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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Welcome Tanzania

Welcome Tanzania

Your adventure will start from the moment you land to the time you exit the country. We understand your long way travel so this day will be a relaxing at your Accommodation and just get ready for next day Experience. you will get a chance also to explore Arusha City where by you can walk to Maasai Market and Local Market.

Main Destination:
Arusha Airport (Arusha)
Accommodation:
Gran Melia Arusha
  • Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park

Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park

At 7:00 am have breakfast at the hotel and at 08:30 am you'll be picked up and start a game drive en-route heading to Tarangire gate. Arrive at 10.00 am and spend 10min for registration. Afterwards, start the game drive inside the park. At 1.00 pm, have lunch at the picnic site (taking good care for beef takers and vegetarian).

The park is 118 km (2 hours drive) South-West of Arusha and its total surface area is 2850sq km. The park has a sparse vegetation strewn with baobab trees and acacia trees and it's the only area in northern circuit with the greatest number of wildlife outside the Serengeti eco-system. Animals expected to spot are zebra, cheetah, giraffe, lion, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, kori bustard the heavy flying bird, antelope species, and many elephants.

Apart from game drive in Tarangire, you can also opt for a hot air balloon safari (it's $ 600per person).

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
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Maramboi Tented Lodge
  • Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Drive to Serengeti National Park

Drive to Serengeti National Park

Central Serengeti/ Seronera has endless plains accumulated with savannah grassland which provide a wide feeding area throughout the year for wildebeest, many antelope species, and zebras. This makes a potential area for carnivores such as cheetah, lions, hyena and other wild cats to hunt these herbivores. In Seronera Valley, there are dotted acacia vegetation which appear in a group like structure known as Kopjes which provide a vantage for predators to spot the prey. It also provides a home for reptiles such as lizards and pythons.

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:
Embalakai Serengeti Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

On this day, continue with a game drive at Central Serengeti then proceed to the Southern part that will make you able to spot more hunting actions and to exit without a delay heading to Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge. Activities such as sunrise game drive will enable you to spot the Big Five animals and many other animals including the hunting actions as at sunrise animals are very active in searching for their day meals. On this day, you may also book a hot air balloon safari at $600 per person.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

The park has volcanic soil that supports many habitats making it potential for Big Five spotting in a single day visit. Inside the park, there are lake make ( a Maasai word meaning soda lake) which provides a home for many birds.

Apart from that, 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. Animals expected to be spotted are lions, buffalo, wildebeests, many birds, zebras, hippos, gazelles, jackals, foxes and other wild dogs, elands, waterbucks, servals, ungulates.

Absentees are giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, elephants which are rarely seen at the crater rim. Your dinner and overnight are at Escarpment lodge.

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:
Escarpment Luxury Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara National Park

The park has a variety of diverse habitats, underground water forest, woodlands, and in the western shore of the alkaline lake which provide a feeding area for thousands of flamingos. It's the only park in Tanzania with great number of birds species. Also 180 butterfly species have been documented in the park.

The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions and its canopy walking. Common wildlife expected to sight are thousands wildebeests, buffalos, giraffes, hippos, lions, warthogs, baboons, honey badgers, bush elephants, zebras, waterbucks and many others.

Lunch will be served inside the park at around 2:00 pm. You will continue with the game drive till late evening and you will exit the park. You'll then be driven back to airport or to your accommodation in Arusha.

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
Show more
LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

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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