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SAFARI EXTENTION - 2012 ITINERARIES WITH PRICING
While Mount Kilimanjaro is the magnet which attracts the majority of our clients to East Africa, many
trekkers take advantage of spending some time on a wildlife safari either before, or usually after, their
Kilimanjaro climb. We can arrange safaris with accommodations in safari lodges and permanent tented
camps, strategically located in the heart of the action in Serengeti National Park and in Karatu, an ideal
base for excursions into Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Eyasi and Lake Manyara.
Safari Itineraries and Prices
A wonderful way to relax after a Kilimanjaro climb is to enjoy a safari in Tanzania - the ‘mecca’ of game
viewing. All vehicles are four wheel drives with viewing roofs.
1 Day (Arusha National Park)
Day 1 - Drive to Arusha National Park for a game drive with picnic lunch. Return to Arusha / Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size / safari jeep)
Itinerary
1 Day Safari
1 person
$300
2 person group
3 person group
$200
$180
4+ person
group
$160
2 Days (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater)
Day 1 - Drive to Lake Manyara for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast, Proceed to Ngorongoro for crater game drive with picnic lunch. Return to Arusha /
Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size / safari jeep)
Itinerary
2 Day Safari
1 person
$885
2 person
group
$645
3 person
group
$590
4+ person group
$500
3 Days (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire)
Day 1 - Drive to Lake Manyara for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast, Proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 3 - Breakfast, Proceed to Tarangire for game drive with picnic lunch. Return to Arusha / Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size / safari jeep)
Itinerary
1 person
3 Day Safari
$1370
2 person
group
$1050
3 person
group
4+ person
group
$900
$750
4 Days (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire)
Day 1 - Drive to Tarangire for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast, Proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 3 - Breakfast, morning hike to elephant cave and waterfall in Ngorongoro Conversation Area.
Lunch. Afternoon visit to Iraqw tribe cultural center. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 - Breakfast, Drive to Lake Manyara for game drive with picnic lunch. Return to Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size / safari jeep)
Itinerary
4 Day Safari
1 person
$1680
2 person
group
$1,280
3 person
group
$1,200
4+ person
group
$1,070
5 Days (Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire)
Day 1 - Drive to Lake Manyara for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast, Drive to Olduvai Gorge for picnic lunch. Proceed to Serengeti for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Breakfast, Full day game drive in Serengeti. Picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 - Breakfast, Proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 - Breakfast, Game drive in Tarangire with picnic lunch. Return to Arusha/ Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size)
Itinerary
5 Day Safari
1 person
2 person group
$2,100
$1,500
3 person group
$1,400
4+
person
group
$1,350
6 Days (Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire)
Day 1 - Drive to Lake Manyara for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast, Drive to Olduvai Gorge with picnic lunch. Proceed to Serengeti. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Breakfast, Full day game drive in Serengeti. Picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 - Breakfast, Full day game drive in Serengeti. Picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 - Breakfast, Proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6 - Breakfast, Game drive in Tarangire with picnic lunch. Return to Arusha / Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size / safari jeep)
Itinerary
6 Day Safari
1 person
$2880
2 person group
3 person group
4+ person group
$1800
$1740
$1,680
7 Days (Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire)
Day 1 - Drive to Lake Manyara for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast, Drive to Olduvai Gorge with picnic lunch. Proceed to Serengeti. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Breakfast, Full day game drive in Serengeti. Picnic Lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 - Breakfast, Full day game drive in Serengeti. Picnic Lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 - Breakfast, Full day game drive in Serengeti. Picnic Lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6 - Breakfast, Proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 - Breakfast, Game drive at Tarangire with picnic lunch. Return to Arusha / Moshi.
