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Tanzania Luxury Safari

Tanzania Luxury Safari

Overview

Come and join us for an exploration of the diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes of Africa. Our Tanzania luxury safari package offers a comprehensive tour of Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater over a five-day period. During this journey, you will have the opportunity to encounter the ‘big five’ as well as a variety of other wildlife and bird species. This tour package is ideal for families, friends or colleagues. It is crafted to cater to the needs of various groups, making it a versatile option for different types of travelers.

Luxury Lodge Accommodation

We offer an extensive selection of lodges tailored to suit various budgets and preferences for comfort. The importance of tranquility is emphasized, with options available in both secluded settings and those near local communities. Our sales team is available to provide assistance, ensuring you make an informed decision.

The lodges are equipped with a variety of amenities, including swimming pools, conference centers, Wi-Fi, satellite television, gift shops, saunas and spa services. Luxury tented camps are also included in this selection.

Dining options feature an à la carte menu, five-course meals, and buffet services. While you relax, you can indulge in a diverse selection of wines, spirits, both local and international beer brands.

Transport Logistics

Kenya epic safaris facilitates travel and game drives with our customized 4×4 safari vehicles. Typically, our jeeps are accessorized with pop up roofs ideal for game viewing, as well as communication gadgets and comfortable seats. After all our aim is to enhance the overall safariing experience for our clients.

The Allure Of A Luxury Safari

Throughout your safari in Tanzania, you will benefit from the expertise of our skilled driver guides. Equally important the guides possess extensive knowledge of the wildlife and various landscapes that you will encounter.

Experiencing the excitement of exploring wildlife but also sceneries is an adventure that every traveler should include in their bucket list. Moreover, our Tanzania luxury lodge safari offers you the chance to engage directly with the rich cultural diversity of the region. At the same time enjoy remarkable game viewing opportunities in this premium parks and reserves.

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Safaris

Five Days Lake Manyara / Serengeti / Ngorongoro Crater Luxury Lodge Safari. [Itinerary]

Day One: Arusha – Lake Manyara

First, a representative from Kenya epic safaris will meet you at your hotel or pick you up from the airport. Secondly, the rep will brief and hand you over to your assigned driver guide, who will facilitate your Tanzania luxury safari. Your driver guide will drive to Lake Manyara national park. The guide will also provide both entertainment and information regarding the various landscapes encountered en route; to arrive Lake Manyara in time for delicious hot lunch.

Upon your arrival, the lodge concierge will guide you to your designated rooms. You are encouraged to spend your afternoon making use of the lodge’s amenities, which include spas, saunas and a swimming pool. Alternatively, you may take a leisure stroll on the beautifully manicured lawns while socializing. Subsequently, you will embark on an evening game drive.

Lake Manyara covers an area of 230 square kilometers, while the entire park, including the lake, spans 330 square kilometers. Situated beneath the wall of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara boasts the highest concentration of elephants per square kilometer in the country. Visitors to the park may have the opportunity to witness the renowned tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara, if fortunate.

The lake is a haven for a multitude of lesser flamingos and other large water birds, such as pelicans, cormorants and storks, owing to its alkaline nature. Dinner and overnight accommodations will be provided at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.

Day Two: Lake Manyara – Serengeti

Begin your day with a pre-breakfast game drive, offering you the opportunity to spot any game you might have missed before returning to the lodge for a full breakfast and then departing shortly after.

Embark on a journey to the Serengeti, passing through Olduvai Gorge, a fossil site excavated by the Leakey family where they discovered human fossils dating back 2 million years. Continue on to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, arriving at the lodge in time for a hot lunch. Take advantage of your afternoon leisure time and then head out for an evening game drive to search for wildlife.

Serengeti is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in the world and is also the site of some of the most breathtaking events in the animal kingdom, such as the migration of over a million wildebeest to the Masai Mara game reserve. Dinner and overnight accommodations will be provided at Serengeti Serena Lodge.

Day Three: Serengeti

After breakfast, you will embark on an extensive game drive in the world-class famous park known as Serengeti. The name ‘Serengeti’ means ‘endless plain’ in the Masai language, and the landscape largely embodies the typical East African safari experience.

