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Home4-Day Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Safari Excursion From Arusha
Description
Experience the breathtaking Northern Circuit of Tanzania on this 4-day tour covering the most popular wildlife havens of Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro crater. Explore Olduvai Gorge, where anthropologists first discovered traces of the earliest human species. Enjoy a thrilling experience winding amidst majestic baobab trees, crater rims, and gorges that have served as the cradle of humankind since time immemorial. Delight in spotting numerous animals such as lion, leopard, cheetah, elephants, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, warthogs, hyena and abundant birdlife as you set out on exhilarating game drives across the vast landscape.
Highlights
- Wildlife sighting at Tarangire, which boasts of a 6000-strong elephant population
- Explore Olduvai Gorge, "the cradle of mankind"
- Enjoy game drives in Serengeti National Park
- Explore the volcanic caldera in Ngorongoro Crater
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Day 1: Transfer from Arusha to Tarangire expand_more
Meet your safari manager in Arusha and drive to Tarangire, Tanzania's third-largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Enjoy packed lunches en route to the national park.
Set out for a game drive in Tarangire, where majestic baobab trees dot the scenery, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. You will find a vast concentration of wildlife along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area and affords sightings of lions, leopards, cheetah, and - of course - elephants aplenty.
Enjoy dinner and stay overnight at camp accomodation in Tarangire.
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Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti expand_more
Enjoy an early breakfast and drive down to Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. On the way, the driver will stop for travellers to explore the beautiful views overlooking the crater.
Continue driving via Olduvai Gorge, "the cradle of mankind", and the site where anthropologists Marry and Louis Leakey significant discoveries regarding remains of the first human species.
Enjoy a hearty picnic lunch after crossing the border.
Begin game viewing en route until you reach the Seronera campsite, situated in the center of the park.
After an exciting game drive, return to camp for an overnight stay.
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Day 3: Serengeti Game Drive and Transfer to Ngorongoro expand_more
Enjoy early morning breakfast and set out for a game drive and game viewing in Serengeti National Park. Expect to see lots of animals as the park, spread across 14763 sq km of rolling land. It is home to abundant lions, elephants, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, cheetah, warthogs, hyena, and various birds species. Depending on the year's time, one can also witness the great migration at Serengeti, where millions of wildebeest and zebra can be seen mingling or being chased by predators.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park before resuming your game drive.
Later, drive down to Ngorongoro crater rim for an overnight stay.
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Day 4: Ngorongoro to Arusha expand_more
After breakfast, descend the crater floor (600m) for game viewing with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro, with the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world, is one of the great wonders of the world, with an exceptionally high density of animal populations.
Get a chance to spot black rhino in their free surroundings, as well as lions, zebra, wildebeest, hyena, jackal, cheetah, leopard. Birdwatching enthusiasts will be delighted by abundant birdlife, including pelican, red flamingos, turtles, fire-finch, and many more. Some may be lucky enough to spot the big five inside Ngorongoro Crater.
In the afternoon, ascend the crater walls and drive back to Arusha.
What's Included
Service of professional English-speaking guide and cook
Pick up from Arusha hotel
Camp accommodation
All wildlife reserve entry fees
All game drives as per itinerary
3 meals a day
Transport in a modified 4WD land cruiser or land rover with a photographic roof hatch and guaranteed window seats
1.5-litre mineral water per person/day during game drive
What's Excluded
All items of personal nature
Gratuities for safari guide, mountain guide, porters, and cooks
Accommodation: 2 nights in Arusha
Travel insurance
Visa fee (50 US$/100 US$ for American & Irish passport holders - to be paid upon arrival)
Drinks and beverages at the camp
Meeting Point
Arusha, Tanzania
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 4 | USD 1000 Per Person |
This is a group tour | |