Tanzania Birding, Butterfly and Chameleons Spotting Tour
21 Days Departs Any Time.
Tour departs anytime – your style – your group size
Tour departs each year :
| Tour Location and Duration: | 21 Days – Northern & Southern Tanzania |
| Arrival/Departure Port: | Arusha Kilimanjaro Intl Airport |
| Featured Destinations: | Arusha NP, Ngorongoro Highlands and Crater, Eastern Arc Mountains (West & East Usambaras, North & South Pare and the Rubeho–Ukaguru Ranges, Mikumi NP and Miombo woodlands |
| Highlights: | Night Walks and scheduled Night drives, Chameleons Spotting, Butterfly and Moths viewing, Birding, Mammals and plenty of Photographic opportunities |
| Best time to visit: | November through June, though practically any time of the year fits in well for this tour |
| Traveling pace: | Your style - your group size - your pace |
| Local Naturalist guide: | Subject to availability upon booking the Tour |
| Accommodation style: | Standard Tourist Class, to best available in more Remote Locations |
| Connecting or Extension Tours: | None |
| Tour Details, Price and availability: | Email tours@tanzaniabirding.com |
At the pace of your choice – Itinerary at a glance – departs any Time!
| Day | Itinerary | Hotel Name | WiFi *** |
| 1 | Arrive Arusha Kilimanjaro Intl Tanzania, Meet and Transfer to Arusha Activity: Meet, Greet and Transfers | Ngaresero Lodge | Yes |
| 2 | Local Birding and Butterfly Photography on the Lodge grounds Activity: Birding and Butterfly Photography | Ngaresero Lodge | Yes |
| 3 | Excursion into Arusha NP and the base of Mt Meru, Birding, Mammals and Butterflies Activity: Birding , Big Game and Butterfly Photography | Ngaresero Lodge | Yes |
| 4 | Driving to the Ngorongoro Highlands,Bird and Butterfly walks around the Gibbs farm and localties. Lunch on the exotic Gibbs Farm and grounds. Activity: Birding and Butterfly Photography | Tloma Lodge | Yes |
| 5 | Visiting the Ngorongoro Crater and the Crater rim forests, birding, Big Game and butterflies. Activity: Birding , Big Game and Butterfly Photography | Tloma Lodge | Yes |
| 6 | Morning Birding and Butterly Hunt locally on foot. Afternoon drive to Tarangire NP For further birding and big game viewing. Activity: Night Game Drive | Tarangire Safari Lodge | Yes |
| 7 | Local Birding and big gameviewing in the park and transfer South West words of the Park to Sangaiwe Wildlife Management Area. Activity: Big game viewing, Photography and slow pace birding | Sangaiwe Tented Camp | Yes |
| 8 | Slow day with Village walks for butterflies and Birding Activity: Birds and Butterflies walks | Sangaiwe Tented Camp | Yes |
| 9 | Long Day Drive – South Words into Central Tanzania, Through Tanzani`s Capital of Dodoma into Gairo District – Our base for exploring the Rubeho – Ukaguru Mountain Ranges
Activity: Transit Day with short butterfly breaks en route | Local Guest House | Yes |
| 10 | Early start and rest of the day exploring the Rubeho Mountain Ranges for Endemic Birds and Butterflies – activities on foot!
Activity: Birds and Butterflies walks | Local Guest House | Yes |
| 11 | Early start and transfer further South through the Miombo woodland eco tone habitat,birding the Miombo woodland specials and ofcourse the butterflies will all be new in the northerly end of the Miombo forest wooded habitat.
Activity: Birds and Butterflies walks | Vuma Hill Tented Camp | |
| 12 | Day Excursions, Birding, Mammals and Butterflies of Mikumi area. Optional Visit to the Kilombero Flood plains for the Kilombero Endemics Activity: Birding, Mammals and Butterfly viewing on the Drives | Vuma Hill Tented Camp | |
| 13 | Long Day Drive, connecting the South East on to the North East wonderland. Driving to the East Usambara Mountains at the Amani Nature Reserve. | Amani Rest House | |
| 14 & 15 | Morning and afternoon Bird and Butterfly excursions. Activity : Night walks for the Endemic Chameleon spotting | Amani Rest House | |
| 16 | Final Butterflies and Birding at Amani Nature reserve and mid-morning transfer to the West Usambara Mountains. | Mullers Mountain Lodge | |
| 17 | Activity : Night walks for the Endemic Chameleon spotting | Mullers Mountain Lodge | |
| 18 | Morning and afternoon Bird, Chameleon and Butterfly excursions.
Activity: Bird, Butterfly and Chameleon Walks | Mullers Mountain Lodge | |
| 19 | Morning Transfer to the South Pare Mountains for a further Birding and Butterflies. Thereafter Drive to Mkomazi NP for dry country Birding
Activity: Bird, Butterfly Walks | Elephant Motel | |
| 20 | Day Visiting Mkomazi NP, Birding,Mammals and Butterflies Activity: Bird, Mammal and Butterfly Drives | Babus Camp | |
| 21 | Morning Drives in the Park – Option visiting the Rhino and Wild dog Sanctuary or Birding fr specials in the park, afternoon dive to Kilimanjaro Intl Airport for our Flights back home. | End |