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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha
Arusha
Depart Arusha at 8:00 am for a 30-minute drive to Arusha National Park. Here you will participate in a half-day walking safari and a half-day game drive. You will be accompanied by an armed ranger for the walk, who will guide you through the forest and up to the waterfall to the black and white Colobus monkey viewpoint. During the game drive, you will see the seven Lakes of Momella and the Ngurduto Crater. At sunset, you will drive back to The Charity Hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Charity Hotel
Wildlife in Arusha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you will make your way from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is famous for its dense wildlife population, which is most spectacular between June and September (the dry period). During this time, thousands of animals (including wildebeest, buffalo and oryx) migrate from the dry Maasai steeple to the Tarangire River looking for water. Lions, leopards and other predators follow the herds. Tarangire is also home to over 500 varieties of birds. Have lunch and go on a late afternoon game drive before returning for dinner and your overnight stay at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Maramboi Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast in Maramboi Lodge, we will drive on a tarmac road for 40km with a lunch box in hand to Lake Manyara National Park. We will depart immediately on an afternoon game drive. You will begin the game drive in a “groundwater forest” before proceeding through acacia woodland, open savanna and hot springs. Lake Manyara itself is home to many flamingos and other water birds. Mammals found here include tree-climbing lions, hippos, elephants, zebras, buffalos, giraffes, baboons, blue and velvet monkeys, warthogs and others. About 350 species of birds have been recorded here. You will have a picnic lunch, dinner, and your overnight stay at Ngorongoro Farm House.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Farm House
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
Today you will leave very early in the morning (after an early breakfast) and drive to the Ngorongoro Crater floor. There, we will have a full-day game drive and a picnic lunch. You will descend more than 2000 feet on steep tracks cut into the crater wall to reach the open plains of the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is undoubtedly the best place in Tanzania to view black rhinos as well as large prides of lions that include the magnificent black-maned males. It is also home to huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and many other plains game. An alkaline lake on the floor of the crater provides a habitat for colourful flamingos and a variety of other water birds. Massive bull elephants feed in the swamps—some adorned with enormous tusks. We will have our picnic lunch at the hippo pool and then go on an afternoon drive to Lake Ndutu for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Masek Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Ndutu
Lake Ndutu
Early in the morning, we will leave the lodge with a breakfast box in hand for a morning game drive to explore the great migration in southern Serengeti. Return to the lodge for lunch and some mid-day relaxation before you depart on another game drive in search of herds of wildebeest, gazelle and zebra. You will venture into the Ndutu wilderness, returning at sunset for dinner and your overnight stay at Ndutu Intimate Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)
- Accommodation:
- Intimate Camp Zebra
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Lake Ndutu
Lake Ndutu
After early morning breakfast, we will leave the lodge with a lunch box in hand for a full-day game drive to explore the great migration in southern Serengeti and northern Ngorongoro. In the afternoon, we will stop to eat lunch in the bush before continuing on an evening game drive until sunset. Return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay at Ndutu Intimate Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)
- Accommodation:
- Intimate Camp Zebra
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ndutu - Serengeti National Park
Ndutu - Serengeti National Park
Today is another day of game driving around Lake Ndutu. You will go on an early morning sunrise game drive before driving back to the camp for brunch. In the afternoon, you will watch for more game en route to Serengeti National Park. You will arrive at Intimate Places Tented Camp around 6:30 pm for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Intimate Camp Zebra
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we will start the day with a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Marvel at the stunning scenery, the ever-changing light and the always entertaining wildlife that can be found here. All of these will be explained to you by your expert guide. You will eat an optional picnic or hot lunch at 12:30 pm. After lunch, we will set off again for an afternoon game drive until 6:30 pm and then head back to Intimate Places Tented Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Intimate Camp Zebra
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Serengeti National Park - Arusha
Serengeti National Park - Arusha
After breakfast, depart from Serengeti to Arusha. You will wake up for early morning game drives in Serengeti then head back to the lodge for breakfast. You will then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing en route, back to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
