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HONEYMOON SAFARI
Minimum: 02 Pax
Vehicle: 1x 7 Seater 4x4
Starts: Kilimanjaro
Ends: Zanzibar
Meals: as indicated on itinerary at a glance
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
DayLocationAccommodationBoardActivity
1Serengeti N. ParkLemala EwanjanLDBBArr trf P
2Serengeti N. ParkLemala EwanjanLDBBA,P
3Serengeti N. ParkLemala EwanjanLDBBA,P
4Ngorongoro Cons. AreaLemala NgorongoroLDBBleisure
5Ngorongoro Cons. AreaLemala NgorongoroLDBBCrater Tour
6ZanzibarKilindi, ZanzibarLDBBleisure
7ZanzibarKilindi, ZanzibarLDBBleisure
8ZanzibarKilindi, ZanzibarLDBBleisure
9ZanzibarKilindi, ZanzibarLDBBleisure
10ZanzibarKilindi, ZanzibarLDBBleisure
11DepartFlt, Dept
L-Lunch, D-Dinner, BB-Bed and breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer, E-Early morning game drive, A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive, HDS-Half Day sightseeing, FDS-Full Day Sightseeing
FULL ITINERARY
Day 01 Serengeti National Park
Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro Airport met and assisted by GRUMETI EXPEDITIONS representative. Connect onto your onward flight toSerengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Met by GRUMETI EXPEDITIONS representative and transfer to your camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Lemala E-Wanjan LDBB
Day 02 Serengeti National Park
Full day spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at Lemala E-Wanjan LDBB
Day 03 Serengeti National Park
Full day spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at Lemala E-Wanjan LDBB
Day 04 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. En route visit the Olduvai Gorge site of archeological findings, where traces of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have been discovered. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ngorongoro (LDBB
Day 05 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, depart for full-day tour of the crater floor with picnic lunches. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Lemala Ngorongoro (LDBB)
Day 6 Zanzibar
Today after breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Manyara and take a flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival at Zanzibar airport, met and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Kilindi, Zanzibar (LDBB)
Day07 Zanzibar
Whole day spend at leisure in Zanzibar with optional excursions at extra cost. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Kilindi, Zanzibar (LDBB)
Day08 Zanzibar
Whole day spend at leisure in Zanzibar with optional excursions at extra cost. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Kilindi, Zanzibar (LDBB)
Day09 Zanzibar
Whole day spend at leisure in Zanzibar with optional excursions at extra cost. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Kilindi, Zanzibar (LDBB)
Day10 Zanzibar
Whole day spend at leisure in Zanzibar with optional excursions at extra cost. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Kilindi, Zanzibar (LDBB)
Day11 Departure
Breakfast at your hotel.Check out and transfer to Zanzibar airport fro your schedule flight to Dar where you will connect onto your departure flight back home. GRUMETI EXPEDITIONS representative will re-confirm your onward flight, and assist you at check-in.
The Package Includes:Arrival and departure airport transfers
03 nights accommodation at Lemala E-Wanjan on Fullboard basis (Inclusive of house drinks)
02 nights accommodation at Lemala Ngorongoro on Fullboard basis (Inclusive of house drinks)
05 nights accommodation at Kilindi-Zanzibar on Full board basis
Visit to the Olduvai Gorge en route to Ngorongoro
Crater visit on day 4
All game drives as per itinerary
All park entrance fees
Services of a qualified English Speaking Driver Guide
Transport in 1 x 5-7 Seater 4x4 vehicle
1 litre bottle of mineral water per person per day while on a road safari in a VINTAGE AFRICA vehicle
The Package Excludes:
All International Flights + Taxes
Visas
Travel & Personal accident insurance
Tips & personal expenses such as telephone calls…etc.
Excursions not detailed in above program
Included flights:
Scheduled flight Kilimanjaro/Seronera
Scheduled flight Manyara/Zanzibar
Scheduled flight Zanzibar/Dar
Added Value:
Complimentary Vintage Africa Safari Guide covering the whole of East Africa
Complimentary Vintage Africa Safari Pouch with a pen
Complimentary Grumeti Expeditions Hat
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Lemala Ewanjan Seronera Valley – A Spectacular Camp with glorius views
Joining its two Serengeti sisters, Lemala Ndutu and Lemala Mara, Lemala Ewanjan is a new deluxe seasonal camp with 7 beautiful tents set along the game-rich Seronera Valley in a spectacular location on the western slopes of Makoma Hills in the Central Serengeti, withstaggering views of the Serengeti migration, grasslands and sunsets. Major game viewing areas of Central, Southern or Western Serengeti are easily accessible and at the end of the day guests can return to the privacy and solitude of the camp to enjoy great service, food and ambience. The camp offers optional walks for closer encounters with the local flora and fauna. Balloon safaris and Seronera airstrip are also easily accessible and only 30 minutes away.
