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Worldwide Escorted Bus Tours & River Cruises
Tanzania: The Savannah & Beyond
“Karibu!” – welcome in Swahili. Looking for a new adventure? Have you always dreamed of seeing wildlife in its native habitat? Do you desire to learn about new cultures and see historic sights? If so, this tour through Tanzania is the vacation for you. Admire herds of elephants as they thunder across the savannah grasslands, see a pride of lions lounging in the sun, and witness the free spirit of the birds flying overhead.Highlights on this tour include Tarangire National Park, with the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. With its permanent water source, it’s a great place to see elephants, eland, zebra, Cape Buffalo, wildebeest, gazelle, impala, and more. Lake Manyara National Park is home to the world’s largest concentration of baboons and over 400 species of birds. Also visit Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s largest park and home to the “Big 5”—lions, leopards, elephant, rhinos, and Cape Buffalos. Ngorongoro Crater, which is technically a caldera, offers you the best possibility of seeing the rare Black Rhinoceros.This trip offers you not only amazing opportunities to see wildlife, it also gives you a chance to get an insight into the local culture. Visit a local Masai village to learn about this semi-nomadic tribe. Also, visit Olduvai Gorge, where remains of hominids and fossilized hominid footprints were discovered—providing new facts into human evolution.This is a tour like no other, and it’s not to be missed. So grab your camera and get ready for a thrill of a lifetime!At Globus, we design our journeys around the stories that they will tell. What story will you discover next?  We never allow more than 20 travelers on our Small-Group Discovery vacations, allowing you to truly immerse yourself in the destination and local culture.
Highlights:
Itinerary:
| Day #1 |
Arrive in Arusha, Tanzania. Welcome to Africa! Check in to your hotel and prepare for your safari experience! (D) |
| Day #2 |
Arusha–Tarangire National Park. This morning, enjoy a NATURE WALK around Lake Duluti with a Naturalist. After lunch, drive south to TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK, where the savannah grasslands are dotted with baobab and acacia trees. Enjoy a GAME DRIVE en route to your lodge. (B,L,D) |
| Day #3 |
Tarangire. Today features MORNING & AFTERNOON GAME DRIVES. Due to the Tarangire River, the park has a permanent water source, which makes for great game viewing year round. This is highlighted by a large population of elephants. You can also see wildebeest, eland, zebra, and Cape Buffalo congregate around water holes. Enjoy time to relax at your lodge during the middle of the day. (B,L,D) |
| Day #4 |
Tarangire–Lake Manyara National Park. One last GAME DRIVE in Tarangire before heading to LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK, located at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment. This small park is ecologically diverse, with groundwater forests, grassy plains, and the alkaline Lake Manyara itself. Here you will enjoy a GAME DRIVE and have the chance to see elephants, giraffes, zebra, and Cape Buffalo. The park is also home to world’s largest concentration of baboons. Continue on to your lodge for the evening. (B,L,D) |
| Day #5 |
Lake Manyara–Serengeti National Park. Today, drive to SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania’s largest and most famous park. Home to the annual wildebeest migration, it attracts visitors from around the world and is great for game viewing year round. Enjoy lunch at your lodge before an afternoon GAME DRIVE. (B,L,D) |
| Day #6 |
Serengeti. Today, enjoy MORNING & AFTERNOON GAME DRIVES. The Serengeti is home to all of the “Big 5”—lion, leopard, Cape Buffalo, elephant, and rhino. The park is also home to myriad other animals, including cheetah, giraffes, gazelle, and eland. (B,L,D) |
| Day #7 |
Serengeti–Olduvai Gorge–Ngorongoro Crater. This morning, say goodbye to the Serengeti with a GAME DRIVE. Then, visit OLDUVAI GORGE, commonly referred to as the “Cradle of Mankind.” Part of the Great Rift Valley, this 30-mile-long, steep-sided ravine is where the Leakeys made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries, including the remains of several early hominids and fossilized hominid footprints estimated to be around 3.7 million years old. Also visit a LOCAL MAASAI VILLAGE. Here you will learn more about this semi-nomadic tribe, famous for herding cattle and their distinctive red clothing. Continue on to the rim of NGORONGORO CRATER, which is part of the larger Ngorongoro Conservation Area. (B,L,D) |
| Day #8 |
Ngorongoro. Descend into the crater for a full-day GAME DRIVE, including a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is technically a caldera—the world’s largest unflooded, in fact, at over 2,000 feet deep with a floor covering over 102 square miles. Game viewing here is fantastic, as most of the animals stay in this area year round. You can see lion, Cape Buffalo, hippo, elephant, and flamingos. This is also your best chance to see the rare Black Rhinoceros. Views from the rim are stunning, especially at sunrise and sunset! (B,L,D) |
| Day #9 |
Ngorongoro–Arusha–Homebound Flight. This morning, travel back to Arusha, where your tour ends with lunch. We have secured a day room for you at the Serena Mountain Village, including dinner, before a transfer to the airport for your late-evening flight. (B,L,D) |
Hotels:
Arusha Serena Mountain Village (F), Tarangire Tarangire Sopa Lodge (F), Lake Manyara Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge (F), Serengeti Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge (SF), Ngorongoro Crater Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge (F)
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Pricing Options:
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| 01/14/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 02/04/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 02/25/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 03/18/2011 | $2,859.00 | | 05/20/2011 | $2,379.00 | | 06/17/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 07/08/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 07/22/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 08/12/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 08/26/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 09/09/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 09/23/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 10/14/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 10/28/2011 | $3,379.00 | | 11/11/2011 | $2,859.00 | | 12/09/2011 | $2,859.00 | | 01/13/2012 | $3,679.00 | | 02/03/2012 | $3,679.00 | | 02/24/2012 | $3,679.00 | | 03/16/2012 | $3,099.00 |
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