Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha City to Tarangire National Park
Arusha City to Tarangire National Park
An approximate two-hour drive will take you from Arusha to the Tarangire National Park. The park is best known for its elephant herds, savannah, baobab trees, seasonal swamps and the life-giving Tarangire River. Animals gather at the river and giraffes, bushbucks and hartebeests are often seen. With a bit of luck you might even spot the fringe-eared oryx or the weird-looking gerenuk. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. Late in the afternoon, you will leave the park and continue to the village of Karatu in the lush Ngorongoro highlands. You will spend the night at the Farm of Dreams Lodge.
Lunch; Dinner
safari start: 8 am
Travel Distance: 2hrs
Game drive: 7hrs
Game drive finish: 5 pm
Travel to the Lodge: 1hrs.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park To Serengeti National Park
Tarangire National Park To Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we will journey northwest to reach the central part of the Serengeti, After lunch, we begin to explore this most famous of our national parks with our afternoon game drive.
Highlight
Park which offers you a whole variety of wildlife surprises over the next few days, but perhaps today’s highlight - will simply be the Serengeti terrain itself. The sheer vastness, as the plains roll away in front of you into eternity, will leave you with a sense of awe
The certainty that you will be amazed at the uncertainty of exactly what you will see and when.
Changing light, a changing cast of animal actors, ensuring that at every turn there is a new experience. Snap off some memorable photos, but don’t forget to simply take a deep breath and enjoy nature in its real-time, raw beauty.
Safari start: 8 am
Travel Distance: 3.5 hrs; 145km
Game Drive en-route: 6hrs
Safari end: 5:30 pm
Overnight at Embalakai Authentic Camp in central Serengeti. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Embalakai Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Highland
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Highland
After breakfast, you will continue your safari in the Serengeti National Park. In the Seronera Valley you might be lucky to see predators hunt as animals gather at the waters during the dry season. After lunch at a picnic spot you will slowly drive in the direction of the Ngorongoro Crater. As soon as you have reached the crater you will have a superb view of the caldera. This approximate 20 km wide crater is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to over 20,000 animals.
Safari and game drive at the Serengeti start: 6 am till 1 pm (in Inbetween there will be Breakfast or Brunch and Picnic Lunch )
Travel Distance: 4hrs
Safari end: 5:00 pm
Overnight at Marera Valley lodge. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Arusha
After breakfast, a 6 am departure to reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. On one side there’s the Lerai Forest, a classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them.
The crater has a population of around 120 lions, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. After extensive game viewing and a lunch at a picnic spot, you will leave the crater and travel back to Arusha, where you will arrive in the late evening and overnight at your hotel of choice.
Breakfast; Lunch.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
