28/08/2023
Safari in Tanzania with Xpressions Travel
Join us on a small group Safari in Oct 2024
We are taking deposits to hold space as space is limited so,don’t wait grab your spot today.
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Join Xpressions Travel this once in a time lifetime Safari
Wild Life Safari | Maasai Cultural Experience | Zanzibar Beach Holiday
This is an amazing 11-day Safari trip to Tanzania, Africa offered by Legacy Exchange Outfitters Safari Company from Arusha, Tanzania, Africa, and Xpressions Travel.
With your overnight flight on Sept 30th, Safari starts on October 1st - October 11 *** OR OCT 14th with an optional extension.
A minimum of 6 clients is required for this trip to take place. Maximum 18.
Not recommended for any person with neck or back injuries as the Roads are rough.
You will fly in and out of Kilimanjaro Airport. (If you opt for the Zanzibar extension then you will fly out of Dar Es Salaam Airport)
What's included in this trip:
• Inclusions
o All mentioned activities are according to the itinerary.
o All accommodations
o Meals Full Board except for arrival and departure days
o All 3 national park fees and concession fees.
o Flying Doctors Insurance (AMREF) during the safari
o Transport: 7-seat 4x4 safari vehicle.
o Bottle of water every day during the safari.
o One bottle of wine in Serengeti for African Sunset.
o Pickup at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to the lodge
o Transfer from the Lodge to Kilimanjaro Airport
What's not included:
1. International flights, Airport taxes
2. Visa or Vaccinations
3. Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
4. Tips and gratuities
5. Optional Balloon Safari in Serengeti
6. Items of a personal nature include laundry and shopping.
7. Land Transport on Optional Zanzibar Portion
1. Wi-Fi will be available but very limited in most areas.
2. Please pre-pay, Bring, or purchase locally in Tanzania: School supplies and sanitary pads to support the local Community School.
3. Please bring sunblock for orphans at the orphanage. SPF 50 or higher
Itinerary:
Itinerary Subject to change without notice.
Day One: Arrive in Moshi Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Legacy Exchange Outfitters guide and your host Cheryl will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and es**rt you to tonight’s accommodations in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity, so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave.
Meals Included: none
Accommodations: Planet Lodge https://planet-lodges.com/arusha-planet-lodge/
Day Two: Cultural Tour in Maasai
Village After breakfast, you will be briefed about your trip to Tanzania about dos and don’ts. Drive to West Kilimanjaro where you will be staying for two nights. Original Maasai Lodge is operated by Maasai People, the facility is designed traditionally. During your two nights, you will choose and experience the following activities.
Optional Activity: Walking Safari in Arusha National Park. In Arusha National Park, you can go on a walking safari. This is a walk at the foot of Mount Meru under the guidance of a park ranger. During the hike, you may have the chance to see different species of animals, such as monkeys, buffaloes, zebras, and many species of tropical birds. Depending on your wishes and your walking speed, this walk takes about an hour and a half. You will have lunch in the park after your hike is over.
Activity: Visit Hot Spring in Boma.
(bring swimming clothes)
The hot springs of Kikuletwa, also known as Chemka Hot Springs, are close to the village of Rundugai and are one of the most beautiful places in Tanzania to relax. The small pond is surrounded by palm and fig trees with winding roots. In the morning, Blue Monkeys can often be observed in the trees, whilst the crystal clear, turquoise water invites you to a refreshing bath. Although they are called hot springs, the water in Kikuletwa is not truly ‘hot’ but cool and refreshing, as Kilimanjaro itself feeds the water source. The activity of the day in the Maasai village is a spear-throwing competition against the Maasai. Traditional spear-throwing competitions are deep-rooted in the Maasai culture. They were not only important for Maasai warriors to compete with each other but also served as training for hunting lions. Nowadays, lions are protected and the Maasai don’t hunt them anymore. Spear-throwing competitions are now merely athletic events. Try your luck and compete with the best of the best!
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Africa Amini Lodge. https://africaaminilife.com/en/original-maasai-lodge/
Day Three: Cultural Tour in Maasai Village
NATURE WALK WITH THE MAASAI- Accompanied by a Maasai shaman you will have the chance to discover the surrounding areas. Meet the locals of Ngabobo who will share their extensive knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants and introduce you to the Maasai culture, which has stayed unchanged for centuries. Near the lodge, you will have the chance to pick these medicinal plants yourself and might even prepare your tea with them. It will be a very special teatime, both for you and the Maasai.
