Tanzania with Kids. Family safari with private guide

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1 Jamie Steffan Lutz Tanzania with Kids DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY Family safari with private guide The coolest classroom ever A rich learning experience for young people and those lucky enough to travel with them, this safari combines great wildlife viewing with cultural exchange opportunities. Spend a day with Tanzanian school kids and enjoy lunch with local villagers. Canoe on Lake Duluti while watching wildlife on the shore. Even sleep in a luxury tree house. View wildlife up-close in Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. Whether its an encounter with a herd of elephants or a glimpse of a cheetah and her cubs, your child will marvel at Tanzania s incredible wildlife diversity and all their favorite animals in action.

2 karibuni sana Welcome to Deeper Africa Wildlife encounters, at once spontaneous and beyond imagination, result from our in-depth knowledge of seasonal wildlife migrations and patterns. Our guides possess a lifetime of African lore and all the skills of a master tracker. It s being in the perfect place at the perfect time. As a worldwide team with vast experience, we provide you with exceptional personal service. We attend to every detail. We help you learn about Africa s important conservation issues. Arrive in Africa fully prepared and ready to explore. We believe that local African communities must benefit and prosper from the conservation and enjoyment of Africa s wildlife. They ensure the future. Your dollars protect wildlife and wild lands, as well as support and nurture local small businesses that in turn support our safari business. Your dollar makes change. Experience wondrous wildlife, enjoy local culture and discover more about the vibrant people and complicated politics unique to Africa. We love this wild continent. 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. Your safari guide is at once a teacher, translator and a tracker. He ll keep you safe, comfortable, and entertained throughout your entire journey. This is education at its most fun. Niels van Gijn/Tarangire Treetops/Elewana Collection

3 DA ITINERARY SCHEDULE Safari schedule at a glance Robert Wheeler International flight #1 Departs: TBD Arrives: TBD International flight #2 Departs: TBD Arrives: JRO Days 1, 2 & 3: Arrival in Arusha, Tanzania Drive to Arusha National Park Overnights at the Arusha Serena Hotel Days 4 & 5: Drive to Tarangire National Park Overnights at Tarangire Treetops Days 6 & 7: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Overnights at Plantation Lodge Days 8, 9 & 10: Drive to Serengeti National Park Overnights at Dunia Camp Day 11: Drive to Arusha for international flights

4 DAYS 1-3 ARUSHA SERENA HOTEL ARUSHA DAYS 1-3 Arusha Serena Hotel Robert Wheeler Arusha National Park Upon clearing customs at Kilimanjaro International Airport, a driver will greet you holding a Deeper Africa sign with your name on it. He ll transfer you to the Arusha Serena Hotel. Catch a glimpse of legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro along the way. Nestled amid coffee plantations at the foot of Mt. Meru, the lovely Arusha Serena Hotel is built in traditional Tanzanian style on the shores of tranquil Lake Duluti. Arusha National Park contains both savanna and forest ecosystems, many herd animals and interesting birds. Enjoy a picnic lunch and late afternoon canoe safari on Momela Lakes. Learn about the nearby Meru volcano explosion that created their alkaline environment. Includes: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Wi-fi, Private guide & private vehicle Get your checklist ready Blue monkeys, Cape buffalo, Colobus monkeys, Dik-diks, Flamingos, Giraffe, Warthogs, Waterbuck, Zebras Activities included Keep your camera close Canoe safari

5 DAYS 1-3 ARUSHA SERENA HOTEL ARUSHA A unique opportunity to experience a day of primary school in Tanzania Robert Wheeler The teachers and children at Makurima Primary School have a special program planned for you, that will change the way you think about East Africa and the challenges that Tanzanian children face. Plan something fun to do with the children. They ll have games and songs for you.

