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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport
Arrival Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport
Welcome to Tanzania, meet your guide for the drive to Forest hill lodge. Set in a relaxing and beautiful environment on a high elevation offering great views of Mt Meru, this breathtaking lodge offers a beautiful view over the green and lush valley below is stunning and is the ideal place to acclimatize to the weather of Tanzania, the garden rooms offer a quiet and relaxing atmosphere amid the coffee plants. After settling into your room, take a walk around the garden you may see some monkeys playing in the nearby trees, the number of birds is stunning, or relax on the poolside.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Forest Hill Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Explore the incredibly diverse landscape of Tarangire National Park. Famous for its magnificent Baobabs and high numbers of elephants and with the largest populations of animals migrating here between June and October, the dry season provides an awe-inspiring spectacle of wildlife. Spend your days exploring the park’s rich habitats from the life-giving Tarangire River, acacia woodlands, and open grassland to the evergreen swamps which host hundreds of elephants and migratory wildebeest and zebra during the dry season followed by predators. Our accommodation, the Tarangire safari Lodge, is nestled deep within the heart of Tarangire National Park. The Lodge is strategically located on an elevation, overlooking the Tarangire River, elephants can be seen right from the swimming pool, and the sight of the river from the lodge is absolutely incredible, dinner, and overnight at Tarangire Tortilis camp.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tarangire Tortilis Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire National Park to Karatu
Tarangire National Park to Karatu
Leave the camp after a relaxed breakfast, and proceed with a walking tour in the farming town of Mto wa Mbu. This village is unique in Tanzania since it is home to over 120 different tribes from across Tanzania, and forms a colorful mix of languages and customs. Your walking guide will take you to rice and banana plantations, a local beer factory, a school, and a carving factory. Discover the traditional way of life of the villagers, you will have your local cousin leave the African Rift Valley behind and make your way to the vegetation-rich crater highlands. Soon, the higher lands are reached and a wonderful view of the Maasai Plains and Lake Manyara opens up before your, photo stops will be taken and you will be able to enjoy the spectacular views. You continue to your lodge Bougainvillea safari lodge and spend the rest of the day relaxing by the swimming pool.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Karatu to Serengeti National Park (central)
Karatu to Serengeti National Park (central)
After a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, we set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of Serengeti National Park, a famous migration corridor and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, you’ll have a chance to witness the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. Depending on the time of the year, the migration is within the southern grass plains and the central part during the months of (December to May). During these two days, we will explore the park’s rich habitats for the big cats who rule the plains. Serengeti is home to lion, leopard, hippo, cheetah, giraffe, eland, warthog, and hyrax. The plains are dotted with rocky outcrops, swamps, valleys, acacia trees, and riverine habitats. The central part is good for game viewing throughout the year. Your accommodation at Moyo Luxury Tented Camp is set in the central part, ideal for game viewing.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Moyo Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Exploring the Serengeti National Park
Exploring the Serengeti National Park
This entire day is set aside for game drives upon the Serengeti. The Serengeti, the habitat of an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. In November and December, the animals move from the northern region, dominated by woodlands and hills, to the grassy plains of the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return to the central.
Apart from the migrating herds, we may have the opportunity to see the resident predators, leopard, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life. After an unforgettable day, we will return to our carefully selected Luxury tented camp for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight sleep on The Endless Plain.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Moyo Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti National to Karatu
Serengeti National to Karatu
The day will start with Walking safari which puts you in closest to nature, suddenly your senses come to live –every sight, sound and smell becomes intensely meaningful. Could that bush be an animal or how old are these lion tracks, I wonder what animals make these worn-out paths? Those giraffes are staring these side could they have seen us, that’s the excitement, walking safari crates, and Enticing journeys wants to instill these to our guest. These will be followed by game viewing. You will stop for you picnic lunch before leaving Serengeti, and proceeding to the Ngorongoro highlands for dinner, and overnight at the Bougainvillea safari lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Eyasi
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Eyasi
Leave the Bougainvillea safari lodge very early in the morning, and 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 along with Africa’s densest concentrations of hyena. 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. Late afternoon you leave the crater behind, and proceed to Lake Eyasi.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Lake Eyasi to Arusha
Lake Eyasi to Arusha
On this day, you will travel on a guided adventure to connect with the locals, learning about their daily activities and even participating in their hunting and gathering activities. The Hadzabe use bow and arrow to hunt antelopes, gazelles, birds, and mongooses, as well as harvest fruit, roots, and honey from baobab trees. They only require such things as a bow and arrows and a few cooking pans for survival.
The Datoga, another tribe in the region, makes the arrows. These herders are accomplished blacksmiths.
They collect scrap metal and efficiently convert it into bracelets, arrowheads, and knives, which they trade with the Hadzabe for food.
Both tribes are welcoming and will make you feel at home. You may also take a leisurely stroll around Lake Eyasi and explore the nearby communities, After your brunch you will drive back to Arusha, and we will drop you at Kilimanjaro airport.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
