$2,596 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival and Transfer to Lodge
Arrival and Transfer to Lodge
Your guide will be waiting for you at Kilimanjaro Airport and drive you to your lodge in Arusha (45-60 minutes) for your first overnight stay. Your guide will give you a short introduction and explanation of the details of your tour. Depending on the time of your arrival, your guide will advise you about the program for the rest of the day.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Zawadi House Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha- Tarangire National Park
Arusha- Tarangire National Park
Your guide will pick you up at the lodge and drive you to Tarangire National Park for a game drive where you'll observe elephants, sometimes very close to the campsite near the dry bedding of the river. You will drive to Larmaku Swamp. It is a large swamp where you can find elephants and other animals cooling down in the water and sheltering from the sun in the shadow of the acacia trees. Regarding encountering wildlife, we cannot guarantee anything, but the chance that you will see large herds of elephants in this park is 99.99%. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Lake Burunge Tented Camp.
Distance Arusha - Tarangire: 170km, 3 hours
In the afternoon drive to Karatu (140km, 2 hours).
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Burunge Tented Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Full-Day in Lake Manyara National Park
Full-Day in Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will take your lunch boxes and leave for Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive. With a little bit of luck, you can experience a beautiful view over the lake with an abundance of flamingoes and hopefully spot lions close by. Most animals make their way down to the river for a much-needed drink and the famous Manyara lions could be spotted in the trees! Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Marera Valley Lodge.
Distance: 40km
Time/road condition: 40 minutes, paved road.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Central Serengeti National Park
Central Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, you will take your lunch boxes and leave for Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a spectacular area with panoramic views. Today is also an adventurous safari day as a large part of this route is straight across the centre of the Serengeti National Park, the area of the Seronera River. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Thorn Tree Camp.
Distance: 210km
Time/road condition: 6 hours, partly paved, mostly sandy and bumpy.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
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Thorn Tree Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Full-Day at Central Serengeti National Park
Full-Day at Central Serengeti National Park
Spend a full safari day in Serengeti! You will be driving along the shores of the Seronera River and Mara River, trying to find unforgettable moments and catch a glimpse of the way wild animals live nearby. Common sightings include a wildebeest crossing the river, a hunting cheetah, a lion or any other predator or the magnificent view of the silhouette of a giraffe at the horizon. You will have a chance to see Nile crocodiles (sometimes more than 6 meters long!) waiting for animals to drink water or cross the river only to ambush them. You will enjoy areas that are not known to the greater public and are therefore perfect for an experience off the beaten path. Today, your route follows the presence and migration of animals on the plains. You will have dinner and your overnight stay at Thorn Tree Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Thorn Tree Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, you will depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way, you will visit Olduvai Gorge and Maasai bomas. Then you will continue down into the caldera of the famous Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with the most breathtaking views along the way. Armed with your guide’s years of experience and his ‘eagle-eyes’ you might even encounter a rhino. The chance of seeing an active pride of lions at close quarters is high on the list of possibilities. At the hippo pool, you will enjoy all the sights and sounds of the ‘laughing’ hippos enjoying a wallow in the cool water and a mud bath. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Bougainvillea Safari Lodge.
Distance: 160km
Time/road condition: 3 hours, sandy and bumpy.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Karatu - Arusha
Karatu - Arusha
Depending on your itinerary, you will drive you to a lodge in Arusha. Arusha Airport (for domestic flights e.g. to Zanzibar) or to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your return flight home. Late checkout is optional with additional charges. It is approximately three hours to a lodge or the airport in Arusha (120km), and about 4 hours (160 km) to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Optional: Cultural tour of Mto wa Mbu. You could consider doing this on day two (and spend less time in Lake Manyara National Park) or on day six (on the way back to the Arusha). You will spend an hour or two wandering around this busy town. You’ll learn more about the life of the Maasai and the 100 or so other cultural groups living in this area (some in traditional huts). You will visit plantations, local craftsmen, taste banana beer in an authentic bar and pass the many market stalls with local produce. Lunch will be served by a cheerful Tanzanian “mama” who will delight you with tasty local dishes.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
