HELI SAFARI WITH SINGITA
Prepared for Singita
ITINERARY
Day 1 - 3: Lake Manyara and Eyasi
Arrive into Kilimanjaro International Airport where you will meet your pilot and helicopter for the duration of your stay in Tanzania. Fly to Lake Manyara via Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.
The following day take a picnic breakfast and fly to Lake Eyasi, here we land to meet the Hadzabe tribe. Spend the morning with the tribe as they hunt and gather.
On the last day at Manyara, fly to the Ngorongoro Crater where you will meet a vehicle for a game drive of the Crater. This is one of the most wildlife dense areas of Tanzania. Spend the morning in the Crater before flying back to Manyara via the southern end of the Serengeti.
Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, 3 nights.
Day 4 - 5: Grumeti
Fly into the Serengeti via the most spectacular scenic area, over the Ngorongoro Crater and Empakai. Touch down on Ol Doinyo Lengai to walk across to the active volcano. Continue on to Lake Natron before flying up the eastern side of the Serengeti into Sasakwa Airstrip. Spend time out on game drives and walking in the bush.
Singita Sasakwa, 2 nights.
Day 6: Rubondo Island
The next stop is Lake Victoria to Rubondo Island. Spend time out on the boat and trekking for chimpanzees.
Rubondo Island, 1 night.
Day 7 - 8: Grumeti
The final stay is at Singita Faru Faru, here you will spend your last three nights.
Spend time out on game drives and walking in the bush.
Singita Faru Faru, 3 nights.
End of Safari
Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport by charter flight for your flight home.
LAKE MANYARA TREE LODGE
In the boughs of ancient mahogony trees, sit nine - three stitled treehouse suites. The treehouses are crafted from local timber and makuti palm fronds. From the deck you will often hear the sounds of the forest with elephants walking past the decks. The rooms offer privacy and exclusivity in cool, leafy surroundings. Each treehouse suite has its own spacious front deck suspended above the forest floor and large windows which invite the lush forest inside.
- LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK -
Manyara is best known for it's tree climbing lions, the soda ash lake that attracts thousands of pink flamingos, one of Tanzania’s biggest elephant population and breathtaking scenery.
The unique lions in the park have the capability to climb trees; being nocturnal animals they spend most of their day resting up in the big fig trees and at sunset they descend when the temperatures are cooler. This is one of the only two populations of these unique lions the other being in Ishasha area in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
MOUNT MERU & KILIMANJARO
This flight will take you over Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, a volatile volcano and the highest mountain in Africa.
Mount Meru is surrounded by greenery, springs, gorges a dramatic caldera and small cones, the perfect habitat for both large and small creatures, allowing for plenty of opportunities to spot wildlife from above. As we approach the mountain we will climb up to 13,000 feet and follow the mountains sharp peaks. We will fly around the mountain to glance at the changing forest and follow the path of the river.
We will then continue on to Mount Kilimanjaro, standing tall straight ahead. As we approach the mountain through West Kili you will gain a real perspective of how vast the mountain really is. We will fly up the Shira plateau, around Kibo and the ice fields down through the Saddle and below into the forests.
HADZABE TRIBE
The Hadza, a small ethnic group of hunter-gatherers, are the earliest known inhabitants of the Yaeda Valley, though no one can say for sure when they
arrived or where they came from originally. Linguistic studies show that while their language is superficially similar to the Khoisan language group of the Bushmen and Hottentots, it cannot be placed in any of the recognized major ethno-linguistic groups.
The focus of a visit to the Yaeda valley is to learn about and from the Hadza by taking natural history walks with them, visiting their camps and taking part in hunting and gathering. This is a very special experience in this day and age.
SINGITA SASAKWA LODGE
Singita means 'places of miracles' in Shangaan. Built in the style of a stately Edwardian manor house and featuring a light and airy atmosphere, Singita Sasakwa Lodge offers panoramic views, a sense of immense freedom, and stillness. Striking the perfect balance between casual luxury and sophisticated elegance, it features a grand entrance, wrap around verandas, silver candelabras and coveted antiques, as well as bespoke décor elements such as local artefacts and tribal cushions.
Offering expansive en-suite bathrooms, dressing areas, fireplaces, living rooms and French doors opening onto welcoming verandas, the elegant cottages feature polished parquet floors, vintage collectables and comfortable furnishings – and provide guests with complete privacy, as well as unfiltered space and time to connect with the breathtaking surrounds.
GRUMETI
Situated adjacent to the Serengeti National Park, Grumeti it is an integral part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. It provides 350,000 acres of exceptional landscape for wildlife - and the ultimate safari experience.
The Grumeti river has one of the major river crossings for the Serengeti Great Migration. Between May and August, thousands of wildebeest cross this crocodile infested river.
- NORTHERN RIFT -
OL DOINYO LENGAI
A spectacular scenic flight over the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the volcanoes that make up the Northern Rift of Tanzania, a totally unique and dramatic area. The volcanic region of northern Tanzania has an incredible diversity of landscapes and is rich in Maasai culture.
Fly up to the Ngorongoro Crater, over Empakai to land at Ol Doinyo Lengai where we walk across to the active volcano to peer into its bubbling crater. Next we fly over Lake Natron with its ever changing colours, before flying up the east side of the Serengeti where you will spot lots of wildlife.
RUBONDO ISLAND LODGE
Rubondo Island lodge is the only camp on the Island, it has eight waterfront rooms which have been hand-built using traditional methods and local materials. The cottages have high ceilings and are decked out in natural colours that mirror the lake and forest. En-suite bathrooms all have hot running water and flush loos. In front of each cottage, a terrace overlooking the lake is the perfect spot from which to watch the island life pass by.
All meals are served outdoors, under the stars in front of the vast lake. As the sun sets, watch hippos emerge from the water to graze on the grass around camp.
LAKE VICTORIA
In the southwest of Lake Victoria lies Rubondo Island, an extraordinary example of wildlife conservation. It’s Africa’s largest island national park at 26 kilometers long and up to 10 kilometers wide. More than 75 percent of the island is covered in pristine equatorial rain forest. Since the 1960s, the island has been a haven for wild chimpanzee, sitatunga antelope, elephant and giraffe.
CHIMPANZEE TREK
There are two chimpanzee trekking areas on Rubondo Island. Depending on where the chimps are situated and their visibility, you may need to take a game drive or boat ride and then venture on foot to see them. Throughout the year the chimpanzee habituation experience can be
conducted according to the availability of food and weather conditions.
SINGITA FARU FARU LODGE
Set in front of a busy waterhole alongside the Grumeti River in the heart of the Serengeti, Singita Faru Faru Lodge invites continuous connections with its breathtaking surrounds.
A relaxed approach to luxury forms a golden thread throughout this contemporary African lodge and allows guests to experience the deeply restorative power of nature. Décor & design includes airy bedroom suites, where every creature comfort is catered for with intuitive ease and oversized windows welcome the wilderness inside.