ARRIVAL
On day one of the six-day Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro luxury tour, you will be picked up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport and transferred to a luxurious hotel in Arusha. You will have time to relax and acclimatize to the new environment. In the evening, you will have a briefing with your guide, who will provide more information about the tour and answer any questions you may have. You will also have dinner at the hotel.
Main Destination: Arusha (City)
Accommodation: Gran Melia Arusha
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
DRIVE FROM ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Tarangire National Park is the second-largest national park in Tanzania and is well-known for ancient baobab trees, tree-climbing pythons, and the largest concentration of African elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
After breakfast, you will meet our guide and our office representative for a briefing about your safari. After briefing about your safari, you will drive to Tarangire National Park with packed lunch. This drive takes 2 hours. Along the way, you will take in the scenic views of the grassland plains speckled with ancient baobab trees, traditional Maasai houses, and cattle herded by the nomadic people. After your lunch break at midday, you will continue your afternoon game drive then drive to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
The luxury hotel will provide clients with a comfortable and relaxing environment after a day of wildlife viewing.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
DRIVE FROM TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Serengeti is well known for the great wildebeest migration in the northern part toward the Mara River. It is an unforgettable adventure to have a chance to see all animals migrate in a clockwise circle every year. If you also want to spot all the Big Five animals (lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo) all in one park, the Serengeti is the place to be.
Early morning after breakfast, you will depart from the hotel and we will proceed to Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You may have a chance to stop at the Ndutu area depending on the time. You will stop for lunch on the way and then proceed to your hotel with a game drive en route arriving in the evening.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
NORTHEN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK WILDEBEEST MIGRATION WATCHING
Get up early so you can leave your lodge for a full day of game viewing. Explore the northern half of the great wildebeest migration as it moves toward the Mara River by traveling with the herds over the plains. It is impressive to witness the annual migration of all those hoofed creatures in a clockwise direction, pursued by predators. The Serengeti is the best place to go if you want to see all five of the Big Five animals—the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo. The day will end with you returning to the lodge for an overnight stay and relaxation.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
DRIVE FROM SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK TO NGORONGORO CRATER
Ngorongoro is one of the 8 Wonders of the World, the crater is an essential shelter for different wildlife. The most commonly seen are big bulls of elephants and the vulnerable species of black rhinos. In the Crater, you will see large herds of wildebeest, African Cape buffalos, zebras, Thomson and Grant gazelles, hippos, black-backed jackals, prides of lions, hyenas, serval cats, and close to 400 bird species.
After breakfast, you will take packed lunch for an early morning game drive between 8:00 am – 2:30 pm. Then, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area while having a game drive en route to where you will have dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Lemala Ngorongoro
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
DRIVE FROM NGORONGOR CRATER TO ARUSHA TOWN
After an early breakfast, you will drop over 600 meters into the crater for a full-day game drive. You will break the game drive for lunch, and you’ll have your lunch at the base of the crater.
Enjoy cool temperatures, forest wildlife (including elephants, buffaloes, and leopards), and fine views of craters and mountains when you visit the Ngorongoro Highlands.
After the tour, you will drive back to Arusha City and you will be dropped off at the hotel for relaxation after your safari. If it happens that your flight is on the same day, then you will be dropped off directly at the airport.
Main Destination: No major destination visited
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
