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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Aiport), you will be met by Habitat Adventures Travel’s representative and driven to your accommodation in Arusha for an overnight stay. Here, you will wait for your adventures to start the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Mount Meru Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park - approximately 149km (926 mi) - 2 hours 30 min drive
Arusha to Tarangire National Park - approximately 149km (926 mi) - 2 hours 30 min drive
Early morning, after breakfast at around 8:00 am, you will have a short briefing before you depart for Tarangire National Park. The park, with its endless tree savannah, including the impressive baobab trees and seasonal marshes, is also home to the largest population of elephants in northern Tanzania. You are likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Your guide will open the roof of the vehicle for excellent wildlife viewing.
A hot lunch will be served at around 12:30 pm at the picnic site. After that, you will continue to explore this incredible park. In the evening, after exploration, you will drive to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Retreat at Ngorongoro Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park - approximately 167km (104 mi) - 3 hours and 25 min drive
Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park - approximately 167km (104 mi) - 3 hours and 25 min drive
Early morning, after breakfast at around 8:00 am, you will drive to Serengeti National Park, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stopping at a viewing point that has a built pavilion that provides a nearly 180° view of the Ngorongoro crater. Continue your journey around the crater and descend to the other side. Enjoy your free “African massage” on the bumpy road, passing through Maasai villages on your way to the Serengeti National Park.
At the Naabi Hill entrance gate, you can walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the endless plains of the Serengeti. A hot lunch will be served either at the gate or en route towards the heart of Serengeti with an incredible set-up by your guide inside the bush. The Serengeti National Park is home to the largest concentration of wildlife than anywhere else on the planet. You will have an unlimited drive until the evening, when you will drive straight to your luxury tented camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Nyota Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Full-day game drive inside Serengeti National Park
Full-day game drive inside Serengeti National Park
Early morning, after breakfast at around 8:00 am or according to your preference, you will continue exploring the endless plains of the Serengeti National Park for a full-day game drive. The park offers a multitude of wildlife, including the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. A hot lunch will be served inside the park at around 12:30 pm with some soft drinks and unlimited drinking water. You will have the game drive until the evening when you will drive to your luxury tented camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Nyota Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater - approx 137km (85 mi)) to Karatu - approx 50km (31 mi)
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater - approx 137km (85 mi)) to Karatu - approx 50km (31 mi)
Today, after your delicious breakfast, you will depart early to the Ngorongoro Crater with a game drive en route. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five. It is one of the most beautiful natural wildlife safari sites in the world and an exceptional place to interact with people from the Maasai community.
On reaching the crater’s edge, the 20km diameter caldera opens up before you in all its stunning glory, and you will descend into the crater on an adventurous trail. This World Heritage Site is seasonally home to over 25,000 animals, hyenas and the endangered black rhino, including a wide range of bird species. A hot lunch will be served at a picnic spot at the hippo pool, and after that, you will continue to explore the crater.
After exploration, you will ascend the crater and drive to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- The Retreat at Ngorongoro Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha - approx 126km (78 mi) - 2-hour drive
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha - approx 126km (78 mi) - 2-hour drive
After an early breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which is also known as the home of tree-climbing lions and a bird paradise. More than 500 species are present in Lake Manyara, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these species in a single day.
Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Other animals that can be found here are giraffes, zebras, hyenas, buffaloes, hippos, elephants and wildebeests. Lunch will be served inside the park. After further exploration of the park, you will return to Arusha.
Those who wish to combine this safari with a trip to Zanzibar can take a flight from the local Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
