$3,795 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival – Transfer to Arusha
Arrival – Transfer to Arusha
You will be met by your driver guide at Airport and transfer to Mountain Village Serena lodge. On the way you will encounter many things, a great opportunity for learning and discovery. If you notice something interesting or want to learn more about something you observe along the road, don't be afraid to ask your driver guide to stop the car for you to come close and learn more.
You will have lunch at the lodge have the rest of the afternoon to yourself resting and discovery around the lodge. You are also invited to get yourself a drink at the bar as you wait for dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Serena Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
Today after breakfast at the lodge, you’ll be heading out to your first Tanzania national park the beautiful Tarangire with packed lunch. The park is known for large numbers of elephant. Its primary landscape is dry, open woodland scattered with hundreds baobab trees. You’ll explore the park in your private vehicle, stopping for a picnic lunch during your game drive.
There is a significant population of common wildlife as well as few localized and unusual species including gerenuk and fringe-eared oryx. Animals tend to concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the park hence a good chance to view a lot of animals at once during game drives.
During the evening you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Maramboi Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, visit the stunning Lake Manyara National Park. Despite being one of the smaller National Parks in the nation, it nevertheless has a lot to offer. Expect to see large groups of baboons in the dense forest canopy, herds of elephants leisurely moving over the plains and if you're lucky, possibly even tree-climbing lions.
Around the soda lake, there is a fascinating diversity of species including buffalos, warthogs, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, and a large number of pink flamingos. The small Hippo Pool is always a highlight since it provides great chances to see hippos and breathtaking vistas of the Rift Valley Escarpment. You will have lunch at a picnic site and proceed searching for game viewing opportunities.
Drive to the lodge around sunset for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kitela Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Game en route to Serengeti National Park
Game en route to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast you will depart to Serengeti National Park. You will pass through expansive green hills and across flat lowlands on your way from Karatu to Serengeti, taking approximately 4 hours. You will drive to the camp check-in, have lunch and rest a bit before you head out for an afternoon game drive in Serengeti.
Your guide will choose the best wildlife viewing locations depending on the time of the year. Spend time at the hippo pool, watching these enormous animals laze about in the cool water alongside the crocodiles, watch a lion stalking its prey, or be amazed by the scale of the great wildebeest migration.
A 17:30 return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
Today after breakfast you will head out for a full day game drive. You will journey from open plains to the kopjes, volcanic rocky outcrops that provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide you with the ultimate in-game viewing opportunities.
Serengeti is home to the great migration over the huge flat plains, you are likely to come across predators like lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and many other small predators. You will have lunch with the great view of the horizon in one of the designated picnic sites. After a successful day of game viewing, you will drive back to camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
This morning after breakfast you will depart to Ngorongoro Crater via Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a multiple land use where animals and people have managed to co-exist together in harmony. When you get to Ngorongoro, you descend down the crater, a wonderful haven for wildlife. Ngorongoro is unique that almost most animals live within the crater walls, hence you have the opportunity to view a lot of animals in one game drive only.
Rhino in particular can be seen, as well as prides of lion and other predators like cheetah. You will enjoy lunch by the hippo pond then proceed with game drive in the self-sustaining ecosystems. You will have lunch by the hippo pool in the crater then proceed with game drive till the late afternoon.
As the sun sets you will ascend the crater and drive to the lodge in Karatu for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Kitela Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Depart
Depart
After breakfast at lodge, enjoy your last moments in Northern Tanzania as you drive back to Arusha. You will stop at Mto wa mbu for a local market visit, this is an opportunity to meet and interact with the locals, see and learn how they conduct their normal daily activities. You will get to Arusha good time for lunch and transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight back home.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
