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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park
After breakfast, you will check out and drive to Arusha National Park for a full day and a walking tour on the slopes of Mount Meru, which is the second-highest mountain in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro. Arusha National Park is a beautiful park that is green all year round. It has many species of birds, including flamingos and a large number of herbivores.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Forest Hill Hotel
Wildlife in Arusha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
You will drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. The park is particularly known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees (the largest trees on the continent), which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them.
The park is full of wildlife, ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, elephants. It is also known as the "Elephant Paradise". The park has the largest concentration of elephants in the country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. The lunch area is fascinating, boasting an observatory with amazing river and wildlife views.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Burunge Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park with a packed lunch for a full-day game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (this is one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s
western boundary).
The park’s namesake is a shallow salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons, and is home to thousands of wading birds, including flamingos and over 500 other bird species. You may see baboons and elephants in the park’s thick evergreen forest, and look out for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa. You will have a picnic lunch in the park, and later, you will drive back to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tloma Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro for a crater tour. We will start very early and descend to the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a game drive and then drive back to the lodge in Karatu town for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Tloma Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will check out and drive to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro Highlands with an en-route game drive. The journey from Karatu to Serengeti National Park takes you through Tanzania's captivating terrain, transitioning from the lush highlands to the vast, iconic plains of the Serengeti.
This route offers breathtaking views of rolling hills and expansive grasslands, as well as opportunities to spot wildlife along the way. As you enter the park, you'll be greeted by the famous Serengeti landscape, home to an incredible array of animals, including the Big Five. This drive sets the stage for an unforgettable safari experience filled with stunning sights and the thrill of wildlife encounters.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Embalakai Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive in Central Serengeti. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". The park has 6,900 sq miles (18,000 sq km), and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon, defying your senses and perception of distances.
It is the home of the great migration and more than 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes, including the abundant impalas and Thomson's gazelles. As for big cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. Smaller animals like foxes, mongooses, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, rock hyraxes, and African hares, together with more than 500 species of birds, also inhabit this park.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Embalakai Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You will have another full-day game drive in Central Serengeti, enjoying the endless plains with all the big mammals and many species of animals and birds. As you traverse the park's diverse ecosystems, from open savannas to riverine forests, you'll have the opportunity to encounter an incredible variety of animals and herds of wildebeest.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Embalakai Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serengeti National Park to Arusha
Serengeti National Park to Arusha
After breakfast, you will check out and drive to the Seronera Airstrip to catch a flight to Arusha City. On arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport. This is the end of your safari.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
