Duration
5 Days
DESTINATION
Ngorongoro,Serengeti, Lake manyara and Tarangire National Park
BEST TIME
JUNE TO SEPTEMBER
Itinerary
Wildlife Discovery in Tanzania
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park (2 hours transfer)
The Safari starts from Arusha where your guide will come and pick you from your reserved hotel and proceed to Tarangire National Park, you will proceed with game drive in the park with your picnic lunches. After game drive we will proceed to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses through the park, which is the only source of water for the wild animals here during the dry season. The park is famous for its large numbers of elephants, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons.
Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge on Full board basis
Day 2: Karatu – Serengeti National Park (2.5 hours transfer)
The exciting sounds of Africa will rose from your sleep. We will make the most of the day by departing early in morning with your picnic lunch heading off on a spectacular afternoon game viewing in Serengeti. Serengeti offers an exotic game-viewing experience in the whole of Africa giving you up-close look of the animals,you will spot great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle.
The word Serengeti stems from the Maasai language and literally means endless plains. Many predators roam these vast grasslands; over four thousand lions, 225 cheetahs, a thousand leopards, 3500 hyenas and hundreds of wild dogs! And of course, plenty of other beautiful animals, which your guide will be delighted to search for together with you.Dinner and overnight at Kontiki Africa Camp on Full board basis
Day 3:Full Day game viewing in Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you proceed with game drives safari in the Serengeti exploring the rolling plains of Serengeti National Park in search of large predators and the gentle herbivorous, on which they feed. Later during the day, you will proceed to your reserved accommodation inside the national park
Dinner and overnight at Kontiki Africa Camp on Full board basis
Day 4: Serengeti NP – Ngorongoro Crater (2.5 hours transfer)
Breakfast then collect lunch boxes, last game drive while heading to Ngorongoro Conservation area with picnic Lunches, Today you will visit one of the seven African wonders, the Ngorongoro Crater, created when a huge volcano erupted two million years ago. The fertile lava has created a unique ecosystem; the crater has the highest concentration of animals anywhere in Africa.
The Ngorongoro Crater is home to many lion families, buffalos, zebras, wildebeests and many more species. And nowhere else offers a chance as good as this to spot the rare black rhino.
Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge on Full board basis
Day 5: Manyara National Park – Arusha (2.5 hours transfer)
Breakfast, collect lunch boxes and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park, on this day you will enjoy the excellent view over Lake Manyara, see elephants up close in the woodlands and visit the renowned Manyara hippo pool where many, many hippos take to the water from early morning until late in the evening.After game drive you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.
The park offers a great view of the 400 meters deep Great Rift Valley.This tear in the earth came into existence 22 to 25 million years ago, when movement in a weak area of the earth’s crust led to the formation of a rift thousands of kilometers long through the whole of East Africa. The valley is so enormous it can be seen from outer space and it has many unique landscapes that attract a vast number of different animals. Besides being home to Lake Manyara itself you can also find dense rainforest here with hundreds of groups of monkeys and a huge number of birds.
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Camps & Lodges
INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RATES ARE:
- Airport transfers as shown on the above itinerary
- Accommodation and meals as per the above itinerary
- 4 x 4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop-up roof,
- Crater service fee in Ngorongoro Crater as specified in the itinerary
- A private professional speaking English driver guide
- Government taxes.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RATES ARE:
- International and Domestic Flights
- Any other items of a personal nature, i.e. Telephone, Laundry, beverages etc.
- Tips for the driver guide
- Any Insurance
- Visas