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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
When arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), our representative will meet you and escort you to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay. You will have a short safari briefing before the start of your safari. You'll enjoy a rest in the hotel waiting for your safari on the following day. We presume that you will be arriving at the Kilimanjaro International Airport. If you will be arriving from other entry points, you can specify during confirmation.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Planet Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha - Tarangire National Park - Karatu
Arusha - Tarangire National Park - Karatu
After breakfast at around 8 am our safari guide collects you from the lodge and drives you to Tarangire National Park (approximately 2 hours). The park is named after the Tarangire River which runs through it. This is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the dry season. In some places, the vegetation is quite dense, including elephant grass, acacia woodlands, and lush groundwater forest. The park is well known for its elephant families, which can often be seen congregating by the river. Huge herds of elephants are a distinctive feature of Tarangire. Also, many massive baobab trees are one of the most enduring symbols of Africa. The grassland, swamps, and floodplains found here are home to big cats, giraffes, baboons, and hippos —plus many, many more species. You'll have lunch at the picnic site. In the afternoon, you will drive to Karatu town approx. 2 hours to your accommodation where you'll take the opportunity to relax and enjoy dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Karatu - Central Serengeti National Park - Via Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Karatu - Central Serengeti National Park - Via Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, you'll depart towards the most famous national park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving is long but spectacular. You'll stop at the Loduare gate entrance to the Ngorongoro and continue to drive. You'll have a brief stop at the crater viewpoint then proceed. You'll stop at the Naabi Hill gate for lunch and paperwork. As you progress, you will see why the name means, in the local Maasai language, "endless plains". The plains stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. As for big cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. Millions of wildebeests and zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. Serengeti is truly home to the legendary great wildebeest migration. You'll arrive at the tented camp in the evening to enjoy the sunset.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Central Serengeti National Park - Northern Part Kogatende Area close to the Great Mara River
Central Serengeti National Park - Northern Part Kogatende Area close to the Great Mara River
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive from the central Serengeti to the North Serengeti also known as Kogatende to follow the great migration of more than a million wildebeests and more than 250,000 zebras accompanied by antelopes. The drive takes approximately 2 hours. You will explore the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the big cats as well as the migrating herds. The migrating herds are found on the northern Serengeti from July to October before heading to Masai Mara. If you’re lucky enough, here is the best place to witness the wildebeests crossing the Mara River as well as the hungry crocodiles hunting their prey. After lunch and further game drive, you will head back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay. You will spend these 3 nights in the Northern Serengeti National Park. Mid-July through October, the migration heads north, out of the central Serengeti, splitting into two routes.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Tanzania Bush Camps Mara River
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-6
Witnessing the Great Migration Crossing the Mara River
Witnessing the Great Migration Crossing the Mara River
You will spend 2 days alongside the Mara River. You plan with your guide the best times to start and the best spots. During this period, the herd continues its movement north towards the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. There is no tight schedule that these animals follow, and so tracking the herd's movements becomes a day-to-day prospect as they meander slowly but inexorably toward the next big obstacle in their path —the Mara River. The Mara River poses another deadly barrier for the herd, who must again brave swollen waters and opportunistic predators if they are to find relatively safety on the far side. Photographers and documentarians from around the world gather to witness the death-defying crossing, but the surrounding landscapes are every bit as memorable as the life-and-death struggle taking place at the Kogatende crossing.
Other carnivores are also found in this area such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. You may also book the balloon safari at an extra cost.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Mara River
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
North Serengeti to Central Serengeti National Park the Seronera Area
North Serengeti to Central Serengeti National Park the Seronera Area
After spending the incredible 3 nights in Northern Serengeti, you will have breakfast and then start to drive south towards the Seronera area. It is the central part of the Serengeti. You will enjoy a game drive en route. On the way, you will see animals such as gazelles, zebras, giraffes, hippos, and more. You can also catch a glimpse of predators on their hunt. Big cats can be spotted on the way and more than 500 bird species. You will reach the central Serengeti and will have a picnic lunch. After lunch, you will proceed with your afternoon game drive until the late afternoon when you will drive back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu
On this day, you will have an early breakfast and drive out of the Serengeti and to Ngorongoro Crater for a wildlife-viewing drive. This is a good day to look for the Big Five —lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s most famous sites and is said to have the highest density of wildlife in Africa. Sometimes described as an ‘Eighth Wonder of the World. The Crater has achieved world renown, attracting an ever-increasing number of visitors each year. You are unlikely to escape other vehicles here, but you are guaranteed great wildlife viewing in a genuinely mind-blowing environment. There is nowhere else in Africa quite like Ngorongoro! It's one of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros, the park is home to the entirety of the Big Five. It is also a particularly good place to see lions and Cape buffalos year-round. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site. Later, you'll drive to your lodge to relax.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Karatu - Arusha
Karatu - Arusha
After breakfast, you will start to head back to Arusha. You will have a few stops on the way and reach Arusha in time for lunch. If you are connecting to other destinations, let us know also so that we can help you with accommodation plans at an extra cost.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
