Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
You'll embark on a full-day game drive at Tarangire National Park after an early breakfast, with a picnic lunch included. You'll witness up to 300 elephants gathering at the waterless riverbed to search for alternative streams while nomadic wildebeests, zebras, buffalos, impalas, gazelles, hartebeests, and elands gather at the diminishing lagoons. This national park serves as a haven for migrants during the Dry season and a welcoming home for elephants. You'll enjoy dinner and spend the night at Ngare Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngare Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Serengeti
Serengeti
After breakfast, you will make your way to Serengeti National Park for a full-day game drive and a picnic lunch. A million wildebeest, each one driven by the same ancient rhythm, fulfill their instinctive role in the inescapable cycle of life. They participate in a frenzied 3-week bout of territorial conquests, mating and the survival of the fittest as they plunge in 40km-long (25 miles) columns through crocodile-infested waters on their annual exodus north. After a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 calves daily, the 1,000km (600 miles) pilgrimage begins again.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Central Serengeti
Central Serengeti
You'll wake up early for a game drive in Serengeti National Park, where you may catch a glimpse of wildebeests, lions, elephants, leopards, impalas, gazelles, cheetahs, and even witness the wildebeest migration. After brunch, you will pack your belongings and head towards Ngorongoro. You will enjoy a game drive en route from Serengeti to Ngorongoro, arriving late in the evening to spend the night on the crater rim. You will indulge in dinner and spend the night at Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
You'll enjoy an early breakfast before proceeding directly to the crater floor for a 6-hour game-watching experience inside the crater. Keep your eyes peeled for the Big Five animals, including lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, and maybe even a black rhinoceros, while enjoying a picnic lunch at Ngoitoktok Spring. You will also have the opportunity to see other big mammals such as hippopotami, giraffes, warthogs, baboons, and various bird species. After approximately 6 hours, you'll ascend the crater rim and head to Mto Wa Mbu and sleep at Marera valley.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara to Arusha
Lake Manyara to Arusha
You will depart from the lodge at 8:30 am after breakfast, carrying a hot picnic lunch, and head towards Lake Manyara National Park.
Lake Manyara, stretching for 50km at the base of the rusty-gold 600-meter high Rift Valley escarpment, is a picturesque wonder. Ernest Hemingway once called it "the loveliest I had seen in Africa". The game-viewing circuit through Lake Manyara is compact and offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience. Starting from the entrance gate, the road winds through a lush jungle-like groundwater forest where baboon troops lounge nonchalantly. Blue monkeys scamper nimbly between ancient mahogany trees, bushbuck tread warily through the shadows and outsized forest hornbills honk cacophonously in the high canopy. After this enriching experience, return to Arusha, marking the conclusion of your unforgettable tour.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
