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

Day 1

Arusha Town to Arusha National Park (Walking Safari & Game Drive) then to Arusha Town

Arusha Town to Arusha National Park (Walking Safari & Game Drive) then to Arusha Town

Pickup from your hotel within Arusha Town then with picnic lunch box drive to the Arusha National Park. This small but beautiful Tanzanian National Park is the closest national park to both the famous Arusha “safari town” (40 km) as well as the Kilimanjaro Airport, not only is the animal life in the park abundant but it is also one of the most beautiful and topographically varied parks in Tanzania. The park’s three most significant features include the rugged Mount Meru (Tanzania’s second highest peak at 4566m), the notably different colored Momela Lakes, and the 3km wide Ngurdoto Crater, which was formed about fifteen million years ago! The park is very famous for its amazing view of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru. First make walking safari for about 2 hours in morning with armed ranger see the beauty of the park by foot thereafter game drive in the park, enjoy wildlife till late afternoon then drive back to Arusha Town arrival for dinner and overnight at Green Mountain Hotel.

Main Destination:
Arusha National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Animals are easier to spot)
High Season July to March (The park can get busy)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Arusha NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
ElephantOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
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HyenaRare
LionNone
Accommodation:
Green Mountain Hotel
  • Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Arusha Town to Lake Manyara National Park

Arusha Town to Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast then with your Picnic Lunch drive from Arusha Town to Lake Manyara National Park famous for its green scenery and varied bird life. This enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is very famous for its stunning bird variety. The park is also home to a large numbers of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas and a Hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. This park has become famous for its tree climbing lions and the flamingos in the lake shore. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of animals in the foreground with the lake, flamingos and flat plains in the horizon. Enjoy game drives till late in afternoon the drive back to the Camp Site near park gate dinner and overnight Fanaka Lodge and Campsite (Basic Camping-Tent).

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
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LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • In or near Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park

Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park

Early breakfast, you will depart with your picnic lunch in hand for Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Large prides of lions laze easily in the long grasses, plentiful families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trump to each other across the plains, and giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, eland, and the whole range of African wildlife is in awe-inspiring numbers. The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara ecosystem. The natural phenomena attract visitors from around the world, who flock to the open plains to witness the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet. More than a million animals make the seasonal journey to fresh pasture to the north, then the south, after the biannual rains. The sound of their thundering hooves, raising massive clouds of thick red dust, has become one of the legends of the Serengeti plains, enjoy wildlife then dinner and over night at Public Camp Site in Seronera (Basic Camping-Tent).

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
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • In or near Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Serengeti National Park-Full Day Game Drive

Serengeti National Park-Full Day Game Drive

Depart early for a full day of game driving in the Serengeti, stopping at midday for picnic lunch. Today you will hopefully see four of the ‘big five’ (rhinos excluded) as well as hippos, cheetahs, hyenas and much more. The Serengeti is also renowned for its large lion population and is one of the best places to observe prides in their natural environment. Approximately 70 large mammal and 500 bird species are found there. This high diversity is a function of diverse habitats, including riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands. Wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, and buffalos are some of the commonly found large mammals in the region. Much of the Serengeti was known to outsiders as Maasailand. The Maasai are known as fierce warriors and live alongside most wild animals with an aversion to eating game and birds, subsisting exclusively on their cattle. Late afternoon back to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay at Public Camp Site in Seronera (Basic Camping-Tent).

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • In or near Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Masai Boma Tour)

Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Masai Boma Tour)

Early breakfast with your picnic lunch from Serengeti another game drive in Serengeti having a chance to see all big four e.g. Lions, Elephants, Buffalos, Hippos and many other game animals till afternoon then drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Masai Boma Tour: You will see a demonstration of traditional Masai dance, the opportunity to see the day to day workings of a Masai village, and the opportunity to purchase locally hand made jewellery. Learn about their fascinating culture and why they’ve resisted changing their traditional nomadic way of life in modern times, enjoy till late afternoon then drive to your campsite for dinner and overnight at the Simba Public Camp Site (Campsite-Basic Camping-Tent.

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:
Budget camping
  • In or near Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater Tour-Full Day Game Drive-Lake Manyara

Ngorongoro Crater Tour-Full Day Game Drive-Lake Manyara

After breakfast descend to the world's seventh wonder Ngorongoro Crator. A caldera that was formed as a results of the great movement of the earth that formed the rift valley. The Ngorongoro wild reserve is a home of wide variety of wild life including the big cats, more than four hundred bird's species. Game drive inside the crater till late in the afternoon having a chance to see all big five e.g. Lions, Elephants, Rhinos, Buffaloes, Leopard and many other wild animals like Hippos, Zebras, Wildebeests, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Thomson Gazelles just to mention a few, then ascend to the crater rim then drive to your campsite near Lake Manyara arrival for dinner and overnight at Fanaka Lodge and Campsite (Basic Camping-Tent).

Main Destination:
Mto Wa Mbu (Town)
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • In or near Mto wa Mbu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Mto Wa Mbu to Tarangire National Park then to Arusha Town

Mto Wa Mbu to Tarangire National Park then to Arusha Town

Early breakfast and then depart from Mto Wa Mbu to Tarangire National Park with your picnic lunch in hand. Game drive in Tarangire National Park, It’s famous for its highest population density of elephants than anywhere in Tanzania and its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and special location. The park extends into two game controlled areas and the wildlife is allowed to move freely throughout. Before the rains, droves of gazelle, wildebeest, zebra, and giraffes migrate to Tarangire National Park’s scrub plains where the last grazing land still remains. Tarangire offers unparalleled game viewing, and during the dry season elephants abound. Families of the pachyderms play around the ancient trunks of baobab trees and strip acacia bark from the thorn trees for their afternoon meal. Breathtaking views of the Masaai Steppe and the mountains to the south make a stop at Tarangire a memorable experience, late afternoon drive back to Arusha Town.

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
Show more
HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
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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