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Tanzania

FAMILY GROUP TRIPS

Serengeti Safari & Zanzibar
Ref: FTZ (2008 season)
Tanzania
13 DAYS HOTELS/CAMPING/LODGES/BUNGALOWS - SAVANNAH PLAINS TO THE SPICE ISLAND

Introduction

Only in Africa can you find the spectacle of wildlife in its rawest exuberance amid an incredible diversity of landscapes. We focus on big game viewing in the famous National parks of northern Tanzania concentrated around the Great Rift Valley. A short flight then takes us to the exotic island of Zanzibar to explore old Stonetown and undwind on its tropical beaches.

Tour information

Rift Valley & Serengeti Plains
We drive first to Lake Manyara National Park, famed for its prolific birdlife as well as large elephant and hippo populations. We spend our first night high above the park on the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley overlooking the lake. Next we enter the great Serengeti plains. We're at once among vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and Grant's gazelle. Other wildlife includes lion, hyena, jackal, topi and cheetah. We'll also visit the archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge, where Louis Leakey found the fossil of 'Nutcracker Man'. The gorge is famous for evidence of hominid activity dating back some 2.1 million years.

Ngorongoro: Garden of Eden
Driving down a steep, narrow track we enter Ngorongoro crater, believed by some to have been the proverbial “Garden of Eden”. The 100-square-mile sunken floor is the world's largest intact caldera and contains one of Africa's largest permanent concentrations of wildlife. Rhino, lion and elephant are the big attraction here, whilst flamingo occupy pride of place on the shallow soda lake, Lake Magadi. Our safari ends in Tarangire National Park, where a wide variety of animals including lion live among the dramatic landscape of primeval baobab trees.

Exotic Zanzibar
Steeped in history, blessed with an idyllic year round climate and surrounded by some of the Indian Ocean's finest beaches, the spice island of Zanzibar is the perfect end to our journey. You may like to explore old Stonetown and the spice plantations before we head east, via Jozani Forest Reserve (home to the Red Colobus monkey), to the coast to relax on Zanzibar's tropical palm-fringed beaches.

Itinerary

1 Fly London/Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
2 Drive Lake Manyara NP; game drive.
3 Drive to Serengeti NP via Mto Wa Mbu.
4 & 5 In Serengeti NP; game drives, optional balloon safari.
6 Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area via Olduvai Gorge; game viewing en route.
7 Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater and continue to Tarangire NP.
8 Game drive in Tarangire; continue to Arusha and fly to Zanzibar.
9 In Zanzibar Town; optional 'Spice Tour'.
10 Transfer to east coast via Jozani Forest; afternoon free.
11 Free day; beach activities.
12 Fly London.
13 Arrive London.

Accommodation and Meals
2nts hotel, 3nts lodge, 4nts camping, 2nts bungalows; 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches & 6 dinners included.

Transport
4WD Safari Truck/Land Cruisers/Light aircraft/Minibus.

Comments
A classic African safari and relaxation on Zanzibar. Travel on the mainland is in a purpose-built off-road safari truck and its height enhances vision for game-viewing. We use some comfortable lodges as well as camping inside the National Parks.

Group Size
Approx. 12 to 16.

Tour Staff
Explore Tour Leader plus driver(s).

Minimum Age
8 years.

Swimming
Available at all non-camping night-stops.

Dates and Prices

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