DONKEY RIDE WITH THE MAASAI -Tanzania's typical tourist attraction is a safari on foot or by car. In many places, horse rides are offered as an alternative. But how about something new? Why not try a ride on the back of a donkey at sunrise? It’s the best way to enjoy the serenity of the savannah and the beautiful view of Kilimanjaro. With a bit of luck, you might even experience the early morning hustle and bustle of the African savannah. We especially recommend the donkey ride for families with children.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Africa Amini Lodge: https://africaaminilife.com/en/original-maasai-lodge/
Day Four. Tarangire National Park-Head off for Tarangire National Park, where ancient baobab trees tower over some of the largest herds of elephants in all of Africa. Keep a lookout for the hundreds of bird species Tarangire is known for—and dramatic interactions between predator and prey at the park’s watering holes. Arrive for lunch and proceed with an evening game drive.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Tarangire Balloon Camp: https://madahotels.com/balloon-camp-tarangire/
Day Five: Full-Day Game Drive -After breakfast departs for a full-day game drive in Tarangire. Spend the day exploring Tarangire on game drives. Tarangire’s grassy plains are dotted with massive baobab trees and are home to a high concentration of area wildlife. Elephants are especially abundant here, with some herds numbering up to 300 strong. Due to its low volume of visitors, the reserve offers a serene and intimate wildlife-viewing experience. Seek out large herds of zebras, giraffes, and wildebeest, as well as the skulking leopards and cheetahs that prey on them. The park is also home to around 550 species of birds, including dazzling Yellow-collared lovebirds and the world’s largest avian species, the stocking-thighed ostrich.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Tarangire Balloon Camp: https://madahotels.com/balloon-camp-tarangire/
Day Six: School Visit- Depart from Tarangire to Karatu town where you will spend a night, upon arrival your guides will take you to Banjika Secondary School while at school you will give some school supplies that you have brought with you or pre-purchased. The school principal will take you to classes to experience Tanzania's education system. While in class you are allowed to interact with students and ask questions. Legacy Exchange Outfitters has a program of donating girls' sanitary pads and this will be the perfect day. After the school tour, you will drive back to your lodge for a leisure day or you will get a chance to visit a local market.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Bougainvillea Safari: https://www.bougainvilleagroup.com/bougainvillea-safari.../
Day Seven: Majestic Serengeti- On this day drive through Ngorongoro highlands towards Serengeti, stop at the crater rim viewpoint to see the magnificent world's largest crater, and Delve into the story of human origins at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitor's Center, located near the site where the National Geographic archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered early hominid fossils and stone tools. Visit Shifting Sand Dunes (Optional), it’s estimated that these shifting dunes have been wandering the savannah for 3 million years. The sand is remarkably dark, especially in comparison with the soil surrounding the dunes. This is because it is highly magnetized volcanic ash, which explains why the particles tend to fall back on the dunes instead of being blown away by the wind. After lunch, continue to the world-famous Serengeti National Park and go on a safari across the wild Serengeti Plain, keeping an eye out for galloping giraffes and lounging lions; then settle into our tented camp under the setting sun.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Serengeti Acacia Camp: https://acaciacollections.com/acacia-central-camp/
Day Eight & Nine: Endless Plain Game Drive - Get to know the incredible creatures of the Serengeti. Choose to get a bird’s-eye view of the park as you float above it on an optional sunrise hot-air balloon safari. Or set out on morning and afternoon wildlife-viewing adventures. Ride in a 4x4 over golden plains, gazing out from the pop-up roof to glimpse wildlife through binoculars, or watch as animals walk right by us! Watering holes also draw all kinds of visitors, from towering giraffes to the tiny dik-diks, a miniature species of antelope. With luck, spot Africa’s “big five”—lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and Cape buffalo.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Serengeti Acacia Camp: https://acaciacollections.com/acacia-central-camp/
Optional activity: Take a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Savannah at Sunrise (extra fee)
Day Ten: Ngorongoro Crater Tour - After breakfast departs with an en-route game drive towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area, arrive for the early morning game drive, and late in the day enjoy lunch on the crater floor while looking at the hippo pool. The Ngorongoro volcanic crater is the largest Unfolded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20 km across, 600 meters deep, and 300 sq km in area, you begin to pick out the familiar shapes of elephant and buffalo on the crater floor, mingled with zebras, wildebeest, and gazelles. It is also one of Africa’s greatest concentrations of big predators’ lions, leopards, and hyenas are regularly seen, and you may see flamingos and hippos in the Crater’s lakes. This is where you may see a rhino.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge. https://www.bougainvilleagroup.com/bougainvillea-safari.../
Day Eleven: Fly Back Home Today will be at leisure to relax or explore, depending on your afternoon flight. Your driver transfers you to Kilimanjaro. Leisure morning, after breakfast, drive slowly to Arusha where you will have your lunch, after lunch, you will have a short tour at Shanga.
Shanga is a social enterprise, which employs people with disabilities to create unique and high-quality handmade jewelry, glassware, and homewares incorporating recycled materials. These products are sold in the Shanga shop in Tanzania, as well as around the world, with profits being reinvested back into developing opportunities to employ more people with disabilities.
After this tour, your guides will be ready to drive you to Kilimanjaro Airport for your international flight, or to Arusha
Airport for the Optional 3 days in Zanzibar.
Day 11-14: Optional Zanzibar Extension- Enjoy relaxing at Melia's 5-star All-inclusive resort in Zanzibar. White sand beaches and relaxation after a wild Safari.
