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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park

Have breakfast at your hotel. We will pack your hot lunch using our picnic hamper before heading to Tarangire National Park.

On arrival at the park, the safari guide will do the paperwork and continue with a full-day game drive.
This charming quiet park is a hidden jewel, especially when you like to experience an authentic safari in northern Tanzania. Its unique landscape, dotted with thousands of baobabs is spectacular.

The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras. Thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire during the dry season from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas. Elephants are the undisputed stars in Tarangire. During the dry season, this park has one of the largest concentrations of elephants in the world.

Lunch will be provided at midday and be served with a cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and soft drinks.
Later, exit from the park and proceed to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Pamoja Africa Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in or near Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park

Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park

Breakfast at the lodge at 0700hrs, depart around 0730hrs with packed hot lunch to Ngorongoro conservation area.
Arrive at the gate around 0900hrs, after all formalities straight descend down the crater for the full day crater tour.
Here you will first start to appreciate the majesty of one the largest intact caldera in the world and one of the most spectacular sights in the whole of Africa.
Then you will descend into the crater floor for a day of game watching. All of the big 5 including rhinos, lions, leopards, buffalo, and elephants live in this wonderful caldera alongside zebras, hippos, wildebeest, hyenas, and many more. View spectacular birds including flamingos on the Soda Lake, geese, storks, and vultures.
Enjoy your lunch at the picnic site called Ngoitoktok swamp – a hippo pool, before you continue the safari while ascending the crater.
Later drive to Serengeti for an dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Into Wild Africa
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

Enjoy a full day of game drive in Serengeti National Park, exploring the beauty of the vast plains of Serengeti.

The Seronera area of Central Serengeti is the national park’s most popular area. And it is very popular with wildlife too.
Seronera River enjoys year-round water flow, so there is always something of interest to observe. Several game drives can be undertaken here and might reveal lions in sizeable pride, hippos, or herds of elephants, whose populations in the park have risen in recent times.

With endless plains, spectacular sunsets, infinite views, and millions of wildebeest thundering across the savannah, it has one of the largest concentrations of game on the continent and a fascinating variety of landscapes. No wonder the Serengeti is Africa’s most famous park.

Expect to be impressed by the natural beauty of this African jewel. Lunch to be served with coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and soft drinks.
Continue with an afternoon game drive in the vast plains until sunset.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Into Wild Africa
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Serengeti National Park - Karatu

Serengeti National Park - Karatu

Today is the day you leave Serengeti National Park and as you leave enjoy a game en-route as you drive toward Karatu.
You will have your packed lunch in our humper at a place where the guide will advice.
Arrive at Karatu at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation:
Pamoja Africa Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in or near Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Lake Manyara National Park - Back Arusha

Lake Manyara National Park - Back Arusha

Enjoy a leisure breakfast at the lodge then depart with your hot lunch to Lake Manyara National Park "the home of the tree-climbing lions".

Lake Manyara National Park is a scenic gem, once described by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”.
It’s one of Tanzania’s smaller parks, with nearly two-thirds of its area covered by the lake. The compact game-viewing here is a true microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience.
Lake Manyara is famous for its tree-climbing lions, the world’s largest population of baboons, 400 species of birds, and the soda-ash lake with pink-hued flamingos.

Lunch will be provided at the midday and be served with a cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and soft drinks.
Later in the late afternoon, start to drive back to Arusha and be dropped off at your hotel.

Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)
High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Show more
LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

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End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
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