Compare Bush To Beach Luxury Package by Love & Dove Africa vs Kenya and Tanzania Fly In Safari by Rothschild Safaris
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| Duration | 14 days | 10 days |
| Price From | $ 6,726 | $ 10,824 |
| Price Per Day | $ 480 | $ 1,082 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Luxury | Luxury |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Internal airfare and ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | N/A |
9 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 8 Dinners |
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A 14-Day Luxury Bush to Beach African Safari that combines your safari adventure of the untamed splendour of Tanzania’s wildlife and the serenity of the exotic Islands of Zanzibar. Your exploration includes sightseeing in the iconic locations of the Tarangire National Park, which offers wondrous open savannah grassland, immersed with acacia woodland, baobab trees and dense wildlife, Serengeti National Park with it ‘endless plains’ and Ngorongoro Crater in its infinite beauty and grace; and. On this exceptional Safari adventure you will enjoy appealing scenery, the finest Tanzanian wildlife and secluded game viewing occasions while riding in the impeccable comfort and style of our 4X4 Safari top-up roof vehicles in the African wilderness. |
The Ngorongoro Highlands is a dramatic range of volcanic mountains that straddles the rift valley escarpment immediately to the south of the Serengeti. The main highlight here is the Ngorongoro Crater, where virtually the whole panoply of game can be seen. The Crater itself is a 100 square mile natural amphitheater created two million years ago when a volcano imploded, leaving a 12 mile wide crater surrounded by an unbroken 2,000- foot high rim. The conservation area protects Olduvai Gorge, considered to be the seat of humanity after the discovery of the earliest known remains of human, and one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world. Serengeti National Park In the northern reaches of Tanzania, on its border with Kenya, lies one of the world’s most well-known conservation areas, Serengeti National Park. Covering a truly enormous area of 27,000 square kilometres, 14,700 of which are the National Park, the Serengeti is a world heritage site and home to an unimaginable variety of flora and fauna. It is deservedly one of the world’s great natural wonders. Spend your days exploring endless grasslands horizon to horizon, acacia woodlands, granite kopjes, tree-lined river and in the very north, rolling hills and hidden valleys. Each year, during the dry season, great numbers of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, giraffe, eland, topi, kongoni, and impala exhaust the grazing in the southern areas of the system and migrate west and north in search of food. This leads them in a cyclical migration and their numbers support large prides of lion, as well as hyena, cheetah and leopard, not to mention river crocodiles. |
Day 1: Transfer To Arusha City
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be picked up by a representative of Love & Dove Africa and transferred to Arusha city. [Arusha city] is lovely small town situated at the foot Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. It is the perfect spot to spend a day or so prior to advancing any safari expeditions including mounting the Kilimanjaro. It has a range of quality restaurants, bars and local markets that you may visit to have am authentic view of the city. Day trips can be organized to Arusha National Park, National Museum and coffee plantations in and around Arusha, at clients request.
You will spend your first night at Arusha Coffee Lodge Lodge in Plantation room a cosy lodge, at Arusha City.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you will be met by your driver/guide and briefed prior to commencing your Safari. Depart at approximately 9 O’clock and embark on an easy smooth drive to Tarangire National Park. The park is approximately 2850 square km (1096 square miles), and a distance of 118km (75miles) southeast of Arusha Town. Arrive at the tented camp for lunch, after lunch afternoon nature walk escorted by the guide, later evening sundowner to be organized at the camp, dinner and overnight at Tarangire Treetops.
Day 3: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, collect lunch boxes and drive to Tarangire National Park for full day game drive.
Tarangire National Park offers incredible open savannah grassland, immersed with acacia woodland, baobab trees, sausage trees and dense concentration of wildlife. Sighting large herd of elephants is quite common in this park. Wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, gazelles, elands, impala, antelopes, cheetah, leopards, mongoose, tree climbing pythons, lions and oryx can also be seen here. For bird lovers, an estimated 550 colourful bird species may be found here including yellow-collared lovebirds, hornbills, weaver, long-tailed paradise whydah and ostrich among others. Because visitors less frequent this Park, it is not crowded and is thus ideal for those who want to enjoy a serene Safari experience while seizing the authentic sights and sounds in the jungle.
