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5 days – Tanzania Experience Safari

Tanzania experience in magnificent Southern Tanzania game sanctuaries the Mikumi and Selous Game reserve. The Selous is a magical place and simply sitting in front of your tent you are able to watch the endless procession of birds and animals throughout the day.

Selous Game reserve contains a wide variety of different ecosystems: the wide meandering river, with its lakes and swamplands interlaced with a myriad of channels, ‘terminalia’ woodland and open plains.

This spectacular setting of the reserve made it to become the home of some of Africa’s largest populations of remaining wildlife. While Mikumi National Park remains to be the haven for the Crocodile, Elephants, Lions, Wild dogs, Zebras, Hyenas, Buffalos, Wildebeest, Eland, Hartebeest, Lizard and other residents plus over 300 species of birds.

These two parks offer one of the best African safaris experience on boat, open safari vehicle and on foot.

Tanzania Experience Itinerary: 5 Days & 4 Nights

Day 1: Dar es salaam to Selous Game Reserve
On this first day of your safari you will be picked from your hotel or Airport in Dar es Salaam and start on your way to the renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site – Selous Game Reserve. It is relatively far and you will have a picnic lunch en route and arriving later in the afternoon. You will proceed with your first game drive as you drive to the lodge/tented camp. Dinner and Overnight will be arranged at Rufiji River Camp.

Day 2 – 3: Selous Safari – Game Drives, Boat safari and Bird watching tour
Enjoy your two memorable days doing game drives and boat in the Selous Game Reserve. Relax and experience the best off the beaten track wildlife safari destination away from the crowds. The Selous Game Reserve is the largest Game Reserve in Africa with is area being more than the size of Switzerland and is full of wild animals and birds’ species.
Apart from the lions, leopards, giraffes, elephants, hippos, impala, hartebeests, pythons, elands, but it is the rare wild dogs that will most amaze
you. With a little bit of luck you will be able to see these rare incredible hunters of the African Wilderness. Unlike the Northern parts of Tanzania where animals and birds are more habituated, animals here are more timid.
Selous Game Reserve has a recorded 350 different species of birds recorded. In the afternoons get prepared to go for a boat safari in the Rufiji River and on another afternoon it will be time to go for a walking safari guided by an armed ranger. Dinner and Overnight stay at Rufiji River Camp.

Day 4: Selous to Mikumi National Park
After breakfast at the lodge/camp, check out and proceed by crossing the north of Selous and drive to Mikumi National Park. The Mikumi and Selous Game Reserve, the two areas forming a unique ecosystem you can’t dare not to visit. The park contains a subspecies of giraffe, that biologists consider the link between the Masai giraffe and the Somali giraffe.
On arrival at Mikumi National Park start experiencing your first game drive in Mikumi National Park until later in the afternoon when you will be served with picnic lunch. The landscape of Mikumi is often compared to that of the Serengeti. It consists of savannah dotted with acacia, baobab, tamarinds, and some rare palm.
Mikumi National Park is relatively less developed infrastructure but that makes the park even better because that has helped in preserving the wilderness in its natural state for many years. There is an option of doing a walking safari guided by an armed ranger if you wish. Overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp or Kikoboga Lodge. All meals included.

Day 5: Mikumi to Dar es Salaam
On this day after breakfast we continue with game drives around Mikumi National Park with options to do game drives or go for a walking safari until noon when we drive out of the park and head back to Dar es Salaam, or take a flight back to Zanzibar Island.

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Safari Includes
Transport in a 4×4 Safari Jeep
Full board accommodation in Rufiji River Camp and Vuma tented Camp
Park Entrance fees
Activities as it specified on the itinerary
Fee for a professional driver guide

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4 days Selous Safari

Selous Safari is a breathtaking phenomena, enjoy game watching to the one of the world largest faunal reserves with the largest population of elephants and other mammals.

Selous Game Reserve is located in the Southern part of Tanzania allowing various tour activities be conducted from Boat safari, game drive, walking safari guided with armed ranger etc. A large variety of herons, storks, ducks, stilts, and other water birds may be seen while experiencing the magic of Rufiji River. Expect to find some typical savanna animals for example elephants, hippopotami, African Wild Dog, Cape buffalo.

Spend your four pleasant days in Selous Game Reserve enjoying game drive on foot, vehicle and boat.

