Compare Backpackers Tanzania Safaris by Lights on Africa Safaris vs Cruising in West Bengal by Audley Travel
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5 | Excellent
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| Duration | 7 days | 12 days |
| Price From | $ 1,194 | $ 5,554 |
| Price Per Day | $ 171 | $ 463 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Camping | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Description |
Experiencing a Northern Tanzania safari is an essential destination on everyone's travel list. The Serengeti's Great Migration is one of the most amazing wildlife spectacles, whilst being on safari in the Crater floor of the extinct volcano at Ngorongoro is a game viewing environment that has no equal. Away from the tourist hotspots, quieter parks such as Tarangire are superb for game viewing yet often overlooked to their more famous neighbors. Lake Manyara's game concentrations are not nearly as high as surrounding parks but there are a number of unique species that provide a reason to safari here. Lake Manyara's tree climbing lions are the park’s main attraction. Why these lions habitually climb trees is still up for debate but viewing a pride relaxing in an acacia tree is an incredible site. |
Explore Calcutta on an unusual walking tour. Watch the world go by from the comfort of a river cruiser. Discover the colonial French and Dutch settlements dotted along the riverbank. Travel by boat, cycle rickshaw and train, avoiding the chaos of Indian roads. |
Day 1: Arrive to Tanzania
Upon your arrival meet at Kilimanjaro international Airport and transfer to your hotel in Arusha for bed and breakfast B/B. Pamoja expedition Lodge.
Day 2: Arusha National Park
In the morning drive to Arusha national park with your packed lunch for game viewing. Break for a picnic lunch then continue with game viewing at Arusha National Park. Dinner and overnight at Outpost Lodge Full board (FB)
Day 3: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast transfer to Tarangire national park with your packed lunch for game viewing, enjoy a picnic lunch at Tarangire then continue with your game viewing until late evening, dinner and overnight, / Kigongoni Campsite. FB. One of the most noticeable things on entering the park are the baobab trees that rise up form the grass.
With their massive trunks, they are instantly recognizable. There are animals that usually move northwards of the park during the wet season including the wildebeests, zebras, Thompson's gazelles, buffalos, elands and hartebeests. The elephant population in this park was estimated to be around 6'000 in 1987, but numbers are believed to have fallen since then due to poaching. The number of birds recorded in Tarangire National Park has been estimated at approximately 300. These include migrants that fly south to spend October - April away from the winter of the northern hemisphere. Here, you may spot various species of herons, storks and ducks, vultures, buzzards, sparrow hawks, eagles, kites and falcons, as well as ostriches. Other areas of interest within the park include the Lake Burungi circuit, the Lemiyon area, the Kitibong Hill circuit and the Gursi & Lamarkau circuit.
Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast transfer to Lake Manyara national park for game viewing, lunch then after lunch drive to the park again for a second half game viewing. Dinner and overnight, Twiga Campsite. FBA major attraction of the Lake Manyara National Park is the tree - climbing lions. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that you will spot them. However, there are other things to see - elephants, hippos, zebras, impalas, buffalos, baboons, plains animals as well as huge variety of birdlife, both resident and migratory.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast transfer to Serengeti national park via Ngorongoro conservation area, with your lunch box and game en-route. Dinner and overnight, Seronera Campsite FB Serengeti is perhaps most well known for the annual migration that takes place across the great Savannah plains. This is a phenomenal sight: thousands upon thousands of animals, particularly wildebeests, as far as the eye can see. During the rainy season (from November to May), the wildebeests, whose population has been estimated at around 1'500'000, are found in the eastern section of the Serengeti and also the Masai Mara in Kenya to the north. When the dry season begins at the end of June, the annual migration commences as the animals move in search of food pasture. The Serengeti is also famous for cheetahs, leopards and lions, some of which migrate with the wildebeests while others remain in the central plain.
Day 6: Serengeti/ Ngorongoro
After breakfast with your packed lunch drive and game en route to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Pass by Olduvai Gorge a historical site whereby the early man lived its your option whether you pass by the Maasai boma if you are interested in the real African life tradition and culture for extra costs, After your lunch en route adds to the crater rim for your dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite. FB
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
After breakfast, with packed lunch descend into the crater for a full day game viewing. Have your picnic lunch in the crater at hippo pool or Lerai forest. Evening drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight at your Hotel/Transfer to the Airport for your flight back home.
Day 1 : International outbound flight
Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Calcutta.
Day 2 : Calcutta
Arrive into Calcutta and spend the remainder of the day exploring or relaxing. Your hotel is right in the heart of the city so you might like to visit some of the nearby markets or local restaurants.
Day 3 : Calcutta
Choose either a traditional or more unusual route for your walking tour through Calcutta today - your guide will advise and recommend ideas. Calcutta has a fascinating Colonial history as well as a vibrant Chinatown and flower market.
Day 4 : Calcutta
Board your cruise boat this morning and start sailing north on the River Hugli, visiting Serampore and Barackpore en route.
Day 5 : Calcutta
Sail onwards to Chandernagore, a French possession until 1950, before continuing to a mooring near Kalna. You will begin to see the scenery becoming more rural and rugged.
Day 6 : Calcutta
Explore Kalna by cycle rickshaw this morning to see some of Bengalâs most attractive terracotta temples. On-board the boat you can enjoy time on the open-top deck, watching the scenery pass by.
Day 7 : Calcutta
Visit Matiari and the battlefield of Plassey today as you travel further north into West Bengal.After the day's explorations, you might like to try the boat's small spa.
Day 8 : Calcutta
Wander around the great Hazarduari Palace today in Murshidabad. The Katra mosque is also fascinating and usually very peaceful.
Day 9 : Calcutta
Moor at sleepy Baranagar to see temples as well as the Indian countryside littered with mustard fields and mango orchards.
Day 10 : Calcutta
Cruise to Farakka and spend the day visiting Gaur, once one of India's greatest cities before spending your last night on board.
Day 11 : Calcutta
Disembark your boat after breakfast and transfer to the railway station to travel by train back to Calcutta.On arrival you will be met and driven to a nearby hotel before flying onwards tomorrow.
Day 12 : International return flight
Transfer to the airport for your international flight. Your return flight will arrive the same day.
