Our East African Safari itinerary begins in Arusha, the largest town in northern Tanzania, located at the foot of Mt. Meru and in the shadows of Africa’s tallest mountain — Mt. Kilimanjaro.
A game drive in Arusha National Park is the perfect introduction to the safari experience with plenty of smaller animals and birds to keep you busy.
From Arusha, we head to Tarangire National Park — home to the second greatest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania. Witness the beautiful baobab trees and the large elephant herds while at the same time be on the lookout for the migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and impala.
Lake Manyara National Park is our next stop and offers breathtaking views and a large variety of habitats including woodlands, water forests, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps, and of course the lake itself.
Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world and the lions here are also renowned for their tree climbing.
Ngorongoro Crater follows and not surprisingly it is one of Tanzania’s major tourist drawcards. Within the crater rim, a wildlife drama is played out daily as large herds of zebra and wildebeest graze near to lions, leopards, elephants, and black rhinos.
Outside of the crater, a similar drama continues in a more spread out manner with Maasai herdsmen thrown into the mix.
Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros are the most sought-after and dangerous of the world’s big game. In previous centuries, it was these five species that drew hunters to Africa to experience the blood-pounding thrill of hunting and shooting the ‘Big 5’. Thankfully, these animals are no longer hunted, but the exhilaration that one experiences when spotting the ‘Big 5’ from a safari vehicle is as thrilling as ever.
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Also, in the Rift Valley, we will have the opportunity to visit Oldupai Gorge — it is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world and has proven invaluable in furthering our understanding of human evolution.
Our final destination on this safari is the Central Serengeti — home to the endless grass plains that epitomise Africa for many. We have timed our journey to coincide with the annual wildebeest migration — the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet.
But that is not where the game viewing ends with ample opportunity to witness large prides of lions, cheetah, elephants, giraffes, gazelles, and eland to mention but a few.
As with all Amaco conferences, we have integrated the educational program into the daily itinerary ensuring that conference participants don’t miss a thing.
We have partnered with one of the region’s leading operators to ensure that enhanced cleaning and sanitising practices are in place throughout our program.
In light of the recent uncertainty around travel, we are also delighted to provide you with our Peace of Mind Guarantee. You will get 100% of your conference registration and travel package refunded back to you if the conference is cancelled for any reason.
We believe that this conference offers exceptional value for money — with all meals, beverages and sightseeing included. We’ve even included the flight from Seronera back to Arusha on the last day of the itinerary as well as snacks and beverages in the safari vehicles each day.
We encourage you to register for this conference straight away or run the risk of missing out on this bucket-list educational and travel experience.
For your comfort and pleasure, we’re limiting the group size to just 40 participants.
5 November 2026 @ 6:30pm
15 November 2026 @ 12:00 midday
Starts: Kilimanjaro Airport, Tanzania
Ends: Kilimanjaro Airport, Tanzania
Conference Participant: $1,295 pp
Non-Conference Participant: $995 pp
Amaco Family Price: $14,995 pp (For previous Amaco Conference Participants)
Early Bird Price: $14,995 pp (For bookings made on or before 31 December 2025)
Standard Price: $15,995 pp (For bookings made on or after 1 January 2026)
Tanzania – The Pride of Africa Single Supplement (if travelling alone): $4,995
After arriving at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met by Amaco staff and our local guides and transferred to the Kahawa House in Arusha.
Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at the hotel this evening, where you will have the opportunity to meet other participants and their partners as well as your Amaco hosts.
Overnight: Kahawa House Arusha
Included Meals: Welcome Networking Drinks & Dinner
Your safari experience begins today with a visit to Arusha National Park. The entrance gate leads into a shadowy montane forest inhabited by inquisitive blue monkeys and colourful turacos and trogons. This area is the only place on the northern safari circuit where we can see the acrobatic black-and-white colobus monkey.
We’ve also arranged for one of the National Park Rangers to lead us on a guided walk, allowing you to get close to giraffes, buffalo and other animals.
A picnic lunch is included as part of the National Park tour today. Afterwards, we will proceed to a local hospital for a guided tour and the opportunity to meet some of the regional health professionals. Dinner is at the lodge.
Arrive back at the hotel early evening and enjoy a beautiful rooftop dinner.
Overnight: Kahawa House Arusha
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Conference Sessions 1 & 2 will take place this morning, followed by lunch at the lodge.
