Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha and after a short briefing, you will drive to Tarangire national park. The park with its endless tree savannah including the impressive baobab trees and seasonal marshes is also home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania, in addition to elephants, you are also likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus, and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Upon arrival at the park, your driver will open the roof of the vehicle and the extensive wildlife viewing will begin.
Lunch will be taken at a picnic spot and in the afternoon, you will get to see more of this amazing and beautiful park. In the late afternoon, you will arrive at your accommodation at Eileen’s Trees Inn for dinner, and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, have a game drive en route to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro. Afterwards, we will visit the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world—Serengeti National Park. The word ‘Serengeti’ means ‘endless plains’, which describes the park’s 5,600 square mile boundary. Yet for its sprawling area, the Serengeti does not disappoint when it comes to rich game-viewing. Annually, from May to December, millions of animals embark on a migration which brings them from central Serengeti to Kenya’s Masai Mara and back again in an incredible spectacle. Even during the ‘down-time’, vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam here, along with groups of elephant, giraffe, and buffalo. As the lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and jackals stalk their meals, we will enjoy a picnic lunch in this open arena. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Serengeti Wild Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma (Safari Comfort)
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Northern Serengeti National Park
Northern Serengeti National Park
The landscape is different in this part of the Serengeti and is made up of hills, riverine forests, plains, and rocky outcrops. The immense Mara River cuts through this area, providing the setting for the mind-blowing river crossing you may enjoy during your time here. During the river crossing, over two million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra and antelope attempt to cross the Mara River in search of fresh grazing and water. While they undergo their most remarkable feat during the migration, Nile crocodiles do not make it any easier for them! On the other side, lions, hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs can be found waiting with growling stomachs and high hopes for a delicious meal!
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma (Safari Comfort)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park (central)
Serengeti National Park (central)
Serengeti game viewing days”. After early morning breakfast, you depart the Camp at 06:30 am, ready for full days of a game drive, enjoy a fantastic game drive. The great diversity of Serengeti wildlife is evident here—look for buffalo, hippopotamus, elephants, giraffes, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles, hyenas, and lions. You will be more than astonished if you are here during the spectacular wildebeest migration (December-June). In the late afternoon, we venture out in another game drive. Everywhere there are animals, monkeys, and, yes, birds…but look closely and you will be thrilled to see the huge jungle cats— lion, leopard, and cheetah—watching the world go by, and go by it does.
Giraffes, gazelle, antelope, massive buffaloes by their hundreds, baboons in the trees, and leopards camouflaged in bushes. This is the adventure of a lifetime, and nothing is quite so essentially ‘Safari’ as the traditional ‘bush sundowner,’ especially when your guide prepares it in your presence.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mawe Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti -Ngorongoro crater Tour- Karatu
Serengeti -Ngorongoro crater Tour- Karatu
After breakfast, we depart Serengeti and drive to Ngorongoro for a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. Late in the afternoon, we drive back to the lodge. The jewel in Ngorongoro’s crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 21km across, 600m deep, and 265 sq. km in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here. Grazers like zebra, wildebeest, and buffalo can be seen grazing in the open grass plains, and lions laying lazily. The forest and swamps are perfect areas to look for big-tusked elephants and hippos basking on the edges to warm their bodies. Your accommodation, Eileen's Trees inn, is located in the tourist town of Karatu and sits in a garden of flowers and vegetables.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
Leave the lodge after an early breakfast with a delicious picnic lunch and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing. The park is home to the famous tree-climbing lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, and big troops of baboons. More than 400 species of birds have been recorded here, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 50 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and giraffes. After lunch, we leave the park and head to Arusha. Your guide will drop you off at your chosen hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward connection.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
