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Day 1
DUE TO FLIGHT SCHEDULING THIS TRIP STARTS ON A TUESDAY
After arrival at Kilimanjaro international airport you will be transferred to your overnight accommodation.
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Day 2
WEDNESDAY
After breakfast leave Arusha and drive 2 hours to the Maasai community of Esilalei. Meet with your local Maasai guide who will introduce you to his village. Get a better understanding of the natural medicines still used on a daily basis with a Maasai medicine walk of the surrounding area. Then continue down to a Boma (mud dwelling) for an introduction into the Maasai way of life, beliefs and rituals. Freshen up and enjoy a real cultural experience around the fire place with traditional song and dance.
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Day 3
THURSDAY
Early morning leave camp and head to Ngorongoro. Descend into the crater for game drives. There are 25,000 large mammals residing in the park. The elephants are mainly bulls, females stay out of the park due to it boasting the largest predator population in Africa. Black Rhino also make their home on the grassy plains, their numbers make up for almost half of what can still be found in East Africa; about 20 in total.
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Day 4
FRIDAY
After breakfast you will be drive back to Arusha domestic airport for your flight to Ruaha National Park at 1300 operated by Coastal Air – you will be collected on arrival and transfered to Ruaha River Camp with game drives en route.
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Day 5
SATURDAY
Ruaha national park is one of the few Tanzania’s famous wilderness area where one can have a rare experience of game viewing spiced up by the fascinating landscape. The park boasts of her almost untouched and unexplored ecosystem, making visitors’ safari experience very unique. Plan your game viewing activities together with the camp management as they will best advice you when and where to head out. Note that game viewing activities can be shared with other guests.
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Day 6
SUNDAY
Ruaha national park is one of the few Tanzania’s famous wilderness area where one can have a rare experience of game viewing spiced up by the fascinating landscape. The park boasts of her almost untouched and unexplored ecosystem, making visitors’ safari experience very unique. Plan your game viewing activities together with the camp management as they will best advice you when and where to head out. Note that game viewing activities can be shared with other guests.
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Day 7
MONDAY
After a early breakfast (or packed breakfast) you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Katavi National Park at 0700 operated by Safari Air link. On arrival you will be transferred to the camp.
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Day 8
TUESDAY
Isolated, untrammeled and seldom visited, Katavi is a true wilderness, providing the few intrepid souls who make it there with a thrilling taste of Africa as it must have been a century ago.
Tanzania's third largest national park, it lies in the remote southwest of the country, within a truncated arm of the Rift Valley that terminates in the shallow, brooding expanse of Lake Rukwa. The main focus for game viewing within the park is the Katuma River and associated floodplains such as the seasonal Lakes Katavi and Chada. During the rainy season, these lush, marshy lakes are a haven for myriad water birds, and they also support Tanzania’s densest concentrations of hippo and crocodile. Plan your game viewing activities together with the camp management as they will best advice you when and where to head out - note that game viewing activities can be shared with other guests.
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Day 9
WEDNESDAY
Isolated, untrammeled and seldom visited, Katavi is a true wilderness, providing the few intrepid souls who make it there with a thrilling taste of Africa as it must have been a century ago.
Tanzania's third largest national park, it lies in the remote southwest of the country, within a truncated arm of the Rift Valley that terminates in the shallow, brooding expanse of Lake Rukwa. The main focus for game viewing within the park is the Katuma River and associated floodplains such as the seasonal Lakes Katavi and Chada. During the rainy season, these lush, marshy lakes are a haven for myriad water birds, and they also support Tanzania’s densest concentrations of hippo and crocodile. Plan your game viewing activities together with the camp management as they will best advice you when and where to head out - note that game viewing activities can be shared with other guests.
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Day 10
THURSDAY
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Dar es Salaam at 11:20 with Safari Air Link. Arrival approximately 1645hrs in time to connect with your evening departing international flight. Or you could extend your time in Tanzania with an overnight in Dar or an extension to Zanzibar.
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Trip concludes