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TREASURES OF TANZANIA - 9 Day Safari
SIMBA SAFARI - 10 Day Safari
CLASSIC TANZANIA - 12 Day Safari
MT. KILIMANJARO TREK - 9 Day Trek
TANZANIA'S NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES
MAP OF TANZANIA
MAP OF KENYA
MAP OF AFRICA

TREASURES OF TANZANIA - 9 Days
(aka KIFARU SAFARI)
(includes air travel days) Operates on request.

Day 01 - Depart U.S. for your European gateway to Tanzania.

Day 02 - Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Arusha, Tanzania. Transfer to the Mountain Village Lodge.

Day 03 - Depart Arusha early afternoon and drive to Lake Manyara. Overnight above the park overlooking the Great Rift Valley. (BLD)

Day 04 - Morning game drive in Lake Manyara NP. After lunch continue on and into the great Serengeti - Swahili for endless plains. Game drive en-route to your lodge. (BLD)

Day 05 - Optional sunrise balloon safari. Full day of game drives in this fantastic animal kingdom. At 5600 square miles the Serengeti is EIGHT times larger than the northern part of this eco-system in Kenya - the famous Masai Mara. Overnight again at your Serengeti lodge. (BLD)

Day 06 - After breakfast proceed to the Olduvai Gorge - ‘cradle of mankind'. There is a small museum here at Olduvai, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, that is surprisingly good. Continue on to the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World - Ngorongoro Crater (a caldera or collapsed volcano). Overnight on top of the crater. (BLD)

Day 07 - Entire day will be spent 2000 feet down on the floor of this fabulous crater which is teeming with wildlife. This is one of the best places to see black rhinos. The crater elephants also have some of the largest tusks in all of Africa. Picnic lunch at one of the hippo pools. Late afternoon return to your Ngorongoro lodge for overnight. (BLD)

Day 08 - After breakfast proceed down into the Rift Valley and back to Arusha. There is a day room here (Mountain Village Lodge) for you to organize yourself for the trip home. After an early dinner you will be transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport to begin your safari (Swahili for journey) home. (BL)

Day 09 - Connect in European or African gateway. Arrive in the U.S. and connect to your flight home.

To ensure your space and operation, the optional Balloon Safari excursion can be arranged through the Safari Express Company.
Optional tribal village visits must be arranged through your guide.

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SIMBA SAFARI - 10 Days
(includes air travel days) Operates on request.

Day 01 - Depart U.S. for your European gateway to Tanzania.

Day 02 - Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Arusha, Tanzania. Transfer to the Mountain Village Lodge.

Day 03 - Morning departure for Lake Manyara. Your hotel - Lake Manyara Hotel - is located up on the escarpment overlooking the Rift Valley. Afternoon game drive in the National Park below. (BLD)

Day 04 - After breakfast proceed into the great Serengeti - Swahili for endless plains. You will make an en-route stop at the Olduvai Gorge - ‘cradle of mankind'. There is a small museum here at Olduvai, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, that is surprisingly good. Continue on to the Seronera Wildlife Lodge with game viewing en-route. (BLD)

Day 05 - Optional sunrise balloon safari. Full day of game drives in this fantastic animal kingdom. At 5600 square miles the Serengeti is EIGHT times larger than the northern part of this eco-system in Kenya - the famous Masai Mara. Overnight again at the Seronera Wildlife Lodge. (BLD)

Day 06 - After breakfast depart to the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World - Ngorongoro Crater (a caldera or collapsed volcano). En-route stop at a local farm - Plantation Lodge. Light hike to the local waterfall before lunch. Continue on in the afternoon to the rim of the crater and the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge. (BLD)

Day 07 - Entire day will be spent 2000 feet down on the floor of this fabulous crater which is teeming with wildlife. This is one of the best places to see black rhinos. The crater elephants also have some of the largest tusks in all of Africa. Picnic lunch at one of the hippo pools. Late afternoon return to the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge for overnight. (BLD)

Day 08 - After breakfast proceed down into the Rift Valley and on into Tarangire National Park. Game drive en-route to your lodge - Tarangire Sopa. Afternoon game drive through the giant baobab trees. (BLD)

Day 09 - Early morning departure for the drive back to Arusha. Your lunch will be en-route with an afternoon arrival at Mountain Village Lodge. There is a day room here for you to organize yourself for the trip home. After dinner you will be transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport to begin your safari - Swahili for journey - home. (BL)

Day 10 - Connect in European or African gateway. Arrive in the U.S. and connect to your flight home.