2012 PRIVATE SAFARIS
Price Per Person (based on group size / safari jeep)
Itinerary
7 Day Safari
1 person
2 person group
3 person group
4+ person group
$3,360
$2,240
$2,100
$1960
While Mount Kilimanjaro is the magnet which attracts the majority of our clients to East Africa, many
trekkers take advantage of spending some time on a wildlife safari either before, or usually after, their
Kilimanjaro climb. We can arrange safaris with accommodations in safari lodges and permanent tented
camps, strategically located in the heart of the action in Serengeti National Park and in Karatu, an ideal
base for excursions into Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Eyasi and Lake Manyara.
We use well maintained four wheel drive Land Rover Land Cruiser vehicles staffed by experienced
driver/guides who have intimate knowledge of the National Parks of Northern Tanzania. Our guides know
where to find the wildlife, either through experience or through a network of communication with other
guides. They can spot animals from great distances and do their best to bring you close for an unforgettable
encounter with Africa's majestic animals.
Below are descriptions of the main parks, accommodations, and itineraries. Our safaris are private. You
decide what you want to see and for how long. You can depart on any day, for any period of time. A
minimum of three days is recommended, and the five day itinerary is the most popular choice amongst our
clients . Be sure to view our safari photo gallery: www.kili-expedition.com
Arusha National Park:
Arusha National Park, although a rather small park measuring 53 square miles (137 square km), is
remarkable for its range of habitats. Located 16 miles northeast of Arusha, between Mount Kilimanjaro and
Mount Meru, Arusha National Park features a miniature volcanic crater (Ngurduto Crater), a river
(Jekukumia River), a highland rain forest, acacia woodlands and a string of crater lakes (Momella Lakes).
The park is a home to Colobus monkeys, velvet monkeys, buffalo, hippos, elephants, and giraffe. A
wonderful waterfall is abundant here as well. Arusha National Park offers many beautiful panoramic views,
including spectacular views of both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.
Lake Manyara National
Park
The park is located 75 miles (125 kms) west of Arusha between the cliff of Great Rift Valley and Lake
Manyara. The park is 205 square miles (330 square kms) and 70% of that is covered by Lake Manyara itself.
The park contains a large variety of habitats - such as rift wall, acacia woodlands, and an area of open
grasslands. The most famous spectacle in the park are the tree climbing lions, which are occasionally seen on
the branches of acacia trees. Other animals are found in the area, this includes large herds of buffalo,
elephants, giraffes, impalas, monkeys, baboons, hippos, as well as millions of pelicans and flamingos. A great
variety of smaller animals can be observed in the course of a single day.
Lake Eyasi
The meadows along the shores of the mildly alkaline Lake Eyasi are not only home to a wide variety of
wildlife including leopard, hippo, monkeys, birds, flamingos, storks and pelicans, the area is also home to
the Hadzabe bushmen, the last tribe of hunter-gatherers in East Africa. Some 200 to 400 Hadzabe
Bushmen still live much as they have for tens of thousands of years. Their simple shelters are built from
grass, branches and earth. During the rainy season they still live in caves. During your visit to Lake Eyasi,
you may visit with the Hadzabe Bushmen to witness their primitive way of life, and even accompany
them on a early morning hunt.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park park covers approximately 2,600 square miles (6,700 square kms), and lies to the
south of a large open grass plain in southern Masai land, 70 miles (115 kms) from Arusha. It is the sixth
largest national park in Tanzania. Tarangire is commonly famous for its abundant birdlife. Visitors are
frequently entertained by encounters with browsing elephants, which inhabit this park in the large herds.
Other animals that can be seen include buffalo, giraffe, zebra, elands, warthogs, greter kudu, gernuks and
impalas. Huge magnificent baobab trees, the Tarangire River, and volcanic mountain ranges add to the
scenic splendor of this unique national park.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Located in the Great Rift Valley, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a gigantic fracture of the earth crust.
Within this beautiful and unique landscape lies alkaline soda lakes, a series of peaks and volcanoes, dense
rain forests, vast plains, acheological sites and Masai villages. This protected area is the land of the seminomadic Maasai, who can be seen grazing their vast herds of cattle. Although the Tanzanian government has
tried to encourage the Maasai to give up their customs and adapt to modern African life, the proud Maasai
have resisted. During your visit, it is possible to visit nearby Maasai villages, called boma, to observe their
traditional dance and to go inside their mud and dung huts.
