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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
You'll be picked up from the hotel after breakfast 8:00 am your safari guide will arrive at the hotel. After meeting up with your driver you will travel to Tarangire National Park, and around 10:00 am you will already be on your first safari!
In this park, you have the chance to see lots of wild Tanzanian animals lions, buffalos, giraffes, and zebras. It is famous for its astonishing number of elephants, who typically tend to stay close to their drinking source, the Tarangire River.
You should be aware that this is wild nature, so the guide cannot make any guarantees about the presence of specific wild animals, but you can be sure he will do his best to find everything you're looking for! The team has a radio channel that the drivers use to communicate with other guides and collaborate on searches for rare species.
At lunchtime, you will be provided a meal, after which the safari will continue. In the evening, you will be transferred to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
You will wake up, have breakfast, and travel to Lake Manyara. The entire territory of this park is cut through with groundwater streams that provide a favorable environment for plants and, in addition, for a multitude of birds (including pink flamingos) and African forest animals.
Around lunchtime you will visit the Maji Moto hot springs and the driver will provide you with personal lunchboxes. After this stop, the safari will continue, and by evening you will be transferred to a hotel. In Lake Manyara, you have the option to add extra activities like a night game drive, canoeing, and a walking safari to feel the excitement of exploring the wild in Tanzania on foot (optional).
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Central Serengeti National Park
Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will start the safari by being transferred to the central part of the Serengeti (also called Seronera). Here your driver will try to find the animals you're the most interested in. Closer to lunchtime you will visit the Serengeti Visitor Centre, where you will be offered a lunchbox and provided with lots of interesting information not only about the animals’ populations but also about the history of the national park. Also, in this area, you will be able to see hyraxes, which are the elephant's closest relatives.
It is difficult to describe in detail all the animals of the Serengeti plains, for they number in the thousands: elephants, buffalos, ostriches, giraffes, jackals, hyenas, lions, antelopes, leopards, and cheetahs—just keep your eyes peeled and enjoy the nature around you. You'll have optional activities like the Olduvai George tour of the cradle of mankind.
In the evening, you will be transferred to a lodge, where you will have dinner and rest.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tukaone Serengeti Camps
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive in Serengeti. You will have a picnic lunch. You will have dinner and an overnight stay. With an additional cost, on this day you have a chance to do an early morning balloon safari (optional). If interested please let’s know in advance.
Today you will have another chance to spot all the big cats either you missed in the first or add some more to your bucket list.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tukaone Serengeti Camps
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Highlands
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Highlands
After breakfast in the morning, you will safari in the southern parts of the park. The greater part of these areas is a savanna with wide open spaces, which provides a likely opportunity to see cheetah-hunting antelopes. On this day also you have an option to visit the Maasai tribe and Olduvai Gorge at an additional cost. The Oldupai Gorge is one of the most important archaeological sites on earth. The geological strata exposed in the gorge reveal a remarkable record of animal and human evolution from about two million until fifteen thousand years ago.
By early afternoon, you will finish the safari and return to the hotel in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation:
- Kankari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
On this day, it is best to leave the hotel as early as possible so you can see the variety of animals that are only active during the morning hours. At 6:30 am you will set off for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and after about an hour you will already be inside the crater.
Ngorongoro is one of the most famous and interesting of Tanzania's national parks because here you can find the greatest number of different animal species per square kilometer. You will have the chance to see buffalo, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, hippopotamuses, and feline species such as caracals and servals. The luckiest travelers might even see a rhinoceros, an animal whose numbers are rapidly declining. The drop-off will be in Arusha after the trip.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
