$3,630 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK), your transfer driver meets you and drives you to your hotel in Arusha. After check-in, an office representative conducts your safari briefing to go over your upcoming itinerary. The rest of the day is yours to rest and prepare for your adventure starting tomorrow.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Palace Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha National Park + Canoeing Safari at Momella Lake + Walking Safari
Arusha National Park + Canoeing Safari at Momella Lake + Walking Safari
After breakfast at your hotel, your safari guide picks you up and drives you to Arusha National Park. You start your day with a guided walking safari accompanied by an armed park ranger. Walking through open grasslands and quiet forests lets you explore the park on foot, observe animal tracks, learn about plant life, and view animals like giraffes, zebras, warthogs, and bushbucks up close. You can also look up into the trees to spot black-and-white colobus monkeys.
Next, you head to Momella Lake for a guided canoeing session. Paddling along the water offers a fresh perspective of the landscape, where you can see waterbirds like flamingos, kingfishers, and herons, along with hippos in the water and waterbucks along the shores. Mount Meru provides a scenic backdrop while you paddle.
After your morning activities, you stop at a designated picnic site inside the park to enjoy your packed lunch. Enjoy the enroute game drive as you head back to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Palace Hotel
Wildlife in Arusha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Arusha to Tarangire National Park (120km approximately 2hrs drive)
Arusha to Tarangire National Park (120km approximately 2hrs drive)
Today, your safari guide picks you up for the drive to Tarangire National Park. The journey takes you through local countryside and villages before you reach the park gates. Tarangire is famous for its vast landscape dotted with ancient baobab trees and its large population of elephants.
Upon entering the park, you begin an afternoon game drive along the Tarangire River circuit. The river acts as a primary water source, attracting a variety of wildlife to its banks. As you drive through the park, you can spot herds of elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and impalas. Lions and leopards are also frequently seen resting in the shade of acacia trees or on rocky outcrops.
You enjoy a packed lunch at a scenic picnic site inside the park overlooking the river. Afterwards, you continue your game drive through the river valleys and open woodlands before exiting the park in the late afternoon and driving to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your lodge in Karatu, your safari guide picks you up to begin the drive toward Serengeti National Park. The journey takes you through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area highlands, passing hills and Maasai villages along the way.
As you descend onto the open plains of the central Serengeti, you begin a game drive en route to your camp. The central region, known as Seronera, features open savanna, acacia woodlands, and rocky granite Kopjes that serve as ideal lookout points for predators. Along the way, you can spot big cats like lions, leopards, and cheetahs, as well as large herds of wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, and impalas.
You stop at a designated picnic site inside the park to enjoy your packed lunch before continuing your game drive through the afternoon. In the late afternoon, you head to your lodge or tented camp in the Serengeti for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Signature Serengeti Luxury Tented Safari Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Full Day Serengeti National Park
Full Day Serengeti National Park
You have a full day dedicated to exploring Serengeti National Park. After breakfast, you set out with your safari guide for a morning game drive when animals are most active. The early hours offer good opportunities to see predators on the move or returning from hunts, as well as herbivores grazing across the plains.
During the day, you drive along different river circuits and open savannas to track wildlife. Depending on the season, you may see vast herds of wildebeests and zebras moving across the plains, along with elephants, hippos resting in river pools, topis, and gazelles. Hyenas, jackals, and various species of eagles and vultures are also common sights across the landscape.
You enjoy a packed lunch at a picnic site in the park before continuing with an afternoon game drive. As the sun begins to set over the savanna, you return to your camp or lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Signature Serengeti Luxury Tented Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area (62km approx 1hr 30mins drive)
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area (62km approx 1hr 30mins drive)
After checkout at your camp, you set out with your safari guide for a morning game drive as you head out of Serengeti National Park. This final drive through the Seronera plains gives you another opportunity to spot big cats, giraffes, and grazing herds across the savanna.
You enjoy your packed lunch at a picnic site near the Naabi Hill gate while your guide completes the park exit paperwork. Afterward, you leave the Serengeti and drive back into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, winding up through the crater rim and into the cool, green hills of the Ngorongoro Highlands.
You arrive at your lodge located on the highlands in the late afternoon, leaving you time to unwind, enjoy the cooler climate, and relax before dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
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Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
After an early breakfast at your lodge, your safari guide picks you up and drives down into the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Descending into this large and inactive volcanic caldera brings you into a unique, enclosed ecosystem filled with wildlife.
Driving across the crater floor, you get the chance to see a lot of animals gathered in one place. You can spot herds of zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, and elands grazing on the open grasslands. The shallow soda lake attracts flamingos and other waterbirds, while nearby marshes and pools are home to hippos. The crater is also one of the best places in Tanzania to spot the endangered black rhinoceros, as well as lions, cheetahs, and hyenas hunting or resting in the grass.
You enjoy your packed lunch at a scenic picnic site near a hippo pool inside the crater. In the afternoon, you begin the climb back up the crater rim and drive a short distance out of the conservation area to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Lake Manyara National Park + Treetop Canopy Walkway
Lake Manyara National Park + Treetop Canopy Walkway
After breakfast at your lodge, your safari guide picks you up for the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Upon arrival, you head straight to the forest section of the park for an exciting canopy adventure. You walk along a series of suspended wooden boardwalks and high suspension bridges that take you right up into the treetop canopy. From this elevated ground, you can look down at the lush groundwater forest, spot forest birds like hornbills and eagles, and catch monkeys moving through the branches.
After completing your canopy walk, you take a short game drive through the park. You pass through acacia forests and open areas where you can spot baboons, zebras, impalas, and elephants, as well as the shallow edges of the soda lake where flocks of pink flamingos often gather.
You enjoy a packed lunch at a scenic picnic site inside the park before your safari guide drives you back to Arusha or directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in time for your departure flight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
