Itinerary
DAY 1 :
ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK TO KARATU
In the morning, you’ll be picked up from your hotel in Arusha and we’ll head to the Tarangire National Park. This park is particularly known for the abundance of ancient Baobab trees and has the highest concentration of elephants in Tanzania. The park is also home to lions, cheetah, leopards and herbivores such as giraffes, wildebeest and zebras We will also visit the beautiful Tarangire River picnic site for lunch and enjoy the beautiful view of the river. Hopefully a family of elephants will come to the river during the heat of the day. After lunch we will continue our game drive and then we will head to our overnight accommodation at Karatu.
Meals: lunch dinner
DAY 2:
KARATU TO SERENGETI
NATIONAL PARK
After an early breakfast we head to the Serengeti National Park. It’s a six-hour journey and we'll pause as we enter the reserve so you can get your first glimpse of the Ngorongoro Crater. The Serengeti is home to hundreds of thousands of animals and is a pristine and unique sanctuary. It is also home to the “Big 5” (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard) as well as Africa’s most beautiful animal – the impala. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. Your first game drive in the Serengeti will take place in the late afternoon and where you'll experience the famous Serengeti sunset. As night falls, we might get lucky to find a predator hunting or on a kill. We'll then head to Seronera campsite/ lodge for the night.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
DAY 3:
FULL DAY SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
A full day with morning and afternoon game drives to explore the plains of the famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti actually means “endless plains” in Swahili. The Serengeti covers an area of 14,763 square kilometres and watching the grassland stretching out as far as the eye can see and eventually merging with the sky at the horizon is absolutely breathtaking. After lunch at a picnic site, we'll visit the Ngorongoro Crater and overnight on the crater’s edge and enjoy the fantastic view as the sun goes down.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
DAY 4:
NGORONGORO CRATER
TO ARUSHA
After a very early breakfast, we’ll make the 600-metre descent in a 4WD vehicle into the Ngorongoro Crater often referred to as Africa’s Eden and the 8th Natural Wonder of the World. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera and measures 22.5 kilometres across and a massive floor of about 260 square kilometres with rim walls that stand 600 metres high. Views from within the crater and from the rim are breathtaking. The crater houses 30,000 animals and a large variety of birds and is home to black rhino, cheetah, lion, leopard, elephant, wildebeest, zebra and birds like ostrich, vultures and flamingos. Keep your camera at the ready as the crater will show you plenty of animal action.
We’ll have lunch at the Ngoitokitok Hippo Pool and after lunch we'll squeeze in our last game viewing drive before the steep ascent to exit the Crater and a long drive back to Arusha. We will drop you off at your hotel in Arusha by 18:00. After this incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, it is time you bid your safari team goodbye.
Accommodation for your own account.
Meals: breakfast, lunch
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
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Accommodation in tents, lodges, and hotels on a full board basis
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English speaking driver/guide
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Toyota 4WD safari vehicle with pop-up roof and fuel
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All vehicle entry fees in parks and reserves
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Unlimited game drives in all national parks mentioned above.
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All park fees and other government charges.
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Airport transfers and pick-up
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Lunch box and water while on game drives
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Government levy per person per night
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Medical kit and binoculars
EXCLUDED FROM THE PRICE
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All alcoholic beverages and soft drinks at camps and lodges
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Staff gratuities, tips etc (tipping guideline: US$20.00 per person per day)
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Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
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Any newly-implemented government taxes, levies, fuel or industry increases which are beyond our control
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Visa fees where relevant
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International airport departure taxes that are applicable from manned airports only, (these are to be paid in US$ cash upon departure unless included in your ticket)
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Any items of a personal nature
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Personal and travel insurance
