SAFARI IN TANZANIA
Prepared for the Gerber Family
ITINERARY
28th Dec - 30th Dec: Ngorongoro Crater
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will meet a tradewinds representative who will help you through customs and find your luggage. A vehicle and guide will meet you to take you to the Ngorongoro Crater.
Spend a full day in the Crater on safari and another on a walking safari.
Entamanu Ngorongoro, 3 nights.
31st Dec - 1st Jan: Tarangire National Park
A game drive to your next destination, the drive is approximately 2.5 hours. Stop for a picnic on route before arriving at the camp.
Opportunities for night drives in Tarangire National Park.
Kuro Tarangire Camp, 2 nights.
2nd Jan - 5th Jan: Serengeti
Meet a scheduled flight from the Tarangire Airstrip to take you north to Ndutu Airstrip, in the Serengeti. Spend the next days out on safari, spotting the migration.
Serengeti Safari Camp, 4 nights.
6th Jan - 10th Jan: The Tanzanian coast
Fly to Chaka Chaka Airstrip by fixed wing charter flight. Spend time at the beach, relaxing or enjoying the water sports.
5 nights.
End of Safari
Fly by scheduled flight to Arusha Airport. A vehicle will be waiting to take you to JRO for your international flight home.
NGORONGORO CRATER
The Ngorongoro Crater is thought to have formed about 2.5 million years ago when an active volcano’s cone collapsed inward after a massive eruption. It is the largest caldera in the world and has become a natural sanctuary for some of the densest populations of large mammals in Africa. Due to its enclosed nature, the Ngorongoro Crater has effectively formed its own ecosystem.
You are guaranteed to see big concentrations of animals on a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. The Crater also delivers some of the most reliable sightings of the Big 5 (elephant, buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard) in East Africa.
ENTAMANU NGORNGORO
The camp is set off the beaten track but right on the Crater rim, and has exceptional views both down into Ngorongoro Crater from one side (sunrise),
and out over the Serengeti from the other (perfect for sundowners).
Entamanu Ngorongoro has seven cottage-style rooms elevated on wooden platforms, with two family rooms made up of two full size rooms. Each room
has indoor heating and en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water, and flush loos. Every effort has been made to create comfort in this elemental place.
KURO
Kuro is nestled right in the middle of Tarangire National Park, away from the crowds. It is teeming with elephants, big herds of buffalo, plenty of big cats and home to the highest number of breeding pairs of birds in the green season.
This area is great for walking, day and night drives.
The Tarangire River, just outside the camp, is the only remaining source of water for miles as the season dries up between July and October and it sits just a few hundred feet in front of camp. This means that you find animals surrounding the camp, including herds of impala, bushbuck, dik diks and seriously impressive herds of elephant. There have even been sightings of wild dog chase a bush buck right through the mess at Kuro.
TARANGIRE CAMP
In a grove of acacia trees, on the main game routes a stones throw from the banks of the Tarangire River sits Tarangire Camp.
It has six large, light safari rooms made of canvas and thatch with verandahs and in door and outdoor showers and flush loos. Open-sided, airy, grass thatched lounge and dining room furnished with hides, canvas and a touch of colourful textiles.
This stylishly simple camp is in a quiet, secluded setting surrounded by fantastic walking territory and within easy reach of all the best wildlife areas.