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Arrival
Day 1
Arrive Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport
Arrive Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport
Welcome to Tanzania, meet your guide for the drive to Rivertrees Inn. Set in a relaxing and beautiful environment in the center of a coffee plantation, this breathtaking lodge offers a beautiful view over the green and lush valley below is stunning and is the ideal place to acclimatize to the weather of Tanzania, the garden rooms offer a quiet and relaxing atmosphere amid the coffee plants. After settling into your room, take a walk around the garden you may see some monkeys playing in the nearby trees, the number of birds is stunning, or relax on the poolside.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Rivertrees Country Inn
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After a relaxed breakfast, you leave for Tarangire national park for a day of game viewing, the park landscape is dotted with huge baobab trees some believed to be over 700 years, and however, during the dry season, the elephants debark the trees to get some moisture out of them. Tarangire is at its peak during the months of (June-October), this is when the seasonal migration of wildebeest, zebra, and elands are on the peak and the life-giving Tarangire River calls them since all the water pools outside the park are all dry. Game viewing during these months is amazing especially big cats lions, cheetahs, and leopards.
The park is also home to the biggest elephant population with the number estimated to be 2500, other animals include giraffes, impala, baboons, buffalo, and antelope species including the fringe-eared Oryx and lesser kudu. Late afternoon exit the park, and head to the Plantation Lodge for dinner & overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Plantation Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Ngorongoro Crater tour
Ngorongoro Crater tour
Leave the lodge at around 6:00 AM and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater. Grass steppes, acacia forests, alkaline lakes, rivers, streams, and swamps are home to almost all the species of animals found in the East African savannah. The crater is home to Africa’s big five lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, and buffaloes. The alkaline Like offers excellent sightings of flamingoes from June to August and on the shows, you might see jackals and hyenas lazily lying on the edge of the lake. Other residences of the Ngorongoro are hippos, zebra, wildebeest gazelle, and birds with the grey crowned cranes, ostrich, and kori bustard catching the eyes of both birds and non-birders. After extensive game viewing and a picnic in the crater, you will leave the Ngorongoro Crater in the afternoon, and drive back to your luxury lodge, the Plantation Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- The Plantation Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After a leisurely breakfast at the Plantation lodge, we set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of Serengeti National Park, a famous migration corridor and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, you’ll have a chance to witness the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. Depending on the time of the year, the migration is within the southern grass plains and the central part from December to May. During these two days, we will explore the park’s rich habitats for the big cats who rule the plains.
Serengeti is home to lion, leopard, hippo, cheetah, giraffe, eland, warthog, and hyrax. The plains are dotted with rocky outcrops, swamps, valleys, acacia trees, and riverine habitats. The central part is good for game viewing throughout the year. After a great day of game viewing head to your luxury lodge for dinner & overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Melia Serengeti Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Exploring the Serengeti National Park
Exploring the Serengeti National Park
This entire day is set aside for game drives upon the Serengeti. The Serengeti, the habitat of an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. In November and December, the animals move from the northern region, dominated by woodlands and hills, to the grassy plains of the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return to the central.
Apart from the migrating herds, we may have the opportunity to see the resident predators, leopard, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life. After an unforgettable day, we will return to our carefully selected Luxury lodge for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight sleep on The Endless Plain.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Melia Serengeti Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti Game Drive Fly Out to Arusha
Serengeti Game Drive Fly Out to Arusha
After an early breakfast, you leave the Lodge and enjoy your last drive on your way to the Soronera airstrip, you embark on the journey home. Flying over this ancient landscape, you reflect on the spectacles you have witnessed: the humbling courage of wildebeest crossing a crocodile-infested river, the dreamy serenity of hot-air ballooning, the thrill of witnessing a hunting pride of lion, and the joyful antics of zebra foals at play. All the sights and sounds of the Serengeti remain in your heart, transporting you back to the wide-open sky and endless savannah. After arriving in Arusha, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro international airport and connected to your flight back home, or simply extend the tour to the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
