This privately-guided safari combines good value accommodation with the luxury of your own 4WD and superior guide; discover the forests, floodplains and flamingos of Lake Manyara National Park, journey into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater, and safari across the great plains of the southern Serengeti National Park.

Day 1

Depart from London Heathrow on a British Airways overnight scheduled flight to Dar es Salaam.

Days 2-3 Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area, Tanzania

Fly from Dar es Salaam up to Arusha on a light aircraft, where you will be met by your private superior guide. Then, in your 4x4 safari vehicle, drive past Arusha and out into rural Tanzania. Ask your guide about the culture and history of Tanzania as you pass women dressed in traditional kangas, Masaai with their cattle and markets along the roadside, before entering the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and arriving at…

Rhino Lodge (full board & activities)

Arrive in time to relax and freshen up before enjoying a light lunch. In the late afternoon, explore the surrounding hills on a safari walk with your guide. Soak up the spectacular views and see how the traditional Maasai live. On your full day here, safari into the Ngorongoro Crater. A World Heritage Site, the Crater is home to vast numbers of animals; including wildebeest, zebra and plenty of relaxed lion.

Days 4-5 Serengeti Migration Area, Tanzania

After a leisurely breakfast, pass back around the Crater rim and down on to the Serengeti's plains. Gradually you pass less and less Masaai, until you enter the Serengeti National Park. Then it's a pure big-game safari into the heart of the park, when you arrive at your base for the next 2 nights –

Seronera Wildlife Lodge (full board & activities)

With a private vehicle, you can decide with your private guide how you spend your safari time, where you go, when you want to stop – and how long you stay there.

Days 6-7 Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Decide whether you want an early or more leisurely start, and drive slowly back through the Serengeti, around the Crater rim and down towards Lake Manyara National Park. In the late afternoon, arrive in time to go out on a walk with a Maasai guide. Visit a local village or walk up to some lovely waterfalls, whilst based at –

E Unoto Retreat (full board & activities)

On your full day here, visit the small yet exceptionally beautiful Lake Manyara National park – which contains a diverse range of habitats including evergreen forest, open plains and a shallow alkaline lake.

Day 8

In the morning, relax around E Unoto's swimming pool or borrow a bicycle to further explore the surrounding area. After lunch, depart for the drive back to Arusha and Kilimanjaro Airport. Then either continue on to one of our beach trips in Zanzibar, Mafia, Pemba or Ras Kutani ... or hop on a flight to Nairobi, where you connect with an overnight British Airways flight back to London Heathrow.

Day 9

Arriving at Heathrow early, after a great trip, you have plenty of time to get yourself home.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2008	29-Feb-2008	£2,308
1-Mar-2008	31-Mar-2008	£2,257
1-Apr-2008	31-May-2008	£2,190
1-Jun-2008	30-Jun-2008	£2,287
1-Jul-2008	30-Sep-2008	£2,308
1-Oct-2008	31-Oct-2008	£2,287
1-Nov-2008	14-Dec-2008	£2,257
Notes: • The prices here are per person (sharing); call us for single person supplements, or trips for more than two people. • There is a flight supplement of £181per person from 19th July – 18th August At the end of your trip, if you want time beside the ocean, then add to this one of our beach add-ons to Pemba, Zanzibar, Ras Kutani or Mafia Island.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, 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
• A superior guide for the duration of your safari, and your own private 4x4 safari vehicle – with pop-top roof for easy game-viewing.

This itinerary excludes:
• Tanzanian domestic departure taxes.
• Drinks and laundry are not included.
• Tips and gratuities, which are optional.


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