Explore the most iconic game parks in Tanzania on this journey across the country. Head to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti to experience the breathtaking landscape and wildlife. Also have a visit to the Olduvai Gorge with its amazing archaeological findings. Accommodation in Tanzania’s finest Tented Camps and Lodges while transport in a 4 wheel drive pop-up roof safari car.
Arusha (Google Map)
8:00 AM
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After a short briefing in the morning, you will be taken to the Tarangire National Park. The park with its endless tree savannah including the impressive baobab trees and seasonal marshes is also home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. In addition to elephants, you are also likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus, and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Upon arrival at the park, your guide will open the roof of the vehicle and the extensive wildlife viewing will begin. Lunch will be taken at a picnic spot and in the afternoon you will get to see more of this amazing and beautiful park.
Overnight at Sangaiwe Tented Camp.
Breakfast, Dinner & Lunch
After breakfast you will depart towards the Rift Valley, passing through Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu, in the cooler regions of the crater highlands. You will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop for a short look into the crater from a viewing point. At the Naabi Hill entrance gate you can walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the plains of the Serengeti savannah. You will then continue towards the Seronera Area in the central part of the Serengeti. The park offers a multitude of wildlife including the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard.
Overnight at Osinon Tented Camp & Lodges.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Following breakfast, you will spend the whole day on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en route. Depending upon the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration with hundreds of thousands of wildebeests, zebras, and Thompson gazelles. During the small rainy season in October and November, you will typically see these herds moving from the Kenyan Masai Mara through the northwest of the Serengeti to the plains in the south. After the great rainy season in April, May, and June, the herds slowly travel back through the western and north-western parts of the Serengeti. With fluctuations in rainfall, this timetable can of course change, resulting in the animals migrating during different times and routes. Your guide will try his utmost to find the animals and will make sure that you can see them from the best spot in the national park. Naturally, the migration also attracts predators and with luck, you might see a kill in action.
Overnight at Osinon Tented Camp.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast at daybreak, you will start early on your outward journey from the Serengeti back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, leaving behind the beautiful Seronera Valley. As predators are livelier in the cooler hours of the day, you might even see them in action. Lunch will be taken en route at a designated picnic spot.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
On this day after breakfast you will descend into the crater on an adventurous trail. This World Heritage Site is seasonally home to over 25,000 animals including a wide variety of birds, hyenas, and the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. Exiting the crater on a different ascent road, you will drive to Arusha, arriving around in the late afternoon. If you wish to combine this safari with a trip to Zanzibar you can take a flight from the local Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport.