CONTACT
telephone: + 44 (0)1604 628979e-mail: enquiries@safari.co.uk
Interested in a safari?
Click here to send us your details and we'll call you.
Depart at 1900 from London's Heathrow Airport on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 to Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya.
Arrive at 0630 and connect with a scheduled flight departing at 0800 to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. On arrival at 0850 you will be met and taken for the start of your Safari at the Ngorongoro Highlands where you stay for two nights at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
A Safari holiday in Tanzania will provide both you and your family with some fantastic safari memories. Tanzania has some of the most luxurious lodges and wonderful guides for the perfect African safari.
Perched on top of the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater and surrounded by some of the most spectacular flora and fauna, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge offers guests accommodation in a truly unique setting.
Inspired by ancient African architecture, the lodge offers modern, comfortable accommodation in keeping with the natural splendour of its surroundings and takes the form of three small villages. Each village commands awe-inspiring views of the crater floor 500 metres below. The cottages and rooms all have a private bathroom, and the open terraces and wide courtyards enhance the lodge's unique panorama.
In the early morning of day 3 your driver will take you down into the Crater for a morning's game viewing. When the Crater becomes busy, you will leave and head off to explore the surrounding area and one of the small craters, before returning to the lodge.
Ngorongoro Crater was originally a volcano larger than Mount Kilimanjaro but approximately three million years ago a huge series of eruptions caused the centre to subside forming a vast volcanic caldera ten miles wide. The floor of the caldera is 1500ft below the rim and on this 80-mile_ area live 20,000 animals of all kinds. There are thousands of wildebeest, zebra, antelope, giraffe and other plains game, lion, leopard, hyena and bat-eared fox and seventeen rhinoceros which have been preserved from the poachers and are now beginning to flourish again. The animals in the crater are used to the presence of mankind, which makes this a good area for wildlife photography, particularly as the crater floor is so diverse with areas of swamp, woodland and dry savannah grassland, all set against the backdrop of the forested crater walls.
In the southern quarter of the crater lies Lake Magadi which is a haven for waterbirds and you can frequently see flocks of thousands of flamingos gathered in one corner making their raucous calls and presenting a mass of pink wings, necks and legs.
To the north east of Ngorongoro lie other craters, such as Empakai and Ol Moti, which provide excellent safari walking opportunities and if you visit Empakai you can descend into the steep-sided forest crater and admire the beautiful lake that sits in its base. From time to time you meet groups of scarlet-cloaked Maasai herding their cattle and goats, and for those clients staying a little longer in Ngorongoro it would be possible to visit a Maasai boma to see something of their way of life.
After your morning activity you will be transferred to the airstrip to board a scheduled flight taking you into the Serengeti. On arrival you will be met and taken to continue your safari, to Klein's Camp where you stay for three nights (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
The Serengeti is one of the largest and richest safari wildlife reserves in the world. The soil consists of very fertile, light coloured volcanic deposits blown from the huge volcanoes which lie to the east creating continuous undulating plains giving the appearance of great 'oceans of grassland'.
The Serengeti is full of variety with unbroken grassland in some areas, towering hills, great partially eroded rocky kopjes in the east and south, while to the west woodland and forest lead down to Lake Victoria. A variety of attractive acacia trees are found throughout the Serengeti, and by rivers there are huge fig and rain trees. As you drive across the plains the scenery changes in appearance every three or four miles. It also changes from season to season; covered in brilliant green grasses with beautiful flowers during and after the rainy season with bright beige and yellow grass colours predominating in the dry season.
Whilst on your game safari in The Serengeti you can observe millions of animals of all kinds including elephant, graceful giraffe and many species of antelope ranging from the tiny dik dik to the larger hartebeest and waterbuck that make this diverse area their home. This is also an excellent area for spotting predators including lion, sleek looking leopard and cheetah. The Serengeti is most famous for the annual migration of 1.5 million wildebeest and 300,000 zebra which traverse the plains in large herds and long lines, spending approximately nine months of the year in the Serengeti and three in the neighbouring Masai Mara.
Klein's safari camp is set on a 10,000 hectare private concession in the north eastern part of the Serengeti. In this region the endless grassy plains merge with hills and bush country, which is the setting for the wildebeest migration in August and September. The camp is set on the edge of the hills, providing fine views across the northern and western plains, and if you walk to the top of the hills at the back of the camp you can see the Masai Mara, across the Mara River.
Klein's safari camp takes sixteen guests in eight very comfortable thatched cottages, the walls have been constructed of local rock and inside you will find proper beds, furniture and en suite bathroom.
The safari camp has resident guides and game viewing vehicles and during your stay you will be able to enjoy limitless safari game drives, spending the entire day out if you wish, taking a packed lunch. The guides are trained to a high standard and you will feel very well looked after.
In addition to the amazing migration of wildebeest and zebra, you can expect to see many types of animal including elephant, antelope, and lion. The Safari game drives can be combined with walks on the private concession.
When you return to the safari camp in the evening you will enjoy the superb cuisine and intimate atmosphere in this isolated corner of Africa.
You will be transferred to the airstrip to board a scheduled flight to Zanzibar. On arrival you will be met and taken to Ras Nungwi where you stay for five nights on this exclusive beach location (half board excluding all watersports).
Located on an expanse of beach wilderness on the northern tip of Zanzibar, and protected by an expansive coral reef, Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel is an ideal location for all water sports, or merely relaxing in the temperate water while soaking up the equatorial sun.
The hotel is built from hand-cut fossilised coral limestone and other natural materials, and literally blends into the landscape.
Your luxury rooms are positioned to maximise the panoramic sea views and cool island breezes. Individually furnished with handcrafted four poster beds and indigenous decor including carved doors, all rooms are en-suite with ceiling fans and balcony frontage. Mosquito nets over all the beds ensure a peaceful night's sleep.
The Zanzibari chefs are renowned for sumptuous seafood buffets and spicy island fare, all freshly prepared. From calamari and coconut curries to freshly grilled line fish, they will keep your taste buds alive whilst ensuring a healthy diet. Breakfasts are traditionally centred round the variety of freshly prepared pastries and local fruits, and there's plenty to choose from - Zanzibar has over twenty different types of mango, and an abundance of bananas, papaya, pineapple and passion fruit amongst many others! Lunches are light and appetising, and dinners are seasonally characterised by huge buffets and fresh fish barbecues under the stars.
The unspoilt remote beach at Ras Nungwi is arguably the best on Zanzibar, and the nearby coral reef yields a beautiful lagoon. Low tides reveal sparkling white coral sand bars, and rock pools teeming with marine life. The proximity and variety of the surrounding reefs makes Ras Nungwi the perfect diving destination, where you can dive from 12m down to over 100m on surrounding channels and atolls. Ras Nungwi has a fully equipped PADI dive centre with expert instructors and modern boats. If you do wish to dive it is advisable to book this prior to your arrival.
A safari in Tanzania with a remote luxury beach holiday in Zanzibar is a perfect combination where you can spend time with the guides and game, aswell as relaxing on the beach, in both these fantastically beautiful African locations.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport to board flight KQ495 departing at 1630 to Nairobi, Kenya. On arrival at 1800 you will be met and transferred to the Norfolk Hotel where you may wish to take an early dinner (by own account) before your evening transfer to the airport.
Depart at 2350 on flight KQ102 to London's Heathrow Airport.
Arrive at 0545 (local time)