal, giraffe, gazelle, and buffalo. Arrive at your safari lodge in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive into a landscape dotted with baobab trees and umbrella-thorn acacias. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner at the lodge tonight The Tarangire Sopa Lodge is built as a “low profile” structure and nestles into a wooded hill side valley overlooking Tarangire Hill.

This all suite property truely reflects Sopa’s policy of providing “luxury in the bush”. Marble floors, fountains, waterfalls and magnificent views through double storey windows are the stunning features of the main areas. The swimming pool is intriguing with its island. It’s large rooms have two queen size beds with en suite shower & toilet, a balcony and a lounge with minibar.

Day 3: Tarangire game drives
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Tarangire National Park. It’s one of the best parks for elephant watching, and is home to hundreds of bird and game species.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Tarangire National Park

Days 4 : Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, Tanzania
Look for gazelles, waterbucks, impalas, and leopards on a morning game drive. Then travel to Lake Manyara National Park, famed for flamingos and birds of prey. On the way, stop at a local school, where you’ll have an opportunity to meet both the teachers and their students. Enjoy free time at your lodge, set on the Rift Valley escarpment overlooking the park and valley 1,000 feet below. Keep a sharp eye out for tree-climbing lions lazing among the limbs of acacia trees on an afternoon game drive.

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge is located at the edge of the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment and overlooks the Great Rift Valley. Accommodation is in 67 spacious rooms with en-suite bathroom with shower facilities and a private verandah. The main area includes a dining room with indoor and outdoor seating, a bar, lounge, curio shop and a small meeting room. There is also an outdoor swimming pool, the perfect way to cool down on a hot day in Africa.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park,

Days 5:Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Take a morning nature walk through tranquil lodge grounds. Travel to the village of Mto wa Mbu for an in-depth view of tribal life in the African bush; take a look inside a typical home and school, and see villagers at work in their daily life. Then journey on to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to Ngorongoro Crater and one of Africa’s largest concentrations of permanent wildlife.

Your lodge on the dormant volcano’s rim provides private terraces overlooking the lost world of the caldera belowThis morning after breakfast, you will proceed towards Gibbs Farm, where you stop for lunch. You visit the farm en-route and then transfer to the lodge.

Accommodation: In a room with a private terrace and en suite bathroom on a full board basis, including one full day game drive in a 4X4 safari vehicle. Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge hosts guests in 75 guest rooms, all boasting en suite showers and a private terrace.

The lounge and dining room are set indoors, with large glass windows providing stunning views of the crater. Activities available include day trips into the caldera, visits to the local Masai village or even visits to the famous Olduvai Gorge, all at an additional cost.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Day 6: Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
Head to the heart of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the largest calderas in the world, which contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Encounter massive herds of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five, which includes African elephant, leopard, the black maned lion, buffalo, and the rare black rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater.

Days 7: Olduvai Gorge & Maasai Village
Visit Olduvai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Visit a local Masai village, then continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains and grasslands of the Serengeti. Arrive at your safari lodge in the Western Serengeti, which was inspired by Masai tribal dwellings.

You spend 2 nights of your holiday in Tanzania at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge in a twin bedded chalet with en-suite facilities on a full board basis. Your stay includes park fees, one half and a full day game drive and return airstrip transfers.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge is set on a hill and boasts amazing views of the sweeping grasslands, vistas and open plains of the Serengeti. The Serengeti is undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, and home to the greatest spectacle of nature, the annual Wildebeest Migration. This lodge offers 66 guest rooms, all with en suite showers and a private balcony.

Inspired by a traditional African village, bedrooms are designed from local materials in order to blend into the environment with ease. This lodge offers morning and afternoon game drives, a swimming pool with stunning views of the plains and, at an extra charge, exciting and memorable balloon safaris.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 8: Balloon over the Serengeti
Lift off on an exciting hot air balloon flight as dawn breaks over the vast Serengeti grasslands; from aloft, observe wildlife in the first light of day, an African safari thrill – and enjoy another thrill upon your return where a champagne breakfast in the bush waits for you. An afternoon game drive on the Serengeti plains may yield sightings of wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinoceros, hippos, buffalos, jackals, and gazelles. This is one of the best places on the continent to see prides of lions.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 9: A luxury tented camp in the west
Travel to the Serengeti’s remote western corridor, known for huge masses of game migrating animals across the terrain. Arrive at your luxurious tented camp for another unique African safari experience

Accommodation:
In lovely tented rooms on a game package basis.
Kirawira Serena Camp is an exclusive safari venue and is the epitome of luxury and style. Proudly being a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World group, this lodge offers world class accommodation and excellent facilities and services, without compromising on its unique and authentic African spirit.

Activities at this lodge include morning and afternoon game drives, Crocodile viewing safaris, Champagne cocktails on the raised verandah of your tent, sundowners around the campfire, and memorable cultural visits to the neighbouring local communities to learn more about their way of life.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Kirawira Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 10: Species survival in the bush
Your safari guide shares fascinating insights about the African bush on your dawn game drive. Toast your final afternoon wildlife-viewing experience with traditional sundowner cocktails as the setting sun streaks the Tanzanian sky.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Kirawira Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 11: Journey home
Fly to Arusha where a day room is reserved for you at a hotel set in a tree-shaded coffee plantation overlooking Lake Duluti. Recount the week’s many adventures at dinner before transferring to the airport. Tour ends: Arusha. A transfer is included from Serrena Mountain village, Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day Room: Serena Mountain Village, Arusha, Tanzania

Included:

  • Peace of mind with smart adventures on-site offices in Arusha providing support in 24/7
  • Smart adventures trained, English speaking driver guide
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Meals as per itinerary ( three meals per day – Breakfast, lunch ,dinner )
  • All current government taxes relevant to the itinerary
  • Scheduled transfers as per itinerary
  • Scheduled game activities as per itinerary
  • All entry fees for national parks, conservation fees, reserve fees relevant to this itinerary
  • First Air Responder flying doctors insurance
  • Specially adapted 4X4 game drive vehicle with window seats for all passenger

Not Included:

  • International Airfares and Visa entry charges to Tanzania
  • All items of personal use i.e. drinks, laundry, telephone calls, gratuities, personal travel insurance
  • Telephone calls
  • Crafts shop purchases
  • Meals not specified above
  • Gratuities to hotel/lodge staff and your driver/guide
  • Sightseeing and excursions other than those specified