Selous Safari Itinerary: 4 Days & 3 Nights

Day 1: Derparture from Dar es Salaam to Selous Game Reserve

Depart from your Hotel or Airport in Dar es Salaam city by 4 x 4 open roof safari vehicle to the Selous Game Reserve. It’s an enjoyable safari that will stop at the Rufiji River Camp for lunch. After lunch embark on an afternoon game drive in the reserve, and then return to Rufiji River Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Full Day Game Drive and camera-friendly Tour

After breakfast in the morning start a full day game viewing in the reserve by participating in some classic – style game drives – exploring the bush in open 4x 4 vehicles. Due to the diversity of its wildlife and undisturbed nature day two will enable you to view waterbuck, southern reed buck, bushback, sable antelopes, lion, and greater kudu. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Rufiji River Camp

Day 3: Walking and Boat Safaris and Photographic tour

After breakfast, start your walking safari guided by an armed ranger in the reserve. Enjoy the sights and sounds (and smells) of a walking safari that will live long in your memory. The thrill of creeping up to animals to “shoot” them with your camera is a great experience. In the afternoon after lunch, enjoy an amazing boat safari where you will explore the different channels and lakes of the Rufiji River System, surrounded by hippos and crocodiles. The day will be concluded by having your delicious meals and overnight stay at Rufiji River Camp.

Day 4: Selous to Dar es Salaam

Enjoy a morning game drive in the Selous Game Reserve. Early lunch at the camp then depart for Dar es Salaam. Drop off in the city center in your Hotel or at the Airport.

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Full board accommodation at Rufiji River Camp
Park Entrance fees
Activities as it specified on the itinerary
Fee for a professional driver guide

Excludes

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Travelers Medical Insurance
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3 Days Budget Camping Safari Tanzania

Budget Camping Safari to Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and thereafter Lake Manyara is suitable for majority of our clients whom they have short fall of days. The program is intensive and budget. Camping is an alternative to lodging safari which on one hand seem to be expensive. This Budget camping safari has all tour is loaded with necessary safari items just like in a normal lodge safari only that the accommodation will be in tents instead of spending nights in lodges or hotels!

Its type of classic excursion made ready to suit as well those whom want to add small package into their main packages. Tarangire will benefit any visitor due to existence of many elephants. The park is also blessed with lovely acacia and dense grass along the river and numerous baobab trees.

The Park is famous due to River Tarangire which runs throughout the year without drying. Ngorongoro is the home of all BIG FIVE. To make your tour more interesting in the day starting at Tarangire make sure you wake up early for sunrise game drive.

Budget Camping Safari Program

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

Pick up from your hotel or the resident house in Arusha at 08:30 hrs for the journey to Tarangire National Park. On your arrival at Tarangire proceed with the game drive till late afternoon. Picnic lunch will be taken at any visitors’ site within the national park. Tarangire National Park has named after the river that flows through the length of the park and provides a constant water source for the thousands of animals making their home here. In the evening drive to Mto wa mbu for dinner and overnight at Jambo Campsite.

Day 2: Ngorongoro crater

Earl morning breakfast then leaves to Ngorongoro Crater for half day game drive of the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater support about 1000 lion’s population, approximately 20 black rhino, and the spectacular Lerai Forest is one of the best places in Africa to spot leopard. This is one of the natural wonders of the world. Picnic lunch then drive out of the crater to Jambo campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Lake Manyara – Arusha

After breakfast leave for half day game drive at Lake Manyara National Park searching for tree climbing lions, which Manyara is famous for and Thousands of flamingos can be seen on the lakeshore. Large herds of elephants are also seen. Picnic lunch and in the late afternoon drive to Arusha for overnight at Arusha tourist centre inn.

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Price Includes:

Park fees and Ngorongoro crater fee
Camping fees
Transport in a private safari vehicle
Accommodation in budget camp
Fee for a professional guide and cooker
Two meals plan and breakfast
Mineral water 1.5 liter per person per day

Price Excludes:

International flight
Airport departure tax
Flying doctors insurance
All expenses of personal nature
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8 Days Machame Route Departure

Machame Route is the second most popular route on Mount Kilimanjaro with length of 26 km. This route is considered as the most beautiful route up Kilimanjaro. With a gradual ascend through the forest you emerge to see wide views of the moorland on Shira plateau, Kibo and Western Breach. The different kinds of vegetation found along the route make it the most scenery route. We are approaching the summit with an acclimatization day by walking in the same heights (Barafu Camp to Karanga Valley Camp), and another day by stopping at Karranga Valley camp (we are one of few tour operators offering this).

There are no mountain huts on this route; the accommodation is in mountain tents. For a slightly more technical climb on Kilimanjaro, one can conquer Uhuru peak from Arrow Glacier camp, but a less challenging route can be taken from Barranco hut. The route done in six days is physically challenging for most people. The last two days (the trek from Barranco to Barafu and then the overnight trek to the summit) require mental and physical toughness, due to the high altitude and short amount of time to rest before the overnight summit attempt.

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Amazing Tanzania Tours encourages Groups companion to a limit of 4-6 people though we guarantee possibility of accommodating large groups of any size. The above proposed combination is limited to groups starting the same route on the same day. With our professional safari planners, private groups climbs can be arranged at no extra cost for interested clients. Single travelers can be added to groups upon agreement with group members.

