ARRIVE IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Upon arrival in Tanzania, you’ll leave the city of Arusha and head to Tarangire National Park (journey time of approximately three to four hours), located in the Manyara region. Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania and the name of the park originates from the Tarangire River, which winds through the park lands.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Oliver’s Camp
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
EXPLORE TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Tarangire is a seasonal park and the long dry season (June to October) is the best time to visit. During these months the park offers incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. You can expect to see plenty of big game, including large herds of elephant congregating along the riverbanks and waterholes. Tarangire is also one of the few parks in Tanzania where you can enjoy night safaris, as well as walking safaris and fly camping trips.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Oliver’s Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
TRANSFER TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you’ll be driven to Lake Manyara National Park, located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley. The alkaline soda of Lake Manyara, which covers 230 square kilometres, attracts pink flamingos and other bird life.
At Lake Manyara National Park, you’ll see resident hippo pods at the lake, tree-climbing lions, large herds of elephant, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, warthog and impala. Also, you may be lucky enough to spot leopards and hyenas. There’s also a huge primate population including common monkey, vervet monkey and baboons. You can spot wildlife on a canoe safari on the lake.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: The Plantation Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
NGORONGORO CRATER
Journey on to Ngorongoro Crater, a unique natural phenomenon and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Crater is undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking wildlife safari sites in the world, with the 600-metre high crater wall offering incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. You can expect to see a diverse range of wildlife, including buffalo, warthog, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and elephant. There’s also a huge population of predators: lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. The resident population of black rhino is a real treat, as they’re very difficult to spot elsewhere in Tanzania.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Lemala Ngorongoro
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you’ll leave Ngorongoro and drive to the Serengeti, Tanzania’s most famous national park. The Serengeti offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa and is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on Earth, the Great Migration.
Every year, over two million wildebeests and zebras migrate north from Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The herds must brave the perilous Mara River, which runs through the Masai Mara on the Kenyan side and Serengeti National Park on the Tanzanian side. They face treacherous water currents and dangerous predators as they cross the river in search of greener pastures. With crocodiles lurking in the muddy waters and lions, cheetahs, leopards and hyenas patrolling the river banks, this is a particularly dangerous time to be a wildebeest or a zebra.
You can also enjoy bush walks in the Serengeti led by local Maasai warriors, providing an authentic walking safari experience.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Dunia Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
FLY TO ARUSHA
You will check-out from Dunia Camp this morning after breakfast. You are then driven to the airstrip for your scheduled light aircraft flight back to Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airports to complete your journey.
Main Destination: Arusha (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
