$2,574 to $2,860 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha. The tour starts with lunch in Arusha at 12:30pm. At 2:00pm, you will drive to Lake Manyara. From 6:00pm, you will enjoy an evening game drive in the park.
Lake Manyara National Park is nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and is one of the oldest and most popular sanctuaries in East Africa. It is home to a myriad of bird life and the famous tree-climbing lions. The park offers an impressive diversity of habitats for animals and birds. The landscape varies from slopes of the rift escarpment and groundwater forest to acacia woodlands, open grassland, and the soda lake itself, which occupies 77% of the total area of 330m². Common animals include baboons, giraffes, impalas, wildebeest, buffalos, zebras, elephants, and hippos, along with over 400 species of birds, including water birds and colorful migratory flamingoes.
Dinner and overnight stay are at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
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Kirurumu Manyara Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park. Lunch is at the lodge. Spend the afternoon game viewing on the endless plains of the Serengeti.
Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. It is undoubtedly one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world, and it is famed for its annual wildebeest migration. Aptly referred to as “endless plains” by the Masai, Serengeti provides a sanctuary to the highest concentration of plains animals worldwide. Within its area of 14,763km² (5,700mi²), more than 4 million large mammals live in total wilderness freedom. About 35 species of plains animals can be observed, including elephants, buffalos, topi, wildebeest, gazelle, zebras, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and over 400 species of birds.
Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Kuhama Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Depart for an early morning game drive around your lodge, then return to the lodge for breakfast. Mid-morning, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enjoy lunch at Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge. In the afternoon, you will descend 600m (2,000ft) to the crater's floor for a half-day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that monkeys and elephants inhabit, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos, and the open savannah, where lions hunt for food.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve. An area of 8,292km² (3,202mi²) and consists of the Ngorongoro Crater itself, Empakai Crater, and Oldupai Gorge and Ndutu, including the short grass plains of the southeastern Serengeti ecosystem. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a pioneering experiment where people (the Masai), their livestock, and wildlife co-exist and share the same protected habitat.
Dinner and overnight stay are at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro to Tarangire National Park
Ngorongoro to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing.
Tarangire National Park lies 120km (75mi) south of Arusha and offers a wide variety of wildlife in an area of 2,850km² (1,100mi²). The Tarangire River, after which the park is named, provides the only permanent water for wildlife in the area. When the Maasai Steppe around the park dries up after the long rains in June, migratory animals return to the Tarangire River, making Tarangire National Park second only to Ngorongoro in terms of the concentration of wildlife. June to October is the best season for game viewing in Tarangire. The most common animals found in the park include zebras, wildebeest, lions, leopards, waterbuck, giraffes, elephants, gazelle, impala, gerenuk, lesser kudus, and the beautiful fringe-eared oryx. You may be lucky to spot the tree-climbing python or the greater kudu and roan antelope, a rare species in northern Tanzania.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Tarangire to Arusha
Tarangire to Arusha
Enjoy an early morning game drive in Tarangire National Park and breakfast at the lodge. Then, depart for Arusha, with game viewing en route. Lunch is in Arusha.
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- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