You will arrive at the Tented Lodge for your hot lunch, and drive to the National Park for afternoon game drive in the Park, bush dinner will be served special for the couples arranged by the camp, you will spend your overnight stay at Tarangire Treetops.
Day 4: Karatu
After breakfast, depart Tarangire National Park at approximately 8 O’clock and drive to karatu arrive at the lodge for lunch, afternoon horse riding and coffee tour plantation, the rest day at leisure, dinner and overnight at The Manor Ngorongoro.
Day 5: Karatu – Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro conservation Area, with your lunch boxes served from the lodge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which is located within the Serengeti, is home to approximately 30,000 protected animals. The infinite beauty and grace of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique, submerged in deep crater valley and highlands, a soda lake in which thousands wildlife quench their thirst daily. It is at the Ngorongoro that you will relish the wonderful privileged of viewing the Big Five in one location. The Big Five are characteristically imposing, enormous and deadly animals, these include the rare black rhino, big-tusked elephants, black-mane lions, leopards and Lions, which tend to reside at the Ngorongoro. You will also sight buffalos, zebras, hyenas, wildebeest, flamingos, bat eared foxes, jackals, gazelles, cheetah and a high density of birdlife species. The beauty of this place is the lions are not afraid to walk up to your safari vehicles, giving you an authentic Safari experience.Later evening drive back karatu for dinner and overnight at The Manor Ngorongoro.
Day 6: Serengeti
After breakfast, with lunch boxes drive to Serengeti National Park, The Serengeti National Park in Maasai language means “endless plains” and is clothed with vast breath-taking landscapes, driving through the Serengeti is an authentic blend of the magical experience of Tanzanian wilderness and wildlife. It is the second largest national park in Tanzania and covers about 6,000 square miles of savannah, grasslands, hills, woodland, hills and riverine forests. The Serengeti National Park is also famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest migrate to Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. The beauty of the Serengeti lies in its unimaginably vast plains filled with a variety of wildlife, and allows the visitors to roam the plains and embrace the magic of the wilderness. You will enjoy an exceptional evening game drive sighting several lions, elephant, elands, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, hippos, crocodiles, zebras, leopards, buffalos, gazelle, giraffes, topi, ostrich and hartebeest among many others. The Park is filled with a vast variety of Tanzania’s best wildlife and habitats that make for an incredible game viewing experience.
And you drive to Serengeti Migration Camp where you will spend the night.
Day 7: Serengeti
On your second day, you will embark on an early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park and then drive back to the Lodge for breakfast. With your lunch boxes, you will depart the Lodge and continue your game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Driving through the Serengeti is an authentic blend of the magical experience of the Tanzanian wilderness and wildlife. The Park is also famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest migrate to Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. Viewing the migration is an epic safari experience. It provides visitors a phenomenal pictorial and magnificently moving scene to the naked eyes. For those who enjoy photography, Serengeti’s vast open savannah provides an incredible backdrop to even the amateur photographers. The beauty of the Serengeti lies in its unimaginably vast plains filled with all wildlife, and allows the visitors to roam the plains and embrace the magic of the wilderness. You will view antelopes, lions, leopards, wildebeest, zebras and much wildlife here. You will continue your afternoon drive in the Serengeti. As the sun sets, the horizon of the Serengeti is movingly serene, ironically giving you an unexpected calmness in the African jungle. After your spectacular day of game viewing, you will retire for the night at Serengeti Migration Camp.
