Includes
• Transfer from Kilimanjaro/Arusha airport
• Safari Lodges based on full board accommodation
• All Reserve and park entrance fee as per the itinerary
• The Ngorongoro crater entrance fee as per the Itinerary
• The Ngorongoro Crater service fee.
• Service of an English speaking driver guide (Tip not included).
• Game drive in a safari build vehicle
• Complimentary drinking mineral water daily while on safari.
• Meals as per the Itinerary.
Excludes
• Flight into Kilimanjaro and out of Kilimanjaro
• Internal flights from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar.
• Extras at the lodges and hotel i.e. Drinks, Laundry service etc
• Tips to driver guide.
• Visa entry fee into Tanzania
Important information
Travel Tips
Visas:- Before departure, you can obtain a visa online or from your nearest Tanzanian Embassy. You can also get your visa on arrival at our major entry points such as: Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar International Airports, Namanga, Tunduma, Holili, Taveta, Sirari and Horohoro. Chinese regulations stipulates that Chinese citizens must obtain their visa before departure.
Health:- Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory for entry into Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. Visitors are advised to take anti-malaria tablets for beach holidays. Contact your doctor before departure for any special case. Personal insurance is advised. "Flying doctors" facilities are also available.
Tipping and Gratitudes:- As a custom, tipping is not compulsory but it is usually expected as a sign of appreciation of good service in lodges, bars and restaurants and permanent tented camps. Safari and trekking guides depend on tipping for a large part of their income, so it is recommended that you bring extra cash for tipping your guide at the end of your safari. A recommended tip average is USD $25 per day but it depends on how much you appriciated the service.
Wildlife viewing Tips:- Some of the best game viewing in all of Africa, can be found in Tanzania. In order to view the greatest amount and variety of wildlife, we provide highly skilled and knowledgeable guides that will tell you about their country, tribal cultures and wildlife behavior. They will also amaze you with their ability to spot animals that you will have trouble seeing with your binoculars. If you are patient and observe the interaction of the animals rather than rushing to check off the next animal on your list, you will have an extraordinary wildlife experience.
Our Tanzanian guides always put client safety first and on roads that are rough and bumpy, they do their best to avoid tire swallowing potholes. Main highways are paved but roads in the safari areas are dirt and usually the main park roads are only graded once a year. Most "travel days", involve less than 4 hours driving time between parks, with light aircraft flights used for longer stretches.
Accommodations:- Accommodations on safari are usually a combination of lodges and permanent or mobile tented camps. "In the bush", and miles from civilization, these luxury camp's and lodges are all unique and in amazing settings. Lodge rooms have complete bathroom amenities as do most permanent tented camps. Mobile camps, can have either private en-suite facilities or shared bathroom and shower tents. Unless you are in a major city, there will be no TV's or phones with outside lines. Electric lights, running on generators, are generally lit for a few hours in the early morning and from dark until 10 or 11 PM.
Food on Safari:- The food on safari is delicious and ranges from simple to gourmet. You can expect lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and wonderful homemade soups. Chicken, lamb, beef or pork are usually served at lunch and dinner as well fish and vegetarian dishes. Breakfast is buffet with lots of tropical fruits, hot and cold cereals, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, breads and pastries and eggs to order. Lunch can be either buffet or served at the table and always starts with soup (If you are off for wildlife viewing your guide will bring lunch box with you). Dinner is usually a 4 or 5 course sit-down affair, although there is no need to dress up. Often your safari guide will join you at meals as you recall your days events.
Climate in Tanzania:- Northern Tanzania enjoys one of the world's most pleasant climates year round. With an elevation of 5000 ft. in Arusha and even higher atop the plateau of the Great Rift Valley. The daytime temperatures are normally between 22 - 27 Celcius in the northern Tanzania. Southern and coastal Tanzania tend to get much warmer, and can be very humid depending on the season ( Normally between 25- 30 C ). There are two rainy seasons but the sun shines throughout the year. Travel can sometimes be difficult during the long rainy season of April and May, but the short rains of November and December are fine for traveling, with short showers usually in the late evening.
