Start Location: Arusha, Tanzania; End Location: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Duration: 9 Days
Travel Season: Year round (Best: January to February, calving season)
Accommodation: &Beyond - Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti
The same three regions as the 4×4 journey but connected by air, one night shorter and with no long road days - the softest and most family-friendly of our three Tanzania options. You choose the Serengeti camp, and that choice is where the value hides.
Highlights at a Glance
• Choose your Serengeti camp - this is the decision: Under Canvas moves with the herds, south in Dec-Mar and north in Aug-Oct.
• Lake Manyara: Tree-climbing lions, elephant in the groundwater forest, flamingo on the soda lake, from a treehouse camp.
• Ngorongoro: Black rhino, big-tusker elephant, lion and hyena in the caldera.
Itinerary
4°S3.5°S3°S2.5°S2°S34.5°E35°E35.5°E36°E36.5°E37°EMerelaniMbuluBoma la NgombeMugumuMaguguKajiadoSerengetiNgorongoro CraterArushaLake Manyara1234100 km
1 Arusha · 2 Lake Manyara · 3 Ngorongoro Crater · 4 Serengeti
Day 1Arrival - Arusha, Arusha Coffee Lodge
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport an &Beyond team member meets you and transfers you by road to Arusha, an attractive little town beneath the towering peaks of Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro. Visit Shanga, an extraordinary social enterprise that employs people from the community with disabilities to create export-quality recycled glass products. Then take a coffee tour, weaving in and out of the evergreen coffee trees as your guide explains how the bean is nurtured, harvested, dried and roasted.
Days 2 and 3Lake Manyara National Park - &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Transfer to Arusha Airport for the scheduled flight to Lake Manyara Airstrip, where a representative from &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge meets you and takes you on a game drive to the lodge. Relax at the lodge, enjoy the sparkling swimming pool and guest areas, or treat yourself to a Healing Earth wellness treatment in your room or in the massage sala nestled among the towering shady trees (at additional cost). Head out on game drives in a park famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and its elephant herds, with sundowners at the lake and the option of a cycle or walk in the local community.
Days 4 and 5Ngorongoro Crater
Enjoy a scenic drive to the Lake Manyara airstrip on the escarpment, where an &Beyond representative meets you and drives you to your lodge of choice in the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, either Nomad Entamanu Ngorongoro or Lemala Osonjoi Lodge. The conservation area is home to more than 30,000 protected animals, and the Crater itself, once a gigantic volcano, is the largest intact caldera in the world with a 600 m deep focal point. Wake to views over the Crater and, after breakfast, head off for a full-day game drive on the Crater floor to see black rhino, giant-tusked elephant, big-maned lion and flamingos on the soda lakes; guided rim walks and a tasting at the Winestore are available at additional cost.
Days 6 to 8Serengeti National Park
Take a game drive back to the Lake Manyara Airstrip for your scheduled flight to your chosen Serengeti camp: &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas, &Beyond Klein's Camp or &Beyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge. The Serengeti, meaning 'endless plains' in the local Maasai language, is one of the world's most celebrated wilderness areas. Your camp manager and guide help you plan the days: twice-daily game drives with sunrise and sundowner stops, or a full-day game drive with a picnic so you can spend the whole day out. Serengeti Under Canvas adds showers under the stars and campfire evenings, Grumeti the river and its hippos and year-round lion sightings, and Klein's Camp a remote private concession permitting nature walks and night drives.
Day 9Departure - Serengeti National Park
Your Tanzanian safari comes to an end. Enjoy an early morning game drive and breakfast before driving back to the airstrip, where you board a scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.
Accommodation
&Beyond - Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti. Arusha Coffee Lodge (Elewana) - Plantation Suite; Arusha Coffee Lodge (Elewana) - Plantation Room; Arusha Coffee Lodge (Elewana) - The Grill Room restaurant, coffee plantation grounds, private terrace with log fire; &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge - Treehouse Suite (nine stilted suites, suspended deck, freestanding bath with forest views, outdoor shower); &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge - Family Treehouse Suite (two ensuite rooms, shared deck); &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge - swimming pool, guest areas, massage sala; Nomad Entamanu Ngorongoro - cottage on the Crater rim; two-bedroom cottage; central lounge; fire area; Lemala Osonjoi Lodge - alternative Ngorongoro Crater lodge; &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas - Tent (35 sqm / 377 sq ft; nine tents in each of two camps); &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas - Family Tent (two interleading tents, 24 sqm and 35 sqm); &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas - ensuite bathroom with flushing WC, outdoor heated bucket shower, mess and lantern-lit dining, campfire; &Beyond Klein's Camp - Cottage (eight stone-and-thatch cottages with veranda); &Beyond Klein's Camp - Family Cottage (two cottages joined by a protected walkway); &Beyond Klein's Camp - lounge and dining room, bar with gramophone, kidney-shaped freshwater swimming pool, safari shop, gym, spa, gardens.
All-Inclusive Benefits
• Gathering and dismissal at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania
• Road transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha, plus a visit to the Shanga social enterprise and a guided coffee tour
• Scheduled light-aircraft flights: Arusha Airport to Lake Manyara Airstrip, Lake Manyara Airstrip to your chosen Serengeti camp, and the Serengeti back to Kilimanjaro International Airport
• Road and game-drive transfers between airstrips, the Ngorongoro Crater lodge and each camp
• Fully inclusive stays at the &Beyond camps: three meals daily, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages (excluding champagne, cognac and fine wines), teas and coffees
• Twice-daily game drives with sunrise and sundowner stops, or a full-day game drive with picnic, guided by your camp's &Beyond guide
• A full-day game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor
• Choice of Serengeti camp: &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas, &Beyond Klein's Camp (private concession permitting nature walks and night drives) or &Beyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge
• Choice of Ngorongoro lodge: Nomad Entamanu Ngorongoro or Lemala Osonjoi Lodge
• Daily laundry service
• One pair of SWAROVSKI OPTIK binoculars per room, Guides' Journal with regional information and wildlife illustrations, and area map with Star Birds checklist
• Emergency medical evacuation cover; park, conservation and Crater fees as set out in the digital itinerary
Not Included
• International flights to and from Kilimanjaro International Airport
• Tanzania visa and travel insurance beyond emergency medical evacuation cover
• Champagne, cognac, cigars and fine wines
• Optional extras: hot air balloon safari, Healing Earth wellness treatments, Winestore tasting, guided Crater-rim walk, Lake Victoria village visits and Maasai community visits
• Gratuities, telephone calls, Safari Shop purchases and all items of a personal nature
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