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1 Tanzania with Kids DAY BY DAY ITINERARY family safari with prvate guide David Forester OVERVIEW: TANZANIA WITH KIDS This safari creates a rich learning experience for young people and everyone lucky enough to travel with them. It includes a mix of great wildlife viewing, cross-cultural learning opportunities including a day with Tanzanian school children and lunch with local villagers. There are plenty of exciting adventures like sleeping in a luxury tree house and canoeing on Lake Duluti while watching wildlife on the shore. There are ample opportunities for up-close wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti. Tanzania is home to incredible wildlife diversity, so whether its an encounter with a herd of elephants or catching a glimpse of a cheetah and her cubs your child is not likely to leave without having seen their favorite animals in action. Family Safaris with Deeper Africa From aardvark to zebra, our family safaris create a rich learning experience for young people and everyone lucky enough to travel with them. Our guides are parents themselves, and are experts in experiential learning. This is education at its most fun. Your safari guide is at once a teacher, translator, and a tracker. They ll keep you safe, comfortable, and entertained throughout your entire journey.

2 DAY 1 LAKE DULUTI SERENA HOTEL ARUSHA Serena You ll be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport by a Deeper Africa driver after clearing customs. He will have a sign with your name on it. Your driver will then transport you to Lake Duluti Serena Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. Nestled at the foot of the wooded slopes of Mount Meru, this homey hotel in Arusha Tanzania stands amid coffee plantations on the shores of tranquil Lake Duluti. Even though your lodge is well appointed and comfortable, note that it is built in traditional Tanzanian style with individual cabins clustered together. Tonight there is time to adjust to the rhythms of life in Africa and spend some time just relaxing. TANZANIA WITH KIDS

3 DAY 2 LAKE DULUTI SERENA HOTEL ARUSHA Arise with the birds or whenever you wish and enjoy a nourishing breakfast. Begin your wildlife viewing in Arusha National Park which contains both savanna and forest ecosystems just a short distance away. Your wildlife viewing today can be as long as you like. You ll set your wildlife viewing schedule with your guide to fit the pace that is most comfortable for your family. Arusha National Park is rich in herd animals and interesting birds. There are elephants in the park and you may even have sightings of the rare black and white colobus monkey through the trees. After a picnic lunch in the park, you ll meet up with your canoe guides for a late afternoon canoe safari on the Momela Lakes. Learn about the nearby Meru volcano explosion that created the alkaline environment in the lakes. While you are canoeing you ll likely see hippos and flamingos wading in the waters. Buffaloes, elephants, and other herd animals also frequently move to the lakes to graze.

4 DAY 3 LAKE DULUTI SERENA HOTEL ARUSHA Robert Wheeler Today offers a unique opportunity to experience a day of primary school in Tanzania. The teachers and children at Makurima Primary School have a special program planned for you. It s a day that will change the way you think about Africa and the challenges that the children of Tanzania face. Your children can spend some time giving a presentation about their culture and what school is like where they live, and join their Tanzanian peers in a game of soccer. TANZANIA WITH KIDS

5 DAY 4 TARANGIRE TREE TOPS TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK Get ready to enter a wilderness full of elephants as you wildlife view through Tarangire National Park on your way to Tarangire Tree Tops. Tarangire is famous for elephants and hosts the largest and most conspicuous populations in East Africa. Between the Tarangire River and the southern swamps, there is ample water yearround to grow food for these huge creatures. After all, elephants eat 220 to 440 pounds (100 to 200 kgs) a day, depending on their size. You ll observe unique elephant behavior along the Tarangire River when many elephant families, as well as numerous other species, gather together. Your Land Cruiser is equipped with a set of reference books so that when you identify a new animal, information and pictures are at your fingertips. You ll also have a full set of maps so that your guide can show you where you re going and where you ve been. Alcohol & Beverages Laundry Swimming Pool Arrive in the afternoon at Tarangire Tree Tops. This uncommon camp allows your family to experience real life in the bush with comfortable and upscale accommodations in a tree house high in the baobabs. African Bush Camps Foundation Asilia Africa

