serengeti national park

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6-Day Stay Between the Wildebeest Migration with Tupo Africa Tours.

 Only $2450 to $2150 (USD) For Wildebeest Migration.

Depart any day to Serengeti N.P (2 Nights), Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara N.P and Tarangire N.P on a Basic Camping Safari, Joining a Small Group in a (4 or 6 seater 4x4 TupoAfrica Tours Land Cruiser) with everyone having a Window Seat. Group Discounts Available! (If booking More than 3 people) and Competitive Private Safari Rates. Once a Group Tour it runs on the Interests of the Group but if Booked as Private Tour can be Customized to fit your needs e.g upgrading to Lodge stays. Price VAT Inclusive!

Accommodation & Meals

·         Day 1:Budget camping

·         Just outside Tarangire NP (Lunch & dinner included)

·         Day 2:Budget camping

·         Just outside Lake Manyara NP (All meals included)

·         Day 3:Budget camping

·         Inside Serengeti NP (All meals included)

·         Day 4:Budget camping

·         Inside Northern Serengeti (All meals included)

·         Day 5:Budget camping

·         On the crater rim of Ngorongoro (All meals included)

·         Day 6:End of tour 

·         (no accommodation)Breakfast & lunch included

Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park(120km - 2 hours)

Pick up from your hotel in Arusha at 0800am. Drive to Tarangire National Park (2,850 sq km) for the game drive. Our destination to valleys of large seasonal white sand river, with fig trees, baobabs and tamarinds trees lining its banks, where narrow deep holes have been dug by elephants. Searching for subterranean water, and where we find our picnic lunch, set up under the shade of a nearby tree. Herds of 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams during the dry season, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It's the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem a smorgasbord for predators, and the one place in Tanzania where dry country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx are regularly observed. More ardent bird-lovers might keep an eye open for screeching flock of the dazzlingly colorful yellow-collared lovebird. Dinner and Overnight at Twiga Campsite. Meal Plan: {L, D}.

·         Main destination: Tarangire National Park

·         Accommodation: Budget campingJust outside Tarangire NP

·         Meals & drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Twiga Campsite - Lake Manyara National Park - Twiga Campsite

Breakfast at 0600am. Drive into Lake Manyara National Park (330 sq km) on the base of the Great Rift Valley, for a full day game drive. Stretching for 50 km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-meter high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. From the entrance gate, the road winds through an expanse of lush jungle-like groundwater forest where hundred-strong baboon troops lounge nonchalantly along the roadside, blue monkeys scamper nimbly between the ancient mahogany trees, dainty bush buck tread warily through the shadows, and out sized forest horn bills honk cacophonous in the high canopy. Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s bird life. In this park canoeing has recently been added to the tourist activities in this park at extra cost. This is a great way to see the park from a new perspective. Dinner Overnight at Twiga Campsite. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}.

·         Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park

·         Accommodation: Budget campingJust outside Lake Manyara NP

·         Meals & drinks: All meals includedDrinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Twiga Campsite - Serengeti National Park(205km - 4 hours)

We offer bike very early morning to Esilalei Masai Village. Cycling gives you a good sense of life in Africa and can be a welcome break from being in your vehicle. Our bicycle rides are designed to give you both a wildlife and cultural experience. Breakfast at 0900am. Drive with your Packed Lunch to Serengeti National Park (14,763 sq km) for a game drive via Ngorongoro Crater rim. Serengeti is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa. The spectacle of predator versus prey dominate Serengeti National Park a home to lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog, Gazelles, Crocs and more. Lot of birds includes the Eurasia migrants. Dinner and Overnight at Lobo Campsite. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}.

