Kotia Photographic Safaris and Tours

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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

Arrival

Your guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and escort you to your accommodations in Arusha. The drive from the airport to your hotel is about 45min. One of our representatives accompanied by your safari guide will brief you on various aspects of your itinerary including sharing all the important tips before the safari begins.

If you arrive early, you can option to add one more of the following activities below:(activity supplement applies):
• Materuni Waterfalls hike
• Nature Walk and game drive in Arusha National Park
• Canoeing safari in Lake Momella or Lake Duluti
• Meru Cultural Visit at the foot of Mt. Meru
• Horse Riding
• Yoga Classes
• Coffee Tour
• Mountain Biking
• A visit to the hot spring – not suitable for older people.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Mount Meru Game Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located near Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Arusha National Park and Nature Walk

Arusha National Park and Nature Walk

– In the morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and drive to Arusha NP for a day of game drive with packed lunch. You will meet your armed ranger at ranger post for Nature Walk in Arusha National Park. You will have adventure near wildlife animals under armed guide who will escort for all hiking process. The park is home to buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, warthogs, zebras and white colobus monkeys, baboons and different bird species. You will have opportunity to visit Momella lake, which is mostly surrounded by migratory pink flamingos and other colorful water birds. After plenty of time allocated for you to observe the wildlife, you will drive further to your lodge.

If interested, you can opt to one of the activities below: (activity supplement applies):
 Canoeing safari in lake Momela.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Mount Meru Game Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located near Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, your guide will collect you from your hotel in Arusha ready for a thrilling day in Tarangire NP. This park is well known for a great number of elephants, birdlife, big cats and other stunning wildlife. During the dry season(July-Oct Tarangire River, which cuts through the park, is a magnet for animal life. It will the moment to observe the champion between predators and carnivores due to struggle for fittest.

Main Destination:
Karatu District
Accommodation:
Baghayo Garden Suites
  • Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

- Today you will continue to Serengeti, arrive in Serengeti for afternoon game drive that offers every day’s opportunities to spot Tanzania’s most impressive wildlife including the Great Migration. Central Serengeti and the Seronera River Valley is a ‘must see’ game area on each Serengeti safari regardless. This area is dominated by incredible number of resident wildlife including the “Big Five”. Other animals that are found in the central endless plains include impala, buffalo, hippos, warthog, topi, hartebeest & giraffe.

Main Destination:
Central 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
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5-6

Full Game Drive In Serengeti

Full Game Drive In Serengeti

The 2 full days are primarily dedicated to follow the Great Wildebeests Migration. You will descend into the heart of wild Africa-with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. As you chase the Great Migration, you will also spot other incredible wildlife including big pride of lion, leopard, elephant and cheetah and many more.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

Today you will proceed to Ngorongoro for another day of exciting game drive on the crater floor. This dramatic caldera is the inhabited by more than 25,0000 resident animals. The Crater is a unique ecosystem of grass steppe and Acacia Forest inhabited by the Big Five as well as zebra, hippo, wildebeest, cheetah, and many more. Later on, ascend the crater and proceed to your next hotel.

Main Destination:
Karatu District
Accommodation:
Baghayo Garden Suites
  • Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Leisure or Indulge in Special Interest

Leisure or Indulge in Special Interest

You will enjoy a leisure morning, breakfast and hot lunch at your beautiful lodging before driving further to Arusha For Overnight.

To make your day more active, you may choose to do one of the following activities before departing (activity supplement applies):
• Game drive and nature walk in Manyara national park
• Game drive and treetop walkway in Manyara national park
• Meet Hadzabe the Bushmen and Datoga Community
• Maasai cultural visit
• Lake Manyara Biking Adventure and Local Community Visit
• Zipline - Tinga tinga paint class.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Mount Meru Game Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located near Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 9

Departure

Departure

- Before leaving the paradise or promised land, you will enjoy an early morning weather surrounded by birds' sounds. Enjoy a lush breakfast/lunch at the hotel, before our representative drives you back to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your international air transfer back home.

Main Destination:
Kilimanjaro Airport
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Kotia Photographic Safaris and Tours, not SafariBookings.
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