Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival in Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Airport)
You will fly into Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) near Arusha, Tanzania. After picking up your bags, our staff will meet and escort you to your hotel in Arusha. You are free to relax at the hotel before dinner, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the rest of the group, your private yoga instructor, and some of the guides for your trip.
• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel Mid-range lodge located in or near Arusha
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 2 Discover the Tarangire
After breakfast set off on a safari in your private car and drive to Tarangire National Park (approx. 120 km). Named for the river that nourishes the wildlife of a vast ecosystem, Tarangire is home to elephant, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, eland, waterbuck, lion, giraffe, onyx, and an unsurpassed diversity of birds. From June to November, masses of wildlife congregate around the river, but the park is a stronghold for big games year-round.
Take your first game drive before retiring to your beautifully designed lodge, hidden among ancient baobab trees where you can join an afternoon yoga and meditation session, go for a swim, and have dinner.
• Main destination: Tarangire National Park
• Accommodation: Burunge Tented Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Tarangire National park.
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3Lake Manyara National Park
Drive to Lake Manyara N. Park for a game drive.
Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, A beautiful park, Lake Manyara contains a diverse range of habitats and topographical features ranging from the rift wall, groundwater forest, acacia woodlands, and open grasslands to the shores of Lake Manyara and the lake itself. Have afternoon game viewing in the park searching for the diverse flora and fauna of the park. There are 350 different bird species in the park. The park provides sanctuary to a variety of animals such as the gazelle, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippo, and the famous tree-climbing lions that are unique to the Lake. The park is generally recognized for its incredible beauty.
• Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Lake Manyara NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4 Drive to Serengeti via Ngorongoro
In the morning you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a yoga session before breakfast and begin your journey to Serengeti.
The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination today (220 km), hailed as the premier safari destination and home to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest, Serengeti offers prime opportunities to view breathtaking vistas teeming with wildlife. You will continue on a half-day game drive to your overnight location, overlooking the plains of Serengeti.
• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Mbugani Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5 full day in the Serengeti National Park
In the morning you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a yoga session before breakfast. Then head out for a full-day game drive, stopping for lunch in the park. Today, there will be the option of heading back to camp early to spend time relaxing or joining a special afternoon yoga and meditation session with a view of the Serengeti plains. If you choose to continue on the game drive you’ll return to your premium accommodations in time for dinner and a relaxing evening.
• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Mbugani Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6 A day in the 'African garden of Eden', Ngorongoro
After breakfast drive and we descend some 610 meters into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game viewing drive with picnic lunch at a private scenic site (hippos pool). Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world teams with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Pride of lions, herds of Cape buffalo, impala, Thompson gazelles, rhino, golden and black-backed jackal, zebra, cheetah, leopard, and the spotted hyena freely roam on the crater floor plains. Unmatched for its natural variety and breathtaking beauty, there are few places on earth where such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exists inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the crater is also home to hundreds of bird species, refreshing in the small lakes on the crater floor.
In the afternoon ascend and drive to our lodge for a sunset yoga and meditation session before dinner.
• Main destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
• Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro Highlands
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7 Departure or continue with other plans
The day we drive to Arusha and you will have a few hours for shopping in Arusha. In the afternoon we drive to Kilimanjaro airport for your International flight back home or continue with other plans.
• Main destination: Ngorongoro -Arusha
• Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not
Inclusion
- Park fees(For non-residents)
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Evacuation fee by AMREF Flying doctors
Exclusions
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- The government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)