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4 Days Tanzania Wildlife Safari Luxury Safari

  • 4 Days
  • Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Farm Tour
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Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arusha – Tarangire National Park

    Meet at your hotel in Arusha, after tour briefing you will collect packed lunch and depart for Tarangire National Park located 2hrs30mins south of Arusha for game viewing. The park is surrounded by aged baobab trees with vast natural richness coloured with the highest concentration of elephants which can be spotted all year round, other games include lesser kudu, eland, lion, zebras, leopards, waterbucks, wildebeests, buffalos, elephants, giraffes, fringe-eared oryx ,gerenuk and more than 500 species of birds all found in this breathtaking park. Packed lunch will be served at Picnic site within the park, late afternoon drive to Lake Manyara area

    Dinner and overnight at Escarpment Luxury Lodge – 5*

  2. Day 2

    Lake Manyara National Park

    After breakfast, you will collect packed lunch and drive to Lake Manyara National Park which two-thirds of the park is covered by lake. From the entrance gate, the road winds through a span of lush jungle-like groundwater forest where many baboon troops lounge along the roadside accompanying your journey to first ever game viewing. Take a game drive at your leisureliness and enjoy beautiful views of Africa’s Great Rift Valley escarpment full of great games such as elephant, gazelle, hippos, antelopes, monkeys, also large buffalo, wildebeests and zebra herds gathering on the grassy plains, as do giraffes. More than 400 different species of birds have been recorded in this park which provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. Packed lunch will be served at Picnic site within the park, in the evening drive back to your hotel

    Dinner and overnight at Escarpment Luxury Lodge – 5*

  3. Day 3

    Ngorongoro Crater

    After breakfast, you will collect packed lunch and drive to Ngorongoro conservation area, a UNESCO World Heritage site for crater tour. The largest inactive caldera in the world (260 square kilometres), sunken or collapsed cone of volcano nowadays hosts the most unique ecosystem on Earth with more than 20,000 large grazing mammals and the largest concentration of predators on earth playing important part in the maintenance of the nature balance. Your experience will start by descending 2000 feet (over 600 metres) to the floor of the caldera to explore the Lerai forest inhabited by monkeys and huge elephant families, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos, the open savannah to sport many predators probably hunting to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, not surprisingly that Ngorongoro Crater has been called The Real Garden of Eden located in 2018 by American Biblical Archaeologist Stan Deyo. In the evening drive back to your hotel.

    Dinner and overnight at Escarpment Luxury Lodge – 5*

  4. Day 4

    Mto Wa Mbu Farm Tour – Arusha Airport

    Early breakfast at your lodge; thereafter drive to Mto wa Mbu area for farm tour. You will visit sugar cane, banana and rice farms and have direct conversations with small scale farmers, later you will visit local brewery.

    Thereafter you will drive to Arusha and transfer to Arusha airport

Inclusions and exclusions

Price includes

  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Game drives as Indicated on the Itinerary using Land Cruiser 4 x 4 – 7 Seaters
  • English Speaking driver guide
  • Mineral Water
  • 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 and airport taxes
  • Any other item not mentioned on the itinerary
  • Easter supplements per person – $180
  • Christmass and New year supplements per person $250.00

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Safari net cost in USD inclusively accommodation, transport, Park Fees & Mineral Water

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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