Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Pick up from Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport

Pick up from Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport

You will be picked up from either Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport and dropped off at Karibu Heritage House. If time allows (depending on your arrival), you will have the option to do an Arusha city tour, visiting the famous art gallery, the Cultural Heritage Centre, the local market, and the Maasai market.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Karibu Heritage House
  • Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Arusha to Arusha National Park

Arusha to Arusha National Park

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:45 am and drive for an hour to the park’s entry gate. Arusha National Park has an awe-inspiring blend of vegetation which includes swamps, grasslands, and montane forest. The mountain slopes of Meru are swathed in tropical rainforests. It is home to the black-and-white colobus monkeys and flamingos at Momella Lake. It’s a unique ecosystem that attracts thousands of animals and birds including flamingos. A walking safari will get you up close to the animals. You will later drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Arusha National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Animals are easier to spot)
High Season July to March (The park can get busy)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Arusha NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
ElephantOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
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HyenaRare
LionNone
Accommodation:
Karibu Heritage House
  • Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 3

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, we pick you up from your hotel at 8 am and drive for 2 hours and 20 minutes to Tarangire National Park. The park is well known for its large elephant herds and abundance of ancient baobab trees (the largest trees on the continent). From the open roof of the vehicle, we will experience the seasonal swamps, savannah, and Tarangire River which is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to giraffes, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, elands, warthogs and elephants. The picnic site has a spectacular view. We will have our picnic lunch there and proceed with game viewing before continuing to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4

Tarangire to Mto Wa Mbu (Cultural Tourism)

Tarangire to Mto Wa Mbu (Cultural Tourism)

Wake up early in the morning for a sunrise game drive. After breakfast, we will continue our game drive in Tarangire in the morning and will then depart for Mto Wa Mbu to have lunch and participate in a cultural tour. The afternoon will focus on visiting the local tribes, banana farms, rice plantations, artworks, forests, and waterfalls of the area. You can choose to have a walking or a bike tour. Dinner and overnight will be at Fig Tree Lodge.

Main Destination:
Mto Wa Mbu (Town)
Accommodation:
Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
  • Budget hotel located in Mto wa Mbu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 5

Mto wa Mbu to Central Serengeti

Mto wa Mbu to Central Serengeti

After breakfast, we will proceed to Serengeti. A long and bumpy road will take you on a 4- to 5-hour fascinating game drive, driving up the crater highlands toward the vast plains of Serengeti. We will stop for a picnic lunch at Naabi Hill Gate in Serengeti before we check in at the park for an afternoon drive. After catching the sunset, we will proceed to Seronera Campsite (Tumbili) for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 6

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

Today, we will spend the whole day in the park. We head out and start to explore at sunrise and return to the campsite for breakfast. We then pack our lunch and go for a full-day game drive exploring the beautiful scenery of Serengeti, searching for the Big 5. There is more to Serengeti than only large mammals. More than 500 bird species were recorded here, ranging from the oversized ostriches and bizarre secretary birds of the open grassland, to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the savannah. We will continue to search for the Serengeti's wildlife and return to camp at sunset for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 7

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

Today we will leave the campsite early (at around 6 am) for a sunrise game drive and to spot the animals when they are most active. We will then stop at a picnic site to enjoy breakfast in the bush and continue with the game drive before returning to the camp for a hot lunch. We will load the vehicle, depart from the camp and continue to Ngorongoro where we will have dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Highlands
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Ngorongoro Highlands
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 8

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

Today, we will board the safari vehicle at 6 am and descend to the crater with our packed breakfast. This stunning place will offer you almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino, and if we are lucky, we might spot one. Measuring an area of 260 square kilometers and extending about 20 kilometers in diameter, we will need about 5 to 6 hours to explore it. Ascend back to the campsite for lunch and drive to Karibu Heritage House in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Karibu Heritage House
  • Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 9

Arusha to Kilimanjaro National Park

Arusha to Kilimanjaro National Park

Depart from your hotel in Arusha and drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park gate. You’ll be captivated by the countryside, coffee and banana plantations, and driving through Marangu village with Kilimanjaro rising majestically ahead of you. We’ll register you at the Marangu Gate and begin the hike. The hike to Mandara Hut is around 3 hours. You will have time to rest your legs and have a picnic lunch at the hut. After your short break, take the short but challenging walk to the Maundi Crater. You will then descend to Marangu gate and drive to Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha to end your tour with us.

Marangu Gate (1,800m/5,905ft) to Mandara Hut (2,743m/9,000ft).
Elevation gain: 915m/3,000ft.

Main Destination:
Mount Kilimanjaro
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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