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| The beauty side of Tanzania |
PROGRAM 1: Marangu, Massai boma, Arusha National Park, Mto Wa Mbu, Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro forest hike, Iraqw tribe, Lake Eyasi National Park, Tarangire National Park DAY 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Springlands Hotel or similar hotel for dinner and overnight (HB). DAY 2: After breakfast we will drive to the Kinukamori Waterfalls in Marangu where you can have a nice walk to see the waterfalls from the bottom and from the top. Marangu is 30 km northeast of Moshi town at an altitude of 1800 m, 45 minutes drive form Moshi town. A local guide will show us the village of Marangu and its culture and traditions. Lunch includes the best of local cuisine: Nyama choma (spiced roasted meat) with banana soup and drinks. Try Mbege, the traditional brew of the Chagga ethnic group, a fermented alcoholic beverage made from finger millet and bananas. You will also see coffee plantations and the irigation system set up by the villagers for their crops. This is the area where the first coffee tree in Tanzania was planted by German missionaries. Around the village, you will also see caves used during the Maasai vs. Chagga wars, traditional and modern Chagga art, culture and homes, and an iron smith at his ancient workshop. Overnight at Springlands Hotel - full board.
DAY 7: Drive from the Highview Hotel to Lake Eyasi. You will see great birdlife along the shore, and location alone makes it a great place to spend a couple of nights. Also the meadows along the lake shores and forest are home to a wide variety of wildlife including leopard, hippos, a variety of monkeys, various birds, greater and lesser flamingoes, storks, and pelicans. Several pleasant, private campsites are located in forest clearings by the lake, and these provide grassy tent spaces and shower facilities made mostly from local materials. Drive back to the Highview Hotel for overnight - full board. DAY 8: Drive to and tour Tarangire National Park. This is a beautiful park filled with baobabs and acacias with a large variety of game such as zebras, elephants, giraffes, and waterbuck. All the animals enjoy the water coming from the Tarangire River. The animals are best viewed during the dry season, including elephant herds, elands, orynx, lesser kudo, rhino, leopards, lions, and cheetah. The birdlife is varied and plentiful. You can also see the very rare Roam Antelope in this park. A a picnic lunch will be provided on the drive to Springlands Hotel in Moshi (HB). Price: $ 2150 per person per trip. Price includes: • Hotel charges • All park fees • Walking fees • Guide fees • All meals on safari • Transportation (4 x 4 vehicle with an open roof) • Driver/ guide allowance • Cook allowance • Local Maasai Guide. • 2 nights at Springlands Hotel with breakfast Price excludes: • Tips for your driver/ guide, cook and other staff • Any personal expenses.  PROGRAM 2: Usambara Mountains hiking DAY 1: Pick up from Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Moshi for dinner and overnight at Springlands Hotel. DAY 2: After breakfast drive to the Usambara Mountains through the Eastern Arc. Several short stops allow you to take pictures of the beautiful landscape and sisal plantations. Lunch on the way before reaching the hotel after 5-6 hours from Moshi. After check-in at the hotel take a short walk to the nearby water falls. Dinner and overnight at Muller’s Lodge. DAY 3: After breakfast walk to Kivuga Peak from where the towns of Mombo and Korogwe can be seen. The walk takes about 4-5 hours and you will have a high chance to see colorful forest bird species, reptiles (e.g. chameleons), butterflies, black and white colubus monkies, blue monkies, vervet monkies and forest flowers. Pickup lunch will be provided on the way during lunchtime. We will also visit a village close to Kivuga peak. On arrival to the lodge, you can take a short walk for bird watching or to the waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at Muller’s Lodge. DAY 4: After breakfast drive to Lushoto town for full day tour including a visit to Irente farm. If you are lucky, and in Lushoto town it is market day, you will have the chance to interact with the local people who come to the market for business purposes. After this tour we will move to Irente farm via Irente view point to have a fantastic view over the Maasai plains where domestic stock roams, plus a view over the alkaline Lake Jipe and Mazinde town. On the way, we will pass through sugarcane, banana, coffee, potato and vegetable plantations. On arrival at the farm lunch will be served. We will then walk back to Lushoto passing through natural trails through the Montane Forest. Transportation will be waiting for us at the town for the return drive to the lodge. If you are interested, further short walks can be arranged for bird watching or to the waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at Muller’s Lodge. DAY 5: After breakfast drive to Moshi (4-5 hours). You can have lunch and dinner at Springlands Hotel. In the late afternoon there is the option to visit Moshi town and then return to Springlands Hotel. Price: $ 960 per person per trip. Price includes: • Hotel charges • All park fees • Walking fees • Guide fees • All meals on safari • Transportation (4 x 4 vehicle with an open roof) • Driver/ guide allowance • Cook allowance • Local Guide. • 2 nights at Springlands Hotel with breakfast Price excludes: • Tips for your driver/ guide, cook and other staff • Any personal expenses. PROGRAM 3: Dar-es-Salaam, Bagamoyo, Ruvu River Delta DAY 1: Pickup fom Dar-es-Salaam International Airport. Dinner and overnight at Peackock hotel. DAY 2: After breakfast Dar-es-Salaam city tour including a visit to old historical mosques in Mboamaji, the former slave market, the local dhow harbour with fishermen doing their daily work, Kariakoo market, the University Eco Museum, Mwenge art gallery and the National Museum. You will also visit the village of the Zaramo tribe people. In the late afternoon drive to Bagamoyo which lies 75 km north of Dar-es-Salaam. Dinner and overnight at Oceanic Bay Hotel and Resort.
Price: $ 980 per person per trip. Price includes: • Hotel charges • All park fees • Camping fees • Walking fees • Guide fees • All meals on safari • Transportation (4 x 4 vehicle) • Driver/ guide allowance • Cook allowance • Local guide Price excludes: • Tips for your driver/ guide, cook and other staff • Any personal expenses |
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