Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
Early in the morning, you will start your beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for a full-day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq. miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and is well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs, and mahogany trees, as well as a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys.
Permanent residents of this park also include giraffes, elephants, impalas, and a huge amount of buffaloes. The lake is also home to a large number of hippos. The landscapes of Lake Manyara are something that can not be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background. Evening returns to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
NOTE: You can replace this park with Tarangire National Park, or add an extra day and visit both parks.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
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Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, you will head to the most famous National Park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains".
The park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration to over 2 million wildebeests, and hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes. As for the Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
Full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation, and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch in the park.
NB: You can do an early morning Balloon Safari for an extra payment.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
On this day we suggest a very early wake-up for you to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you'll ever witness. You will then return to the camp for a full breakfast then proceed with the game drive in various areas of Serengeti, in the afternoon you will have lunch and proceed with the game drive while heading to Ngorongoro. After a long drive and animal viewing you will head to your accommodation at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite in Ngorongoro, have a rest, and get ready for an incredible day tomorrow at the Ngorongoro Crater.
It's one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can see the black Rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, and a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest, and open plains. It's also famous for its elephants which, are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
You will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25,000, the crater offers the best game viewing of all the parks in Tanzania. In a matter of minutes, you will be able to see wildebeest, eland, lions, zebras, gazelles, elephants, blue monkeys, and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. With a little bit of luck, you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino.
After the game drive, you will have a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, you will proceed with a short game drive while exiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and heading back to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
