Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival
Arrival
Upon arrival, you'll be greeted with warm hospitality and transferred to your accommodation in Arusha. Spend some time in Arusha, both the gateway city for most safaris in northern Tanzania and a fascinating place to explore. Enjoy good restaurants, streets filled with energy and so many snapshots of vibrant Tanzanian city life. It’s everything you look for in an
urban pit stop.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
-
Karibu Heritage House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha - Tarangire
Arusha - Tarangire
Following breakfast we begin our journey to Tarangire National Park If you’ve never been to Tarangire (and even if you have) you’re in for a real treat. Tarangire is filled with giant baobab trees all across the park, as well as elephants, lots of them. But that’s just the beginning. Of the big cats, you’ll probably see lions, and cheetahs and leopards around, too. And it’s impossible to miss the wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes and zebras. Your backdrop for all of this is one of the prettiest in northern Tanzania, with a memorable mix of river woodland, open plains, and rolling hills. In the late evening, we will exit the Park and drive to your accommodation in Mto Wa Mbu for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire - Lake Natron
Tarangire - Lake Natron
After breakfast, you are heading to Lake Natron. Just past Mto wa Mbu, you leave the asphalted road, and along the East African Rift Valley, the drive continues on adventurous slopes. The drive leads past Maasai villages and the holy mountain of the Maasai, the Ol Doinyo Lengai. As soon as the Maasai village Ngare Sero comes into sight, it is not far from the lake. The outlet Lake Natron is the home of a remarkable variety of birds, in particular about 2.5 million dwarf flamingos, the lake serves them as a regular breeding ground. The water is strongly saline and the basis of life for unicellular algae and bacteria, which are responsible for the planar red-brown to purple-violet coloring of the lake. The area around Lake Natron is one of the most beautiful and unspoiled regions in Africa. You will make a hike to the lake and then you will visit the nearby waterfalls, a true oasis with awesome waters to swim. You'll stay overnight at a campsite at Lake Natron.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Natron - Serengeti
Lake Natron - Serengeti
After an early breakfast, you head towards the Serengeti. On adventurous slopes, it goes the Rift Valley up into the wide plains of the Serengeti. Serengeti is the heart of a vast ecosystem, whose species-rich animal world is unique in the world. Serengeti National Park is one of the largest natural migration systems for wild animals. Annually over 1.4 million gnus, almost 300,000 Thomson's gazelles, about 200,000 zebras, and several thousand topis migrate with the rainy seasons to the areas with greenery and lush meadows. With about 3 million larger mammals, Serengeti is the National Park with the richest wildlife worldwide. Furthermore, the park is home to many other animal species, such as giraffes, buffalo, hyenas, elephants or crocodiles. Particularly large is the population of feline predators, about 3000 lions, a good 300 cheetahs and an estimated 400-700 leopards have their hunting ground here. After the game drive, you will stay at the Lobo Campsite inside Northern Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Northern Serengeti - Central Serengeti
Northern Serengeti - Central Serengeti
Today you will have an early breakfast and start an early morning or sunrise game drive in the northern Serengeti. During the right season, we witness the Mara River crossing of large herds of Wildebeests. Around 10 am you will head back to the campsite for a full breakfast, pack your stuff and proceed with a game drive en route to the Central part of the park. Overnight and dinner will be at Seronera campsite located in the central of Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Central Serengeti - Ngorongoro
Central Serengeti - Ngorongoro
This morning you will continue with further game drives in the Serengeti, at noon you will leave to the Ngorongoro Crater. Both conservation areas are not separated by fences, on the way you can observe with some luck some more wildlife. You will spend the night in the Simba Camp on the upper crater rim, where you can enjoy a spectacular view and a great sunset.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro crater - Mto wa Mbu
Ngorongoro crater - Mto wa Mbu
Before breakfast you can enjoy the fantastic view over the Ngorongoro crater in good weather. After breakfast we go on partly adventurous roads about 600 meters downward into the crater. The crater has a diameter of 17-21 kilometers and is the home of a great animal world. Nearly all the biodiversity of the East African savannah has gathered here, only giraffes and a few other animal species for which the rock faces are too steep do not live in the crater. Depending on the season, 15,000 to 25,000 animals are gathering here, thereof more than two thirds buffaloes, gnus, zebras and gazelles. This large number of grazers also explains why in the crater the largest density of predators in Africa can be found. Beside other predators more than 100 lions live here in several prides. The chances of watching the "Big Five" lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard within just a few hours here are particularly good. After the tour we exit the Crater and drive to Mto Wa Mbu for overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Lake Manyara - Arusha
Lake Manyara - Arusha
You will be picked up at your hotel in the morning after breakfast. You drive along with your guide to the Lake Manyara National Park in the East African Rift Valley. The park is dominated by the lake of the same name, which attracts large colonies of water birds. Particularly impressive are the pink-colored flamingos, but also many other bird species such as cormorants, pelicans or storks can be observed here. A total of about 400 different bird species live in the park. The park is also famous for its tree climbing lions, which are usually found in the central and open part of the park. During the safari you will also see elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos and many other animal species. In the late afternoon you leave the national park, you will spend the night in Arusha at your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Karibu Heritage House
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Materuni Waterfalls
Materuni Waterfalls
After breakfast, set out to one of the most interesting tour at Kilimanjaro region. Just at the base of the Kilimanjaro mountain there is a small beautiful village known as "Materuni Village". Here you can find one of the biggest waterfall in the region and finest coffee makers. You will left in awe as you hike through greenish land of banana, coffee, yams potatoes etc. Also spend time with the locals learning how to make a cup of coffee in a local way. You will get a taste of one of the finest coffee, followed by a well cooked and tasty meal for your lunch. We will later drop you at the Airport or drive to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Materuni Waterfalls (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
