$2,800 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha Airport/Kilimajaro /Hotel - Ndutu conservation area
Arusha Airport/Kilimajaro /Hotel - Ndutu conservation area
In the morning regardless of your pick-up location. After a short briefing, you will be driven towards the Ndutu lake conservation area. Will begin a full-day game drive with a convenient stop for your picnic lunch in the park. Ndutu conservation area is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, on the outskirts of the Southern Serengeti plains. These plains are enriched with tremendous acacia trees, providing a panoramic view across Lake Ndutu and Masek at the other end. It is one of the best places in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to spot predators and enjoy the stunning landscapes. Standing here means you're in the midst of a calving ground for migratory wild animals, specifically the wildebeest migration. It is typically composed of vast swaths of short grassland, soda-lake Masek, marshes, and woodland vegetation that support both residents and migratory animals. You will enjoy your game drive till late the evening and return to your hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Ndutu conservation area
Ndutu conservation area
On the second day in the morning after your breakfast. Set out for an early morning game drive in the reserve for a whole day. In the morning is usually the most popular game viewing time in Ndutu. During the early hours’ temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. While Ndutu is an excellent game viewing area throughout the year, the best time to visit the Ndutu plains is from the end of December, when the Great Migration herds begin to arrive from the north, until April, when millions of wildebeest, gazelles, and zebras begin their journey northwards again. Due to the seasonal rains, massive herds of wildebeest and zebra can be seen all over these plains at this time of year.
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Ndutu conservation area - Central Serengeti National Park
Ndutu conservation area - Central Serengeti National Park
A good morning, we head to the famous Serengeti National Park. This park is to Tanzania, what the Masai Mara National Reserve is to Kenya. The Central Serengeti, lying at the heart of this spectacular national park, is the most popular region in the reserve for its abundant wildlife, large numbers of big cats and quintessential Serengeti landscapes of acacia-studded savanna. Resident wildlife makes this part of the Serengeti a fantastic year-round destination, but the months of April to June and October to December, when the herds of the Great Migration pass through the area, are when it’s at its peak. Enjoy, your whole day game drive with your packed lunch.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
On the second day we head back for full day game drive in the famous Serengeti National Park. Today, will go to the game drive interact in between several rocky granite outcrops, known as kopjes, which are where you should look out for lions and cheetahs. There are also some particular kopje highlights, such the Simba Kopje, or Simba Rocks – the place that inspired Pride Rock in the Disney film The Lion King. The film link is not the only reason to visit this pile of granite boulders however it’s great spot to see lions, which are often lying on the rocks under the sun. The park is also dominated by vast, open plains with an abundance of wildlife. A picnic lunch will be provided en route, and the afternoon will be spent viewing game and absorbing the breathtaking scenery of the almost treeless plains of the Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Central Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro crater conservation area
Central Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro crater conservation area
On the firth day, we head to the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is also known as ‘Africa’s Garden of Eden. With its incredible beauty, rich diversity of eco-systems and sheer number of wildlife, it is easy to understand why. Ngorongoro is an impressive 20 km wide volcanic crater with 600 m walls. The views from the crater rim are breathtaking, and there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife, due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor. Olduvai Gorge is famed for the discovery of 3.5-million-year-old fossil fragments of an early human civilization. Being the largest inactive and intact caldera in the world, this area is unique in many ways. A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by the eruption and collapse of a volcano into itself. Formed about two to three million years ago, the crater is more than 610 meters deep and covers a floor span of 260 square kilometers.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Rhino Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro crater - Lake Manyara National Park
Ngorongoro crater - Lake Manyara National Park
Set out for an early morning game drive in the Lake Manyara. The park is also home to another forest; an evergreen, jungle like area full of monkeys enjoying the many remarkable tall trees. The most dominant of them is the sycamore Fig tree. Other equally stunning species at lake Manyara are the Baobabs that you will find all over the rift valley wall. The lushness of the forest derives from groundwater seeping down from the extinct Ngorongoro Crater volcano. This underground life artery can be experienced directly in the hot springs in the south of the park where sulphurous water bubbles out, steaming hot to touch.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Heart And Soul Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha City
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha City
In the morning depending on your air ticket booking after breakfast, you will be driven back to Arusha or (Kilimanjaro Airport) for your Zanzibar Island air transfer or back home. This will the end of our trip!
- Main Destination:
- Arusha Airport (Arusha)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
