Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
We will pick you up from your hotel or airport. You will depart from Arusha at 7:30 am. The distance to Tarangire National Park is 151km and takes approximately 2hr 30mins. You will have a hot lunch inside the park and a game drive for 6 hours.
Later in the afternoon, have a picnic at Tarangire National Park. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Fig Tree Lodge.
Tarangire National Park is traversed by the Tarangire River which never dries up. Being the only source of water during the dry season from July to October, it draws hundreds of animals to the park, making for spectacular wildlife and bird spotting. The landscape is varied, with grassy savannahs, swamps, hills, and spectacular baobabs.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You will depart Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park at 7:00 am. The distance from Tarangire National Park to Serengeti is 378km. Time takes approximately 5hrs. You will have a hot lunch inside the park. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at the Seronera Campsite.
Serengeti National Park covers a vast area in northwestern Tanzania, with over 70 mammals, including huge populations of lions and other predators, and over 500 bird species, this is a wildlife viewing paradise. Beyond the incredible Great Migration that moves through the area seasonally, the spectacular river crossings mostly occur at specific times, but the entire process remains unpredictable, depending on when and where the rains fall.
It is a spectacular place to visit any time of the year, with breathtaking scenery and prolific game from the Big Five to a wide range of antelope, reptiles, birds, and bugs; there are 100 varieties of dung beetle.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You will depart for early game drives around 6:30 am. You will have a hot lunch inside the park. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at the Seronera Campsite.
You will enjoy a full day exploring the Serengeti, whose vast endless plains are home to more than three million large mammals. At certain times of the year, you may witness the incredible spectacle of the 1 million wildebeest that trek in columns of up to 40km long in search of good grazing. Of course, the wildebeest mega herds attract predators of every kind as well as other species that like to accompany them, such as zebras, gazelles, impalas, and antelopes.
From January to March, the herds can often be found in the southern area, moving northwards through the Central and Western corridor during June and July before splitting off to the west and north as they make their way toward the Mara River. They return to the south in November to repeat this fascinating, instinctive migration all over again.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
You will depart for early game drives around 6:30 am. The distance from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater is 149 km takes 2hrs 45mins approximately. You will have a hot lunch inside the park. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Fig Tree Lodge.
The Ngorongoro Crater, a caldera or collapsed volcano, while only covering 260sq km, includes a diverse range of habitats including montane forest, grasslands, acacia forests, a salt lake and swamps.
Due to the diversity of the habitats on the crater floor and sides, an incredible number of different birds and animals, including the Big Five, call Ngorongoro Crater home and provide visitors with spectacular game viewing in gorgeous surroundings.
Within the Ngorongoro Crater, there is a huge concentration of wildlife, including the Big Five. Hippo, crocodile, zebra, a wide range of antelope and plains game live here, too.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
You will depart at 8:00 am. The distance from Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara is 12 km and takes 33 mins approximately.
You will have a hot lunch inside the park and a game drive for 6 hours. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at the Fig Tree Lodge.
Lake Manyara covers over 230sq km of its 330sq km surfaces during the wet season. Lake Manyara National Park offers visitors beautiful scenery and a compact, round-trip game-viewing circuit.
You can expect to see multitudes of baboons, plenty of elephants, blue monkeys, buffalos, giraffes, zebras, tiny dik-dik, and well-known tree-climbing lions. Be sure to look up to spot them lazing in the acacia trees.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Walking Safari Lake Manyara National Park
Walking Safari Lake Manyara National Park
Mto wa Mbu is situated on the way to the national parks in northern Tanzania, just at the foot of Rift Valley. It is located on the way to Ngorongoro and Serengeti, it is an ideal resting place for most safari travellers.
You will get an inside look at the homes and exquisite crafts of Mto wa Mbu’s many tribes and will get a chance to meet locals and learn about banana beer, Makonde woodcarvings, and tribal painting techniques. The village provides a great introduction to everyday life in Africa.
You will go for a mountain biking ride through the farming village of Mto Wa Mbu. On this ride, you will visit local farms, schools, churches, milling machines, and a local bar and enjoy the sights and sounds of this vibrant village.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
You will depart Arusha at 7:30 am to Kilimanjaro 83 km, approximately 1 hour 45 mins. You will have a hot local lunch at Kilimanjaro slope. First, you will visit the (Materuni) waterfalls. On the way, your guide will inform you about the culture of the Chagga life and explain the surrounding fauna and flora.
You will do some cultural activities including a coffee plantation. Here you will learn how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted, and processed by hiking around the waterfalls. You will also listen to a variety of traditional songs as they show you how to make coffee. Also in the afternoon, you will be able to taste soup made from bananas.
Materuni is the home of the Chagga tribe and is still a village in this charming place and is at the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
You will be dropped off at your hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Kikuletwa Hot Springs
Kikuletwa Hot Springs
The hot springs of Kikuletwa, also known as Chemka Hot Springs, are close to the village of Rundugai and are one of the most beautiful places in Tanzania to relax. The small pond is surrounded by palm and fig trees with winding roots. In the morning, blue monkeys can often be observed in the trees, whilst the crystal clear, turquoise water invites you to a refreshing bath.
Although they are called hot springs, the water in Kikuletwa is not truly ‘hot’ but refreshing, as the water source is fed by Kilimanjaro itself. You will enjoy a wonderful day in just the way you want. In the sun dozing, chatting with the locals at the small bar, or swimming. At noon, you will have a picnic lunch, and in the late afternoon, start your drive back to Arusha where will be the end of your tour.
You will be dropped off at your hotel or airport.
- Main Destination:
- Kikuletwa Hot Springs (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
