10 Days Serengeti Migration with River Crossing & Three National Parks from US$7,649.-pp

Arrive in Tanzania and be expected by our representative in the arrival hall of the airport for the transfer to your lodge, a green oasis near Arusha. Perfect for relaxation and rest after your flight.

LOCAL VILLAGE TOUR
A few hours meandering through the bustling village of Usa River offers an enchanting insight into day-to-day Tanzanian life, and a wonderful way to interact with the vibrant culture of the region. A guide will lead the way past local farms, stopping to talk farming methods with the people working the fields, before escorting you to the heart of the community to impart a flavour of the colour and vitality of the village.
Price: $35 per person

TANZANIAN COFFEE TOUR

The Aranga Coffee Group consists of 28 Tanzanian families, some of whom have been growing organic coffee since the early 1900’s. A three-hour guided tour wends its way through Nkoaranga Village to the Group’s nursery, where one of the local farmers will walk you through the process of growing, picking and drying the berries, before a tour of the factory where the coffee is ground and packaged as the delicious final product enjoyed the world over.

Price: 1 $80 / 2 $100 / 3 $115 / 4 $128 /

MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE

For those fascinated by the local lifestyle, an expedition on bicycle meanders through colourful village life and rural scenery, highlighting smallholder projects that bear out the region’s coffee-growing legacy. Zigzagging up into the hills of Mt Meru before spiralling back down to the inn, this is a two-hour trip that can be tailored to the fitness of the individual, and is led by one of our local guides.

Price: $35 per person

GUIDED RIVER-WALK

Discover something new around every corner with an engrossing guided tour, led by a professional tour guide. Spot the impressive diversity in flora and fauna as you discover hidden nooks along the numerous winding paths and bask in the lushness of the grounds and the flowing river and furrows.

Price: complimentary

Your safari guide will be meeting you after breakfast for the drive to Tarangire National Park in The Great Rift Valley. As soon as you enter the park game viewing begins until this late afternoon.  You will stop for picnic lunch along the way. Your lodge is in the heart of the Park. This is your private vehicle and you can decide to stop and go as you please! Watch a parade of wild animals make their way to the water hole. Keep you eyes out for the most prominent wildlife - huge herds of elephants and buffalo, wildebeest, zebras, hartebeest, lion and leopard. Let your guide tell you the story about the Baobab trees - full of mysteries and ancient beliefs.

Option to take a scenic flight to Mt. Kilimanjaro in a 12 seater airplane at 7am for 1 hour. US$525  per person in September. Flight map in attachment.

Ease into the rhythm of Africa - wake early to the sound of birds and head out with your guide in search of wild life. Animals are most active early mornings and later afternoons and so will you. Be sure to listen for lions roaring or hyenas cackling at night! As an option, you may head out for a night game drive or nature walk for very different experiences from vehicle safaris during the daytime. Needs to be booked in advance please.

Price for guided walking safari is US$168 per person for specialized armed rangers.

Cost for night drive is US$155pp for extra guides/vehicle from National Park.

Morning safari in Tarangire National Park. Then cross the Great Rift Valley and enter Ngorongoro Conservation area where you will spend the night on the crater rim for early access into the crater next morning.

Discuss a walk in Mto Mwa Mbu Village with your guide in the morning. He will stop in the village along the way and you pay the local guide directly.

Get an early start and descend into Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the location of the Big-5. Return to the crater rim for overnight.

Your lodge is located on the rim of the crater which allows you to be amongst the very first people entering the crater in the morning. Most tourists are in lodges 1.5 hour away. Being first in the crater means less people in the morning and better lighting for picture taking.

Head for the endless plains of the Northern Serengeti by bush plane. Take in a birds-eye view of the Serengeti, an experience you will never forget. Search to spot elephants, giraffe or herds of wildebeest.

Say good-bye to your guide and private vehicle after he brings you to the airstrip to fly north.

You will be expected in the Northern Serengeti by your new guide with an open sided vehicle. You will share the safari vehicle with other guests staying at your lodge.

Note: Please note that within the  safari tent is a bathroom area. Inside the toilet area is a ceramic flushing toilet. The shower is operated with water from a  5.2 gallon  PVC bucket. This bucket will be filled with hot water from the outside. You let the staff know when you like to take a shower and they bring the water to the outside. It is common for mobile safari camps to not have the water coming to the shower in a pipe to avoid digging the ground. You can request 2 buckets water of course.

Search the Serengeti for the famous wildebeest migration.

Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari: US$599pp

Another day searching for wildlife.

After your morning safari, head for the airstrip for your flight to Kilimanjaro airport (JRO).