6 DAY 5 TARANGIRE TREE TOPS TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK Schedule your wildlife viewing today as you choose with your guide. Now your learning opportunities will shift to spotting and tracking skills. While wildlife can never be scheduled, the marsh ecosystem along the Tarangire River often attracts a variety of wildlife and many birds. In Tarangire you will never go long without seeing zebra, wildebeest, water buck, warthogs, giraffe, dik diks, Thompson s gazelle, buffalo, hartebeest, baboons, and vervet monkeys. The big cats, particularly lions and leopard love the large spaces and hidden places created by the rolling savanna. You typically do not see cheetah in Tarangire because the rolling hills do not allow them the speed they need to hunt their prey. Alcohol & Beverages Laundry Swimming Pool TANZANIA WITH KIDS

7 DAY 6 PLANTATION LODGE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA Today you will see an array of rapidly changing environments as you drive from Tarangire National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you get closer to the Conservation Area gates, dry plains will turn into lush coffee plantations and tropical vegetation. Once there, you ll meet up with Sanguyan Kimani Ole Dorop ( Ole Dorop, a regional Maasai clan leader. Ole Dorop has spent his whole life here on the slopes of Mount Lemagut, where the Maasai and wildlife share its gentle slopes. Ole Dorop will walk with you to show you his homestead which is nearby. You ll meet his family, learn about his village life, and hear about many other aspects of this proud and traditional culture. The Maasai are pastoralists so you will have the opportunity to meet the cattle and goats owned by the family as they come in from grazing and into the enclosures for safety at night. Swimming Pool By late afternoon, you ll make your way to Plantation Lodge near Karatu, just outside of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you climb upwards in elevation, note the changes in vegetation as savannas disappear into lush, tropical vegetation. Traditional Maasai homesteads are abound, look for young herders leading their cattle along roadways. Arrive at Plantation Lodge in time to enjoy an evening swim in the pool and a delicious farm to table dinner.

8 DAY 7 PLANTATION LODGE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA Beverly Joubert Descend down to the Crater floor for a full day of spectacular wildlife viewing in the expansive environment of this now-extinct volcano. The Crater floor is mostly grasslands, so wildlife visibility is excellent, providing a wonderful opportunity for photography. Your guide will open the hatch on top of your vehicle so you can stand for a full 360 degree view of the abundant animal and bird-life all around you. The sheer diversity and density of wildlife is what makes the Crater a must-see destination. Herds of buffalo, zebra, gazelle, and wildebeest mingle together as they graze on the short grasses. Families of baboons sit grooming one another, while ostriches peck the ground for roots and seeds. Prides of lions survey their territory, while scavengers like hyenas and vultures scout for leftovers. The soda lake attracts countless pink and white flamingos, and siting of rhino are also common. Swimming Pool Stop for lunch at the Hippo Pools where hippos and elephants wade into the watering holes for a mid-day bath. Return to Plantation Lodge for dinner and sample their extensive wine collection. TANZANIA WITH KIDS

9 DAY 8 DUNIA CAMP SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK Today you will depart Ngorongoro for the sprawling plains of Serengeti National Park. Along the way, stop for a picnic lunch at Oldupai Gorge and pay a visit the famous Leakey digs. The Great Rift Valley is thought to be home to some of the first humans, and the Leakey family has successfully excavated some of the oldest humanoid skeletons ever discovered. Take a tour with the resident anthropologist and view the first footprints of man in the on-site museum. Once you enter the Serengeti, you will begin wildlife viewing as you travel the distance to Dunia Camp in the central Serengeti. This vast savanna grassland extends northward into the Maasai Mara in Kenya for thousands of miles, forming one of the world s largest wildlife refuges. The wildlife here is free to roam across borders there are no fences and no settlements just you and countless wild residents. Alcohol and Beverages Laundry As you drive, look for the many grazing zebra and gazelle as well as towering giraffes ambling by. You ll have time to stop for any animal that catches your eye a leopard s tail dangling from up high, a serval cat stalking small prey through the bush. Arrive at Dunia Camp in time for dinner and enjoy your meal as you watch the fiery sun descend over the horizon. Robert Wheeler

10 DAY 9 DUNIA CAMP SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK African Tori Bush Camps Peglar Dunia Camp is in the Seronera area of the Serengeti. The permanent water in the Seronera River means this is a wildlife rich area year-round. Depending on the time of year, Dunia can be a great vantage point to one of the greatest natural spectacles on earth the annual Serengeti Migration. The migration includes vast herds of wildebeest, but also zebra and Thomson s gazelle which move across the open plains between Kenya and Tanzania based on seasonal rains. Today you can wildlife view as you choose until sunset. Journey to the Singing Rocks, which are ancient painted stones that make a clear bell like tone when struck. The Maasai used these rocks to talk to their ancestors. While there, you can give it a try yourself. Alcohol and Beverages Laundry TANZANIA WITH KIDS