Day 8: Serengeti
On your third day, you will embark on an early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park and then drive back to the Lodge for breakfast. With your lunch boxes, you will depart the Lodge and continue your game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Driving through the Serengeti is an authentic blend of the magical experience of the Tanzanian wilderness and wildlife. The Park is also famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest migrate to Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. Viewing the migration is an epic safari experience. It provides visitors a phenomenal pictorial and magnificently moving scene to the naked eyes. For those who enjoy photography, Serengeti’s vast open savannah provides an incredible backdrop to even the amateur photographers. The beauty of the Serengeti lies in its unimaginably vast plains filled with all wildlife, and allows the visitors to roam the plains and embrace the magic of the wilderness. You will view antelopes, lions, leopards, wildebeest, zebras and much wildlife here. You will continue your afternoon drive in the Serengeti. As the sun sets, the horizon of the Serengeti is movingly serene, ironically giving you an unexpected calmness in the African jungle. After your spectacular day of game viewing, you will retire for the night at Serengeti Pioneer Camp.
Day 9: Serengeti
On your fourth day, you will embark on an early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park and then drive back to the Lodge for breakfast. With your lunch boxes, you will depart the Lodge and continue your game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Driving through the Serengeti is an authentic blend of the magical experience of the Tanzanian wilderness and wildlife. The Park is also famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest migrate to Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. Viewing the migration is an epic safari experience. It provides visitors a phenomenal pictorial and magnificently moving scene to the naked eyes. For those who enjoy photography, Serengeti’s vast open savannah provides an incredible backdrop to even the amateur photographers. The beauty of the Serengeti lies in its unimaginably vast plains filled with all wildlife, and allows the visitors to roam the plains and embrace the magic of the wilderness. You will view antelopes, lions, leopards, wildebeest, zebras and much wildlife here. You will continue your afternoon drive in the Serengeti. As the sun sets, the horizon of the Serengeti is movingly serene, ironically giving you an unexpected calmness in the African jungle. After your spectacular day of game viewing, you will retire for the night at Serengeti Pioneer Camp.
Day10: Zanzibar
After breakfast, depart from the tented camp with your lunch boxes and transfer to local airstrip for your schedule flight from Serengeti seronera area to Zanzibar, you will arrive at Zanzibar and meet with our representative at the airport and transfer to beach hotel for your dinner and overnight at Breezes Hotel stay in standard room
Day 11: Zanzibar
Breakfast at the lodge, full day you will spend at leisure in the lodge, lunch under own arrangement, dinner and overnight at Breezes Hotel stay in standard room
Day 12: Zanzibar
Breakfast at the lodge, full day you will spend at leisure in the lodge, lunch under own arrangement, dinner and overnight at Breezes Hotel stay in standard room
Day 13: Zanzibar
Breakfast at the lodge, full day you will spend at leisure in the lodge, lunch under own arrangement, dinner and overnight at Breezes Hotel stay in standard room
Day 14: Zanzibar
After Breakfast at the lodge, our representative driver will transfer you to Zanzibar International Airport for your flight back home.
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Day 1: Nairobi Palacina Residence & Suites, Accommodation, Standard Room
Today you will fly into Nairobi. On arrival, proceed to the arrivals halls where our representative will be waiting with your name on a sign board. Once you connect with your Rothschild Safaris representative, you will be escorted to your vehicle for transfer to your hotel, a drive of approximately one hour. Check into your hotel and take some time to relax and settle in. Your time here is at your leisure – whether you’d like to lounge by the pool or venture out to some of Nairobi’s top attractions.
Accommodation
Enjoy an oasis of peace and calm amidst the bustling city of Nairobi. As a family owned establishment, the core emphasis is on making you feel right at home with warm hospitality. Offering a world of luxury, personalized service, a relaxed atmosphere and attention to detail you will be staying in one of 14 luxury hotel suites or a fully serviced and beautifully decorated apartment with, one, two, or three bedrooms. Soak in the hot tub, cool off with a dip in the pool, relax and unwind with a spa treatment or enjoy a refreshing cocktail at the bar.
Palacina residence & suites
Nice to know:
Children of all ages are welcome
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Full English Breakfast
Activities available at additional cost:
A visit to the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage 11am-noon ($7 per person entrance fee). During this time the orphan elephants arrive for their midday mud bath and feeding. As a foster parent (a donation of $50 per person is required) you can visit the Nursery at both 11am as well as by appointment at 5pm (must be booked in advance).
