Classic Safari in Tanzania
This itinerary can be adjusted to your personnel needs and preferences.
Highlights
Adventure and off-the-beaten-track travel
Escorted by a private English-speaking guide
Private Tour in a 4 x 4 Jeep
Meticulously selected accommodations (superior level of comfort)
Overnight stays in a tented camp at Serengeti Park
Discovery of Chagga and Mto Wa Mbu villages
Visit a coffee plantation
Tarangire National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
Serengeti National Park
Ngorongoro Crater
Possibility of seeing the “BIG 5”
Included
Flights
All transfers
English-speaking guide
Accommodation
21 meals
Visits according to description of the itinerary
ITINERARY
Departure from Montreal to Kilimanjaro.
Welcome at Kilimanjaro airport and transfer to your hotel in the Arusha area.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight near Arusha
This day is dedicated to the discovery of the slopes of Kilimanjaro. Go hiking (lasting 2 hours round trip) to reach the Materuni Falls, 80 meters high and located in the heart of a lush forest.
Chagga meal prepared by the women of the village, after which discovery of the process of making coffee.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight near Arusha
Departure to the Tarangire National Park which is part of an immense ecosystem of the Maasai steppe. During the rainy season, large herds of herbivores spread over more than 20,000 square kilometers, but as soon as the rains stop in June, they migrate to the last permanent water point in the region, the Tarangire River. Photo safari in the park where you will be able to see a herd of at least 100 elephants.
Picnic in the park.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Manyara
Departure to Lake Manyara National Park, located between the cliffs of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara. The fauna is particularly varied here due to the great diversity of biotopes. The rainforest is the territory of one of the highest concentrations of monkeys in the world. Areas or more sparse forests and grasslands are home to traditional East African wildlife such as herds of buffalo, giraffes and elephants among others. As for predators, you might find lions. The lake is a major sanctuary to more than 400 different species of birds, including huge colonies of flamingos and storks.
Lunch in the village, local specialties in the banana plantation.
In the afternoon, enjoy a walking tour of Mto Wa Mbu village, market, artisans, plantations and banana beer factory.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Manyara
Drive to Serengeti National Park, located in northern Tanzania and stretching over 14,763 square kilometers. It is the second largest park in Africa and contains about four million animals including more than 400 species of birds. It is best known for its two annual migrations of millions of wildebeest, zebras and Thomsons’ gazelles.
Picnic at the entrance of the Serengeti and departure in the afternoon for your 4 x 4 safari.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight in a tented camp in Serengeti Park
Full day safari in the central region of the park in search of herds of wildebeest and zebras and their predators. This stay in the largest national park in northern Tanzania will allow you to meet authentic Africa. It is an incredibly protected natural site where giraffes, zebras, gazelles, elk, impalas and warthogs abound. These animals scramble from their main predators, which are lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas, all carrion-feeders.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight in a tented camp in Serengeti Park
Departure to the Ngorongoro Crater, a vast circular caldera of more than 20 kilometers in diameter, located in the heart of the Ngorongoro massif in northern Tanzania, with an area of 326 square kilometers. It was an active volcano some 8 million years ago. Descend 610 meters into the crater which shelters nearly 3,000 animals (except the giraffe) for a photo safari.
Picnic lunch by Lake Makati.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Manyara
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Montreal
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch
DATES
INCLUSIONS
This trip includes:
Round-trip flights Montreal/Kilimanjaro
All transfers from arrival to departure
Service of an excellent English-speaking driver-guide throughout the trip
Safari tour in a 4 x 4 Toyota Land Cruiser or Nissan private equipped with radio, sunroof, fridge and sockets
Accommodation in villas, bungalows and tent camps, meticulously selected (superior level of comfort)
Full board safari from dinner (day 2) to lunch (day 9)
Activities as indicated in the tour description and entrance fees to national parks
Water available in the safari vehicle as well as a water bottle per participant (to be kept at the end of the trip)
Our welcome and assistance throughout your stay
All applicable taxes, as well as service fees
Airport taxes
This trip does not include:
Optional activities
Personal expenses
Drinks, with the exception of water provided in the car during the safari
Tips to the team and those handling suitcases at airports/hotels
Tanzania Entry Visa fees
Travel Insurance
PCR tests and any other recommended vaccine
Anything not mentioned in the inclusions
Contribution to the Compensation Fund for Clients of Travel Agents: $3.50 per $1000
Featured Hotels
Standard category package (or similar)
Arusha | Amani Villa |
Lake Manyara | Oremeti Lodge |
Serengeti | Seronera Bushcamp Park |
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