10 Days, 9Nights - Northern Luxury Tour
10 Days, 9Nights - Northern Luxury Tour
TRIP SUMMARY
Experience Northern Tanzania with stunning landscape, superbly game drives and diversity culture from slopes of Might Mt. Kilimanjaro to World Heritage Site of Ngorongoro Crater across the legendary endless plains of Serengeti National Park
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to your Lodge
The arrival day is about finding your feet and making sure you are well-rested for your adventure. Our goal is to ease you into Tanzania rhythm. Charles will be there to welcome you to Tanzania at (JRO) Kilimanjaro International Airport. We’ll then get you settled into your hotel at Forest Hill about an hour drive from the Airport
Overnight: Forest Hill Hotel
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast and with parked lunch you will depart for Tarangire National Park at around 7nish and drive to Tarangire National Park which is about 2 hours’ drives from your hotel . Tarangire National Park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. Midday you will stop for a picnic lunch before proceeding with game drive.
Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa and around early evening we will check out from the park and drive to the Lodge which is about 1 hour drive. Dinner and Overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge
Overnight: Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Today after breakfast, we will depart for Ngorongoro conservation area less than 30 minutes drive from our hotel and descend over 600 meters into the crater for game drive
A famous world heritage site supported by a year round water supply and fodde, conservation area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque conservation area is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here.
In the afternoon after lunch we will leave the Ngorongoro Crater and drive into the heart of wild Africa at legendary Serengeti National Park with its endless plain and continue with a game drive and make most of the golden hours sundown sighting and photograph opportunity before we check in our accommodation in Serengeti
Overnight: Kubukubu Tented Lodge
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Full Board
Day 4 & 5: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
Waking up on the wild at Legendary Serengeti national park with one of the best sunrise you have ever seen and after breakfast you will start a morning game drive around central Serengeti, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring Seronera river which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts lots of resident wildlife. Central Serengeti is famous for having a big number of cats and big herds of wildebeest, zebras and group of giraffe; you will have a full day to explore the Serengeti vast plain.
Overnight: Kubukubu Tented Lodge
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Full Board
Day 6: Serengeti National Park & Maasai Village Culture Tour
Today in the Morning after breakfast with parked lunch you will continue with game drive in Serengeti until early afternoon when you will check out of Serengeti and have a picnic lunch at Naabi hills gate before a drive through Ngorongoro highlands and visit the Maasai village inside the conservation area for a cultural tour, of this noble tribesman and learn the ways of life of this popularly nomads pastoralist who have been roaming the African savannah in search of pastures of their herds before proceeding to drive to Karatu town for overnight arriving late afternoon at your lodge
Overnight: Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Half Board
Day 7: Endoro Trail Hike
Today after breakfast around 8: 30 am you will drive about 20 minutes to Endoro Trail entry gate and begin the two hour moderate round trip hike of the Endoro Trails where you will be accompanied by a ranger and hike through Ngorongoro rainforest, this is a corridor for animals between Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater
On the hike through untouched forest you will be able to observe all the beauty of wild nature and amazing bird life with spectacular view of the surrounding areas, your guide will explain to you about the animals tracks from their footprints, animals droppings , flora and fauna in the area and various uses of the plants, roots, flower and why the caves are called Elephants caves where the gentle giant has repeatedly been hitting the rock walls with their tusks and eat the broken pieces which are rich in minerals like magnesium and potassium and when you return to the start point you will drive to African Art gallery and have a hot lunch before driving to Manyara Secret Lodge with free afternoon and access to pool with breathtaking view of Lake Manyara
Overnight: Manyara Secret Lodge
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Half Board
Day 8.Leisure Drive to Moshi with Shopping Opportunity
Today you will have a leisure drive to Moshi from Manyara via Arusha with opportunity for shopping with a visit to Cultural Heritage Art Gallery the first of its kind in Africa which celebrate African art, sculptural and precious gems and you will also have a hot lunch there
before a visit to Maasai Market a paradise for street shopping lovers with over 100 stalls under one roof selling everything from local arts, souvenirs to quirky jewelry and then later you will drive to Moshi town past for overnight at Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
Overnight: Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Half Board
Day 9. Materuni Waterfalls with Coffee Tour
Morning after breakfast around 8:30 am you will depart for Materuni Village on the foothill of Mt. Kilimanjaro for a cultural tour and waterfalls experiences. It is about 45 minute’s drives to Materuni village with beautiful scenery along the way of Mt. Kilimanjaro on a clear day.Upon arrival at Materuni village you will hike to the waterfalls past coffee and banana fields and enjoy the scenery with break taking views along the way and later we will return to the village for optional delicious local lunch before the coffee experience. Here you will learn how Coffee is being cultivated; dried, roasted and further processed .You will also be invited to participate on preparation and savour a cup of coffee you helped to make. Later you will have a local lunch at the village before driving back to
Moshi town at your lodge with free evening
Overnight: Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
Rooms Plan: Double Room
Meals Plan: Full Board
Day 10. Transfer to the Airport
Depending on your flight time, on the morning after breakfast you will explore Moshi town with best coffee at town coffee shop and have stroll at the food market, railway station, town central bus stand while learning about the town history and while observing day to day local peoples ways of life. You will be transferred to Airport and say your goodbyes. End of Tour
This is a private luxury tour. All Accommodations are Double Occupancy
Price per person 4,900 USD
Includes:
The price includes:
- Airport Pickups and Drop Offs
- All Overnight Stays as indicated on Itinerary
- Professional Safari driver guides (English speaking)
- Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing (Toyota landcruiser)
- All National park entrance fees
- Ngorongoro Crater Service fees
- Scheduled Game Drives
- Unlimited supply of bottles water & Soft drinks during Safari
- Maasai Cultural Tour
- Endoro Trail Hike
- Materuni Waterfalls with Coffee Tour
Price Exclude:
- Tanzania Visa
- Gratuities for Guides
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Optional Tours eg. (balloon rides in National Parks )
- Personal spending monies for souvenirs, drinks etc.
- Travel insurance