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Conversation Area houses one of the world's greatest natural spectacles - the Ngorongoro
Crater, home to almost 30,000 animals. It is impossible to give a fair description of the crater, for there is
nothing with which to compare it. Once an active volcano, Ngorongoro Crater collapsed leaving a caldera
12 miles (20 kms) in diameter. With no breaks at all in its steep walls, this is the largest intact caldera in
existence. The bottom of the crater is 165 square miles (265 square kms), dotted with watering holes,
shelters an abundance of animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. The crater is
famous for viewing black rhinos, for which there are very few left. Other animals that can be seen include
elephant, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, monkeys, and ever hungry predators including lions and
hyenas.
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is known as the 'cradle of mankind'. Through the excavation of Dr. Louis Leakey and his
wife Mary, the gorge has yielded numerous remains dating back almost two million years. The remains of
the earliest human were found in this area which revolutionized theories of how man evolved. The
historical findings of the famous skull, other fossils and stone artifacts have strengthened the belief that
Africa is the birthplace of prehistoric man. There is a small museum here which displays some of the finds
from this region. Olduvai Gorge lies between the great wildlife sanctuaries of the Ngorongoro Crater and
Serengeti National Park, and is a common rest stop during the bumpy ride between these parks
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park, covering an immense 9,170 square miles (14,763 square kms), is
Tanzania's largest national park and undoubtedly the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world.
Over three million large game animals inhabit these rolling grasslands, known as the 'endless
plains'. Here one can witness the unique migration of almost 1.5 million wildebeest undertake a
circuit of 600 miles (1,000 kms) in search of new pastures, from the central plains to the
permanent water holes at the the park corridors. About 35 species of plain animals can be
observed including the 'big five' - elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, buffalos - and large herds of
wildebeest, gazelle and zebra.
Safari Accommodation:
Our safari extensions utilize standard hotel lodges and permanent tented camps. The lodges are located in
Marangu Village / Arusha and Karatu town. The permanent tented camps are located near Seronera, the
center of the Serenget National Park, and just west of the Serengeti.
Standard Hotel Lodges
Our standard hotel lodges feature nice, clean rooms with twin beds and private bathrooms with hot showers.
Linens are included as well as mosquito netting. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is served in either an indoor
communal dining hall or (weather permitting) an outdoor garden/courtyard.
Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge is perched on the rim of
the incomparable Ngorongoro Crater. It is built
mainly from natural stone and local wood and timber.
The panoramic windows encompass a superb view of
the 311 sq. km crater teeming with wildlife. It offers
breathtaking view of the crater. It is 2,286 meters
above sea level. 90 bedrooms in all, a lounge with
panoramic windows and an observation deck.
Seronera Wildlife Lodge is a large tourist hotel and offers simple but comfortable rooms, friendly service,
good food and excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The Seronera Wildlife Lodge may be the simplest
and least visually appealing out of all the lodges in the Central Serengeti but its location at the heart of the
Seronera River Valley is unbeatable. The Seronera River Valley, with its abundance of resident animals
including all the big carnivores, is a must see no matter what time of year. The Seronera Wildlife Lodge is
recommended for those seeking simple (no frills) accommodations and maximum wildlife viewing.
However, if luxury is a bigger priority over game viewing, then the other two lodges in the Central
Serengeti including the Serengeti Serena Lodge and the Serengeti Sopa Lodge may make a better choice.
For those seeking the ultimate luxury adventure and something a little more rewarding then a large buffet
line, the Private Luxury Camp may be the best choice.
