Bush
Home Safaris — 'Feel at home in the bush'
Heart
of Tanzania Bush Home Safari
(8
Days / 7 Nights)
 Hatari
Lodge Arusha National Park, Tanzania
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 Tarangire
Tree Tops Built on Baobab Tree Tanzania
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Gibbs
Farm Main Entrance, Karatu Tanzania |
Destination
Highlights:
Arusha —
Tarangire
— Ngorongoro Crater
— Serengeti —
Arusha
Summary
itinerary
Day
1: Arusha
National Park. Overnight at Hatari Lodge
Day
2: Tarangire National Park. Overnight at
the Luxury Tarangire Tree Lodge
Day
3: Tarangire National Park. Overnight at
the Luxury Tarangire Tree Lodge
Day
4: Lake Manyara National Park. Overnight
at Gibbs Farm
Day
5: Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight at Gibbs
Farm
Day
6: Serengeti National Park. Overnight at
Kirawira Serena Tented Camp
Day
7: Serengeti National Park. Overnight at
Kirawira Serena Tented Camp
Day
8: Serengeti —
Arusha by Air —
Evening Depart
Cost
for 2010: Per Person
Land Arrangements (per person)
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April
& May |
Rest
of the Year |
Double
Occupancy |
US Dollars |
US
Dollars |
Single
Supplement |
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Child
rate 2-11 years is 75% of the adult rate
Detailed
Itinerary
Day
1
Arusha National Park —
Hatari
Lodge
Leave Arusha at 9.00 am and
drive to Arusha National Park. At around 11.00 am
you reach the lodge, a converted farmhouse where
Hardy Kreuger lived and “Hatari” was
filmed. While you settle for your superb lunch,
you have time to plan your activities for the afternoon.
You can opt for game drives or a guided game walk
or visit a Maasai Village to get some insight into
the traditional lifestyle of this pastoralist community.
The evening you spent at the lodge admiring the
sun disappearing behind Mt. Meru, the reflections
of the snow of Kilimanjaro in the dark mirror of
its surface.
Meal Plan: {Lunch
& Dinner}
Overnight at Hatari Lodge, Arusha
National Park
Day 2
Arusha –
Tarangire National Park
After
breakfast you leave Hatari, heading for Tarangire
National Park. This vast Park along the Tarangire
River harbors more game than the Serengeti during
the dry season, (June to October and January to
March) Throughout the year Elands, Kudus, Impalas,
Gazelles and herds of Elephants can be found. Lions
are common and occasionally Leopards and Rhinos
can be seen. At lunchtime, you will have reached
the Tree Tops Lodge a unique establishment at the
boundary of the park. In the afternoon, you explore
the banks and swamps of the Tarangire River in search
for wildlife.
Meal
Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Overnight
at Tarangire Tree Tops Lodge
Day
3
Tarangire
National Park
Today
we explore the unique Park on two extensive game
runs. With a permanent water source, the park is
virtually guaranteed enormous herds and excellent
game viewing including cheetah, lion (some tree-climbing!),
leopard and hyena and a herd of 3,500 elephants.
The park is also host to a number of rare species
including eland, oryx, kudu and gerenuk. Our accommodations
are at Tarangire Sopa Lodge, a tranquil oasis overlooking
the rolling plains.
Meal
Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Overnight
at Tarangire Tree Tops Lodge
Day
4
Tarangire
National Park - Lake Manyara - Karatu
Gibbs
Today you wake up early for an early
morning game drive at 6.00 am before you return
to the lodge for a breakfast at 8.30 am. After breakfast,
you leave the Lodge with lunch boxes heading for
Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara is the old Hunter's paradise
with legendary tree climbing lions. These, however,
one is not always guaranteed to see. On the Lakeshore,
there are thousands of flamingoes and other water
birds busy amongst the hippo. After a lunch break
at the hot springs that feed the lake, your safari
will continue up the escarpment on to Karatu, a
highland where extensive large-scale farming is
carried out. Dinner and overnight will be at the
Gibbs farm in midst of a large coffee plantation.
Meal
Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Overnight at Gibbs Farm in Karatu,
Tanzania
Day 5
Karatu
Gibbs - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Today
you will visit one of the Wonders of the World;
the Ngorongoro Crater. After breakfast, you drive
with packed lunch up to the crater rim before descending
into the crater floor with for a game drive. Here
you come across virtually all game you expect to
see in East Africa. Ngorongoro is definitely nothing
short of one of the natural Wonders of the World.
With lunch boxes in your Safari Jeeps, you will
have plenty of time to watch the animals before
climbing back up the steep crater walls in 4x4 vehicles.
Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Gibbs Farm.
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Overnight at Gibbs Farm in Karatu,
Tanzania
Day 6
Ngorongoro
- Olduvai Gorge - Serengeti National Park
Your
African Spice Safari continues after breakfast via
Olduvai Gorge where some of the oldest human fossils
have been found. You will enjoy your lunch box at
the Naabi Gate, and then proceed with a game drive
en-route to the Serena Kirawira in the western Serengeti
for dinner and Overnight. Kirawira is situated on
a hill offering sweeping views over the Serengeti
plains. The tented camp with its Victorian and east
African style of decor brings you closer to the
heart and soul of the continent and echo a life
in a 19th century safari camp.
Meal
Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Overnight
at Kirawira Serena Tented Camp, Tanzania
Day
7
Serengeti
National Park
Today
you will start with an early morning 'Spice' game
drive in search of the hunters before the heat of
the day sends them hiding in the bushes. After a
late breakfast, you continue with a full day excursion
in the 'endless plains' - the Maasai meaning of
the word Serengeti.
If you are lucky, you may witness some hunting thrills.
Serengeti is home to all the major species of wildlife
with thousands of wildebeests, zebras, giraffes,
impalas, gazelles, buffaloes and elephants. The
kopjes a volcanic rock formation spread all over
the plains are the hideouts of large lion prides.
Cheetahs can easily be spotted and with some luck
even leopards. In the late afternoon, you return
to Kirawira for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner}
Overnight at Kirawira Serena Tented
Camp, Tanzania
Day 8
Serengeti
National Park - Arusha Town
After breakfast transfer to Grummeti
Airstrip for your return flight to Arusha. You will
have a day room available if you are flight takes
off from Kilimanjaro this evening. If you are proceeding
by road to Nairobi, you will do so after Lunch in
Arusha.
Kirawira
Serena Tented Camp in Serengeti Park,
Tanzania |
Kirawira
Serengeti Serena Tented Cocktails, Tanzania
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Serengeti
Serena Kirawira Tented Camp, Tanzania |
