FAM TRIP 2022/2023

Day 1
Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha
Arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be welcomed by our
the tour guide, holding a poster with your name and will transfer you to
Arusha (45-60 minutes).
Your stay at Arusha Serena Hotel dinner and overnight. This evening depending

on your arrival time you will meet with the Excellent Guides Staff for a short chat and briefing about your safari.
The Arusha Town is known as the safari capital of the world but it is often
overlooked in favor of its more glamorous, better-known neighbors –
Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater. But Arusha
has a wealth of experiences to offer from safaris in Arusha National Park
to breathtaking hiking on Mount Meru, Cultural tours, Tanzanite, and
more

Day 2
Short Presentation, depart to Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will meet with the Excellent Guides Staff for Good
morning greetings, a short presentation, and best wishes to carry
throughout your safari heading into the Manyara National Park. Enjoy
the game drive in Manyara famous for the tree-climbing lions. Afternoon
picnic lunch overlooking Lake Manyara before departing to the lodge for
overnight.
On your way to the lodge, you have the opportunity to stop for a quick
lodge inspection. Dinner and overnight Manyara Serena Lodge- FB
Lake Manyara Park, Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara
Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park
offers varied ecosystems, incredible birdlife, and breathtaking views. In
contrast with the intimacy of the forest, is the grassy floodplain, across the
alkaline lake, to the jagged blue volcanic peaks that rise from the endless
Masai Steppes. Large buffalo, wildebeest, and zebra herds
congregate on these grassy plains, and so do the giraffes. Squadrons of
banded mongoose dart between the acacias, whereas the diminutive
Kirk’s dik-dik forages in their shade.
Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More
than 400 species have been recorded, and any visitor to Africa might
reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day.

Day 3
Manyara- Serengeti National Park via Maasai
Early morning wake-up call and breakfast. Today you will depart for lodge
inspections located in Karatu (Small Town near Manyara National Park
and Ngorongoro Crater) before departing to Serengeti National Park. On
your way visit the Vibrant Masai Village for the cultural encounter as you
keep you will depart for the afternoon game drive and picnic lunch in
Serengeti. Dinner and overnight Serengeti Serena Lodge- FB
The Maasai tribe lives in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are
known for their welcoming dances where the man sings and jumps as high
as possible with straight legs, to show how fit and strong they are. The
woman stands at the side, singing with the man and doing a special dance
for women only.
The Masai believes that all the cows in the world belong to them and were
given to them by god. A family’s wealth is majored by the number of cows
they own.
The Masai tribe lives in villages (Manyata) and each woman builds a small
house (Boma) for her family. The bomb’s structure is made of wood and it
is covered by a mixer of mud, wood and sticks, grass, cow dung, human
urine, and ash. Traditionally, men are wearing sheets that are wrapped
around the body. Usually, the main color is red but you can
see some blue colors and a paid pattern. Men and women are wearing
ornaments made of colorful bids.

Day 4
Serengeti National Park.
Early morning wake-up call and breakfast. Today you will depart for 3
hours morning game drive till 11:00 am then visit lodges and Camps in
Serengeti for inspection whereas hot lunch will be served at one of the
Lodges, this will be done till late afternoon when you will engage in an
evening game drive as the sunsets. Dinner and overnight Serengeti
Serena Lodge- FB.
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary
in the world and it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa.
Established in 1952, it is home to the great migration of wildebeest and
zebra. The resident population of lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and
birds is also impressive. The Park can be divided into 3 sections:
* The southern/central part (Seronera Valley) with its classic savannah
dotted with acacias and filled with wildlife.
* The western corridor is marked by the Grumeti River and has more
forests and dense bushes.
* The north meets up with Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, which is the least
visited section.
It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous – over a
million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern
hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and
November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. During the months of July-September, the herds will cross the
Mara River again and again in search of fresh grass. They will have to face
the mighty crocodiles in the river, who are waiting quietly in the
water for their opportunity. Serengeti is also known as the “endless plains”
in the Masai language.

Day 5
Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
Toda begins with a leisure breakfast before you will venture the corners
of the mighty Serengeti plains for an unlimited game drive with high
chances of following the great migration and spotting pride of lions,
cheaters, leopards, and many more. After picnic lunch, continue with an
afternoon game drive. We may also visit a few camps before
heading for Dinner and overnight Serengeti Serena Lodge- FB

Day 6
Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
Early breakfast in Serengeti then departs to enter the conservation area
of Ngorongoro and descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a
morning, half-day game drive. The Crater is one of the most densely
crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated
30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino.
Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro
Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of
wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African
elephants. You will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, after which you will
climb up of the crater for a short afternoon lodge inspection at the Carter
rim before. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge- FB
The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken ancient volcanic caldera
in the world. In 1979 this nearly three-million-year-old area was
designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The former volcano crater is
also considered being “Africa’s Garden of Eden”, as it is a haven for
thousands of wild games, including lions, elephants, wildebeests, zebras,
rhinos, Thomson’s gazelles, and buffaloes. The crater is among the 8
Natural Wonders of the World.

Day 7
Ngorongoro – Arusha, Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport.
Following breakfast, you will be heading to Arusha City on the way you
will also make a few stops to see properties around the crater rim.
Then in the afternoon, you will drive to Arusha. you will have a short chat
with Excellent Guides Personnel and a short debriefing before heading to
the Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight home. It is with
great regret to inform you that your safari has come to an end. While the
memories will last forever, we do hope you will return one day to retrace
the steps of the adventure you just completed. We wish you a safe and
enjoyable trip to your next destination.

Price Include

• Accommodation and meals as stipulated in the itinerary.
• Transportation in a shared chauffeur-driven safari vehicle with a pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography.
• Services of an English-speaking driver-guide, game viewing drives, and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary.
• All Government taxes and levies.
• All meet and greet services.
• 24 hours stand-by contact number.
• 5 or 7 pax guaranteed window seats in each safari vehicle.
• Two-way long-range high-frequency radio communication in each vehicle.

Price Excludes

• All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills/laundry, etc., and any other items not specified in our itinerary.
• Tips and gratuities
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
• Any local or international flight(s) and departure/other taxes.
• Concession fees (ONLY In the case of any new fees introduced by parks without our knowledge).
• Visa. Visas are available on arrival at international airports or recognized border entry points.
• Flying doctors coverage: Optional @ US$ 20 dollars per person (coverage within East Africa for 14 days inclusive of airlift to a hospital in Nairobi where all costs will be payable by the patient).
• Personal insurance – we highly recommend
• Covid test Expenses where needed.