During this great value safari you explore three very different parks within Northern Tanzania with your own superior guide and private 4WD; visit the famous World Heritage Site of the Ngorongoro Crater, spend two nights in the spectacular Serengeti National Park and spend a day exploring the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park, with a view over the soda lake from your accommodation.

Day 1

Depart London Heathrow on your scheduled overnight flight with Kenya Airways to Nairobi in Kenya.

Day 2 Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area, Tanzania

On arrival in Nairobi, transfer to a smaller plane for your flight to Arusha in Tanzania. During this flight you might be lucky enough to get a great view of Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear day. Your superior guide meets you here in a private 4WD safari vehicle, and your safari starts with a fascinating drive through rural Tanzania until you reach…

Bougainvillea Safari Lodge (full board & activities)

Bougainvillea is a quaint and very good value lodge in the heart of the small town of Karatu. It is ideally located for visits to the Ngorongoro Crater – being only about one hour drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive mid-afternoon, early enough to take a walk around this bustling little centre and see something of daily life in Tanzania.

Days 3-4 Serengeti Migration Area, Tanzania

Leave early for a full day in the Ngorongoro Crater. Before its collapse, it was one of the world's tallest mountains. The caldera it left now measures roughly 19km across and about 600m in depth. There is a large soda lake, grasslands and forests. Look out for black rhino, lion, cheetah and hyena. The animals are used to safari vehicles which allow you photo opportunities at close range. In the afternoon, leave the Crater and drive down onto the plains of the great Serengeti National Park. You pass traditional Maasai villages nestled in amongst the grassy slopes which are dotted with wildlife, before arriving at your base for the next two nights –

Ndutu Safari Lodge (full board & activities)

Explore the vast short-grass plains which cover the southern Serengeti. This open area is alive with grazing game throughout most of the year, though between January and early April when the migration is in the southern Serengeti, the game viewing is spectacular. Your knowledgeable superior guide is at hand for any questions as you drive around in your private 4WD.

Days 5-6 Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area, Tanzania

In the morning, enjoy a leisurely breakfast before heading out on your final safari drive in the Serengeti. Drive out onto the southern plains – looking out for the predators that make this area so famous. Stop somewhere for your packed lunch, before leaving the Serengeti and driving back around the Ngorongoro Crater rim and down the Rift Valley Escarpment. Spend the next two nights based at the very good value…

Kirurumu Manyara Lodge (full board & activities)

Whilst based at Kirurumu, spend a whole day exploring the nearby Lake Manyara National Park. This beautiful park covers about 330km2 of which roughly 200km2 is water. There are vast grassy floodplains, where you find herds of buffalo, giraffe and wildebeest, lush groundwater forest and an expansive alkaline lake, home to bright pink flamingos, cormorants, pelicans and storks. At the end of the day you'll return to the lodge for a sundowner drink overlooking the soda lake far below.

Day 7

On your last morning in Tanzania, have a leisurely start at Kirurumu before driving back to Arusha. Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and then either continue onto one of our beach add-on trips, or connect with your international Kenya Airways flight, via Nairobi, back to London.

Day 8

Arrive at Heathrow in the early morning, with time to make any onward connections home.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2012	28-Feb-2012	£2,446
1-Mar-2012	31-Mar-2012	£2,419
1-Apr-2012	31-May-2012	£2,330
1-Jun-2012	30-Jun-2012	£2,298
1-Jul-2012	13-Jul-2012	£2,325
14-Jul-2012	18-Aug-2012	£2,847
19-Aug-2012	31-Oct-2012	£2,325
1-Nov-2012	30-Nov-2012	£2,298
1-Dec-2012	15-Dec-2012	£2,419
Notes: The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements. 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 in northern Tanzania, if you want to relax on the 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 class flights plus airport departure taxes.
• All transfers in Tanzania.
• Current park fees for Lake Manyara National Park, The Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park
• A superior guide for the duration of your safari, and your own private 4WD safari vehicle.

This itinerary excludes:

• Drinks and laundry are not included.
• Tips, which are optional.
• The cost of arranging visas - currently (Jan 2012) holders of British and American passports do need a visa for Tanzania, which can be obtained through the Tanzanian High Commission or Embassy closest to you prior to travel.

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