Tanzania Adventure Safari

Welcome to Tanzania

Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your Easy Travel driver-guide will be waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile. Kick back and relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania’s self-styled ‘safari capital.’ On your one-hour journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.

Accommodation

You can leave all the hustle and bustle of Arusha city behind you to find this relaxing hotel close to Lake Duluti.

The Arusha Serena Hotel is actually in the middle of a traditional coffee estate, surrounded by lush and well-kept gardens, making this a great home-from-home in which to stay at the beginning or end of any Tanzanian adventure. The accommodation units here are spacious, self-contained and well-appointed, ensuring that you have a peaceful visit.An excellent restaurant and welcoming bar provide refreshments during your stay and a dedicated hotel team will tend to your every need.

Meal Plan:

Dinner at your hotel.

Tour Briefing

Unless your arrival time yesterday allowed time for your safari briefing, then this will take place after breakfast. We will provide you with all the essential information, before we set off to our first safari destination, the diverse Tarangire National Park. After our time there, we continue onwards to Lake Manyara, where we will spend the night.

Journey: (morning) Arusha to Tarangire National Park; (afternoon) to Lake Manyara

Our two-hour (120km) morning journey first takes us westwards from Arusha. Along the route, 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 driver-guide, amazed at his depth of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. In the afternoon, we journey from Tarangire to Lake Manyara, with a travel time of around 1.3hours (75km).Day’s HighlightYour game drive in Tarangire, with its incredible diversity, massive baobab trees and herds of elephants.Safari (Game Drive) in Tarangire National ParkTarangire 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 phenomenal park contains huge herds of these mighty mammals. But Tarangire is also home to buffalo, lion, wildebeest, 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 giraffe munching happily from the choicest acacia branches. For Tarangire specialities, look out for kudu and oryx.Here as in other parks, it pays not to ignore the small animals. It’s 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 pimpi, an insignificant-looking creature of around 30cm 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 blue-eared starling. Ostrich are plentiful and it’s 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 splendid 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 Tarangire, we continue the adventure to Lake Manyara.AccommodationWith the varied landscapes of Lake Manyara National Park all around and the imposing Great Rift escarpment as a backdrop, the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge could hardly ask for a better setting. An elevated location ensures great views over the incomparable countryside and the soda lake which gives the park its name.In this charming place, accommodation units are in two-storey ‘rondavels’ which respect the traditions and natural environment. Inside, you will find spacious rooms with bright, Tanzanian decoration – just the thing to bring a smile to your face after a hard day’s safari. And of course there’s a pool, a super place in which to cool off. A friendly team will look after you during your stay…and the cuisine is a real highlight, too.

Meal Plan

Breakfast will be provided by Arusha Serena Hotel. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced meal, also provided for you to take out on safari. Your evening meal will be a full, cooked dinner at the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.

Journey: (morning) Lake Manyara National Park to Ngorongoro (afternoon)

Our afternoon journey will lead us north-west to Ngorongoro, a journey of around 1 hours (60km), but first we have the excitement of spending time in beautiful Lake Manyara National Park. With its dramatic escarpment, lush forest – and, of course, its lake – this is a place rich in wildlife. We really see the best of it, with both a walking safari and a game drive.

