Private Tour Highlights
- Enjoy the several full days of safaris within the famous Serengeti national Park
- Enjoy delicious included meals while relaxing after a long safari
- This trip can be customized to fit individual travel dates and any specific requests one may have
- Easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, as well as the largest!
- Several choices of lodges and camps to choose from for accommodation while exploring this magnificent land
Tour Overview
Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 sq km (5,700 sq miles) of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Park. Its far-reaching plains of endless grass, tinged with the twisted shadows of acacia trees, have made it the quintessential image of a wild and untarnished Africa. Its large stone kopjes are home to rich ecosystems, and the sheer magnitude and scale of life that the plains support is staggering. Large prides of lions laze easily in the long grasses, plentiful families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trump to each other across the plains, and giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, eland and the whole range of African wildlife is in awe-inspiring numbers.
The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara attracts visitors from around the world, who flock to the open plains to witness the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet. More than a million animals make the seasonal journey to fresh pasture; to the north, then the south, after the biannual rains. The sound of their thundering hooves, raising massive clouds of thick red dust, has become one of the legends of the Serengeti plains. The entire ecosystem thrives from the annual migration, from the lions and birds of prey that gorge themselves on the weak and the faltering to the gamut of hungry crocodiles that lie in patient wait at each river crossing for their annual feed.
Inclusions
3-Star, 4-Star & 5-Star: Round trip ground transfers between Arusha and The Serengeti (High Season Rates Shown; inquire for low season) Deluxe: Round trip flight from Arusha to The Serengeti (including transfers between lodge and airstrip) All park fees, Daily game drives in open top 4×4 vehicles and guided walks with expert English-speaking guides and trackers. Three nights safari accommodations on an all-inclusive basis (all meals included – beverage inclusions vary between accommodations)
Notes:
* Yampu offers these programs as additions to our highlight programs. If booking alone, booking fees may apply.
* Surcharges will apply between December 22 – January 04; please enquire with a Yampu Travel Consultant for additional details.
* Passengers are limited to a maximum of 15 kgs (33 lbs) of luggage on included domestic air; luggage must also be in a soft or ‘duffel’ type bag.
Exclusions
* Local airport taxes that are payable in the country of destination are not included. Taxes and security fees that can be paid at time of ticketing are already included in the quote (if airfare has been included in the quote).
Package Price: From £$ 5465
Prices shown above are per person. Hotel categories do not adhere strictly to international ratings; Yampu has evaluated the hotels according to destination and availability. Prices include local airfare (where applicable), hotel accommodation including daily breakfast; all transfers with baggage handling, all guided tours in English and all entrance fees.
Please note that prices are subject to change based on availability and seasonality, especially during the holiday season from December 20th through January 5th each year. Please contact a Yampu Travel Specialist for more information on best times to travel.
Trip Type:
All our trips are operated on a private basis unless specified otherwise. This is only a sample itinerary; your Yampu Tour Consultant will personalize this trip for you according to your available dates, interests and type of hotels. This is your trip and we will work on making it perfect!
Tour Itinerary
International flight to the Serengeti via Arusha
Depending on the level of accommodations, drive from Arusha to the lodge or fly from Arusha to the Serengeti. After unpacking, settle in and have lunch, and then set off on the first game drive.
Later this evening, return the camp for dinner and an evening at leisure.
Depending on the level of accommodations, drive from Arusha to the lodge or fly from Arusha to the Serengeti. After unpacking, settle in and have lunch, and then set off on the first game drive.
Later this evening, return the camp for dinner and an evening at leisure.
Serengeti
Early breakfast before beginning the morning game drive. Return for lunch (or have a packed lunch on safari) before embarking on a late afternoon game drive.
Later this evening, return the camp for dinner and an evening at leisure.
Early breakfast before beginning the morning game drive. Return for lunch (or have a packed lunch on safari) before embarking on a late afternoon game drive.
Later this evening, return the camp for dinner and an evening at leisure.
Serengeti
Early breakfast before beginning an exciting morning game drive. Return for lunch (or have a packed lunch on safari) before embarking on a late afternoon game drive.
Later this evening, return to the camp for dinner and an evening at leisure.
Early breakfast before beginning an exciting morning game drive. Return for lunch (or have a packed lunch on safari) before embarking on a late afternoon game drive.
Later this evening, return to the camp for dinner and an evening at leisure.
Final game drive on the Serengeti
Wake up early for one last game drive.
Return to camp to collect bags and, depending on level of accommodations, drive back to Arusha or transfer to the airstrip for a return flight to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha, continue with onward the travel arrangements or the Yampu Tours add-on of choice.
Wake up early for one last game drive.
Return to camp to collect bags and, depending on level of accommodations, drive back to Arusha or transfer to the airstrip for a return flight to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha, continue with onward the travel arrangements or the Yampu Tours add-on of choice.
Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Mara, Tanzania
Places You'll See
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Serengeti National Park
Famous for its annual migration of nearly two million zebra and wildebeest, the Tanzanian national park of the Serengeti hosts many walks of wildlife including the “big five”; The Masi Lion, African Leopard, African Bush Elephant, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, and the African Buffalo. Declared a world heritage site, this national park provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the local wildlife.
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Rich
Traveled July, 2014
Stone Town was great fun
Stone Town was great fun! The hotel was great as was the guide. No gliches with the airlines or the return flight.
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Jerome S.
Traveled May, 2013
The trip you set up for me was flawless.
The trip you set up for me was flawless. The guide met all my expectations. He was helpful and protective. I did learn that in Africa, time is a relative thing. I soon learned that when James told me we were one half hour from anywhere, I could count on an hour. I saw every major animal, but one, including the Black Rino, one of the most endangers specie in the Crater. I took 900 pictures. I can tell you without a doubt, that your people can take care of a person my age and should promote that fact. I loved Nxabega. However, I was prevented from going to my tent for a rest when a family of Elephants started eating the trees between the lunch area and my tent. They were all first rate camps, but Sopa was exceptional. If you wish me to fill out anything, let me know. One funny story. I needed to go to the bathroom. James asked me to wait while he drove about a half a mile to high ground, so he could watch out for animals while I attended to the problem behind his 4×4. As we get to about fifty yards from the place we planned to stop; three lions walked over the hill and past our vehicle. You would be surprised how fast the urge to go disappears under these circumstances.
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