Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Early in the morning, your driver-guide will pick you up at your hotel and drive for 2 hours to the gates of Tarangire National Park, where you will do a full-day game drive with a packed lunch. You will enjoy the lunch box at a picnic site and then continue with the game drive.
Tarangire National Park is almost 2,800 sq km and is probably best known for its vast numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The park's name comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the Dry season (June – November) as wildlife concentrations rival the Serengeti's. Enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only water source. With its varied habitats and permanent water in the Tarangire River, the park is home to over 2,000 elephants and 500 bird species.
Later in the afternoon, you will exit the park and drive to Marera Valley Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will head to the Serengeti. You will pass Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the heart of wildlife - the Serengeti National Park's endless plains. We head to the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, without leaving out the Seronera River, which is the water source in this area. We will have lunch and drive through the sunset to Matawi Tented Camp.
The great wildebeest migration happens every year, and the best time to witness it is from June to September in Northern Serengeti. During the drive, you will see thousands of wildebeests and zebras crossing the Mara River. They migrate throughout the year in search of pasture.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Before sunrise, you will drive to the balloon take-off area early in the morning. You will board the balloon and float across the Serengeti to get a spectacular view of the great wildebeest migration. Afterward, you will descend and enjoy champagne to celebrate the achievement before continuing your full-day game drive inside the Serengeti.
The great wildebeest migration happens every year, and the best time to witness it is from June to September in Northern Serengeti. During the drive, thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross the Mara River. They migrate throughout the year in search of pasture.
After the drive, you will exit the Serengeti and proceed to Farm of Dreams Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we pick you up from the lodge, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, and descend into the crater with picnic lunch boxes for a game drive. Often called the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world.
The Ngorongoro volcano erupted about 2 million years ago, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with 600m-tall walls. Now over 19km wide, the Ngorongoro Crater is filled with significant areas of acacia forest, hippo-filled swamps, and open grasslands. These habitats contain over 30,000 animals, including elephants, warthogs, flamingos, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros, and all predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest. Afterward, you will drive back to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
