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NORTHERN TANZANIA & PEMBA with a privately guided safari to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti with perfect relaxation and peace on Pemba Island

	Fly overnight from London via Nairobi to Kilimanjaro. Overnight at Rivertrees. By road to Lake Manyara. Kirurumu Tented Lodge for 2 nights. By road to the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for 2 nights. By road to Kirurumu Serengeti Camp for 3 nights. Fly to Pemba. Fundu Lagoon for 4 nights. Fly from Pemba via Nairobi overnight to London. From £5,176 per person sharing for 14 nights
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After recovering from your flight at peaceful Rivertrees in Arusha, you will be collected by your private guide from Hoopoe Safaris and driven to LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK, an oasis of greenery even when the surrounding area is parched.

Set on the top of the Rift Valley escarpment the small, simple and very friendly Kirurumu Tented Lodge has wonderful views over the soda lake. Each tented room is secluded with a lovely private verandah.

The Park is home to a variety of game and is renowned for its tree-climbing lion, pink flamingos and breeding herds of elephant. If time permits, take a walk in the company of an extremely knowledgeable Maasai guide to the Kirurumu Gorge and Falls, the ancient Silela Forest Reserve or the village of Mto wa Mbu.

After two nights you will be driven into the NGORONGORO HIGHLANDS through coffee plantations to the CRATER where, perched on the rim, you will find Ngorongoro Serena Lodge with comfortable accommodation and unbelievable views over the ancient caldera.

That afternoon descend into the crater with your guide and drive down again the next morning. This will give plenty of time to explore and enjoy the large number and variety of animals to be found there. Later in the day take a walk in the company of a Maasai chief or perhaps visit a local village.

From the crater you will be driven across the plains of the SERENGETI, arriving at Kirurumu Serengeti Camp, a semi-permanent camp which is pitched according to game movement (although it will be in a fixed location while you are there), to take advantage of migrating herds and resident game.

The accommodation is in traditional safari tents, solar lit and with bucket showers, but it is so well equipped and beautifully run that it feels far from basic. The camp accommodates a maximum of 14 guests but you will still be in the care of your own guide who will accompany you on game drives.

Your final destination is the unspoilt ISLAND of PEMBA where you will stay at romantic Fundu Lagoon in a spacious tented room nestling under palm trees that fringe the idyllic white sand beach.

A variety of activities await you - scuba dive and snorkel at top sites, explore mangrove channels by kayak, discover historic ruins or the forest wildlife on foot, take cruises on a traditional dhow, charter the 30’ catamaran and go fishing with local fishermen. Or simply relax and make use of the stunning infinity pool, spa and no less than three bars, and enjoy glorious fusion cuisine served in the open-sided dining room, at the jetty bar, on the beach or from your own picnic basket. Spoilt for choice?!

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	If you have a few days extra, TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK is a gem. Even in the dry season, the permanent waters of the river irresistibly lure large numbers of animals including Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelles, wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, oryx and gerenuk and herds of more than three hundred elephant are not unusual. Stay at Tarangire Treetops Camp in a private reserve bordering the park with accommodation in thatched, wooden tree houses constructed around old baobab and mopani trees, each with panoramic views from spacious balconies.

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