A specially arranged visit to a local orphanage will take place in the afternoon, followed by some time
exploring Arusha. Return to the lodge late afternoon with time to freshen up before dinner.
Dinner at a local restaurant this evening.
Overnight: Kahawa House Arusha
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Following breakfast, you’ll make your way to the Tarangire National Park, home to the second greatest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania. The beautiful baobab trees are a standout here, as are the large elephant herds. Be on the lookout for the migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and impala.
Following lunch, you begin making your way toward Maramboi Tented Camp — your accommodation this evening. Dinner at the camp.
Overnight: Maramboi Tented Camp
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We’ve set aside a whole day to enjoy the fantastic wildlife in Tarangire National Park. Large prides of lions are common here, as well as leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. November is also the perfect time for birdwatching.
Overnight: Maramboi Tented Camp
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You set out for Lake Manyara National Park this morning. The compact game-viewing circuit here offers visitors breathtaking views and several different habitats, including woodlands, water forests, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps, and, of course, the lake itself. Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world, thousands of pink-hued flamingos, and lions renowned for their ability to climb trees.
Arrive at Melia Ngorongoro Crater Rim Lodge late afternoon – dinner at the lodge.
Overnight: Melia Ngorongoro Crater Rim Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today’s game drive takes us down into Ngorongoro Crater — one of Tanzania’s major tourist drawcards. It measures approximately 19 km in diameter, with walls ranging in height from 400m to 610m. However you measure it, the Crater is a strong candidate for any list of the world’s greatest natural wonders. It is renowned both for its geological splendour and for being a natural reserve which is home to some of the densest large mammal populations found anywhere in Africa. You should witness large herds of zebra and wildebeest, lions, elephants, as well as leopards and if lucky, some black rhinos.
Return to the Lodge for lunch and Conference Sessions 3 & 4.
Sunset sundowner drinks and dinner at the lodge.
Overnight: Melia Ngorongoro Crater Rim Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Your day begins with a game drive through the Southern Serengeti — stopping at a Maasai Village to meet and interact with the locals. We’ve also included a visit to Olduvai Gorge along the way before heading into the Central Serengeti — home to the endless grass plains that epitomise Africa for many.
The itinerary is timed to coincide with the annual wildebeest migration – the most significant mass movement of land mammals on the planet. However, that is not where the game viewing ends, with ample opportunities to see prides of lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, gazelles, and eland.
Arrive at Elewana Explors Lodge late afternoon.
Dinner at the lodge.
Overnight: Elewana Explora Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A full day game drive is planned for today, returning to the Lodge in time for lunch and Conference Sessions 5 & 6.
Dinner at the lodge.
Overnight: Elewana Explora Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Depart the lodge a little earlier than normal this morning to do some game viewing before enjoying a Bush Breakfast. Continue with the game drive following breakfast.
You can elect to enjoy either a packed lunch with an extended game drive in the afternoon or return to the lodge for lunch and some free time in the afternoon.
A Farewell Bush Dinner is planned for tonight.
Overnight: Elewana Explora Lodge
Included Meals: Bush Breakfast, Lunch, Bush Dinner
The group will transfer from the Elewana Explora Lodge to Seronera Airport this morning for the domestic flight back to Arusha.
You’ll be met on arrival in Arusha and transferred to Katambuga House for lunch before the final transfer back to Kilimanjaro Airport and your onward flight.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Amaco is not only a member of ATIA (the Australian Travel Industry Association) and CATO (Council of Australian Tour Operators), but we are also ATAS Travel Accredited. This means we have met the strictest industry standards for financial, operational, and management criteria. Only the best industry agents achieve this accreditation, meaning you can travel with us knowing that you’re in safe and capable hands.
With nearly 30 years of experience in planning and organising conferences, we understand that participants may wish to add additional travel destinations and adventures before or after the all-inclusive packages we offer.
Other conference operators might discourage you from doing this. Sometimes, it’s because of the added complexity it creates, and at different times, they’ll try to talk you out of it simply because they don’t have capable or experienced staff with the breadth and depth that the advisors we employ have.
We encourage all participants to make the most of the time away. This might mean departing earlier than the rest of the group to visit other destinations or staying on at the conference’s conclusion to undertake some additional travel.
Our travel advisors are perfectly positioned to assist you with making these arrangements. They will do all the hard work for you, seamlessly combining your personalised itinerary with the group program.
