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Clyde Peeling & WVIA Present
African
Safari
Leaves December, 2008
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Trip Itinerary
Day 1 -
Depart Newark late afternoon.
Day 2
- Arrive Amsterdam early morning for
a couple hour layover and then on to Tanzania. Arrive at Kilimanjaro in the evening and transfer to Arusha (30 minutes)
for dinner. Overnight at Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge. This is a small intimate lodge, with private bungalows and view of Mount
Kilimanjaro. It is a wonderful welcome to Tanzania.
Day
3 - Morning is free to relax or walk in the area. Lunch at the lodge and
afternoon game drive in Arusha National Park. This is a small but
interestingly diverse park with mountain habitat, finger lakes and
woodlands. This is the only place you will see black and white colobus
monkeys. Overnight at Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge.
Day 4
- After breakfast, we leave Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge and drive to Tarangire, Tanzania’s 4th largest national park and
considered its most scenic with huge baobab trees and acacia-dotted hills.
The park is famous for its resident elephants, large prides of lions,
leopards, giraffe and incredible diversity of birds. During this time of
the year, the grass is usually still high, but wildlife can still be
spotted. Accommodations in this small permanent tented camp, allowing for
a night drive this evening.
Overnight at Kikoti Tented Lodge.
Day 5
- Game drives in Tarangire. Because Kikoti is located on the perimeter of
the national park, you have the option of a game walk this afternoon. One
evening at Kikoti you will enjoy a night drive and the other evening will
be a dinner under the stars with traditional Maasai dancing. Overnight
at Kikoti Tented Lodge.
Day 6 -
After breakfast, we leave Kikoti Tented Lodge and drive to Lake Manyara.
We may have time to visit a Maasai village, hike, swim in the pool or
bicycle. Overnight at E Unuto Lodge.
Day
7 - We leave E Unuto and continue to the Serengeti, stopping along the way to visit Oldupai Gorge,
the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous archeological discoveries.
Drive to the Serengeti, arriving in time for a short afternoon game drive.
Overnight at Mbalageti Serengeti Tented Chalet.
Day 8 - Game
drive in the Serengeti. This is a wonderful time of the year to visit the
Serengeti with the huge wildebeest and zebra herds located centrally
during this season. January-March usually is witness to the wildebeest
calving season, which stimulates increased predator-prey activity. You
will explore vast areas of the park on the next few days, choosing either
full days with box lunches or the ability to return to the camp for a hot
lunch and siesta before venturing out again in the late afternoon.
Overnight at Mbalageti Serengeti Tented Chalet.
Day 9 -
Game Drives. Overnight at Mbalageti Serengeti Tented Chalet.
Day 10 - After breakfast, continue
to the Crater Highlands, passing some of the most fertile growing areas in
Tanzania. The rich volcanic soil produces the majority of
Tanzania’s wheat. Arrive at the Crater in time for lunch and then
descend into the Crater for a game drive. Overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House.
Day 11 -
Full day in the Crater with a special bush lunch. Overnight at Ngorongoro
Farm House.
Day
12 - We
leave Ngorongoro Farm House and return to Arusha stopping for lunch at
Bouganvillia Lodge along the way. Dayroom at Arumeru River Lodge. The rest of the afternoon
is free to relax at the pool or shop in Arusha, shower and pack. Farewell
dinner and early evening transfer to Kilimanjaro for departure for return
flight to the US.
Note: Itineraries may change without prior
notice due to park
regulations or flight operations.
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