Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival to Tanzania
Arrival to Tanzania
Meet and greet upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to your hotel in Karatu for dinner and overnight stay at Full Board.
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, your driver will meet you, ready to take you straight to start your first African safari. The drive takes you through Arusha's farmland to Karatu, where you have your first night.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
You will drive for 20 minutes to Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch. On arrival at the park, you will go for a full-day game drive until late afternoon, when you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise with more than 350 species of birds. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions. Upon check-in at the park, a scenic canopy walk through the Manyara forest is incorporated into this tour.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Natron Volcano
Lake Natron Volcano
After experiencing our first safari in Lake Manyara, we head off to Lake Natron, located at the foot of Oldoinyo LEngai, an active Volcano. The area is known for its stunning landscape and is home to the East African Maasais. We drive in the afternoon and check in at the lodge before joining afternoon activities that include a visit to Lake Natron, which is known for its lesser Flamingos.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Natron Exploration
Lake Natron Exploration
We will start our activities at Lake Natron, which includes following paths to some of the most interesting localities, such as hot springs and Ngare Sero waterfalls, and visiting Maasai villages. Situated at the base of Africa’s only active volcano, Oldonyo Lengai (Mountain of God), Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline lakes in the world. The lake is home to millions of tiny crustaceans, attracting thousands of lesser flamingos, and it is one of the most important flamingo breeding grounds on earth.
After lunch and further time to enjoy the activities here, we drive back to our accommodation for the night.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Central Serengeti
Central Serengeti
A day is filled with a game drive en route to Serengeti, driving from LakeNatron towards the Kleins Gate, where we will check in to Serengeti following our drive to central Serengeti, where we will spend our next days. Picnic lunch will take place en route bringing us to Lobo, Togoro plains, Seronera to Soit Le Motony the area known to be home to many of Serengeti's big cats.
Check in for dinner and overnight at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mawe Tented Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6-7
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
Waking up in the Serengeti National Park is something very special, with the sounds, smells, and sights of Africa all around us. We have a wonderful adventure ahead of us in the world’s most famous national park. After breakfast, we start the day with a morning game drive in the park, marveling at the stunning scenery, ever-changing light, and always entertaining wildlife explained to us by our expert guide.
With the option of a picnic or hot lunch in the park, we set off again for an afternoon game drive. The drive lasts until sunset when we head back to camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mawe Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, we leave for the Ngorongoro Crater. The park is home to over 25,000 large animals and hundreds of bird species. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area lives up to its reputation for incredible wildlife viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is home to wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle. Watch the herds journey across the base in long columns from the crater rim. Watch for black rhinos in the bushes and old bull elephants with long, majestic tusks around the Gorigor Swamp. Leopards lurk in the Lerai Forest, while pride of lions prowl the plains.
Later in the afternoon, we continue our journey to Tarangire, where we spend the night.
The evening game drives in Tarangire are rewarding to its visitors who sleep in the park; during the evening hours, the park traffic is eased for the park visitors who overnight inside the park.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Our last day of safari in Tarangire will be incorporated with a morning walking safari through the savannah which is followed by a game drive that takes you through to lunchtime. After your afternoon game drive and picnic lunch, you’ll be taken to Arusha for your onward journey.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
