$1,548 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
With lunch Box, we depart from Arusha for a two-hour drive through the Maasai Steppe toward Tarangire National Park. As we enter the park, we’ll be greeted by a landscape dominated by majestic baobabs rising out of the acacia parkland, forming a perfect backdrop for the large herds of African elephants wandering among them. Other mammals sharing this habitat range from lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, and black-backed jackal, to Kirk’s dik-dik, the dwarf and banded mongoose, impala, Beisa oryx, steenbok, and African hare.
You can also expect to see buffalo, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and waterbuck. The variety of birds we may see include the Maasai ostrich, white-headed vulture, African scops owl, and the endemic ashy starling. Enjoy lunch in the park and later in the afternoon, we drive to Eileen's Trees Inn Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park
Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast at your lodge, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater with a packed lunch. Upon arrival at Ngorongoro, you will start descending the crater for a game drive. We venture onto the crater floor for an up-close look at the residents of this World Heritage Site and enjoy a picnic lunch here. The Ngorongoro Crater provides great game viewing all year round. The wildlife here makes up a permanent population because grazing and water supplies are plentiful throughout the seasons. Later in the afternoon, you will drive to Serengeti National Park for dinner and overnight at Shuhudia Adventure Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
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Shuhudia Adventure Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti National Park - Mto Wa Mbu
Serengeti National Park - Mto Wa Mbu
Nothing beats waking up from a restful sleep to the sounds of the Serengeti. Once you have enjoyed your breakfast, the acacia-studded savannah welcomes you to start exploring its wildlife. It's another day filled with a safari adventure on African soil. At the end of this day, you'll probably understand why the name "Serengeti" means "endless plains". Later in the afternoon, you will go to Eileen's Trees Inn Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Mto wa Mbu - Lake Manyara National Park
Mto wa Mbu - Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive. The park’s namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons, and is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On your exploration of the park, you will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, elephants, and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes - not only open, grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab-dotted cliffs. After an extensive drive, you will drive back to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
