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Arrival
Day 1
Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi
Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi
You will meet our guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport. He will drive you to Moshi overnight, you will have a good time viewing Mount Kilimanjaro. This depends on your rival timetable. Also, you will have a good time visiting different places in Moshi town.
- Main Destination:
- Moshi (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Lindrin Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Mount Kilimanjaro Hike to Arusha
Mount Kilimanjaro Hike to Arusha
The Kilimanjaro day hike begins on the western side of the mountain and goes up through the forests to the Londorossi Gate. Here, at an altitude of 2,100m, the hike begins. The ascent is over 1,000m, moving steadily up through tropical mountain forests, home to a variety of animals and birdlife. With the help of your guide, you may spot Colobus monkeys, crested turacos, and more. It is not uncommon to hear elephants rumbling through the forest; you may even catch sight of them through the trees.
This Kilimanjaro day hike takes you up to the vast Shira Plateau, at 3600 m. A 500,000-year-old volcanic caldera that is now a World Heritage Site. You can stop for lunch here, or continue to Shira 1 Camp, Lion Gorge, and the foothills of the Shira Pinnacles. Kilimanjaro’s iconic snow-covered tabletop, Kibo Peak, should be visible from here, as well as neighboring glaciers.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Accommodation:
- Mvuli Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Arusha to Arusha National Park
Arusha to Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park has an awe-inspiring blend of vegetation which includes swamp, grasslands, and montane forest and, of course, the mountain slopes of Meru which are swathed in tropical rainforest. It’s a unique ecosystem that attracts thousands of animals and birds.
Our Forgotten Pearl Day Safari will allow you to get up close and personal with the animals on an optional walking safari accompanied by an army ranger guide but also lets you take in the landscapes on a glorious game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mvuli Hotel
Wildlife in Arusha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Tarangire is a beautiful area stretching southeast of Lake Manyara around the Tarangire River. Tarangire has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife than any of the country's National Parks. Large herds of zebras, wildebeests, elephants, elands, lesser kudus, gazelles, giraffes, waterbucks, impalas, and on some occasions, leopards and rhinos can be seen all year round. Tarangire is also a part of an extended ecosystem where animals roam freely.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Panorama Safari Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will take your packed lunch and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park provides a picturesque, varying scenery. You will have a picnic lunch in the beautiful park, encompassing this area is Lake Manyara National Park which is often overlooked, but game-rich and best known for its tree-climbing lions and greater flamingos in this beautiful Lake have time for a full-day game drive then an evening drive to your camp for an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Panorama Safari Camp
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Lake Manyara to Lake Natron
Lake Manyara to Lake Natron
Your driver-guide will pick you up at your camp in the morning and drive to Lake Natron through remote Maasai areas with stunning views of the ‘mountain of God’ Ol Doinyo Lengai. If you’re lucky you might even see some zebras, giraffes, or other wildlife.
The drive takes around 4-5 hours in total. You’ll stop for lunch. Once you arrive at the entrance gate of the Lake Natron area, a local Maasai guide will escort you to your accommodation. Visiting this whole area without a local guide is not allowed, so any excursion you do will be in his presence. You’ll check in and have time to freshen up, after which you’ll head to the lake.
Accompanied by your local guide, you’ll explore the lake on foot. The ground is quite slippery and muddy, so be prepared to slowly slide over it to avoid falling.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park
Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park
Your day starts early at around 6:00 am. You'll be accompanied by a Maasai guide, enjoy some light hiking to the nearby Ngare Sero waterfalls, and relax in the cool spray of water cascading down the rocks of this scenic ravine. You will return to your accommodation by 8:30 am. You'll finish up a good breakfast and head out towards the Serengeti National Park. This road trip takes you through a variety of sites: towns and villages, savannah and forest. You’ll be able to spot animals like antelopes, wildebeests, and zebras. You'll enter Serengeti in the afternoon. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day-long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full-day game drives around 9:00 am with a packed lunch and return to the lodge late afternoon around 6:00 pm. You can depart at 6:00 am on an early morning game drive. Later, you'll return to the accommodation for breakfast, relax for a bit, and depart on an afternoon game drive with a packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti known as the Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast around 6:30 am, you will depart with a packed lunch from the camp and have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park till lunchtime. There are several game drive circuits in Central Serengeti and depending on what you have already seen on your safari and your interests, your guide will take you to game drives at one or more of these circuits. You are very likely to see a good number of big cats, especially lions, along with a diverse array of other wildlife. In the afternoon, you will depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Depending on your choice of accommodation, you will be either staying inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area or exiting from Ngorongoro and staying at a lodge in Karatu. The day comes to an end with a good dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Eyasi
Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Eyasi
You will make an early descent at around 6:30 am into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq km with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is recommended. The African elephants, buffaloes, black rhinos, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4-hour drive left to Arusha. You will be driven to Lake Eyasi for an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Lake Eyasi to Arusha
Lake Eyasi to Arusha
Lake Eyasi is a picturesque creation of the Great Rift Valley. The lakeshore is a home for the Hadza and Datooga communities, absolutely different from each other. Hadza people were nomads in the past, they were living by hunting and gathering, and little by little they had settled in this region. Their skill of survival in a wild world is extremely high and, of course, their ability of archery exceeds all expectations. In their turn, the Datooga people, in contrast, were always occupied with the cattle-breeding and land farming. They were driven to Lake Eyasi by other communities who had better weapons and numerical preponderance. Being far away from the developing world, Hadza and Datooga people live in a wild state and can retain their way of life. Due to this fact, you can plunge into the atmosphere of primal African life and even go hunting with the community.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
