Duration
5 Days
DESTINATION
Tarangire,Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Manyara
BEST TIME
JUNE TO SEPTEMBER
Itinerary
Tanzania Wildlife Escape (Serengeti Fly-In)
Day1: Arusha – Seronera Airstrip.
Pick up from any location in Arusha town and transfer to Arusha airport for Internal flight from Arusha airport to Seronera airstrip, on your arrival at Seronera airstrip our guide will be there to pick you up and then continue with game drive with picnic lunch, in the evening you will be heading to your camp for dinner and overnight.
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 2:Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
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. In the late afternoon we will proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge on Full board basis
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu
After a tasty breakfast collect picnic Lunches and 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 4: Manyara National Park – Tarangire
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 we will proceed to Tarangire for dinner and overnight
The park offers a great view of the 400 metres 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 kilometres 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.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Simba Lodge on Full board basis
Day 5: Tarangire National Park – Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport.
After breakfast, collect lunch boxes and proceed with game drive in Tarangire National Park, after game drive you will be transferred to Arusha/Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.
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.
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