In the 1960s the famous conservationist and former director of the Frankfurt Zoo, Bernard Gzimak, wrote the book The Serengeti Shall not Die. The book was written in comemoration of the death of his young son, Michael, who was killed while taking an aerial animal survey of the Serengeti. And since then the Serengeti's principal scientific benefactor has been the Frankfurt Zoological Society.

Gzimak and the many who followed him worked in the great northern circuit, and this safari follows their trails. It begins in the lesser known parks near Arusha and ends in the Grande Dame, the Serengeti. This is a relatively short safari that provides exceptional value and a comprehensive experience.  

The prices include: ** Guaranteed window seats in specially outfitted Safari Landrovers with pop-top roofs ensuring sun protection; ** Meals as detailed in brackets following each day's description below; ** One local flight: Seronera to Arusha; ** All park entrance fees, VAT and other government taxes; ** Comprehensive pre-trip material with discount coupons for travel gear and equipment. Additional expenses not included: - Meals not included; - All beverages; - Requisite visas and other travel preparations like inoculations; - Tipping.

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Whenever you arrive you'll be personally met and privately transferred to Kigongoni Lodge in the foothills of Mt. Meru. Dinner and overnight.  [ - -d]

  

  

The day is spent in Arusha National Park, the big game wilderness which surrounds Mt. Meru. This will be your exciting introduction to big game viewing! The park is fondly called "Giraffic Park" by locals, because of the extraordinary numbers of giraffe found here. You'll also see waterbuck, buffalo, zebra, and with luck some of the rarer animals like colobus monkey and red duiker. Enjoy your picnic lunch overlooking the Momela Lakes which are often filled with flamingo. Then after a perfect safari day, return to Kigongoni Lodge for dinner and overnight.  [b-l-d]

  

  

After breakfast drive through Arusha town onto the Maasai plains. Continue into Tarangire National Park through the northern gate and game view to Tarangire Sopa Lodge. After lunch continue game viewing in this thickly wooded park famous for its elephant and leopard. The park is characterized by its great sand river, the Tarangire, and the bounty of animals usually found by its banks. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.  [b-l-d]

  

  

  

Further game viewing this morning. There is possibility of seeing the great Silale Swamp, with its shores filled with exotic birds and several lion prides. The heavy woods of the park is perfect habitat for leopard, and in Tarangire they are among the largest found on the circuit. Return to the lodge for lunch, and in the afternoon drive to Lake Manyara for dinner and overnight at the Manyara Serena Lodge.  [b-l-d]

  

  

Dawn game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. This is when the light is best for photography and the animals most active. The park is an UNESCO biosphere and one of the most scenic on the circuit. Game view through thick, magical forests onto savanna grasslands, and finally to the great lake shore itself. You'll see a huge variety of animals from giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, warthog and much more. Enjoy a picnic breakfast overlooking the scene that was the opening for the movie, Out of Africa. Return to Serena Lodge for lunch, and in the afternoon continue into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a spectacular drive through the Ngorongoro rain forest onto Ngorongoro Crater. Continue around the rim to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight.  [b-l-d]

  

Dawn game drive in Ngorongoro Crater National Park. You'll make the quick descent through a glen of rare Lehai Acacia, Africa's "bonzaii" acacia. Once on the floor you'll understand why this is so often referred to as "Africa's Garden of Eden". At times there are 20,000 animals on the 100 sq. mile caldera floor, the highest density of lion in Africa, hundreds of hyaena and jackal, and large numbers of plains game. The central soda lake is often filled with flamingo. Enjoy your picnic breakfast beside a lake usually frequented by hippo. Return to the lodge for a later lunch, and in the afternoon you can return to the crater floor for a second drive, or relax at the lodge as well as visit a nearby Maasai village. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.  [b-l-d]

  

  

After breakfast retrace your route around the crater rim over the lip of the crater towards the great Serengeti National Park. First sop is Olduvai Gorge where so many precious finds of early man were found. There will be time to visit the museum after a short lecture by the curator. Afterwards, your game viewing begins immediately as head out over the great plains. Depending upon the season of your first, you may stop at Shifting Sands and the Gol Kopjes. Along the way you'll enjoy a picnic lunch with undoubtedly an expansive view of Africa set before you! By the end of the day you've arrived Ndutu Lodge in the great southwest lakes region for dinner and overnight.  [b-l-d]

  

The Serengeti's Great Migration is a hallmark of this ecosystem, but very weather dependent. More than a million animals move in pretty concentrated masses among more than 7,000 sq. miles. In out best efforts to get you as close to the great herds as possible, tonight you'll either lodge at Ndutu Lodge (Dec 10-May 23) in the southwest, or in a Luxury Camp (May 24-Dec 9) further north. Today you may also have the opportunity of visiting several sacred Maasai sites, of climbing Naabi Hill, and of enjoying the Serengeti Visitors' Center.  [b-l-d]

  

  

On your last day exploring this magnificent wilderness you'll see abundant game, on the plains, in the woodlands and kopjes, and possibly near the great rivers like the Grumeti. The Serengeti is a vast place. Many safaris link themselves to a certain lodge and spend only a few hours outside it searching for game, but we're dedicated to finding you the optimum game viewing, the greatest collection of animals on earth! Your driver will have the most current information, and he may suggest you go out all day. And then, again, you might not have to, as large numbers of animals may be found right outside your doorstep! You could spend a month in the Serengeti and not see it all. But we're convinced after this brief introduction, you'll understand as well as Bernard Gzmik why the "Serengeti Shall not Die!" In out best efforts to get you as close to the great herds as possible, tonight you'll either lodge at Ndutu Lodge (Dec 10-May 23) in the southwest, or in a Luxury Camp (May 24-Dec 9) further north.  [b-l-d]

After breakfast you game view to the nearest Serengeti airstrip for the morning flight back to Arusha town, which is scheduled to arrive around noon. You'll be met by a new vehicle and driver who will take you shopping and for a meal at a popular local restaurant. Afterwards, you'll be returned to Kilimanjaro Airport where you'll have a private room at KIA Lodge which is located adjacent the airport. Later this evening the lodge will shuttle you to the airport for the overnight departures to Europe.  [b-l- ]

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