I have used this company on 5 previous safaris and our guides, ranked among the best in Africa, have become my friends. 

You will find it the same for yourself as they strive to share their knowledge of Nature and love of their country with you.

Our expedition will land in Arusha and overnight at the Dik Dik Hotel.  In the morning we will enjoy a game drive through Arusha National Park where we will have our only opportunity to sight the rare Black and White Colobus monkey.  This will begin our trek to the luxury, permanent tented Kikoti Camp in the Tarangire.  Noted for its large elephant population and Baobab Trees, we will be on the edge of the Great Rift Valley.

Kikoti Tent

Built to accommodate up to 8 passengers, an important part of our safari cost is based on the extra vehicles & guides dedicated to us.  Since we navigate our entire safari aboard these vehicles, the chance to see the wonders of Tanzania in comfort can be critical.  Second only to the importance of our superb guides, having room to surround yourself with your camera gear and to have immediate access to the open rooftop to capture an amazing encounter becomes one of the most important factors of the expedition.

Oh, but we must zig-zag down the other side, leaving the Crater to simmer in our minds until we can return.

Our classic mobile tented camp is our home for the next 2 nights as the annual migration begins to mass.  More than at any other camp, this is where we will hear and feel the sounds of Africa filling the night air around us.  The newborn young frolic around us as this is the time of birth for the wildebeest, zebras and antelope.  And each time we return to camp there is a delicious meal to savor, surprisingly sophisticated in its preparation and presentation.   Without a doubt, this will become your favorite and most memorable camp.

Passing through the mass of creatures filling the savannah for as far as the eye can see, we next head for the permanent tented camp, Kirawira.

Interspersing the drives from camp to camp are some special surprises. 

There will be opportunities to shop for curios and Tanzanite gemstones, and a visit to a Maasai boma.   

For the artists in the group, time is set aside for plein aire painting and to pause to sketch an encounter. 

And probably the most enriching experience is our interaction with the people of Tanzania. 

We take bags of notebook paper, pencils, and books to schools and an orphanage along our route. 

We even leave some of our old clothing behind to be reused by the children who live in such poverty. 

As one of our previous travelers said,

“They had expected to fall in love with the animals and land of Tanzania, but they never expected to fall in love with the people.”

Day 1 & 2 – February 26 & 27 -
Depart U.S. / Arrive Arusha
Connect in Amsterdam with your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport, arriving late evening. Met on arrival by Safari Legacy and transferred to the Dik Dik Hotel, located at the foot of Mount Meru, for a welcome briefing and overnight.
 

Day 3 – February 28 –
Arusha National Park / Tarangire National Park
After breakfast we travel to Arusha National Park with picnic lunch stopping en-route to visit an orphanage. This afternoon we continue to Tarangire National Park after a short stop at the Cultural Heritage Center. After our game drive we check into Kikoti Safari Camp, our permanent tented camp for the next two nights. Overnight Safari Legacy’s Kikoti Safari Camp, our tented camp overlooking the park. (BLD=Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 4 – March 1 – Tarangire National Park
Two full days exploring Tarangire National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Opportunities for nature walks and a night game drive. Here we observe a diversity of wildlife amidst the many baobab trees for which the park is famous. Best known for its herds of elephant, the Tarangire is home to more than 3,600 individuals. Other common mammals include Impala, African Buffalo, Common Zebra and Maasai Giraffe. The park is also home to more than 260 bird species. Overnight Kikoti Safari Camp. (BLD)

Day 5 – March 2 -
Tarangire / Lake Manyara National Park /Losira Tented Lodge
Today we drive to Lake Manyara National Park, our only montane environment. The most dominate feature of Lake Manyara is the spectacular west wall of the Great Rife Valley that stretches to the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. Afternoon game drive with opportunities for walking and village visits. Overnight Losirwa Tented Lodge located on the shores of Lake Manyara. (BLD)

Days 6-7 – March 3 &4 -
Serengeti National Park, Oingati Camp (Seronera Valley)
After breakfast we travel past the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater to Tanzania’s most renowned national park, the Serengeti. Home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on Earth, the migratory herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam widely in search of green grass and water. This is the birthing time of year for these species and the morning and afternoon drives will surround us with their babies. We spend three nights at our private tented camp, perfectly situated near the migrating herds of Wildebeest and Zebra. (BLD)

Day 8 &9 – March 5 &6 - Serengeti National Park (Western Corridor – Grumeti) / Lake Victoria School Visit
Traveling west beyond the Seronera Valley, we enter the Western Corridor and Grumeti River region of the park. Famous for a population of huge Nile Crocodiles, the Grumeti is located in a lovely rolling hill and acacia woodland habitat. Morning and afternoon game drives each day will provide an opportunity to explore this great park which provides a year round habitat for many of the Serengeti’s bird and mammal species. Visit to Lake Victoria and village school. We spend two nights at the beautiful Kirawira Tented Camp. (BLD)

Day 10- March 7 – Serengeti, Oltepesi Camp
This Hemingway style camp will give us a different view of the Endless Sea Of Grass. We will be Closer to the area where the endangered Black Rhinos are making a comeback and once again have the skies of Africa embellish our evening drinks around the campfire.

Day 11 & 12 – March 9 & 10 – Ngorongoro Crater
This morning we travel the Ngorongoro Crater with a visit to Olduvai Gorge en-route. Olduvai Gorge is one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites on Earth, known as the Cradle of Mankind. It was here in the 1950’s that Louis and Mary Leakey first uncovered the fossilized teeth and skull of on of our earliest ancestors. After viewing the Gorge and listening to an interpretive presentation, we continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, the Earth’s largest unbroken caldera. A veritable “Garden of Eden”, the Crater is reputed to contain the highest density of carnivores, which includes Cheetah, Leopard and Lion. We will have a full day and one half to savor this treasure. For the next two evenings we overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. (BLD)

Day 13 – March 11 –
Ngorongoro / Arusha / Cultural Heritage / Depart
This morning we drive back to Arusha where dayrooms are available at the Dik Dik Hotel. Enroute we stop for lunch and shopping at the Cultural Heritage Center where we have an opportunity for some last minute shopping for wood carvings and Tanzanite. Early evening transfer to the airport. (BL)

Day 14 – March 12 - Arrive U.S.
Connect in Amsterdam and arrive in the U.S.