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[TANZANIA SAFARI 2018/19 – THE SIMBA PACKAGE] PONGO SAFARIS

PONGO SAFARIS & TOURS LIMITED

34B-Winding Avenue, House No.06, Oysterbay, P.O. Box 2032, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA M: +255 754 354 444 E: [email protected] W: www.pongosafaris.com

NTA TANZANIA PDT 18 | 8 -10 Pax

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: THROUGH KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

ARRIVAL DATES: 01st JUNE 2018

DEPARTURE DATE: 09th JUNE 2018

DESTINATIONS: NORTHERN TANZANIA - ARUSHA| LAKE MANYARA |SERENGETI AND

NGORONGORO BACK TO LAKE MANYARA AND KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

SUGGESTED TRAVEL ITINERARY

DAY DATE FLGT ETD ETA PLACE ACCOMMODATION/OVERNIGHT TYPE

1 01.06.2018 KL571

20h40 Kilimanjaro International

Airport (KIA) Lake Duluti Sarena Hotel BB

2 02.06.2018 ARUSHA Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge FB

3 03.06.2018

LAKE MANYARA Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge FB

4 04.06.2018 SERENGETI Serengeti Kirawira Tented Camp FB

5 05.06.2018 SERENGETI Serengeti Kirawira Tented Camp FB

6 06.06.2018

SERENGETI Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge FB

7 07.06.2018

NGORONGORO Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge FB

8 08.06.2018 LAKE MANYARA Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge FB

9 09.06.2018 ARUSHA /OUTBOUND Outbound from KIA B

KL567 21h45

BB = Bed & Breakfast Services; FB = Full Board Services

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ACTIVITIES & MEAL PLAN

DAY DATE & TIME PARTICULARS MEAL PLAN ACCOMMODATION

1 01 Jun 20h40 Arrive at JRO aboard KL571 at 20h40; Meet with Pongo Safaris team and Transfer to Arusha for overnight stay. Dinner shall be self-paid.

- - - LAKE DULUTI SERENA

2 02 Jun | 10Hrs00 Cultural Tour Activities in local communities then drive to Lake Manyara. Lunch shall be self-paid. Overnight at Lake Manyara

B - D LAKE MANYARA SERENA

3 03 Jun | 06Hrs00 Breakfast at Lake Manyara. Game viewing at Lake Manyara National Park. Overnight stay in Lake Manyara

B L D LAKE MANYARA SERENA

4 04 Jun | 07Hrs00 Breakfast at Lake Manyara. Packed Lunch and depart for West Serengeti. Game viewing. Overnight stay in Serengeti (West)

B L D KIRAWIRA SERENA CAMP

5 05 Jun | Full Day (Optional self-paid Hot Air Balloon) Morning and Afternoon Game Viewing in the vast Serengeti National Park. Overnight in Serengeti (West)

B L D KIRAWIRA SERENA CAMP

6 06 Jun | Full Day Game Viewing in the vast Serengeti National Park then move to Central Serengeti. Overnight stay in Serengeti Central

B L D SERENGETI SERENA LODGE

7 07 Jun | 08hrs00 Breakfast then drive to Ngorongoro via Oldupai Gorge (The Cradle of Mankind). Overnight stay in Ngorongoro

B L D NGORONGORO SERENA LODGE

8 08 Jun | 06Hrs00 Early morning Crater Tour with Hamper Breakfast; Return to Lodge for hot lunch, then drive to Lake Manyara with evening at leisure. Overnight stay in at Lake Manyara

B L D LAKE MANYARA SERENA

9 09 Jan |08hrs00

Breakfast and check out. Drive to Arusha. Curio Shops. Lunch and Dinner shall be self-paid. At 18h00 Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for Outbound travels. Fly KLM KL567 ETD DAR 21hrs45

B L

B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner

8x Breakfasts; 7x Lunches; 7x Dinners





The Safari in Brief

A Group Safari in the Garden of Eden to the Endless Plains

Experience the wild side of Tanzania! This group safari hits all the best and famous spots of Tanzania: from

Arusha where we will have the opportunity to interact with the locals in their communities, to Lake Manyara glazed

in pink by the abundance of flock of flamingos; and furthermore the roots of mankind at Olduvai Gorge when

traversing through the expanse of the Serengeti before returning to the unique eco-system of Ngorongoro Crater.

Tanzania is a slice of true African heritage, where animals roam freely and the land is free of encroachment from

modern civilization. For any Safari aficionado, Tanzania is a true paradise.

Safari Highlights:

Experience the true African Safari – Tanzania has more land devoted to wildlife than anywhere else

Pongo Safaris` vans are modified to offer comfortable travels. Enjoy 360° of prime game viewing.

Each night is spent in a luxury Serena Safari Lodge or Camp, enjoy the Five-Star hospitality.

Meet the locals and experience their friendly nature and traditional ways of life.

Study variety of plants and their beneficial values to nature and people.

Visit Lake Manyara, home to colorful birds and vast flocks of flamingos.

Inhale the pristine air at Olduvai Gorge where our most distant human ancestors once dwelled.

Visit a Museum filled with artefacts from great archaeological discoveries.

Spend four days exploring the vast expanse of the Serengeti Plains and its wonders.

Identify a large variety of mammals from the great migration including zebras, wildebeest, Tommie and

Grant’s gazelle amongst many other species.

View lions stalking prey alongside rivers and hippo pools.

Gaze down the rim of an extinct volcano and discover Ngorongoro Crater’s uniqueness.

Descend 2,000 feet to Crater Floor and look out for the rare black rhino, cheetah and Maasai herdsmen.





The Itinerary

Day 1: Friday 1st June 2018 |Arrival in Tanzania

Arrive at Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro International Airport at …. local time aboard KLM. Here you will be met by Pongo Safaris Team, and drive to Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa (60kms).

About the Lodge: Set against the backdrop of the forest slopes of Mount Meru, this village-styled lodge stands amid coffee plantations by the shores of Lake Duluti and has been styled to echo the ambience of the coffee farm that originally stood at the site. Standing at the gateway to the famous Tanzanian ‘Northern Safari Circuit’, the lodge offers a broad range of attractions, which include: walking, mountain biking, and canoeing in the lake. Tonight we will pay for our dinner at Lake Duluti Serena Hotel.

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Lake Duluti Serena Hotel

Bed & Breakfast meal Plan

Pongo Safaris Airport Shuttle

Day 2: Saturday 2nd June 2018 – Cultural Tour Day & Drive to Lake Manyara

After a restful night, your day starts with a hefty breakfast at Lake Duluti Hotel. Pongo Safaris’ naturalist drivers will take us on a Cultural Tour program, a little off the beaten track to meet some of the friendliest people in the world. Over a hundred Tanzanian villages welcome visitors to experience their unique cultures and share some of their authentic and unforgettable experiences — plus you will also have the satisfaction of knowing you have helped support local communities generate income and build sustainable livelihoods.

Our Cultural Tour program will take us through various beautiful farms of coffee and bananas, historical site referred by locals as a cultural melting pot for the tribe, visit to local families, local beer processing sites, Old churches, visit to local schools, health centers, bead making and pottery making women groups. We will have the opportunity to donate our proceedings to help with community children education, health and livelihood of the


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locals. While in the village, we will have a chance to buy and enjoy traditional African meals and probably lunch with a local family.

Late in the afternoon we will drive for two and a half hours through some scenic landscape to Lake Manyara which is located 126 kilometers west of Arusha, along the right arm of the Rift Valley. We will ascend the Rift Valley Walls to Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge which stands high on the edge of a towering escarpment with panoramic views over the glittering alkaline waters of Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge offers a unique blend of tranquility, wildlife discovery, and ornithological richness.

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Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Full Board Meal Plan

Activities on Schedule

Exclusive Pongo Safaris Transport

Day 3: Sunday 3rd June 2018 | In Lake Manyara

After a good relaxed breakfast at the Lodge, we will make our tour into the Lake Manyara National Park which is inhabited by over 390 birds species both migrants and residents including thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks. Tree climbing Lion are occasionally spotted as well as large herd of Elephants, Buffalos and a high population of Hippopotamus. The Lake in the middle of the park forms one of the most spectacular sights. For the majority of the year, the climate at Lake Manyara, like the rest of the parks in the northern circuit, is warm and dry - average daytime temperature does not fluctuate far from 30°C (86°F), and the evenings can cool off to around 10-14°C (50-58°F). The warmest months are December to February while June to August is cool.

We may start with a Treetop Walkway excursion at a fee ($75pp). This 400m canopy walk starts with a short board-walk that gradually rises from ground level up through the canopy of the forest. We walk over series of suspension bridges with thick netting on the sides, and reach a height of 18m off the ground. This is Tanzania's first Treetop Walkway and one of the longest in Africa. It offers a unique birds-eye view of the world around you. Enjoy life in the canopy amongst butterflies, monkeys and birds. We will then proceed with game drive through the park up to the Boardwalk way: An impressive wooden trail that meanders through the hot springs and lakeshore around a marsh and finally into the lake and gives unique view and wonderful photo opportunity. Finally the Hippo Pool view point: From this platform top we can have a spectacular view of the rift valley wall, marshland, waterfowls and animals.






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Day 4: Monday 4th June 2018 | Drive from Lake Manyara to Western Serengeti

After breakfast this morning we will depart from Lake Manyara and drive to Serengeti National Park while enjoying enroute game viewing then proceed to Kirawira Serena Camp to arrive in time for lunch in the Camp with the afternoon at leisure. At 16:00hrs we will enjoy a game viewing drive in the Western Serengeti before returning to the Camp for dinner. Kirawira Serena Camp is situated close to the Grumeti River which is famed for its giant crocodiles, perched on a hill with uninterrupted views of the plains of the Western Serengeti. The Camp offers its guests a luxurious tented African experience! It is a reincarnation of a Victorian tented camp and guests enjoy a valet service, superb house cuisine, fine wines and the best of East African hospitality. Throughout the camp, native wood, African art and tented canvas are combined with typical Victorian and colonial furniture to recall a bygone era of explorers, pioneers and the early colonial settlers. The accommodation is housed in deluxe individual tents set on wooden platforms with a private verandah from which there are spectacular views over the endless Serengeti.

