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Tanzania Highlights

Tanzania Holidays - Giraffes in the Serengeti

CHOICE OF ACCOMMODATION - See price grid below.

9 days from £969

excluding international flights

DAY 1 - Depart UK.

On arrival in Arusha (Kilimanjaro International Airport) you will be met by a representative of World Discovery and taken by private vehicle to your hotel.  Recommended flight from London: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from London Heathrow via Amsterdam.  If you are travelling from a country other than the UK we would be happy to give you guidance on your flight options.

DAY 2 - Tarangire National Park.

Transfer to downtown Arusha where you will join your fellow group members, have lunch and receive a safari briefing.  From here you will travel to Tarangire National Park, located in the Rift Valley about 100 kilometres south of Arusha.  In the afternoon you will enjoy your first game drive.  Tarangire is noted for its extensive swampland, and also for thousands of ancient baobab trees.  The park has some of the highest game concentrations in Africa and is an excellent place to see zebra, elephant and buffalo. 
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 3 - Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater.

Early morning game drive in Tarangire.  Return to your lodge for breakfast.  Later in the morning depart for one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Ngorongoro Crater.  This intact caldera (or collapsed volcano) forms a natural amphitheatre, some 12 miles in length, and is famed for the staggering concentration of animals that live on the crater floor.  In the centre lies Lake Magadi, offering a year-round supply of fresh water that makes this area such a spectacular wildlife oasis.  Your lodge is located on the crater rim. 
Pictured: flamingos on Lake Magadi.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 4 - Ngorongoro.

Today you will enjoy a full day in the Ngorongoro Crater, travelling by 4x4 vehicle down into the heart of an area that has been described as 'Africa's Garden of Eden'.  You will see large herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle; elephant, buffalo, hippo and lion are also plentiful.   Ngorongoro is possibly the best place on earth to see the rare black rhino; this is one of the very few areas where they continue to breed in the wild.
Pictured: Looking down on the crater from the rim.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 5 - Into the Serengeti.

After breakfast depart for Serengeti National Park, perhaps Africa's most famous game reserve.  There will be gameviewing en route to the lodge.  This area of 'endless plains' (the literal meaning of serengit in the Maasai tongue) covers nearly 15,000 square kilometres and its vast expanse provides an exceptional landscape for wildlife viewing.  It is justifiably famous for the sheer number of its animals - especially the big cats - as well as being the on the route of the great migration, a massive accumulation of 1.6 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 350,000 gazelles, stretching their legs over 2,000 kilometres in an annual race to find water and green grass for their survival.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 6 - Serengeti National Park.

Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.
Pictured left: sunrise in the Serengeti.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 7 - Drive to Lake Manyara.

OPTIONAL BALLOON RIDE: Please click on the link for details.
This morning you will drive into the Rift Valley to stay at Lake Manyara.  In the afternoon there will be a game drive in this scenic national park, which is particularly good for birdwatching.  It is also famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 8 - Lake Manyara.  Depart for UK.

Before breakfast there will be a final game drive.  Return to Arusha for lunch.  In the evening transfer to the airport for your homeward journey.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch.

DAY 9 - Arrive UK.

Morning arrival in the UK.

EXTEND YOUR STAY

At the end of a busy schedule of gameviewing on safari, why not spend a few days of relaxation on the exotic island of Zanzibar?

ZANZIBAR SERENA INN

Located in historic Stone Town, the Zanzibar Serena Inn, a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is a haven of tranquillity and opulence.

International Flights

We recommend the services of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from London Heathrow via Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Current timings (subject to possible change) are as follows:
Heathrow/Amsterdam. Depart at 06.30; arrive Amsterdam at 09.05
Amsterdam/Kilimanjaro. Depart at 10.10; arrive Kilimanjaro at 20.35
Kilimanjaro/Amsterdam. Depart at 21.40; arrive Amsterdam at 07.15 (next day)
Amsterdam/Heathrow. Depart at 08.30; arrive Heathrow at 09.00

Tanzania Holidays: Tanzania Highlights (Tour Reference: WDTA001)
2012 Departures
Price per person based on a minimum of two persons travelling together:

Classic Hotels
Arusha - Mount Meru Game Lodge
Tarangire - Tarangire River Camp
Ngorongoro - Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Serengeti - Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Lake Manyara - Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Premium Hotels
Arusha - Mountain Village Serena Lodge
Tarangire - Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro - Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Serengeti - Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Lake Manyara - Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Single Room Supplements on request.

The price includes:

• Lodge accommodation as listed above in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
• 7 full breakfasts, 7 lunches and 6 dinners as shown in the itinerary.
• Transportation throughout: this will be shared with other members of the group.
• All gameviewing as shown, including guiding and entrance fees.
• Guaranteed window seat during gameviewing.
  

Not included in the price:

• International flights (see our recommendation above). We are happy to discuss the flights with you and give you further guidance.
• International airport taxes.
• Tipping. We will be pleased to give guidance in this often sensitive matter.
• Tanzania visa.  This can be obtained on arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (current cost 50 US dollars).

A deposit of £250 per person is required at the time of booking. The balance of the price for your Tanzania holiday must be paid at least 8 weeks before your departure date.