Yes… Not a problem. We understand that people may have a preferred Travel Agency they want to use, and we don’t have any issues with you doing so. We will advise you of suggested arrival and departure times to enable you to utilise our group transfers.
Keep in mind, though, that we do have experienced travel advisors who are ready and waiting to help, even if that means just providing a comparison price – there’s nothing wrong with some healthy competition.
If you book your own flights, we will request a copy of your complete itinerary to verify that it aligns with our program and group itinerary.
One word of warning, however: when booking flights independently, as the non-ticketing Agency, we are not notified of any time changes or cancellations to your booking. If anything changes with your booking, both before and during the journey, it will be up to your agent to contact you and make any necessary changes.
It is also worth noting that, although we will have experienced staff members escorting the group during the conference, as the non-ticketing Agent, we are not authorised to make contact or deal with the airline or other suppliers on your behalf.
We used to include flights in our travel package, but found that in many cases, the fares were more expensive than the best available daily fares or were not applicable for those looking to extend their stay before or after the main conference travel dates.
We also felt it was unfair on you, as a participant, to unknowingly pay a premium for a more flexible group fare when you are already committed to attending the conference.
By not including the airfare in the package, you are able to work with one of our experienced and knowledgeable Travel Advisors to arrange flights on any airline and from any destination depending on your preferences…. including the class of travel.
In short….. Yes!
You’re encouraged to speak with our experienced travel advisors to learn more about the options available to you, either before or after the conference itineraries. We will gladly work with you to create a personalised itinerary that can include as much or as little as you prefer.
We believe it is essential for your peace of mind to know that our advisors are all directly employed by Amaco Small Group Tours and are based in our office in Notting Hill.
We don’t subcontract the travel to a third party, which means you can be confident knowing that any arrangements you make through Amaco will be integrated with the conference program to create a continuous, seamless travel itinerary. We will put as much care and effort into your extension as we do into planning the conference.
Whether it is simply booking some airport transfers with a couple of nights’ accommodation through to more elaborate arrangements, we are perfectly positioned to incorporate any individual travel plans into your overall conference itinerary.
Email or call us so we can put together your perfect itinerary.
Much has been said about the value of travel insurance, especially given the broad-based exclusion policies many underwriters had in place, which protected them from claims resulting from pandemics and epidemics.
A lot has changed in the past few years, and many reputable travel insurance policies available on the market now not only include the usual coverage for luggage and emergency medical expenses but also offer coverage for COVID-19.
All members of the Amaco team are trained and authorised to provide information to clients regarding travel insurance. We regularly attend product updates on various policy options and inclusions, and stand ready to assist you in finding the right policy for your needs.
Please call our office, and we will gladly explain the various scenarios to you in greater depth.
Amaco is an Accredited Education Provider for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine. Over the years, members of our team have also worked closely with the Australian Dental Association, the Australian Dental Council, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the Australian Medical Association, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and various other specialist associations and colleges.
Each conference we run includes an education syllabus that assists GP’s, dentists, pharmacists and health professionals to improve the quality of care they provide to patients and customers while at the same time providing them the opportunity to travel to and experience new and exciting destinations.
Our conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to earn CPD hours or points based on the content and duration of sessions. As has been the case with past conferences, we will work closely with participants affiliated with other associations to ensure that they receive maximum recognition for their attendance at the conference.
The content of the education sessions will be relevant to GPs, Medical Specialists, Pharmacists, Dentists, Nurses, and other health providers. We encourage all attendees to register for the conference sessions.
The Education Committee for the Tanzania – The Pride of Africa Conference will be selected in early 2026, with final conference topics to be chosen based on feedback from our previous conference attendees and input from the RACGP, ACRRM, ADC, and other relevant stakeholders. Suitable speakers will be approached based on the topics selected.
Subject to final accreditation, the Tanzania – The Pride of Africa Conference will between 12 and 14 hours of accredited education.
ACRRM members can also expect the education program to be accredited and to earn CPD points. RACGP and ACRRM accreditation will be applied for under the triennium 2026 to 2028.
As has been the case in the past, Amaco will work with dental and pharmacy bodies and those affiliated with other associations to ensure they receive maximum recognition for attending the conference.
We welcome applications from potential presenters and encourage anyone interested to contact us for further information.