Adventure
Best of North Tanzania & Great Apes of Uganda
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you first will pass customs and receive your luggage. You will leave the airport and meet your chauffeur waiting for you outside. He has a sign with your name on it. Kilimanjaro Airport is a small airport and you cannot miss him.
Overnight: A) Ilboru Safari Lodge /B) Moivaro Coffee Lodge /C) NgareSero Mountain Lodge
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Ilboru Safari Lodge is nestled on the lower slopes of majestic Mt. Meru located between the northern safari circuit and Mt Kilimanjaro. This beautiful Swahili sanctuary is tucked away beneath ancient trees on the outskirts of Arusha town. The chef and his team work passionately to create a seasonally adapted menu featuring fresh produce from the surrounding farms here on Mt Meru and serve three meals daily. Additionally there is a poolside menu for a la carte lunches and light bites. We also offer a full bar service including fine South African wines. The Lodge focuses on providing simple comforts and fine hospitatlity…crisp white linen, extra pillows, fluffy towels, a desk to write in your journal…everything to make our sanctuary your home.
Moivaro Lodge is situated right in the heart of beautiful, natural scenery and yet is only 7 km from the town of Arusha: an ideal spot to enjoy the impressive flora and fauna of East Africa. Spacious thatched brick cottages are set in a lovely tropical garden, with private verandas ensuring every visitor all the privacy needed. Relax and enjoy the beautiful views of Mount Meru from the comfortable veranda, go for a stroll around the Moivaro property, or laze at the pool nestling in the midst of tropical trees and coffee plants.
Set in lush gardens amid forest and crystal clear waters on the slopes of Mount Meru, Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge is a wonderful place to relax and simmer in the immense beauty of East Africa. The Lodge has been adapted from an early colonial farmhouse built in the early 20th century and it is one of the oldest family lodges in Arusha. Here you can spend the days amid nature, watching the changing colors of the Kilimanjaro glaciers while sipping drinks on the verandah or hiking in the forest inhabited by colobus and Sykes monkeys as well as hundreds of small animal and bird species.
After breakfast your guide will be waiting for you at your accommodation in Arusha. You will drive to Lake Manyara (approximately 2 hours). During the drive you can enjoy the African landscape and the Maasai bomas (villages) surrounded by thorn bushes. In Makuyuni you will turn right and soon you will see the “wall” of the Great Rift Valley arise. Right before the edge of the rift you will leave the main road and drive into the park. Later in the afternoon you will depart the park and drive to your accommodation with a beautiful view of the lake that you have visited today.
Overnight: A) Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp/ B) Kirurumu Manyara Lodge/ C) Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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The Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp is an exclusive wilderness camp set amongst the rugged hills and cliffs of the 600 meter high Rift Valley Escarpment while looking down upon the gigantic Lake Manyara. Tents and cottages are designed with comfort and location in mind, with our individual balconies giving you an unobstructed view of the Lake Manyara region and impressive Rift Valley Escarpment. Our accommodation features natural furnishings with wooden beds, traditional ‘Nyasi’ roofing and lush dining area. Located in the main building of the Lake Manyara Wildlife Camp, the Eserian Restaurant offers a variety of continental, Indian, Italian and Local food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Patrons are welcomed into the high ceiling traditional roof dining area which offers great views of the Rift Valley Escarpment
Kirurumu Manyara Lodge is set high on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, enjoying a marvellous, uplifting and panoramic view eastward over Lake Manyara, the Rift floor and Mt. Losimingori. Behind Kirurumu, the Ngorongoro Highlands rise in green and fertile splendour and form the gateway to Ngorongoro Crater and, finally, Olduvai Gorge, the Serengeti.
Escarpment Luxury Lodge is located high on the rim of the Great Rift Valley allowing for amazing views all around. A spreading deck surrounding the main lodge allows for a breathtaking view of the lake and the gorge. The pool is also surrounded by the beauty of Lake Manyara National Park and the Great Rift Valley. Each chalet has its own private deck to take in the magnificent sight of Lake Manyara and wildlife passing through the lodge grounds.
After breakfast you will drive to the famous Serengeti National Park. On the way you will already be able to catch a glimpse of the Ngorongoro Crater. Vast savannahs full of wildlife and flat-topped acacias cover a third of Serengeti National Park. During the day you will drive to the central part of Serengeti while game viewing. At the end of the afternoon you will arrive at your accommodation in the Serengeti.