Kilimanjaro Climbing Program Machame Route

Day 01: Arrival

Arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport/Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Transfer by normal (0800am or 0200pm) shuttle Bus to Arusha where you booked in Arusha Crown Hotel/Impala hotel for the night BB

Day 02: Hotel – Machame Gate

At 7:30 a.m., you will transfer to the Machame Park Gate (5,950 ft./ 1,815 mt.). After registering with the park authority, we’ll begin our climb through the lush forest. Trekkers will likely hear the many exotic birds in the canopy above, and many even see black & white colobus monkeys and Sykes monkeys as they hike along the knotted roots and mud on the forest floor. We’ll continue on to some heath land before reaching our overnight camp at Machame Camp (9,850 feet, 6-7 hours of walking), just above the forest zone. The trek is quite long, thus not steep. Dinner and Overnight at Machame camp.

Day 03: Machame Gate – Shira Camp

Today’s segment of the ascent will continue across beautiful heath land and alpine moorland with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro Peak. We begin up the steep track through a savannah of tall grasses, and trees of Giant Heather and Erica. Scramble around large boulders as you enter the moorland zone, marked by lobelia and Seneca plants, and volcanic rocks draped with lichen beards, which protect wild alpine flowers growing at their bases. We’ll overnight at Shira Camp (12,600 feet, 5-6 hours of walking).Dinner and Overnight at Shira camp.

Day 04: Shira Camp – Barranco Camp

Breakfast. You will draw nearer the peak as we get closer to the Lava Tower. The trek becomes a bit more strenuous as the trail steepness on the approach to the lava Tower, a 300 foot tall volcanic plug which marks an exposed pass at 15,000 feet. In the afternoon, descend the steep track into the Great Barranco Valley. Barranco Camp is set on a cool (flat area) enclosed on three sides with steep valley walls and the Kibo massif itself. Hanging glaciers glint in the sunshine above, amidst the eerie landscape of plants such as the giant groundsels (Seneca Kilimanjaro), and the uniquely endemic Giant Lobelia. Then we slowly ascent to our overnight stop at Barranco Camp (12,950 feet, 5-6 hours of walking). This day and the following day will be your acclimatization day. Dinner and Overnight at Baeranco Camp.

Day 05: Barranco Camp – Karanga Valley Camp

Breakfast. The day will begin with a descent into the Gorge, before we climb its eastern wall where we will enjoy views of Kilimanjaro ice fields, an equatorial anomaly. We will continue trekking until we reach our camp in Karanga Valley (13,900 feet, 4-5 hours of walking).Dinner and Overnight at Karanga valley camp.

Day 06: Karanga Valley Camp – Barafu Camp

Breakfast. You will trek up through the Karanga Valley, the trail turns steadily uphill, following the lava ridge to the Barafu camp. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape more sparse as we near Barafu Camp. Barafu Camp is set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, acting as a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt at midnight tonight. Barafu camp (15,200 feet, 6-7 hours of walking).Dinner and Overnight at Barafu camp.

Day 07: Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp

Just after midnight we start of a challenging trek (12-17 hours of trekking). You begin trekking at 12:30 to 1am, passing between the Rebmann and Tarsal glaciers to the rim at Stella Point. The temperatures range from just below freezing at midnight, to between 10 deg. F (-12 deg. C) to –10 F. (-23 deg. C) just before dawn at the summit. As dawn nears, we’ll summit at Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 19,340 feet. Uhuru will be the culmination of – and the reward for – 6-7 hours of strenuous hiking. We’ll then descend back to Barafu Camp, resting for a while before continuing our descent to Mweka Camp (9,840 feet, 3-4 hours of walking on the descent). Dinner and Overnight at Mweka camp.

Day 08: Mweka Camp – Machame Gate

Breakfast. You will make our final descent to the park gate, a walk of about 3 or 4 hours. After bidding our farewells to our guide and porters, we’ll drive to Arusha for b/breakfast.

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Price Includes:

National Park entry fees, camping fees, rescue fees
English speaking guide(s), cook and porters
Full board camping accommodation during the climb
Camping equipment i.e. Tents + Form mattress
Mineral water for the first day, boiled and filtered water on the other days
Transfer to the gate and return to Arusha/Moshi

Price excludes:

Other drinks
Meals and accommodation in Arusha/Moshi – We can arrange this one too.
Sleeping bag
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8 Days Lemosho Route Departure

8 Days Lemosho Route Mount Kilimanjaro climbing tour is a very special itinerary designed for those wishing to make the ascent to the summit in the daylight hours. You spend a night in Kibo crater and trek to the top of the inner Reich crater. Here there is a stunning view into the Ash Pit, and this itinerary crosses the Shira Plateau. It takes in the glades on the Lemosho Route as well as the drive to high altitude on the first day which takes us through magnificent scenery with views of the Great Rift Valley, Mt Meru and Longido.

