Tanzania Safari Experience National Geographic Journeys

Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer is included.Our trips throughout Kenya and Tanzania have a maximum group size of six travellers in addition to a CEO and a driver who are both trained safari guides. That means everyone gets a window seat and twice the insight about the astounding wildlife all around you. Accommodation: - Kibo Palace Hotel (or similar). Transport: - Arrival Airport Transfer: Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha 00:30 Hr(s) Included Activities: - Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting

This morning, make your way to Mto wa Mbu village, a vibrant settlement of Tanzania’s diverse tribal groups. Take a guided walk through the village, visiting the local market and meeting artisans in their workshops; then sit down for a traditional lunch with a local family. Continue to the Rift Valley escarpment and settle into our safari camp, located at the edge of Lake Manyara National Park. Set out on our first safari drive to discover East Africa’s legendary wildlife, searching for lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, and more.This western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment is truly stunning. It provides a backdrop for your search of the park's bird life, tree-climbing lions, elephants, hippos, and baboons. The afternoon is spent viewing wildlife along the main road that winds through a lush, cool forest that’s dominated by large ficus trees covered in bromeliads and ferns. Accommodation: - Rift Valley Photographic Lodge (or similar). Meals Included: - Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner Transport: - 7-seat 4x4 safari vehicle: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park 02:00 - 03:00 Hr(s) Included Activities: - Lake Manyara National Park Safari - Mto wa Mbu Village Visit and Lunch

Travel through the breathtaking Rift Valley en route to our safari camp in Serengeti National Park. Enjoy a stop along the way at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitor’s Centre—located near the site where National Geographic archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered early hominid fossils and stone tools in 1960. From here, continue to the world-famous Serengeti National Park and head out on a late afternoon safari drive across the Serengeti Plain, keeping an eye out for grazing giraffes, lounging lions, and herds of antelope in the golden light. Accommodation: - Serengeti Tortilis Camps (or similar). Meals Included: - Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner Transport: - 7-seat 4x4 safari vehicle: Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park 05:00 - 06:00 Hr(s) Included Activities: - Olduvai Gorge Museum - Serengeti National Park Safari