Tarangire Safari Lodge. Located inside the Tarangire National Park, Tarangire Safari Lodge is beautifully
situated on a bluff with magnificent views overlooking the Tarangire River and the Baobab studded
landscape. Each of the comfortable tent has thatched roofs for sun protection, as you sit right outside your
veranda enjoying the best game-viewing
Lake Manyara Hotel definitely has the most magnificent position overlooking the park from a steep-side
promontory at the top of the escarpment. It is a classic 1970's style of construction, right down to the man
gliding his rotary parquet floor polisher across the dining room. This lodge has recently come under new
ownership and we are very much looking forward to seeing what they plan to do with it.
Plantation Lodge. A lovely farmhouse converted to a lodge run by a German couple, Plantation Lodge
offers fresh foods from their farm home cooked style. This cozy homely lodge built within a coffee
plantation overlooks the beautiful hills and valleys of Karatu, a region known for its coffee plantations,
sugar cane and rice fields. The beautiful well-kept gardens with a variety of flowers are very inviting for a
walk in the evenings. There is also a pool to enjoy during the hot afternoons.
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. Built on the Rim of a
dormant and collapsed volcano, Ngorongoro Serena
exists in perfect harmony with the natural
environment. Awarded the green globe, the plant and
ivy-covered stone camouflaged lodge has elegant
rooms ornately decorated with local materials. Most
of the rooms have a private terrace offering
incredible views of the vast conservation area
inhabited by the Maasai tribe as well as an
extraordinary variety of wildlife and birdlife.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. Set on the Rim of Ngorongoro Crater, each of the suites offer breathtaking views
of the Ngorongoro Crater. Each of the rooms have an enclosed solarium with a rocking chair to relax and
enjoy the splendid scenery. There is a swimming pool on the end of the rim for those daring enough to brave
the cool weather ofNgorongoroRim.
Serengeti Serena Lodge. Located in the Seronera, an area rich with wildlife year round, Serengeti Serena is
set discreetly high on a hill, offering magnificent view of the rolling unspoiled wilderness of the Serengeti
plains. The theme of the lodge reflects a Maasai Village complete with Maasai Warriors. Each of the spacious
Maasai huts with modern facilities has its own private verandah offering amazing views of the vast Serengeti
plains below, home to the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth.
amongst acacia woodland near Lake Ndutu, the stone cottages sit unobtrusively in the wilderness, offering
the quintessential setting for the experiencing the peace of the Serengeti.
Southern Serengeti:
Ndutu Safari Lodge. Situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the southern short grass plains of
the Serengeti ecosystem lays Ndutu Lodge. Standing amongst acacia woodland near Lake Ndutu, the stone
cottages sit unobtrusively in the wilderness, offering the quintessential setting for the experiencing the
peace of the Serengeti.
Lake Manyara National Park Area:
Kirurumu Tented Lodge. Built on the escarpment of the Great East African Rift Valley, Kirurumu offers
a spectacular panoramic view of Lake Manyara and the surrounding area. Each of the eco-friendly simple
yet comfortable tents, pierced on a natural stone, have their own verandah offering privacy to enjoy the
view in luxury. The lodge is built strategically with close attention paid to landscape and lighting so as not
to disturb the pattern of migratory bird.
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Perched on the edge of Mto Wa Mbu escarpment, Lake Manyara Serena Lodge overlooks the Great Rift
Valley and the Manyara soda lake. The extraordinary birdlife of Manyara has made this place renowned
amongst the ornithologists. The interior décor of each of the rooms, circular in shape indigenous to the
traditional architect, depict the bird migration pattern creating a scene of idyllic serenity.
Tarangire National Park:
Tarangire Sopa Lodge. A 'low profile' structure, Tarangire Sopa nestles into a wooded hillside valley
overlooking Tarangire Hill. Each of the rooms is comfortable with basic necessities provided. Tarangire Sopa
has a large public area to relax in the evenings and enjoy the surrounding baobab filled landscape.
Amenities available at standard hotel lodges include:
Telephone services
Internet access
Laundry services
Safe deposit box
Bus shuttle service
Sauna / Swimming pool
Fitness room
Gift shop
Massage
Television room
Locked storage
CONTACT INFORMATION
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P.O. Box 854 Marangu Tanzania.
Tel +255 272754668
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