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Day 1 - Arusha
Once you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport Our
Guides will be there to receive you with a warm Tanzanian
welcome.
Our guides will transfer us to Olasiti Lodge. Olasiti lodge
is a garden oasis, situated only 7 km from the central
Arusha
business district. This lodge boasts a wonderful restaurant,
lounge, bar, and a saltwater pool. Tonight we will have
dinner
and then get some well deserved rest.
Day 2-3 - Arusha / Tarangire / Lake Manyara
After breakfast, and a pre-departure orientation, we set off
for Tarangire National Park. This is a park that during the
dry
season, experiences vast herds of elephants. Some elephant
herds are composed of almost 300 members. Since the
Tarangire
river runs through the park many animals stay near thus
providing a buffet for predators. Tarangire is has one of
the
highest concentrations of wildlife outside of the Serengeti
ecosystem. It’s also one of the few places where the fringe-
eared oryx and the long-necked gerenuk are regularly
observed. But keep a lookout for the Kori Bustard, the
heaviest flying
bird; and for the ground hornbills.
Overnight: Maramboi Luxury Permanent Tented camp
Day 4-5 - Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater is one of the greatest natural spectacles
of the world. It’s caldera is a stunning 12 miles across and
covers over 150 square miles of majestical flora and fauna.
This is home to some of the few remaining black rhinos found
in
east Africa. Four out of the ”Big five” mammals can easily
be seen in the crater on any given day. Animals are in
abundance
in the crater year round due to plentiful water and food.
Encounter some of the biggest tuskers found anywhere. But
don’t
just be on the lookout for lions and hyenas, as cheetahs,
serval cats and many other predatory mammals roam throughout
the
crater. Ngorongoro Crater is truly an African eden, we will
descend 2000 feet into this caldera where more than 25,000
animals graze and hunt. We will set out to search for
elephants, black rhinos, buffalo, cheetahs, lions, hyenas,
hippos,
wildebeests and many more of East Africa’s superb wildlife.
We will enjoy picnic lunches while out in the crater. Our
luxury
camp for the next two nights will be on top of the crater
rim, where you’ll enjoy panoramic views of the crater, while
sipping sundowners next to a warm fireplace.
Day 6 - Ngorongoro / Olduvai / Serengeti
After breakfast we will depart for the Olduvai Gorge en
route to the Serengeti. Olduvai Gorge is commonly referred
as “The
Cradle of Mankind” where on expeditions in the early 1960’s
, Louis and Mary Leakey discovered “Homo Habilis”, regarded
as
one of the earliest members of the human genus. After a
brief presentation we will have access to a small but
informative
Olduvai museum.
Today we will have the opportunity to visit the Masai at one
of their local Bomas(village). We will be able to see and
experience the way they live, work, and celebrate. Perhaps
be invited into a Masai Inkajijik (house). Photo
opportunities
will abound with these wonderful people.
We continue the day wayward to the Seronera area of the
Serengeti. An afternoon game drive will give us a preview of
the
million plus wildebeests and zebras of the migration. We
spend the next few nights in exclusive private tented bush
camps
in the Serengeti. Our camps are Mobile Luxury Tented camps.
Each spacious tent has en suite bathroom facilities. The
camps
are intimately integrated in the surrounding African bush.
It offers guests the perfect balance between comfort,
privacy and
tranquil isolation.
Day 7-9 - Serengeti
One of the oldest ecosystems on earth is the Serengeti. The
necessary elements of climate, vegetation and fauna have
almost
remained the same over the past million years. It’s the
“Great Migration” for which Serengeti is most popular. Over
a
million wildebeest and about 250,000 zebras flow south from
the northern hills to the southern plains for the short
rains
every October and November, and then circulate west and
north after the long rains in April, May and June. The
ancient
instinct to move is so powerful that no drought, gorge or
crocodile infested rivers can keep them back. Words alone
don’t do
the Serengeti justice. It is a place of pure beauty and raw
nature. For a photographer there just aren’t other places
that
can eclipse the opportunities that this majestic place
offers.
Venture on morning and afternoon game drives or take an
optional hot-air balloon safari to view the Serengeti plains
from
above. If you have opted for the optional balloon safari you
will follow it with a champagne breakfast. After your
breakfast
you will be reunited with the rest of the group for a
continuation of your photographic adventure.
Our Private Luxury Tented camps have different strategic
locations throughout the year in order to be near areas with
higher
animal concentrations.
Day 10 - Serengeti / Arusha
Set off on your last early morning safari in the Serengeti.
Fly back to Arusha on a charted group flight from the
Serengeti,
and later in the day on to your home country or take your
safari extension on to Zanzibar. We will have opportunities
for
shopping and leisure as we await for our transfers to
Kilimanjaro International Airport. You’ll get to take
advantage of
having a day room in which to get a fresh shower, some rest
and refreshments before you depart.
Day Room - Olasiti (Farewell Lunch)
August 11
Arrive Home.
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