$1,870 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you will start the safari from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is famous for its dense wildlife population, which is most spectacular between June and September, the dry period. During this time thousands of animals —wildebeest, buffalos, and oryx migrate from the dry Maasai steeple to the Tarangire River looking for water. Lions, leopards, and other predators follow the herds. Tarangire is home to over 500 varieties of birds. You'll have lunch and take a late afternoon wildlife viewing. Later, you'll drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Sunbright Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Sun Bright to Lake Manyara National Park
Sun Bright to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive on a tarmac road 40km with a lunch box to Lake Manyara National Park for afternoon game drives. You'll start the game drive by driving through an underground water forest. You'll proceed to acacia woodland savannah open land, pass by a hot water spring, and proceed to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara is home to many flamingos and other water birds. The park is home to tree-climbing lions, hippos, elephants, zebras, buffalos, giraffes, baboons, blue and velvet monkeys, warthogs, and more. About 350 species of birds have been recorded here. You will have a picnic lunch, dinner, and an overnight stay at Sunbright Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, you will leave for Serengeti National Park, driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with the option of visiting Olduvai Gorge (known as the cradle of mankind the hominids dating 2 million years back). The game drive takes you to the vast Serengeti plains home of the big game animals, the predators, great migration, and the Nile crocodiles. At sunset, you will drive for dinner and an overnight stay at Seronera Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Full-Day Game Drive to Central Serengeti National Park
Full-Day Game Drive to Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will start a day with the morning game drives in Serengeti National Park marveling at the stunning scenery, ever-changing light and always entertaining wildlife, all explained to you by your expert guide
With the optional picnic or hot lunch at 12:30 pm. After lunch, you will set off again for afternoon game drives that take you till sunset at 6:30 pm when you drive to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay at Seronera Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you will depart from Serengeti Ngorongoro Crater Rim. You'll wake up for early morning game drives in Serengeti. Then, you will head back to the campsite for breakfast. You will then check out and drive with lunch and wildlife viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim for dinner and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
You'll wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then descend into the crater floor for game drives. All the Big Five (rhino, lion, buffalo, and elephant) live in this wonderful caldera. Others who live here are zebras, hippos, wildebeest, hyenas, and more. Birds include flamingos on the Soda Lake, geese, storks, vultures, and more. Your lunch will be served at the picnic site in the Crater at Ngoitoktok Swamp, a Hippo pool. After lunch, you will drive back to Arusha for dinner and an overnight stay at the Charity Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- The Charity Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Arusha to Arusha National Park
Arusha to Arusha National Park
You'll be picked up from your hotel in Arusha at 7:30 am and drive on a tarmac road 38km to Arusha National Park (552 Km2) with a packed lunch. Over 400 species are recorded in this small park. A combination of the forest reserve, the Momella Lakes and the Ngurdoto crater does the magic. A closer look at the birds and wild animals will be arranged with a walking safari with an armed ranger. Over 400 species recorded in such a small park is quite an impressive count. Momella Lake is one of the best places in Tanzania to see waterbirds, flamingos, pelicans, little grebe, a variety of herons, ducks, and waders are common. Also, Hart lab, turaco, eagles, lesser and greater flamingos, orchards, geese, hammer Kop, red shark, spur-winged goose, woodpeckers, secretary birds, and grey parrots. Other animals such as zebras, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, waterbucks, Colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, baboons, and many others reside here. Then, you will drive to the airport JRO/ARK.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Arusha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