Extension Trip To Zanzibar The Ultimate Indian Ocean. Fly to Zanzibar from Arusha. Zanzibar is the evocation of the exotic - an archipelago nestled in the Indian Ocean and a destination both legendary and mysterious. From this remote outpost, at the hub of the Monsoon trading routes, history was enacted, journeys of discovery were planned, Sultanate empires were established and the first medieval global village was founded. Zanzibar retains the imprint of its historic legacy in the tumbling streets of Stone Town, in the Arabic-inflected Swahili language, and in the rare antiques of the bazaars and markets. The haloes of idyllic beaches that adorn the island’s coast, and the fragrant spice plantations that blossom in the interior make Zanzibar the Ultimate Indian Ocean Destination, the jewel in East Africa’s crown. Karibu
Fly from Arusha or Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar 1hr and 15min flight:
Activity on this day will be Spice Tour and/or Sunset Cruise
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: 5-star inclusive Melia Zanzibar
*** Stone Town Tour and Prison Island Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, grew out of Zanzibar’s historical trades, a metropolis built to harbor secrets in its labyrinthine alleyways. Emblems of a rich and tumultuous history survive today, depicted through Arabian night palaces, mournful slave markets, aromatic spice bazaars, ornate cathedrals, and a historic fort that was the scene of the world`s shortest war survive today. A walk through the narrow alleyways, past ornately carved doors and serene courtyards, is a journey along the paths of past existences. Although Zanzibar’s allure is born out of myth and legend, the dhows still sail her shores, and beyond the minaret-toothed skylines, the sun still sets to the sound of the call to prayer. Changuu Island, also known as Prison Island, is just off the coast of Stone Town, Zanzibar.
The Island was once a place where slaves were detained and at one point, it also served as a place of quarantine. On one side of Prison Island is a refuge for giant sea tortoises, originally a gift from Seychelles. A 5-minute walk across the island leads to the former prison ruins. Though in their successful days, it was a torturous place to be, nowadays the ocean cliffs, the overgrowth of the plants on the stone walls, and the view of the turquoise ocean are gorgeous.
The boat ride from Stone Town to Prison Island takes 20-30 minutes
Fly to Dar es Salaam for your International Flight: Enjoy morning beach relaxation, and later in the day take a 30 min flight from Zanzibar for your flight connection to the United States. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to Dar es Salaam City to refresh and have dinner. Later you will be transferred to the airport for your departure to the US.
Thank you for Traveling with us.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is a vital part of your booking. We strongly advise that you take out adequate insurance for the duration of your journey including medical.
Visa
A Tanzania Visa is required.
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation of Your trip Booking
In the event you cancel your booking, you may be entitled to a partial refund by the Supplier(s) terms and conditions. In addition to the cancellation terms and conditions of your Supplier(s), a fee(s) will apply that will be outlined on your itinerary/booking confirmation. If you decide to cancel arrangements before the balance due date, the terms and conditions of the Supplier(s) will go into effect.
Refunds will only be paid to you once the Supplier(s) are informed and by their terms and conditions. Xpressions Travel is not responsible for a Supplier’s failure to pay a refund. If the reason for your cancellation is covered under the terms of your travel insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim your cancellation charges through your insurer.
The supplier charges a $200 cancellation fee. Cancellation request Must be in writing.
Date of booking until 76 days before travel receive a full refund minus the cancellation fee.
Within 75 days of the trip 50% refund minus a cancellation fee.
No refunds after the final payment date of August 1st, 2024
It is your responsibility to fulfill and adhere to the passport, visa, and other immigration requirements applicable to your destination in line with the laws of the designated country. You should confirm these with the relevant embassies and/or consulates. We do not accept any responsibility in the case of you being unable to travel due to not adhering to any such requirements. We will advise you of what documents are required. However, it is your responsibility to ensure that all your relevant documents are valid.
* You agree that your passport will be valid for at least 6 months after travel and that there is no damage including but not limited to tears, water damage, writing, folds, or any other damage. You are aware that you can be denied boarding if any damage exists to your passport.
Available Packages
11 Day All inclusive Safari
Available until August 1, 2024
Starting At: $4,200.00
Deposit: $500.00
Price is Subject to change until paid in full.
Extra Options
Add on 3 nights on Zanzibar Beach
Available until August 1, 2024
$1,550.00
Deposit: $250.00
Extend your African Safari with a relaxing /refreshing 3 days on the Island with the white sand beaches of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Enjoy all-inclusive meals at a 5-star resort
Price is subject to change until paid in full.
Serengeti Hot Air Balloon
Available until August 1, 2024
$599.00
Deposit: $599.00 Soar over the Savannah of the Serengeti in a Hot air balloon. (You may also purchase the day before the Balloon ride.)
Child
Available until August 1, 2024
$1.00
Deposit: $1.00
Price is age dependent. Contact me for child pricing.
Sanitary Supplies
Available until August 1, 2024
$35.00
Deposit: $35.00
Prepay for Sanitary Supplies for school girls utilizing Local supplies. You may also purchase on your own in Tanzania or bring your own from the USA, there are approximately 50 girls, non-refundable
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