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Day 1-2
Depart U.S. / Arrive Arusha |
Connect in Amsterdam with your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport,
arriving late evening. You will be met by Thomson Safaris
staff and transferred to your lodge.
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Day 3
Arusha National Park |
Meet your pen pals this morning! Afterwards, depart for Arusha
National Park, a small but incredibly diverse park with forest,
lakes, savannah, several craters and an extinct volcano over
15,000 feet tall: Mount Meru.
- Meet pen pals at a local Arusha school
- Picnic lunch in Arusha National Park
- Afternoon wildlife viewing
- Optional hike to a waterfall
- Swim, relax or walk through gardens of lodge
- Overnight: Moivaro Lodge
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Day 4
Tarangire National Park |
Today you will depart Arusha, traveling southwest through
the Maasai Steppe to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania's fourth
largest.
- Full day of wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park
- Overnight: Thomson Tarangire Nyumba
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Day 5
Tarangire National Park |
Spend another day in Tarangire National Park, viewing some
of Tanzania’s largest populations of elephant and enjoying
the diverse scenery, including the dramatic baobab trees that
are so typical of the park.
- Full day of wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park
- Swimming at Tarangire Safari Lodge
- Overnight: Thomson Tarangire Nyumba
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Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater |
Arrive to the dramatic collapsed volcano, Ngorongoro Crater,
where you will witness the highest concentration of wildlife
on the planet.
- Afternoon wildlife viewing on the floor of Ngorongoro
Crater
- Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba
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Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater |
Take advantage of your optimally located Nyumba and spend
another day on the crater floor, searching out lion, hippo,
the rare black rhino, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, African buffalo
and much more.
- Visit Maasai village of Nainokanoka
- Afternoon wildlife viewing on the floor of Ngorongoro
Crater
- Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba
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Day 8
Oduvai Gorge / Serengeti National Park |
After breakfast, continue your journey into the unspoiled
wilderness of Tanzania by heading west, toward the Serengeti
Plains.
- Brief stop at Olduvai Gorge
- Morning wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
- Picnic lunch in the park
- Brief nature walk around your campsite
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
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Day 9
Serengeti National Park |
Enjoy the vastness of the Serengeti "the land that flows
on forever" along with some of the best game-viewing
that Africa has to offer.
- Full day of wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
(if you have advance reservations, make an early departure
for your hot-air balloon excursion today or tomorrow)
- Picnic lunch in the park
- Afternoon of traditional Tanzanian games, soccer, or
sketching/painting at your Nyumba
- Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba
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Day
10
Serengeti / Arusha / Depart |
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Days 10-14: Zanzibar
Extension
Several summer departures include Zanzibar
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Depart the Serengeti late this morning and spend the rest
of the day in Arusha, with a farewell lunch, some shopping
and a dayroom
to prepare for your flight home this evening.
- Charter flight from the Serengeti to Arusha (33lbs baggage
maximum)
- Farewell lunch in Arusha
- Shopping
- Dayroom in Arusha
- Swim in the pool at your lodge
- Transfer to the International Airport for
your flight home
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Explore of the beaches of Zanzibar as well as the narrow streets
and bustling markets of historic Stone Town. Relax at your
seaside resort overlooking the Indian Ocean, and enjoy an
intriguing tour of the cottage spice industries.
- Flight from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Guided walk of Stone Town
- Scuba, snorkel, swim, sail
- Sunset dhow cruise
- Guided spice tour
- 4 Overnights
- Transfer to Airport for your flight home
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Day 11
Arrive U.S.
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Day 15
Arrive U.S.
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Connect in Amsterdam and arrive in the U.S. Please check your
flight itinerary for arrival dates and flight details.
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Connect in Amsterdam and arrive in the U.S. Please check your
flight itinerary for arrival dates and flight details.
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