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Romantic lodges, a private bush dinner and a balloon flight over the Serengeti
Designed for couples, this safari slows down the northern circuit and adds the moments you will remember: a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the Serengeti with a champagne breakfast, a private bush dinner under the stars, and lodges chosen for their views and privacy. Combine it with our Zanzibar beach extension for the perfect honeymoon.
Dry season and the Mara River crossings: the best game viewing, book early
Short rains: quieter parks, lower prices, lush scenery
Holidays and the calving season on the southern plains
Warm, end of the calving season, good value
Long rains: green and very quiet, our lowest prices
Your driver meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (about 1 hour) or Arusha Airport and takes you to your hotel. Your guide stops by for a short briefing about the safari ahead. The rest of the day is free to rest after your flight.
After breakfast drive about 2.5 hours south-west from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is elephant country, with herds of up to several hundred along the Tarangire River, ancient baobab trees, tree-climbing pythons and over 500 bird species. Game drive through the day with a picnic lunch in the park.
Drive from Tarangire up through the Ngorongoro highlands, stopping at the crater viewpoint, and down onto the short-grass plains to Naabi Hill Gate. Game drive into the central Serengeti, where lion, cheetah and leopard are seen year round, arriving at camp for sunset.
Pick-up before dawn for a hot air balloon flight of about one hour over the Serengeti, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Afternoon game drive and a private bush dinner by lantern light.
Private transfer between Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport and your hotel in Arusha or Moshi, one way, for up to 4 people with luggage.
One more night in a mid-range Arusha hotel with breakfast, per person sharing a double room.
Flight from Arusha or Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar, transfers, three nights in a Nungwi beach hotel on half board and Zanzibar visitor insurance. Per person sharing.
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A full day of game drives in the central Serengeti, with an early start when the predators are most active and a picnic lunch under an acacia. The Seronera valley is famous for big cats: lion prides on the kopjes, cheetah on the plains and leopard in the sausage trees along the river. Optional sunrise hot air balloon flight.
Leave the Serengeti early and descend 600 m into Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On its 260 square kilometre floor you can see black rhino, lion, elephant, hippo, hyena and thousands of wildebeest and zebra in a single day. Picnic lunch by the hippo pool, then climb out in the afternoon.
After breakfast drive from the crater rim back to Arusha (about 2.5 to 3 hours) for lunch. Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your evening flight, or to your Arusha hotel.