$2,464 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
You'll meet our representative from Dancing Simba Safaris who will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha after arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK)
Your overnight stay will be at Arusha town at Tulia Boutique Lodge /similar. If you are interested you can enjoy a short walking safari in Arusha town with your guide. You can visit the Masaai market and culture heritage the house of gemstones.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Summit Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Distance: 120 km
Out-of-wildlife viewing time: 2 hours
After breakfast, the tour begins. The first stop is Arusha town for any last-minute shopping before going on safari. Then you'll head to Tarangire National Park for a game drive with a picnic lunch at the park. Tarangire is well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the center of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3,000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest, and 30,000 zebras, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, ostriches, warthogs and acacia savannah. Our safari guide will drive to every side to enjoy your game drive out of the crowd of other safari jeeps with a lot of explanations. He will drive you close to the Tarangire River looking for animals who move to the river to drink during the day. At the same time, it is easy to see hunting over here because also predators move in the river to try to find food. Later in the evening, your safari guide will drive you to your lodge accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Hhando Coffee Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire to Central Serengeti National Park
Tarangire to Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you'll depart for the Serengeti National Park via the high-altitude farmlands of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area leaving the highlands behind. At the Ngorongoro gate, you'll stop for a short brief about the place and take pictures at the gate. Then, you'll proceed to the crater viewpoint and stop again to enjoy a great view of Ngorongoro Crater with an explanation from your safari guide. You'll enjoy taking pictures again. Then, you will proceed with a safari and descend into the heart of wild Africa the Serengeti National Park— with its endless plains, rolling as far as the eye can see. Then, you'll head to the central area known as the Seronera area one of the wildlife habitats in the park along with the Seronera River which provides a source of water to this area and therefore attracts a fauna well representative of most Serengeti species. You'll enjoy lunch in Serengeti and then proceed with the game drive till the late afternoon drive to the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Suenos de Africa Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4-5
Western Serengeti National Park
Western Serengeti National Park
You will start your game drive to the western corridor looking for great wildebeest migration for two days. Here, you will explore a lot of beautiful days. After breakfast, you'll depart to Western Serengeti these are the best times April, May, and June to witness this magic movement of wildebeests along with its partners, zebras, elands, and gazelles mill around the Western Corridor of the Serengeti, south of the Grumeti River. Harassed behind by lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas and ahead by giant Nile crocodiles, many of them get attacked on the river crossing while others detour it. But the beauty of the landscape, stretching without end beneath an infinite sky on a Serengeti West Safari, changes something within the watcher, who becomes more aware of the place of humankind within the drama of the animal world. You'll enjoy lunch in the western with wildebeest noise on every side. After lunch, you'll proceed with a game drive on the way to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Western Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mbalageti Serengeti
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
You'll wake up early in the morning enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and then leave with a packed breakfast to make sure you will not stay hungry so you can enjoy the game drive. Here, you will have a great chance to see hunting because predators are more active during the night and early morning and they hunt a lot at that time. You will drive out of central Serengeti to eastern (research ) looking for cheetah lions on the rock and many other animals (remember we drive to a controlled area out of the crowd of other safari jeeps) for a game drive to witness the spectacular sunrise over the Serengeti. The game drive will continue until early afternoon. You'll take lunch after finishing it, and drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a game drive en route seeing more lions, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, and hyenas. Your accommodation is in the category of your choice in the Ngorongoro region.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Angata Tented Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hhando Coffee Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
After breakfast, your safari guide will drive you directly to Ngorongoro Crater. You will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round supply of water and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to a wide variety of animals including herds of wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, elks, warthogs, hippos, and giant African elephants. Another big card for this scenic national park is its dense population of predators, which includes lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. You will visit Lake Magadi, a large shallow alkaline lake in the southwest corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. Large numbers of flamingos, hippos, and other waterfowl can usually be seen here. Then, your safari guide will drive to Engutoku tok for a short walking safari. You'll enjoy your lunch before proceeding or driving out to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