6 DAYS 4 & 5 TARANGIRE TREETOPS TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK Get your checklist ready Elephants, Antelope, Baboons, Buffalo, Dik-diks, Giraffe, Genet, Hartebeest, Impalas, Mongoose, Thompson s gazelle, Vervet monkeys, Waterbuck, Warthogs, Zebras Activities included Keep your camera close Off-road wildlife viewing Walking safaris Night wildlife viewing DAYS 4 & 5 Tarangire Treetops Tarangire National Park Lauren McCalley Tarangire boasts one of the largest elephant populations in East Africa. Elephants eat between 220 and 440 pounds (100 to 200 kgs) of food a day, depending on their size, and the Tarangire River and southern wetlands provides ample water year-round to grow food for these huge creatures. Many close-knit elephant families matriarchs, babies, teenagers and bulls come together along the Tarangire River. Feel their wisdom and deep emotional bonds. Big cats love the rolling savanna too. The river s marsh ecosystem attracts a large variety of wildlife and birds. Learn spotting and tracking skills and have information and pictures at your fingertips as the Land Cruiser comes equipped with mammal & bird books. Your guide will point out where you ve been and where you re going. Tarangire Treetops is a unique camp offering accommodations in a treehouse, high in the baobabs. Includes: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Alcohol & Beverages, Laundry Swimming Pool, Wi-fi Private guide & private vehicle

7 DAYS 6 & 7 PLANTATION LODGE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA DAYS 6 & 7 Plantation Lodge Ngorongoro Conservation Area Alan Schoolcraft Dry plains rapidly turn to lush coffee plantations and tropical vegetation on the drive from Tarangire to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is an extinct volcano. The top (7,500 ft., 2,286 m.) boasts a once in a lifetime view into the caldera with some of the best wildlife viewing in East Africa. Hike and visit with the Maasai in these ancient lands. Your Maasai guide, Sanguyan Kimani Ole Dorop ( Ole Dorop ), is a regional clan leader who has spent his whole life here on Mount Lemagut. The Maasai share these slopes with wildlife, having learned how to co-exist together. Meet Ole Dorop s family and learn about his village life and his proud and traditional culture. He ll share with you the cultural and political challenges facing traditional Maasai in the Conservation Area Enjoy a chef-planned farm-to-table dinner at Plantation Lodge. Head into the Crater early as dawn brings a wave of activity into the natural world. This ecosystem showcases an astonishing microcosm of East African wildlife environments: grasslands, wetlands, acacia forest and soda lakes. Enjoy lunch at the Hippo Pools, where hippos and elephants wade for a midday bath. Includes: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Swimming Pool, Wi-fi Private guide & private vehicle Get your checklist ready Buffalo, Cheetah, Elephants, Gazelles, Giraffes, Hippos, Hyenas, Impalas, Leopards, Lions, Migratory flamingos, Ostriches, Rhinos, Warthogs, Wildebeests, Zebras Activities included Keep your camera close Cultural tours The Crater is one of the few areas in Tanzania with rhinos, the most endangered animal on the continent.

8 DAYS 8-10 DUNIA CAMP SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK DAYS 8-10 Dunia Camp Serengeti National Park Daniel Griffiths/Dunia Camp/Asilia Africa Get your checklist ready Antelopes, Baboons, Bird life, Buffalo, Cheetah, Giraffes, Hippos, Hyenas, Impalas, Leopard, Lions, Ostriches, Thomson s gazelle, Rhinos, Vervet monkeys, Warthog, Wildebeests, Zebras Activities included Keep your camera close After breakfast, head to the awe-inspiring Serengeti National Park. Enjoy a picnic lunch near Oldupai Gorge, site of the Leakey Digs excavation of some of the oldest human skeletons ever found. Dunia Camp offers great lion viewing and is located in the Seronera area of the central Serengeti a 12,000 sq. mile savanna grassland. Here, you may visit the actual kopjes (rocky outcrops) featured in the iconic scene of the upcoming live-action Lion King remake where Rafiki presents Simba to the Animal Kingdom. See, or rather hear, the Singing Rocks ancient painted stones that sound like bells when struck, that the Maasai used to talk to ancestors. Grab a rock and take a listen. Serengeti s famous annual wildlife migration stretches more than a thousand miles and is most known for vast herds of wildebeests, zebras and Thomson s gazelle. The herds gather on the Tanzanian side of the ecosystem from approximately November/December through early August. In search of greener grasses, they make their perennial pilgrimage from the Mara into the Serengeti and back. As the migration herds spill across the southern Serengeti out into the Conservation Area, witness the greatest wildlife show on the planet. Includes: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Alcohol & Beverages, Laundry Private guide & private vehicle

