$3,076 pp (USD)
2 travelers on Start dateArusha – Tarangire National Park – Karatu
The tour starts in Arusha at 07:00hrs; drive to Tarangire National Park
Game drive in the park with picnic lunch.
Tarangire National Park (2,600km2) has unrivalled landscape of open plains, dotted with thousands of baobabs. It is located about 120kms south of Arusha. Tarangire is known for its lions and very big herds of buffalo. This is one of Africa’s little-known gems and should be on the itinerary of all lovers of wilderness and solitude. The animals include zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, Maasai giraffe and fringe-eared oryx (gemsbok). Predators include lion, cheetah and leopard. Birders will want to look out for the endemic ashy starling, rufous-tailed weaver and black-collared lovebird.
Afternoon drive to Ngorongoro Highland.
Dinner and overnight at the Bougainvillea Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti National Park
After breakfast embark on a morning crater tour with picnic lunch.
Descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater (more precisely a caldera). This 304 square kilometre enclosed ecosphere was formed some two or three million years ago in the massive explosion of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro, and offers the best game viewing opportunities in all of Tanzania.
Explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephant, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. With some 25,000 large mammals within the caldera, you will have the opportunity to see, in addition to ‘the big five’ (elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, and leopard), animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, bushbuck, hartebeest, hippo, antelope, both Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, impala, to name a few, as well as over 500 bird species.
After lunch drive to Serengeti National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti
- Meals & Drinks:
Game Drive in Search of the Great Migration
After breakfast embark on a full day game drive in Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. The Serengeti, one of the largest parks in Africa at 15,000 sq km, is home to some three million large mammals and is made up of a diversity of landscapes with the southern region being dominated by the lush grassy plains that draw about two million wildebeest, half a million zebra and some quarter million antelope to make the hazardous journey in search of pasture when the autumn rains come.
Dinner and overnight at Tanzania Bush Camp Ndutu.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Ndutu Mobile Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Game Drive in Search of the Great Migration
The Great Migration (also referred to as "Serengeti Migration") is arguably the greatest wildlife show on earth. It is the largest single movement of wildlife on earth in search of water, pasture, and breeding grounds. Other than the great migrating herds we seek, we may also see cheetah, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, hartebeest, topi, eland, crocs, Thomson’s and Grant’s Gazelle, amongst many more. With over five hundred bird species identified, the park is a veritable ornithological paradise, ostrich abound, secretary bird, marabou stork, and the largest flighted bird on Earth, the kori bustard. We will seek out these creatures with the keen intuition and experience of our "Wild guide" and, with day drawing to a close, we will wend our way to our camp to unwind, dine and take our ease by the fire under the endless East African sky.
Dinner and overnight at Tanzania Bush Camp Ndutu.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Ndutu Mobile Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Arusha
After breakfast drive back to Arusha and drop-off at the hotel or airport for your onward air transfer.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: