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Tanzania · Safari
The journey
Go on a 5-day safari tour through Northern Tanzania's top wildlife destinations - Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara. Experience marvellous scenery and a plethora of wild animals while enjoying game drives in the parks. Along the way, visit Olduvai Gorge, camp in scenic locations, and engage with Maasai culture during a village visit.
Leave the highlands behind and descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
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Day by day
After breakfast at 8:30 am, meet the driver at Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel.
Enjoy an early morning game drive in Tarangire National Park.
Stay at a campsite with a panoramic view for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Leave the highlands behind and descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
Head to the central park area known as Seronera, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. The Seronera River provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of Serengeti's species.
Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.
Dinner and overnight in the Seronera Camp.
After breakfast at the campsite, depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enjoy a game drive en route.
Stop over at Olduvai Gorge, which boasts a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Dr. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of 'Nutcracker Man' and 'Handy Man' - both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.
Arrive in time for lunch at the campsite.
After lunch, descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife on a half-day safari tour.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.
After breakfast, descend into the crater to see the BIG 5.
Then drive to Lake Manyara.
See buffalos, giraffes, zebra, and many more species, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Rift Wall.
Dinner and overnight at Jambo Campsite.
After breakfast at the campsite, go on a full game drive in Lake Manyara National Park with a packed lunch. The lake occupies a large area of the park, and the forest starts just after you cross the park gate, along the base of the Great Rift Valley and the hot springs to the west. The park is home to tree-climbing lions, buffalos, giraffes, hippos, troops of baboons, and birds such as flamingoes, ostriches, Egyptian geese, and more.
After a picnic lunch, proceed for afternoon game drives.
Later, drive to a Masai village to experience the activities of the Masai people.
In the evening, drive back to Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel for the overnight stay.
The route
The fine print
4 nights camping accommodation
Meals on full board: breakfast, hot lunch/picnic lunch, and dinner while on safari
All transfers and transport, park fees, and camping accommodation
Game viewing activities, as stated in the above tour or safari description
Services of a safari driver, guide, and safari cook
Sleeping bags
Airport pick-up and drop-off
2 nights hotel accommodation - the day before your tour and after your tour
Items of a personal nature
Tips and gratuities to safari staff
International airfares
Any required visas
Travel insurance
Clothes
A warm sweater, as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes
Comfortable shoes
Logistics
Your 5 days finish where they began, in Arusha.
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