Overnight:A) Kisura Serengeti Camp/ B) Kati Kati Tented Camp/ C) Kiota Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Get the true flavours of wilderness and experience an awe-inspiring trip that you can truly cherish for a lifetime at the Kisura Serengeti Camp. Our well-located camp site allows you to indulge in a magical ecosystem where you can find creature-filled landscape, group of variant birds flying in the blue skies, tree- climbing lions, lush green lands and wide-open spaces with inhabitants easily spotted all around. Overlooking the plains of Central Serengeti, Kisura Serengeti Camp is an excellent lodging space that is decorated with wooden decks and is shaded by the Tortilla’s Acacia trees. All the tents in the camp are designed in style with premium facilities ensuite to give you comfort of a home away from home.
Kati Kati is a mobile camp strategically situated in central Serengeti, ideal for exploring the extensive Serengeti plains. The camp offers comfortable accommodations while still being designed to cause a minimum impact on the environment. All of the infrastructure is mobile and the philosophy of the company is not to leave anything behind. In its comfortable tents one will feel completely immersed in the surroundings and one can enjoy the rich animal life and vegetation of the area. The camp has a cozy dining room tent, with interior and exterior areas.
Day 4 Serengeti
Serengeti National Park is Tanzania's oldest game reserve and was recently proclaimed to be a seventh world wonder. It is famed for its annual migration, when six million of antelopes join the wildebeest's trek for fresh grazing. Naturally, you will see herds of buffalo, elephant, giraffe, eland and impala as well as lion, leopard, cheetah, jackal and a host of more elusive small predators as aardwolf and serval cat. During the afternoon you will return to your accommodation for a sundowner.
Overnight: A) Kisura Serengeti Camp/ B) Kati Kati Tented Camp/ C) Kiota Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Get the true flavours of wilderness and experience an awe-inspiring trip that you can truly cherish for a lifetime at the Kisura Serengeti Camp. Our well-located camp site allows you to indulge in a magical ecosystem where you can find creature-filled landscape, group of variant birds flying in the blue skies, tree- climbing lions, lush green lands and wide-open spaces with inhabitants easily spotted all around. Overlooking the plains of Central Serengeti, Kisura Serengeti Camp is an excellent lodging space that is decorated with wooden decks and is shaded by the Tortilla’s Acacia trees. All the tents in the camp are designed in style with premium facilities ensuite to give you comfort of a home away from home.
Kati Kati is a mobile camp strategically situated in central Serengeti, ideal for exploring the extensive Serengeti plains. The camp offers comfortable accommodations while still being designed to cause a minimum impact on the environment. All of the infrastructure is mobile and the philosophy of the company is not to leave anything behind. In its comfortable tents one will feel completely immersed in the surroundings and one can enjoy the rich animal life and vegetation of the area. The camp has a cozy dining room tent, with interior and exterior areas.
Kati Kati is a mobile camp strategically situated in central Serengeti, ideal for exploring the extensive Serengeti plains. The camp offers comfortable accommodations while still being designed to cause a minimum impact on the environment. All of the infrastructure is mobile and the philosophy of the company is not to leave anything behind. In its comfortable tents one will feel completely immersed in the surroundings and one can enjoy the rich animal life and vegetation of the area. The camp has a cozy dining room tent, with interior and exterior areas.
You will have game drives in central Serengeti and then slowly head towards the south again. The Seronera River Valley is located centrally in Serengeti between a network of rivers, which foresee this area with water throughout the year. As a result, this area permanently has an almost infinite variety of large and small predators making it a good area to do game drives. The area is home to big cats such as cheetahs, lions and leopards, which the latter are fairly easy to spot due to the lack of trees in the valley. Seronera marks the natural boundary between the open grass savanna in the south and the more densely vegetated tree and shrub hills in the north. Leaving Serengeti, you will pass the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where the Maasai, shrouded in their colourful cloths are herding their cattle and you might even see more giraffes, gazelles, elephants and zebra's. In Tanzania, the parks are not fenced, so the wildlife can move from one area to the other. Not far from the crater you will have your overnight while enjoying a beautiful view.
Overnight: A) Rhino Lodge/ B) Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp/ C) Ngorongoro Crater Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Ideally located on the edge of the Ngorongoro crater rim, Rhino Lodge offers a perfect base from which to explore the Ngorongoro crater and its surroundings. With 24 comfortable ensuite rooms, a cozy living space, friendly local staff and generous African-inspired meals, Rhino Lodge welcomes guests to Africa's most remarkable game park.
The camp is set on the Eastern side of the Ngorongoro Crater’s rim close to the Crater lodge.
