$1,176 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
You will be picked up early in the morning and begin the journey to Tarangire National Park.
You will arrive at the park's gate around mid-morning. After gate entry ticket formalities, you will enter the park and begin exploring wildlife until early afternoon, when your safari guide will drive you to the picnic site. Lunchboxes will then be served to every guest.
Afternoon game viewing to follow until evening, just before the closing time (6.00 pm) of the park.
Return to the campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we will head to Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti– with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
We will make our way into the central park area, known as the Seronera, which is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the Serengeti. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to the area and therefore attracts a variety of wildlife.
We will arrive in time for late afternoon game viewing.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Nguchiro campsite area.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Embark on an early morning game drive to increase your chances of spotting lionesses and their cabs taking breakfast.
Later, return to the camp for your full breakfast. You will then set off for your last game viewing in the Serengeti National Park.
The Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, provides great viewing of lions, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich, and cheetah. You will eat a relaxing picnic lunch at the center under the shade of the giant acacia trees.
We will stop at the Olduvai Gorge, which boasts a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Dr. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution (museum fee $30 for this sightseeing is payable direct by those who are interested, as it is optional).
Continue with the journey to the crater, to arrive in the late afternoon at the Ngorongoro Simba campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Manyara National Park
Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Manyara National Park
This morning, we shall descend the crater for a 6-hour game viewing. Explore the abundant flora and fauna.
After lunch, we leisurely exit the park and depart for Lake Manyara National Park.
Lake Manyara NP runs along the Great Rift Valley and is the seventh-largest lake in Tanzania (surface area is 470 square kilometer). It is a shallow, alkaline lake in the Natron-Manyara-Balangida branch of the East African Rift in Manyara Region. The main fish species inhabiting the lake are catfish and tilapia. There is a small fishery, but fish only tend to be found near the inflow areas, where salt concentrations are lower. Lake Manyara is the type locality for the endangered fish Oreochromis amphimelas, a species of in the cichlid family. Flocks of thousands of flamingos feed along the edge of the lake in the wet season. At times, there have been over an estimated 2 million individuals of various species of water birds and other wildlife, including the Leopard.
Return to the campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara to Arusha
Lake Manyara to Arusha
Soon after breakfast, depart Lake Manyara campsite for an extensive game viewing inside the park. You will have lunch at the designated points within the park. Thereafter, exit the park for a transfer back to Arusha.
This marks the end of this amazing safari.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
