$3,295 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
After pick up at the airport, you will transfer to Kiboko Lodge, about a 45-minute drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport. The lodge is situated at the border of Arusha National Park. It’s a beautiful place to enjoy the beautiful nature. The lodge is run by former street children. Your stay directly benefits the projects of the Watoto Foundation, aimed at giving street children a better future. You will relax and enjoy the warm hospitality of the staff.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Kiboko Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Village Tour and Hike
Village Tour and Hike
Today will positively change your perspective on life!
In the morning, you will go for a guided village walk through the nearby village Ngurdoto, with the local school, hospital, church, and the friendly local villagers giving you a perfect insight into the day-to-day Tanzanian life.
After lunch at the lodge, you will drive to Makumira to visit the “Child in the Star” project. You can take a look in the classrooms, see students at work, and chat with them and their teachers. You will hike along the rice fields guided by the students (about 1.5 hours, but the duration can be adjusted according to your condition and wishes). Not only they tell you enthusiastically about everything you will see: lots of bird species, monkeys, beautiful nature from a different perspective, and even an old, German colonial house, but you’ll also get the chance to get to know the boys better and hear their impressive stories (an eyeopener!).
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Kiboko Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Today you will go for your first game drive!
After breakfast, you will take lunch boxes and drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive. Tarangire National Park is one of the most beautiful parks in the Northern Circuit and offers a lot of different landscapes. You will have a picnic lunch inside the park.
Tonight you will stay in a tented camp very close to one of the gates of the park with an amazing view of the nature reserve, perfect service, and good food.
Distance: ca. 190 km
Time/road condition: about 3-4 hours (about 1.5 hours on sandy roads, 2-3 hours on main roads).
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sangaiwe Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Depending on your wishes and which animals you would like to see, you can decide your program for today.
It can be a full game drive with a picnic lunch or an early morning game drive and be back for lunch at the Camp. You can also have a slow start with a relaxed breakfast and a dive in the swimming pool. It's all up to you!
Later this afternoon, you will drive to the lodge in Karatu (about a 2-hour drive), where you stay in a comfortable lodge on the outskirts of this small and busy town with an authentic market and lots of small shops.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Drive to Serengeti with Game Drive Enroute
Drive to Serengeti with Game Drive Enroute
After an early breakfast, you will take your lunch boxes and leave for Nudtu (Serengeti South National Park) via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a spectacular area with panoramic views over the crater hundreds of meters below.
Distance: 250 km
Time/road condition: 6 hours, partly paved, mostly sandy and bumpy. A long, but beautiful day in the car!
Tonight you will stay in a semipermanent Tented Camp that fully reflects the African feeling. You'll stay in a tented suite with queen-size beds, 24/7 water and power, a private bathroom, and screened windows for taking in fresh air and scenery. You will enjoy the 3-course meals, a drink in the lounge area, and evenings at the campfire.
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti)
- Accommodation:
- Kenzan Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ndutu
Ndutu
You will have one full day to explore this beautiful part of the Serengeti where you can witness the Great Migration between December and March.
Your route follows the migration of the animals on the plains. In February the gnus produce 8000 calves a day for three months. The large herds specifically choose the southern parts of the Serengeti because of the highly nutritious grass. This allows the mothers to produce healthy milk for their newborns. Predatory leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and lions eat their fill, but the majority survive. Acacia woodlands provide homes for hundreds of birds, monkeys, and small mammals. Here and all around southern Serengeti, you will also find buffalos, hartebeests, impalas, and gazelles.
Together with your guide, you can decide whether you do a game drive at sunrise or enjoy a relaxing morning at the campsite, have a picnic lunch in the wilderness, or have a hot lunch at the camp. It's all your choice!
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti)
- Accommodation:
- Kenzan Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you will depart for a game drive in the famous Ngorongoro Crater. After a 2 hour drive, you will wind your way down into the caldera, 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. During the picnic lunch 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.
Optional at additional cost: stop at a Maasai village.
In the afternoon, you will drive to Marera Valley Lodge in Karatu, a wonderful lodge with large rooms, friendly staff and good food.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Full-Day Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park
Full-Day Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive around the lake with an abundance of flamingoes. Baboons, elephants, zebra, hippos, giraffes, monkeys, many types of antelope, and the elusive tree lions make for an exciting safari maybe even the famous Manyara lions could be spotted in the trees!
Later in the afternoon, you will drive to Africa Safari Tented Camp close to the village of Mto wa Mbu, where you will stay in a Glamping Luxury Safari Tent.
Optionally, at an additional cost, you can book an extra day in this camp to spend a day in and around Mto wa Mbu where you can rent a bike to explore the surroundings. You will have lunch at a local restaurant, visit a non-touristic Maasai Boma, do the Tree Top Walk at Lake Manyara, or just relax at the swimming pool.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Lake Manyara (Safari Luxury Glamping)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Mto wa Mbu and Transfer to Arusha
Mto wa Mbu and Transfer to Arusha
Depending on your flight schedule, you can explore the lovely village of Mto where you can do a cultural tour (optional at additional costs) or you can rent a bike a explore the village, do some shopping, and have lunch at a local restaurant.
Your transfer to the airport or a lodge in Arusha is included.
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