Day’s Highlight

Your game drive in wonderful Lake Manyara, with the Rift Valley escarpment and the shimmering lake itself as the wonderful, natural backdrops.Lake Manyara Walking SafariOnce in the park, our morning walking safari gets you very quickly into the safari mood. Accompanied by a park ranger, you will be so close to Mother Nature, discovering wonders too small to see from a 4x 4 vehicle. Perhaps your guide and ranger will explain the importance of the rhino-horned dung beetle, or exchange bird calls with the sulphur-breasted bull shrike. Maybe you’ll taste a desert date, a popular snack for monkeys! And all the time, you’ll feel the tension that only a walking safari can bring: the desire to find large mammals conflicting with the need to stay safe!In silence, in single file, you’ll make your way through the bush, perhaps stumbling across a giraffe chomping on high branches or a herd of elephants grazing gently. Don’t worry, your ranger is an expert: your safety is his chief concern.Safari (Game Drive) in Lake Manyara National ParkAfter our lunch, we jump in our vehicle to cover the highlights of this park more quickly. Set against the rugged Rift Valley escarpment, and characterised by its shimmering lake, Manyara is rich in vegetation and the wildlife that thrives here. Enjoy the tranquillity as majestic pink flamingos wade elegantly, picking out a meal of algae from the shallow, alkaline waters. On land, Manyara’s terrain is compact, yet boasts differing environments such as diverse forests fed by waters seeping from the nearby escarpment. Monkeys are abundant, but look out too for the lions, giraffe, warthog and grumpy Cape buffalo who all call this park ‘home’. Hold your nose when we reach the hippo pool, because these big lumps smell!After our game drive, we journey on to Ngorongoro.AccommodationNgorongoro Serena Lodge enjoys a truly special location, perched high up on the crater rim. The incredible views down and across the famous crater will surely stay with you forever.Despite offering all the modern amenities you would expect from a high-class safari lodge, the buildings here blend beautifully into the surroundings as if they have been here for as long as the crater itself. Spacious rooms all benefit from views down into the animal-filled crater from their verandas and are decorated with tasteful African touches.Enjoy great international cuisine in the dining-room, or a ‘sundowner’ drink while marvelling at the natural wonder that defines Ngorongoro.

Meal Plan

Breakfast is enjoyed at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced lunch also provided by the accommodation for you to take out on safari. Your dinner will be a delicious buffet meal at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

Journey: (morning) Ngorongoro Crater to Kilimanjaro International Airport (afternoon)

After our morning visit to the incomparable crater – see below – and then lunch, we will have a 5-hour journey, covering the 250km back to Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Day’s Highlight

Like nothing else on Earth, the stunning crater of Ngorongoro is a unique home for many, many species of Tanzania’s wildlife. With some luck, you may even see a black rhino here.

Safari in Ngorongoro CraterFrom our accommodation, we 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 wildebeest, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, 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.Meal planBreakfast is served at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced meal, also provided by the Lodge for you to take out on safari and enjoyed after your morning game-drive, before we return you to the airport for your flight home. As today is your departure day, please note that dinner tonight is not included in the tour.

Departure Instructions

Please note that the Tanzania Adventure Vacation – 4 Days ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17.30 hours. Your departure can only take place today if you have pre-booked a domestic flight which leaves from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19.40 hours or after, or an international flight which leaves at 21.00 hours or after. Otherwise, you will need to book an extra night’s accommodation (not included in the tour price) and take a flight the following day.

Post Tour Extension

After your exhilarating time on safari, you may want to extend your Tanzanian holiday with time on Zanzibar’s wonderful beaches. Please contact us for details.

• Easy Travel Trip Safety: AMREF Flying Doctor Insurance. A Flying doctor Insurance to Air transfer you before dark from nearest airstrip to hospital during Emergency

• Easy Travel Transport: 4X4 Custom built – Toyota Landcruiser – Pop-up Roof, Opening Sliding windows, Seat Belts, Heavy duty wheels and Extra Fuel tanks. Refrigerator for cooling drinks, one pair of binoculars per couple, Eco friendly Trash Bag. Wi- Fi on board during safari, Charging Outlets type Plug G for charging Cameras and smart phones

• Easy Travel Trip Crew: Professional English-Speaking Driver guide – A Friendly, Experienced and Passionate Driver Guide expert at a wide variety of skills: Flora and Fauna, Tanzania’s cultural and natural history.

• Easy Travel Treat: A Special Safari Hamper – Soft drinks, Coffee/tea and Water during game drives, A bottle of Wine

• Arrival and Departure Transfer: TO/FROM Kilimanjaro International or Arusha Airport –One arrival Transfer and One departure Transfer

• Accommodation:1 night at Arusha Serena Hotel on Half Board1 night at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge on Full Board1 night at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge on Full Board

• Photographic Safari: Experience Wildlife with Easy Travel 4X4 Safari Vehicle – Game drive in Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater

• Park Entrance Fee: Park fee for Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater

• Taxes: 18 % VAT (Value Added Tax)