9 DAYS 8-10 DUNIA CAMP SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK Robbert Koene/Dunia Camp/Asilia Africa One of the world s last cheetah strongholds. Facing increasing pressure from humans and land encroachment, only 9,000 to 12,000 cheetahs are left in the African wild. The Serengeti is generally considered the best place on earth to view cheetahs. Cheetahs do not live in prides and are solitary in nature. They tend to hunt alone, although occasionally brothers or a mother training her cubs hunt together. Many young cubs have been born the last few years. A mother usually has between 3 and 5 cubs. Only 2 to 3 of them reach maturity.

10 DAY 11 ARUSHA SERENA HOTEL ARUSHA & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DAY 11 Arusha Serena Hotel Flights & International Travel After breakfast and wildlife viewing, take a late morning bush flight back to Arusha. Enjoy lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge and visit the Shanga Project, a crafts cooperative that employs disabled Tanzanians, providing an opportunity to contribute economically to their families. These artisans handcraft high-quality items with recycled materials. Tour the workshops with your family and chat with the local artisans. Join them to learn how they make these beautiful crafts. After dinner at the Arusha Serena Hotel, a Deeper Africa driver will transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure. Flight #1 (Day 11) Departs Arusha, Tanzania Arrives TBD Flight #2 (Day 12) Departs TBD Arrives TBD Niels van Gijn/Shanga Project/Arusha Coffee Lodge/Elewana Collection Includes: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Wi-fi, Private guide & private vehicle

11 INCLUSIONS, PRICING & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2019 Pricing $ 7,999 - $ 11,199 adult $ 5,399 - $ 6,999 child 2019 Custom Pricing & Departures Jan 6 - March, Nov- Dec 15 6 guests: $9,249 USD per person 4 guests: $9,649 USD per person 2 guests: $10,549 USD per person Single supplement: $1,749 USD Child years: $6,849 USD April - May 6 guests: $7,999 USD per person 4 guests: $8,449 USD per person 2 guests: $9,499 USD per person Single supplement: $1,349 USD Child years: $6,349 USD June - October, December guests: $9,649 USD per person 4 guests: $10,249 USD per person 2 guests: $11,199 USD per person Single supplement: $1,799 USD Child years: $6,999 USD All pricing in US dollars. Arrival and departure are though Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania. Prices do not include international airfare. All itineraries and prices are subject to change. Tanzania with Kids safari includes: Start to finish safari expertise Accommodations in all lodges & tented camps All meals as stated in itinerary with private guide in private 4x4 safari Land Cruiser All park and entrance fees Enrollment with Flying Doctors Evacuation Service All in-country transportation Bottled water available at all times Beverages in your 4x4 safari vehicle Laundry at some camps and lodges Alcohol & beverages at some camps and lodges Extensive pre-departure briefing and materials including health information, reading list and map School visit, canoe safari, mountain biking, guided coffee plantation walk, and visit to Shanga Project. International airfare, gratuities and alcohol and certain beverages in some camps not included. We plan your adventures in areas where wildlife habitats are known to exist for the season and time you re traveling. Still, animals are not in a zoo. They run freely and we cannot always anticipate their movements Manhattan Circle, Ste. 202 Boulder, CO info@deeperafrica.com family safaris