The new high specification tents are some of the most spacious and comfortable seasonal tents in Tanzania. Each tent is outfitted with 2 queen size or 1 king size leather beds, warm duvets, flush toilet, large safari shower, running water, wooden cabinets and flooring, 24-hr solar lighting, outside lounger, games table and much more.
The mess tent offers separate living and dining areas with a central bar area and is beautifully decorated with leather sofas, chandeliers, side cabinets, rugs and chests.
Lemala Ewanjan Seronera Valley is perhaps the finest new seasonal camp in Serengeti in a truly spectacular location. Because of the fantastic year-round game viewing in Central Serengeti, the camp is open all year except April and May during the long rains. Guests on game packages can take advantage of Lemala's superb open 4x4 vehicles which are specially designed for long game drives - each vehicle is fitted with comfortable seats, charging units and a large refrigerator.
For the ultimate Serengeti experience, it is best to combine Lemala Ewanjan with Lemala Ndutu or Lemala Mara. A minimum of 2nts are recommend at Lemala Ewanjan and the camp can be booked on an exclusive use basis.
OPEN: All year round except April and May
SIZE: 7 spacious luxury tents. Each tent can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
Private bush breakfast or lunch - min 4pax
Guided walks
LOCATION: Central Serengeti
NEAREST AIRSTRIP: Seronera
APPROX. DRIVING TIMES:
From Lemala Ngorongoro - 5hrs
From Lemala Ndutu - 3hrs
From Lemala Mara - 5.5hrs
From Seronera - 30 mins
From Arusha - 8hrs
RATES: Available on game package or drive-in rates. Children rate applies for 6-16 yrs. For complete inclusions and exclusions please see the rate sheet.
MIN AGE - 6 Yrs
Lemala Ngorongoro – On the rim of the Crater by the quiet Lemala Access Route
Lemala Ngorongoro is an intimate seasonal camp set in a delightful ancient acacia forest on the rim of the crater next to the quiet Lemala access route. The camp offers accommodation under canvas in only 8 luxury tents and 1 family tent (accommodating 4 to 5 guests) to ensure seclusion in a pristine forest environment.
Each spacious tent is outfitted with a gas heater, large single or king-size beds with warm duvets, wooden flooring with rugs, 24-hr solar lighting, and en-suite bathrooms with a dressing area, flush toilet and a large safari shower. House alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and laundry are included.
The mess tent is beautifully furnished with grand sofas, lamps, book and corner cabinets in old wood, chests and rugs. In the evening, guests gather around the campfire for sundowners before retiring for dinner under chandeliers hosted by the camp manager. The camp works closely with the local Masai community who often provide a talk on the Conservation area or the Masai community. Guests enjoy the opportunity to interact with the Masai.
Lemala’s major advantage over any other accommodation is the quick and easy access into the crater which maximizes game viewing and avoids the morning crater traffic. Game viewing from the camp can start as early as 6.15am and it only takes 15 minutes to descend to the floor - the scenery is stunning and the wildlife abundant. Very often game drives are taken in solitude for nearly 2 hours in the best morning light before the traffic builds up. Lemala guests thus enjoy longer and significantly higher quality game drives.
The other advantage is the close proximity to Ol Moti and Empakaai craters for optional walks with an armed ranger and the Masai. For special occasions, Lemala can also organize optional private lunches inside the crater or breakfast with the Masai.
Lemala offers great charm and luxury in a delightful prime location on the crater rim. It is perhaps the most intimate way to experience the crater's splendours. Don’t miss this delightful seasonal camp facing a lovely forest filled with sounds of wildlife, birds and the bells of Masai cattle.
Lemala Ngorongoro can be booked on an exclusive basis.
OPEN: All year except April and May
SIZE: 8 Luxury tents and 1 family tent. Each luxury tent can accommodate triple. The family tent can accommodate 2 adults and 2 to 3 children.
LEMALA ACCESS ROUTE: This route can be used for entry and exit
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
Game walk - min 2pax
Private lunch inside the crater - min 4pax
Private breakfast with the Masai - min 4pax
LOCATION: After Lemala Access Gate
NEAREST AIRSTRIP: Manyara
APPROX. DRIVING TIMES:
From Manyara airstrip - 2.5hrs
From Lemala Ndutu - 3.5hrs
From Lemala Mara - 8.5hrs
From Lemala Tarangire - 4.5hrs
From Lemala Ewanjan Seronera Valley - 5hrs
From Arusha - 4hrs
RATES: Available on game package or drive-in rates. Children rate applies for 6-16 yrs. For complete inclusions and exclusions please see the rate sheet.
