$2,583 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha
Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport [JRO] in Arusha. Meet & Greet. Transfer to the Greenside Hotel for an overnight stay.
Arusha City, situated in the northern highlands of Tanzania, lies beneath the twin peaks of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, making it the safari capital of the country. Guests embarking on the popular northern safari circuit all stop here to prepare for their journeys into the African bush. Established by the Germans as a centre for colonial administration in the early 20th century, today Arusha is one of the country’s most prosperous towns and a major centre of Tanzanian diplomacy and international relations – lending it its nickname, the ‘Geneva of Africa’.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Greenside Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
Embark on a 2-hour drive southwest of Arusha to Tarangire, a park that is often overshadowed by its famous neighbours, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro, but holds its own as a spectacular wildlife gem, offering a classic African safari experience with a unique character. December to March is a beautiful time to visit Tarangire – with lush landscapes and newborn animals (January – February), and plenty of predator action.
On arrival at the park, immediately commence wildlife viewing, with lunch today taken as a picnic.
In the late afternoon, continue to Lake Manyara for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara is a scenic and compact park nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, offering a surprising variety of ecosystems and wildlife in a relatively small area. From December to March, the park is lush and beautiful. It’s the best time for birding, especially to see large flocks of flamingos on the lake (November – April). It’s also the calving season for many animals (January – February).
On arrival at the park, you will first experience the Lake Manyara Treetop Walkway – a guided walk along a 370m series of suspension bridges 18m off the ground that will provide you a unique birds-eye view of the world around you, while spotting all kinds of butterflies, birds, and monkeys – before the start of your full day of wildlife viewing drive, with lunch today taken as a picnic.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
An early rise for breakfast and check out from the lodge, before descending with your safari driver guide 2,000 ft below into the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater to experience a wildlife viewing like no other before.
Ngorongoro is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a protected Conservation area – the world’s largest intact and unfilled volcanic caldera, often called “Africa’s Garden of Eden” due to its stunning beauty and incredible concentration of wildlife, all year round. From December to March is the Short Wet Season, when the landscape is stunningly green and lush. It is also the calving season (January – February), which attracts predators. Unlike other parks, the crater offers fantastic game viewing throughout the year due to resident wildlife populations.
At midday, you will enjoy a delicious picnic lunch before ascending back to the rim of the crater, to continue to southern Serengeti for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ndutu Heritage Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Southern Serengeti National Park
Southern Serengeti National Park
An early rise to experience wildlife viewing before sunrise, followed by a leisurely breakfast. Enjoy further mid-morning and late afternoon wildlife viewing with a lunch break at the camp. Optionally, you can set out on a full-day game drive, with a picnic lunch.
Southern Serengeti (Ndutu Area) is the heart of the calving season, from December to April. These open, short-grass plains provide nutrient-rich food. Around 500,000 calves are born in a 2-3 week period.
Optionally, at extra cost, enjoy a dawn Serengeti Balloon Safari and Bush Breakfast.
- Main Destination:
- Southern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ndutu Heritage Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Central Serengeti National Park
Central Serengeti National Park
Breakfast and check-out from the camp. Drive to the Central Serengeti’s Seronera Valley, the most accessible region of the vast Serengeti, with year-round water sources, excellent for game viewing any time, and made famous by its leopard and lion sightings among the rocky outcrops known as kopjes.
En route, enjoy a unique game viewing opportunity around the Gol Kopjes in eastern Serengeti – often described as looking like a “Japanese rock garden”, and is known as “Cheetah Capital” as it boasts the highest concentration of cheetahs in Africa. Lunch will be taken as a picnic.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
End of tour
End of tour
Breakfast and check-out from the camp.
Visit the Seronera Visitor Centre, where illustrations include an elevated walkway, built around a cluster of rocks and trees that details the wildebeest migration – each point of the walkway represents a different point in the migration.
Transfer to the airstrip to catch the scheduled flight to Arusha.
Meet & Greet on arrival at Arusha Airport [ARK].
Time permitting (at no extra cost), visit Shanga Foundation, a social enterprise that employs people with disabilities to create unique and high-quality handcrafted wares incorporating recycled materials; before continuing to the nearby Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre – a place where the past and present of Tanzania’s 120-plus tribes can be viewed in a single compound. The centre boasts a variety of carvings, gemstones, artefacts, clothing, and books.
End of tour.
You’ll be dropped off at the airport.
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
