This high quality safari uses a combination of fantastic luxury semi-permanent camps and a more permanent camp, as bases to explore famous areas of the northern circuit such as Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park; travel with your own knowledgeable superior guide and 4x4 safari vehicle.

Day 1

Depart London Heathrow on your scheduled overnight flight with British Airways to Dar es Salaam.

Days 2-4 Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area, Tanzania

Arrive at Dar es Salaam early in the morning, where you will connect straight onto a light flight to Arusha. Here you will be met by you own private superior guide and 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-top roof. Together you drive out of Arusha – where the town slowly gives way to rural country side. Pass Maasai herding their cattle on the road side and people carrying produce to the market, on your way to…

Lemala Luxury Camp Ngorongoro (full board & activities)

Spend one of your full days here in the beautiful Ngorongoro Crater - which has extraordinary numbers of game and spectacular scenery. Then on your second full day, head to the lesser known Empaki Crater. This smaller crater certainly rivals is more famous counterpart in beauty, with some really spectacular scenery. Though as it is without big game it is better suited to walking. Walk through stunning forests, to the crater floor and around the lake which is often filled with flamingos. This excursion is usually missed out by the masses, which makes it a quiet and offbeat day trip.

Days 5-7 Serengeti Migration Area, Tanzania

Leave Lemala Camp after an early breakfast and drive right round the Crater rim and on to Serengeti National Park. During you time here, stay in one of the smart camps that at certain times of year is a good spot for viewing the great migration.

Dunia Camp (full board & activities)

With your own private vehicle and guide – you have the flexibility to arrange your days as you wish. Either head out on an all day safari – exploring far from camp and stopping when you feel like it for a picnic lunch. Or enjoy a more leisurely day, with a morning drive and then an afternoon drive – spending the heat of the day in camp.

Days 8-11 Serengeti Migration Area, Tanzania

Depart in the morning with a packed lunch, and drive at leisure through the Serengeti. Few vehicles venture this far north, so you can enjoy real wilderness and might find that you have driven for hours without seeing anyone else. In August, the wildebeest migration will usually be passing through this area – and as you drive through you will see many herds grazing, before arriving at….

Sayari Mara Camp (full board & activities)

Sayari Mara Camp is the most northerly camp in the Serengeti – for many its remoteness is its real draw. This luxury tented camp near to the Mara border is only a moments drive away from the Mara River. Form about August through to October the herds are crossing this great river, and it is a time of frenzied excitement. Stay here to see the migration, with very few other people around.

Day 12

After bidding farewell to Sayari you will be driven to a nearby airstrip to catch a light flight back to Arusha. From here, either continue on to one of our beach trips in Zanzibar, Pemba, Ras Kutani or the Mafia Archipelago, or transfer across to Kilimanjaro Airport by private car. Here you will connect with your flight to Nairobi and then meet your British Airways overnight flight back to London.

Day 13

Arrive back in London early in the morning having thoroughly enjoyed a memorable safari, with plenty of time to make the final leg of your journey home.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2010	28-Feb-2010	£5,430
1-Mar-2010	31-Mar-2010	£5,181
1-Jun-2010	30-Jun-2010	£5,427
1-Jul-2010	31-Oct-2010	£6,160
1-Nov-2010	14-Dec-2010	£5,427
Notes: • Since the prices above were calculated, we have received special offers which should make this trip cheaper. See our general notes on offers, and call our specialists to work out how you can use these offers to save money on your trip. • There is a flight supplement of £74 per person from 12th July – 17th August. • The prices shown are based on two people travelling together and sharing double or twin rooms. • Because this is based on a private vehicle and guide, the costs for this trip would reduce if more than two people are travelling. Conversely, they would increase substantially if only one person is travelling alone. Ideas for add-on trips: After your safari, if you feel the need to relax on a beach, then add one of our beach add-on trips to Zanzibar, Pemba, Ras Kutani or the Mafia Archipelago, to your itinerary.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, as above, plus UK airport departure taxes.
• All transfers in Africa.
• A comprehensive pack of information covering the places that you'll be visiting.
• Current park fees for Lake Manyara National Park, The Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park
• Drinks are included, excluding champagne and specially imported wines and spirits.
• A superior guide and private 4WD for the first five nights of your safari.
• A complementary copy of the Bradt Travel Guide to Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia.

This itinerary excludes:
• Tips and gratuities, which are optional.
• The cost of arranging visas - currently (Jan 2009) holders of British passports do need a visa for Tanzania, which can be obtained through the Tanzanian High Commission in London prior to travel.


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