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Serengeti & Chimps Safari


16 Days from $15,030$14,600

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    All about the Serengeti & Chimps Safari.

    Serengeti & Mahale Safari. No need to worry about picking the time to witness a Serengeti wildebeest migration and chimpanzee safari in Mahale. This tour takes in both Serengeti National Park and Mahale Mountains National Park for Africa Chimpanzee trekking. In Serengeti you will witness wildebeests migration experiences to assure you an amazing African safari. Flying between two destinations (Serengeti and Mahale) is no longer a problem. Now days you can fly to Mpanda and start your western Tanzania Safari.

    Just as Important, you’ll stay at authentic tented camps as far as Flying Camps that offer wildlife spectacular view of Serengeti and best sunset in Lake Tanganyika.  Views with plenty else to cherry-pick from, such an optional cultural visits while driving between the parks. Serengeti Balloon Safaris, guided walking safaris, and Canoeing Safaris are the iconic activities during this Safari.

    The Great Wildebeest Migration - the annual migration of giant herds of grazers across Serengeti to Masai Mara in Kenya is a truly remarkable event. In fact, Over two million wildebeest move through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems in search of green pasture. This is surely one of the ultimate wonders of the natural world.

    On the western stretches of Tanzania is the Mahale Mountains National Park, remote and impressively beautiful. It is here where the best Chimpanzee interaction in Africa can be had. On the other hand, the place in Africa the world has known less about, a place where 80% of the area, human has not explored. Not only that, it is where the wilderness beauty is overwhelming. On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the longest lake in Africa and the second deepest lake in the world. The best place for Chimpanzee trekking in Africa and a home of Africa lake sunset.

    This tour will involve the other national parks like Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Katavi, and a day visit to the great Lake Tanganyika.

    Itinerary at a Glance

    Day 1
    Arrive Arusha -Safari starting point.
    Day 2
    Arusha - Tarangire National Park
    Day 3&4
    Central Serengeti the Seronera River Valley
    Day 5&6
    Mara river Crossing - Northern Serengeti
    Day 7
    Mara River to Central Serengeti.
    Day 8
    Leave Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
    Day 9&10
    Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
    Day 11-13
    Fly to Mpanda -Katavi National park
    Day 14-16
    Drive to Mahale from Katavi National Park
    Itinerary at a Glance
    Day 1
    Arrive Arusha -Safari starting point.

    You will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or if you are coming from Zanzibar to Arusha you can land at the same airport as Arusha Airstrip (ARK). Where our guide will meet you, and transferred to the hotel. Depends on arrival time you may be able to do shopping of necessary things before Safari but also change money and get local currencies

    Arusha Coffee Lodge
    Meals: Breakfast Only
    Day 2
    Arusha - Tarangire National Park

    After breakfast, depart by road with your guide to your tented camp situated within the Tarangire National Park. On arrival complete, park registration formalities and thereafter enjoy an exciting game drive in the park with your knowledgeable and experienced guide who will share with you information about the wildlife you spot in the park. At lunchtime, you will have a rest under an acacia tree where you eat your packed lunch. Later in the afternoon, you will continue with your game viewing activities until evening when you drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

    Endoro Lodge
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
    Day 3&4
    Central Serengeti the Seronera River Valley

    For all year water supply from the Seronera River assure that it is an excellent place for wildlife spotting all the way through, although April to June is the best season for game watching in the Seronera, it is during the plains are full of migrating wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles as they’re moving up north. The central Serengeti is home to a good number of lions pride and other predators in Serengeti. Visiting the Seronera means you have a great chance to see plenty of predators like leopards, cheetah, and many more. It also increases the possibility for you to stay closer to the Great Migration actions, as the wildebeests' migrations cross Seronera twice a year while moving towards the deferent direction of the Serengeti Ecosystems.

    Kisura Tented Camp
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
    Day 5&6
    Mara river Crossing - Northern Serengeti

    You can see animals migrate in Serengeti all year round – they migrate from Serengeti National Park to Masai Mara Game reserve and form a continuing event. Get to know the world's wild animals’ wonders! For four days in Serengeti we will have a chance to follow migration but also See the hotspot of the Serengeti Seronera River Valley, the wild drama of the Wildebeest Migration on the majestic endless plains of the Serengeti.
    The gnu migration is less in action in the Masai Mara - Kenya; the event ever ventures in Masai Mara as an extension of their feeding lands in the northern point of Serengeti, the Kogatende Area, and Bologonja. Since the Masai Mara is part of the Serengeti ecosystem they cross the Mara river for fresh pastures. Note that the Masai Mara cannot hold the 1.5M wildebeests and over 800,000 Zebra and Antelopes, you can only find part of the migration in Masai Mara within a few weeks of the year when they thundering towards the border, even though, largest herds are still moving around the northern Serengeti anyway.

    Serengeti Wilderness Camp
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
    Day 7
    Mara River to Central Serengeti.

    After breakfast depart to central Serengeti with packaged lunch, As the sunrise to the savannah, you'll take a chance to explore the opportunity to see predators and crocodiles in action as they take advantage of the cool light and low temperatures to find for their next early meal. This will be your last sunrise game drive in the Mara river, followed by sunset in central Serengeti, Seronera River Valley.

    Serengeti Katikati Tented Camp
    Day 8
    Leave Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

    You will leave from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim, The natural safeguard of the crater’s 600 m (1,968 ft) high walls helps numerous species to dwell here. This is the greatest place in Tanzania to see critically threatened black rhino. The alkaline waters of Lake Magadi are often spotted pink by flamingos. Also hunting lions, wildebeests, and Zebras Migration, wild dog, eland, and gazelle carpet the plain grassland, cheetah, and hyena. Picnic lunch on the plains of Serengeti, this will be the last lunch in Serengeti tossed with a goodbye champaign. lunch is followed by the en-route game drive

    Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Day 9&10
    Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha

    Morning descends into the Ngorongoro Crater for a morning game drive, The Ngorongoro Crater is impressively attractive scenery and the best place in Africa to encountering the Big Five. It is a gateway way to start your African safari journey. Nevertheless, as one of the world's most amazing and prominent natural wonders. In the afternoon you will have a hot lunch in the crater before proceeding with the game drive.

    Arusha Safari Lodge
    Meals: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
    Day 11-13
    Fly to Mpanda -Katavi National park

    Fly from Arusha to Dar es Salaam where you will be connected to Mpanda for Katavi. Katavi National Park, situated in the western area of Tanzania. Large areas of the park are hardly ever visited such as the Mlele escarpment with its waterfalls, lake paradise and the country between Katavi is one of those places that have not changed since early European explores first started entering Africans interior and it is the kind of place that gave this continent its reputation for being impenetrable, of huge scale and swarming with the big game you will need at least three days. The park boasts a wonderful array of habitats, which range from flood plains of thick reeds and dense waterways that teem with hippo and crocodile to woodlands, open grasslands, forests, and pristine seasonal lakes.

    Guests can enjoy game watching birds during game drives. You will also do walking safaris and night game drives so you will be able to experience a larger variety of animals and plants more intimately. Katavi is also one of the last parks that support massive herds of buffalo; some herds easily reaching a thousand animals or more. A healthy population of roughly 3000 elephants also reside in the park. Predators such as cheetahs, hyenas, lions, jackals, and servals. Guests can catch a glimpse of both the roan and sable antelope in the same place. Other animals grazing here is zebra, the home to the largest herds of buffalo on the planet, hartebeest, eland, giraffe, and defassa waterbuck, are also present in the area, and the resident pride of lions always around looking for their next meal. Katavi is also the leopards' home.

