Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Transfer from Kilimanjaro Airport/Arusha Airport to the Family Run Boutique Outpost Lodge in Arusha
Transfer from Kilimanjaro Airport/Arusha Airport to the Family Run Boutique Outpost Lodge in Arusha
The Outpost Lodge is an incredibly cosy, family run boutique hotel located in a leafy residential area of Arusha, a peaceful and lush oasis of calm in Tanzania’s largest tourism hub, complete with a swimming pool and a restaurant boasting culinary creations made with only the freshest and finest ingredients, served with a side of warm hospitality.
Just a stone's throw away from the vibrant Arusha city centre, and only an hour’s drive away from Kilimanjaro Airport, the Outpost Lodge is the perfect place to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit amidst the harmonious blend of nature and city life after a long international flight before starting your safari in earnest the next day.
While in Arusha, you can either kick back and relax by the swimming pool or explore the bustling city full of friendly local people and vibrant sights and sounds.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
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Outpost Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara National Park, Home to Tree Climbing Lions, Elephants, Hippo, Buffalo, Monkeys & Birds
Lake Manyara National Park, Home to Tree Climbing Lions, Elephants, Hippo, Buffalo, Monkeys & Birds
Lake Manyara National park is a serenely beautiful vibrantly verdant forest teeming with wildlife, including tree-climbing lions, and an abundance of elephants which Ian Douglas Hamilton, the famous Scottish explorer and naturalist, studied extensively to provide the world with a great deal of elephant behavioural research fifty years ago.
Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake and often hosts thousands of flamingos, along with a diverse array of other bird life, including the endemic silvery cheeked hornbill, but also the super rare bar tailed trogon, the holy grail of the birding world.
Expect to see a great number of hippos that love bathing in the shallow salty water of the lake where they spend their day quietly snoozing in a great big pod near the boardwalk, a long wooden walk way that lets visitors climb out of the safari car to stretch their legs and walk out across the lake without getting wet to get close as possible to the sleeping animals from a position of perfect safety.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Travel through the Ngorongoro Conservancy and arrive in the centre of the Serengeti 6 hours later
Travel through the Ngorongoro Conservancy and arrive in the centre of the Serengeti 6 hours later
After leaving Manyara Safari Lodge in the morning, you will arrive at Heritage Camps and Lodges Luxury Tented Camp in the afternoon, located right in the beating heart of the Serengeti, the perfect place to start your safari in earnest in search of experiences that you will cherish fondly for a lifetime.
The Serengeti National Park, meaning “endless plains” in the Maasai language, is undoubtedly one of the world’s most celebrated wilderness areas, Tanzania's oldest national park, and a continued source of inspiration for every creative soul that comes to visit, including wildlife photographers and filmmakers alike.
The Serengeti is truly a magical place that is an absolute must for any safari itinerary and due to the logistics of reaching the park, a minimum of two nights is highly recommended.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Action Packed Safari in the Serengeti: Lions, Leopards, Hippo Pool, Cheetah, Ungulates and Elephants
Action Packed Safari in the Serengeti: Lions, Leopards, Hippo Pool, Cheetah, Ungulates and Elephants
A whole day exploring all the wildlife action that the Serengeti has to offer, this is guaranteed to be the experience of a lifetime.
Guided by our safari experts, they will listen to all of your special interests and design a tailor made itinerary to suit your needs on the spot by using their knowledge of the land to go where the animals you love most are located.
Well trained and highly knowledgeable, our safari guides will be able to answer any questions you may have about the animal behaviour you are witnessing, acting as a bridge between you and the natural world. Afterwards, you will return happy and exhausted to your accommodation for a refreshing sundowner.
The Serengeti is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Africa, and for good reason. With its vast open plains, stunning wildlife, and rich cultural heritage, it's a place where you can truly experience the beauty and majesty of nature.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater, a Fishbowl Full of Wildlife, Including Black Rhino, Lions, Buffalo, and Hippo
Ngorongoro Crater, a Fishbowl Full of Wildlife, Including Black Rhino, Lions, Buffalo, and Hippo
The Ngorongoro Crater is a veritable fishbowl filled to the brim with a diverse array of wildlife, the hollowed out remains of a shield volcano which one stood higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa, which erupted two million years ago to create the twenty one kilometre wide national park we know and love today.
The main attraction of the Ngorongoro Crater is the incredibly rare black rhino population of over fifty individuals, which are supported by the year round water supply and lush vegetation due to the volcanic soil, along with one of the densest population of predators in the world, including lion, hyena, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard.
Lunch will be enjoyed at a picnic site beside a hippo pool so you can eat a sandwich right next to some sleeping hippos, which is every bit as incredible as it sounds!
The Ngorongoro Crater National Park is a must for anyone who wants the chance to see all of the big five: leopard, rhino, buffalo, lion & elephant.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Travel Back in Time With the Hadzabe People: A unique cultural experience that should not be missed
Travel Back in Time With the Hadzabe People: A unique cultural experience that should not be missed
Spend the day with the Hadzabe people, one of the last ancient hunter-gatherer communities in Africa, who inhabit the land near Lake Eyasi, a gorgeous soda lake, part of the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, and soak in the experience of the Hadza people's traditional way of life.
The Hadza speak a unique language known as Hadzane, which incorporates clicking and popping sounds as well as more familiar sounds. According to their own history, which they preserve through oral tradition, the Hadza have lived in their current environment bordering the Serengeti plains since their first days as a unique group. This is relatively close to the spot where Homo habilis, one of the earliest hominids, lived 1.9 million years ago. Genetically, the Hadza show one of the oldest lineages of contemporary humans.
Guests will have the opportunity to engage with the charismatic Bushmen and learn all about their time-honoured hunting techniques, survival skills, food preparation and cultural norms.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Time to Return to Civilisation; Arusha, Moshi, or the Airport, the choice is yours
Time to Return to Civilisation; Arusha, Moshi, or the Airport, the choice is yours
Relax at Manyara Safari Lodge for the whole day and enjoy the sumptuous surroundings while well trained staff cater to your every whim and wish as you wait to be transferred to the airport in time for your departure onto your next destination, hakuna matata, there is never any rush in Africa!
Or be transferred back in comfort and style to your choice of hotel in Arusha or Moshi, after enjoying a delicious morning breakfast prepared by talented chefs who cater for every palette.
The Travel Partner Team would be delighted to assist you in organising the next stage of your journey anywhere in East Africa, wherever your heart takes you next.
On behalf of the Travel Partner Team, which has twenty years of experience organising safaris in Tanzania, we wish you a pleasant journey and hope to see you again soon!
Karibu Tena!
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
