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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, you will proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive with picnic lunches. You will do a game drive viewing plenty of birds (famous flamingos on the lake). You can spot these famous tree-climbing lions, visit the Hippo Pool for a close look at hippos and the Hot Spring all this while doing a drive, and view plenty of animals(buffaloes, wildebeests, warthogs, vultures, eagles, monkeys, etc). Later, you will proceed to Highview Hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)
High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
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LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Highview Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Highview Hotel to Serengeti National Park

Highview Hotel to Serengeti National Park

The guide will pick you up from the lodge after breakfast. You will spend 2 nights in Serengeti National Park. On the way to Serengeti, you will pass by the Ngorongoro Crater and enjoy the crater view before heading to your destination. The name Serengeti originates from the Masai word 'Siringitu' and means endless plains. You will see why the Masai gave this region this name as the grassland savannah stretches to the horizon in the south. The plains are the perfect hunting grounds for leopards and other big cats. You will have a good chance to view these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat through the open roof of the vehicle. In the afternoon, you will have a standard home meal. Then, you'll arrive at your destination for the day. You will be at the Serengeti wild camp for the night and enjoy a good meal in the middle of the African bush.

Main Destination:
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:
Serengeti Wild Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will continue the full-day game drive through the Serengeti National Park until late afternoon. The great diversity of Serengeti wildlife is evident here—look for buffalos, hippopotamuses, elephants, giraffes, antelopes, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles, and lions. If you are there during the spectacular wildebeest migration, you will be more than astonished. In the late afternoon, you'll venture out in another game drive.
Everywhere there are animals, monkeys, and, yes, birds…but look closely and you will be thrilled to see the huge jungle cats—lion, leopard, and cheetah—watching the world go by. You'll also see rhinos, gazelles, antelopes, and massive elephants by the hundreds. You'll also see animals in the trees, flying, camouflaged in the bush, in rivers, and streams.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Serengeti Wild Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast in the morning, you will have a game drive in Serengeti National Park and see the beauty of this great park with a picnic lunch. In the afternoon after lunch, you will have a game drive en route to Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Wild Camp.

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
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ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Ngorongoro Wild Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

You will wake up to the bird calls meaning another day in the wild side of Africa is here. After breakfast, you'll depart with your picnic lunches to the crater floor as you enjoy a game drive till lunch break. Thereafter, you'll have a game drive as you exit the crater and drive to Highview Hotel for your dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation:
Highview Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Tarangire National Park to Arusha

Tarangire National Park to Arusha

You'll be picked up from Highview Hotel at 7:30 am. Then, you'll have a safari briefing. Afterward, you will depart for Tarangire National Park. Your first experience of safari will be the thrilling game drive through the vastness of Tarangire. You'll arrive in good time for lunch. In the afternoon, you'll have a game drive through the park. Later, you'll drive back to the airport or your hotel in Arusha.

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
Show more
HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
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