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is perched on the edge of the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater. It lies within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which covers more than 3,100 square miles of African wilderness. Inspired in design by the Masai mud-and-stick manyatta (homestead), it is without a doubt one of the most architecturally spectacular safari lodges in Africa. Few places are worthy of travel for the experience of staying there alone… the Crater Lodge is one of them.
Today you will visit one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world! The Ngorongoro Crater is a unique protected area where conservation of natural resources is integrated with human development. Daily Maasai with their herds of cattle descend into the crater to drink. They are the only people allowed to be in the crater without a vehicle. In the afternoon you will depart the crater (after a maximum allowed stay of six hours) and drive to the nearby village Karatu.
Overnight in: A) Country Lodge/ B) Ngorongoro Farm House/C) Plantation Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Country Lodge is located on the outskirts of Karatu, a quaint country town on the Great Escarpment, midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Garden paths lead to eleven double cottages surrounded by green lawns, hedged by brightly flowered bougainvillaea, tropical plants and trees. Birds and butterflies feel right at home in the garden just as you will in your cottage. Relax on comfortable veranda furniture and enjoy the lush grounds, watch the sun rise or set before heading out on your safari or retiring to our main lodge for breakfast or drinks and dinner.
Ngoronogoro Farm House, built on a 500 acre coffee plantation, with its hand plaited thatched rooftops, large verandas, and colonial interiors, will take you back to past times. Take a walk around the farm to contemplate the daily activities, relax in the fragrant gardens or enjoy the spectacular sunsets with the Oldeani volcano as a backcloth.
The Plantation Lodge is located on landscaped grounds near the town of Karatu. All rooms and suites within the owner-run lodge are unique and have been furnished with great attention to detail. The excellent restaurant regales guests with choice fare every evening. After a safari, there are many ways of seeing out the day in a relaxed manner: bathing in the pool, indulging in a massage, going for a walk in the garden or enjoying a sundowner on the bar’s terrace.
Today you will travel from Karatu towards Tarangire. You will visit Mto wa Mbu situated at the foot of the Rift Valley escarpment and experience their culture. Not long after leaving Mto wa Mbu you will enter the bush at your left site. A short drive takes you to a small Maasai Boma (Maasai village). Here you can experience how the Maasai, a semi-nomadic tribe, live. You will continue your safari to the Tarangire.
Overnight: A) Lake Burunge Tented Camp/ B) Maramboi Tented Camp/ C) Kichuguu Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Relax in the luxury camp, Maramboi Tented Lodge, situated in the ecosystem of Lake Manyara with the best views of the Great Rift Valley. Wildlife calls - you could see them appear between the palm trees from the terrace of your exclusive tent, from the swimming pool while enjoying a cool drink after a walk with a Maasai guide or while you enjoy a delicious dinner under the stars. Individually built tents on a raised deck with en-suite bathrooms have their own terrace allowing you to enjoy views of Lake Manyara and the Rift Valley.
Kichuguu Camp is a new mobile camp located in the Tarangire area of Northern Tanzania surrounded by acacia woodlands. The camp is centered around a pair of open-sided mess tents with lounge and dining areas. Kichuguu Camp has eight excellent guest tents with private en-suite bathrooms and a private veranda with comfortable chairs facing the extraordinary vista.
Today you will enjoy a full day game drives in Tarangire National Park. During your game drives in the park you will regularly pass or follow the Tarangire River, because the river crosses the northern part of the park. This foresees the park of water year round. You will spot an abundance of wildlife in the park, such as lions, buffalos,leopards, and huge herds of elephants as well as a large diversity of birds. You will also see wide spread acacia bushes, the palm trees, the enormous baobab trees, which are often hundreds of years old and also swamps, savanna and rivers. Following the game drive, you will return to your accommodation.
Overnight: A) Lake Burunge Tented Camp/ B) Maramboi Tented Camp/ C) Kichuguu Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Relax in the luxury camp, Maramboi Tented Lodge, situated in the ecosystem of Lake Manyara with the best views of the Great Rift Valley. Wildlife calls - you could see them appear between the palm trees from the terrace of your exclusive tent, from the swimming pool while enjoying a cool drink after a walk with a Maasai guide or while you enjoy a delicious dinner under the stars. Individually built tents on a raised deck with en-suite bathrooms have their own terrace allowing you to enjoy views of Lake Manyara and the Rift Valley.
Kichuguu Camp is a new mobile camp located in the Tarangire area of Northern Tanzania surrounded by acacia woodlands. The camp is centered around a pair of open-sided mess tents with lounge and dining areas. Kichuguu Camp has eight excellent guest tents with private en-suite bathrooms and a private veranda with comfortable chairs facing the extraordinary vista.
