Tanzania: Northward Migration Safari
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Lake manyara national park
- Visit serengeti plains in ngorongoro conservation area
- View the mara river and famous ungulate herds on the serengeti
- View seronera river in the serengeti national park
- Explore Ngorongoro crater
- Visit the Tarangire national park
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Trip includes
- All leaders, transport, park entry fees, and permits for all activities described in the detailed itinerary.
- Accommodations for the nights.
- Meals.
- Transfers from Kilimanjaro International Airport (Kia Lodge has a complementary shuttle to the airport).
- Bottled beverages: Each lodge provides two free half-liter bottle of drinking water per person in your room daily.
- Short Term AMREF Flying Doctors medical emergency evacuation insurance.
Itinerary
Depart from your home to arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport near Arusha, Tanzania by the evening of day 2. See more flight information. Upon arrival, clear customs and meet our host from Wildersun Safaris and drive about 50 minutes to our lodge. Lake Duluti L...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Enjoy a short walk at dawn at Lake Duluti Lodge. After breakfast we'll meet our wonderful Tanzanian guides, then head to Arusha for a stop at the Wildersun Safaris office where y...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ndutu Safari Lodge
After an early breakfast, we'll depart our lodge and drive into the highlands up through an extensive and rich agricultural area between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater Rim befor...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lobo Wildlife Lodge
Before we depart Ndutu, we'll enjoy a game drive before breakfast. We'll then search the area around Naabi Hill for elusive species, especially big cats and other predators. The behavi...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Asilia Mara Sayari Camp
On previous summer safaris, we have found vast herds of Wildebeest and Zebra already congregating in this area before crossing to the Masai Mara in Kenya. The Great Migration inclu...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
We'll head out in the field at dawn before breakfast. We'll depart from Sayari Camp with a picnic lunch to spend another full day in the Serengeti National Park, crossing back to the ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
The route today to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater will take us back through excellent wildlife habitats. We'll take the turnoff to Olduvai Gorge on the eastern boundary of the Sereng...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
We'll descend into the crater for the morning and enjoy our picnic lunch there. Then we'll drive to Tarangire National Park, arriving in time for a late afternoon game drive. Tarangir...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Kia Lodge, Arusha
We'll head back to Arusha this morning and stop briefly at a craft shop to give you a quick opportunity to shop before lunch. Keep in mind, however, that you may not want to wait until the last ...
Arrive home today, depending on your flight schedules.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Come watch wildlife with us! Our distinctive worldwide tours travel to destinations unique for abundant and photogenic mammals, birds and nature. All our trips emphasize maximum time in the field, action-packed wildlife photography, knowledgeable and enthusiastic leadership, small groups, and custom itineraries perfected during more than 35 years of leading tours. We have a non-smoking policy.
How We Started
In 1975 during Doug Cheesemans' summer hiatus as a zoology and ecology college professor, he and naturalist wife, Gail, led their first expedition to the Pacific Ocean waters of Baja. Both had a contagious passion for nature and all living creatures, and they soon found themselves leading incredible safaris each summer to international destinations like Africa, South America, and beyond. Doug and Gail wanted to share their unique experiences and enthusiasm for wildlife with others, so Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris was born in 1980 with a goal of providing a higher standard of wildlife travel. Tours were designed specifically to provide participants with maximum time in the field to experience nature and to inspire travelers with the values of conservation and education.
Catching his parents' passion for wildlife, Ted Cheeseman joined Doug and Gail in leading international wildlife tours in 2000. As a boy, Ted grew-up with the business, often accompanying his parents on their international adventures. His contributions have been extensive as he combines his years of experience in the wild lands of the world and his graduate degree in conservation biology with his technical and computer savvy.
Our Tours and Leaders
We travel only to the richest wildlife areas whether the habitat be savanna, forest, reef, or ocean. Each of our tours is scheduled during the best time of year for viewing wildlife and is organized so participants can experience a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and fish along with their unique behaviors.
Each expedition includes local leaders who reside in the destination area to insure the best wildlife observations and to allow the opportunity to give back to local communities. We also carefully select leaders who are tops in their field to insure that your experience is the best it can be. A complete
Our company philosophy provides you with:
- A focus on watching all wildlife and birds.
- Maximum time in the field. We often leave before breakfast and come back in the early evening, allowing us to travel further to experience more each day.
- The best opputunites for good photography. Being out in the field during the soft morning and evening light, and for the maximum amount of time, allows for fantastic photography.
- A non-smoking policy! All our trips are for non-smokers only.
- Small groups. On rainforest tours the total number of participants is 8 to 12. In africa, group size is 15 to 18 with two to three leaders. In antarctica, our smaller groups allow everyone to go ashore at the same time without concern for timed shifts.
- High leader/participant ratio. On all tours we hire local resident guides who are experts on the native birds and mammals to complement our very knowledgeable tour leaders.
- Quality accommodations.
- A tour that is customized for the best time of year to see the most wildlife. Itineraries are improved every year - we have no repetitious, tired itineraries. We pay attention to your feedback.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- All airfare, airport and departure taxes, and excess baggage fees. Round-trip airfare between the USA and Tanzania is approximately $1,600 to $2,200 (estimated March 2015).
- Bottled beverages: Bottled water costs extra during meals, except at breakfast when water is often available to fill your water bottle.
- Gratuities: Tipping is, of course, discretionary, however we suggest budgeting about $20 to $22 per participant per daywith our guides (about $260 to $286 total per participant), which will be distributed among all the resident naturalists and drivers. Doug and Gail also contribute their share.
- Travel insurance other than the included insurance.
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, medical costs or hospitalization, room service, alcoholic and other beverages, and items not on the regular menu, etc. If you have special dietary needs, please indicate them on your Reservation/Release Form.
Accommodation
Until the Final Payment due date, deposits are refundable except for a cancellation fee of $150 per person, which can be applied toward another tour if reserved within six months of the cancelled trip’s departure date. No refunds are given after the Final Payment due date.
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