Close Up Tanzania
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CLOSE UP TANZANIA - 14 Days This is a long itinerary that gives the visitor a broader opportunity to know the people and the country of Tanzania. The tour spans across five or more provinces of Tanzania automatically exposing the visitor to a wider image of the country, its people and its natural attractions.This itinerary can either be centered in the popular northern circuit or in the less visited Southern Circuit and has many options for the visitors. |
Long game drives, Options for game walks & boat safaris Diverse Cultures of Tanzania, Historical towns, Sightseeing. |
US$ 1850 per person in a group of 6 US$ 2100 per person in a group of 4 US$ 2350 per person in a group of 2 |
Day 1 Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and meet a tour guide who transfers you to a lodge in Arusha town. (Alternatively, clients can use Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi in which case, they are transferred to Arusha by a shuttle bus).
Day 2 Begin the day by briskly exploring the town of Arusha. Drive out of town and enter the adjacent national park on the eastern slopes of Mt.Meru. Spend the afternoon in one of the open markets in the outskirts of Arusha. Remain in Arusha for overnight.
Day 3Depart for Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyara with optional stops at the Cultural Heritage and Meserani Snake Park. Make a farm tour of Mto wa Mbu. Eat lunch with a local family and remain in the village for overnight.
Day 4 After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Get down into the crater around mid-morning and begin a long game drive but with a break for a picnic lunch by the pond of hippos. Get out of the crater before sunset but remain at the rim for overnight.
Day 5 Early in the morning, leave for Serengeti National Park, game viewing on the way. Take lunch in Seronera and afterwards go for a long game drive. Stay at Seronera at the heart of the park for overnight.
Day 6 Begin the day early with a game drive in the vast Serengeti. Make an afternoon stop at Olduvai Gorge, a prehistoric site where Dr. leakey found remains of the earliest ancestors of man. Head to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for overnight.
Day 7Begin a brilliant African day around Empakaai Crater at the edge of the Great Rift Valley. Spend the day trekking around Empaakai admiring the scenery and the world of the Maasai. Get out of the conservation area and proceed on to Karatu and spend the night in one of the cofee plantations.
Day 8 Make a day trip to lake Eyasi to meet the Hadzabe Bushmen. Take a picnic lunch by the lake. Later in the afternoon depart for Mbulu the home of the athletic Iraqw people. Remain in Mbulu for overnight.
Day 9 Make a country walk in the highlands of Mbulu, plus a visit to Tlawi secondary school. Descend the Rift Wall and get into Tarangire National Park for a relaxed evening game drive. Remain in the Park for overnight.
Day 10 Make another game drive in the morning and later depart for Arusha. Stay in a private lodge in town.
Day 11 Board a luxury public bus for Dar es Salaam at the coast. (Optional to fly). Stay in a lodge at the beach.
Day 12 Take a rest at the beach with optional tour to the city.
Day 13 Make a day trip to the historical town of Bagamoyo to listen to stories of the old days of slave trade. Return to the lodge for overnight.
Day 14 Spend the morning relaxing at the beach. Visit Mwenge market in the afternoon to get a souvenir or talk to the woodcarvers. Return to the lodge to park and then leave for the airport for departure or connect to the exotic island of Zanzibar for ocean recreations.