$1,500 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
• Drive time: 2 hrs 30 min
• Game drive: 7-8 hrs
You will wake up and have breakfast from 7 to 8 am. We will start our safari at 8 am by heading toward Tarangire National Park.
Lunch will be served at the Matete picnic site, a small picnic field on the northern banks of the Tarangire River inside Tarangire National Park. It has facilities such as toilets and park benches and is frequented by many due to its position. It is set on a raised section of the river bank that offers unprecedented views of the Tarangire plains.
Tarangire National Park is a perfect place to spot a large number of elephants and big baobab trees.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park - Serengeti National Park
Tarangire National Park - Serengeti National Park
Drive time: 4-5 hrs
Game drive: 4 hrs with sunset game drive
You will have breakfast and then start your journey toward Serengeti National Park. You will stop at the Ngorongoro viewpoint for 10 to 15mins to take pictures of the astonishing views of the crater and learn how it was formed.
Lunch will be served at Naabi Hill gate. It is an administrative checkpoint located a few kilometers from the eastern Serengeti border with Ngorongoro. This area gives an amazing 360-degree view of the surrounding endless plains. It has coffee shops and other shops where you can buy souvenirs, maps, snacks, etc.
Serengeti National Park is a premium park in Africa with many awards for being the best national park. Here, you can spot all the Big Five animals (lion, rhino, elephant, leopard, and buffalo). It is also where the biggest animal movement happens, the "great migration" of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Drive time: 3 hrs
Game drive: 4-5 hrs
Today, we wake up early at 6 am and start a sunrise game drive when the animals are still very active. At 10 am, we return for breakfast. After that, we pack our belongings and then proceed with a game drive en-route to Ngorongoro.
Lunch will be served at Naabi Hill gate, an administrative checkpoint located a few kilometers from the actual eastern Serengeti border with Ngorongoro. This area gives an amazing 360-degree view of the surrounding endless plains. It has coffee shops and other shops where you can buy souvenirs, maps, snacks, etc.
Serengeti National Park is a premium park in Africa with many awards for being the best national park. Here, you can spot all of the Big Five animals (lion, rhino, elephant, leopard, and buffalo). It is also where the biggest animal movement happens, the "great migration". Millions of wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes move across these endless plains, sparking a lot of predatory actions.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater - Mto wa Mbu
Ngorongoro Crater - Mto wa Mbu
Drive time: 1 hr
Game drive: 5-6 hrs
We wake up early for breakfast at 6 am and thereafter descend the Ngorongoro Crater. We will stop at the Ngorongoro viewpoint for 10-15 mins to take pictures of the astonishing views of the crater and learn a short history of how it was formed.
Lunch will be served at the campsite or the "hippo pool" picnic site. A small pool in the southern part of the Ngorongoro Crater is inhabited by a bloat of hippos. Is one of the few areas where tourists are allowed to alight from their vehicles and have a picnic or meal. Occasionally, you may also see animals come to drink from the pool.
Ngorongoro is named a “World Heritage Site” due to the most astonishing wildlife experiences one can ever have. It is the only crater in the world filled with abundant wildlife that spends their whole life inside the crater. The crater provides you with up-close views of animals and is also one of the places to see Africa's Big Five.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
Drive time: 2 hrs
Game drive: 7-8 hrs
We wake up early and have breakfast from 7-8 am and then begin our journey to Lake Manyara.
Lunch will be served at the Endalla picnic site, one of the 3 picnic sites located inside Lake Manyara National Park and on the lake's northwestern shores. It is a small clearing amidst the woodland where visitors can alight from their vehicles to have a bush meal, a picnic or just stretch their legs while taking in the amazing scenery which may at times include flamingos.
Lake Manyara is famously known for its expert tree-climbing lions which you might find asleep at the top of the trees during your game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is also known for the flocks of thousands of flamingos that feed along the edge of the lake in the wet season.
Lastly, we drive back to Arusha to your accommodation or for your airport drop-off.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
