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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you will depart for Tarangire National Park for a game drive with a packed lunch. The park is famous for having the largest population of elephants, a variety of cat families, bird species, and baobab trees. It is also considered a dry refuge for animals due to the presence of the Tarangire River.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Karatu to Lake Natron
Karatu to Lake Natron
We depart with packed lunch boxes toward Lake Natron. Located about a 3.5-hour drive away from Mto Wa Mbu or Manyara, Lake Natron is a surreal destination and unique natural spectacle. Its waters are highly alkaline and are unusually shallow, averaging just 1 meter in depth.
After checking into your campsite and enjoying a short break, put on your walking shoes. A Maasai tribesman will take you on a walk around the shores of Lake Natron to look for birds, especially the lesser flamingos. Lake Natron is the most important and regular breeding site for lesser flamingos in East Africa, hosting up to 2 million of them during the breeding season. The majority of egg-laying and hatching takes place from September to January.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park
Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, you head toward the Serengeti. On adventurous slopes, the drive goes up the Rift Valley into the wide plains of the Serengeti. Serengeti National Park is one of the largest natural migration systems for wild animals.
Annually, over 1.4 million gnus, almost 300,000 Thomson's gazelles, about 200,000 zebras and several thousand topis, migrate between the 3 conservation areas to areas with greener and lush meadows. The park is also home to many other animal species such as giraffe, buffalo, hyena, elephant and crocodile. The population of feline predators is particularly large as about 3,000 lions, 300 cheetahs and an estimated 400 to 700 leopards have their hunting ground here.
On the way, you will enjoy viewing a lot of different wild animals e.g. leopards, lions, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras and birds.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Full-day Game Drive at Serengeti
Full-day Game Drive at Serengeti
Go on an early-morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible, so this day will be organized according to your preferences. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch or brunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could go for a game drive with a picnic lunch. After the game drive, you will return to your camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu
After an early breakfast, exit the Serengeti and proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for a game-viewing drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s most famous sites and is said to have the highest density of wildlife in Africa. Sometimes described as an Eighth Wonder of the World, the crater has achieved world-renowned status, attracting an ever-increasing number of visitors each year. You are unlikely to escape other vehicles here, but you are guaranteed great wildlife viewing in a genuinely mind-blowing environment.
There is nowhere else in Africa like Ngorongoro which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site! It is one of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros. The park is home to the entirety of the Big Five and is particularly a good place to see lions and Cape buffalo all year round. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site. Later on, you'll drive to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Lake Manyara to Arusha
Lake Manyara to Arusha
After breakfast, we traverse the rough road to Lake Eyasi, another soda lake in the Rift Valley. We arrive in the afternoon for a cultural interaction with the interesting Tatoga people. Our Tatoga guide at the village will lead the tour. We explore the dry and rugged landscape area on foot, which is still inhabited by a small group of Bushmen; the Hadzabe or Watindiga. These communities still live in bands, hunting with bows and arrows, and gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits, just as humans did to survive 10,000 years ago.
Another interesting community in this area is the Datoga (also called the Barabaig or Mang’ati). Initially, they were exercising a lot of rivalry over grazing land with the Maasai.
Later on, drive back to Arusha for drop-off at the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
