Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After a short briefing in the morning, you will be taken to the Tarangire National Park. The park with its endless tree savannah including the impressive baobab trees and seasonal marshes, is also home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. In addition to elephants, you are also likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Upon arrival at the park, your guide will open the roof of the vehicle and the extensive wildlife viewing will begin. Lunch will be taken at a picnic spot and in the afternoon, you will get to see more of this amazing and beautiful park. In the late afternoon you will arrive at the Fig tree lodge, located outside of the park for your overnight stay.
Lunch; Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
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Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Mto wa mbu to Serengeti
Mto wa mbu to Serengeti
After breakfast you will depart towards the Rift Valley, passing through Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu, in the cooler regions of the crater highlands. You will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop for a short look into the crater from a viewing point. Continuing your journey around the crater, you will descend the other side, enjoying your free “African massage” on the bumpy road, passing Maasai villages on your way to the Serengeti National Park. At the Naabi Hill entrance gate you can walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the plains of the Serengeti savannah. You will then continue towards the Seronera Area in the central part of the Serengeti. The park offers a multitude of wildlife including the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Late in the afternoon you will arrive at the Seronera Campsite. The camp is in a secluded area, in the heart of the bush, and the stars at night are breath-taking. Lunch will be enjoyed en-route.
Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti national park to Ngorongoro highlands
Serengeti national park to Ngorongoro highlands
Following breakfast, you will proceed for a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en-route. Depending upon the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration with hundred thousand of wildebeests, zebras and Thompson gazelles. During the small rainy season in October and November, you will typically see these herds moving from the Kenyan Masai Mara through the northwest of the Serengeti to the plains in the south. After the great rainy season in April, May and June, the herds slowly travel back through the western and north-western part of the Serengeti. With fluctuations in rainfall, this timetable can of course change, resulting in the animals migrating during different times and routes. Your guide will try his outmost to find the animals and will make sure that you can see them from the best spot in the national park. You will spend the night at the Simba Campsite Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast at daybreak, you will start early on your outward journey from the Serengeti back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, leaving behind the beautiful Seronera Valley. As predators are livelier in the cooler hours of the day, you might even see them in action. Lunch will be taken en-route at a designated picnic spot. On reaching the crater’s edge, the 19 km diameter caldera opens up before you in all its stunning glory and you will descend into the crater on an adventurous trail. This World Heritage Site is seasonally home to over 25,000 animals in including a wide variety of birds, hyenas and the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Exiting the crater on a different ascent road, you will drive to mto wa mbu at Fig tree Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
We wake up early and have breakfast from 7-8 am and then begin our journey to Lake Manyara.
Lunch will be served at the Endalla picnic site, one of the 3 picnic sites located inside Lake Manyara National Park and on the lake's northwestern shores. It is a small clearing amidst the woodland where visitors can alight from their vehicles to have a bush meal, a picnic or just stretch their legs while taking in the amazing scenery which may at times include flamingos.
Lake Manyara is famously known for its expert tree-climbing lions which you might find asleep at the top of the trees during your game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is also known for the flocks of thousands of flamingos that feed along the edge of the lake in the wet season.
Lastly, we drive back to Arusha to your accommodation or for your airport drop-off.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
