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11 Days Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Experience

  • 11 Days
  • Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park
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Overview

July 2022 – June 2023

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arusha

    Meet at Kilimanjaro airport or Arusha airport, after meet and greet you will be transfer to Arusha town, Overnight at Four Points By Sheraton

  2. Day 2

    Tarangire National Park

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Tarangire area for mid-morning and afternoon game viewing in Tarangire National park, a small breathtaking Park with an immense natural richness surrounded by ancient baobab trees, Lesser kudu, eland, lion, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, Maasai giraffe and fringe-eared Oryx and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its lions. In the afternoon drive to Karatu area Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House

  3. Day 3

    Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch drive to Serengeti National Park for an afternoon game drive in the prime attraction of Africa – Serengeti National Park, a World Heritage Site! Africa’s largest and most famous park is an astounding 14,763 sq. kms of wild paradise. Most famous for its annual migration of wildebeests and zebras, this is Africa’s best protected reserve. The “Famous Big Five” at your disposal during game drive – lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino – all in African style! Watch out for the Impala stags, giraffes, water bucks and more – found in this area. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp

  4. Day 4 – 7

    Serengeti National Park

    Enjoy 4 full days Game drive in the endless plains of Serengeti which sustain the greatest wildebeest migrations and most spectacular concentration of wildlife found anywhere in the world. The plains of Serengeti are the site for the world’s greatest wildlife show where about 1.5 million wildebeests migrate searching for food and water.

    For best migration viewing, your overnight stay will be scheduled as per below depending on your travel plan and migration location December – March, overnight stay in southern Serengeti May – June, overnight stay in Western Serengeti July – September, overnight stay in Northern Serengeti The crossing generally happens at Mara River around late July to August with parts of September depending on the weather patterns. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp or similar

  5. Day 8

    The Craddle Of Mankind (Olduvai Gorge)

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Olduvai Gorge for a day tour, a Dr Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous discoveries of early humans and magnificent antiquities documenting the evolutionary history of our stone tool-using ancestors, vertebrate fauna, and the environments over the last two million years. It has yielded numerous fossil remains from Pleistocene times (from about 5,000,000 to 10,000 years ago), including the skull of the primitive. The world famous palaeoanthropological site studied for more than 40 years by the Leakeys. The 40-kilometre-long Gorge (Olduvai is a mispronunciation of Oldupai, a Maasai word meaning ‘the place of wild sisal’) is located in northern Tanzania at the border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park. In the afternoon drive to Karatu area Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

  6. Day 9

    Ngorongoro Crater

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Ngorongoro crater well known as a highly successful sanctuary for the endangered black rhino. Strategically Ngorongoro Crater is often referred to as the 8th wonder of the world, a large caldera that hosts the most unique ecosystem on Earth with 20,000 large grazing mammals and the largest concentration of predators on earth playing a key role in the maintenance of the ecological balance. Your experience will start by descending 2000 feet (over 600 metres) to the floor of the crater to explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where many predators hunt to make their kill. Thereafter in the afternoon drive to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

  7. Day 10

    Lake Manyara National Park -Arusha

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Lake Manyara area , enjoy game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include large variety of animals such as Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant, Gazelle, hippos, monkeys and about 400 different species of birds providing the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. In the afternoon drive to Arusha town Overnight at Mount Meru Hotel – BB

  8. Day 11

    Airport

    After breakfast, drive for Arusha city tour, lunch on own account Afternoon transfer to JRO airport

Inclusions and exclusions

Price includes

  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Game drives as Indicated on the Itinerary using Land Cruiser 4 x 4 – 6 Seaters
  • English Speaking driver guide
  • Mineral Water
  • Return airport transfers
  • Park entrance fees as indicated on the itinerary
  • Meet and greet services

Price excludes

  • Tips, Porterage, Beverages, Items of personal nature such as laundry, phone, fax, insurance etc.
  • International flights, Visas, Airport taxes
  • Any other item not mentioned on the itinerary
  • Easter supplement per person $200.00
  • Christmass and New Year Eve and New Year Supplements(24th, 25th, 26th and 31st of Dec & 01st Jan – per person $250.00
Practical notes, tipping and booking terms

Tipping guidelines

It is habitual to tip your safari driver-guide. Tips are paid at the end of the safari and are given to your guide, below are just a guideline for tipping:-

  • We suggest $20.00 per person in the vehicle per day for driver-guide during safari days
  • $3.00 per group for porters/waitress upon checking in and when checking out.

General Terms and Conditions

Holiday Surcharge

A supplement of US $ 50.00 per person per day will apply to all bookings on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st December and 1st January except Zanzibar accommodation

A supplement of US $ 45.00 per person per day will apply to all bookings between Easter Friday and Easter Monday (for all 4 days) as Easter holiday surcharge

Validity of Prices

Prices are valid for the periods shown but are subject to change without notice in the event of Government action, i.e. increase in hotel tax or VAT, or to increase if prices are significantly affected by other circumstances beyond our control. Prices are based on exchange rates prevailing at the time of publication and may alter should any major variation in exchange rates occur.

Payment

We do accept payment via bank transfer and credit cards. Please note that sender collects all charges. Kindly always send remittance of payments /payments proof including booking reference # after completion of transaction for our records. When paying through credit card surcharge of 5% will apply.

Prices Include

Prices quoted for safaris generally include transport as per the itinerary, airport transfers, game drives, flying doctor membership where appropriate and charged separate at price of $30.00 per person , full board accommodation, picnic/extra lunches where stated, scheduled charter flights where mentioned, Mineral water and park entrance fees.

Prices Exclude: Itinerary prices generally exclude international flights, visa costs, optional excursions, personal insurance (medical or other), drinks, tips, phone calls, laundry and any items of a personal nature.

Children Policy

Children between the age of 3 and 12years

  • Pays 60% of the adult rate if sharing a room with two adults
  • Pays 80% of the adult rate if sharing a room with another child
  • Pays 100% of the adult rates if sharing a room with one adult
  • No discount on Holiday and other supplements

Reservations, Payment and Deposits

When Destination Specialists accepts your booking, the date of the confirmation invoice activates the terms and conditions of the contract. Confirmation of services is subject to payment of a 50% of the total invoiced amount to secure space. The balance is to be paid not later than 60 days prior to commencement of the services. When bookings are made within 30 days prior to the departure date, full payment is required immediately on written confirmation.

Cancellation Policy

Should you wish to cancel your confirmed booking, you must advise the company in writing. Reservations that are cancelled, reduced in length of stay or reduced in numbers (hereinafter collectively called a CANCELLATION) are subject to Cancellation and No Show fees if cancelled within 44 days of the arrival date:

  • 150 days to 90 days prior to arrival: 25%
  • 89 days to 45 days prior to arrival: 50%
  • 44 days to 01 days prior to arrival: 100%

Full details are on our Booking Policy page.

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