Tanzania Luxury Fly In Safari
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Experience Tanzania on the ultimate flying safari, staying at some of the country’s unique and finest accommodation in three very different national parks. Watch herds of elephants in Tarangire, game-drive in the dormant Ngorongoro Crater, visit an authentic Maasai village, and search for lions and cheetahs in the Serengeti. You will visit some of East Africa’s most famed national parks as well as lesser-known gems, offering a rewarding and unique safari experience.
- Tarangire National Park
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Ngorongoro
- Masai Village Experience
- Serengeti National Park
- Big 5 Safari
- Night Game Drives
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire has the second-highest concentration of wildlife of any Tanzanian national park and is reportedly the largest concentration of elephants in the world. The evocative baobab-studded landscape has excellent bird watching, with over 550 species in the park, the most breeding species in a habitat anywhere in the world. The rolling savannahs and acacia woodlands offer an inspiring array of wildlife.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of Africa’s paramount attractions containing a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. Hosting the highest density of both lions and overall predators in Africa, the game viewing is unsurpassed. The abundance of wildlife is largely due to the presence of water, both from the permanent springs that sustain the swamp, permanent streams and rivers fed by runoff from the crater rim forests.
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, also a World Heritage site and a Seven Natural Wonder of the World. Encompassing the Serengeti ecosystem are the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Maswa Game Reserve, the Loliondo, Grumeti and Ikorongo controlled areas and the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. It is the Great Migration for which Serengeti is the most famous.
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will proceed to the Coastal Aviation desk for your light-aircraft flight to Tarangire National Park, just 20 minutes away. A 15 kg luggage limit per person; soft bags are required for all flights on this itinerary. On arrival, you will be met by a lodge representative and transferred to the lodge for check-in and lunch. You will have time to unwind and rest from your travels in the early afternoon before heading out on a safari game drive in the late afternoon. In Tarangire National Park there is an abundance of elephants in the drier months but year-round you will be able to spot a wide variety of safari wildlife. Over the next 2 nights and days, you will be on morning and afternoon game drives. The adventure continues with night game drives, seeking out nocturnal species such as mongoose and nightjars, as well as predators such as lions on the move. Each night return to camp for a late dinner.
Depart after a leisurely breakfast for the airstrip. From here, you will fly over Lake Manyara to the Manyara Airstrip. A guide from The Highlands will drive you through coffee plantations toward the Ngorongoro Crater, a journey of 3 hours to reach the property, enjoying a packed lunch on the way. Stop at the viewpoint overlooking the crater to soak in the spectacular landscape and continue your drive around the rim until you reach the Olmoti Crater, where you will stay for the next three nights. If you feel like stretching your legs, you can opt for a guided walk from the camp up to the rim of Olmoti Crater, passing through dense forest and waterfalls on the way.
Each morning breakfast, depart with your guide for the Ngorongoro Crater, a drive of around an hour until you reach the descent road. Spend the mornings game-driving on the crater floor in search of the varied wildlife that lives here. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch during the heat of the day in a shady spot before driving back to The Highlands, where you can relax a little. In the late afternoon, a guide will take you to one of the nearby Maasai villages, where you can learn more about this rich culture and take part in their afternoon activities, which often include rounding up cattle into the boma for the night.
On the 6th day after an early breakfast, you will depart by road for the Manyara Airstrip, 3 hours away, where you will catch a flight to the central Serengeti, just 45 minutes away. A guide from Namiri Plains will meet you at the airstrip and game-drive you back to camp, stopping at any wildlife sightings along the way. Settle into your tent before going on an afternoon game drive. The Serengeti is impressive in terms of both the diversity and density of wildlife found here, so there is plenty to discover each day. Return to camp in the early evening for drinks around the campfire and dinner.
The next 2 days in the Serengeti will be action-packed with wildlife and bush teachings on habitat behaviour. Savour nature’s most spectacular national park where all the major wildlife documentaries have been filmed.
After a morning game drive, you will be transferred to Seronera Airstrip for your return flight to Arusha. The option to fly on to Zanzibar for a relaxing beach stay can be arranged as an additional bolt-on experience.
Dates are flexible so please make an enquiry and tell us a range of dates you are considering so we can check availability.
- Airport Transfers, meet & greet services in Arusha
- Olivers Camp – 2 nights full board accommodation, all house drinks (except champagne), TANAPA walking fees (subject to change) limited laundry service, scheduled open vehicle game drives, guided walking safaris, night game drives, transfers to/from Kuro airstrip
- The Highlands Camp – 2 nights full board accommodation, all house drinks (except champagne), scheduled game drives, Olmoti Crater hike, Empakaai Crater hike, transfers to/from Manyara airstrip, limited laundry service
- Namiri Plains – 3 nights full board accommodation, all house drinks (except champagne), limited laundry service, scheduled open vehicle game drives, walking safaris (must be pre-booked), transfers to/from Seronera Airstrip.
- All park entrance fees, Concession fees as per itinerary
- Shared game drives as per the Camp’s schedule
- Amref Flying Doctors evacuation services – (evacuation only)
Domestic Flights Included
- Arusha to Tarangire
- Tarangire to Manyara
- Manyara to Seronera
- Seronera to Arusha
- All Local &International Flights + Taxes
- Visas
- Walking safaris, bar drinks, gratuities, insurance, items of a personal nature
- Travel & Personal accident insurance
- Tips & personal expenses such as telephone calls
- Excursions not detailed in the above program