$1,580 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Following breakfast, you will depart for Tarangire National Park, famous for its impressive elephant families, scenic savannahs, towering baobab trees, and the life-sustaining Tarangire River. Animals gather here to cool off and drink during the heat of the day. The park is home to giraffes, bushbuck, hartebeest, buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest, with lions and leopards frequently nearby. Game viewing from the open-roof safari vehicle offers excellent photo opportunities. Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park before driving to Ikumbi Safari Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ikumbi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Serengeti National Park Game Drive
Serengeti National Park Game Drive
After breakfast, drive through the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for panoramic views of the Ngorongoro Crater before continuing to the endless plains of the Serengeti. Home to over two million wildebeest, the park offers incredible wildlife viewing, especially during the January–April calving season, which attracts major predators. With abundant birds and smaller mammals, the Serengeti delivers unforgettable game drives before returning to camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tukaone Weavers Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro highlands
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro highlands
You will depart before dawn for a sunrise game drive, when wildlife is most active, and enjoy the unforgettable sight of the African sun rising over the plains. After returning to camp for breakfast and check-out, you will pass by Ngorongoro Highlands. This immense caldera supports one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in the world, including nearly all East African species and the rare black rhino. The crater features rivers, swamps, a soda lake, forested areas, and open grasslands, and is famous for its large-tusked elephants nourished by mineral-rich volcanic soils. Lunch will be enjoyed during this remarkable game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Villas Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
Following an early breakfast, you will check out and travel to the Ngorongoro Crater for your safari experience. The descent into the caldera reveals a remarkable concentration of animals and birds within this ancient volcanic landscape. Home to over 25,000 mammals, including the Big Five, and hundreds of bird species, the crater offers unforgettable wildlife viewing. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing back to the rim and driving to your hotel in Karatu.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Villas Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
After breakfast, you will depart the lodge at 8:30 am and travel to Lake Manyara National Park, carrying a picnic hot lunch. Enjoy a full-day game drive before heading to Arusha where your safari concludes.
Lake Manyara National Park stretches nearly 50 km along the base of the dramatic, rusty-gold Rift Valley escarpment rising 600 meters high. Celebrated by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa,” this picturesque park offers a rich and diverse safari experience. From the park entrance, the road winds through lush groundwater forests where large troops of baboons relax beside the road, blue monkeys leap through towering mahogany trees, shy bushbuck move quietly through the undergrowth, and impressive forest hornbills echo through the canopy above.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