Following breakfast, you will be driven back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport where you will board a flight to Uganda.
Meal Plan: B
Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be transferred and check in at Protea Hotel Entebbe. Depending on your flight, you may visit the botanical gardens in the afternoon and later enjoy a sunset cruise to the Equator with drinks and snacks included.
Overnight: Protea Hotel
Meal Plan: B
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Protea Hotel Entebbe, located on the glistening shores of Lake Victoria, offers a wide variety of services & amenities including a restaurant that offers an exciting and truly inviting a la carte menu seven days of the week. With elegant furnishings and a warm, inviting feel, the hotel’s decor and rooms create a luxurious atmosphere. The outside terrace, with its own special ambience and superb lake views is the perfect place to take it all in.
Following breakfast, transfer to the airport for a scheduled flight to Kasese Airstrip. Arrive at Primate Lodge and check in. Enjoy lunch and relaxation followed by a nocturnal guided walk in Kibale Forest National Park, known as the “Primate Paradise”, to see the creatures of the night.
Overnight: Primate Lodge Kibale
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Primate Lodge in Kibale is an exclusive eco-lodge situated in the heart of Kibale Forest National Park. It is surrounded by a lush tropical forest that is home to 13 different species of primates, including the chimpanzees. Following the winding path you will find the main lodge located in the lush greenery. In the spacious dining room delicious meals, both international and traditional African dishes, are served with a smile. Adjacent to the restaurant is a well-stocked bar where you can have a fresh cup of coffee or other drink, while enjoying the magical forest that encloses the lodge. An open lounge area is furnished with comfortable large chairs, sofas and soft cushions, making it the ideal place to unwind and listen to the chattering of the red-tailed monkeys in the dense branches.
Today the forest opens its doors for a sensational chimpanzee Habituation experience. Return back to the lodge for a late lunch then in the evening enjoy a guided nature walk through the Bigodi wetland.
Overnight: Primate Lodge Kibale
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Primate Lodge in Kibale is an exclusive eco-lodge situated in the heart of Kibale Forest National Park. It is surrounded by a lush tropical forest that is home to 13 different species of primates, including the chimpanzees. Following the winding path you will find the main lodge located in the lush greenery. In the spacious dining room delicious meals, both international and traditional African dishes, are served with a smile. Adjacent to the restaurant is a well-stocked bar where you can have a fresh cup of coffee or other drink, while enjoying the magical forest that encloses the lodge. An open lounge area is furnished with comfortable large chairs, sofas and soft cushions, making it the ideal place to unwind and listen to the chattering of the red-tailed monkeys in the dense branches.
Morning transfer to Kasese Airstrip for a flight to Kihihi Airstrip. Drive through traditional homesteads and arrive in Bwindi National Park. Check in and enjoy lunch followed by an evening village walk meeting the locals and engaging in the community. Return to the lodge for dinner.
Overnight: Mahogany Springs
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Mahogany Springs offers privacy and serenity blended with optimal comfort in a spectacular setting. The exotic gardens and intricately designed stone pathways leading to the river invite you to explore every corner of this magical place uncovering the various surprises along the way such as the Home grown vegetable garden. Mahogany Springs is the perfect base from which to begin you Gorilla Tracking or Bird watching adventures. The Gorillas have been to know to the visit the lodge and coming face to face with one of these peaceful creatures is an indescribable experience.
Following breakfast, transfer to the national park offices where you will be allocated a gorilla family in as well as a gorilla tracking guide. Following the pre-tracking brief by your guide, you drive to the trailhead for the start of your hike in steep and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead, which can be tough and require a degree of fitness. Granted the time taken can be quite unpredictable taking anything from 2 to 8 hrs or longer. Afterwards, you hike back to base and on to the lodge for a well-deserved shower and lunch or dinner depending on the time taken on the trek.
Overnight: Mahogany Springs
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Mahogany Springs offers privacy and serenity blended with optimal comfort in a spectacular setting. The exotic gardens and intricately designed stone pathways leading to the river invite you to explore every corner of this magical place uncovering the various surprises along the way such as the Home grown vegetable garden. Mahogany Springs is the perfect base from which to begin you Gorilla Tracking or Bird watching adventures. The Gorillas have been to know to the visit the lodge and coming face to face with one of these peaceful creatures is an indescribable experience.
Today you will be transferred to Kihihi Airstrip (about 1 hour from the lodge) and head back to Entebbe International Airport where you will connect to your departure international flight.
Meal Plan: B
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