Serengeti Shall Never Die!
7 days—Tarangire N. Park, Mto wa Mbu Village, Lake Manyara N. Park, Serengeti N. Park, Ngorongoro Crater
$3150-3395 USD
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Safari summary
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Easy activity | |
| Best months | January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1
Arusha | Tarangire
Day 1: Arusha City to Tarangire National Park: We will pick you from the Hotel/Lodge at 9:00am after your breakfast and you will have a short safari in brief and then we drive to 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 a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania's dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals - the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Tented Camp.
Day 2
Lake Manyara
Day 2: Mto Wa Mbu Cultural Programme - Lake Manyara N. Park Tour: After breakfast the journey continues to the village of Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyara. Over the years the village has attracted people from various ethnic groups and the wide variety of backgrounds and ethnicities has created a multicultural atmosphere in Mto wa Mbu. After a short briefing your guide will take you on a walk through the village and its surroundings. You will walk through banana plantations, see traditional wood carvers at work, visit the local brewery and see local art in the making – giving you a real insight into the daily village life. Lunch is prepared by a communal women’s group and served at a local compound. It consists of a wide variety of African dishes, giving you the opportunity to taste the traditional food. After this wonderful experience you will visit the Lake Manyara National Park. This impressive National Park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's Western escarpment. The Park's varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's largest concentrations of Elephants; Manyara is famous for a Tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. Late evening we drive to Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge stays for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Serengeti
Day 3: Serengeti National Park (14,763 SQ km, 5,700 sq. miles) After the breakfast we start with a drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As we continue to drive north or south, we'll have a game viewing drive en route to Serengeti. There's a lot to observe: More than 1.5 million wildebeest and 700’000 zebras are on their way here if we pass by at the time of the famous annual migration. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge inside the Park:
Day 4
Serengeti
Day 4/5: Full Day Serengeti National Park (14,763 SQ km, 5,700 sq. miles) A full day tour at Serengeti National Park, searching for wildebeest migration including predators and prays and this will depends with the Heads taking place. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge inside the Park:
Day 6
Serengeti
Day 6: Serengeti N. Park - Ngorongoro: (14,763 SQ km, 5,700 sq. miles) Our day starts with a morning game drive central of Serengeti. For animals, that's an active time of the day - not hot yet, so there is a lot to see out there until by 11:30am then we return back to the Lodge for Brunch. On our way back we will stop at Oldupai Gorge if the time is allowed. It's a fascinating archaeological site we will visit if you are interested in history and Masai tribe. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge inside the conservation Area:
Day 7
Arusha
Day 7: Ngorongoro - Arusha City (19.2 km in diameter, 610 deep, 304 sq. km) Our last day starts very early in the morning. Equipped with a picnic lunch we descend 2000 ft. down to the Crater floor by our 4x4 wheel drive vehicle for game viewing. Let's explore this Garden of Eden. Ngorongoro is a huge and deep volcanic Crater. There's rich pasture, swamps, forest and permanent water on the Crater floor that's why wildlife here is so diverse and numerous. There are up to 25.000 larger animals living here. It'd the best opportunity to see Black Rhino and many other rare species like the black-manned lion. We will have a fantastic day and you will see wildlife at its best and made the maximum of six days safari, Late afternoon we drive back to Arusha city and we will drop you at the Hotel/Lodge.
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