11-Day Wildlife Safari in Tanzania with Great Migration from Arusha
Highlights
Arusha, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Locations Covered
Arusha, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
safari, trekking, Wildlife
Private Tour
11 Days
Easy
English, Spanish, Swahili
Description
Start with serene canoeing on Lake Duluti and a hike to Maundi Crater on Kilimanjaro. Witness the grandeur of Tarangire’s elephants, engage with the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, and marvel at the Great Migration in Serengeti National Park. Explore the diverse wildlife of Central Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive In Arusha City
- Our guide or representative will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The drive from the airport will take you 45 minutes to 1 hour to reach your hotel depending on traffic along the way. Our guide or representative will come to the hotel for a briefing so you can learn the essential tips for your tour and then have the rest prepared for the next day's trip.
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Day 2: Arusha National Park and Canoe to Lake Duluti
- Your Guide will take you early in the morning from your hotel to Arusha National Park, where you will have nature walking under the foot of Mount Meru.
- You will have a game drive in Arusha National Park, and in the evening, you will have the amazing experience of sunset canoeing in one of the amazing crater lakes. Lake Duluti is surrounded by a forest with various bird species. The sunset is so beautiful and romantic.
- You will spend 2-2.5 hours cruising the lake, listening to songs from the birds' sounds near you.
- Later, you will enjoy a bottle of wine (depending on your choices) or champagne and snacks on the lake shore while waiting for the sunset.
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Day 3: Kilimanjaro Hike Through Marangu Route to Maundi Crater
- Your adventure begins with a convenient hotel pick-up in either Arusha. From there, you'll start a leisurely drive to the Marangu Gate. Starting on the southeast side of Kilimanjaro, at an altitude of 1,879 meters above sea level, you'll finish at 2,720 meters in Mandara and then descend back to 1,879 meters above sea level. The primary objective for the day is to reach Mandara Hut, the initial stopping point for full-scale treks, and return.
- Upon arrival, a well-deserved 30 to 45-minute rest period will reinvigorate you before gradually descending back to the Main Gate.
- As you return, our driver will be waiting to transport you back to your hotel in Arusha / Moshi, serenading you with relaxing music and offering a choice of cold or warm Kilimanjaro beer to alleviate fatigue. Remember, it's not just about climbing Kilimanjaro; it's also about savouring the experience.
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Day 4: Arusha City to Tarangire National Park
- After breakfast, as you arranged with your guide, you will start the day by driving for 2 hours to the gate of Tarangire National Park, famous for its big elephants. In the park, you may come across other mammals such as big cats, buffalos, Zebra, giraffes, and antelope, and it is home to hundreds of species of birds flying from one point to another. Tarangire National Park has a river known as the “Tarangire River” which tends to flow whole the year, during the dry season the river becomes “attracter” for many animals which helps to sport wildlife animals easily.
- During the lunch, you will have a picnic lunch while praising the beauty of the park.
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Day 5: Explore Hadzabe and Datoga
- Around 5 am, you will leave the lodge to meet Hadzabe, the Bushmen and participate in their early morning interactive activities, including bush trek, hunting, making a campfire, and other activities.
- Later, you will meet Datoga, the skilled farmers and livestock keepers. You will learn more about this group before returning to Karatu, where your lodging is located.
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Day 6: Welcome to Migration in Serengeti National Park
- After a heavy breakfast at your lodge, you will proceed to the Central Serengeti, which is home to wildlife throughout the year.
- While en route, you will cross the Ngorongoro crater rim and have a great opportunity to see the view of one of the world heritage sites, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Central Serengeti will allow you to spot Tanzania’s most impressive wildlife. Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ game area on each safari to Serengeti regardless. This area is dominated by many resident wildlife, including the “Big Five”.
- After a game drive, you will drive to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
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Day 7: North Serengeti to the Migration Crossing Mara River
- After breakfast, you will have a game drive to the north part of Kogatende to view the great migration.
- In the evening, you can view great migration as wildebeest and zebras across the river. The river tends to flow all day from June to September. You will count part of the wildebeest herd stock across the river during that time.
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Day 8: Full Game Drive at Great Migration and Mara River
- After a healthy breakfast, you will proceed with a game drive and witness “the world's greatest show”, where crocodiles lick their thickset jaw in anticipation in the Mara River. The biggest mammal trek in the world follows the rains. The herds travel 800 kilometres clockwise in a circle through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems in search of greener, mineral-rich pastures and water. The “big cats”, such as lions, hunt in the long grasses of savannah, leopards on acacia trees that meet on the tree, cheetah lies on rocks under the sun and wait for the fresh meat from wildebeest, zebras, and more.
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Day 9: Game Drive in Central Serengeti NP
- After a heavy breakfast from your accommodation, you will proceed to Central Serengeti, which is at the heart of wildlife throughout the year. Central Serengeti will allow you to spot Tanzania’s most impressive wildlife. Central Serengeti and the Seronera River Valley is a ‘must see’ game area on each safari to Serengeti regardless. This area is dominated by many resident wildlife, including the “Big Five”.
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Day 10: From Serengeti NP to Ngorongoro Crater
- It is an amazing moment to descend to the crater's floor, about 102 square miles/264 square km. The Ngorongoro crater is an unfilled, intact, and inactive volcano worldwide. This impressive crater is over 600 meters (2000 feet) deep. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area has the most 20,000 larger mammals and other small wild animals, as well as various species of birds.
- Also, the crater has a forest habitat, home for buffalos, zebras, and other herbivores, without forgetting nests for birds. You will spend a day in the crater accompanied by a picnic lunch.
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Day 11: Lake Manyara Game drive to Arusha City
- After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Lake Manyara, nestled on the edge of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment. Manyara’s habitat includes large troops of baboons and monkeys, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, warthogs, antelopes, and hundreds of species of birds.
- After a game drive in the afternoon, you will exit the park and take a short cultural tour, visiting Maasai Boma on the way to Arusha.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 6 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 6 | /person |
This is a private tour |