11 DAY 10 DUNIA CAMP SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK Today you ll be scouting for cheetah in one of the last cheetah strongholds in the world. The Serengeti savannas, with their open country and grasslands, support a healthy cheetah population. Cheetahs face increasing pressure from humans and land encroachment with only 9,000 to 12,000 left in the African wild, but here it is not uncommon to see them darting across the plains or out with young cubs. Predator viewing around Dunia Camp is spectacular, as the rocky outcrops serve as shady vantage points for big cats. Lion prides in particular love to beat the equatorial heat there. You will cross through a number of pride territories during your Serengeti travels. During migration season, the lions prosper with sufficient food to feed all of the pride members. But once the herds migrate north into Kenya, the resident wildlife becomes the prime target; territory and hunting skills become the means of survival. Alcohol and Beverages Laundry Robert Wheeler

12 DAY 11 LAKE DULUTI INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT Enjoy breakfast at Dunia before morning wildlife viewing as you travel to the Seronera bush strip for your late morning bush flight to Arusha. Say goodbye to your Deeper Africa guide at the airstrip he will be driving the Land Cruiser back to Arusha. A driver will be waiting for you at the Arusha Airport. He ll transfer you to Arusha Coffee Lodge where you can enjoy lunch as well as a visit to the on-site Shanga Project. The Shanga Project employs disabled Tanzanians to make high-quality crafts with entirely recyclable materials. You and your family can tour the workshops and chat with the local artisans. After dinner at Lake Duluti Lodge, your driver will take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your international departure. Flight #1 Departs: Arusha, Tanzania Arrives: TBD DAY 12 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT Flight #2 Depart: TBD Arrives: TBD TANZANIA WITH KIDS

13 ADDITIONAL SAFARI INFORMATION IN YOUR SAFARI Full board accommodations in all lodges and tented camps All meals as specified in itinerary All park and entrance fees Private 4x4 Land Cruiser, unlimited safari wildlife viewing Private safari guide Natural Learning Program Enrollment with Flying Doctors Evacuation Service All in-country transportation Laundry at some camps and lodges Bottled water available at all times Alcohol and certain beverages at some camps and lodges Beverages in your 4x4 safari vehicle Extensive pre-departure briefing and materials including health information, reading list, and map EXCLUDED FROM YOUR SAFARI Gratuities Alcohol and certain beverages at some camps and lodges We plan your wildlife adventures in areas where wildlife habitats are known to exist for the season and time you are traveling. Still, animals in the areas you are viewing are not in a zoo. They run freely, and we cannot always anticipate their movements. Also, Deeper Africa uses best efforts to provide the lodging set out in this itinerary, but occasionally there are circumstances that occur in Africa that require lodging substitutions. We reserve the right to make comparable lodging substitutions whenever necessary. All pricing is in US dollars and is for two adults and one child per room. All arrivals and departures are through Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania. Prices do not include international airfare Manhattan Circle, Suite 202 Boulder, Colorado fx CUSTOM PRICING & DEPARTURES March, November - December 15 6 persons: $7,999 USD per person 4 persons: $8,499 USD per person 2 persons: $9,599 USD per person Single Supplement: $2,399 USD Child under 12 years: $4,799 USD per person Child years: $5,799 USD per person January 6 - February, June 6 persons: $8,699 USD per person 4 persons: $8,999 USD per person 2 persons: $9,999 USD per person Single Supplement: $2,899 USD Child under 12 years: $4,999 USD per person Child years: $4,299 USD per person July - August 2018 pricing $7,999 - $10,199 (Adult) $4,899 - $6,399 (Child) 6 persons: $8,699 USD per person 4 persons: $8,999 USD per person 2 persons: $9,999 USD per person Single Supplement: $2,699 USD Child under 12 years: $4,899 USD per person Child years: $5,999 USD per person September - October, December persons: $8,799 USD per person 4 persons: $9,199 USD per person 2 persons: $10,199 USD per person Single Supplement: $2,999 USD Child under 12 years: $4,999 USD per person Child years: $6,099 USD per person family safaris Best Value