Northern Spectacular | Tanzania | Lake Manyara |
| This lodge-based fly-in safari in Tanzania allows you to visit some of the finest safari areas in Tanzania in a relatively short time period. The extravagant dιcor and style of these world-class lodges matches the exceptional locations. There's wonderful mixture of wildlife and cultural exploration with highlights including Lake Manyarea, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. Add some nights on the Indian Ocean at the end if you have time. |
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| Meals |
Fully Inclusive |
| Accommodation |
Luxury Game Lodges |
| Departure Dates |
On request |
| Transport |
Light aircraft transfers |
| Price Includes |
Meals as shown above, accommodation, transfers, all game activities on safari. |
| Price Excludes |
International flights, visas, items of a personal nature, meals not specified |
| Minimum Number |
2 |
| Climate |
Tropical climate with two rainy seasons from November to January and from late March to early June |
| Best time to go |
Ideal from May to July. In November and December, we would replace Grumeti with Kleins Camp in the northern Serengeti. |
| Health Requirements |
Anti-Malarial precautions essential |
| Combines well with |
Zanzibar or Mnemba Island Lodge
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| Other Ideas |
Extra nights can be easily added
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| Notes |
15kg luggage restriction, US$20 departure tax payable locally, visa required, yellow fever inoculation essential for Zanzibar |
 Day 1 : Fly from Arusha to Lake Manyara Tree Lodge for 2 nights.
From Kilimanjaro or Arusha, you will be assisted onto your scheduled flight to the Manyara Airstrip where you will be met and taken on a 2 ½ hour game drive to Lake Manyara Tree Lodge. As well as morning and evening game drives guests learn about the history of the park and enjoy guided nature and birding walks in the forest escorted by Masai askaris.
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Day 3 : 2 nights Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Today, after a morning game activity and breakfast, you have a four hour road transfer to the sumptuous surroundings of the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Activities include morning or afternoon game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater. Additional activities subject to extra cost include excursions to Olduvai Gorge and Shifting Sands and a visit to a Masai village.
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Day 5 : 2 nights Grumeti River Camp Lodge.
This morning you will have a two hour road transfer to Manyara Airstrip for an hour's flight to Grumeti River Camp, where you will arrive in the mid-morning. You spend the following 2 nights at Grumeti River Camp in the 'Western Corridor' of the Serengeti, in a luxury twin tent with en suite facilities. Grumeti River Lodge is a prime location for witnessing the annual migration in June and July, though game-viewing remains excellent all year. Activities include shared morning and afternoon game drives in open 4x4 game viewing vehicles in the Serengeti National Park. Day trips to Lake Victoria are available at an additional cost and are subject to availability of vehicles at the lodge.
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 Day 7 : Fly back to Arusha
Today you will be transferred to Grumeti Airstrip for the mid-morning scheduled flight, via Seronera and Manyara, back to Arusha.
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