$3,839 to $3,949 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport
Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport
Upon arrival, our safari representative will highly be available to welcome and cheer you up as you transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel in Arusha. Our staff will answer all your queries regarding your upcoming safari and provide you with a short briefing as well. Get enough rest to overcome the jet lag at your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Kilimanjaro Airport
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Planet Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Explore Tarangire national park
Transfer to Explore Tarangire national park
With a lazy breakfast, your guide will pick you up and proceed to Tarangire National park one of the largest national park in Tanzania located in Manyara region, this place is characterized by the large herds of elephants, tree climbing lions, and the fascinating baobab trees also called the Tree of Life for its almost mythical powers that some cultures attach to it. This park is especially known for Tarangire River which flows all year round and the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons. Retire your day at the lodge as you get fresh for the next day.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tarangire Simba Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Proceed to Explore Lake Mayara national park and later to Karatu
Proceed to Explore Lake Mayara national park and later to Karatu
After breakfast, we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a scenic lake that made Ernest Hemingway exclaim "the loveliest I had seen in Africa". This offers a compact-game viewing circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park and at the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley. Expect great views of the park from the top of the lift valley wall. Lake Manyara is also a home to over 400 species of birds and include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks. Get back to the lodge for dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro highlands.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Explore Ngorongoro Crater Rim - Transfer to Serengeti
Explore Ngorongoro Crater Rim - Transfer to Serengeti
With an early breakfast, proceed to a morning game drive in Ngorongoro crater. It’s a half day game drive with a picnic lunch. Late afternoon, we’ll embark on a drive to Seronera via Naabi gate. Proceed with game viewing en route and check-in in for dinner and overnight.
The jewel in Ngorongoro's crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game viewing Serengeti central - Seronera
Game viewing Serengeti central - Seronera
With a lazy breakfast at the Lodge we depart for game driving in the famous Serengeti plains of Seronera. A picnic lunch will be saved at lunch time. We’ll continue to traverse through the Serengeti plains ticking off more wildlife games like the Lions, cheetah, leopards, elephants, many antelopes, wildebeest among others. Retire the day after check in to the lodge for the overnight stay.
A million wildebeest each one compelled by the same ancient rhythm, fulfilling its instinctive role in the inexorable cycle of life: a hysterical three-week spell of territorial conquests and mating; survival of the fittest as 40km (25 mile) long columns plunge through crocodile-infested waters on the annual exodus north; replenishing the species in a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 mile) pilgrimage begins again. Retire the long day at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Game viewing in Mara Region of Northern Serengeti
Game viewing in Mara Region of Northern Serengeti
Enjoy your breakfast at leisure experience the magic in the northern part of Serengeti as we chess the wildebeest Migration. In the evening, we plan to be at the Mara river bank as we target the evening crossing of the great migration. River crossings at Kogatende is guaranteed every day in from August to October as the mega herd settles into the area. For August, September and October, game viewing up here is superb with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Kogatende Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
More wildebeest Viewing in Kogatende – Northern Serengeti
More wildebeest Viewing in Kogatende – Northern Serengeti
Start the day with an early breakfast coupled with an early morning river game drive to view the great migration. Get ready for a long day in the wilderness with picnic lunch. The park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the "big five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion: The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. African Leopard: these reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park. In the evening we head back to the camp to retire the day.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Kogatende Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Last Wildebeest River Crossing and Transfer to Seronera
Last Wildebeest River Crossing and Transfer to Seronera
With an early breakfast, as we end the thrilling adventure, we target to witness at least 1 major crossing before we head back to Karatu. We shall have our picnic lunch and thereafter peruse through the dusty Serengeti Plains until we reach Seronera where we shall have our overnight. Retire the day after a long drive at the lodge in the middle of Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Cultural experience in Mto Wa Mbu – Transfer to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International airport
Cultural experience in Mto Wa Mbu – Transfer to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International airport
With an early breakfast, we drive through the Ngorongoro highlands to mto wa mbu (River of mosquitoes) for an afternoon cultural tour and walking safari. We can decide to have a lavish local lunch in the areas before we head back to Arusha or to the airport for your departure back home with lots of African memories.
- Main Destination:
- Mto Wa Mbu (Town)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
