Tanzania, Serengeti and Crater

8 days—Tanzania, home to the big 5 and wildebeest migration

$3818-5689 USD

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Safari summary

This is a great value road safari with 4 versions and regular departures, stay in either tented camps or permanent lodges for accommodation. It features all the highlights of Northern Tanzania. Visit Lake Manyara Park, the sensational Serengeti, the ‘8th wonder of the world’, the Ngorongoro Crater, before finishing in the undiscovered wilderness of Tarangire Park. This scheduled small group trip is guaranteed for a minimum of 2 clients, subject to camp/lodge availability

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti Tarangire

Fine details

Safari highlights

Night game drives

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport, where guests are met and transferred to their hotel located a short distance from Arusha City Centre. Overnight hotel on bed and breakfast basis

Day 2

Tarangire

Morning at leisure with safari briefing followed by lunch. Afternoon join seat in vehicle safari and depart Arusha passing through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni continue to Lake Burunge on the Western edge of Tarangire National Park Gate, arriving at your accommodation for dinner and overnight

Day 3

Lake Manyara | Tarangire

After breakfast there is a game drive in Tarangire Park, search for large prides of lion and elephant herds, driving through the baobab tree lined park to explore the silale swamp, returning to your camp for lunch. In the afternoon drive North through the park to Makuyuni where you continue the journey through a scenic escarpment, bringing you to your next accommodation where you will take dinner and spend your next night.

Day 4

Lake Manyara

Following breakfast there will be a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. Return to the lodge for lunch. Leaving Manyara behind, the journey continues North West across the stunning hill countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, then into the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Beyond here lies the vast plains of the Serengeti. Enter the park with game viewing en route to your camp or lodge where you will take dinner and spend the night.

Day 5

Serengeti

Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Overnight camp/lodge on full board basis The Serengeti National Park offers not only all the members of ‘The Big Five' (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo), but also the annual ‘migration' of over one million wildebeest and their attendant cast of predators.

Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater | Serengeti

After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, stopping en route for a picnic lunch. Continue to your camp/lodge where you will take dinner and spend the night Known as ‘The eighth wonder of the world' the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa's best-known wildlife arenas. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it offers a unique biosphere, which has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time.

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. A truly unique wildlife experience. Return to the camp/lodge in the late afternoon for your dinner and overnight

Day 8

Ngorongoro Crater

Depart Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast and head south through the highlands and the Karatu district. You’ll view the scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations here before journeying down the spectacular escarpment turning south on the main road to Arusha. On arrival in Arusha lunch is provided followed by transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport to connect international departure flight:

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