Porcupine Expeditions

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrival from the aiport

Arrival from the aiport

Our guide will pick you up at Kilimanjaro International Airport ( JRO) /Arusha Airport (ARK) and take you to our local office in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, our guides know well the country and Arusha city, so you’ll be in good hands from when you arrive to the moment you leave.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel
  • Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Arusha to Serengeti national park

Arusha to Serengeti national park

After breakfast early in the morning, our driver-guide will drive you from Arusha city to Serengeti National Park. Set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of the Serengeti, a good-looking 4-hour drive. Enjoy a full-day game drive together with a late evening game drive. You will have a good chance to view magnificent creatures in their natural habitat through the open roof of your vehicle. In the late evening, you will reach the Seronera valley in Central Serengeti. Enjoy a good meal in the middle of the bush and then make your way to the campsite for dinner and overnight. But we are flexible and we can arrange mid-range tented accommodation or lodge if you prefer!

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Serengeti to Ngorongoro rim

Serengeti to Ngorongoro rim

Today we are indeed very lucky to be going out very early in the morning. Let's make the most of it and see what the darkness has got to surprise us with that early morning in Central Serengeti. Game drive in Central Serengeti contains black clay pans, which support acacia trees and the giraffe feed on them. Thick woodland is home to verve monkeys, olive baboons and bush babies. On the plains, elephants are plentiful and matriarch herds are increasing in certain areas. The central area is so large that wildlife climb and Also, on the way to Conservation Area you can visit the Maasai community but is an option. Maasai families in circular homesteads called BOMA. We will spend the night on the crater rim. Your bush dinner and overnight stay will be at a Ngorongoro Simba Campsite. But we are flexible and we can upgrade tented accommodation or lodge if you prefer at additional cost!

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

The great Ngorongoro Crater

The great Ngorongoro Crater

After early morning breakfast at Simba Campsite, you will drive down into the crater. The Crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and has unbelievable wildlife diversity. You will find almost all the species that are native to the East African savannah. The possibility to see/spot the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard) within a couple of hours is high due to the fact that animals don't migrate from the Crater. Ngorongoro Conservation is the best site to understand early human evolution pioneered by Mary and Louis Leakey. Other wildlife expected to be seen are wildebeest, gazelle, golden–jackal, bat-eared fox, hippopotamus, East African wild dog, African leopard, ungulates, waterbucks, buffalo, eland and serval. Later, return to Arusha, arriving around 4:00 pm/ 5.00 pm depending on the nature of the game drive on that particular day.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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