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Kirawira Serena Camp




Day 5: Tuesday 5th June 2018 | In Western Serengeti

Today we can seize the opportunity to take a dawn Hot Air Balloon Safari (Self-paid and Booked in advance at

$600pp), an extraordinary adventure, launching at dawn, rising as the sun rises, and gently float over the plains

of the magnificent and famous Serengeti National Park, which is considered to be the most beautiful area in the

world for a balloon flight with its enchanting scenery and vistas. Optionally, after breakfast this morning we will

spend full day in the Western Serengeti with morning and afternoon game viewing drives.

The Serengeti is famed for its annual migration when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than

200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Aside from the great

migration, the Serengeti offers a diverse ecosystem and contains the largest remaining concentration of plains

game in Africa, on a scale which has no parallel anywhere in the world. The abundance of herbivores includes

wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, topi, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and hartebeest, to name but a few. Serengeti is also

famous for lion and contains other carnivores and a wide variety of birdlife, believed to be in the region of 350

species. Even during the height of the migration towards the Maasai Mara, there is a huge concentration of plains

game in the Reserve, mainly concentrated around the watering places, and with good chances also of seeing the

predators at work. All meals and overnight at Kirawira Serena Camp

Kirawira Serena Camp





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Day 6: Wednesday 6th June 2018 | Central Serengeti

We will enjoy more of the game viewing as we drive and move into the central part of the Serengeti and check in

at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge which is set high on the saddle of a tree-clad ridge, commanding panoramic

views across the plains. This lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style.

Winner of numerous awards from the world travel press, it is perhaps the finest venue the Serengeti has to offer.

Centrally located adjacent to the famous Western Corridor and Grumeti River, the lodge has been designed to

blend completely into the living landscape. A series of traditional domed ‘rondavels' are widely spaced

throughout the grounds, which are cooled by groves of acacia trees and watered by sparkling streams. On the

very edge of the ridge is a ‘vanishing horizon' pool, which looks out over the ‘endless plains' after which the

Serengeti is named.

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Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge




Day 7: Thursday 7th June 2018 | Drive to Ngorongoro

After breakfast this morning, we will depart from the Serengeti and drive to Ngorongoro with a brief stop at the Olduvai Gorge, a world famous Archaeological site for the discoveries made by Dr. Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey whereby, remains of the earliest humans were found. Oldupai Gorge has become an essential visit for travelers to Ngorongoro or Serengeti. It has become increasingly apparent that Africa is probably the "Cradle of Mankind" and that, from Africa humankind spread out to populate the rest of Earth.

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From Oldupai, we will drive on climbing to an altitude of 8,000 feet. We will continue to ascend to the exterior of the crater reaching its rim and here your first glimpse of what has often been referred to as the “Eighth wonder of the World.” Arrive and check in at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge which is regularly voted one of the best hotels in the world, this unique lodge clings to the rim of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, the largest and most perfect volcanic crater on Earth. Long and low, the lodge is built from local river stone and camouflaged with indigenous vines. Designed to blend completely into the landscape, it is entirely invisible from the floor of the Crater 600 meters below. We will arrive for hot lunch at the lodge followed by an afternoon at leisure.

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Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge





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Day 8: Friday 8th June 2018 | Tour Ngorongoro Crater – the ‘Garden of Eden’

At 06:00, we will descend into the Crater floor of an extinct volcano of the largest unbroken caldera in the world

to catch a glimpse of nightlife wildlife activities. Tanzania’s prehistoric Ngorongoro Crater, which is in the

conservation area also inhabited by the Maasai tribe, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Eighth

Wonder of the World, has yawned heavenward for millennia. Deep within its immense walls is a breath-taking

blue-green landscape dotted with plains, lakes and forests; an eerie, otherworldly “land that time forgot” thick

with massive bull elephants, rhinos, wildebeests and the highest concentration of lions in Africa. We will enjoy a

spectacular game viewing in the crater, only breaking for our hamper breakfast at a picnic site. As the sun moves

westwards, we will ascend to the rim and drive back to the lodge for lunch then depart for Lake Manyara where

we will enjoy our evening at leisure before dinner and overnight.




Exclusive Pongo Safaris Transport Day 9: Saturday 9th June 2018 | Drive back to Arusha and Transfer to KIA

After a relaxed breakfast, we will bid our farewells to the Serena Team at Lake Manyara and drive back to

Arusha. Enroute we will visit some curio shops for various souvenirs to take home. We will decide where we would

want to eat our lunch and dinner before being dropped off at Kilimanjaro International Airport for outbound

flights.

END OF SAFARI


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