·         Main destination: Serengeti National Park

·         Accommodation: Budget campingInside Serengeti NP

·         Meals & drinks: All meals includedDrinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Full Day Serengeti National Park

Very early morning game drive. Breakfast at the campsite around 0900am. Continues with both morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti national Park. As enduring as the game-viewing is the liberating sense of space that characterizes the Serengeti Plains, stretching across sun burnt Savannah to a shimmering golden horizon at the end of the earth. Yet, after the rains, this golden expanse of grass is transformed into an endless green carpet flecked with wildflowers. There are also wooded hills and towering termite mounds, rivers lined with fig trees and acacia woodland stained orange by dust. Popular the Serengeti might be, but it remains so vast that you may be the only human audience when a pride of lions masterminds a siege, focused unswerving on its next meal. In October and November they travel from the mountains of the north, southwards to the plains seeking lush pastures. Dinner and Overnight at Lobo Campsite. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}.

·         Main destination: Northern Serengeti National Park

·         Accommodation: Budget campingInside Northern Serengeti

·         Meals & drinks: All meals includedDrinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater Rim(145km - 3 hours)

Very early morning game drives in Serengeti National Tanzania's oldest and most popular National park. Also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th world wide wonder, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. At around 0900 hours drive back to the camp for breakfast. Then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim. Option at extra cost visit Olduvai Gorge, in northern Tanzania, is internationally recognized for Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous discoveries of early humans and magnificent antiquities documenting the evolutionary history of our stone tool-using ancestors, vertebrate fauna, and the environments over the last two million years. Dinner and Overnight at Simba "A" campsite Meal Plan: {B, L, D}.

·         Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater

·         Accommodation: Budget campingOn the crater rim of Ngorongoro

·         Meals & drinks: All meals includedDrinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater Floor - Kilimanjaro Airport(240 - 4 hours)

Breakfast at 0600am. Thereafter Pick up your Lunch Packed and descend into the Ngorongoro crater floor (19.2 km of diameter, 610m deep, 304 sq km) for a game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, Ngorongoro supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Ngorongoro Crater is often called 'Africa's Garden of Eden' the '8th Natural Wonder of the World'. All the Big five Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera, and many more mammals. Birds includes flamingos on the Soda lake, Geese, Storks, Vultures and more. Driver to Kilimanjaro Airport for the Drop off before 0500pm for your flight home/Zanzibar. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}.

·         Main destination: Arusha

·         Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)

·         Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour 

·         Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost.

·         You'll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel).

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about us

About Tupo Africa Tours

Tupo Africa Tours Company is Tanzanian based safari we are specialized in organizing Safaris and trekking to the best Destinations in Tanzania. As a best company, we organized Individual and group tour for the clients worldwide and also personalized packages due to the needs of client.

 Our Reputation: Is built and based on the professionalism, knowledge and customer care provided by each of our guides.

Our Goals: Are to ensure that the expectations of our clients are met.

Traditional safaris have always been about the exclusiveness of the journey. Tupo Africa Tours Company continues that tradition by offering unique cultural encounters along with rich and exciting wildlife and wilderness experiences.

Our Guides & Vehicles: The measure of success for any safari is contingent upon a personable, skillful and reliable guide. These are the qualities that our guides possess. All of our guides are familiar with the many aspects of game viewing, such as spotting, understanding animal behavior, anticipating where the best game will be, along with identifying the many species of birds and large game animals. While the exotic wildlife and spectacular landscapes of Africa mesmerize; the history of Africa, combined with the cultural richness, weaves a story as old as time and each of our guides has a story to tell. Safety is of paramount importance to Tupo Africa Tours Company.

All of our vehicles are regularly serviced and thoroughly checked before each departure. Our Head Office and operational base office are both located in Moshi.

We have competent workers which include experienced drivers and chefs, multiple language speaking guides to guide and lead you in every destination you go within Tanzania from the plains of Serengeti to roof top of Africa (Mount Kilimanjaro) to beautifully beaches of spiced Island of Zanzibar. We are welcoming you to contact us today so we can together help in making your dream come true.

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DAY DRIP IN LAKE LAKE CHALA

TUPO AFRICA TOURS DAY DRIP IN LAKE CHALA

Lake Chala is a crater lake in a caldera on the borders of Tanzania and Kenya on the eastern edge of Mount Kilimanjaro, an hours drive from Moshi town and 8 km north of Taveta. Depending on the time of year, it ranges in colour from deep blue to turquoise and green and is surrounded by a 100 meter high crater rim.