Karen Blixen Museum, the original home of Karen Blixen. The house was used during the filming of Out of Africa and is open to public with much of the original furniture on display in the house with encompassing views of the Ngong Hills.
Giraffe Centre, here you get to feed and photograph the giraffe and warthogs and also wander through the adjoining primeval forest to view the bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds.
Day 2 - 3: Maasai Mara Game Reserve Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp, Accommodation, Superior View Tent
Nairobi Maasai Mara, Scheduled Flight
Today you will be transferred by road to Wilson Nairobi Airport and fly by scheduled flight into the Maasai Mara. On arrival, you will be met by one of our representatives at the airstrip and transferred to camp.
Accommodation
Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp is situated in the Kichwa Tembo private concession, which neighbors the Maasai Mara. Steeped in the aura of classical safari, Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp boasts 12 luxury tents and 28 superior tents, all of which give out onto magnificent views over the open grasslands or the shady forest surrounding the Sabaringo River. The superior tents feature beautiful Maasai-inspired interiors that showcase a simple and contemporary use of local materials. Oversized beds are perfectly positioned to make the most of the views, while stained cypress wood furniture combines with tribal decorative elements. The generously sized swimming pool is set among the trees and surrounded by lush lawns and spectacular views. Opening up onto incredible Maasai Mara views, the guest areas feature cozy split-level spaces decorated in a palette of stone and taupe. Celebrating the romance and nostalgia of the Mara, a double-story bar and lounge area feature oversized windows with spectacular panoramas. The split-level dining area has been designed around an interactive kitchen and vegetable garden, making food an integral part of the safari experience.
Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
Nice to know:
Camp tents are equipped with Wifi, and hair dryers. Babysitting services are also available for families. Outlets are available for charging (220v.). The camp has a swimming pool.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Activities included:
Twice daily game drives in open 4x4 vehicles with professional guides
Activities available at additional cost:
Bush walks
Night game drives
Bush breakfast and dinner
Sundowner cocktails
Hot air ballooning over the Maasai Mara
Maasai cultural/village visits
Day 4 – 5: Chyulu Hills Campi ya Kanzi, Accommodation, Luxury Tent
Maasai Mara Campi ya Kanzi, Private Charter
You will be transferred to the local airstrip in time to connect with your flight to the Chyulu Hills. Upon arrival at the local airstrip, you will be met by your guide for your transfer to the camp. Enjoy lunch surrounded by this fantastic scenery, followed by a brief orientation regarding the daily program. Then settle into your tented room. This afternoon you will enjoy a walk to Longido with a local Maasai tracker and guide. Sundowners will be served in the bush as you watch the sunset and if clear enough enjoy the spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Return to camp after your night game drive, arriving in time for dinner which is typically delicious home-made pasta and fresh produce from the gardens. You then retire to your tent for a peaceful night sleep surrounded by the stunning Chyulu Hills.
Accommodation
Campi ya Kanzi is situated at the foot of the legendary Chyulu Hills that have inspired the likes of Ernest Hemingway and near Tsavo National Park. Six luxury tented cottages and two luxury tented suites provide supreme comfort for up to sixteen guests. All tents have private en-suite bathrooms with hot & cold running water, showers and flushing toilets. The Kanzi House can be reserved exclusively for up to eight guests. The camp offers luxurious comfort, thrilling outdoor adventure, memorable wildlife encounters, and authentic connection to the Maasai people. Campi ya Kanzi is a pioneer in community ecotourism and is built with, owned and run by the Maasai community for the benefit of the local people. From the camp enjoy breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Enjoy game drives, walks and hikes among the solitude and privacy of 280,000 acres of land. Other activities include horse riding, mountain biking and scenic airplane flights (at additional cost). During activities you can spend time around the poolside or enjoy a professional massage (at extra cost). Enjoy delicious home made fresh Italian and African cuisine.
