tanzania
Dik Dik safari
Group Safari
This safari is studied to satisfy the desire of people who love both small and big animals. Dedicated to offer a true contact with nature through classic escursions, bush walking, game drives, short trekking and much more.
Day 1
Kilimanjaro Airport / Arusha
Arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, customers clearing, meet our staff and transfer to Arusha by private car for overnight in town. Time allowing, you can have a city tour. Dinner and overnight at Impala Hotel.
Day 2
Arusha (Arusha National Park)
After breakfast, drive to Arusha National Park. A smaller but most beautiful national. The Ngurdoto Crater, Momela Lakes, the highland mountain forest and the rugged Mount Meru are the four distinctive features of the park. Combine an unique; game drive, boat ride or a walking safari accompanied by Rangers. Here you can see the Abyssinian black and white colobus monkeys, the velvet monkeys, the red forest duikers, hippos, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, bushbucks and with good luck, even the leopards. More than 400 species of birds have been recorded in the park including Eurasian migrants. Back for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Arusha / Tarangire / Lake Manyara
After breakfast proceed to Tarangire National Park for fotosafari with picnic lunch. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire river that crosses through the park, being the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons. The park is famous for its huge number of elephants, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons. In the late afternoon drive to Lake Manyara for dinner and overnight at Maramboi Tented Camp.
Day 4
Lake Manyara
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive with picnic lunch. Lake Manyara’s size is only 330 sq km, of which up to 230 sq km is occupied by the lake when water levels is high. This small but scenic park is excellent for bird-watching, over 230 species of birds has been recorded here. The park is also populated by elephants, giraffes, zebras, baboons, warthogs, buffaloes etc as well as the potential excitement of spotting a legendary Lake Manyara tree-climbing lions. You can get off the vehicle at the Hippo pool, walk and see the hippos very close. Back for dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Lake Manyara / Ngorongoro (via Karatu)
After breakfast, drive towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a brief stop at Karatu (a small local village) to visit coffee and banana plantations before proceeding to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for game drive with picnic lunch. This park is one of the most densely crowded wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30.000 animals. The Ngorongoro Crater is often called Africa’s Eden and among the Natural Wonders of the World. Within the crater rim, the big five, large herds of zebra and wildebeest, the endangered black rhino and variety of birds. Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge.
Day 6
Ngorongoro / Serengeti
After an early breakfast, drive towards the endless plains of Serengeti National Park. Enjoy this unspoiled landscape and sight. Here you can witness the annual migration of wildebeest and variety of resident and migratory birds. The word Serengeti in Masai language means “endless plain” You will note this as soon you enter the park. Enjoy your game in search of the animals of the park. We will take you to the interested areas if the migration is present. Packed lunch to dedicate more time in game drive before going back for dinner and overnight at Osupuko Tented Camp.
Day 7
Serengeti
After breakfast, enjoy a full day game drive to admire this unique park with its habitant. Back for lunch and relax or enjoy a full day game drive till sunset before getting back for dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Serengeti / Lake Natron
After breakfast drive to lake Natron. You will be stopping over here and there to admire the spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley; the Ol Doinyo Lengai,(an active volcano) lakes etc. If we have time, we can trek to the nearby water fall for a fresh bath with the help of rubber sandals or we do it the day after. Dinner and overnight at Natron River Camp.
Day 9
Lake Natron / Arusha
Before breakfast we descend to Lake Natron to admire the sunrise along the salt lake located in the eastern branch of African’s Great Rift Valley. Admire the mineral-rich hot springs and its quite atmosphere which changes often due to the high levels of evaporation. Back for breakfast. After breakfast, we trek the creek using rubber sandals with a possibility of having a bath in the water falls. We will visit the geyser before going back for lunch. After lunch we drive back to Arusha with arrival in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Impala Hotel.
Day 10
Escursion to Mt. Kilimanjaro
After breakfast, we drive to Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park for a brief trekking untill Mandara Hut (the first stop towards the summit) We depart from the gate near a small village of Marangu, a typical village sorrounded by coffee and banana plantations. A 2-3 hour walk to the Mandara Hut (2700 m). We can proceed to the nearby Maundi Crater with packed lunch. In the afternoon we drive back to Arusha, time to shop around before going back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 11
Arusha / Kilimanjaro Airport
After breakfast shopping in town if time allows before your transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport to proceed with your holiday extension or fly back home.
The service includes:
- Professional English driver guide
- Departure guaranteed for 2 people on Jeep 4×4
- All park entrance tickets
- Flying Doctors Insurance (air evacuation in case of emergency)
- Soft drinks during game drives
- Full-board accommodation excluding drinks
- (some packed lunch when you dedicate more time in game drive)
- All transfers to and from the airport
If you wish to continue with beach holiday after your safari, we advice you to have 2 luggages: a soft bag for safari (max 15 kg) and the beach suitecase that you will leave it to our staff on arrival at the airport. Our staff will help you find it in hotel/resort on arrival from safari.
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