7DAY: TANZANIA LUXURY SAFARI

About this tour

Safari Itinerary.
Day 1: – Kilimanjaro International Airport To Arusha
A staff member of Miiso Safaris will pick you up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From
here you will be driven to Mount Meru Hotel Arusha and briefed on your forthcoming safari. Enjoy a
restful night before beginning your adventure tomorrow!

Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel – Arusha

Day 2: – Arusha – Tarangire National Park
You’ll depart from Arusha after breakfast for the approximately two-hour journey to Tarangire National
Park. Along the way, your eyes will be opened to all the colours and character of Tanzania: perhaps
some Maasai herdsmen driving their flocks of goats to new pastures.

You’ll get to know your driverguide, amazed at his depth of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. Once you’ve
entered Tarangire, you’ll begin your game drive across a rich vista of endless golden savannah that
surrounds the Tarangire River. Tarangire is huge. As you stand at the park gate and look south, it
stretches as far as the eye can see. Known as the ‘Elephant Playground,’ this spectacular park contains
largest population of these mighty mammals. But Tarangire is also home to buffalo, lion, gnu, zebra and
gazelle and the park can rival Serengeti for sheer animal densities. What might you see today? Perhaps a
solitary male lion stretched out beneath a tree, perhaps a trio of male cheetah enjoying some lazy
bonding-time in the sun. Maybe some graceful Grant’s gazelle or zebra bounding away from the road or
a couple of giraffes munching happily from the choicest acacia branches. For Tarangire specialties, look
out for kudu and oryx.

Here as in other parks, it pays not to ignore the small animals. It is so easy to be mesmerized by the
power and majesty of an elephant or the elegance of the giraffe. Ask your guide to find you an agama
lizard, especially a male one who changes colour in front of you according to the temperature! Or a
hyrax, known as pimbi, an insignificant-looking creature of around 30 cm in length…who astonishingly is
related to elephant!

Not many trees will pass you by without something of avian interest catching your eye. A memorable
flash of colour might be a lilac-breasted roller or superb starling. Ostrich are plentiful and it is hard not
to chuckle at the sighting of the well-named, studious-looking secretary bird as it awkwardly pads across
the grasslands.

The park is also famous for its noble baobab trees, rolling savannah and acacia woodland. It can be dusty
– wear a scarf over your mouth – but this is a minor inconvenience for sighting wildlife in such
abundance. After an extensive game drive, you will head to your accommodation for some relaxation,
maybe a drink, dinner and your all-important night’s rest.

Accommodation: Tarangire Ndovu Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast will be provided by Mount Meru Hotel Arusha. Lunch will be a nutritious and
balanced meal, also provided by the hotel for you to take out on safari. Your evening meal will be a full,
cooked dinner created by the chef and his team at the Tarangire Ndovu Camp.

Day 3:- Tarangire National Park – Karatu

After a hearty breakfast you will head out on another game drive in the Tarangire National Park. The
varied terrain in itself could be considered a wonder, with riverine woodlands and grasslands, acacia and
baobab. Tarangire is a true dry season refuge for the region’s wildlife. Amazingly, some 550 species of
birds have been recorded here, and it won’t be long before an air-bound blaze of colour alerts you to
something interesting. You might recognize an ostrich or a stork, but if you can’t identify the smaller
species, there’s no need to worry – that is what your expert driver-guide is here for!
The birds are exotic and so are the names: what about the ‘white-bellied go-away bird’ or the ‘olive beeeater’ for example? But of course, you will also see plenty more large mammals today. In the afternoon,
you will leave the Tarangire behind. Passing through the small multi-cultural town of Mto wa Mbu, the
higher lands are soon reached and wonderful views of the Maasai Plains and the Lake Manyara open up
before you. After the obligatory photo stop, you will make your way to the vegetation-rich crater
highlands. Today’s destination is Kitela Lodge which lies in the middle of a coffee plantation and is
surrounded by beautiful gardens.

Accommodation: Accacia Farm Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast will be provided by the Tarangire Ndovu Camp. Lunch will be a nutritious and
balanced meal, also provided by the lodge for you to take out on safari. Your evening meal will be a full,
cooked dinner at the Accacia Farm Lodge.

Day 4 : – Karatu To Serengeti National Park, By Way Of Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, you will set off for your next destination, the stunning Serengeti National Park, a
distance of 166 km and a journey time of around 3 ½ hours. By late morning, you will reach Serengeti, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site and the country’s oldest and most celebrated national park and take a
game drive. There are surely not many better places on earth to see such quantities and variety of
wildlife. You will absorb the breath-taking scenery, fantastic changing light and – of course – spot the
many animals choosing to make their home here. Your dedicated driver-guide will be delighted to share
with you his knowledge of this incredible place and its flora and fauna. With thousands of predators –
and their prey numbering in the hundreds of thousands – it is no surprise that there is always something
fascinating happening amongst the wildlife populations. Your driver-guide may find you lion, leopard,
elephant, zebra, cheetah and antelope on today’s safari just some of the many species here. Snap off
some memorable photos, but don’t forget to simply take a deep breath and enjoy nature in its real-time,
raw beauty. After the game drive, you will be taken to your accommodation for some welcome rest,
your evening meal and to spend the night.

