Family Safari Holidays in Tanzania

Day 1: Arusha. Overnight at the New Arusha Coffee Lodge
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park. Overnight at the Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park. Overnight at the Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Day 4: Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Serengeti Klein’s Camp

	April – May	Rest of the Year
Double Occupancy
Single Supplement

Child rate 2-11 years is 75% of the adult rate

Our Treasures of Tanzania 9 Days luxury safari takes in the highlights of Tanzania, from the dramatic landscape of Lake Manyara to the endless plains of the Serengeti and the magnificent views of the Ngorongoro Crater. Watch out for the famous tree climbing lions and admire endless flocks of flamingos on the shores of Lake Manyara. Discover the abundant resident wildlife of the Serengeti or experience the massed game of the annual Great Migration, with its thundering hordes of zebra and wildebeest. Marvel at the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest intact caldera at the Ngorongoro Crater and experience the incredible density of animals on the Crater floor.

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport a member of the 'Spice' team will drive you to Arusha Coffee Lodge, where you will spend one night in a chalet. Your stay is on a bed and breakfast basis.

Drive to Arusha Airport for a flight to Manyara Airstrip. Upon arrival transfer to your stilted tree house Lodge with a game drive enroute. After lunch, we spend the afternoon in the bush admiring unspoilt Africa.

Overnight at the Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 3
Lake Manyara
The game in this petite park is plentiful and the magnificent bird watching will make a devotee out of even the most reluctant. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see tree-climbing lions, which we may declare our day’s quest, being so thoroughly sated with the big herds of preceding parks. Manyara’s great shock of pink flamingoes will also delight.

Overnight at the Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

After a leisure breakfast we transfer to Lake Manyara airstrip for a flight to Klein’s Camp. Bush flights are a pleasure in themselves and we wing our way to another legendary safari setting where the vast ecosystem plays host to the planet’s most awesome wildlife spectacle. So unique, in fact, that the Serengeti is a World Heritage Site and listed as an International Biosphere Reserve. Its arching landscapes embody quintessential Africa…golden and endless. Long peaceful days at the Serengeti camp bring the rewards of excellent game viewing and utter tranquility.

Serengeti...…the greatest wildlife spectacle in the world offers up views of over three million large animals—elephant, zebra, gazelle, rhino, cheetah and more .Within this huge park a complex ecosystem gives us the opportunity to view every variety of habitation, from the dry south where the grasslands stretch out in a sultry dance with the breeze to the park’s centre, a green oasis of open woodlands and thicket. Streams are lined by dense, brilliantly green forests. Weathered domes of granite and gneiss are a favorite retreat of the big cats, a place to rest and to watch the surrounding vegetation for both danger and for prey. Giraffe browse in small groups among the trees. Bohor reedbuck and waterbuck restrict their travels to the vegetation near the rivers and streams. Great numbers of ostrich, Grant’s gazelle, topi, hartebeest, impala and African water buffalo abound. Lion, cheetah, wild dog and hyena! Leopards are seen resting in the trees.

No matter what your expectations, you will not fail to be astounded by life in the Serengeti. We have delightful accommodations at Klein’s Camp, a reincarnation of Victorian-era elegance standing high on the bluff.

Overnight at Overnight at Serengeti Klein’s Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 6
Serengeti National Park
We awaken to the sounds of Africa and begin our day with a Bush Walk, affording an intimate and profoundly personal bond to the world of the wild. Our expert naturalist is hard at work, pointing out each individual miracle of the land that we are now a part of. An extensive afternoon game run explores the depths of the deep Serengeti. Everywhere there are animals, monkeys and, yes, birds…but look closely and you will thrill to the huge jungle cats—lion, leopard and cheetah—just watching the world go by. And go by it does. Rhino, gazelle, antelope and massive elephants by the hundreds. Animals in the trees, on the wing, camouflaged in the bush, in rivers and in streams. The adventure of a lifetime.

Day 7
Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater is our next destination, including a call at Olduvai Gorge, where for more than fifty years the Leakey family has been uncovering fossils of our human ancestors and of animal life, laboriously peeling away the layers of mystery attached to the history of the continent. Under the direction of Louis and Mary Leakey, material was unearthed dating back over two million years. The remains of prehistoric elephants, giant-horned sheep and enormous ostriches have also been found in this Stone Age site. During the last century, the very early human remains of the Nutcracker Man, or Zinjanthropus bosei, were located. In 1969, Dr. Mary Leakey uncovered the first ever intact skull of Homo habilis, dating from 1.75 million years ago. And we will stand on the very ground where these early humans walked and lived!

Our accommodations tonight are at the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater Lodge— be prepared to be overwhelmed! Cocktails, a sumptuous meal and a wonderful evening in our exotic lodge conclude a most remarkable day in Africa.

Day 8
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater—one of the natural wonders of the world. A spectacular game haunt, the 102-square-mile crater is a perfect caldera, one of the largest on earth. Millions of years ago a smoldering volcano collapsed, creating the crater and a home for thousands of animals amidst its many types of vegetation grown and nourished over the centuries. Over 30,000 animals live here: prides of lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah and giraffe, gazelle by the thousands and multitudes of wildebeest. Uniquely beautiful, we will never see its likes again. We spend a memorable morning ensconced in the crater, exploring its breadth and depth.

And tonight, as we delight in another luscious meal at this exceptional lodge, we are once again stunned by the beauty of the orange sunset that hovers in the wild African sky,
signaling the end to yet another unforgettable day on safari.

Day 9
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Breakfast and one last look at Ngorongoro Crater before we head to Lake Manyara for our flight to return to Manyara Airstrip for a flight to Arusha. We check into the New Arusha Hotel and enjoy a few hours of relaxation by the pool or perhaps revisit a favorite shop or two. After dinner we proceed to Kilimanjaro International Airport knowing that this has been a journey to remember for the rest of our lives.