Day 1
Tarangire
Start
Arusha
End
Lake Manyara
,
Karatu
,
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
,
Tarangire
Transfer from Arusha/Moshi to Tarangire followed by game drive.
You'll start your journey from your Arusha/Moshi hotel or Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airport, embarking on a scenic 3-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Once there, a full-day game drive awaits, accompanied by a satisfying hot lunch within the park. Later, the drive continues to your overnight accommodation for dinner and stay.
The Tarangire National Park park is a haven for wildlife, boasting herds of up to 300 elephants, scraping the river beds for elusive streams. Witness nomadic wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and an array of antelope congregating around shrinking lagoons. It holds the highest concentration of wildlife beyond the Serengeti, a paradise for predators. Here, unique species like the elegant fringe-eared oryx and the distinctive long-necked gerenuk are commonly sighted—a rarity elsewhere in Tanzania.
Moreover, Tarangire is the exclusive park where migratory animals find refuge during the dry season, welcoming a diverse range of species back home.
Accomodations in
Lake Manyara
,
Karatu
,
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
,
Tarangire
Optional Activities
Day 2
Central Serengeti
Start
Tarangire , Karatu , Ngorongoro Crater , Ngorongoro Conservation Area
End
Central Serengeti
Transfer from Tarangire to Serengeti. Game drives at Serengeti.
Your journey from Tarangire to Central Serengeti kicks off with an early morning pickup from your lodge. We'll drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, making a stop to admire the crater's view before continuing our trip.
You will arrive in central Serengeti in the afternoon and then go on with the game drive in the Seronera area of the park.
We will drive until late in the afternoon, all while keeping an eye out for wild animals and taking in the sunset. Later, proceed to your accommodation inside the park for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Ndutu (Serengeti)
Start
Ndutu (Serengeti) , Central Serengeti
End
Ndutu (Serengeti)
,
Central Serengeti
Full day game drive in the Ndutu region in south Serengeti.
After our hearty breakfast, we head out to enjoy a full day game drive in the Ndutu region. We endeavor to explore the range of different habitats found here that include swamps, woodland, soda lakes, and the world-famous Serengeti short grass plains. And of course there is the awesome sight of the great thronging herds of wildebeest and zebra.
During a short time frame around January, normally lasting for about 3 weeks, the majority of the wildebeest calves about half a million in number are born in this awesome act of synchronized birthing.
The sea of grass provides little cover and the young Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they are born and within 3 days they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.
Accomodations in
Ndutu (Serengeti)
,
Central Serengeti
Optional Activities
Day 4
Ndutu (Serengeti)
Start
Ndutu (Serengeti)
End
Ndutu (Serengeti)
,
Central Serengeti
Game drives in Ndutu region during the calving season for Wildebeests and Zebras.
Accomodations in
Ndutu (Serengeti)
,
Central Serengeti
Optional Activities
Day 5
Ndutu (Serengeti)
Start
Ndutu (Serengeti)
End
Karatu
,
Ngorongoro Crater
After early breakfast, you will depart with a packed lunch from the camp and have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park till around noon. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Depending on your choice of accommodation, you will be either staying inside Ngorongoro conservation area or exiting from Ngorongoro and staying at a lodge in Kararu.
Accomodations in
Karatu
,
Ngorongoro Crater
Optional Activities
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater
Start
Karatu , Ngorongoro Conservation Area , Ngorongoro Crater
End
End of trip
Game drive at Ngorongoro crater and in afternoon drive to Arusha.
Starting early, we descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a captivating morning amidst diverse wildlife. When you first glimpse this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you will soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.
Home to over 120 mammal species, including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the world's most sought-after safari destinations. It is a perfect place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains and large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you can observe and photograph some of Africa's most recognizable faces.
Following a rewarding game drive, enjoy a picnic near the famed Hippo pool. An additional short game drive precedes our ascent from the crater. We depart towards Arusha, aiming to return by 5 pm, allowing flexibility for travel arrangements.
