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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha – Tarangire National Park
Arusha – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at your hotel or lodge in Arusha, meet our safari coordinator and your driver-guide for a short briefing before departing for Tarangire National Park via Arusha town. The drive passes the Maasai steppe and across many villages, all the way to the Tarangire gate.
Have a game drive in the park with a picnic lunch.
Tarangire is the fifth-largest national park in Tanzania, located at the base of the Great East African Rift Valley. The park runs along the Tarangire River, and it is made up of high hills and lowland dominated by acacia woodlands and huge baobab trees that dwarf some animal species that come beneath them.
Late afternoon, drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Kankari Lodge in a tented room.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kankari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Karatu – Serengeti National Park
Karatu – Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park with a packed lunch. The drive is via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu, all the way to Ngorongoro gate for check-in. Then, you will drive up to the crater viewpoint, where you can stop for some nice pictures of the crater floor from the rim, after driving around and down via Malanja depression to the Serengeti plains.
Have an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. The Serengeti, one of Africa's largest parks at 15,000 sq km, is home to some 3 million large mammals and features a diverse range of landscapes.
Dinner and overnight are at Tanzania Bush Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
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Tanzania Bush Camps - Central Serengeti
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
On this day, as early as 06:30, start with breakfast and lunch boxes for an early-morning game drive across the vast Serengeti plains, with the possibility of spotting cat families on the road, as they usually spend the mornings there, avoiding the morning mist. You may also see other nocturnal predators returning from their long night of hunting, or a pride of lionesses organizing a morning ambush.
Break for breakfast in the bush, then drive to where the wildebeest migration is packed and spend some time with the herds. This will depend on the travel dates and whether they will be at Central Serengeti. However, with or without the migration of herds, the Serengeti is still the best place to visit. Later in the afternoon, start your way to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with an en-route game drive, arriving at Kankari Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kankari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
As early as 06:30, depart for the crater tour and descend 600 meters into the crater floor for excellent game viewing.
Ngorongoro Crater is referred to by many as the 8th Natural Wonder of the World. Supported by yearly water supply and fodder, the crater supports a larger number of animal species, which include herds of wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, eland, topi, warthog, hippo, African elephant and the rare black rhino.
You will visit Lake Magadi, a larger but shallow alkaline lake in the southwest corner of the crater, which frequently hosts hippos, flocks of flamingos, and other aquatic birds. With a bit of luck, the "Big Five" can be seen in just one day of game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater. A picnic lunch will be served on the crater floor.
Late afternoon, drive back to Arusha, where you will be dropped off at your preferred place, whether it is at the hotel or at the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
