Loren African 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

Arusha To Tarangire National Park

Arusha To Tarangire National Park

Have an early breakfast, your driver will pick you up at your hotel at 07:30. When all your bags are packed into the jeep you set off for Tarangire. From Arusha, it is a 2-2.5 hour drive to Tarangire along a tarmac road. When you arrive at the get your guide will handle the formalities while you can visit the toilet and the curio shop. The rest of the day is spent in Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is a huge area of thorny bush and savannah. The park is home to large numbers of herbivores, and most know it to be one of the best parks in Africa to see elephants. Other animals that you have an excellent chance to see in Tarangire include lions, leopards, hyenas, jackal, ostrich, wildebeest, zebra, impala, baboon, warthog, and many others. Late in the afternoon you leave Tarangire and drive along a tarmac road to your camp close to Ngorongoro.

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:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

Early breakfast and then departure for Serengeti. The drive goes via the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater and you make a quick stop at the crater rim on a viewpoint. After about two hours you arrive in Serengeti and National Park and the rest of the day is spent game driving in the park. Serengeti is home to many animals and on your game drives here you may see, among other animals, lion, hyena, jackal, leopard, cheetah, serval, giraffe, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, dik-dik, impala, warthog, hippo, crocodile, baboon, vervet monkey, waterbuck, topi, hart beast, klipspringer, rock hyrax and many more. In the evening you arrive at your campsite, in the heart of Serengeti 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
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

You get up before sunrise this day and go out for a two-hour game drive before breakfast. In the first hours of the day your chances of seeing predators are the best. You may also get a chance to see nocturnal animals like the striped hyena, bush baby, and caracal. Breakfast on the lodge then another game drives in Serengeti before you in the afternoon drive to Ngorongoro Crater. You arrive at your campsite, in the mountains just beyond the rim of the crater, at dusk. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

Early breakfast and then you drive down to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is a crater by name only, geologically it is a caldera, a collapsed volcano. Ngorongoro is the world’s largest unbroken caldera with a diameter of about 21 km. Inside the crater, the climate is perfect for animals with water available all year round and cooler temperatures than the surrounding savannah. Ngorongoro Crater is your best chance to see rhinos and you may also see lions, hyenas, elephants, hippos, cheetah, wildebeest, zebra, and many kinds of birds and monkeys. Mid-afternoon you leave Ngorongoro and drive back to Arusha where your guide drops you at your hotel / Airport.

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:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

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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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