10 Day Tanzania - Serengeti Explorer Safari - Dry season

Detailed Itineraries

Day 1

After your arrival in Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by your vehicle and your personal driver-guide, and transferred to Rivertrees Country Inn. Small property with a lot of charm on 10 acres of lush, well-tended, tropical gardens filled with flame trees, bougainvillea, hibiscus and banana trees .The guestrooms are located in the main colonial style farm house or within the spacious garden, the cuisine is excellent and the swimming-pool the perfect place to unwind after a flight or safari.

Overnight: Rivertrees Country Inn.

Day 2

Drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive and a picnic lunch. Continue to the Osunyai Wilderness Camp, Wildlife Explorer’s exclusive Camp set on the edge of the wilderness zone, close to the Silale wetland and prime elephant & buffalo habitat, and in the heart of big game country. The camp is set beneath mature acacia trees facing the setting sun. Two very large tents form the nucleus of the camp. In the dining tent, guests can enjoy delicious meals tailored to individual requirements and dietary preferences, sample wines from Southern Africa and beers from the region, as well as the normal selection of soft drinks, juices & spirits. The lounge is there for relaxing and enjoying – afternoon tea is normally served there. The accommodations comprise of luxury safari tents. All are set to maximise the stunning in front of camp where game meanders in search of grazing.  The tents are large and airy with full width windows and en-suite bathrooms, king sized double or two extra long single beds, hanging wardrobe, luggage racks and interior solar light tables. Each has a private veranda. Osunyai has all the creature comforts of a seasonal Camp, whilst retaining the necessary balance & feel of our mobile heritage.

Overnight: Osunyai Wilderness Camp

Day 3 & 4

The baobab-strewn Tarangire is a haven for wildlife and has an extremely rich game viewing potential: herds up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It has the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem, and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the Oryx and the gerenuk are regularly observed. Osunyai and nearby Silale are fantastic habitats to view predators and prey in an unsurpassed setting. Close liaison with your driver-guide is greatly encouraged to ensure the choice of daily activities match your mood and pace. A wide range of wildlife and nature activities are offered within the area: in addition to the traditional Game drives, we are happy to be able to offer Game walks accompanied by our own armed walking guide. Fly Camp can also be arranged.

Overnight: Osunyai Wilderness Camp

Day 5

Depart for Manyara National Park. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is one of the most beautiful places in Africa. As you enter the gate, the Park is dramatically marked off by lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the ground water forest, which provide home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. Further down, the forest opens up into woodland, grassland, swamps and beyond, the soda lake itself where over 350 species of birds, including the lively flamingo, pelican, sacred ibis, grebe and stork can be viewed (a bird watchers’ paradise). At the southern end of the Park are hot sulphur springs called MajiMoto. Manyara is noted for its numerous buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo, as well as a great variety of smaller animals, and of course the very elusive tree-climbing lions. In the afternoon, you will proceed towards Karatu to Plantation Lodge. The lodge’s 18 rooms lie generously distributed throughout the flowering garden, some with verandas and direct access to the garden. From the kitchen, the chef  offers exquisite meals.

Overnight: Plantation Lodge

Day 6

Leaving early in the morning and taking a picnic lunch with you, you will spend most of the day game driving on the floor of the crater. We climb steadily through the Ngorongoro Highlands before reaching the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. A brief stop will be made at the viewpoint so that we may admire the vista of the crater some two thousand feet below. Standing at 2236m above sea level, Ngorongoro is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and surrounded by very steep walls rising 610m from the floor. Covering an area of 259 sq.kms, it is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a veritable haven for wildlife. In the afternoon, you will proceed towards Ngorongoro Serena, the  lodge is well camouflaged and has been built into the rim of the Crater keeping to a minimum any intrusion into the surrounding countryside. From each of the 75 rooms, the view into the Crater is stunning.

Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 7

Drive to West or Northern Serengeti - game drive en route to your Camp. The days of heavy canvas hunting camps set for the likes of Roosevelt and Hemingway were almost over until Photographic safaris gained popularity. Our Luxury Mobile Tented Camps are tasteful, extremely comfortable, and above all mobile, allowing us complete freedom to follow the movements of the great migratory herds. We are extremely proud to have the new tent bay fully operational for all our mobile safaris. The tents, which have been custom designed for us, offer the very highest level of comfort and mobility. New furniture, new layout, and now full led and energy saving light technology make those early morning wake up calls even more enjoyable! The bathrooms remain en-suite, but the shower now enjoys an open air feel to really take advantage of the impressive night skies. All tents are en-suite with Queen or twin bedded sleeping arrangements, silver service dining and of course our renowned well-balanced menus served al Fresco under the African stars or in the candlelit dining tent.

Overnight: Migration Luxury Private Camp

Day 8 & 9

Two full days will be spent exploring the nearby areas of the Serengeti ecosystem, following conditions and the movement of game. The Serengeti is where thousands of wildebeest, gazelle, topi, buffalo and zebra draw predators such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, making it the world’s most exciting wildlife environment.

Overnight: Migration Luxury Private Camp

Day 10

Drive to the nearest airstrip and fly to Arusha, where lunch will have been arranged, before driving to KIA Lodge a day use room will be at your disposal. In the late afternoon, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your International departure flight.

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