$3,947 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival and Hotel Transfer (Arusha City)
Arrival and Hotel Transfer (Arusha City)
Welcome to Tanzania! You will be picked up from the airport by our representative tour guide and driven to your accommodation in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you will hopefully have time to relax and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime! Busy Arusha is an essential part of safari life here in northern Tanzania and most travelers pass through at some stage.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Farm House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park's Wonderful Marvels
Tarangire National Park's Wonderful Marvels
After breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. Tarangire is one of Africa’s little-known gems and should be on the itinerary of all lovers of wilderness and solitude. Its name originates from the Tarangire River that crosses through the park and is the only source of water during the Dry season.
Lunch will be enjoyed at a picnic site inside the park. After your game drive, you will transfer to your accommodation near Mto wa Mbu for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Suricata Boma Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
From Mto wa Mbu to Lake Natron
From Mto wa Mbu to Lake Natron
Today you will travel to the wild and remote Lake Natron, situated at the base of Africa’s only active volcano, Oldoinyo Lengai, which is known as the "Mountain of God" to the local Maasai people. The area around Lake Natron contains some of the harshest and most amazing scenery in Africa and is utterly breathtaking. Together with your guide, you will be accompanied by a local Maasai guide and walk up to the Engero Sero Waterfalls. Winding up through the shady gorge, you will reach a beautiful natural swimming pool surrounded by steep rock walls, showered by cascading spring water, where you have the opportunity to swim.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Lake Natron Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Natron
Lake Natron
After an early breakfast, you will walk out across the baked mud to the shores of the great soda lake. From here, you can look back at the mesmerising view of Oldoinyo Lengai standing tall amongst the rolling hills and flat plains. Its ash-grey color will remind you that this is still an active volcano. After lunch, you will return to your accommodation, where you will spend the night.
Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline lakes in the world and is home to millions of tiny crustaceans. The lake is a haven for literally thousands of flamingos, and it is one of the most important flamingo breeding grounds on earth. It is the landscape rather than the animals that is the attraction here. The area around the lake is dry, desolate and hauntingly beautiful.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Lake Natron Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Natron to Serengeti National Park
Natron to Serengeti National Park
Today you will drive to the Serengeti National Park, one of Africa’s premier game parks. Driving through the Maasai and Sonjo land towards the Serengeti, you will begin to experience the vastness of this territory and marvel at the multitude of animal and birdlife.
You will visit a Maasai or Sonjo village on the way to Serengeti National Park (optional), where you will meet the Elders, Warriors, women and children and learn about the culture, beliefs and traditions of Tanzania’s last nomadic tribe.
The Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Serengeti is a year-round destination, and each season has its own highlights, with the most famous being the annual wildebeest migration, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You will have a game drive en route before arriving in the Serengeti in time for a half-day game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kumbukumbu Luxury Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti National Park Wonders
Serengeti National Park Wonders
Soon after breakfast, you will have the opportunity of a full-day game drive in Central Serengeti dedicated to spotting wildlife at various points in Serengeti. Mornings and evenings are always the best times to spot animals. You will descend into the home of the wildlife, the Serengeti or the "endless plains". All safari animals occur in great numbers, from the “Big Five” to the “Small Five". Aside from big cats, many other predators can be spotted, including spotted hyenas in the morning, jackals and more. In the evening, you will have dinner and stay overnight at your camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kumbukumbu Luxury Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
From Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Highlands
From Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Highlands
Memorise your final game drive in Serengeti by taking many photos. The park is rich in big cats, buffalo, zebras, hippos, and many bird species. You will exit the Serengeti and head to Ngorongoro at the border of the Ngorongoro Crater, where you will be welcomed to Ngorongoro for the following day. Later, you will have dinner and stay overnight at your tented camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Lion's Paw Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Ngorongoro Crater Exploration - Wildlife Wonders Unfold
Ngorongoro Crater Exploration - Wildlife Wonders Unfold
After breakfast, you will head to the Ngorongoro Crater.
When you first see the crater, it looks like a forgotten world. Concealed by the steep volcanic walls is a pristine wilderness including sweeping savannah, pockets of acacia woodland, and glistening lakes and swamps. The crater was created when a large volcano exploded and collapsed 2 to 3 million years ago.
The drive down into the crater is an adventure in itself, and when you reach the crater floor, you quickly find yourself amongst large numbers of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, and more than 500 bird species. The crater offers the best chance of seeing the endangered black rhinos, which can sometimes be spotted in the open grasslands.
After a full afternoon inside the crater, you will head to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay at Kankari Lodge near Karatu.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Kankari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Lake Manyara National Park - Tranquil Beauty
Lake Manyara National Park - Tranquil Beauty
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s western boundary). The park’s namesake is a shallow salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons, and is home to thousands of wading birds (including flamingos and over 500 other bird species). You may see baboons and elephants in the park’s thick evergreen forest, and watch for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa.
After a full day inside the park, you will make a short drive back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport for your departure.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
