$2,255 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha – Tarangire National Park – Karatu
Arusha – Tarangire National Park – Karatu
Your safari begins with an early morning pick-up from your hotel or Arusha Airport by your professional safari guide. After a short safari briefing, depart for Tarangire National Park, approximately a 2½-hour drive southwest of Arusha.
Upon arrival, begin your first exciting game drive through Tanzania's sixth-largest national park. Tarangire is renowned for its large elephant population, often seen moving in family groups across the savannah. The park is also famous for its iconic baobab trees, seasonal swamps, and the Tarangire River, which attracts abundant wildlife throughout the year.
Keep your camera ready as you search for lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, impalas, warthogs, waterbucks, elands, and numerous bird species.
Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park before continuing your afternoon game drive. Later in the afternoon, exit the park and drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Karatu Serengeti National Park
Karatu Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, depart for the world-famous Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The drive itself is spectacular, passing through highland forests before opening into the endless grasslands that have made the Serengeti one of Africa's greatest wildlife destinations.
Arrive in the Serengeti around midday and enjoy a picnic lunch before beginning an extensive afternoon game drive.
The Serengeti boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife on Earth and is home to the Big Five. Depending on the season, you may witness thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles participating in the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Your guide will search for lions resting beneath acacia trees, elusive leopards, powerful elephants, cheetahs scanning the plains, spotted hyenas, jackals, hippos, crocodiles, and countless antelope species.
As the African sun begins to set, head to your camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Baobab Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Wake up early for a sunrise game drive when predators are most active and wildlife is abundant.
After breakfast, continue exploring different regions of the Serengeti while your guide follows recent wildlife sightings to maximize your chances of encountering remarkable animal behavior.
Enjoy a picnic lunch before beginning your journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, continue spotting wildlife before arriving at the crater rim in the late afternoon.
Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views over the world's largest intact volcanic caldera before checking into your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Following an early breakfast, descend approximately 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater for an unforgettable half-day game drive.
The crater is home to an extraordinary concentration of wildlife, including black rhinos, lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, and more than 500 bird species.
This unique ecosystem offers one of the highest chances in Africa of spotting all members of the Big Five in a single day.
Enjoy a picnic lunch beside the famous hippo pool before ascending the crater walls and beginning your drive back to Arusha.
Arrive in Arusha in the late afternoon where your safari concludes with drop-off at your hotel or Arusha Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
