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6-Day East Africa Highlights

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Trip Overview

Northern Tanzania is a one-stop-shop for safari experiences, boasting the Lake Manyara National park, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire.

This 6-Day tour displays multiple Tanzania highlights and is brilliant for first-time safari-goers with abundant lodges to suit tastes and budgets. Tanzania fit the bill, with a variety of parks and wildlife hotspots providing ample wildlife photo opportunities.

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Out of Africa– Karen Blixen
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Itinerary

Day 1

Arusha

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Arusha

Upon your arrival, you will be met by our local rep as you exit customs. You will be transferred to your hotel, where you can relax and enjoy a delicious dinner. The inn is a charming country estate that was once an old coffee farm, and still retains the nostalgic air of a well-loved homestead. Sprawling ten acres of fertile greenery, the grounds are a natural extension of Mt Meru’s sloping foothills and offer a sanctuary for the birds and wildlife indigenous to the area.

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    Accommodation

    Rivertrees Country Inn

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    Restaurants

    Rivertrees Country Inn

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rivertrees Country Inn

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    Meals

    Dinner

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    Destinations

    Arumeru

Day 2

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

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Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, check out and begin your Tanzania highlights tour with a 4WD transfer to Tarangire National Park. After lunch a Safari drive. Tarangire runs along the Tarangire River and low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor with huge swamp areas which act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. Return to the luxury and rustic Little Oliver’s Camp for dinner.

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    Accommodation

    Little Olivers Camp5 star

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    Activities

    Tarangire National Park Game Drive

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    Restaurants

    Rivertrees Country Inn

    Little Olivers Camp

    Little Olivers Camp

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    Transportations

    Off-Road from Rivertrees Country Inn to Tarangire National Park

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Arumeru

    Babati

    Manyara Region

Day 3

Tarangire National Park

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Tarangire National Park

Discover Africa just as it should be from Oliver’s Camp in the remote southern reaches of Tarangire. Game drive through forests of enigmatic baobab, home to vast herds of buffalo and elephant. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park and is the primary source of fresh water for the wild animals. It is also home to more than 550 bird species. The park is also famous for the termite mounds that dot the landscape.

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    Accommodation

    Little Olivers Camp5 star

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    Activities

    Tarangire National Park Game Drive

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    Restaurants

    Little Olivers Camp

    Picnic in the Park

    Little Olivers Camp

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Babati

    Manyara Region

Day 4

Lake Manyara & Ngorongoro

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Lake Manyara & Ngorongoro

Lake Manyara National Park offers a spectacular setting and is famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and the vast elephant herds. The shores of the lake, encrusted with pink flamingo, attract more than 400 species of birds. After picnic lunch drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, once a gigantic volcano is the largest intact caldera in the world. Today it is an extensive highland area with the famous 600m deep Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Check in at the Highlands Lodge.

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    Accommodation

    The Highlands Camp5 star

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    Activities

    Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park

    Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

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    Restaurants

    Little Olivers Camp

    Picnic Olivers Camp

    Highlands Camp Restaurant

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    Transportations

    Off-Road from Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park

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    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Babati

    Karatu

    Ngorongoro

    Arusha Region

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater

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Ngorongoro Crater

Endangered black rhino are protected within its rim, giant-tusked elephants wander the forests, black-maned lions stalk the grasslands, and flamingoes crowd the soda lakes. An estimated 25 000 large mammals are resident in this bowl of plenty, including a population of approximately 6 000 resident wildebeest, 16 highly endangered black rhino and around 70 lions. Cheetahs move in and out of the Crater, while leopards are most often encountered in the spectacular Lerai Forest.

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    Accommodation

    The Highlands Camp5 star

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    Activities

    Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

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    Restaurants

    Highlands Camp

    Picnic at Hippo Pools - Ngorongoro

    Highlands Camp

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    Transportations

    Off-Road from Ngorongoro Crater to Ngorongoro Crater

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    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Ngorongoro

Day 6

Ngorongoro to Arusha

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Ngorongoro to Arusha

Breakfast at the lodge and check out. Drive to Arusha for lunch at the Arusha Coffee Lodge. You will also visit Shanga, an Elewana initiative based at Arusha Coffee Lodge where physically challenged craftspeople create beautiful necklaces from recycled powder glass beads. Lastly visit the Maasai Market, a lively atmosphere. Thrust into a slice of whirling Tanzanian life have your wits about you and prepare to barter. Transfer to the Airport for your onward flight.

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    Activities

    Shanga Gift & Workshop

    Maasai Market Curios and Crafts Tanzania

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    Restaurants

    Highlands Camp

    Arusha Coffee Lodge by Elewana

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    Transportations

    Off-Road from Highlands Camp to Arusha Coffee Lodge by Elewana

    Private Driver from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Ngorongoro

    Arusha

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What’s included?

  • 5 nights accommodation
  • 7 activities
  • 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners
  • Airport transfer
  • Entrance fees
  • Ground transportation
  • Laundry
  • Licensed English speaking guides

What’s not included?

  • Alcohol beverages
  • Domestic flights
  • Entry visas / airport departure tax
  • Gratuities
  • International flights
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Trekking permits

Notes

Included

- Meet and greet assistance on arrival
- Airport and hotel transfers: start to end of the tour (Kilimanjaro)
- Accommodation: camps and hotels mentioned in the itinerary
- Park entrance fees in National parks/ Conservation Areas
- Meals as shown
- Little Olivers Camp: Full board accommodation
- The Highlands Ngorongoro: Full board accommodation
- Little Olivers Camp: all drinks (except champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits)
- The Highlands Ngorongoro: all drinks (except champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits),
- Little Olivers Camp: laundry service
- The Highlands Ngorongoro: laundry service
- Safari Landcruiser with pop up roof / VHF Radio
- Professional, experienced driver guide in Tarangire, Ngorongoro
- Park entrance, concession and camping fees
- Crater tour on day 5
- Emergency Medical Evacuation Services (Flying doctors)
- Our assistance

Excluded

- International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
- Entry visa fees,
- Optional extras whilst in Tanzania
- Drinks unless where indicated
- Tips and gratuities,
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age,
- Travel insurance
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