FAMILY SAFARI
KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL SAFARIS & TOURS LTD
NAIROBI / ARUSHA / TARANGIRE / LAKE MANYARA / NGORONGORO / ARUSHA / FLY TO ZANZIBAR OR RETURN FLIGHT TO U.S.A.
Day 01: 2020 Depart from LAX/Seattle for Dubai with Emirates Airlines DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Day: 02. 2020 Arrive in Dubai at 7:30 pm. Overnight stay in Dubai at Chelsea Towers. We can share an apartment. A city tour can be arranged.
Day 03: 2020 NAIROBI, KENYA – SAFARI PARK HOTEL
You will depart from Dubai on Emirates Airlines and fly to Nairobi, Kenya. You will arrive at 2:30 pm. Clear Customs and Immigration, obtain a visa, and then be driven to THE NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB HOTEL. Hotel accommodation and breakfast is the responsibility of the guest. Our driver will welcome you to Kenya and drive you to your hotel.
Day 04: 2020 NAIROBI KENYA – NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB HOTEL
After breakfast you will be driven to The Giraffe Center, The Elephant Orphanage Center and then take a city tour of Nairobi. The Elephant Orphanage rescues baby orphan elephants and raises them until they are old enough to be reunited with elephant families.
Return to the hotel for a relaxing and pleasurable evening.
Day 05: 2020 ARUSHA – TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, travel to Arusha by private shuttle bus via the town of Namanga at the border. Obtain a Tanzanian visa and then travel to Tarangire National Park by private vehicle.
You will be welcomed to Tanzania by your driver-guide and K.I. Safaris official. You will receive a short safari briefing with a cup of tea or coffee or perhaps a hot lunch, depending on your time of arrival.
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
After briefing, you will head west out of Arusha on a drive (2.00 - 2.5 hrs) to Tarangire National Park.
Tarangire boasts a vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter Tarangire National Park. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them.Tarangire National Park covers approximately 2,600 square kilometers and in the dry season, is second only to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in concentrations of wildlife. The park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of Tarangire River. Huge herds of elephants gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to new grazing areas.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge or similar accommodation – breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served.
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Day 06: 2020 A full day of game viewing in Tarangire National Park.
Early drive in the morning to see the sunrise and spend the entire morning viewing the animals. Return to lodge for a leisurely breakfast and short rest. After resting, continue with game viewing to the southern part of the park and visit Silalei Swamps. This remote swamp is an absolutely fascinating place to visit.
The swamp covers an area of some 70 square kilometers and it acts like a sponge. During the rainy season, water is stored here and in the dry season the swamp slowly releases water into the Tarangire River. The swamp is green for the majority of the year and it makes for an incredibly beautiful backdrop to the dry land surrounding it. To truly appreciate this place, go there in the dry season.
There is a picnic sight at the swamp that looks out over the expanse of the park. As you enjoy your lunch overlooking the swamp, you will see what appears to be a hundred large buildings hidden in the grass. After picking up a pair of binoculars, you realize that the buildings are actually elephants! Continue exploring the park until late evening and return to lodge for an overnight stay.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge – breakfast, lunch and dinner
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Day 07: 2020 A half-day of game viewing in Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara.
Begin the day with a drive early in the morning to see the sunrise. Spend the entire morning viewing the animals and return to the lodge for breakfast and check out. Continue with game viewing on the way to the exit gate; then drive to Lake Manyara for more exciting scenes!
Lake Manyara Park offers a blend of woodland, open bush, and lake. The mahogany and sausage trees are alive with blue monkeys and vervets. Elephants feed off fallen fruit while bushbuck, waterbuck, baboons, aardvark, civet, the shy pangolin, leopard and lion are all seen as they make their home in the forest. Lake Manyara is a magnet for birdlife and a kaleidoscope of different species can be found around its shores, including huge flocks of flamingoes. The large variety of mammals including, hippos, reptiles, birds and the different types of vegetation, all within a small area make Lake Manyara a diverse and particularly memorable place to visit.
Evening drive to the Karatu for an overnight stay.
Dinner and Overnight at Pamoja Africa – Olea Farm Lodge – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
www.pamojaafricatz.com
Day 08: 00th, 2020 Visit Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast at the lodge, drive to Ngorongoro Crater and descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor which is about 2000 feet deep and 14 miles wide. The crater hosts a remarkable wildlife spectacle. There is savanna, bush land, forests, and lakes, inhabited by the same range of game, from elephant to lion to wildebeest. There is even a soda lake for the Flamingos! We will spend the day exploring the Ngorongoro Crater which is a World Heritage Site, home to nearly 25,000 animals, giving you a very real chance of spotting the big five: lion, elephant, endangered black rhino, buffalo and leopard; plus countless other African mammal species. Witness the magnificent array of habitats, each with its own unique wildlife and flora. Take time out to stretch your legs and enjoy a picnic lunch at Ngoitokitok Springs while watching the hippos jostle for position in the water. A late evening drive back to Karatu town for dinner and overnight stay.
Dinner and Overnight at Pamoja Africa – Olea Farm Lodge – breakfast, lunch, and dinner
www.pamojaafricatz.com
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Day 09: 00th, 2020 Morning in Arusha / Fly to Zanzibar
After breakfast, return to Arusha with a few stops at souvenir shops on the way. All are beautifully decorated and full of authentic artworks, sculptures, antiques, fabrics and textiles from Tanzania and of a high quality. Picnic lunch en route on your way to Arusha.
Afternoon flight to Zanzibar or return flight to the U.S.A.
OUR SAFARI PACKAGE INCLUDES:
• Deluxe hotel accommodations – double occupancy
• Local transportation is provided for all of the scheduled tours. The drivers and tour guides are fluent in English and will love to teach you a few words or phrases in Kiswahili.
• Kiswahili is the national language of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
• The entrance fees to all national parks.
• Three complete meals: buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus a continuous supply of bottled drinking water and soft drinks will be served every day.
• Assistance will be provided in obtaining your visa from Kenya and Tanzania.
• Medical Assistance: For your assurance, flying doctors are available in the national parks. All safari lodges have in-house doctors.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE:
• International and local air transportation.
• Items of a personal nature, i.e. telephone, laundry, toiletries, alcoholic beverages, etc.
• Tips (Recommended $ 20.00 per day for Safari Guide).