11-Nights Untamed Tanzania
from $12,295
African Travel, Inc.
OFFER ID 1254115
Untamed Tanzania
TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE, REMOTE AND UNTOUCHED, Tanzania’s national parks are world-renowned for extraordinary safaris. Begin your journey in the UNESCO-recognized Great Serengeti. Then, experience "the road less traveled" as you get up close to large herds of buffalo and zebra in Katavi National Park; and observe the world’s largest population of chimpanzees as you trek through the Mahale Mountains’ rain forest. Top off your adventure with a retreat to private Lupita Island on Lake Tanganyika.
MOUNT MERU GAME LODGE & SANCTUARY, Arusha
MWANGA MOTO TENTED CAMP, Serengeti National Park
PALAHALA CAMP, KataviNational Park
KUNGWE BEACH LODGE, Mahale Mountains National Park
LUPITA ISLAND LODGE, Lake Tanganyika
Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners as indicated (BLD)
11 nights from $12,295 per person
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Itinerary Details
African Travel: Untamed Tanzania
Day Day 1 Arrive Arusha, Tanzania
With a warm welcome upon your arrival, you'll be transferred to your delightful accommodations in Arusha, northern Tanzania's safari capital.
The Arusha Hotel
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Day Day 2 Arusha / Katavi National Park
Fly and travel to your en-suite tented safari camp in remote and wild Katavi National Park. The country’s least visited park is home to lions, crocodiles, hippos, impalas, zebras, elephants, herds of buffalo and the rare puku antelope.
Katuma Bush Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 3 Katavi National Park
On today’s game drives, keep a lookout for the big cats often lazing by the seasonal lakes and watch out for Tanzania’s largest population of crocodiles and hippos.
Katuma Bush Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 4 Katavi National Park
A true wilderness of endless plains and vast open skies, experience Africa the way it must have been a century ago.
Katuma Bush Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 5 Katavi National Park / Mahale Mountains National Park
Take flight, then sail on a dhow to your next remote camp on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Mahale Mountains National Park.
Kungwe Beach Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 6 Mahale Mountains National Park
Meet your expert guide and walk softly into the rainforest to track chimpanzees. An hour spent with these wild and amazing primates is a moment trapped in time away from the everyday mundane. Observe them go about their daily life, grooming, squabbling, foraging and bounding effortlessly from tree to tree.
Kungwe Beach Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 7 Mahale Mountains National Park
Snorkel the shimmering waters or go sailing on a wooden dhow, lazily following the shoreline. The region offers some of the best fresh water fishing in Tanzania.
Kungwe Beach Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 8 Mahale Mountains National Park
Another day to do as you please, kayak or just relax on the beach and soak up the tranquil beauty of your surroundings.
Kungwe Beach Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 9 Mahale Mountains National Park / Serengeti National Park
Safari in the extraordinary Serengeti National Park, the UNESCO Natural Wonder renowned for its annual migratory routes trodden by some two million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of Thomson's gazelles and zebras - as well as the predators that track them. While you may not catch up to the migration, join your expert ranger on your first afternoon game drive to capture the magic that unfolds year round.
Soroi Serengeti Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 10 Serengeti National Park
Collect a gallery of striking images during today's game drives - a lioness playing with her cubs, elephants splashing at the waterhole and the ungainly wildebeest grazing beside the graceful gazelle.
Soroi Serengeti Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 11 Serengeti National Park
Your ranger continues to lead you to idyllic locations to observe the abundant wildlife. Share your day's adventures around a crackling fire and dine under the star-filled sky.
Soroi Serengeti Lodge
Meals: BLD
Day Day 12 Serengeti National Park / Depart
Wrap up your safari and fly back to Arusha Airport for your international flight.
Meals: B
Featured Destinations
Arusha
Arusha is the safari capital of East Africa, a bustling, vibrant town with the streets filled with 4X4 game viewing vehicles criss-crossing the potholed roads. Maasai warriors in full regalia stroll the streets, mingling with tourists in crisp khaki, fresh off the plane from Europe or the United States.
Katavi National Park
Situated in the remote Western Rift Valley between lakes Rukwa and Tanganyika about 870 mi/1,400 km west of Dar es Salaam, the 2,750-sq-mi/4,500-sq-km Katavi is Tanzania's third-largest national park and possibly its most remote. Its isolation, difficult access routes and lack of facilities mean that it receives few tourists.
During the dry season (May-November) game viewing is superb and includes impressive concentrations of elephant, buffalo, giraffe and hippo, along with a high density of lions. For all practical purposes, Katavi is accessible by air only, and the handful of small tented camps that scatter the park are generally visited in conjunction with a few days' chimp-tracking in the nearby (but equally difficult to reach) Mahale Mountains. It's not a cheap option, but for those who can afford it, it offers unspoiled wildlife viewing far off the beaten track.
Mahale Mountains National Park
Mahale Mountains National Park is home to some of Africa’s last remaining wild chimpanzees. Located in western Tanzania and named after the Mahale Mountain range, the area was originally inhabited by the Batongwe and Holoholo people. It was only in 1985 when the Mahale Wildlife Research Center was established to continue the discoveries of Mahale’s natural environment. Its main residents are different species of monkeys, forest birds and alpine bamboos. Visitors can snorkel Lake Tanganyika, track chimpanzees for approximately 2 days or hike “Nkungwe” the Park’s highest point.
Serengeti
Today, the Serengeti National Park helps protect the greatest and most varied collection of terrestrial wildlife on earth, and one of the last great migratory systems still intact. The Serengeti is the jewel in the crown of Tanzania's protected areas and has come to symbolize paradise. The region encompasses Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Maswa Game Reserve, the Loliondo, Grumeti and Ikorongo Controlled Areas and Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established within the region. It's unique ecosystem has inspired writers and filmakers as well as numerous photographers and scientists. The essential features of climate, vegetation and fauna have barely changed in the past million years. Some patterns of life, death, adaptation and migration are as old as the hills themselves.
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06/01/2024 -
12/31/2024
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