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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park with a packed Lunch for a full-day game drive, Lake Manyara National Park, is a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (this is one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s western boundary). 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 wading birds (including flamingos and over 500 other bird species). You may see baboons and elephants in the park’s thick evergreen forest, and watch for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa. You will have a picnic lunch within the park then later you will drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Country Lodge Karatu
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
You will check out from the Lodge after an early breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro for a crater tour. We will start very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a game drive and then drive to Serengeti National Park with game on route, dinner and overnight will be at.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
-
Thorn Tree Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Central Serengeti to Southern Serengeti Ndutu area
Central Serengeti to Southern Serengeti Ndutu area
After breakfast you will have a full-day game drive in Central Serengeti, this will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". The Park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances.
It is the home of the Great Migration and to more than 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes including the abundant impalas and Thomson's gazelles. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. Smaller animals like foxes, mongoose, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, rock hyrax, and African hares, together with more than 500 species of birds, also inhabit this park. Late afternoon drive to the Southern Serengeti Ndutu area. Dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ndutu Heritage Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Southern Serengeti Ndutu area
Southern Serengeti Ndutu area
After breakfast, you will check out and drive to southern Serengeti towards Ndutu, stopping off to experience more wonder on the way Whilst it boasts abundant wildlife, it is perhaps best known for the annual Great Migration. Vast numbers of wildebeest; zebra and antelope move in an annual pattern, constantly seeking fresh grazing. The migration can be found during any given month; you just need to know where to look! At this time of year, the Migration is normally in Southern Serengeti / Ndutu (Ndutu is part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area). One of the main features of this area is Lake Ndutu. It is an alkaline lake (like most of the other Rift Valley Lakes) and is a treasured source of water.
Dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ndutu Heritage Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park to Karatu town
Serengeti National Park to Karatu town
After breakfast, you will check out and do a half-day game in the southern Serengeti then drive back to Karatu town via Ngorongoro Highlands with the game on route. Dinner and overnight will be at.
Overnight: Country Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
- Main Destination:
- Karatu (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Country Lodge Karatu
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Karatu to Tarangire National Park then Arusha
Karatu to Tarangire National Park then Arusha
You will drive from Karatu to Tarangire National Park for a half-day game drive.
The Park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent) which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them.
The park's river is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, elephants, it is also known as Elephant Paradise. The park has the largest concentration of elephants in the country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. The lunch area is fascinating, boasting an observatory with amazing river and wildlife views. Then later drive to Arusha City for drop off.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