You can expect vast open savannahs, scattered acacia trees, rocky outcrops, riverine bushes, scrubs, rivers and swamps in this renowned park. These features contribute to the fascinating variety of sceneries that define the Serengeti. You will have the opportunity to spend the entire day exploring this amazing park, with both morning and evening game drives.

The park boasts a wildlife population of over 4 million, as well as hosting over 400 bird species, including both migratory and terrestrial varieties. Your meals and overnight accommodation will be provided at the Serengeti Serena Lodge.

Day Four: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

Kick off your day with a pre-breakfast game drive, allowing you the opportunity to spot any wildlife you may have missed earlier. Return to the lodge for a satisfying full breakfast before preparing to depart for the next part of your adventure. Embark on a scenic journey to Ngorongoro Crater, taking in the diverse landscapes and enjoying the ride as you make your way to your destination.

Arrive at Ngorongoro Crater in time for a delicious lunch. After checking in and taking some time to relax, venture into a guided walking tour along the crater rim, where you’ll be treated to breathtaking views as the African sun set. Capture stunning photos and enjoy the serene atmosphere as you take in the beauty of the crater surroundings. Conclude the day with a delightful dinner and spend the night at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, fully immersed in the wonders of this unique location.

Day Five: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha

Breakfast will be served early in the morning as the African sun rises. You will descend 2000 meters with a four-wheel-drive vehicle to the floor of the Ngorongoro crater. The Ngorongoro crater is often called the “Garden of Eden,” and the park is home to approximately 30,000 animals, with half of them being zebras and wildebeests.

The park has documented over 14,000 wildebeests and Tanzania’s few remaining black rhinos are frequently spotted in the crater, along with large herds of buffalos. On the crater floor and in the Ngoitokitok swamps, you will find plenty of hippos, which spend their days partially submerged and graze on grass at night.

The conservancy is also rich in birdlife, providing ample opportunities for bird watching. You can spend the day exploring this natural habitat and take a break to enjoy a picnic lunch. Later, you will ascend from the crater and depart. Following this, your driver guide will drive youu to Arusha to arrive early in the evening. Finally, your guide will drop you off at either a hotel or the airport, marking the conclusion of your luxury safari in Tanzania.

End of services.

  • Transport in a customized safari jeep with a pop up roof ideal for game viewing .
  • All park entrance fees.
  • Accommodation on a full board basis subject to availability.
  • Game drives and other activities as described in the itinerary.
  • Services of an English speaking driver guide.
  • Complimentary Bottled water 1 Litre per person per day.
  • All government taxes.
  • International airfares.
  • All expenditure of personal nature such as telephone calls, hard drinks, soft drinks and laundry.
  • Tips.
  • Visas.
  • Travel Insurance.
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Tanzania Luxury Accommodation

Accommodation options around Lake Manyara include lodges, hotels and a luxury tree hotel situated within or in close proximity to the park. The amenities provided by these accommodations typically include a bar, gift shops, wifi, conference facilities, spas, satellite TV and various sports activities.

Some of the notable lodges in the area are Lake Manyara Hotel, E Unoto Retreat Lodge, Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, Lake Manyara View Lodge and Lake Manyara Tree Lodge.

Places to stay in the Serengeti consist of lodges and luxury tented camps, each rated based on the amenities they provide. These amenities may include bush dinners, swimming pools, massages, hair styling, beauty treatments, gift shops, wifi, housekeeping services, babysitting upon request, full medical support and emergency evacuation facilities.

When planning a Tanzania luxury lodge safari holiday, you have a variety of lodges to choose from in the Serengeti. Options include the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Lobo Wildlife Lodge, Serengeti Seronera Lodge, Migration Tented Lodge, Kleins Lodge, Lemala Mara River Camp, Buffalo Springs Tented Lodge, Serengeti Bush Tops Camp, Mbalageti Tented Lodge, Kirawira Tented Lodge, Serengeti Soroi Lodge, Mbuzi Mawe Tented Lodge, Moru Kopjes Private Luxury Camp, Bilila Lodge, Lemala Seronera Camp, Grumeti River Tented Lodge, Serena Kirawira Camp, Ikoma Safari Camp, Kusini Tented Lodge, Ndutu Lodge, Ndutu Private Luxury Camp, Olduvai Tented Lodge, Lemala Ndutu Camp and Lake Masek Tented Lodge.

