$4,954 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha – Tarangire National Park
Arusha – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast you will drive to Tarangire National Park, crossing the Maasai Steppe on your way. Tarangire is Tanzania’s fourth-largest park and one of its most diverse. Stop at the picturesque park gate for the driver to fill in the park registration book before you enter the park for your evening-to-sunset game drive.
Elephants, buffalos, and pythons are seen easily and regularly cross your path, unbothered by your benign presence and going about their daily routines. You’ll meander along bush tracks, explore the Tarangire River’s twists and turns, and find elephants drinking and playing in the refreshing waters. Later you will transfer to your campsite, where you can settle in and relax before dinner and your first night in the bush.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
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Tarangire Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park – Lake Manyara National Park
Tarangire National Park – Lake Manyara National Park
After an early breakfast, you will depart on a sunrise game drive en route to Lake Manyara National Park, one of Tanzania’s smallest parks. Drive through lush gardens as exotic birdcalls fill the air. Enjoy a picnic lunch, then continue game viewing, spotting zebras, wildebeest, bushbuck, dik-dik, guinea fowl, and elephants along the lake, which is home to thousands of flamingos. Meander along bush tracks and explore the twisting rivers.
Later, take another game drive to sunset before heading to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. In the late afternoon, enjoy a short hike along the Great Rift Valley and visit Mto wa Mbu village. Observe birds, monkeys, bushbucks, and other forest animals as you enjoy streams, waterfalls, and valley-edge strolls with views of Lake Manyara, all while learning about plants, insects, birds, and small mammals from your guide.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Manyara Escarpment Camp
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will make your way to Serengeti National Park heading in a northwesterly direction. Continue up the winding switch-back road into the Ngorongoro Highlands, then proceed to the Serengeti (endless plain) for an afternoon to sunset game drive. Later you will transfer to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Central Serengeti National Park
Central Serengeti National Park
Spend the full day on game drives discovering the Serengeti. This is the day for the big cats – cheetahs, leopards, and lions. You will start with a sunrise game drive at 6:00 am, followed by breakfast at 8:00 am. Continue with game viewing until lunchtime (a picnic). After your picnic lunch, you will proceed with an afternoon game drive en route to the Mara River area for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Northern Serengeti National Park
Northern Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast you will depart on a full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. On this day, you will try to follow the migration groups around the Mara River. In the evening, drive back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. Some groups of wildebeest don’t cross the river, and you might find them elsewhere.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Northern Serengeti National Park
Northern Serengeti National Park
Begin your day with a sunrise game drive from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., exploring the Mara River area and witnessing wildlife in the early morning light. Afterward, depart for the Central Serengeti, enjoying an additional game drive along the way. Stop at the Retima Hippo Pool to observe hippos and other wildlife in their natural habitat. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at a lodge in the Central Serengeti, surrounded by the beauty of the savannah.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
Rise early for breakfast before departing to Ngorongoro for a full day of exploring the crater floor. The area is world-renowned in its reputation and very small in its scale, so you will see other safari-goers. Don’t let that distract you from the beauty of the place or from the fact that this remains one of the only places on earth where you may see all the “Big Five” at once: lion, leopard, bull elephant, African buffalo, and black rhino. To maximize your time on the crater floor, you will enjoy a special boxed lunch at a scenic picnic spot.
Your journey will take you through this tremendous landscape that is constantly changing as animals move to and from in search of pasture, water, or easy prey.
In the afternoon, it is time to depart this Garden of Eden and drive back to your accommodations in Arusha City for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
