Colours Africa Tours and Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrival Day - Welcome to Tanzania

Arrival Day - Welcome to Tanzania

Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and meet and greet our airport office representative who will assist you in case of any visa or passport control issues. You will then be welcomed in our office with refreshments where you will meet your guide. Transfer to your hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Arusha is a city in Tanzania, East Africa, located at the base of the volcanic Mount Meru. It's a gateway to many safari destinations and to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak at 5,895m, lying some 100 kilometers northeast.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Gran Melia Arusha
  • Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Arusha - Tarangire National Park

Arusha - Tarangire National Park

You will depart Arusha in the morning and head to Tarangire National Park, arriving before midday. Once in the park, you will be able to enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive with a delicious lunch in the afternoon. In the early evening after your game drive, you will exit the park and make your way to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main attractions in Tarangire National Park:

Land of giants - herds of giant elephants and massive baobab trees.
Over 550 different bird species - migratory and permanent.
Abundant biodiversity.
The Tarangire River.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Maramboi Tented Lodge
  • Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Walking to Breathtaking Rift Valley

Walking to Breathtaking Rift Valley

After breakfast, your exploration begins with a scenic drive to the edge of the Rift Valley wall, where you'll embark on a four-hour walking excursion.

You will have a chance to walk and experience the panoramic views of Lake Manyara National Park unfold before you, providing a picturesque backdrop to your immersive experience. The East African Rift, with its dramatic landscapes and geological wonders, creates a breathtaking setting for your trek.

After successfully walking you will now get a chance to continue your exploration, the Maasai Bushland unfolds, offering a glimpse into the unique lifestyle of the Maasai people. Learn about their pastoral traditions, distinctive attire, and deep connection to the land.

Later you will be taken back to your Hotel to relax and enjoy your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Great Rift Valley
Accommodation:
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located on the escarpment above Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

After an early start, you will make your way to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600 meters deep, approximately 20 kilometers wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals.

On your game drive, you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard) to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks.

You might also see spotted hyenas and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the afternoon and be on your way to Serengeti Continue with the Game route till you are at your luxurious Accommodation inside Serengeti Park.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
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ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Melia Serengeti Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

6.00 am early warmup breakfast at your camp. -6.30 am Pick up for sunrise game drive at Serengeti and later on 10.00 am heavy breakfast at the Hotel before continue full day game drive. -

it's a very interesting activity that one should not miss inside Serengeti. It's the time animals are very active in searching for their daily meal.

In Central Serengeti(Seronera Valley) it has dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group-like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators to spot their prey.

Hence it is very likely to spot the lions, cheetahs, and African leopards. Also, the Kopjes seem to accommodate Pythons, and Lizards If flexible on this day.

Later you will be taken back to your Accomodation and enjoying your Sunset at the Hotel.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Four Seasons Safari Lodge
  • Luxury+ lodge located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Explore The Endless plains

Explore The Endless plains

Today you will have a full-day game drive in Southern/Central/Seronera Valley; Maasai called it “Serengit” meaning the land of endless plains. Southern Zone has an endless plain accumulated with savannah grassland which provides a wide area throughout the year for wildlife such as Wildebeest, Zebra, Coke’s Hartebeest, waterbuck, Grant’s, and Thomson Gazelle, Impala, to graze.

In Seronera Valley there is dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group-like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators to spot their prey and a refuge for Hyrax, Pythons, and reptiles such as lizards. African Leopard is commonly seen.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Four Seasons Safari Lodge
  • Luxury+ lodge located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 7

Serengeti - Karatu

Serengeti - Karatu

Today you will not work up that early to your luxurious Accommodation you will have time to enjoy the facilities and then later Around 10:00 am Your Guide will take you from the Hotel and start doing your Morning up to Early Afternoon Game Drive later you will have your Lunch and continue with Game Enroute you will be Existing Serengeti Side and you will be on your way to Karatu Just Closer from Ngorongoro Crater where you will have you're overnight staying while enjoying and Atmosphere of the Crater.

Main Destination:
Southern Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Kitela Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located 2-3hr drive from Southern Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Lake Eyasi

Lake Eyasi

After breakfast, we shall start our beautiful journey to Lake Eyasi, A cultural tour where we shall visit the Bushmen living around Lake Eyasi while enjoying our lunch over there with the beautiful scenery of the Lake. We shall take pictures with them and later we shall transfer you back to your Lodge for dinner, relaxation, and overnight stay.

Lake Eyasi is a soda lake surrounded by volcanic mountains. The Hadzabe, Bushmen who still hunt for food, live around Lake Eyasi. Meet the heirs of the very first people, who still have a symbiotic relationship with their environment. The purest example of an anarchist society with no rules. After an intensive cultural experience and a picnic lunch, you will leave the park to arrive in Arusha by the late afternoon.

Main Destination:
Lake Eyasi
Accommodation:
Gran Melia Arusha
  • Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Goodbye Tanzania

Goodbye Tanzania

Today, you will be picked up from the lodge in Arusha before being transferred to the airport for your schedule. Here, the team of Colours Africa Tour and Safari will say goodbye and wish you all the best.

Main Destination:
Kilimanjaro Airport
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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