Serengeti Safari
10 or 13 Days
You can...
- Experience the great African outdoors
- Visit a Masai Village
- See AMAZING wildlife in the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Parks
Camping in the outdoors provides a close-up experience of some of the world's finest scenery and wildlife. You'll explore Lake Manyara National Park, which has large numbers of elephant and giraffe, and then head into the Serengeti, perhaps Africa's most prolific reserve, where herds of wildebeest, along with lion and cheetah, can be found. The highlight for many is the Ngorongoro Crater, for its sheer beauty and the huge concentration of animals found all in one place.
- Day 1. Fly to Tanzania
- Fly to Arusha via Nairobi.
- Day 2. Arusha
- Arrive; drive to Karama Lodge.
- Day 3. Lake Manyara NP
- Drive to Lake Manyara NP; game drive.
- Day 4. Serengeti
- Drive via Olduvai Gorge to the Serengeti.
- Day 5. Serengeti
- In the Serengeti; full day of game drives.
- Day 6/7. Ngorongoro Crater
- Drive to Ngorongoro Crater; game drives in the crater.
- Day 8. Arusha
- Drive to Arusha; visit curio markets en route.
- Day 9/10. Free day in Arusha
- Free day to explore Arusha. Overnight flight to London via Nairobi.
- Extension
- We stongly recommend rounding off your holiday with a few days on the spice island of Zanzibar. Add additional £599
- Tailor-Making
- We are very happy to create a tailor-made holiday for you and your family in Tanzania. Please contact one of our experts for more information.
- Wildebeest Migration
- The wildebeest migration normally takes place in the Serengeti between April and August.
- NOTE:
- An additional local payment to cover National Park Entry Fees of US$380 (approx £240) per adult and US$90 (approx £53) per child is payable on this trip.
- Is it right for your family?
- Travel is by safari minibus. Distances covered are relatively short, minimizing driving and maximizing game viewing. Minimum age for children is seven. This is the real Africa and part of the fun is the camaraderie of life in camp, so come prepared to join in with chores (you'll have to put up your own tent) and evenings around a camp-fire.
- Accommodation and meals: Hotel (2nts), camping (5nts). 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 6 evening meals included.
- Flight details: Scheduled flights from Heathrow with British Airways or Kenya Airways.
- Departures 2009: 18, 27 Dec.
- Departures 2010: *25 Jun; 16, 30 Jul; 13 Aug; 15 Oct; 21 Dec.
- Departures 2011: *24 Jun; 15, 29 Jul; 12, 19 Aug.
- NOTE: * = 11+ departure.
- Prices: Land only from £899 per person. Including flights from London from £1,749 adult, £1,649 child.
- Age Guideline: 7+ Years
- Trip Code: FTCS