The vegetation changes along the track are striking with especially large Sceneries. We often see more wildlife using this route, particularly eland and buffaloes, and there is evidence of leopard and other animals. We operate this trip at a very high level of comfort, which makes it more expensive than some of our other routes.

Lemosho Climbing Route

Day 01: Arrival

Arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport/Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Transfer by normal (0800am or 0200pm) shuttle Bus to Arusha where you booked in Arusha Crown Hotel/Impala hotel for the night BB

Day 02: Hotel – Londorossi Park Gate – Mti Mkubwa Camp

A three-hour drive from Moshi brings us to the Londorossi Park Gate located on the western side of Kilimanjaro. At the gate after registration we pick up a game ranger who will accompany us, as we might encounter elephants and buffaloes during our trek. Drive to the trailhead at Lemosho Glades and start the trek through the rain forest. In places the vegetation is so untouched that it grows right across the narrow track. The flora and fauna are richer here than on the other more popular routes through the rain forest. Our trek today will be along a little used track known as Chamber’s Route. In about 3-4 hours we will reach our camp in the rain forest at Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) at 2795m.

Day 03: Mti Mkubwa Camp – Shira 1 Camp

After breakfast, start the climb cross the remaining rain forest towards the giant moorland zone. Today is a full day trek with an altitude gain of 610m. After lunch we cross into the Shira Caldera, a high altitude desert plateau which is rarely visited. Shira is the third of Kilimanjaro volcanic cones, and is filled with lava flow from Kibo Peak. Overnight Shira 1 Camp at 3505m.

Day 04: Shira 1 Camp – Shira 2 Camp

After breakfast continue hike east across the Shira Plateau past the Shira Cathedral towards Shira Two camp. You only gain 214 feet in elevation – this allows you to acclimatize slowly to the altitude. The views of the plateau are nothing less than spectacular. Overnight at Shira 2 Camp 3720m.

Day 05: Shira 2 Camp – Baranco Camp

It’s about a 7 hour superb hike today. We pass the Lava Tower, around the southern flank of Kibo, and slowly descend to Barranco, your most spectacular campsite, at the foot of Kibo Peak, looming high above. Our camp is only 142m higher than where we were last night, but our walk will have taken us to just over 4300m today. This is one of your most valuable days for acclimatization. Overnight at Barranco 3865m.

Day 06: Baranco Hut – Karanga Valley Camp

From the Barranco Hut we ascend up the Barranco wall and walk across screed and ridges to Karanga Valley (4100m) with breathtaking views of the West Breach and the southern glacier. Lunch is often taken here, depending on progress. The afternoon can be spent on an acclimatization hike, before spending the night at Karanga Valley.

Day 07: Karanga Valley Camp – Barafu Camp

After a relaxing start, about 2 hours from Karanga we will come out on the Barafu path (part of the Mweka Trail). It is a further 1-2 hours to Barafu. The last stage to Barafu camp is quite steep, and as always we advise taking it as easy as possible. This is the day that leads to the final ascent and so being as relaxed as possible, both mentally and physically, is the best advice. In the evening you will be briefed for the final ascent.

Day 08: Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Hut

You will be woken in the middle of the night and start the final ascent. We plan to reach Stella Point by sunrise. (About 6 or more hours) At dawn, from the Crater rim, rugged Mawenzi is a thrilling sight, with the Kibo saddle still in darkness beneath you, and the crater’s ice-walls looming ahead. If you feel strong enough, you continue to Uhuru Peak (1- 2 hours) This is the highest point in Africa, and the world’s highest solitary peak (5895m). This is the toughest day that most trekkers have ever experienced. You will have ascended 1100m and descended 2,200m in a period of 12-15 hours. We continue down to Mweka Hut (3-4 hours from the top).

Day 09: Mweka Hut – Mweka Village

The final descent takes you through the lower heath section that quickly turns into rainforest. Your time on Kilimanjaro ends at Mweka Village (1450m), where your vehicle will be waiting to transfer you back to the Arusha Hotel. Relax, take a hot shower and celebrate your achievement.

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Kilimanjaro Climbing Lemosho Cost

Price Includes:

National Park entry fees, camping fees, rescue fees
English speaking guide(s), cook and porters
Full board camping accommodation during the climb
Camping equipment ie Tents + Form mattress
Mineral water for the first day, boiled and filtered water on the other days
Transfer to the gate and return to Arusha

Price excludes:

Other drinks
Meals and accommodation in Arusha – We can arrange this one too.
Sleeping bag
Personal expenses and tips

Recommended climbing tips

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