FAMILY SAFARI: TAKE YOUR FAMILY ON AN INVIGORATING SAFARI IN SERENGETI

Head out after early breakfast for the transfer to Arusha Airport to catch-up your local flight to the Endless-plain of Serengeti. The word “Serengeti” is derived from the Maasai language, meaning “endless plain.” A welcome table will be set-up either at the airstrip, or a short distance away, with tea and coffee, cold drinks and snacks, allowing you to refresh while your guide briefs you on the surrounding area. After hot/cold drinks and snacks, experience your first taste of the wild and the endless plain of Serengeti. Enjoy a game drive en-route to your lodge. Dinner & Overnight Serengeti (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

Highlights:
 Meet the Masaai people of Tanzania
 Visit the Cradle of Mankind (optional)
 The Serengeti – host to the annual migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and numerous other species of animals indigenous to the area.
 Entering the Big cat area of Tanzania
 More than 30 species of large herbivores and nearly 500 species of birds

Relax with 2full day in the endless plain of Serengeti with game drives – unequalled for its beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration. The huge herds of plains game such as wildebeest, zebra and antelope dominate the park while the attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found amongst the many kopjes scattered across the plain. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, savanna with scattered acacia trees in the centre, hilly, wooded grassland in the north, to extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west.

Day 1: Day start with a Serengeti Balloon Safari Experience: Pickup time 5:00am (Approximate)
Start your day with an early morning Balloon excursion, the adventure begins just before dawn. Guests assemble at the launch site for a briefing as the flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crews inflate their craft. As the dawn breaks the hot air balloon fills and then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-colored canopy, you’re off for a wildlife viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective. What amazes most first-time balloonists is the absolute stillness: the silence as you float in the end-less plain of the Serengeti. The flight lasts around an hour, drifting wherever the air currents take you. There are ample opportunities for photography and video filming. Then your Hot Air Balloon Safari finishes with a flourish. In the time-honoured tradition of balloon flights, the world over, you toast your return to earth with a champagne breakfast, cooked wherever you land.

Day 2, Full day Game drive in Serengeti: Depending on your preference, there are a couple of options with regards to how your day is structured in the Serengeti. One option, is to break camp early and head out with a picnic breakfast on a morning game drive, returning to camp in time for lunch. Alternatively, you can eat breakfast in camp and head out with a picnic lunch on an afternoon game drive, returning in the mid-afternoon. In the evening transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

Ngorongoro, Serengeti & Maasai Mara Ecosystem (Wildebeest Migration)
Every year, around 1.5 million wildebeest; 350,000 Thomson’s gazelles; 200,000 zebras; and thousands of eland and other ungulates (hoofed animals) participate in ‘the greatest wildlife show on Earth’, The Great Wildebeest Migration throughout the Ngorongoro, Famous Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystem, when the grassy plains of the southernmost Serengeti begin to dry and the start of short rain in Mara the ever-moving columns of wildebeest follow an age-old route in search of grazing and water that takes them across to the plains of the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya.

From December to March the Wildebeest migration congregates around the Ndutu area (the area is shared in both Ngorongoro – Serengeti), in the far south of the Serengeti. April to May, the Wildebeest migration moves north into the plains of the central Serengeti. Between June and July, the Wildebeest migration splits in two; one group goes West into the Western Corridor before crossing the Grumeti River, the other heads directly to the North of the Serengeti. August to October the herd has reformed, and meanders on the Kenya and Tanzania border, along the banks of the mighty Mara River. Returning south from the beginning of November.

Unpredictable Nature the path of the Wildebeest migration is dependent on rain and that is what determines late or early crossing between Serengeti and Masai Mara. however, the dry & crossing seasons may change every year due to global warming. The three groups of migrant grazers take advantage of different heights of grass, which means they stick to their own kind with only a small overlap in their distributions.

It is unclear how the wildebeest know which way to go, but it is generally believed that their journey is dictated primarily by their response to the weather; they follow the rains and the growth of new grass. While there is no scientific proof of it, some experts believe that the animals react to lightning and thunderstorms in the distance. It has even been suggested that wildebeest can locate rain more than 50km away the endless plains of East Africa bear witness to the great annual migration of over a million wildebeest and zebras as they make their way between Kenya and Tanzania in search of fresh grazing pastures. In the latter case, the herds may split and later re-group.

Departure: After breakfast, you will depart to Serengeti Airstrip for your local flight to Arusha Airport, followed with a transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. it is with great regret to inform you that your Tanzania vacation has come to an end. While the memories will last forever, we do hope you will return one day to retrace the steps of the adventure you just completed with us. We wish you a safe and enjoyable trip to your next destination/flight home.
Kindly note*All International departure report/check time is 3hours before flight departure time

END OF YOUR TANZANIA HOLIDAY
We wish you a safe and enjoyable trip to your Next destination/flight home.

Included in the Package:
• Kilimanjaro international airport (JRO) meet and greet at the arrival terminal
• Private Airport Transfer to Hotel in Arusha
• Return Private Airport Transfer to Arusha Airport/Arusha Airport hotel
• Private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport
• 1 Nights stay at hotel/lodge in Arusha on BB
• 3 Nights stay at hotel/lodge in Serengeti on full board basis
• Meal plan throughout the safari as per the accommodation option
• Mentioned arrival and departure airport transfers
• All game drives viewing in a custom built 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser
• All park and entrance fees
• Professional English-speaking driver/guide during the safari.
• Bottled water in safari vehicles 

• Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee
• Current Government taxes and levies
• 24 hours support from our office in Tanzania

Excluded from the Package:
• Internal or International flights
• Return flights to Serengeti per Adult ( Auric Air USD $508
• Return flights to Serengeti per Adult (Flight links) USD $387
• Return Flight to Serengeti (Child 5yrs) USD $360
• Balloon excursion in Serengeti (Extra optional) – USD $599 per adult, 549 per child 5-15yrs
• Masai village tour (Extra Optional)- USD $20pp
• Single rooms supplement (except on the 1-person rate)
• Olduvai Gorge Tour (Extra Optional) -USD $50pp
• Entry visa to Tanzania
• Travel and health insurance
• Additional nights beyond the standard hotel nights included
• Tips/gratuities to Driver/ Safari Guide (approximately $15.00 – US$ 20.00 per person per day)
• Gratuities to your hotel staff and porters.
• Meals, drinks and excursions not described in the itinerary
• Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage