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East Africa -
M a p o f Ta n z a n i a
Lake Victoria
KENYA
Serengeti National Park
Ngorongoro Crater
Kilimanjaro
Arusha Kahama
TANZANIA
Tarangire National Park Singita
INDIAN OCEAN Zanzibar
Dodoma Ruaha National Park Rungwa
Mheya ZAMBIA
Dar es Salaam
Sellous Game Reserve
Songea Tunduru MOZAMBIQUE
Main location Towns & Cities Places of Interest
East Africa
Ta n z a n i a Tanzania is East Africa’s largest country, bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. A land of geographical extremes, Tanzania houses the highest peak in Africa (Mount Kilimanjaro), the lowest point (the lake bed of Lake Tanganyika), and a portion of the largest lake (Lake Victoria, shared with Uganda and Kenya) on the African continent. Tanzania is home to several national parks and game reserves where you can see some of the finest African flora and fauna. Safaris in Tanzania can be put into two categories, the Northern Circuit (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara and Tarangire) and the Southern Circuit (Selous, Mikumi and Ruaha). This is certainly an oversimplification and does not include other interesting but harder to reach parks such as Katavi and Gombe, just to name two.
Sun-filled and beautiful days are not all that Tanzania has to offer. On the contrary, the country’s borders hold a vast number of people and tribes whose varied cultures and traditions make up the rich tapestry that is Tanzania.
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Access information These days there are many ways to travel to Tanzania. Overland railways connect the country, the roads are easy to navigate and well-maintained, cruise ships and passenger liners stop frequently at the ports, and international air carriers arrive and depart daily from the many airports located around the country. The largest International hub is at Dar es Salaam (Julius Nyerere International Airport), however, Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) serves the Kilimanjaro area including the cities of Arusha and Moshi near Mount Kilimanjaro. The airport is the gateway to
Dar es Salaam include Air India, British Airways, Egypt Air,
Africa’s wildlife heritage in particular Mount
Ethiopian Airlines, Gulf Air, Kenya Airways, South African
Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro
Airways, 1 Time, Emirates and KLM. Other international air
Crater, and Serengeti National Park.
carriers fly to Nairobi, where there are daily connections to
Currently, international airlines that fly to
Arusha and Dar es Salaam. KLM flies direct to Kilimanjaro International Airport for best access to the safari route.
Located approximately 1 hrs drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport is Arusha Municipal Airport, used for both scheduled and charter flights into the Serengeti and other domestic regions.
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Climate information
Tanzania’s weather varies from humid and hot in low lying areas, such as Dar es Salaam, to hot during the day and cool at night in Arusha. There are no discernible seasons, such as winter and summer -- only the dry and wet seasons. Tanzania has two rainy seasons: The short rains from late-October to late-December, known as the Mango Rains, and the long rains from March to May.
Best times to visit June to August: This is the tail-end of the long
November to February: This is the best time to visit
rainy season and the weather is at its best at
the Serengeti. It is usually at this time that huge herds
this time of year -- bearable during the day
of Wildebeest, Zebra and Buffalo migrate to better
and cool in the evening. However, this is not
grazing areas. At this period you could observe some of
necessarily the best time of year for safaris, as
the 1.5 million Wildebeest that inhabit the Serengeti
water is plentiful in the parks and animals are
undertake their epic journey. Be advised though that
not forced to congregate in a few locations to
this is most likely the hottest time of year in Tanzania.
rehydrate, as they do in the middle of the dry
The wildebeest and zebra usually have their young in
season right after Christmas.
February and March, which is always a thrill to witness.
Averages
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Max Temp°C
35
35
34
30
30
28
27
27
28
30
34
35
Min Temp °C
25
25
23
21
21
20
18
18
21
24
25
25
Max Temp°F
95
95
93.2 86
86
82.4 80.6 80.6 82.4 86
Min Temp °F
77
77
73.4 69.8 69.8 68
Rainfall mm 60
93.2 95
64.4 64.4 69.8 75.2 77
77
70 175 375 210 25 10 15 18 24 110 100
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Incentive class properties
Mount Meru Hotel | 5* Property | 178 rooms | www.mountmeruhotel.com Situated at the foothills of Mount Meru in the city of Arusha, the Mount Meru Hotel lies on 9 acres of lush landscape. The city centre & main business areas are all located nearby and the Kilimanjaro International airport is conveniently situated approximately one hour from the hotel on the outskirts of the city. The nearby Arusha Airport, considered the gateway to Tanzania’s premium safari regions, is a mere 30 minutes away. The hotel offers 178 rooms and suites, boasting understated African opulence, open spaces and natural light. Also included
A wide variety of conveniently-sized, air-
are three restaurants with international
conditioned business and leisure facilities are
wine lists and menus to please even the
available. These modern and well-equipped
most discerning palates.
rooms are perfect venues for meetings, seminars, cocktail parties, dinners and other functions. Wireless internet connections are available in the conference rooms and in the lobby. All conference rooms are fitted with their own sound systems and stationery such as pens, paper and flipcharts, are provided on request. The hotel can cater for up to 220 delegates for conferences and 300 guests for banqueting purposes.
The lush golf course adjacent to the hotel holds great attraction for sports fans as well as bird lovers.
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Incentive class properties
The Arusha Hotel | 4* Property | 86 rooms | www.thearushahotel.com The Arusha Hotel (formerly The New Arusha Hotel) has played a leading role in Tanzania’s colourful history is now one of Arusha’s leading hotels. The extensive renovation makes it the natural choice for visitors to Arusha, be it for business or adventure. The Arusha boasts 86 elegantly appointed, air-conditioned rooms comprising 4 suites, 25 executive rooms and 57 standard rooms.
The Parachi Restaurant offers the perfect place for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Hatari Bar is a relaxing and chilled venue perfect for cocktails at sundown, coffee over lunch or after dinner cognacs with an all day menu offering light snacks and small meals.
The Arusha Hotel is located in the most beautifully landscaped garden in the region. With rolling lawns, abundant trees, a large variety of exotic plants and stunning iridescent birdlife the gardens of The Arusha Hotel provide an oasis from the bustling town. Enjoy a relaxing cocktail or snack at Bustini Bar, located alongside the large communal pool.
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Incentive class properties
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge | 5* Property | 30 suites | www.andbeyondafrica.com Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is located on the southern edge of the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater. Regional Air Services operates a twice-daily scheduled flight (25min flying time) from Arusha Airport to Manyara airstrip. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge chauffeurs guests to and from Manyara airstrip and the transfer takes approximately two hours.
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge has been called the game lodge at the top of the world and, between the natural riches of the Crater spread out at its feet and the amazing architecture, it’s easy to believe that you have entered a realm of pure fantasy. With ever-changing views as mists swirl and clouds scurry over the huge wildlife cauldron below, the
The domed dining room, where sparkling
location is truly breathtaking. Buffalo and zebra wandering
silver and crystal vie for attention with the
the grounds and tall Maasai warriors in traditional
huge windows and awe-inspiring views,
dress escorting guests to their rooms contribute to an
ensures that the setting, as well as the
atmosphere of African mystique. Nowhere else on earth can
meal, is one you will never forget.
you wake up among all the trappings of an elegant baroque
Included in the rate is the daily game drive
chateau - brocade sofas, gilt mirrors, beaded chandeliers
- due to the time that it takes to descent to
and panelled walls - and be instantly transported into one
the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, only one
of the most famous African landscapes with just one glance
daily game drive is conducted at this lodge.
out the window of the lodge.
Guests have a choice of enjoying their daily game drive between 07h00 - 14h00 or 15h00
Divided into three camps, 30 stilted suites with banana leaf
- 18h00. NB: The lodge does not offer a
ceilings and grass roofs provide an intimate and exclusive
pool nor air-conditioning in the rooms.
Crater experience. Each camp has its own sitting and dining
Incentive style activities include a private
areas, with private butlers to provide warm, personal
guided Tanzania Safari, Crater Floor
service to each guest.
Banquet, Sundowners on the Crater Rim and Maasai Guard of honour.
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Incentive class properties
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
| 4* Property | 75 rooms |
www.serenahotels.com
The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area lies immediately adjacent to the Serengeti National Park and is 180 kilometres from Arusha. By road: transfers by road from Arusha take approximately 4 hours. By air: there is an adjacent airstrip and a ‘meet and greet’ and transfer service is offered.
Regularly voted one of the best hotels in the world, this unique lodge clings to the rim of the
magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, the largest and most perfect volcanic crater on Earth. Long and low, the lodge is built from local river stone and
Each has its own rock- enclosed balcony, and
camouflaged with indigenous vines. Designed
all enjoy completely uninterrupted views of
to blend completely into the landscape, it is
the volcanic amphitheatre far below. NB:
entirely invisible from the floor of the Crater 600
There is no air-conditioning in the rooms and
metres below. Linked by arched stone passages
the lodge does not offer a pool.
and timbered decks, its walls are decorated with
Activities include daily game drives into the
stylized prehistoric cave paintings and lit by flaring
Crater.
torches. At the stone heart of the lodge burns a glowing fire, which is kept constantly alight.
The lodge has its own dedicated under-canvas
Decorated with cave paintings, the 75 rooms are
conference or event space, which stands in
strung around the Crater rim.
the grounds with stunning views over the crater rim to the plains below. Exceptionally spacious, the venue features a raised wooden floor and canvas walls and ceilings. This supremely different conference venue offers all the features of a normal conference room, with the added attraction of a stylish safari look and feel.
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Incentive class properties
The Manor at Ngorongoro | 5* Property | 20 rooms | www.elewana.com The Manor at Ngorongoro is a one of a kind experience. African hospitality fused with old world afro European architecture and décor embraces you in grandiose style surrounded by the natural splendour of the Tanzanian highlands and the world heritage site: The Ngorongoro Crater.
Accommodation & Services: 20 guest cottages each featuring •
Private courtyard and deck
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En-suite bathrooms featuring traditional bathtubs and rain showers
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Indoor & outdoor fireplaces
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Beautifully appointed with plush period
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style furniture and finishes
Guests areas include bar, restaurant, home theatre,
Fantastic views of the landscape,
private wine cellar, massage room, snooker room and
surrounded by fragrant flowering gardens
horse stables.
and age-old trees •
Includes 1 Family villa with 3 bedrooms
NB: There is no air-conditioning in the rooms and no pool area but they do offer horse riding and tennis courts for guests to use.
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Incentive class properties
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti | 5* Property | 77 rooms and suites | www.fourseasons.com/serengeti Visit one of the worlds most renowned and romantic holiday destinations whilst enjoying luxury, comfort and style at the Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti. Offering you a taste of Africa, every facet of the lodge allows you to experience the Serengeti and its endless horizons.
Accommodation at the Four Seasons Serengeti perfectly combines the intimacy of a lodge and the indulgence expected of a luxury hotel. Step out onto your private terrace and breathe in the warm East African air whilst overlooking the endless plains of the Serengeti. Sip Champagne in your bath and take pleasure in the continuous enjoyment of the view of the African wilderness. Separate from the living area is a luxurious bedroom with beautiful en-suite bathroom equipped with a rain shower and freestanding oval bath tub looking out over the savannah. Only the suites have a private infinity plunge pool and outside shower.
The all-day dining room and Boma offer traditional cuisine. The spa offers a multitude of treatments to relax and unwind. Whether you start a game drive early in the morning, middle of the day or set out to watch the beginning of the sunset, the luxury 4WD’s are available to take you on an animal discovery. From birds to reptiles to mammals, the knowledgeable game rangers will show you all that can be seen.
Experience a magnificent ride in a hot air balloon following the migratory herds. Later, return to the Lodge and let your impressions settle whilst enjoying the sounds of Serengeti overlooking the infinity pool and the waterhole, whilst elephants pay you a visit.
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Incentive class properties
Kirawira Tented Camp - Serengeti | 4* Property | 25 tents | www.serenahotels.com Ideally located in the Western Corridor, offering a ring-side seat to the annual Wildebeest Migration. The camp has just 25 widely-spaced luxury tents, raised on timber platforms, each with a glorious view of the plains. Each tent has a spacious furnished deck leading to a bedroom furnished in antique Edwardian style with steamer-trunks, writing desk, brass lamps, rugs, sepia photographs and four-poster bed with patchwork quilt. The luxurious en-suite bathroom is fitted with carved mahogany furniture and features a classic black-and-white tiled floor (separate flush WC, shower, twin marble basins, hot and cold running water). Each tent has its own personal valet. No air-conditioning is provided. In keeping with the theme of colonial opulence, the elegant twin dining tents feature Edwardian-styled dining furniture, sprung floors, crisp-starched napery, delicate blue and white china and silver accoutrements, whilst the staff are attired in classical colonial ‘mess’ uniform of white Swahili robes and turbans.
The extensive menus, meanwhile, feature full English breakfasts and five-course luncheons and suppers comprising delicate soups, lavish roasts, classic salads, home-made sorbets, local cheese boards and freshbrewed Arabica coffee, whilst the extensive wine cellar reflects the best of both European and South African choices. In addition, enjoy a pre arranged breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktails in the bush. The lodge has a number of dedicated sites, which are typically presented with tables, safari chairs, bush bar and a bush kitchen. In the evenings, sun-downer cocktails are traditionally served around a campfire and can be followed by a lamp-lit bush dinner. A highlight would be a balloon safari, followed by a bush breakfast.
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Serengeti Migration Camp | 5* Property | 20 tents | www.elewana.com
Hidden among the rocky outcrops or kopjes of the vast, internationally renowned Serengeti plains is a camp that exudes a decadence reminiscent of old Africa. The Serengeti, is synonymous with low impact, high action game viewing in a landscape untouched since the dawn of time.
Richly furnished throughout, the camp provides a haven of tranquillity set in the surrounding wilderness. Its spacious en-suite tents have been carefully placed to provide privacy and blend into nature’s architecture, overlooking the Grumeti River and its resident hippos.
Surrounded by a 360 degree veranda deck and with a 45 square metre, internal floor space, each guest tent is a private sanctuary.
Air-conditioning is not available in the tents but standing fans are provided.
The split level lounge, cigar bar, restaurant, sundecks and swimming pool are perched among the outcrops and overlook the vast and rugged landscapes that are home to the world’s greatest mammal migration.
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Singita Gremeti Reserve | 5* Property | 27 suites | www.singita.com The Singita Gremeti Reserve, an enormous private concession (340 000 acres), comprises three lodges:
Singita Sasakwa Lodge is built in the style of an Edwardian manor house. Stone walls, deep verandas, high ceilings, stately furniture, silverware and ornamental pieces complete the picture. Each air-conditioned cottage features a bedroom, en-suite bathroom with bath and shower, lounge with fireplace, dressing area, a guest toilet, veranda with a Swarovski spotting scope and a heated infinity plunge pool. The bedrooms with inviting four-posters are beautifully appointed, displaying typical
Singita Faru Faru Lodge - Situated on a slope, basking in
African influences with touches of wood, leather
the abundance of animal species and birdlife around it,
and grass, alongside crisp linens, imported
Singita Faru Faru Lodge lends a contemporary signature
chandeliers and hand-crafted furniture.
