Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival - Arusha
Arrival - Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport for a meet and greet by our airport office representative who will assist you in case of visa or any passport control issues. After that, we will welcome you to our office for the refreshments where you will meet your guide and then transfer to Arusha for dinner and your overnight stay at the hotel. Arusha is a city in East Africa's Tanzania located at the base of volcanic Mount Meru. It's a gateway to safari destinations and to Africa's highest peak 5,895m Mount Kilimanjaro lying some 100 kilometres northeast.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Gran Melia Arusha
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at the hotel and a short safari briefing, depart and drive to Tarangire for a full-day game drive in the Tarangire National Park until afternoon lunchtime. Your driver will set and prepare the table for a full hot meal lunch of soup, bread rolls, the main dish and fruit salad followed by a glass of wine, tea and coffee. After lunch, continue with a game drive until the evening when you'll drive to the camp for dinner and your overnight at the lodge.
The park is located slightly off the main safari route. Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for its elephant migration, birding and quiet authentic safari atmosphere. The majority of travellers to the region either miss out on Tarangire altogether or venture into the park for a matter of hours leaving parts of Tarangire virtually untouched.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kitela Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at the camp, you'll have a game drive in Serengeti National Park searching for the big cats and the Big Five. In the afternoon, your driver will set and prepare the table for a full hot meal lunch of soup, bread rolls, main dish and fruit salad followed by a glass of wine or tea. In the evening, drive to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
The only living things that look as if they really belong are wild animals. Between the animals and Africa, there is an understanding that human beings have not yet earned.
Laurens van der Post, Venture to the Interior, 1963
Today the Serengeti National Park the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Maasai Mara Game Reserve across the border in Kenya protect the greatest and most varied collection of terrestrial wildlife on earth. They are one of the last great migratory systems still intact.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
Have an early breakfast at the lodge then depart and drive to Ngorongoro Crater for the game drive in the crater. In the afternoon during lunchtime, your driver will set and prepare the table through our car shade for a full hot meal lunch. Enjoy soup, bread rolls, the main dish and fruit salad, followed by a glass of wine or tea and coffee. After lunch, continue with a game drive until late in the afternoon then drive back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
The jewel in Ngorongoro's crown is a deep, volcanic crater the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20km across, 600 meters deep and 300sq km 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.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
-
Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
Have breakfast at the lodge then drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive. In the afternoon during lunchtime, your driver will set and prepare the table through our car shade for a full hot meal of soup, bread rolls, main dish and fruit salad, followed by a glass of wine, tea and coffee. After lunch, continue with a game drive and in the afternoon drive back to Arusha for a drop-off at the airport.
Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. The inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favoured haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
