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This week-long tour in Tanzania takes you to some of the most impressive wildlife viewing areas in Africa.
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Easy Tours are accessible for all travelers. There will be limited periods of standing or walking during sightseeing excursions as pre-booked transportation will take passengers between destinations.
This week-long tour in Tanzania introduces travelers to some of the most impressive wildlife viewing areas in Africa. Beginning in Arusha, the tour travels overland to Manyara National Park, where one can enjoy several exciting game drives and observe Manyara's unique birdlife. The next destination is Serengeti National Park, home to the Big Five and world-renowned for its wildlife viewing opportunities. Lastly, the tour will visit Ngorongoro Crater, a haven for wildlife located on the eastern edge of the Rift Valley, before returning to Arusha.
Safari tour with guaranteed departures
Prices for this tour are per person, based on a twin / double room sharing basis.
Single supplement is available starting at $195 USD per person.
| Depart | Return | Land Only Price | New York (JFK) | Status |
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We can arrange connecting flights from many other cities for an additional price. Please contact us to receive a quote for departure from airports that are not on the list above.
You can choose to extend your vacation by having more days at the end of your tour. You may also choose to combine your tours with our many other tours and trip extensions. Please contact us for more details.
| Departure Airports | |
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| Atlanta (ATL) | + $200 |
| Boston (BOS) | + $100 |
| Chicago (ORD) | + $200 |
| Dallas (DFW) | + $300 |
| Denver (DEN) | + $300 |
| Houston (IAH) | + $100 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | + $100 |
| Miami (MIA) | + $200 |
| New York (JFK) | +0 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | + $300 |
| Phoenix (PHX) | + $300 |
| San Francisco (SFO) | + $200 |
| Seattle (SEA) | + $300 |
| Toronto (YYZ) | + $165 |
| Vancouver (YVR) | + $235 |
| Washington (IAD) | + $200 |
The tour starts on day 2 for land only participants
Your journey begins with an overnight flight to Arusha. Enjoy in-flight meals and services
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel located a short distance from Arusha Town Centre. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to explore the city at your own pace. Overnight in Arusha
After breakfast, depart to the beautiful Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake that shimmers in a cleft in the Great Rift Valley. You will arrive for lunch at your lodge followed by afternoon game drive. Tucked below the majesty of the Rift Valley wall, Lake Manyara National Park consists of a thin green band of forest, flanked by the sheer 600 m high red and brown cliffs of the escarpment on one side and by the white-hot shores of an ancient soda lake on the other. Acacia woodland shelters the park’s famous tree-climbing lions, lying languidly among the branches in the heat of the day. Lake Manyara safaris offer many unique views including elephant, giraffe, buffalo and wildebeest can be found grazing in unexpected clearings or heading towards the water to drink or wash, and the rivers and riverbeds provide scenic vistas for possible animal spotting. Warthog seems to thrive here, growing notably fat and tuckered, and it is a natural playground for baboons and monkeys. Later on in the afternoon, you will be transferred to the lodge for dinner. Overnight in Lake Manyara area
After breakfast, depart to the famous Serengeti national park with packed lunch. En-route visits the Olduvai Gorge. Arrive in Serengeti and embark on an afternoon game viewing drive in the park. Return later as the sun sets for dinner.
Overnight in Serengeti National Park area
On the second day, you will have a full day of game viewing drives in the park with all meals at the park.The spectacle of predator versus prey dominates the greatest park during a Serengeti safari. Golden-maned lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the southeastern plains. Almost uniquely, all three African jackal species occur here, alongside the spotted hyena and a host of more elusive small predators, ranging from the insectivorous aardwolf to the beautiful serval cat. But there is more to a safari in the Serengeti Plain than large mammals. Gaudy agama lizards and rock hyraxes scuffle around the surfaces of the park's isolated granite koppies. A full 100 varieties of dung beetle have been recorded, as have 500-plus bird species, ranging from the outsized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the Lobo Hills. Overnight in Serengeti National Park area
After breakfast, depart for the famous Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area (NCCA), which features rolling plains, lakes, craters, mountains and dormant volcanoes. The journey up the side of the vast Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site, which is one of the largest volcanic craters in the world (almost 20 kilometers wide, 610-760 meters deep and covering a total area of 264 sqm km). Arrive for lunch at Ngorongoro Farm House. Rest of the afternoon at leisure or you can join a complimentary and optional afternoon coffee walk.
Overnight in Ngorongoro area
After breakfast, descend into the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife. Here too are all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo) as well as a large cast of plains game and one of Africa’s densest populations of predators. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing up, transfer back to the Farm house. Overnight in Ngorongoro area
After breakfast, this morning, drive back to Arusha for lunch. You will later be transferred to the Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home.
Arrive back home in USA or Canada.
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All children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age for children on escorted tours is 8. Minimum age on Safaris is 8. Minimum age for game drives in Kruger National Park (South Africa) is 12. Minimum age for Uganda programs is 15.
Please note that many countries have adopted practices to prevent international abductions of children. If a person under the age of 18 years will be travelling with an adult other than his/her parents, or with only one parent, a notarized letter, granting authorization to travel, including the dates of travel should be carried.
We offer many Solo-Friendly trips with no mandatory single supplement. For all other tours, a single supplement will apply for solo travelers.
For the rates on these tours, please refer to the Price and Dates section on each tour page.
Please refer to the following link(s) for important information about your specific destination.
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