style to safari. Inspired by a botanical theme, this
Sabora Tented Camp - reminiscent of a bygone
riverside lodge offers barefoot elegance in a laid-back
era, Sabora Tented Camp dishes up lavish doses
rustic setting. The lodge comprises eight air-conditioned,
of romance, exploration and intrigue. Each of
en-suite suites, with a bath and outdoor shower, and the
the nine luxury
Villa Suite. There is a dedicated family suite suitable for
air-conditioned tents features an en-suite
a family of four and the Villa Suite is ideal for couples
bathroom with a bath and outdoor shower,
travelling together as it can accommodate 4 adults.
dressing area, reading area, viewing deck with
The main lodge area offers a dining room, bar lounge
Swarovski spotting scope and a library lounge
with satellite television, DVD player and library, outdoor
tent. The main area of the camp offers a dining
barbeque area and The Singita Shop. The viewing decks
room, bar lounge with satellite television, DVD
overlooking the waterhole are positioned alongside the
player and library, elevated viewing deck and a
heated swimming pool.
swimming pool.
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Area highlights
Serengeti Hot Air Ballooning An exclusive excursion over the Serengeti plains, offering unparalleled, panoramic views of the awe-inspiring landscape. A very popular excursion for those clients willing to spend that little bit extra, and can be added on to any safari that includes a night in the Serengeti, at any of the lodges. Close your eyes, and for a moment feel your body lift up, with you having no control over it, and there is a certain part of you, inside you, saying to yourself, I am crazy for taking this Serengeti balloon safari. This is what most people feel, when the excitement of a Serengeti hot air balloon safari crosses one’s emotion of selfcontrol and independence. At the end of the exhilarating experience enjoy a traditional
Breakfast on the Ngorongoro Crater floor
champagne breakfast in the bush. As the sweetness and aroma of the African coffee or
After your scenic descent into the Ngorongoro
tea surrounds you, you hope for another ride,
Crater, savour a deluxe hot bush breakfast
and wish that such luxury never ended. Each
or lunch served in breathtaking surroundings
guest will receive a certificate proving they
at a private picnic spot on the Crater floor.
were brave enough to take on the Serengeti
Personalised butler service combines with
by balloon.
breathtaking surroundings in the midst of the wildlife action.
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Area highlights
Maasai Guard of Honour This is an extremely popular activity for groups of guests. Guests are greeted on the camp terrace by two lines of Maasai warriors wearing traditional dress and carrying flaming torches. Mesmerizing chanting and athletic traditional dances, in which guests are encouraged to participate, round off the evening experience.
Horse Riding Safari
Singita Grumeti Reserves Equestrian Centre offers a unique bush experience. Daily out rides from SingitaSasakwa Lodge are available for intermediate and advanced riders. Enjoy the thrills and adventure of our two or three day riding safaris operating between Singita Sasakwa Lodge and Singita Faru Faru Lodge, cantering amongst the game across the wide open Serengeti plains to the tree-lined Grumeti River. There is a herd of 18 horses consisting of the South African Boerperd, an indigenous African breed, Thoroughbreds and a variety of cross breeds ranging from 15hh to 17hh.
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Dining out
Dining out!
• Most of the top lodges offer international style cuisine with BBQ Bush dinners a highlight. • Local dishes include Mtori - cooked beef and bananas - and Mchicha, a vegetable stew with meat or fish in it. • If there is anything that can be called Tanzania’s national dish, then Ugali would most likely win out. A polenta-style dish made with corn flour, it accompanies cooked meat and a variety of stews, and it’s eaten with your hands. • Chai Maziwa (chai with milk) is a local favourite and well worth trying if you can handle the large amounts of sugar added to this drink. • Mandazi is a sweet doughnut-styled food that is made fresh each morning. Great with coffee in the morning, it makes an ideal snack. • Northern Tanzania has a number of great coffee plantations.
