SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS
| This safari starts and ends in Arusha; the 9 days tour will help you explore the main four national parks of Tanzania with Ngorongoro Crater which is the 8thwonder of the world. You will definitely get chance to visit Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park. You will view lots of wildlife species found in these national parks and the great annual migration of Wildebeest into the Serengeti. The other common animals to spot in these national parks include lions, zebras, warthogs, antelopes, birds, flamingos, and many more. These national parks will definitely give you the best safari ever in Tanzania! |
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN TANZANIA
Meet and greet on arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport with the driver and transfer to Heart of Africa Lodge for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2: ARUSHA - LAKE MANYARA
After breakfast we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day of game drives. This is one of Tanzania’s smaller parks but still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. This national park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. The lake shore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive unique tree-climbing lions. There are a surprising number of other large mammals and the striking cliffs on the Rift escarpment form a dramatic backdrop. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge
DAY 3: LAKE EYASI FULL DAY
After breakfast we go for hunting at Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a picturesque creation of the Great Rift Valley. The lake shore is a home for Hadzabe and Datooga tribes, absolutely different from each other. Hadzabe people were nomads in the past, they were living by hunting and gathering and little by little they had settled in this region. Their skill of survival in a wild world is extremely high and, of course, the ability of archery exceeds all expectations. In their turn, Datooga people, in contrast, always occupied with the cattle-breeding and land farming. They were drove to Lake Eyasi by other tribes who had better weapons and numerical preponderance. Being far away from the developing world, Hadzabe and Datooga people left in a wild state and could retain their way of life. And now, due to this fact, we can plunge in the atmosphere of the primal African life and even go hunting with tribes. Dinner overnight at Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge
DAY 4: KARATU - NGORONGORO CRATER - SERENGETI
Today the safari adventure turns south and continues to the Ngorongoro conservation area (world UNESCO site and was once in the 7 wonders of the world) (6 hrs., 180 km). We will descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a full-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard. We will enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor. After lunch we will drive to Serengeti National Park where we will overnight at Kongoni Serengeti Camp
DAY 5 & 6: SERENGETI CENTRAL - SERENGETI NORTH
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and depart to North Serengeti with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today and move towards the northern part of the park. The enroute game drive towards the Kogatende region will offer mild action from resident games. As you approach the northern part of the Serengeti, you will notice the terrain change from the usual plain grassland to a more hilly and broken terrain. The northern region offers a variety of resident game such as zebras, topi, gazelle, buffaloes, leopards and lions. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long drive itself. Based on the time of your arrival you will be able to spend a few hours by the Mara river. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night's rest at Pure Tented Camp
DAY 7: SERENGETI NORTH – SERENGETI CENTRAL - KARATU
The excitement for today will be quite high as you make your way into the most celebrated wildlife park in the world – The Serengeti. After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. Serengeti means endless plains in the local African language and watching the grassland stretch out as far as the eye can see and eventually merging with the sky at the horizon is an absolutely breathtaking view. With an overall land area of 14,763 Sq Kms, it puts our notion about distance to shame. The Serengeti also houses the glorious “Big 5” (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard). Along with the “Big 5”, a very pleasant sighting would be one of Africa’s most beautiful animals – The Impala. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa. You must also look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass. They provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna. After game drive you will be transferred to Marera Valley Lodge for dinner and overnight
DAY 8: KARATU - TARANGIRE - ARUSHA
After breakfast we head to the Tarangire National Park for a morning game drive. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. Dinner and overnight Kahawa House Arusha
DAY 9: ARUSHA – KILIMANJARO
After breakfast we will do a city tour in Arusha town, passing curios shop for buying small gifts for your family and friends the after the tour we will drive to Kilimanjaro International airport where you will connect your flight. It has been such a nice a trip and you will have a lot pictures and story to share with your friend back home.
The price will be $3,650 per person (Minimum 2 Persons)
Included Safari Features.
Professional Safari Guide/Driver
Guaranteed departure for passengers booking this safari
Full board accommodation at the lodge
All applicable game park entrance fees
All meals while on safari
Pre-tour itinerary document
Extensive game drives as per the tour dossier above
All transfers
Crater service fee
Excluded Safari Features.
Travel Insurance
Medical Evacuation
Personal Expenses
Optional Hot Air Ballooning ($600 cost per person)
Nature walks at $30 per person
All flights
Tips to Driver
Olduvai Gorge ($55 cost per person)