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INTRODUCING Arusha National Park & Tarangire National Park & Lake Manyara National Park & Lake Eyasi Bushmen & Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti National Park & Lake Natron & Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano climb
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Pure Afro
Safari Luxury – Ten-day
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Pure Afro
Safari Lodge/Tented Camp – Ten-day
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Pure Afro
Safari Camping – Ten-day
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If you want to explore flora and fauna of all Tanzanian National
Parks in the Northern Circuit as well as experience the real bush
and unique tribal culture, and at the end summit the only active
volcano in East Africa, then this is the tour for you!
Note:
Each option includes the same itinerary; they only differ
in type of accommodation. Details and photographs of different Lodges
and Tented Camps are given in Safari
Accommodation section. Overnight
in Lake Eyasi and Lake
Natron is possible only in tents or permanent tented camps, as there
are no Lodge facilities. During your walking safari in Arusha
National Park you will be accompanied by an armed Ranger to protect you from
wildlife.
For more information about what to bring on safari and other details,
have a look at our Safari Tips and Safari
FAQ. Information about animals you may encounter on your tour
is given in our Wildlife section.
And for more safari images have a look at our Photo
Gallery!
On DAY 8 of Pure Afro Safari tour you can have a once in a lifetime experience - a BALLOON FLIGHT over the incredible Serengeti National Park with traditional Champagne toast after landing and »Out of Africa« breakfast prepared and served in the bush! Contact us!
For queries and quick price quotations about any Safari Tour as
well as Tailor-Made Programmes to suit all your wishes, please do
not hesitate to contact
us!
DAY 1: Arusha – Arusha National
Park - Tarangire
Depart Arusha town for
Arusha National Park game viewing. At first a few-hour walking
safari, where you will mingle with Giraffes, Buffalos, Zebras,
various antelopes and fluffy-tailed Black and White Colobus Monkeys!
After lunch a game drive to Momela Lakes full of Pink Flamingos
and volcanic Ngurdoto Crater. In the afternoon transfer towards Tarangire
National Park for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 2: Tarangire
A
whole day game drive in Tarangire National
Park, where large population
of Elephants can be seen all year round. Tarangire is also known
for its density of wildlife; thousands of animals including Wildebeests,
Zebras, Elands, Elephants, Buffalos, Hartebeests and rare Oryx migrate
from Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River looking for water with
Lions, Leopards and other predators following them. Unusual ancient
Baobab trees are scattered all around the park. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 3: Tarangire – Lake Manyara
After
breakfast depart to the lush Lake Manyara
National Park for a game
drive. This »little park« is situated at the footsteps
of the Great Rift Valley and provides a home to a wide range of different
animals including Elephants, Buffalos, Giraffes, Hippos and more
than 400 species of birds, but its most famous feature are the unusual »tree-climbing
Lions«, resting on Acacia branches six to seven meters above
the ground! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 4: Lake Manyara – Lake Eyasi
In
the morning a drive to Tanzania’s largest soda lake, Lake
Eyasi. After lunch sightseeing around the lake, where large
flocks of Pink Flamingos can be observed. Overnight: Tented Camp/Camp (there are no Lodge facilities!)
DAY 5: Lake Eyasi – »the
Real Bushmen« - Ngorongoro
After early breakfast
transfer to where Haadzabe tribe or »the
Real Bushmen« reside where you will join them on the morning hunt
for food and find out how to survive in the wilderness! You will
get to know
their unique culture and way of living which has not changed for
thousands of years! You will be taught how to make fire without matches
and a word or two in their unusual »click language«! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 6:
Ngorongoro Crater - Ngorongoro
After breakfast descend
inside »the eight wonder of the world« or »the
natural Zoo« as the Ngorongoro
Crater is also known. You will
have the whole day to explore its rich wildlife and search for »the
Big Five«. Picnic lunch. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 7: Ngorongoro – Maasai Boma - Olduvai
Gorge - Serengeti
After
breakfast
head off to the world’s most famous park, Serengeti
National Park, with an optional stop by the colorful Maasai tribe,
the pastoral nomads who vigorously resisted change and still live
the same as they have for centuries, and/or »the cradle of mankind« as Olduvai Gorge is also called. After
lunch, afternoon game drive in Serengeti
National Park, with the
size equivalent to Ireland, a home to more than four million different
animals and also the place, where remarkable annual »Great
Migration« occurs! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 8:
Serengeti
The whole day is spent searching for Lions, Spotted
Hyenas, Leopards, Cheetahs, Servals, Caracals, Giraffes, Buffalos,
Topis, Hartebeests, Waterbucks, Impalas, Reedbucks, Bushbucks,
Kirk’s Dik-diks,
Hippopotamus, Crocodiles, Warthogs and diverse birdlife. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp
DAY 9: Serengeti – Lake Natron
»Sunrise
game drive« around
north-eastern »Endless Plains«,
as Serengeti was named by Maasai. After
lunch a drive to one of the Tanzania’s most beautiful soda
lakes, Lake Natron, famous for its population of several hundred
thousands of Lesser Flamingos who come to the lake to breed. Dinner
and overnight. Overnight: Tented Camp/Camp
(there are no Lodge facilities!)
DAY 10: Ol Doinyo Lengai - Arusha
Early in
the morning (between 3.00 a.m. and 4.00 a.m.) your will be transferred
to the foot of »the Mountain of God«,
Ol Doinyo Lengai, to start the
trek to its peak at 2878 m.
Descent from the mountain around noon, with a lunch tour of the Lake
Natron. In the afternoon return to Arusha.
End of tour!
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
On 1 January 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the rise of the 2006 price of all Pure Afro Safari Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Serengeti National Park increased for 70%.
2) Ngorongoro Crater Fee quadrupled and only half-day crater tour is allowed.
In addition, on 1 July 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government come into affect and resulted in the additional rise of the 2006 price of all Pure Afro Safari Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park increased for 40%.
2) Camping Fees for Basic Campsites increased for 50% and 25% for Special Campsites.
3) Vehicle Fees in all National Parks doubled. |
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