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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Lake Manyara for game a drive
Arusha to Lake Manyara for game a drive
You will be picked up from the agreed-upon point in Arusha and leave with your lunch box for a full-day game drive at Lake Manyara National Park. This park has a lot of diversity in a small area and is the only park in the area that stays green year-round. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley, and the fig forest is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 bird species recorded here. As you game-view through the groundwater forest, look for the playful vervet monkeys searching for food in the treetops. With luck, you may spot the tree-climbing lions for which the park is famous. Around 5 pm, leave the park and drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Farm House
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara Park to Serengeti Seronera Area
Lake Manyara Park to Serengeti Seronera Area
After breakfast, leave with your packed lunch at Serengeti National Park, where you will have a picnic lunch and game en route. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. It’s a world heritage site, the 7th worldwide wonder, and the oldest national park. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti Seronera Area to North Serengeti Kogatende Area
Serengeti Seronera Area to North Serengeti Kogatende Area
Early-morning game drive in the Serengeti area, return to the accommodation for a full breakfast, then leave with your lunch box and drive to the north of the Serengeti, with game on route. Non-migrating game such as elephant, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion, leopard, and cheetah can be seen here year-round. The game viewing is very good, and you can follow the game for long periods without seeing other vehicles - truly one of the forgotten corners of the Serengeti Plains. Magnificent river trees line the riverbanks, and bird life, such as kingfishers and fish eagles, can be found here.
- Main Destination:
- Mara River
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Game drive at the North Mara River Searching for Great Wildebeest Migration River Crossing
Game drive at the North Mara River Searching for Great Wildebeest Migration River Crossing
Have an early breakfast, then leave with your lunchbox to explore the Mara River, with a game en route. In July, August, September, and October each year, the herds spread out across the northern Serengeti, where the Mara River poses the migration's most serious obstacle. This river gushes north of Serengeti from Kenya's adjacent Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Watching the frantic herds of the wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River can be spectacular; there are often scenes of great panic and confusion. It's common to see herds cross the Mara River northbound on one day and then southbound a few days later. Later, drive back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Mara River
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Hot air Balloon Safari at the North Serengeti to Central Serengeti (Seronera Area)
Hot air Balloon Safari at the North Serengeti to Central Serengeti (Seronera Area)
Early-morning hot-air balloon safari at the Kogatende plains. You will fly over the Great Wildebeest migration. This is another chance to witness the spectacular River cross from the sky as the pilot cruises along the Great Mara River. You will have an experience of a lifetime in Tanzania. After breakfast, we will pick you up and drive back to the Seronera area. As you head north, good sightings of giraffes, plain game, herds of buffalo, and elephants can often be seen. You arrive at the lodge on time for lunch, and after lunch, you can decide to relax at your lodge or participate in an evening game drive in the Seronera Area.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Game drive at Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim and Maasai Visit
Game drive at Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim and Maasai Visit
After breakfast at your lodge, you depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will stop at Olduvai Gorge, which boasts a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of the ’Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both significant links in human evolution. On the way, you can pass by the Maasai Village, where you will learn about the history and culture of this large community with a massive history in Africa. You will meet the village leader, also known as the chief, who can guide you.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Tarangire National Park
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, descend to the Crater floor for a game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and has fourteen kilometres of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes, and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos, Antelopes, and many birds. The birds seen here include eagles, vultures, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, storks, bats, giant vultures, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long-necked heron, and the cattle eagle. Picnic lunch will take place at the hippo pool. Ascend to the rim and depart Tarangire National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
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Tarangire Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Game Drive at Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Game Drive at Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Breakfast at your accommodation, then leave with your packed lunch for a full-day game drive in Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park covers an area of 2,600 sq. km and was established in 1970. The park has numerous baobab trees that will primarily catch your attention. During the dry season, the Tarangire pools are clogged with thirsty migrants, and the elephants begin digging for underground streams in the dry riverbed. Tarangire National Park is said to have the highest recorded number of breeding bird species for any habitat in the world. Late evening, leave the park and drive to Arusha, where the tour will end at the hotel of your choice or the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