To ensure your space and operation, the optional Balloon Safari excursion can be arranged through the Safari Express Company.
Optional tribal village visits must be arranged through your guide.

For a copy of this tour:

CLASSIC TANZANIA SAFARI - 12 Days
(includes air travel days) Operates on request

Day 01 - Depart U.S. for your European gateway to Tanzania.

Day 02 - Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Arusha, Tanzania. Transfer to the Mountain Village Lodge.

Day 03 - Afternoon scheduled flight from Arusha into the great Serengeti - Swahili for endless plains. Enjoy a game drive en-route to your lodge. (BLD)

Day 04 - Optional sunrise balloon safari. Full day of game drives in this fantastic animal kingdom. At 5600 square miles the Serengeti is EIGHT times larger than the northern part of this eco-system in Kenya - the famous Masai Mara. Overnight at your lodge. (BLD)

Day 05 - Optional sunrise balloon safari. Another full day of game drives in wildlife paradise. Overnight at your lodge. (BLD)

Day 06 - After breakfast depart for the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World - Ngorongoro Crater (a caldera or collapsed volcano). You will make an en-route stop at the Olduvai Gorge - ‘cradle of mankind'. There is a small museum here at Olduvai, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, that is surprisingly good. (BLD)

Day 07 - Entire day will be spent 2000 feet down on the floor of this fabulous crater which is teeming with wildlife. This is one of the best places to see black rhinos. The crater elephants also have some of the largest tusks in all of Africa. Picnic lunch at one of the hippo pools. Late afternoon return to your lodge for overnight. (BLD)

Day 08 - Morning departure for Lake Manyara. En-route stop for lunch and a visit of the Mto wa Mbu Village.
Your hotel is located up on the escarpment overlooking the Rift Valley. Afternoon game drive in the National Park below. (BLD)

Day 09 - Morning departure for Tarangire National Park. En-route stop at a local farm - Plantation Lodge. Light hike to the local waterfall before lunch. Once inside Tarangire you'll game drive en-route to your lodge. (BLD)

Day 10 - Full day of game drives in Tarangire, home of the giant Baobab trees. Second night at your Tarangire lodge. (BLD)

Day 11 - Early morning drive back to Arusha arriving before lunch. There is a day room at the Mountain Village Lodge for you to organize yourself for the trip home. Late afternoon transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport to begin your safari - Swahili for 'journey' - home. (BL)

Day 12 - Connect in European or African gateway. Arrive in the U.S. and connect to your flight home.

To ensure your space and operation, the Optional Balloon Safari excursion can be arranged through the Safari Express Company.
Optional tribal village visits must be arranged through your guide.

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MT. KILIMANJARO TREK (Marangu Route)- 9 Days
(includes air travel days)
This is the easiest of the routes.

Day 01 - Depart the U.S. for Arusha, Tanzania.

Day 02 - Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Arusha, Tanzania. Transfer to the Springlands Hotel for overnight.

Day 03 - After breakfast transfer to the gate of Mt Kilimanjaro National Park (1830m - 6000 ft.). Here we will meet our guide, assistant guides and porters. Now we begin the trek through the lower rain forest. This at a nice easy pace for about 3 to 3 1/2 hours. We'll have a light lunch en-route. Arrive at Mandara Hut (2765M - 9070 FT) in the late afternoon. (BLD)

Day 04 - After breakfast start again up through the forest and out onto the alpine moorlands. Today's trek is more strenuous and takes about 5-6 hours before we arrive at Horombo Hut (3790m -12430 ft.) in the late afternoon. At the higher altitudes you must keep warm and drink plenty of liquids. Loss of body heat can lead to dehydration. Rest well tonight for tomorrow is very long. (BLD)

