7 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari Experience & Coffee Walking Tour

Day 1 · Arusha - Tarangire National Park:

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   Tarangire National Park

   5 hours

   After a safari briefing in the morning and an approximate two-hour drive you will arrive at the Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered as one of the best places to view elephants up close. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. In the late afternoon you will leave the park and drive to the Tarangire Osupuko Lodge, where you will overnight.

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   Cultural Heritage Centre

   30 min

   The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is located in Arusha, Tanzania. It is a place where the past and present of the Tanzania's 120-plus tribes can be viewed in a single compound. The center boasts of various carvings, gemstones, artifacts, clothing and books.

Overnight at Tarangire Osupuko Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 2 · Lake Manyara National Park:

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   Lake Manyara National Park

   6 hours

   After breakfast you will travel from the Tarangire Area to the Lake Manyara National Park. The park is known for its over 400 bird species, primate-filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, the seasonal breeding grounds for large colonies of flamingos and many more waterfowls. The park is also home to giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, impalas and groups of noisy monkeys and baboons. After an extensive game drive, you will travel to the Eileen’s Trees Inn, where you will spend the night.

Overnight at Eileen's Trees Inn on Full Board basis.

Day 3 · Serengeti National Park:

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   Serengeti National Park

   8 hours

   After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". The park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park.

Overnight at Embalakai Luxury Tented Camp on Full Board basis.

Day 4 · Full Day at Serengeti National Park:

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   Serengeti National Park

   8 hours

   The entire day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals and include lions, leopards (in the acacia trees) and cheetahs. During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return up north. As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds may vary from year to year but your guide will know where to locate the animals and where to see them best. You will spend another night at Embalakai Tented Camp on Full Board basis.

Overnight at Embalakai Luxury Tented Camp on Full Board basis.

Day 5 · Serengeti National Park – Karatu – Coffee Walk:

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   Karatu

   5 hours

   On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As soon as you reach the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, you will see the giant caldera below – a breath-taking view. You will leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and drive to Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands. Here you will join a walk in the coffee plantation to learn more about the cultivation and processing of coffee. You will spend the night at Hhando Coffee Lodge on Full Board basis.

Overnight at Hhando Coffee Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 6 · Karatu – Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu Area:

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   Ngorongoro Crater

   6 hours Admission included

   Rise and shine! After breakfast at daybreak, you travel back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before you drive down into the crater. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and return to your Hhando Coffee Lodge to spend another night.

Overnight at Hhando Coffee Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 7 · Karatu - Drive Back to Arusha:

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   Arusha

   4 hours

   After a leisurely breakfast, you will travel back to Arusha where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off in the city center or at the airport.