Campi Ya Kanzi
Nice to know:
There is 24-hour electricity for the entire camp. Children of all ages are welcome.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Other accommodation inclusions:
Soft drinks, spirits, house wines, beer and water. Laundry services.
Activities included:
Game drives in open Land Rovers with your Maasai guide and tracker
Bush picnics: breakfast, lunch or dinner
Bush walks and forest walks
Tailored safaris for photographers/bird watchers
Maasai cultural village visits
School visit, dispensary, research center
Horseback riding
Star gazing with lectures
Activities available at additional cost:
Fly Camping on the plains in front of Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro scenic flight, followed by a champagne breakfast
Air excursion to Tsavo National Park, fly over the geoglyph sculptures by Andrew Rogers
Air excursion to Amboseli National Park
Excursion to Ithumba camp where you can visit with orphan elephants
Spa treatments
Day 6 - 7: Ngorongoro Crater Plantation Lodge, Accommodation, Standard Room
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the local airstrip for your private charter flight to Namanga. On arrival you will be transferred by road to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro airport, you will connect with a scheduled flight to Lake Manyara. Your local guide will meet you at the Manyara airstrip. Travel through an expanse of lush jungle-like forest where you may encounter hundred-strong baboon troops or blue monkeys. Arrive at the open grassy floodplain and enjoy the expansive views across the alkaline lake. Typically large buffalo, wildebeest, zebra herds and giraffe will congregate on these grassy plains. Your guide will find a picnic spot for you to enjoy your lunch. You then continue through the Park and on towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Most transfers arrive to the lodge in the late afternoon. We recommend you settle into your lodge and enjoy dinner.
Kilimanjaro - Lake Manyara, Scheduled Flight
Accommodation
The Plantation Lodge is an owner run lodge and rests on the red-brown hills at a height of 1,600 meters near the town of Karatu. The 15 rooms, seven suites and two family units are all individually furnished, melting harmoniously into the flowering garden offering comfort and relaxation. All rooms have private en-suite bathrooms, a verandah or terrace with a view of the gardens, and mosquito nets. Dinner is a four-course menu every evening and the bar is a popular place to gather prior to mealtimes. During activities you may enjoy downtime at the pool or afternoon tea, coffee and freshly baked cakes.
Nice to know:
WiFi is available throughout the property.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Notes
Today upon your arrival in Lake Manyara you will be met by your private vehicle and guide who will stay with you until your departure from Lake Manyara for the Serengeti.
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
On your second day here, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s finest game haunts that plays host to almost every individual wildlife species in East Africa, including the Big Five, the rare black-maned lions, endangered black rhino and over 100 species of birds.
Day 8- 9: Serengeti National Park - Nasikia Mobile Migration Camp, Accommodation, Tent
This morning you will transfer to Lake Manyara Airport for your scheduled flight to Serengeti National Park. On arrival, you are met and transferred to your camp. Find yourself captivated on arrival at this traditional, seasonal camp.
Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park, Scheduled Flight
Accommodation
Nasikia Mobile Camp has 8-12 tents that remain mobile throughout the year. There is a magical path of lanterns between the tents and also to the double-ended dining tent, with breeze corridor separating the areas. While the camp uses kerosene lanterns, you will also observe a mix of solar guide lights and scented beeswax candles to create an enchanting setting to unwind after the day’s adventures. Between activities you may enjoy time in the library. Before dinner, enjoy drinks around a roaring log fire under the stars. Meals are enjoyed communal style in the dining tent.
Nasikia Mobile Migration Camp
Nice to know:
From December to March, the camp is located on the southern Serengeti plains. From July to October the camp is in the far northern areas of the Serengeti. The generator is run in the evenings until 10pm for charging electrical equipment.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Activities included:
Game drives
Bush walks
ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT ADDITIONAL COST:
Hot air ballooning
Day 10:
This morning you will transfer to the local airstrip for your flight to Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival in Kilimanjaro, connect with your international departure flight. Depending on your departure flight time, an optional day use room is available at additional cost.
Serengeti National Park - Kilimanjaro, Scheduled Flight