Day 05 - Today will be busy. Once we pass "Last Water Point" you will notice that the plant life starts to fade the higher we go. As we cross the "saddle" between the two peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi the trail begins to take on a lunar effect (for those of you that have visited there). Keep warm, the winds can have a drastic chilling effect. We should arrive at Kibo Hut (4750m - 15600 ft.) in about 6 hours. We'll have an early meal and get to bed by 7pm. At 11:30 you will be awakened for a light snack and final preparations. At just after midnight we will begin the final push to the summit. (BLD)

Day 06 - It is early but this is a good time to climb the scree as it will be frozen making the climb a little easier. Our first objective is the rim of the crater at Gilman's Point (5685m - 18648 ft.) to catch the first rays of sunrise and that sense of achievement and pleasure of sitting ‘On the Roof of Africa'. This trek normally takes about 5 hours of hard walking during the night with only your headlamp (and guide) to point the way. Our main objective - the peak of Uhuru/The Summit! - is now just a little further and higher around the rim. You've done it! You are standing at 5895m - 19,340 ft.
After you have taken it all in and hammed it up for lots of photos we will descend back down to Kibo Hut. Once we arrive at Kibo we'll have a light snack, pack up our things and descend further down to Horombo Hut. About half way down to Horombo is when it hits home what you have accomplished. The remainder of this days trek has just become that much easier. Tonight, after almost 24 hours of snack bars, we get a nice hot and well deserved meal. A lager also goes down pretty well. As you can imagine, sleep tonight will come easy. (BLD)

Day 07 - Return around noon to the Main Gate, via Mandara Hut, and collect your certificate for the climb. Perhaps another celebratory lager before we say good-bye to our team of guides and porters and return to Arusha and the Springlands Hotel. We have really earned the hot shower and nice dinner that awaits us. (BLD)

Day 08 - Rise at your leisure and enjoy a large breakfast. Have a relaxing day while you prepare for your trip back to the U.S. After dinner you will transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home*. (BL)

Day 09 - Connect in European or African gateway. Arrive in the U.S. and connect to your flight home.

Inclusive meals as indicated. Meals during the trek are prepared by your porters.

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TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES

LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Lake Manyara is nestled under the wall of the Great Rift Valley. The park is made up of five distinct vegetation zones: ground water forests with towering mahogany and fig trees, extensive marshland reeds, plains of open grassland, parklands scattered with acacia trees, and the characteristic scrub land of the Rift Wall.

This park is famous for its numerous Cape Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard and, especially, tree climbing Lions. There are also over 350 species of birds. Both park hotels sit 1,000 feet up on the plateau allowing breathtaking views of Africa.



NGORONGORO CRATER
The eighth natural wonder of the world, Ngorongoro, was an active volcano some eight million years ago whose cone collapsed. This left a crater, or caldera, of 120 sq. miles, one of the world’s largest. Unlike other African ecological systems, the crater habitat is permanently watered and thus able to support a year-round residential population of animals. Sheer physical beauty and the abundance of unusually docile game animals, as well as some notable birds, make up the magic of the Ngorongoro Crater.

MTO wa MBU VILLAGE
Near the shores of Lake Manyara, this village is a living example of one of the richest linguistic mixes in Africa. Home to over 90 tribes, Mto wa Mbu is possibly the only place you can hear Bantu, Nilotic, Khoisan and Cushitic being spoken in the same marketplace. A guide will accompany you to local homes, farmlands, resident bars, a kindergarten and a church. Afterwards, enjoy a traditional lunch with many local fruits.

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
The Serengeti is a place where the animals know they have inherited the earth. In this 5,790 sq. mile National Park, millions of animals, apparently having the world to themselves, re-enact creation every year. They live in total freedom on limitless plains scattered with rocky outcrops, patches of acacia bush, forest and occasional small rivers. The park contains more than 35 species of animals including 1.8 million Wildebeest and 500,000 Zebra (seasonal). Also, there are approximately 2,000 Lions as well as an extensive variety of bird life.Both Wildebeest and Zebra are involved in one of the most spectacular of natural phenomenon, the annual Serengeti migration. They are followed by the predators and scavengers constantly on the watch for animals weakened by the long trek.

TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
This park has a wildlife population which compares in density with that of the Serengeti and other prime national parks. A special feature of the park is the presence of the Greater Kudu. Tarangire is at its most spectacular between June and December when thousands of animals migrate into the park.

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