Having reached the Lake, with a guide, you will descend for 30 minutes down into the crater, on foot, to discover the refreshing and rewarding water that awaits you. It is then completely up to you how long you want to spend down at the lake, either swimming or simply taking in the beautiful scenery that surrounds you.

Having then made the hike back up to the picnic area and restaurant, you will see the delicious bbq feast that has been prepared for you. Depending on your taste buds, or dietary requirements, you will be able to specify the type of food that you would like prior to going on the trip. You now have the choice of heading back to Moshi or spending the night and therefore a few more hours in this simply perfect spot.

Lake Chala Price

DAY TRIP	1 PAX	2 PAX	3 PAX	4 PAX	5 and more
	$ 200	$150	$ 130	$ 150	$ 100

Our Package Includes

• Transport
• Lake Chala fees
• Driver guide
• Lunch box
• 1,5l bottle of water
• Pick up to the hotel and drop off to the hotel after the tour
• Table and chair

Not Included

• Personal items
• Gratuities / "tip" for guide

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Tanzania Safari to Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater With Tupo Africa Tours

Four Days Lodge Tanzania Safari to Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

EXTRA SAFARI INFO
Duration: 4 Days
Arrival City: Moshi
Departure City: Moshi
Activities and Interest: Cultural & Wildlife
Comfort Style: Comfort


Day 0
Moshi
Distance: 30km /40km
Arrive at JRO-Kilimanjaro International Airport. Meet and Greet with our representative. Transfer to Parkview Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.(40 km, 30 minutes) 
• MEALS: Dinner and Overnight HB
• ACCOMMODATION: Parkview Hotel or similar Accommodation 

Day 1
Tarangire National Park
Distance: 130km
Non – game viewing time : 3 – 4 hrs
After breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari. Afterwards we head towards the Tarangire National Park for a game drive with picnic lunch at the park. Tarangire is well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the centre of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest and 30,000 zebras. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro farm house.
• MEALS: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
• ACCOMMODATION: Ngorongoro farm house


Day 2
Serengeti National park
Distance: 145km
Non – game viewing time : 3 – 4 hrs
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp.
• MEALS: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
• ACCOMMODATION: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp 


Day 3
Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
Distance: 145km 
Non – game viewing time : 2 – 4 hrs
Early morning game drive and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge where you will have dinner and overnight
• MEALS: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
• ACCOMMODATION: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge


Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater – Moshi – Airport
Distance: 210km 
Non – game viewing time : 3 – 4 hrs
After an early breakfast, You will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports avast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. Late afternoon transfer to Moshi For dinner and Overnight or airport drop off. 

Rates including VAT
$2,124 per person when 1 person travels alone
$1,729 per person when 2 persons travel together
$1,506 per person when 3 persons travel together
$1,380 per person when 4 persons travel together
$1,285 per person when 5 persons travel together
$1,219 per person when 6 persons travel together
$1,290 per person when 7 persons travel together 

The above prices should be used as a guide only. Real pricing will be based on group size and itinerary desires.

Items included:
Pick up and drop off to Airport 
Transportation in 4×4 pop up roof safari vehicle
Professional, English speaking guide
Accommodation in Moshi.
Meals according to travel plan
Mineral water
Overnight stays in safari lodges / tented camps
All national park fees

Items not included:
Alcoholic and soft drinks
Visa fees
Tips
Personal spending monies for souvenirs etc.
Travel insurance

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6 days machame route climbing

If Marangu is the “Coca Cola” route, then the Machame Route is the “Whiskey” route. It is the second most popular and one of the most scenic routes on the mountain.

All climbers sleep in tents (tents are included) and meals are served in a dinner tent or on a blanket outside.

It is done over 6 days, so acclimatization is easier, and the success rate is fairly high. It is for physically fit people with some hiking experience. Descent is down the Mweka trail staying at the Mweka or Millennium camp the final night on the mountain.

