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Highlights: Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro.
Accommodation: Mid-range lodge / hotels.
Type of Safari: Wildlife safari, Nature, History.
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Itineraries
Day 1
Arrival in Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Airport)
Karibu Tanzania - Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival at the airport you will be met by one of our staff members.
After greet and meet services he will escort you to your accommodation in Arusha (approximately 60 Km)
ready for the safari tomorrow. The lodge is perched on the slopes of Mount Meru with magnificent view of the
mountain.
• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel Mid-range hotel located in or near Arusha
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
Day 2
Discover the Tarangire
After breakfast set off on safari with your private car and driver to Tarangire National Park (approx. 120 km).
Named for the river that nourishes the wildlife of a vast ecosystem, Tarangire is home to elephant, zebra,
wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, eland, water buck, lion, giraffe, onyx and an unsurpassed diversity of birds. From
June to November, masses of wildlife congregate around the river, but the park is a stronghold for big game
year-round. Take your first game drive before retiring to your beautifully designed tented lodge, hidden among
ancient baobab trees and giant rock kopjes within the park.
• Main destination: Tarangire National Park
• Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Tarangire NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
On to Lake Manyara
After breakfast you depart for Lake Manyara National Park (approx 90 Km) with en-route views. Nestling at the
base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, A beautiful park, Lake Manyara contains a diverse range of habitats
and topographical features ranging from the rift wall, ground water forest, acacia woodlands and open
grasslands to the shores of Lake Manyara and the lake itself. Have afternoon game viewing in the park
searching for the diverse flora and fauna of the park. There are some 350 different bird species in the park. The
park provides sanctuary to a variety of animals such as the gazelle, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, baboon,
giraffe, hippo and the famous tree-climbing lions that are unique to the Lake. The park is generally recognized
for its incredible beauty.
• Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Accommodation: Eileens Tree lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Manyara NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
Drive to Serengeti via Ngorongoro
The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination today (210 km), a vast rolling plain whose sparse vegetation
allows for some of the best wildlife viewing in the world. The annual migration of wildebeest and zebra is one
of the park’s great attractions, but throughout the year the Serengeti is excellent for seeing predators such as
lion, leopard and cheetah, along with elephant, giraffe, hyena, hippo, rhino, and many varieties of antelopes
and birds. Depending with animal movement we can arrange packed lunch or go back to the lodge for hot
lunch. The evening is free to rest.
• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Osinon Tented Camp Mid-range camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
Full day in the endless plains of Serengeti
If you rise early you can take a morning game drive through the park to see the nocturnal predators returning
from their nightly hunt and very active animals waking up in the early morning light. Depending on the time of
year and the migration of the herds, you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras,
monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, birds and other species.
we enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and
evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest
remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. The park is
one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve.
Depending with wildlife movement, we can have hot lunch at the camp or enjoy picnic lunch packets.
• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Osinon Tented Camp Mid-range camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6
Full day in the Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast we drive and descend some 610 meters into the crater, which is home to an abundance of
wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game viewing drive with picnic lunch at a private scenic site
(hippos pool). Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world teams with an abundance of wildlife
permanently resident on the crater floor. Prides of lions, herds of Cape buffalo, impala, Thompson gazelles,
rhino, golden and black backed jackal, zebra, cheetah, leopard and the spotted hyena freely roam on the crater
floor plains. Unmatched for its natural variety and breath taking beauty, there are few places on earth where
such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exist inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the
crater is also home to hundreds of bird species, refreshing in the small lakes in the crater floor.
In the evening we drive back to our game lodge for overnight stay.
• Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
• Accommodation: Country Lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located just outside Ngorongoro
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7
Lake Eyasi hunting tour.
After breakfast we will drive to the shores of Lake Eyasi. Today you will enjoy picnic lunch box.
Lake Eyasi is a very scenic soda lake found on the southern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This
less visited lake lies at the base of the Eyasi escarpment on the western rift valley wall. This afternoon you will
be introduced to the extraordinary people who belong to an indigenous tribe known as the ‘Hadzabe’ (hunter-
gatherer bushmen). The tribe inhabits the shores of Lake Eyasi as do the Nilotic-speaking Datoga tribe. You will
visit these tribes, which will include a visit to their homesteads, learn about their way of life, animal tracking,
medicinal plants, and much more. Some wildlife and a wide range of bird species can be viewed during walks
around the lake, which can be arranged.
Drive back to your lodge in the evening.
• Main destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
• Accommodation: Country Lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located just outside Ngorongoro
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8
Drive to Arusha
This morning drive back to Arusha to continue your next plans.
• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
- Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide.
- Transport whilst on safari in a 4×4 safari Land cruiser with pop up roof for game viewing.
- Transfers in Arusha.
- Full Board Accomodation whilst on safari.
- One night before safari in Arusha.
- All park entrance fees and goverment taxes as per the itinerary.
- Drivers salary and allowances plus park fees for driver and vehicle.
- Complimentary drinking water in your vehicle whilst on safari.
- International / Local flight.
- Airport arrival or Departure taxes.
- Lunches in Arusha hotel.
- Room upgrades
- Tipping.
- Items of a personal nature i.e., telephone/internet usage, laundry, bottled water and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, etc.
- Change in itinerary.
- Increase in park fees or other charges beyond our control.
- Activities not mentioned in the package.
