Day 1: Tarangire National Park
Game drives along the Tarangire River, known for its large elephant herds and diverse wildlife.

Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
Scenic drive through Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Serengeti, followed by an afternoon game drive.

Day 3: Serengeti Exploration
Sunrise game drive with opportunities to see predators in action; optional hot air balloon safari; full-day wildlife exploration.

Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Drive back through Serengeti with a stop at Olduvai Gorge, a significant archaeological site.

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Half-day safari in the crater, home to diverse wildlife including predators; visit to Lake Magadi; return to Arusha.

Day 6: Departure
Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for onward travel.

DAY 1: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours

Distance:240 km

After breakfast, you are met by our professional tour guide/driver, who will deliver a short safari info briefing, after which we travel east to the Tarangire National Park. 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 magnets for wild animals during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. We will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park and do two exciting morning and afternoon game drives along the Tarangire River. Late afternoon we depart for our lodge, where you can sit back with a relaxing sundowner drink while waiting for dinner.

Accommodation: Karatu Simba Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 2 – TARANGIRE – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours

Distance:205 km

After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 3 – SERENGETI

Non-game-viewing travel time: N/A 

Distance: N/A

Waking before dawn, you will take part in a stunning sunrise game drive. As the rising sun kisses the savannah, you’ll have the best opportunity to see predators in action as they take advantage of the low light and cooler temperatures to look for an early meal. It’s an ideal time to see lions, leopards, and cheetahs in action, as well as the early morning movements of the wildebeest, zebra, and other herbivores.

Alternatively, you may wish to take to the skies with a sunrise hot air balloon safari and champagne breakfast. SEE BELOW.

After your unforgettable morning, you’ll return to your lodge for a late breakfast and to freshen up before hitting the road again with a picnic lunch. Our driver will select the best possible route based upon the time of year and the kind of animals you’d like to see. This could be following the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lions and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons—including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink!

The Great Wildebeest Migration: If you have planned to witness the Great Migration, your itinerary and accommodation will be planned depending on the time of year of your visit.

Accommodation: Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

ADD ON OPTION MORNING of DAY 3

SERENGETI BALLOON SAFARI

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a hot air balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. After landing, you will enjoy a Champagne breakfast in the middle of the Serengeti plains.

DAY 4: SERENGETI-NGORONGORO CRATER

Non-game-viewing travel time:4 hours 

Distance: 145km

After breakfast, we depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Our drive takes us back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Drs. Loisand Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.

Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 5 – NGORONGORO CRATER

Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours

Distance: 190 km

After an early breakfast, we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. 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 drawcard to this picturesque national park is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas and jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner that is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here.

After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch by the park’s famous hippo pool. Thereafter, you will drive back to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha, we will end our African safari adventure.

• Accommodation: Tulia Hotel & Spa
• Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast

Day 6—Departure today

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight onwards.

Price Includes;

• Accommodation as per itinerary in double/Twin Shared rooms/Safari lodges
• All park fees
• National Park approved guides and porters
• Government Taxes
• Meals as per itinerary
• Ground Transfers from and to airports/airstrip applicable
• Safari Land cruiser private on Safari and all Transfers (Not including International & Domestic Flights)
• Private English Speaking driver / Guide

Price Excludes;

• Tips to driver and guide
• Hot Air Balloon activity supplement
• Single Room Supplements
• Visas
• Insurance covering the safari
• Items of personal nature

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