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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrival, Kilimanjaro International airport

Arrival, Kilimanjaro International airport

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, after immigration formalities, meet your safari driver guide at the arrival lounge. After a brief introduction, drive for 45minutes - a 1hour to Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa
Dinner & overnight – Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa
  • Luxury hotel located near Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Meet the Giants Elephants and Baobab Trees

Meet the Giants Elephants and Baobab Trees

After breakfast depart to Tarangire park with packed lunch. It takes about 2 – 2.5-hour drive to the Park. Lunch when you build up an appetite in the park while observing the natural environment and its wildlife diversity. After lunch continues with a game drive for a few more hours Tarangire is a small park that covers 2600 kilometers ( 1600 Miles). Wildlife diversity is great all year round, though in the rainy season some wildlife species wander wildly up to the surrounding areas commonly known as the Simanjiro game-controlled area/Maasai steppe.
Dinner & Overnight - Burunge Tented Camp.

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:
Lake Burunge Tented Camp
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Explore more of Tarangire National Park

Explore more of Tarangire National Park

Usually, we suggest an early start with a packed breakfast so as to enjoy the wilderness and wildlife in the great morning light, likewise see animals when being active. Birding at Tarangire is phenomenal, the park has a record of over 500 bird species, and birders normally adore birding at Tarangire. Besides Birding the park has the largest Elephant population density per square kilometer in the Northern part of the country compared to other parks. The great wildlife diversity of the park makes it among the great places that can be visited year-round. Lunch at the lodge, then siesta time and leave again for the late afternoon drive for a few hours. Another option could be taking breakfast and lunch packs and staying out as long as you can in the park.
Dinner & Overnight - Burunge Tented Camp.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Accommodation:
Lake Burunge Tented Camp
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

From the giants to the Lake with Great White Pelicans and Flamingos

From the giants to the Lake with Great White Pelicans and Flamingos

After your leisurely breakfast depart with packed lunch to the Ngorongoro crater, visit Lake Manyara national park on the way. Lake Manyara is a small park that covers 540 square kilometers (338 Miles), it has a dense groundwater forest that saves a great habitat for primates and made the park with the leading record of the largest troops of baboons known in Tanzania parks per square kilometer. Birding is spectacular as well, especially large flocks of flamingoes in the lake and other water birds. Lunch when you build up an appetite. After lunch continues with the game drive for a couple of hours, before dark leave the park to the Tloma lodge in Karatu for Dinner and overnight.
Dinner & overnight –Tloma Lodge.

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:
Tloma Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in or near Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Caldera tour, a tour to see the Natural wonders and species diversity

Caldera tour, a tour to see the Natural wonders and species diversity

An early departure after breakfast to the crater for a Tour, the crater is absolutely a stunning place with a scenic environment, and it is rich in a variety of wildlife species including the endangered black Rhinoceros. In the dry season normally difficult to find Black Rhinoceros but the rainy season is amazing, they tend to wander widely due to the greater condition of pasture about everywhere. Lunch in the crater after lunch carries on with the game drive to explore the scenic environment of the Ngorongoro and variable wildlife species for a couple of hours before heading back to the lodge in Karatu. Dinner & overnight -Tloma Lodge.

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:
Tloma Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in or near Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Across the Mountain Forest to the open plains

Across the Mountain Forest to the open plains

Depart to the Serengeti national park with packed lunch after breakfast. Game drive en route to the next destination. Serengeti is a huge park that covers 14763 square kilometers (9200 miles). The park has great wildlife diversity and is very well known for its great migration of wildlife. The wildebeest make the most of the migration as they are approaching over two million population density in the Serengeti ecosystem, Zebras are like 600,000, 400,000 Thomson gazelles, and several hundreds of Elands, Topi, and Grants gazelles. Why do they migrate in search of favorable conditions of water and pasture? Lunch at the bush when you build up an appetite. After lunch continues with the game drive on the way to the central Serengeti (Seronera area)
Dinner & Overnight - Kati Kati Tented Camp.

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:
Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Explore more of the Serengeti from Seronera to Kogatende

Explore more of the Serengeti from Seronera to Kogatende

Depart after your leisurely breakfast to the Northern Serengeti with packed lunch, driving across the Lobo area and a short game drive on your way to the Kogatende area. Each part of the Serengeti has fascinating landscapes and terrain; you would be surprised and really impressed with the changes from one area to the other. Lunch at the bush when you build up an appetite. After lunch carries on with the game on your way to the next destination. Lobo means a place of one man in the Maasai language.
Dinner & overnight - Katikati Mara.

Main Destination:
Northern Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Keep exploring Northern Serengeti

Keep exploring Northern Serengeti

Each part of the Serengeti has fascinating landscapes and terrain; you would be surprised and really impressed by the changes from one area to the other. Lunch at the bush when you build up an appetite. After lunch carries on with the game drive.
Dinner & overnight - Katikati Mara.

Main Destination:
Northern Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

The last game drive in the Northern Serengeti before fly back to Arusha tommorow

The last game drive in the Northern Serengeti before fly back to Arusha tommorow

An early start with a packed breakfast towards the river to execute for the river crossing. Usually, from early May to June the great migration settles in the West part of Serengeti park. Why North? The Northern Serengeti gets to at its best after the great migration settles in the Months of July -October. Besides the great migration, the area has its resident herds of wildlife that stays all year round. Due to the tendency of Zebras and Wildebeest to migrate into different areas of the park in search of the favorable conditions of water and gather and pasture. Leave the camp first thing in the morning with a breakfast pack to explore wilderness sightings with the morning light. After breakfast continues with the game drive for a couple of hours. Lunch at the camp leaves again late afternoon when the sun cools down for a couple of hours for a game drive
Dinner & Overnight - Katikati Mara.

Main Destination:
Northern Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Flying back to Arusha from Kogatende Airstrip Northern Serengeti

Flying back to Arusha from Kogatende Airstrip Northern Serengeti

After your leisurely breakfast drive to the Kogatende airstrip for your flight back to Arusha. Usually, it is an hour flight for direct flights. Schedule flights take a little longer because of stops in other locations in the park. Lunch at Arusha – Kahawa lodge and day room use before driven to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight back home.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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