$4,641 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
You will be picked from your hotel in Arusha or at the airport if arriving early in the morning and start your day heading to Lake Manyara National Park, the famous for its tree climbing lions and the flamingos on the lakeshore. It is only 205sq miles in size, this park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees which are a home to troops of baboons and blue monkey. The shallow alkaline lake covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is a home to thousands of flamingos during the rain seasons. Later you will proceed to your lodge for evening leisure, dinner and an overnight. Being at this lodge you may opt to relax and swim at the pool, go for sunset walk, farm walk or sunrise walk on the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you will continue with the game heading to Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing on its floor. Ngorongoro crater is a UNESCO world heritage site formed million years ago that inhabits more than 25,000 resident animals. Almost every East African Savannah animal species can be spotted in the grass grasslands and acacia forests including the “Big Five” (rhino, elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard). Other animals around this crater floor includes wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and more than 500 bird species are recorded in this area. If luck you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass. Later you proceed to your accommodation for an overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3-4
Guided Game drive - Central Serengeti National Park
Guided Game drive - Central Serengeti National Park
Your safari will proceed to Central Serengeti where you will spend your 2 days chasing for Big 5 and other animals. The word Serengeti comes from the Maasai word "Siringet," which means “the endless plain.” The Central Serengeti is a year-round game viewing site that features a greater diversity of wildlife than anywhere in else in the park, including elephant, giraffe, impala, waterbuck, hippo, reedbuck, buffalo and baboon (all of which remain even after the spectacular hordes of blue wildebeest and zebras have gone). The famous Serengeti National Park is the most well-known safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. Look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass which provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna. After a full-day game drive, you will head back to your camp for evening leisure, dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Central Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-6
Following Migration Trails- either Ndutu for Calving Season or Northern Serengeti for River Crossing
Following Migration Trails- either Ndutu for Calving Season or Northern Serengeti for River Crossing
Depending on the location of Migrations these two days will give you the chances to explore and experiences it.
The experiences on this package will depend on the months you are travelling. Below is how the trip will be allocated as per migration locations:
December - March/April: Southern Serengeti plains (Ndutu)
See great herds of wildebeest and zebras. Along with the river crossings, this is a real highlight of the wildebeest’s journey and a fabulous time to see the herds congregate on the dramatic sweeping plains of the south. You will see the big herds all together as they always come south for calving season.
July - October: Northern Serengeti National Park (River Crossing) - annual migration of giant herds of grazers across Northern Tanzania and Kenya where over two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems in search of green pasture, in a regular pattern. Dinner and overnight at Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Migration Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Final time at Serengeti and fly out back to Arusha
Final time at Serengeti and fly out back to Arusha
Early morning game drives are normally recommended as bush never sleeps. Later you proceed with an enroute game on your way to the airstrip for your air transfer back to Arusha. Arriving here you will be picked and transferred to your hotel in Arusha or to the airport for your flight back home or your extension to Zanzibar with your mind full of memories.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
