$3,005 to $3,046 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha- Lake Manyara
Arusha- Lake Manyara
The driver/guide will pick you from your hotel or airport at 07:30 am in a private 4 x 4 LandCruiser and brief you on your Safari and embark on the journey. We’ll travel through the pretty Maasai country so be on the lookout for Maasai herders shepherding their cattle. Lake Manyara National Park greets us with its shimmering blue alkaline lake and rich jungle-like forest. The park is famous for its multitudes of pink flamingoes making the lakeshore their home in a carpeted swath of pink feathers. Manyara is also known for its herds of elephants, towers of giraffes, wildebeests, impalas, leopards, and noisy troops of baboons. Ever seen a tree-climbing lion? These unusual sub-species are a favourite of the park and you’ll find them up on a tree limb resting or scouting for prey. Towards evening, we’ll leave the park and travel up the signature escarpment for the stunning views. We’ll retire at our Lake Manyara safari lodge for dinner and relaxation awaiting the following days activities.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Nsya Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara– Serengeti
Lake Manyara– Serengeti
The early morning light only enhances the colours of this pretty park. We’ll have breakfast and then depart in our 4 x 4 Jeep, on the way to the Serengeti for approx 4 hrs. Along the way, we’ll break up our journey with a picnic to enjoy the views and the immense expanse of the great Serengeti will roll out before us. This is Tanzania’s largest, oldest and most famous park. The greatest number of lions in the region, if not Africa are found here, along with leopards, rhinos, elephants, buffalos and smaller species as well like hartebeest, topi, and waterbuck. While here, we’ll take as many game drives as you please – just discuss with your driver/guide who will have lots of suggestions for spots to visit. As the sun begins to wane, we’ll head to our Serengeti accommodation for rest, dinner, and to share the day’s events.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Thorn Tree Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti full day
Serengeti full day
You will get up early in the morning and have breakfast and then after head out to enjoy the morning light play upon the great plains and massive wildlife stirring into the new day. The Serengeti is a large space with lots of opportunities to explore the wildlife over its limitless horizons. On a special note, this is where incredible numbers of wildebeests and zebras breed and during the season (February – March) go up to 500,000 calves are born on these plains. The Serengeti holds all manner of creatures – look for honey badger, otter, wild dog, mongoose and monkey. However, the park isn’t all grasslands – we’ll also visit areas of forest and marsh and look for hippos and crocodiles. Later in the evening, we’ll retire at our Serengeti safari tented camp for a delicious dinner and evening relaxation and perhaps stories around the boma.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Thorn Tree Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti- Ngorongoro
Serengeti- Ngorongoro
Have early morning breakfast, check out and embark on a journey to the world’s great wonders the Ngorongoro Crater and come to an anthropological site in the world Oldupai Gorge. Huge caches of early mankind’s fossilised tools and artifacts that were found here giving us a roadmap of how we evolved. Ngorongoro Conservation Area stands upon the crater rim looking out into the vast bowl of the volcanic caldera – 263 sq km (101 sq mi) where you’ll view an isolated ecosystem of grassland, swamp and woodland all of it holding over 25,000 animals. We’ll descend the steep crater walls in our vehicle and spend the day exploring this hidden world cut off from the rest of Africa by its steep walls. Into this rich environment, we’ll be tracking for lion, leopard, zebra, buffalo, black rhino and pink flamingoes on the alkaline shores of Ngorongoro’s Lake Magadi. We will have lunch and relax a bit before we head back up the crater and take in one of Ngorongoro’s fiery sunsets at the crater’s rim.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro- Tarangire
Ngorongoro- Tarangire
Let’s get up early morning, have breakfast, check out and then head out to catch an equally breathtaking sunrise at the crater’s rim then embark on a 3 hrs journey to Tarangire National Park. The park is known for populous elephant herds marching over its grassy plains and by its tall, unusual baobab trees. And though this reserve is home to a migration of over 250,000 animals, it is still not heavily touristed. While at Tarangire, we’ll also be looking for wild dogs, antelopes and over 500 species of birds. If you prefer, you can skip Tarangire and instead visit Lake Eyasi, one of the last spots in Africa where you can see hunter-gathers, the Hadzabe people still living as they have for eons. Stay overnight here and observe how the Hadzabe practice their hunting arts and ceremonial cultural dances. We’ll then return to our accommodation for dinner and the evening relaxation.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Tarangire- Arusha
Tarangire- Arusha
Have morning breakfast, check out of the accommodation and then take a short morning game drive and enjoy the solitude only a lightly touristed park can provide. From either Tarangire or Lake Eyasi, we’ll embark on a 3 hrs journey back to Arusha which will be the end of our unforgettable Safari. You’ve explored Tanzania’s greatest parks and most vivid natural wonders with all the colour, drama and wildlife they offer. You will have taken photos, memories and stories enough to share for years to come. You’ve experienced so much of Tanzania’s wonderful parks and wildlife over the last week and perhaps view the many gifts of our natural world with new eyes. We hope you’ve had a memorable African safari with us. Our guide will drop you at the airport for your onward travels or at your accommodation that we can arrange at an extra cost. Thanks for choosing Wildmist Adventures to take you on this amazing unforgettable safari and hope to see you or your referrals on your next safari with us.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
