Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha town to Tarangire Natiomal Park
Arusha town to Tarangire Natiomal Park
After breakfast we'll have 2-3 hours drive to Tarangire National Park gate. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The landscape is composed of granitic ridges, river valley and swamps. Its Vegetation is a mix of acacia wood land, combretum woodland, seasonally flooded grassland, and baobab trees. Tarangire National Park is also home for more than 550 bird species hence attracts the bird enthusiasts. Expect to sightview big5 and zebra, wildebeest, waterbuck, giraffe, dik dik, impala, eland, grant's gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboon. Tarangire National Park is famous due to its high density of elephants and is documented that the oldest elephant that gave birth to twins was found at Tarangire. Also Tarangire is famous because of its termite mounds that dot its landscape and good home for dwarf mongoose. Lunch at picnic site and continue game drive and heading to your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire to Central Serengeti National Park
Tarangire to Central Serengeti National Park
After early breakfast in Marera Lodge we drive to Central Serengeti. Central/Seronera Valley; Maasai called it “Serengit” meaning the land of endless plains. Central Zone has an endless plain accumulated with savannah grassland which provide the wide area throughout the year for the wildlife such as Wildebeest, Zebra, Coke’s Hartebeest, waterbuck, Grant’s and Thomson Gazelle, Impalla, to graze. In Seronera Valley there is dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators spot their prey and a refuge for Hyrax, Pythons and reptiles such as lizards. African Leopard are rarely seen. Lunch at picnic site continue game drive till evening and heading to your lodgefor dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Engiterata Adventure Camps
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Central Serengeti to Karatu
Central Serengeti to Karatu
After early breakfast and head for sunrise gamedrive. Central/Seronera Valley; Maasai called it “Serengit” meaning the land of endless plains. Central Zone has an endless plain accumulated with savannah grassland which provide the wide area throughout the year for the wildlife such as Wildebeest, Zebra, Coke’s Hartebeest, waterbuck, Grant’s and Thomson Gazelle, Impalla, to graze. In Seronera Valley there is dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators spot their prey and a refuge for Hyrax, Pythons and reptiles such as lizards. African Leopard are commonly seen. Lunch at picnic site and after lunch you'll start exiting the Park heading to Karatu for your overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Southern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater
Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater
After early breakfast at your hotel you'll be picked around 8.00am for Ngorongoro. Checkinn at the Park gate and drive to the view point where-by, you'll stop there for some minutes and get the full picture of the crater. Enjoy the moment by taking pictures and after that you'll start descending the crater. The park has fertile volcanic land soil which supports many habitats. The park has "Lake Makat” home of various birds' species. Ngorongoro Crater is the only park in Tanzania that provides yearly around view the big 5 probably once in a single day of visiting. Also the park is well known for the existence of Maasai families in circular homesteads called Bomas. The crater is filled in with common animals include: black and white colobus monkey, the blue monkey, giraffes, elephants at the rim. While at the basin offers: buffalo, zebra, many antelope species, hippo, warthog, flamingos, lions, rhino and more. Lunch at picnic site.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Karatu-Lake Manyara- Arusha City
Karatu-Lake Manyara- Arusha City
After breakfast in safari lodge you drive to lake Manyara National Park gate. The Park has a variety of diverse habitats such as evergreen underground water forest, woodlands in the western shore of the lake, extensive swamps, grassland and alkaline lake where in its edge provide feeding area for a thousands of flamingo and it’s the only area in Tanzania with large number of birds’ species more than 500 species have been documented in the park. The lake is home for a number of fish families. 180 butterflies' species have been documented in the Park. Common wildlife expect to sight are thousands of wildebeest, Thomson’s & Grant’s gazelle, zebra, bushbuck, waterbuck, bush elephant, giraffe, baboons, warthogs, hippopotamus, african wild cats, african civet, spotted hyena, honey badge, black-backed, climbing tree lion. Lunch at picnic site and continue the game drive till 4pm you'll exit the park and get back to Arusha City.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
