7-Day Northern Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

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Day 01

Tarangire National Park Game Drives

• Breakfast at your hotel in Arusha at 0830hrs, followed by pickup in Arusha and a two-hour drive on an excellent road to Tarangire National Park, with a picnic lunch for morning and afternoon game drives in the park.
• Your professional driver, who is also your tour guide, will do his best to offer you excellent service and show you as much wildlife as the park has to offer.
• In this wildlife area, expect to see lions, elephants, zebra, buffalos, giraffes, baboons, hyenas, eland, kudu, cheetah, warthog, blue and vervet monkeys, and more. About 450 species of birds have been recorded. Although Tarangire Park is famous for its herds of elephants, you will also see substantial baobab trees. Later, at 1530hrs, leave the park and drive to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay at Pamoja Africa Lodge, booked on a full board basis, FB.

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Day 02

Lake Manyara National Park Safari

• In the morning, at 0830hrs after breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park for both morning and afternoon game drives. The park is located in the eastern wing of the Great Rift Valley and features a fantastic landscape. It is home to tree-climbing lions, hippos, elephants, zebra, buffaloes, giraffes, baboons, blue and vervet monkeys, warthog, and more. About 350 species of birds have been recorded.
• Lake Manyara National Park provides opportunities for ornithologists keen on viewing and observing over 300 migratory birds, including flamingo, long-crested eagle, and grey-headed kingfisher.
• At 1700hrs, leave the park and transfer to your lodge in Karatu at Pamoja Africa Lodge, with accommodation booked on a full board basis, FB.

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Day 03

Journey to Serengeti National Park

• At 0800hrs after breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Your picnic lunch will be served on the way or at Naabi Gate to Serengeti.
• After lunch, spend an afternoon game drive in the park towards the camp. Serengeti is Africa's largest national park and provides an abundance of wildlife, which is why it is considered one of the World Heritage Sites for its nature. The park is famous for its ecosystem involving the great world event of the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeests and zebras, including many carnivores. It is also home to cheetah, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, hartebeest, topi, eland, crocs, Thomson's gazelle, Grant's gazelle, and many more. Birdlife includes kori bustard, ostrich, secretary birds, and many more, including migrant birds from Eurasia. Dinner and overnight will be at Tukaone Tented Camp, booked on a full board basis, FB.

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Day 04

Full Day in Serengeti National Park

• Commence a full day in Serengeti Park. After breakfast, spend the whole day in Serengeti National Park with early morning, mid-day, and afternoon game drives.
• Return to your accommodation for a welcome rest. The Serengeti covers an area of 14,763 sq. km, making it the largest national park in Tanzania. The park is located about 320 km north-west of Arusha, lying on a high plateau between the Ngorongoro Highlands and the Kenyan-Tanzanian border, and extending almost to Lake Victoria in the west.
• You will have dinner and an overnight stay at your accommodation, booked on a full board basis, FB.

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Day 05

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

• Have breakfast, then at 0830hrs leave Serengeti and travel while spotting game en route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• A lunch box will be served on the way.
• Enjoy the beautiful landscape and fantastic scenery of the Ngorongoro Highlands, then spend the rest of the day at the lodge observing the Crater from the top.
• You will have dinner and an overnight stay in Karatu at Pamoja Africa Lodge.

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Day 06

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

• After breakfast, descend into the Crater for an incredible game drive, with a picnic lunch, inside the Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site holding a permanent population of more than 30,000 animals. As only very few of these migrate in and out of the Crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. The Crater is also home to the rare black rhino, which is almost extinct in Tanzania.
• With a bit of luck, you will see the 'Big Five' during one game drive.
• At 1500hrs, ascend the Crater and drive to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay at Pamoja Africa Lodge, booked on a full board basis, FB.

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Day 07

Return to Arusha

• After breakfast, transfer back to Arusha to connect with your next travel plan. End of service.