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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport
Arrival in Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport
On arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, you'll meet enticing journey representatives for the drive to River Trees Country Inn. It is set in a charming country estate that was once an old coffee farm and still retains the nostalgic air of a well-loved homestead. Elegantly rustic cottages are dotted along the river and in thickets of tall trees, while lush lawns and birdsong make for a peaceful and picturesque setting. Here, you will start to understand what is safari all about.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Rivertrees Country Inn
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After a relaxed breakfast, you'll leave for Tarangire National Park for a day of wildlife viewing, the park landscape is dotted with huge baobab trees some believed to be over 700 years old. However, during the dry season, the elephants debark the trees to get some moisture out of them. Tarangire is at its peak during the months of (June-October), this is when the seasonal migration of wildebeest, zebras, and elands are on the peak and the life-giving Tarangire River calls them since all the water pools outside the park are all dry. Wildlife viewing during these months is amazing especially big cats lions, cheetahs, and leopards. The park is also home to the biggest elephant population with the number estimated to be 2500, other animals include giraffes, impalas, baboons, buffalos, and antelope species including the fringe-eared oryx and lesser kudu. In the late afternoon, you'll leave the park, and proceed to your luxury accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
-
Escarpment Luxury Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Manyara to Central Serengeti National Park
Manyara to Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you'll depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, you'll 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.
Then the heart of the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. You'll arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park, where you might see elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, and buffaloes to mention a few. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Serengeti Sametu Luxury Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Sametu Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Exploring Serengeti Big Cats Hotspot
Exploring Serengeti Big Cats Hotspot
This entire day is set aside for game drives upon the Serengeti. The Serengeti, the habitat of an abundance of wildlife such as impalas, buffalos, crocodiles, and hippos, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras, antelopes, 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, leopards, cheetahs, and lions, fulfilling their role in the circle of life. After an unforgettable day, you will return to our carefully selected Luxury tented camp for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight sleep on the endless plain.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Sametu Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
The day will start with a walking safari which puts you closest to nature. Suddenly your senses come to life –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 staring at this side could they have seen us, that’s the excitement, walking safari crates and enticing journeys wants to instill these in our guests. These will be followed by wildlife viewing, before returning to the camp for your lunch. In the afternoon after lunch, you'll have a game drive en- route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and to Karatu.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Farm Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Arusha
You'll leave your lodge very early in the morning, and 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 Five country and the openness of the terrain means easy and rewarding wildlife 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, its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while lions, jackals, leopards, and caracals make up the full range of predators. Late afternoon, you will leave the crater behind and drive back to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
