$2,738 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport
Welcome to Tanzania
Once you set foot in Tanzanian soil, you will immediately be embraced by the friendly nature of the people. Outside our representative awaits with a broad simile to welcome you, and accompany you to the lodge where you will receive heartfelt welcome. During the journey, you will catch a glimpse of Tanzania amazing landscape, and perhaps the ever presence Impressive Mt. Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival, we will be provided with a briefing for your entire safari.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Mtoni River Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Morning: Explore one of Tanzania’s most rewarding national parks, a land of big baobab trees, big elephants and big cats. No wonder this ends up being the favorite park in Tanzania for many visitors. Sightings of wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys and zebras are also almost guaranteed. Lions are plentiful here – Tarangire is home to one of Tanzania’s healthiest lion populations. While you’ll have to work a little harder to see a cheetah or leopard, it will only enhance your excitement when you do. You can also look forward to classic safari scenery – savannah plains, river woodlands and rocky hills.
Lunch: We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park.
Afternoon: After lunch, we’ll continue our game-viewing drive to witness the wildlife of Tarangire National Park. Afterwards, we’ll head to our lodgings, a permanent lodge in the midst of Ngorongoro Highlands.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Serengeti National Park
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Serengeti National Park
Morning: We drive through the Ngorongoro conservation before descending, 610 meters down to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 265 square kilometers. Despite its small size, the Crater is a Big 5 country and the openness of the terrain means easy and rewarding game viewing. You will spend the day exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals including black rhino, wildebeest, and zebra,
The Crater’s forests shelter elephants and buffalo, and its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while lions, jackals, leopards, and caracals make up the full range of predators. After lunch, you leave the crater behind and drive to the Serengeti National Park.
Afternoon: We’ll reach our carefully selected tented camp by mid-afternoon and you’ll have time to settle in before dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Explore the Serengeti National Park
Explore the Serengeti National Park
Morning: We’ll set out to explore the vast expanse of the Serengeti, where the wildlife sightings are typically at their peak in the early mornings and late afternoons, when the temperature cools. The multitude and diversity of wildlife species in this huge protected area are unrivaled anywhere on the planet. Serengeti, in fact, is the Maasai word that means “endless plain.” We’ll return to camp in between game-viewing drives for lunch.
Lunch: At the main dining tent.
Afternoon: After time to relax, we’ll head out on our afternoon game-viewing drive. Our guides will again help us identify the more elusive animal species, such as bat-eared fox and golden jackal, as well as rare birds like the purple grenadier and the red-cheeked cordon bleu. See if you can spot the odd-looking Secretary bird or the elegant grey crowned crane.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti game-viewing to Ndutu Region
Serengeti game-viewing to Ndutu Region
Morning: Full days game drive in Serengeti National Park with packed lunch till late evening. Then make your way to Ndutu. Serengeti does not disappoint when it comes to rich game viewing. Annually, from May to December, millions of animals embark on a migration that brings them from central Serengeti from Kenya’s Maasai Mara and back again in an incredible spectacle. Even during the ‘down-time’, vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle roam here, along with groups of elephants, giraffes, and buffalo. As the lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and jackals stalk them.
Dinner: At the camp.
Evening: You are free to remain in the main dining tent area or around the campfire to discuss the day’s wildlife with fellow group members, or retire to your tent to rest before tomorrow’s day of discoveries.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Gnu Ndutu Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands
The Ndutu plains are seasonal location tucked between the NCAA and Serengeti, allowing off-road game drives, perfect for migration viewing.
The Great Migration is a perpetual movement of over 1.5 million of wildebeest, zebra, antelope and other migratory wildlife in search of fresh food and water. From January to February, Ndutu is expected to have a dense concentration of migratory herds, as it hosts the highly anticipated calving season.
With the gathering of the Great Migration along with thousands of baby calves born every day, predators such as lion, cheetah, leopard, and hyena will also follow in a desperate fight for survival.
Be alert for the striped hyena, a rare carnivore which prefers the Ndutu area and often spotted at dusk or dawn.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
After 30 minutes of drive we’ll enter Lake manyara National Park, one of the smallest parks in Tanzania, named after the huge lake which covers a third of the parks area. Yet, Lake Manyara is the park with the greatest diversity of habitat than most huge parks, and a great array of wildlife.
You may find yourself in thick woodlands where elephants feast, and lions are lurking among tree brunches. Drive past muddy pools full of hippos, and mysterious jungle where baboons, and monkeys rule. The lake side where thousands of vibrant flamingoes, pelicans, and storks make their summer home.
Lunch: picnic overlooking the Lake,
And don’t forget the impressive 400-Meters – deep Rift Valley Escarpment. A crack in the earth that stretches for a thousand kilometers across East-Africa.
Suggestion.
You can extend your holiday with a visit to the crystal clear waters of the tropical Island of Zanzibar or Pemba.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
