Colours Africa 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

Welcome to Tanzania

Welcome to Tanzania

Upon your arrival, you will find your company representative at the airport ready and waiting for you and you will recognize him with the special board in your name.

He will drive you directly to your accommodation in Arusha just to relax. Later you will have time to go through Arusha Town where you can visit the local markets, Maasai market, cultural heritage, and Arusha city museum.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Bright Star Hotel Arusha
  • Mid-range hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park

After breakfast at 7:00 am at the hotel, we will pick you up between 8 and 8:30 am and start the game drive en route to Tarangire's gate. You will arrive at 10 am and spend 10 minutes for registration before you start the game drive inside the park. You'll have lunch at the picnic site at 1 pm (catering for both meat lovers and vegetarians). You'll exit the park at 4 pm and head to your booked lodge for your overnight stay.

The park has sparse vegetation strewn with baobab and acacia trees. It is the only area in the Northern circuit with the greatest number of wildlife outside of the Serengeti ecosystem. Animals you can expect to see are zebras, cheetahs, giraffes, lions, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, kori bustards, antelopes, and many elephants.

After the game drive in the crater, including lunch at the Engoitoktok picnic site, you will exit the park and head to Karatu Safari Lodge and camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

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:
Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
  • Budget lodge located 2-3hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

You'll depart Karatu in the morning after a hearty breakfast and make your way to the famous Serengeti National Park. En route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you'll have a chance to see some views of Ngorongoro Crater before reaching the Serengeti's gate.

After lunch, you will head out on an afternoon game drive for the chance to look for some of the wild game before sunset and some dinner at the campsite.

Serengeti National Park - main attractions:

Voted the best national park in Africa (2020) by the World Travelers Award.
Home to the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Home to the famous grassland plains.
The high number of predators - leopards, cheetahs and lions.
Travelers Most Choice.

Main Destination:
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
Show more
GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Today you will head out early for your morning game drive for a chance to witness a magnificent African sunrise in the bush. You will head out after a cup of coffee and experience the wilderness and its magnificent creatures as they wake up among the dew-covered grasses.

Later, you will head back to camp for breakfast and some relaxing. In the afternoon, you will head out once more for another chance to explore the plains in search of the African wildlife you have come to see as you exit the park and make your way to your accommodation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

After a morning breakfast, you will depart at the lodge with your picnic Lunch descending the amazing Ngorongoro Crater to spend your six hours spotting the wonders of the Crater.

At the crater, there is a high possibility of spotting all Big Five animals (lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, and black rhinos (Depending on the day). During the afternoon, you will be served lunch then you will exit the park heading to Serengeti National Park where you will continue with the game drive en route while heading to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

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
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Visit Bushman at Lake Eyasi

Visit Bushman at Lake Eyasi

You will start early with your bushman guide to meet a group of resident Hadzabe people. You will enjoy the Hadzabe Tour walking into the bush with the only hunter-gatherers remaining in the East African region. The Hadzabe speak a click-based language and move their encampments with the seasonal movements of the wildlife.

Your guide is a member of the group and teaches you more about how they hunt, track wildlife, make fires, and even take honey from bee’s nests before introducing you to his people and explaining a little more about the customs and the way of life.

After enjoying, you will now say goodbye to the locals and leave the village on your way back to Arusha or be taken to the airport.

Main Destination:
Lake Eyasi
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

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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