Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
You will be picked up from either Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport and dropped off at Under the Shade Safari Lodge. If time allows, depending on your arrival, you will have an option to do Arusha city tour, visiting the famous art gallery (Cultural Heritage), Local market and Maasai Market.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Under the Shade Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Today our safari Adventure begins! After breakfast, pick up from your lodge at 7:40am and drive for 2 hours to Tarangire National Park. The park is well known for its large elephant herds and abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent). From the open roof of the vehicle we will experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River which is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to giraffes, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, elands, warthogs and elephants. The picnic site has a spectacular view. We will have our picnic lunch there and proceed with game viewing before continuing to Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast we will depart for Serengeti. A long and bumpy road will take you in about 4-5 hours of a fascinating game on route driving up the crater highlands towards the vast plains of Serengeti.
If the weather is clear and not foggy, you will stop at Ngorongoro Viewpoint to have a glimpse of the caldera for 10 minutes before continuing with your drive to Serengeti.
We will stop for a picnic lunch before we check in the park for an afternoon game-drive. After catching the sunset, we will proceed to Into Wild Africa for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti full day Game-drive
Serengeti full day Game-drive
Today we will spend the whole day in the park. We head out and start to explore at sunrise, we will have a full day game drive exploring the beautiful scenery of Serengeti, searching for the big 5. There is more to Serengeti than large mammals, more than 500 bird species recorded, ranging from the oversized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the savannah. We will continue to search for Serengeti wildlife and return to Into Wild Africa at sunset for dinner and overnight.
You can add a Hot air Balloon Safari or a Walking Safari on this day for an extra cost.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Today we will wake up very early in the morning and be in the safari vehicle by 6am for a sunrise game drive and to spot the animals when they are most active. We will then stop at a picnic site to enjoy breakfast in the bush and continue with the game drive until noon where we will have lunch and continue to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight at Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation:
- Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Descend to Ngorongoro Crater
Descend to Ngorongoro Crater
Today you will wake up early to do an early morning game drive after breakfast. You will descend to the crater, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhinos. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife in the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, and a soda lake that from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingos, a forest and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. After a 5-hour of game drive, you will drive to Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge, where you will be able to relax and enjoy dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, your safari guide will pick you up from your accommodation and drive you to Lake Manyara National Park. Manyara is a relatively small but diverse park, 120km west of Arusha. The park's namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On your exploration of the park, you will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, elephants and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes; not only open grassy plains, but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab-dotted cliffs. After a full day game drive, you will return to Arusha where your safari ends.
You can choose to be dropped off at Kilimanjaro Airport if you will be going to Zanzibar, but we recommend booking a flight from 19:40.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
