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Serengeti Plains Safari

Day 1      Arrive in Tanzania where you will be met at the airport by us.  We will take you to your overnight lodging in Arusha and get you properly settled.

 

Depending on the option you chose, you will fly or drive to the Ndutu wildlife area.  Ndutu is in the southern part of the Serengeti amidst umbrella-thorn acacia trees.  At this time of the year Ndutu is host to many international photographers and film crews.  The prime attraction is the enormous wildebeest herds in their annual migration through the country. 

 

Day 2-4   Your base of operation will be at the Savannah Tented Camp.  This type of camping may be new to you.  You have a verandah in front of your tent with comfortable chairs and tables – a place to relax, bring your diary or bird list up-to-date, or watch the birds and animals that frequent the camp area.  Your tent is large and carefully organized and has an attached bathroom with plumbed washbasin, lavatory and shower.  Hot water is available throughout the day.  Your butler will provide you with drinks and will see that your laundry is done and returned to you promptly.  He will wake you in the mornings with tea or coffee and a biscuit/cookie.

 

After your arrival from Arusha you will move into your tent and then enjoy lunch before an afternoon game drive through the wonders of the Ndutu area.  On the following days of your Ndutu stay you will leave the camp at dawn to see the wildlife activities. 

 

As the mornings are cool, many of the animals who are most active at night will still be out and about.  Cheetah and lion will be hunting, along with the rarer African wild cat, bat-eared fox and honey badger.  While Ndutu has a variety of wildlife, it has a very large population of gazelles, making it a prime hunting area for cheetah.  There are many types of birds in the area as well.  The wildebeest spectacular will be all around you and as far into the distance as your eye (even with binoculars) can see.  The migration also includes large groups of zebra

 

For some of these early morning adventures, your camp chef will have prepared your breakfast; and at a morning’s stop in the bush, your guide will serve it to you.  On other mornings you will return to camp for breakfast.  After lunch and your mid-day relaxation in camp, with the herds of wildebeest, gazelle and zebra nearby, you will venture again in the Ndutu wilderness until returning at sunset to your camp.  There will be a campfire where you can meet to discuss the activities of the day and what is planned for the next day.  Close the day with a wonderful meal in a spectacular setting.

 

The spacious verandah in front of your room is furnished with comfortable safari chairs and tables - the perfect retreat for a relaxing moment watching a weaver bird building its nest in a nearby Acacia tree, a herd of impala grazing quietly only meters away, or simply relaxing and listening to the sounds of the African bush. Bathroom is complete with a dressing table with fully plumbed washbasin, lavatory and showers – a new, and often surprising, interpretation of ‘camping’. Hot water is available throughout the day and evening and, like your laundry, morning tea or in fact your every need will be arranged by your Butler allowing for a refreshing wash, shower or maybe a shave on the verandah of your tent.

Dinner & overnight at Serengeti Savannah Camp

 

Day 5   

Breakfast at Serengeti Savannah Camp. Today, you will begin the drive eastward to relocate into the Loliondo area of the Serengeti ecosystem taking a picnic lunch with you. Again, Nduara camp moves seasonally being located in the northern Ololosokwan area from June through about mid-December and in the Piaya or Sanjan area from mid-December though the end of May. You’ll now have the opportunity to view different resident wildlife in a separate and distinct Serengeti

ecosystem. Unlike the Ndutu and Seronera areas - where walking safaris and night game drives are not permitted - this concession area provides the opportunity to add some adventure to your safari with walking safaris, night

game drives, and cultural experiences in the nearby Maasai villages.

Dinner and overnight at Nduara Camp.

Day 6 Loliondo Nduara Camp

Breakfast at Nduara Camp. At Nduara you’ll have the opportunity to learn about and observe human wildlife conflicts and to study some of the greatest challenges facing the stability of the Serengeti migratory herds. In most other areas of Africa, major wildebeest herds have died out due to ever-expanding human populations which demand water resources as well as land for agriculture and domestic livestock. Humans’ need for land at the edges of the Serengeti and their need for water resources threaten to reduce both the migration range and access to water resources. It is land available for grazing and access to water that determine the size of the Serengeti wildebeest population. The herds

population varies yearly depending on rainfall and availability of grassland. When there is not enough food or water, the weakest members of the population starve. In the absence of severe drought, most of the culling will occur late in the dry season, just before the “short rains” begin. The community investment in tourism made by the Maasai people living on the edges of the Serengeti park land assists in freeing up additional range land for the wildebeest herds and other wildlife of the Serengeti.

Dinner and overnight at Loliondo Nduara Camp.

Day 7 Kia Lodge

Breakfast at Nduara Camp. Morning game drive as you travels to a Serengeti bush strip for your late morning bush flight to Arusha. Say good bye to your guide at the airstrip, as he will be driving back to Arusha. The pilot will assist you in getting checked in and getting your luggage boarded on the plane.

Price per person on request

 

With your booking, we will provide a quote of the price for your safari, which includes:

 

·          Full board accommodation and meals as specified in the itinerary

·          All transfers involved in the entire trip

·          Transportation on 4 x 4 safari vehicles throughout safari

·          Services of professional safari guide

·          All sightseeing and game viewing as shown in the Itinerary

·          All Park Fees

·          Camping Fees

·          Government taxes and hotel levies

 

The price of your safari does not include:

 

·          International flights

·          Tanzania entry visa

·          Gratuities for the safari guide and hotel or camp staff

·          Personal expenses such as beverages and laundry.

·          Telephones, e-mail and fax 

·          Personal and travel insurance

 

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