Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Town Tour & Cultural Experience
Town Tour & Cultural Experience
Your adventure will start from the moment you land until the time you exit the country. We understand you've traveled a long way, so this day will be a relaxing day. First, you will be taken to your accommodation in Arusha to take a shower and drop your luggage. Then you will have a day trip to Maasai Market, as well as visit the Meru Waterfall, and a local market in Arusha. This will enable you to be part of the local culture by being able to enjoy a traditional meal. Breakfast will be around 7:00 am at the Karibu Heritage House, with local lunch at 13:00. Dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
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Karibu Heritage House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park
Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is a 118km (2-hour drive) south-west of Arusha and its total surface area is 2850sq km. The park has sparse vegetation strewn with baobab trees and acacia trees, and it's the area in the northern circuit with the greatest number of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem.
Animals expected to be seen here are zebra, cheetah, giraffe, lions, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, kori bustard heavy flying bird, antelope species, and many elephants. Apart from a wildlife game drive in Tarangire, you can also do a hot air balloon safari, which is optional at $600 per person. Dinner and overnight will be at Karatu Safari Camp Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Drive to Serengeti National Park
Drive to Serengeti National Park
Serengeti has endless plains accumulated with savannah grassland which provide a wide feeding area throughout the year for wildebeest, many antelope species, zebras making the potential area for carnivores such as cheetah, lions, hyena, and other wild cats to hunt these herbivores.
Also in Seronera valley, there are dotted acacia trees that appear in a group-like structure known as Kopjes, which provide a vantage point for predators to spot the prey and also provide a home for reptiles such as lizards, pythons. Dinner and overnight will be at Nyani Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Nyani Campsite
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
This day continues with the game drive at Central Serengeti but is more likely to be based in the southern part, which will make you be able to spot more hunting actions and even exit without a delay heading to Simba Campsite.
Activities such as a sunrise game drive will enable you to spot the Big 5 animals and many other animals including the hunting actions since at sunrise animals are very active in searching for their daily meals. On this day you may also book a hot air balloon safari at $600 per person. You will continue with the game drive until late in the afternoon. Exit the park to the Ngorongoro conservation area, which is the place where you will stay the night - at the rim of the crater.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro Carater back to Arusha Town
Ngorongoro Carater back to Arusha Town
We will have breakfast at the campsite. At 8:00 am, you will be picked up as we will head to the crater gate, with game viewing along the way. At 9:00 am we will descend the crater, at 13:00 we will have lunch at a picnic site, and at 15:00 we will exit the crater and head back to Arusha.
The park has volcanic soil that supports many habitats making it very potential for big 5 spotting in a single day visit. Inside the park, there's Lake Makat, which provides a home for many birds. Apart from that the inside the park is well known for the existence of many Maasai families living in their circular-oriented Bomas.
Furthermore, it's best for anyone wishing to explore the history of human evolution pioneered by Leakey's family. Animal expected to spot are lions, buffalo, wildebeest, many birds, zebras, hippos, gazelle, jackal, fox and other wild dogs, eland, waterbuck, serval, ungulates. Absentees are giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, and elephants, which are rarely seen at the crater rim.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