• Tipping: Tipping is of course discretionary, but is an expected part of the way in
  which business is done in Tanzania. It counts as an expression of gratitude to those who – hopefully –
  have made your experience an unforgettable one and enables you to directly reward those people. Our
  passengers come from all around the world, with different cultural attitudes to tipping, but a tip is of
  great significance here in Tanzania and will be hugely appreciated by the recipient. We know that the
  act of giving of a tip can be a bit awkward and we would suggest that the best way to remove this
  ‘awkwardness’ is for each couple to put their tip anonymously into an envelope and for the envelopes to
  be presented by the couple to the staff member. As a guideline, you should consider tipping at the
  following levels:Driver guide: $25 US per day, per couple.For
  hotels/lodges/tented camps, please do not tip individual staff members, but instead use the ‘Tip Box’,
  which you should find at the reception of your accommodation. For guidance, you should consider tipping
  between $5-7 US per day, per guest, at each accommodation.

• Balloon Safari: Experience 60 – 90 minute (depending on wind condition) aerial
  adventure, followed by bush breakfast and champagne.

• Any Changes done by you: The trip excludes changes done by you during safari or before
  safari which deviates from the original program

• Post Night Accommodation in Arusha: This Tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport
  at 17:30hrs, you can only depart on this day if you have booked a Domestic flight which departs from
  Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19:40hrs and onwards or an International Flight which departs at
  21:00hrs and onwards. Otherwise, you will need to book a post night Accommodation if you are departing
  with any earlier flight. Please contact us for details.

• Flights: The trip costs Excludes International and Domestic Flights

• Visa: The trip costs Excludes all visa costs including arrival visas and transit visas

• Medical Insurance: The trip cost Excludes Medical Insurance which is mandatory

• Travel Insurance: The trip cost Excludes Travel Insurance which is mandatory

• Laundry Service: If you require to launder your clothes while on your safari, then you
  will need to pay an amount that the accommodation charges as per their rate sheet.

• Drinks at the lodges/camps: All kinds of soft drinks and hard drinks at the
  lodges/camps are not included

• Drones: The government of Tanzania does not allow anyone to bring drones into the
  country.

• Tipping: Tipping is of course discretionary, but is an expected part of the way in
  which business is done in Tanzania. It counts as an expression of gratitude to those who – hopefully –
  have made your experience an unforgettable one and enables you to directly reward those people. Our
  passengers come from all around the world, with different cultural attitudes to tipping, but a tip is of
  great significance here in Tanzania and will be hugely appreciated by the recipient. We know that the
  act of giving of a tip can be a bit awkward and we would suggest that the best way to remove this
  ‘awkwardness’ is for each couple to put their tip anonymously into an envelope and for the envelopes to
  be presented by the couple to the staff member. As a guideline, you should consider tipping at the
  following levels:Driver guide: $25 US per day, per couple.For
  hotels/lodges/tented camps, please do not tip individual staff members, but instead use the ‘Tip Box’,
  which you should find at the reception of your accommodation. For guidance, you should consider tipping
  between $5-7 US per day, per guest, at each accommodation.

• Balloon Safari: Experience 60 – 90 minute (depending on wind condition) aerial
  adventure, followed by bush breakfast and champagne.

• Any Changes done by you: The trip excludes changes done by you during safari or before
  safari which deviates from the original program

• Post Night Accommodation in Arusha: This Tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17:30hrs, you can only depart on this day if you have booked a Domestic flight which departs from

• Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19:40hrs and onwards or an International Flight which departs at 21:00hrs and onwards. Otherwise, you will need to book a post night Accommodation if you are departing with any earlier flight. Please contact us for details.

• Flights: The trip costs Excludes International and Domestic Flights

• Visa: The trip costs Excludes all visa costs including arrival visas and transit visas

• Medical Insurance: The trip cost Excludes Medical Insurance which is mandatory

• Travel Insurance: The trip cost Excludes Travel Insurance which is mandatory

• Laundry Service: If you require to launder your clothes while on your safari, then you will need to pay an amount that the accommodation charges as per their rate sheet.

• Drinks at the lodges/camps: All kinds of soft drinks and hard drinks at the lodges/camps are not included

• Drones: The government of Tanzania does not allow anyone to bring drones into the country.