$2,608 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Lake Manyara
Lake Manyara
Distance: 130km
We pick you up from Arusha and transfer you to Lake Manyara National Park. We will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, we will head into Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive.
This national park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas. It consists of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, Lake Manyara’s unique tree-climbing lions (rare), and large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake.
Dinner and overnight accommodation are as per the standard and type requested.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Serengeti Plains
Serengeti Plains
Distance: 205km
After breakfast, we head towards the 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 National Park – with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and attracts wildlife that represents most of the Serengeti’s species. We will arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.
Dinner and overnight are in the Seronera area as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti Plains
Serengeti Plains
Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a hot-air balloon over the Serengeti plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Float silently above the awakening bush while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa across rivers and over numerous small villages.
After breakfast, we will do a full-day game drive with lunch at the lodge. We will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai kopjes, which usually attract several lions and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems. They provide shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons, including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink!
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti Plains
Serengeti Plains
After breakfast, we enjoy a full-day game drive with lunch at the lodge along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River. This area is good for possible lion, Thomson's gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The visitor’s centre is not far from the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites and is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays and a gift shop selling leaflets and maps of the area. It also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees.
Dinner and overnight are in the Seronera area as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast at the campsite, we depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stop at Olduvai Gorge, which boasts a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of the "Nutcracker Man" and "Handy Man", both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.
We will arrive in time for lunch at the campsite and spend the afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight are as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. It is on the crater rim, as no accommodation is available inside the crater.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a full-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a wide variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephant.
Another big drawcard to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopards. We will enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
Distance: 155km
After breakfast, we depart for the Tarangire National Park. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals during Tanzania’s Dry season.
The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. It is also home to 3 rare species of animals – the greater kudu, the fringed-eared oryx, and the ashy starling. After a picnic lunch, we go on an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight are in the Tarangire National Park area as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Arusha
Arusha
We enjoy an early morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park, followed by breakfast at the lodge. We will then transfer to Arusha. Upon arrival, we will have lunch and end our African safari adventure.
The group should tip the guide around $20 a day. You will be taken to your hotel, which ends our safari services.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
