Enjoy this famous wildlife safari of Tanzania combined with a yoga retreat. African Adventure Specialists will take you to the best spots in Tanzania to experience the best of it. And in between, you’ll get to enjoy a fruitful yoga session with a yoga instructors. Traverse Tanzania’s best-protected areas for Big Five viewing, from big herds of elephants in Tarangire, tree climbing lions of Lake Manyara, big cats and spectacular wildebeest migration in Serengeti, to the rare rhinos in Ngorongoro. If you’re a wildlife and nature enthusiast at heart, plus looking for a yoga retreat, then this trip is definitely one you don’t want to miss!
Starting point and ending point: Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
Starting date: March 18
Yoga session: Morning before starting the day and every evening after game drive, you enjoy a 1.5hrs yoga session with an instructor. Depending with the day’s activity, the timings and duration of a yoga session will vary.
Languages: English speaking instructor and driver guide.
Package includes:
- Meet and greet with assitance at the airport or hotel
- Transport whilst on safari in 4×4 safari Land cruiser with pop up roof for game viewing
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari as in the itinerary.
- Transfer upon arrival and departure.
- All national park fees and government taxes.
- 2 Yoga sessions per day on safari.
- Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide.
- An English speaking Yoga instructor.
- Emergency medical evacuation cover
- All game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
- Complimentary drinking water while on the Safari.
Package excludes:
- International flights.
- Tips and gratuities to driver/guide, hotel/camp and restaurant staff, room service .
- Items of a personal nature i.e. Laundry, soft drinks and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, etc.
- Accommodation after the safari.
- Yoga mats
- Change in itinerary.
- Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary.
Passenger information
- Passengers should bring soft sided bags on safaris as our vehicles have limited luggage space.
- Bring your own yoga mat.
- All the passengers must have identification card/passport with them for any internal flights.
- Baggage on internal flights is strictly limited to 15kgs per person (including hand luggage). Any excess baggage will be charged by the airline at check-in.
- Passengers arriving in tanzania will be asked to present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate. Please check with us if you are exempted.
Yoga for all levels
From beginner to advanced. Your instructor will teach sequences which challenge the body, in order to build strength, and safely gain flexibility and mobility. Each session will be different, depending on our daily schedule, how people’s bodies are feeling and the time of day. The mornings may be a more invigorating practice while the sun rises over our safari bungalows, while the afternoon practice may be more restorative and healing poses, which allow our bodies to relax after a long day of watching wildebeest migrate and elephants play. No yoga experience is necessary. Yoga sessions will be tailored so that each person can feel challenged, motivated and rejuvenated.
Meditation for all levels
Guided meditation directs our thoughts on a subject, in order to let go of nagging, every day distractions. This will be the perfect way to start a beautiful day in tanzania. Meditation sessions will honor the incredible beauty of the landscape around us, putting us in the perfect mindset to relax and enjoy the day’s schedule.
The instructor
Yoga and meditation sessions will be taught by a experienced certified vinyasa yoga instructor.
SPECIAL NOTE
- We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability.
- Prices may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you for park fees and government taxes
Day by day.
Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Airport)
You will fly into Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) near Arusha, Tanzania. After picking up your bags, our staff will meet and escort you to your hotel in Arusha. You are free to relax at the hotel before dinner, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the rest of the group, your private yoga instructor and some of the guides for your trip.
- Main destination: Arusha
- Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel Mid-range lodge located in or near Arusha
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 2: Discover the Tarangire
After breakfast set off on safari with your private car and driver to Tarangire National Park (approx. 120 km). Named for the river that nourishes the wildlife of a vast ecosystem, Tarangire is home to elephant, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, eland, water buck, lion, giraffe, onyx and an unsurpassed diversity of birds. From June to November, masses of wildlife congregate around the river, but the park is a stronghold for big game year-round.
Take your first game drive before retiring to your beautifully designed lodge, hidden among ancient baobab trees where you can join an afternoon yoga and meditation session, go for a swim, and have dinner.
- Main destination: Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation: Burunge Tented Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Tarangire National park.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Lake Manyara national park
In the morning you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a yoga session before breakfast. Drive to Lake Manyara N. Park for game drive.
Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, A beautiful park, Lake Manyara contains a diverse range of habitats and topographical features ranging from the rift wall, ground water forest, acacia woodlands and open grasslands to the shores of Lake Manyara and the lake itself. Have afternoon game viewing in the park searching for the diverse flora and fauna of the park. There are some 350 different bird species in the park. The park provides sanctuary to a variety of animals such as the gazelle, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippo and the famous tree-climbing lions that are unique to the Lake. The park is generally recognized for its incredible beauty.
In the late afternoon you’ll drive to your lodge have the option of joining a sunset yoga and meditation session before dinner.
- Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Drive to Serengeti national park
In the morning you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a yoga session before breakfast and begining your journey to Serengeti.
The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination today (220 km), hailed as the premier safari destination and home to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest, Serengeti offers prime opportunities to view breathtaking vistas teeming with wildlife.You will continue on a half-day game drive to your overnight location, overlooking the plains of Serengeti.
Upon arriving at camp, you’ll have the option of joining a sunset yoga and meditation session before dinner.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation: Mbugani Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5: Full day in the Serengeti national park
In the morning you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a yoga session before breakfast. Then head out for a full-day game drive, stopping for lunch in the park. Today, there will be the option of heading back to camp early to spend time relaxing or joining a special afternoon yoga and meditation session with a view of the Serengeti plains. If you choose to continue on the game drive you’ll return to your premium accommodations in time for dinner and a relaxing evening.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation: Mbugani Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: A day in the ‘African garden of Eden’, Ngorongoro
In the morning you’ll have the option of joining a sunrise yoga session before breakfast.
After breakfast drive and we descend some 610 meters into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game viewing drive with picnic lunch at a private scenic site (hippos pool). Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world teams with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Prides of lions, herds of Cape buffalo, impala, Thompson gazelles, rhino, golden and black backed jackal, zebra, cheetah, leopard and the spotted hyena freely roam on the crater floor plains. Unmatched for its natural variety and breath-taking beauty, there are few places on earth where such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exists inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the crater is also home to hundreds of bird species, refreshing in the small lakes in the crater floor.
In the afternoon ascend and drive to our lodge for a sunset yoga and meditation session before dinner.
- Main destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro Highlands
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7: Departure or continue with other plans
Early in the morning you’ll have the option of joining a sunrise yoga session.
The day we drive to Arusha and you will have few hours for shopping in Arusha. In the afternoon we drive to Kilimanjaro airport for your International flight back home or continue with other plans.
- Main destination: Ngorongoro -Arusha
- Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
