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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Serengeti National Park (Central)
Arusha to Serengeti National Park (Central)
On this day you leave Arusha town or Arusha airport; the base town for safaris in northern Tanzania and along the Arusha – Dodoma highway a scenic drive towards the Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro conservation area. You will pass by a supermarket (if you wish) for some last-minute shopping for any personal effects that you may need. You’ll arrive in Serengeti in the late afternoon.
You can break up the drive with some or both of the below activities with extra charges:
Olduvai Gorge Museum: Sometimes known as the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge Museum commemorates some of the oldest evidence of human habitation ever found. Here you will see some of the oldest fossil evidence in the world of human habitation, visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum to learn more about the human journey, and take in the stunning views of this stark gorge country. Also you can ask for a traditional Masai cultural boma visit along the way between Manyara and Ngorongoro areas.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Baobab Serengeti Camp - Central
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Sunrise game drive in Central before heading to Northern Serengeti
Sunrise game drive in Central before heading to Northern Serengeti
After breakfast, depart for Sunrise game drive before heading to northern reach of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Wagakuria/ Kogatende. We will do a game drive en route from central to the Kogatende area. As we head north, good sightings of giraffes, plain game, herds of buffalo, and elephants can often be seen.
We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch, we will enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Wagakuria area from Mid-July to October, depending on rainfall patterns. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park and the Mara River provides the migration with its most difficult obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sero Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Full Migration tracking and timing game drive along Mara river
Full Migration tracking and timing game drive along Mara river
After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Wagakuria area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this area of the park, with pride of lions up to 30 strong, however, from Mid-July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note –Finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to a river and only decide to cross or not cross until a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation, and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sero Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Northern to Central Serengeti National Park
Northern to Central Serengeti National Park
Proceed with morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti northern with a lunch set up at the picnic site. The term Serengeti means endless plains in the Masai language. In the central plains, there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena, and cheetah. After having your lunch, you will continue with a game view in Serengeti heading to the gate of Serengeti to check out of Serengeti National Park, after there you will proceed with the game on route heading to Central Serengeti for your last stay in Serengeti. Arrive in time for dinner and overnight at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Baobab Serengeti Camp - Central
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater, transfer Arusha or airport
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater, transfer Arusha or airport
After breakfast, transfer from Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater, descend into the crater with a lunch box enjoying the game drive for half day.
Millions of years ago, a volcano the size of Mount Kilimanjaro rose from the highlands of northern Tanzania. Its eruption formed the largest unflooded caldera in the world, the Ngorongoro Crater. Now inactive and filled with wildlife, the crater is a playground where you can enjoy game drives in search of the Big Five.
The natural protection of the crater’s 600 m (1,968 ft) high walls “Ngorongoro Crater” helps many species to thrive, is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals and this is the best place in Tanzania to see critically endangered black rhino. After a picnic lunch you will have a game drive, After the game Drive, we drive back to Arusha/Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