Accommodation: Serengeti Sametu Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast is enjoyed at the Kitela Lodge. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced meal, also
provided by the lodge for you to take out on safari. Your dinner will be a delicious meal at the Serengeti
Sametu Camp.

Day 5:- Serengeti National Park
Waking up in the Serengeti is something really special. Sights, sounds and smells of Africa are all around
you, and ahead is a full day of adventure in the world’s most famous national park. After breakfast, you
start today with the morning section of your game drive in Serengeti National Park, marveling at the
stunning scenery, ever changing light and always entertaining wildlife, all explained to you by your
expert driver-guide.

The Seronera River weaves its way through this area, providing waters for all species of wildlife. You will
also see the distinctive rocky outcrops, the famous kopjes which characterize the Serengeti landscape.
Kopjes are very hard and often granite. They have been aged at maybe 600 million years old and created
even before the earth’s surface was pushed up from the ocean. Lions and other cats frequent these
stony places and they are also home to snakes and hyraxes. Slowly weathering in wind and rain, they are
peeling off in layers, which you may see on close inspection. Lunch will be an unforgettable experience,
enjoyed in the middle of the bush. After lunch, you set off again, searching for wildlife in this aweinspiring park.

Serengeti’s wonders evolve subtly as the day progresses. The myriad animals and birds
are the ‘stars of the show’ and Nature’s dramas can unfold at any time. Of course, the animals don’t
work to a timetable, so you may find lion or leopard, elephant and zebra, cheetah and antelope at any
time on your drives. Look out for the magnificent sight of the world’s heaviest bird capable of flight, the
Kori Bustard. The avian equivalent of a lumbering cargo plane, it can weigh up to 15 kg and has a
wingspan of nearly three metres! At the end of the afternoon, you return to the accommodation for
dinner and some much-needed rest.

Accommodation : Serengeti Sametu Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast is enjoyed at the Serengeti Sametu Camp. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced
meal, also provided by the camp for you to take out on safari. Your dinner will be a delicious meal at the
Serengeti Sametu Camp.

Note: For those who have booked a hot air balloon safari for today, you will be picked up from the lodge
at 05.00 hours for a 06.00 hours departure. After your 60 – 90-minute aerial adventure, bush breakfast
and champagne, your driver will pick you up for your full-day game drive.

Day 6: – From Serengeti National Park To Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Following breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in amazing Serengeti, marveling at its animal
inhabitants. With its informative visitor centre, the Seronera area of Central Serengeti is the national
park’s most popular area. And it is very popular with the wildlife, too.

The Seronera river enjoys yearround waterflow, so there is always something of interest to observe. Several game drives can be
undertaken here and might reveal lions in sizeable prides, hippo or herds of elephants – whose
populations in the park have risen in recent times. Depending on other attractions, you may choose to
call in at the Serengeti Visitor Centre, where there is an excellent explanation of the park’s eco-system
and a chance to understand the history of conservation in this area. In particular, you will find out about
the work of Bernhard Grzimek and the Frankfurt Zoological Society who had the foresighted vision of
preserving the Serengeti’s eco-system. Even at the center, you may well find wildlife: populations of
hyrax and mongoose, as well as many small bird species. After lunch, you will head south-east towards
Ngorongoro Conservation Area. If it has not already struck you with its vastness, Serengeti’s ‘endless
plains’ will make a deep impression on you as you will take the long, straight road which passes Simba
Kopjes (famous from ‘The Lion King’) to reach Naabi Hill Gate, close to the divide between Serengeti and
Ngorongoro. Here you can gather information at the gate’s visitor center, clamber up the hill for superb
views back over the plains, or look out for a colorful agama lizard among the rocks.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Lion’s Paw Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast is enjoyed at the Serengeti Sametu Camp. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced
meal, also provided by the camp for you to take out on safari. Your dinner will be a delicious meal at the
Ngorongoro Lion’s Paw Camp.

Day 7 Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
From your accommodation, you will set off after breakfast, a 6am departure to reach the rim and then
descend into the vast crater itself. At one side there’s the Lerai Forest, classic mountain forest landscape
with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side
of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male
tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have
failed them.

The crater has a population of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories; 15,000 gnu, 9,000 zebra,
400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many Wildbeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting
from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo,
Serval, Jackal, Thomson’s gazelle and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be found in pools
and swampland and highland birdlife is colourful and plentiful around the waters. Flamingos can often
be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor. After your morning game drive in this
stunning crater and then lunch, you will have a 3 ½ hour journey, covering the 192 km back to Arusha.

Meal Plan: Breakfast is served at Ngorongoro Lion’s Paw Camp. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced
meal, also provided by the camp for you to take out on safari and enjoyed after your morning gamedrive, before you return to Arusha. As today is the end of safari, please note that dinner tonight is not
included in the tour.

Note: As request in previous email we can meet at any hotel. At the end of the safari, we’ll celebrate
with Miiso Safaris Team, discussing the safari and any other tourism concerns.
Departure Instructions: Please note this 7 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari ends at Arusha at 17:00hrs, your
departure can only take place tomorrow if you have booked a domestic flight which departs from
Kilimanjaro International Airport at 07:10hrs and onwards or an international flight which departs at
06:40hrs and onwards. Thus, you will need to book an extra night’s accommodation (not included in the
tour price) and take a flight the following day