Best of Tanzania

Day 1 : ARUSHA Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport. Meet & transfer to Katambuga House, Arusha.

Day 2 - 3: TARANGIRE     Pick up from Katambuga House and transfer to Arusha Airport for flight to Tarangire Kuro airstrip.
Meet with camp guide and open vehicle for shared game driving in the remote wilderness of Tarangire National Park for 2 nights.

Day 4 - 5: NGORONGORO     Day 4
Transfer to main gate to meet private vehicle for onward travel to Mto wa Mbu. Enjoy cultural walking exploration of farms and villages. Traditional lunch with local women's co-operative. Spend 2 nights overlooking the Rift Valley.

Day 5 Ngorongoro is a collapsed volcano - an incredible natural amphitheatre, 25 km across. Early morning descent into the crater for spectacular scenery and game viewing in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world

Day 6 - 9: CENTRAL SERENGETI Transfer to Lake Manyara airstrip for flight to central Serengeti. Meet with camp guide and open vehicle for shared game driving in the central and eastern plains of Serengeti National Park for 4 nights.

Day 10: DEPART

Game drive to Seronera airstrip for flight to Kilimanjaro Airport. Transit to international check in for departure.
Arusha (1 night)

KATAMBUGA HOUSE - a tranquil oasis in Arusha, Tanzania, surrounded by lush gardens and coffee estates. Katambuga House features eight rooms with king-sized beds, spacious en-suite bathrooms, and comfortable sitting corners. All rooms open up to covered verandas overlooking tropical gardens and scenic views.

Tarangire (2 nights)

TARANGIRE NDOVU TENTED LODGE - located in the heart of Tarangire, Tanzania’s wild land and landscapes. Tarangire is famed for its massive elephant herds, true sense of wilderness and a gentle backdrop of baobabs. It is the lesser visited but more intriguing park on the northern circuit. At Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge, there are 12 permanent tents made up of ten standard suites, and 2 x two bed room inter-connected family suites.

Each tent is 20m long by 8m wide and framed with wooden logs, metal piping and then wrapped in heavy duty safari rip-stop canvas made locally at Morogoro, southern Tanzania, plus the additional cooling feature of shade-clothing over the entire tent. Configuration of tents - double, twin, single, triple and family.

Ngorongoro (2 nights)

MANDHARI LODGE - aligned with soaring flamingos, Mandhari Lodge is situated high on the Manyara Escarpment which forms part of the Great Rift Valley. ‘Mandhari’ means ‘view, scenery, landscape’ in Swahili, and with a bird’s eye view of the great expanse from Lake Natron to Mondulli Mountains and across Lake Manyara, this lodge offers breathtaking views from sunrise to sunset.

Swaddled in the colors of the earth, the lodge offers a unique medley of accommodation options; nine dramatic, glass-fronted standard suites, one honeymoon nest suite. All suites and villa have an unobstructed view across the dreamy landscape below.

Central Serengeti (4 nights)

NAONA MORU CAMP - located on an elevated viewing point beside the famous Moru Kopjes, this tented camp allows for drive in and game package clients to explore the resident and migratory wild game all year round. The landscape pans from the great southern plains of the Serengeti into the central hub of the most famous national park in Africa.

The tented suites cater for honeymooners with private bush dinners, a small group of friends and even families. Large tents can accommodate families with two adults and up to three children.
Katambuga House

Day 1 -  Katambuga House has a glorious outdoor swimming pool and entertainment area, which is perfect for evening sundowners too. Surrounded by explosions of colour and a constant medley of bird song; Katambuga's garden is the perfect sanctuary for any bird watching enthusiast. Optional activities: Coffeee Tours, Massages

Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge

Day 2 & 3 - Full day game driving, or morning & afternoon game drives

Mandhari Lodge

Day 4  Cultural walking exploration of farms and villages. Traditional lunch with local women's co-operative.

Day 5  Early morning descent into the crater for spectacular scenery and game viewing in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world

Naona Moru Camp

Day 6 - 9 Daily, shared, full day or morning and afternoon game drives in open vehicle

Additional Activities, nett / non-commissionable:

Balloon Safari (Tarangire & Serengeti only) - US$ 575 pp

Night Game Drive (Tarangire only) - US$ 120 pa/US$ 90 pc, min 2 adults (includes:

TANAPA permit (US$ 59 pa/US$ 29 . 50 pc), TANAPA ranger (US$ 23 . 60 pg), camp spotter, use of spotlight & open vehicle with driver

Key Facts

2024 RACK PACKAGE RATE:

High Season (Jan - Feb, Jun - Oct, 20 -31 Dec) - US$ 5, 430.00 per person, twin share

Low Season (Mar - May, 1 Nov - 19 Dec) - US $ 6 ,730.00 per person, twin share

INCLUSIONS:

Katambuga House - dinner, bed and breakfast

Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge, Mandhari Lodge & Naona Moru Camp - full board accommodation, drinking water, [ soft drinks , tea, coffee & juices only while game driving or in camp], limited laundry, 1 % Tourism Development Levy, National park entry fees, National Park concession fees, Arusha Airport and Kilimanjaro Airport transfers, internal flights [ Arusha-Kuro airstrip (Tarangire NP | Lake Manyara airstrip – Seronera airstrip (Serengeti NP) | Seronera airstrip to Kilimanjaro Airport]

EXCLUSIONS: Drinks not included at Katambuga House Lodge, drinks other than soft drinks are not included at Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge, Mandhari Lodge & Naona Moru Camp, medical evacuation insurance, gratuities and items of a personal nature.

House Drinks Supplement: available at Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge, Mandhari Lodge & Naona Moru Camp, US$ 50 per person per night, non-commissionable [this means drinks in camp and at sundowners are available, alcohol not permitted during game drives]