    Fly Camping
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
    Day 14-16
    Drive to Mahale from Katavi National Park

    Earl breakfast inKatavi National Park then drive Mahale Mountains National Park, an isolated mountain on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, is famous for one thing, chimpanzee safaris. Due to broad research over the last 40 years, the chimpanzee inhabitants in Mahale are habituated, as a tourist you can just stand there and let them come around you. A fantastic experience, literally time spent with our closest relative. The chimp populations in Mahale number a few hundred and in Gombe National Park further north, perhaps only 80 remain in this isolated park.
    For those who enjoy remoteness, beautiful landscapes, and wildlife Mahale mountains national park is surely one of the most spectacular places to visit in all of Africa. This is not idle sales talk. Some would argue that this is one of the most spectacular traveling destinations in the whole world. Distance and cost notwithstanding, you owe it to yourself to somehow drum up the budget to get there at least once to experience these spectacular chimps. In the morning you will drive to Mpanda for your flight back to Dar es salaam ready to go home.

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    Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
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    The Calabash team would be delighted to work with you to help you and your family, friends or organization build the best possible safari to match your interests and budget. We can organize custom safaris for professional photographers, honeymoon couples and families. Simply ask us! need help?

    YES! Calabash Adventures has a personal understanding and deep commitment to meeting the special needs of families. Our trips are well suited for children. We have designed our unique family safari programs to allow you and your children to experience the wonders of Africa together. Please outline your particular family’s interests, so that we can incorporate them. You and your family will have a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of cultural diversity, discover the many miracles of nature, and at the same time play, laugh, and enjoy the pleasure of one another.

    Small. Our scheduled safaris vary in size depending on the nature of the safari. In general, we keep our groups small (minimum 1 to 7 people, and occasionally up to an absolute maximum of 25). We feel strongly that the small size allows a more intimate connection with the African wilderness.

    Pack lightweight, washable clothes, plus a sweater for early morning game drives; a sunhat, sunglasses, and sunscreen are strongly advised as well. Long sleeves and trousers in light-colored fabrics help discourage insect bites. Modest length shorts for women are perfectly acceptable, but women should carry a wrap to cover their legs in rural villages and towns since clothes that are too revealing can cause offense especially in Zanzibar and in Muslim dominated areas. On the beach and within the confines of beach hotels, normal swimwear (but not nudity) is acceptable.

    Safari dress is basically comfortable and casual - layers are recommended. Keep it simple and bring things you don`t mind getting dusty. We have included several web links to guide you in your preparation.

    You will be pleasantly surprised by both the quality and the variety of the food available on safari. In moods, meals are served buffet-style, so you can choose what you like. The food is generally prepared according to western tastes, with some curries and local cuisine included. If you choose a camping safari, fresh meat and produce is prepared to the highest sanitary standards by our team’s expert chefs. Indeed, most returning guests rave about our camp food! Request for local food is certainly welcome. Your guide and chef will generally purchase all the food before the safari starts, so get your orders in on time!

    Special dietary requirements such as vegetarian or diabetic meals can easily be arranged with advance notice. If you are vegetarian or vegan you may wish to bring along some alternative protein sources. If you have multiple food allergies, you will definitely want to bring along supplemental snacks. It is important we know of any possible dietary restrictions as soon as possible.

    We provide two liters of bottled water per day for each client, and you can purchase more bottled water at all the lodges and camps or before the Safari. Overall, we recommend you consume only bottled water.

    For medical Travel tip, it is always best to consult your doctor or travel clinic well in advance of your departure. The minimum requirements for entry into Tanzania are proof of a yellow fever vaccination and an anti-malarial medication. Bear in mind that you will be staying in camps and lodges oriented to meet the needs of North American and European guests.

    Calabash Adventures is responsible for sending a rescue vehicle(s) within 4 to 5 hours (depending on your location) upon receiving notification of a vehicle breakdown. The vehicle shall be replaced and compensation awarded by way of additional time allotment (extra half day or full day), or a refund of up to 30% of a full day tour deducted from the total daily tour cost.

    If necessary, an emergency evacuation can be arranged by “flying doctors” (included in the trip package, on your request), or a simple transfer to nearby Hotel or lodge for accommodation and catering services.

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