$2,739 pp (USD)
2 travelers on Start dateArusha to Tarangire National Park
Early morning after having breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, at around 7:30 am - 8.00 am, you will drive straight to Tarangire National Park, which takes approximately 2.5 hours. Tarangire National Park is famous for the most significant African elephants, giant baobab trees, and the mini-wildlife migration of more than 250,000 animals. It is one of the largest parks, with an area of more than 2600 sq km. You will also see different animal species, such as numerous impalas, elands, giraffes, buffaloes, Thompson’s gazelles, and gerenuks. You will also encounter wildebeests and zebras, leopards, lions, hyenas, and cheetahs, which seem prevalent in the southern open areas. We will serve you a hot picnic lunch at around midday. In the evening, you will drive straight to your lodge for refreshments, a well-prepared dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Farm House
- Meals & Drinks:
Ngorongoro Crater and Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at around 8:00 am, you will drive straight to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop at a viewing point. After that, you will descend into the 600m deep crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five. It is one of the world's most beautiful natural wildlife safari sites and an exceptional place to interact with people from the Maasai community. On reaching the crater's edge, the 20km diameter caldera opens up before you in all its glory, and you will descend into the crater on an adventurous trail. This World Heritage Site is seasonally home to over 25,000 animals, including a wide range of bird species, hyenas, and the endangered black rhinos. We will serve you a hot lunch near the hippo pool at a picnic site. After lunch, we will drive you to the heart of Serengeti National Park. You will have an en-route game drive to your accommodation, where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Central to Northern Serengeti National Park
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive from Central Serengeti to the North Serengeti, also known as Kogatende, to follow the great migration of more than a million wildebeests, more than 250,000 zebras accompanied by antelopes. The drive takes approximately 2 hours. You will explore the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the big cats and the migrating herds.
The migrating herds are found in northern Serengeti from July to October before heading to Masai Mara. If you’re lucky enough, this is the best place to witness the wildebeests crossing the Mara River and the hungry crocodiles hunting their prey. After lunch and more game drives, you will return to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
You will spend this one night in the Northern Serengeti National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
North Serengeti to Central Serengeti National Park
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive straight to the Central Serengeti. You will see animals such as gazelles, zebras, giraffes, hippos, and more on the way. You can also catch a glimpse of predators on their hunt. Big cats can be spotted on the way, and more than 500 bird species. You will reach the Central Serengeti and have a picnic lunch break or drive straight to your accommodation for a hot lunch. After lunch, you will continue your afternoon game drive until late afternoon. Afterwards, you will drive back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
After breakfast at your accommodation in Serengeti, you will continue with your game drive in Serengeti. Lunch will be served inside the park, and after that, you'll drive straight to Karatu town, passing through Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There is also an option for Olduvai Gorge visit on this day. You will arrive at your hotel in Karatu late afternoon for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Farm House
- Meals & Drinks:
Mto wa Mbu Village Visit & Cultural Tour
Today, you'll drive to the small village of Mto wa Mbu, located beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment. You'll enjoy a guided cultural tour of the village by visiting the banana and rice irrigation farms. Bustling with a variety of cultures from around Tanzania, the little town of Mto Wa Mbu lies at the entrance to Lake Manyara National Park. A local agricultural hub, the town is famous for its crops of rice and the distinctive red bananas that Tanzania is known for. A half-day tour of the town in the company of a local guide gives travellers the opportunity to interact with local farmers, as well as artisans, craftsmen and painters.
Cultural diversity is seen in the various entrepreneurial ways including a farmer from Kigoma producing palm oil from palm trees that he purchased from the shores of Lake Tanganyika, and the Rangi creating colourful, beautiful mats and baskets using papyrus from the lakes and rivers.
After lunch, you will drive straight to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Mto Wa Mbu (Town)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: