Bookings
Safari journal
Did you know?
- The stomach of crocodile has a size of football ball, he eats little, but many times per day.
- Hippo weights 3,2 tones and is one of the heaviest land mammals.
- Giraffe is one of the rare animals that have horns at birth.
- The elephants walk on tiptoe, because under their heel they have thick layer of fat.
- The biggest snakes of the world can eat a human in one time and a meal lasts for one year.
- Flamingos get the color of their feathers because of their specific nutrition.
- African elephant can run faster then a human and can walk several hours without any rest.
- In first year of hippo’s life 45% of them die.
- Shark is swimming with average speed of 3km/h and maximum speed of 95 km/h.
- Giraffe has a same number of vertebrae like most of the mammals, but theirs are much longer.
- Bushbabies got a name because of their sounds that reminded first explorers of crying babies.
- Elephants communicate through vibrations that they make by hitting the ground with their feet.
- Most of the elephants sleep standing and only 2-3 hours per day.
- Hippo can stay 5 minutes under the water-surface and can even run on the bottom of the lake.
- The biggest known shark in the world was 13 meters long and had 15 tones
- Leopard likes to drink water everyday, but he can stay without it up to one month.
- Wild elephant can eat 230 kg of food and drink 125 liters of water per day sometimes at once.
- Near relative of African ostrich is South American nandu and Australian emus.
- Ostrich, zebra and giraffe can kill with their kick even the mighty lion.
- Turtles, birds and crocs like to rest on the backs of hippos.
- African tribes are hunting bushbabies by leaving a palm wine in the forest and collecting drunk animals from it.
- Warthog can run 50 km/h and they are very skillful to defend themselves.
- The head of the rhino weights 200 kg.
- Black leopard or Panther was first considered as different species, but in same family can be puppies of normal and black colour.
- The biggest turtle in the world is belonging to the species of leatherback and weights 752 kg.
- The grey rat is living everywhere in the world except polar countries. One couple can have up to 800 babies in just one year.
- Insect-eating bats produce ultrasound of very high frequency, with echoes that bounce back, they get all necessary information.
- One of the most shamefaced animals in area of high and low tide is octopus.
- The longest recorded jump of bushbaby from one branch to another was more then 7 meters.
- From 1830 on each year 10 to 30 thousand slaves were sold at slave market on Zanzibar.
- Coconut palm can live up to 100 years but can reproduce only 20 years.
- Warthog’s only enemies are lion and leopard.
- In darkness leopard can see 6 times and hear 2 times better then human.
- Monkey species of red colobus are living only in forest Jozani on Zanzibar Island.
- Cheetahs are running 120 km/h, but only 20 seconds. This is still enough for successful hunting.
- Insectivorous bats obtain most of the water they need from their prey, cave bats can lick up condensation.
Classic Camping Safari
Includes also: NP Tarangire, NP Manyara, Ngorongoro
6 nights 7 days
Day 1: Arusha- NP Tarangire
Drive from city Arusha to one of the largest Tanzanian parks- NP Tarangire for game drive. It will take about 2 hours (120 km) to reach NP, have a picnic in the park, followed by an afternoon game drive. The park is well known for varied landscape, which is scattered with huge knotted baobab trees and home to herds of elephants, lions, leopard, zebras, wildebeests and antelopes. Stay overnight at Kigongoni camp site.
Day 2: NP Tarangire - NP Lake Manyara
Drive from NP Tarangire to small but very divers NP Lake Manyara located at the edge of Great Rift Valley. After game drive through the forest inhabited by monkeys, antelopes and birds, follows a picnic lunch in the park and afternoon game viewing, a great opportunity to see its marvellous concentration of game, including 350 species of birds not to mention the glistening soda lake itself where you will catch glimpses of grazing flamingoes and if you are lucky enough you have chance of spotting Tree climbing lions. Stay overnight at Panorama camp site with excellent panoramic view.
Day 3: NP Lake Manyara- NP Serengeti
After breakfast you start on your way to Serengeti national park, a picnic lunch will be provided. On the way you will stop at the Olduvai Gorge museum with artefacts from Olduvai Gorge where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leaky made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. In the afternoon you go on game drive at NP Serengeti. Stay overnight at Seronera camp site.
Day 4: NP Serengeti
A full day of game drives around Serengeti. The Serengeti is the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world and boasts many species of plain animals from Hare to the elephant. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language referring to an endless plain depending on time of year and the migration of the herds. You can expect to see wildebeests, lions, elephants, giraffes, leopard, cheetah, a lot of antelopes, hippos and others. Stay overnight at Seronera camp site again.
Day 5: NP Serengeti– Ngorongoro
Go for early game drive, if you’re lucky you will be able to see some cats like lions, lioness, leopard, cheetah etc. returning from hunts or some action of them. Drive back around 10:30 to put down tents and pack then, have a nice meal before departing. Do more game drive on your way to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Optional is visit to maasai boma if you are interested. Stay overnight at Samba Camp site which is located on the rim of the crater.
Day 6: Ngorongoro- Manyara
After breakfast adventurous drive into the crater for wonderful game drive and a picnic lunch next to the lake. Ngorongoro crater belongs to WORLD HERITAGE SITES and it’s must to see. As very few animals migrate in and out of crater floor, ngorongoro crater has the highest diversity of animals worldwide. Among of the species are lions, cheetahs, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, hyenas and black rhinos. After the game drive up to the camp, pack your things and drive out to stay overnight at Jambo camp, Manyara.
Day 7: Manyara- Arusha
After breakfast go for cultural tour around Mto Wa Mbu village, excellent possibility to learn about local people, way of living and see how they are making traditional drinks. Walk up to the waterfall, or you can walk up to the Lake Manyara where you may get so see more animals and flamingos. Take a walk back to the camp while your lunch will be waiting for you, after lunch drive back to Arusha.
Gallery
E-cards
Maps