MIN AGE - 6 Yrs.
PARKS INFORMATION.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
In the Great Rift Valley, that great schism in the earth's crust lays the wonderful Ngorongoro Crater, one of the wonders of the natural world. It is an extinct volcano that collapsed in on itself around 25 million years ago thus forming a vast super bowl where the largest permanent concentration of African game is on display.
The central bowl, the caldera, has sides roughly 1,950 feet high and a flattish centre with a diameter of about ten miles. The views from the top of the crater wall are absolutely breathtaking. The crater walls are forested but four wheel drive vehicles will take you down into this primeval paradise of woodland, lake, river, swamp and plain that shelters around 20,000 animals. Many of these are the large grazing animals such as wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle and zebra who depend on the open grasslands in the crater. These attract the attendant predators, the black-maned lion, the leopard and hyena. The elephant found within the caldera tend to be the lone males who have left the herds in the forested crater rim.
When the water stocks are low elsewhere the animals within this micro-world turn to the swamps for fresh water and food. Elephants feed on the giant sedges and hippo wallow in the pools. The Fever Tree forests shelter monkeys, bushbuck and waterbuck and the few black rhino that have taken refuge here. A soda lake, fed by the Munge River attracts water birds, including flamingos and is a favourite place for predators to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been called a Garden of Eden.
The conservation area also encompasses several other volcanos, one of which, Oldonyo Lengai, is still live. You may struggle to the top, if you wish, to gaze into its open and sulphurous maw but many prefer to admire from afar. One of the most fascinating attractions in the area is the Olduvai Gorge, where an old river has carved away the rock to expose layer upon layer of volcanic soil. This is where Dr Louis and Mary Leakey found the remains of hominids "Nutcracker Man" and "Toolmaking Man". The "Cradle of Mankind" now has a visitor centre where you may hear a short lecture on the the work of the Leakey’s and their successors and a small museum where you may see some of their finds, including a giant giraffe - it is hard to believe that they were once even taller!
Serengeti National Park
George Adamson, co-raiser of Elsa the lioness, and husband of "Born Free" author Joy Adamson, visited the Serengeti in the early sixties and describes the experience in "Pride and Joy", his autobiography. At this time he considered it probably the greatest of all game reserves in Africa and one man was mainly responsible - Bernhardt Grzimek, Director of Frankfurt Zoo. The Serengeti had suffered terribly from over-zealous hunting in the 1930's and from large-scale killing of game during the war. Grzimek applied himself to the tensions between Maasai need for grazing and the indigenous wildlife. He and his son carried out a massive survey, using planes to quantify the game, and identifying and logging the plant life. He used his best-seller "Serengeti Shall Not Die" to raise funds and publicize the exercise. Thanks to the Grzimeks, and to John Owen who established a renowned scientific research establishment there, the Serengeti still has an amazing concentration of wildlife.
The 14,763 square kilometres of the Serengeti are probably most famous for being the southern end of the Great Migration. Every year over 1.5 million animals, mostly wildebeest but also zebra and Thompson's gazelle, follow their instincts and move through the western corridor on their 1000 kilometre journey to the fresh grazing of the Masai Mara. Predators pick off the weak, the laggardly and the young and crocodiles feast as the vast herd crosses the rivers but they continue their trek, as they have done since time immemorial. This is one of the earth's great sights - but it is by no means all the Serengeti has to offer.
The vast, flat central plains, made fertile by the ashes of the none volcanos of the Ngongoro highlands, are places of huge skies, of shimmering heat hazes, yet also of delicate wild flowers blooming after the rains. The savannah, sprinkled with Acacia Tortilis, has majestic termite mounds and rock formations called kopjes which make great vantage points for predators. The lion are abundant, the leopard are plentiful (yet still secretive) and black rhino and cheetah both breed here. There are more than 500 species of bird and, interestingly, 100 sub-species of dung beetle - a sign of a varied animal population! Ndutu, in the south, has small lakes where you may see hippo and water birds. Perhaps one of the best ways to see the Serengeti is a hot air balloon ride when, in the cool of the early morning, you may admire the grandeur, the vastness and the stunning landscape. Page 100 of g. Adamson - Serengeti shall not die - Bernhardt Grzimek, Director of Frankfurt zoo.
NOTES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Luggage:
PLEASE be reminded to inform your clients that the luggage allowance on our schedule flights is strictly 15KGS PER PERSON and that SOFT BAGS are highly recommended, if not essential. In light aircraft the baggage area and weight allowance is limited. Hard Samsonite type suitcases do not fit into the cargo compartment easily, if at all. Due to limited space available for storagein safari vehicles, we strongly recommend use soft duffle bags rather than hard suitcases.
Your contract
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