Day 1: Drive to Kilimanjaro National Park Machame Gate, Hike to Machame Camp

Drive from Moshi to Machame Gate takes about 45 minutes. The journey passes through the village of Machame which is located on the lower slopes of the mountain.

We depart the park gate and walk through the rain forest on a winding trail up a ridge. At lower elevations the trail can be muddy and slippery. Gaiters and trekking poles are a good idea here. We continue a short distance until we reach the Machame Camp.

·         Elevation: 1830m/6000ft to 3050m/9950ft

·         Distance: 11km/7mi

·         Hiking Time: 5-6 hours

·         Habitat: Montane Forest

·         Meals: LD

Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira Camp

After breakfast we leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing the valley along a steep rocky ridge. The route now turns west onto a river gorge until we arrive at the Shira campsite.

·         Elevation: 3050m/9950ft to 3850m/12,600ft

·         Distance: 5km/3mi

·         Walking Time: 4-5 hours

·         Habitat: Moorland

·         Meals: BLD

Day 3: Shira Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp

From the Shira Plateau we continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we continue, our direction changes to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the “Shark’s Tooth” (elev 4650m/15,250ft). Shortly after the tower we come to the second junction which goes to the Arrow Glacier. We now continue down to the Barranco Camp. Although you end the day around the same elevation as when you began, this day is very important for acclimatization and will help your body prepare for summit day.

·         Elevation: 3850m/12,600ft to 4000m/13,000ft

·         Distance: 10km/6mi

·         Walking Time: 5-6 hours

·         Habitat: Semi-desert

·         Meals: BLD

Day 4: Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp

After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge up the Barranco Wall (elev 4250m/13,900ft), through the Karanga Valley (elev 4050m/13,250ft) to the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the Barafu Camp. You have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp with views of the summit in the distance.

·         Elevation: 4000m/13,000ft to 4700m/15,350ft

·         Distance: 9km/6mi

·         Hiking Time: 6-8 hours

·         Habitat: Alpine Desert

·         Meals: BLD

Day 5 : Barafu Camp to Summit, down to Mweka Camp

Very early in the morning (midnight to 2 am), we continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek. At Stella Point you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see. Faster hikers may view the sunrise from the summit.

From Stella Point, you may encounter snow all the way on your 1-hour ascent to the summit. Once at Uhuru Peak you have reached the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa!

From the summit we begin our descent by continuing straight down to the Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You may want gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. We arrive at Mweka Camp and enjoy our last evening on the mountain.

·         Elevation: 4700m/15,350ft to 5895m/19,340ft

·         Down to 3090m/10,150ft

·         Distance: 5km/3mi up / 13km/8mi down

·         Hiking Time: 5-7 hours up / 5-6 hours down

·         Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit

·         Meals: BLD

barafu camp

Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate, drive to Moshi

After breakfast we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be plenty to wear (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy).

Tupo Africa Tours vehicle will be waiting for you at Mweka gate to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi (about 30 minutes).

·         Elevation: 3090m/10,150ft to 1680m/5500ft

·         Distance: 10km/6mi

·         Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

·         Habitat: Forest

·         Meals: B

8 Days Kilimanjaro climbing Machame route (6 days on mountain)

GROUP SIZE 2 people	GROUP SIZE 3 people	GROUP SIZE 4-5 people	GROUP SIZE 6-8	GROUP SIZE 9-10-
$1 582	$ 1482	$1462	$1395	US$ 1372

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Mount Kilimanjaro Includes

·         Quality, waterproof, four-season private mountain sleeping tents

·         2 Nights accommodation

·         Professional, experienced, mountain guides:

·         All Park fees

·         Rescue fees

·         All meals while on the Mountain

·         Arrival and Departure transfers

·         Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees

·         Quality Mess tents with table and chairs:

·         Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food:

·         Clean, purified drinking water:

·         Crisis management and safety procedures:

·         Fair and ethical treatment of porters:

·         Sleeping Mattress:

·         Emergency Evacuation by Flying Doctor Society of Africa:

Excludes:

·            Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival

·            Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)

·            Meals not listed above

·            Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)

·            Tips and any items of personal nature.6 days machame route climbing

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