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Family safari



Family or Private safari, this is the best holiday to Africa  with your family. Enjoy your safari from budget .

Day 1

 Mwanza (City tour)

After having your breakfast at Pizzeria.

           What to do?

                   -Drive/ walk around the city.

                   -Visit 3 markets of Mwanza.

                                   i.e Mlango mmoja, Mwaloni fish market and city market.

                   - Stop over at Bismark rock, the universal icon of Mwanza.

                   - Bujora Sukuma Museum (Optional)

                   - Walk along the lake Victoria, keep your eyes open to see 

                                     African Fish Eagle, Kingfishers, Herons and other water birds.

          Dinner and Overnight in Mwanza                                        Approx.  Full day tour.

Day 2

Mwanza / Serengeti via Magu opening Market.

Depart at 08:00am after having breakfast start driving to Magu then proceed to

the World famous Serengeti through the Western corridor.
          What to do?

                    -Stop over at Magu opening market. (an hour drive)

                                       Walk around this weekly market (It’s funny)

                   -Check in via Ndabaka entrance gate.
                   -Game viewing around Grumet River.

                   -Picnic lunch.
                   - Enjoy the hungry Nile crocodile
                   -Walk across the hanging bridge.
                   -Have a glance at the school of hippo.

     Dinner and overnight at Seronera, the middle of Serengeti.   Approx.  Half day game viewing.

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Day 3

Serengeti (full day)

Depart for early morning game drive at 0600hrs (the best time for game viewing),

drive back for breakfast then proceed with the evening game viewing 

             What to do?

                      -Explore uncountable number of animals

                                       If booked in advanced, go for hot-air balloon safari.
                       -Discover all the hidden secrets with our skilled safari guide
                       -Hot lunch at the lodge/campsite.

                       -Enjoy this an extraordinary game viewing. 

             -Dinner and Overnight in the Serengeti                           Approx.  Full day game viewing.

Day 4

Serengeti /  Ngorongoro crater

After an American breakfast depart at 8.00a.m start driving to Ngorongoro crater

via the eastern part of the Serengeti.

          What to do?

                -Explore the endless plains of the Serengeti where wildebeest migration originates
                -Brief stop at either Olduvai Gorge or Masai village (Optional)

                -Picnic lunch.
                -Experience the World's largest unbroken caldera 'Ngorongoro crater’

                -100 species of birds that not found in the Serengeti have been recorded in the crater.
                -Support life of about 30,000 animals despite its small size of about 10 miles diameter.

                -Soda lake suitable for flamingos
                -Easily find big carnivores like lions, cheetah and hyena.
                -Search out for the rare seen black rhino.  

             Dinner & Overnight at the rim of the Crater                Approx.  Full day game viewing.

Day 5

Ngorongoro /  Lake Manyara

After an American breakfast depart at 8.00  depart to Lake Manyara National Park.
(less than an hour drive)

          What to do?
                   -The Great Rift valley escarpment
                   -400 species of birds including flamingos
                   -Underground natural forest
                   -Hippo pool
                   -Soda Lake
                   -Picnic lunch while viewing the lake.

                  -Troops of baboons and monkey including black and white baboon

         Dinner & Overnight outside the park.                          Approx.  Full day game viewing.

Day 6

 Lake Manyara / Tarangire

After breakfast proceed with the half day cultural tour at Mto wa Mbu, small town close to Lake Manyara National Park.      
         What to do?
                  - Interact with different people at Mto wa mbu (about 100 tribes living together)
                  - Get to know African culture.
                  - Later in the afternoon proceed to Tarangire.
                  - Either half day cultural tour or bicycle riding. (Optional)
         

 Dinner & Overnight at Tarangire.

Day 7

Tarangire (full day)

After having your sumptious breakfast

         What to do?
                 - Full game viewing
                 -Enjoy the huge herds of Elephants only found in Tarangire.

                 -See the longest living tree? “baobab tree”
                - Picnic lunch at the rim of Tarangire River

                                         River famous for its great concetration of animals

            Dinner & Overnight at Tarangire.                               Approx.  Full day game viewing.

Day 8

Tarangire / Moshi then transfer to the Airport

After having your breakfast at the Lodge/campsite,

        What to do?  

                 - Start  driving towards the Exit gate, game en route.

                 - Check out

                 - Drive to Moshi through the Masai steppe.

                 - Spectacular view of Mount Kilimanjaro.

                 - Kwa heri lunch in Moshi

                 - A day room preparation

                 - In the evening get transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport.  

     A day room and Farewell lunch in Moshi                                   Approx.  Half day driving.

                                             





  Shrike at a glance!

   What's included?

  What's your safari truck?

...start from Mwanza?

..customize your itinerary?

    How to book?

    What's the price?

       Child policy

Phone: +255756243686

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The experience that we will never forget is when the elephant was coming so close to the car.  We were so, so scared and wanted to leave the car!!!!'          Kristin and Lance from New York.