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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
After an early breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park from Arusha or the airport. The park is well known for its abundance of birds and diverse trees, including sausage trees, umbrella trees, baobabs, and palms. Lake Manyara hosts over 400 bird species, such as pink flamingos, yellow-billed storks, herons, and corkscrews. Although small, the park is home to mammals including zebras, lions, baboons, impalas, wildebeest, hippos, elephants, and buffaloes. It offers a relaxing and tranquil environment. The name “Manyara” comes from the Maasai word for the trees used to create hedges. Two-thirds of the park is an alkaline lake, making it mostly submerged in alkaline water. This destination is ideal for adventurous, thrill-seeking, and nature-loving travelers. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara National Park - Central Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara National Park - Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, leave the campsite in an open roof 4WD and head to the endless plains of the Serengeti. Expect to see a wide diversity of wildlife within the park, which also hosts the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet. Because of its biodiversity and ecological significance, the Serengeti has been listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Maasai people historically grazed their livestock here, calling it the “open plains” when Austrian explorer Oscar Baumann first visited in 1892. In the afternoon, you will arrive at the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Central Serengeti National Park
Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, enjoy an early morning game drive along the Sogore River circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River. This area is ideal for spotting lions, gazelles, topi, ostriches, and cheetahs. After the drive, visit the Serengeti Visitor Center near Seronera Lodge and the public campsites, which features interesting wildlife displays and a gift shop with information leaflets and maps. In the afternoon, explore the Kopjes circuit, going counterclockwise around the Masai Kopjes, where you may encounter more lions and formidably large cobras. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Central Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
Central Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park, where all three of Africa’s big cats are commonly seen. Lions are abundant and often spotted on a kill, cheetahs are frequently seen in the southeastern plains, and leopards can often be found lazing in the large trees along the Seronera River. Large herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephants and giraffes, and thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala, and Grant’s gazelles are present year-round. After lunch, drive toward Ngorongoro Crater. Upon reaching the crater rim, take in the remarkable views of this impressive natural wonder. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire National Park
Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire National Park
After enjoying the aroma of early morning coffee, all your senses will come alive during an exciting morning game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is home to over 25,000 wild animals, including an estimated 7,000 wildebeest, 4,000 zebras, 3,000 eland, 3,000 gazelles, 600 hyenas, 200–300 elephants, more than 60 lions, 30 rhinos, and many others. Bird enthusiasts will delight in the 500 species found here, including ostriches, kori bustards, and secretary birds. From November to April, migratory birds also take up residence. Indigenous tribes, including the Maasai, graze their livestock alongside buffalo and wildebeest. Later, you will drive back to the campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Tarangire National Park - Arusha
Tarangire National Park - Arusha
After breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day safari. Complete arrival paperwork before heading to the Elephant Playground, then enjoy lunch at a picnic site. Around 3:00 pm, you will begin the two-hour drive back to Arusha or the airport, concluding your six-day wildlife safari with nothing left unseen.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