Accommodation at Ngorongoro crater is strategically located, with some lodges perched at the rim of the crater and others at a short driving distance. There are no accommodations within the crater itself.

The lodges offer a range of amenities including a bar, gift shops, wifi, conference facilities, spas, satellite TV and various sports activities. The available lodges at Ngorongoro include Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Gibbs Farm, Ngorongoro Farm House and Tloma Lodge.

Know Your Parks

The Lake

Lake Manyara is located 127 kilometers west of Arusha town, which takes approximately 2 hours to drive. The park covers an expansive area of 330 km2, encompassing diverse landscapes such as dry arid land, forest and the lake itself, which spans 200 km2 and has alkaline properties. During the dry season, the lake nearly dries up, making it nearly non-existent at times.

The majority of the park’s land area is a narrow strip situated between the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara to the east. Renowned author Ernest Hemingway once described the park as ‘the loveliest I had seen in Africa’.

One of the unique attractions of the lake is its population of tree climbing lions, a behavior believed to be a response to minimal torment from biting flies while in the trees. Additionally, the lake draws in thousands of lesser flamingos and other large water birds like pelicans, cormorants, and storks, due to its alkaline nature.

The park is home to an impressive array of over 400 bird species. Visitors can also observe a variety of wildlife, including leopards, lions, elephants, blue monkeys, dik-dik, gazelle, hippo, giraffe, impala, wildebeests and zebras.

The Park

The Serengeti National Park is widely considered to be the premier wildlife reserve in Africa due to its high concentration of predators and prey. Covering 14,763 square kilometers (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains, savanna, riverine forest, and woodlands, the park is located in the northern part of Tanzania, bordering Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve.

The park is often divided into three main regions: the Serengeti plains, Western corridor, and Northern Serengeti. The Serengeti plains are characterized by vast, almost treeless grasslands where wildebeest breed and reside from December to May.

Wildlife

During the wet season, a large number of other ungulates also inhabit the area, and kopjes, which are granite formations, serve as observation points for predators and a refuge for hyrax and pythons. In the Western corridor, the swampy savannah is covered with ‘black cotton’ soil, and the Grumeti River is home to Nile crocodiles, colobus monkeys, and martial eagles, with the migration passing through from May to July.

The Northern Serengeti landscape is characterized by open woodlands and hills, and it is the best place to spot elephants, giraffes, and dik diks, as well as the migratory wildebeest and zebra during specific times of the year.

The park is renowned for its diverse resident wildlife, including the ‘Big Five’, as well as cheetahs, gazelles, topis, elands, waterbucks, hyenas, baboons, African wild dogs, and giraffes. Additionally, the park is home to approximately 500 bird species, such as ostriches, secretary birds, Kori bustards, crowned cranes, marabou storks, martial eagles, lovebirds and various vultures.

The Conservancy

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area was established in 1959 and later designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. The crater is recognized as one of the largest calderas in the world and is renowned for offering one of the most spectacular game-viewing experiences in Africa. It boasts a diameter of 14.5 kilometers and a depth ranging from 2000 to 2500 feet, covering an area of 264 square kilometers.

The crater floor consists mainly of open grassland with two small wooded areas dominated by Acacia xanthophloea. The primary sources of water for the park are Ngoitokitok Spring, Munge Stream, and Lerai Stream. The best vantage point within the park is the flat-topped Engitati Hill located in the northeast corner, while the prominent feature of the crater is Lake Magadi, a large shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner known for its abundance of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds.

Attractions

The Lerai forest, a fever tree forest situated in the southern part of the park, is a great location for observing animals such as elephants, waterbuck and flitting sunbirds. The rest of the park is filled with swamps, thorn scrub, and grassland, offering plentiful opportunities for wildlife viewing.

The park is home to an estimated 30,000 animals and is considered one of the most densely populated wildlife areas in the world, notable for the absence of giraffes, topis and impalas. A significant attraction of the park is its abundant population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the elusive leopard.

The Ngorongoro Crater operates from 06:00 to 16:00, issuing only 6-hour safari permits for either a morning or afternoon game drive, with two designated picnic and toilet spots available within the crater.