You'll arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport to be met by your driver for transfer to Onsea House, stay here for one night on full board basis.
Onsea House is located just outside the town of Arusha, between Kilimanjaro Airport and Arusha town, it is perfectly positioned for the first night of your holiday enabling you to relax after your long flight.
Accommodation and meals
Drinks, tips, items of a personal nature
After breakfast, your driver will take your through Arusha town to Tarangire National Park a distance of approximately 100km south. A great start to your trip with a game drive en route to Oliver's Camp in the Tarangire National Park.
After lunch settle into the safari lodge before heading into the bush for an afternoon game drive. At sunset the game drive slows to a halt in the perfect location to enjoy a cold drink as the day draws to a close. After dark you'll head back out for a night game drive - this involves a spotter with a powerful night light which sweeps the ground and the trees in search of the reflective glow of eyes in the darkness - a great experience!
Tarangire is a particularly good area for walking safaris. Environmentally it's a combination of open plain and riparian forest, it has a source of permanent water (the Tarangire river) which accounts for the concentration of game during the dry months.
Oliver’s Camp is located in what is no doubt the most spectacular location in the park close to the animal dense Silale Swamps. Overlooking a flood plain of the Minyonyo Pools, part of the Tarangire River, the camp has a spectacular view and easy access to a dense concentration of wildlife.
Full board accommodation, all drinks (except champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits), TANAPA camping fees (subject to change), laundry service; Park entry fees (subject to change), private vehicle and guide.
Champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits, scheduled open vehicle game drives, walking safaris (US$55 pp per walk - subject to change according to park fees), fly camping, night game drives (US$99 pp), airport taxes, gratuities, items of personal nature
Enjoy a day of game viewing in the Park.
For an additional cost you could strike out into the bush on foot this morning. A walking safari offers you the opportunity to focus on the smaller details and ecosystems of the bush while at the same time achieving the thrill of stalking larger game on foot.
After lunch in camp there's time to relax before the afternoon game drive takes you towards the swamps in search of big game.
Full board accommodation, all drinks (except champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits), TANAPA camping fees (subject to change), laundry service; Park entry fees (subject to change), private vehicle and guide.
Champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits, scheduled open vehicle game drives, walking safaris (US$55 pp per walk - subject to change according to park fees), fly camping, night game drives (US$99 pp), airport taxes, gratuities, items of personal nature
After breakfast, pack your bags and depart from Camp with a picnic lunch. Take a leisurely game drive to Lake Manyara National Park before stopping for lunch.
In the afternoon you'll go to the steep Rift Valley escarpment to the small town of Karatu and to Plantation Lodge. Check in and enjoy a refreshing swim or simply relax under the trees in the beautiful garden.
One of the smaller parks in Tanzania, Lake Manyara offers a microcosm of the safari experience to be found in Tanzania. The diverse landscape includes lush ground water forest hosting baboons, monkeys and canopy dwelling birdlife. Grassy floodplains are home to larger mammals like buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and giraffe. Inland you may see the famous tree climbing lions and herds of elephant. In addition to the wildlife there have been in excess of 400 species of birds recorded within the park.
Accommodation, meals, private vehicle and guide.
Drinks, tips, items of a personal nature
Make an early start to the day in order to avoid the later influx of tourists into the Ngorongoro Crater. The park gate opens at 0600, so it is best to be there as close to this time as possible.
Enjoy a packed lunch under the trees on the crater floor - a word of warning - keep an eye out for the monkey’s who are always keen to take advantage of an opportunistic moment and relieve you of your lunch! In the afternoon you'll drive up and out of the crater back towards Karatu.
Spend the afternoon in the pool, schedule a massage or catch up on some reading under the trees.
The Ngorongoro Crater is a large, unbroken, un-flooded caldera, formed when a giant volcano erupted and collapsed some three million years ago. Had it not become a caldera, it is possible that the volcanic mountain would be about the same height as Kilimanjaro. Down on the crater floor there is an abundance of wildlife including black rhino, wildebeest, zebra and eland. There are a number of lion which are typically larger in size than an average lion due the large amount of game in the area. The crater floor tends to get very busy, with there often being numerous vehicles at any wildlife sighting.
Accommodation, meals, crater visit and fees, private vehicle and guide.
Drinks, tips, items of a personal nature
Again, an early breakfast ready to leave Plantation Lodge heading for the Manyara Airstrip to connect with your scheduled flight to Kogatende Airstrip, Northern Serengeti.
On arrival at Kogatende you will be met by a resident guide from Olakira and a welcome table already prepared at the airstrip (or nearby). Here you can stop and freshen up with tea, coffee, cold drinks and snacks while you guide provides a short briefing about the area.
you may enjoy a short game drive or head directly for camp.
After lunch, there is time to unwind and relax before heading out for a late afternoon game drive in an open safari vehicle. The afternoon culminates with the sunset sliding into the Serengeti plains whilst you enjoy your drink of choice.
At an additional cost you could schedule a balloon safari.
Launching at dawn, rising as the sun rises, you gently float over the plains of the magnificent Serengeti. End of the trip with a glass of sparkling wine and an amazing bush breakfast.
Full board accommodation, all drinks (except champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits), TANAPA camping fees (subject to change), laundry service
Champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits, game driving & other activities, all transfers, airport taxes, gratuities, items of personal nature
After breakfast leave the camp and set off for Kogatende Airstrip. Bid farewell to your guide and board your scheduled flight back to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Continue under your own arrangements.
