Monthly Archives: May 2023

DAY 1 | ARUSHA TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

Your safari starts from Arusha. You will be picked up from your hotel or Kilimanjaro Airport and drive to Lake Manyara. Lunch will be served at the camp ( or enjoy a picnic at the park ) followed by an afternoon game-drive at Lake Manyara National Park. You will then return for

Dinner & Overnight at one of the camps/lodges at Lake Manyara

DAY 2 | LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, embark from Lake Manyara for the Serengeti National Park. A packed lunch will be transported, and there will be a game drive en route to the camp – an afternoon game drive – dinner and overnight at the camp. The location of the Serengeti varies on the season/month of your visit. During the Migration in June/July, the ideal region would be the Western Corridor or Northern section of the country. The central Serengeti is a fantastic area to start your game drives in many directions. Stay in a modest camp for a true safari experience, or pick luxury tented camps or lodges for a little more comfort.

DAY 3 – 4 | SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Spend two days in the Serengeti, including game drives. This provides an excellent opportunity to traverse a big region while seeing a variety of species. The Serengeti is called after Siringet, a Masai term for “endless plains” – the park is one of the world’s most well-known animal refuges and represents the typical African safari. It boasts the highest concentration of plains wildlife in Africa, with over 2 million wildebeest and a considerable number of Thomson gazelle and zebra. Even during the peak of the wildebeest migration, when over one million animals are on the move, the Serengeti never feels crowded. The park is located between the coasts of Lake Victoria to the west, Lake Eyasi to the south, and the Great Rift Valley to the east. Return to the camp for a hot lunch or spend the day on game-drive with a packed lunch in the park.

Dinner & Overnight Serengeti.

DAY 5 | SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK – NGORONGORO

After breakfast continue with safari to the Olduvai Gorge with packed lunch. The place is also known as “The Cradle of Mankind” and is a steep-sided canyon within East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. The Olduvai Gorge is one of the world’s most important ancient sites, and it has helped to further our knowledge of early human evolution. Brief Before heading to the Ngorongoro Crater rim, see the museum and visitor’s center.

Dinner and accommodation at the Ngorongoro Crater Rim. The resort is constructed high on the crater rim, offering breathtaking views over and into the crater–truly a natural wonder!

DAY 6 | NGORONGORO CRATER VISIT

After an early breakfast, descend into Ngorongoro Crater for a game-drive with a packed lunch. The crater is the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera, 600 meters deep, about 20km across and 300sq kms.The steep sides of the crater provide a natural enclosure for a very wide variety of wildlife and therefore great for game-viewing.

Afternoon proceed to Karatu and check in at the lodge in the middle of a coffee plantation for Dinner & Overnight.

DAY 7 | NGORONGORO TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast proceed to Tarangire National Park. The park is located between the Masai Steppe in the South East and the Lakes of the Great Rift valley to the North and West. The Tarangire River flows in the Northern part of the park, and ends up at Lake Burungi in the North-West. Tarangire has stunning views, a high variety of wildlife and is less crowded compared to some other parks and reserves.

Arrival in time for lunch – afternoon game-drive – Dinner & Overnight Tarangire National Park

DAY 8 | TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

Spend the day at Tarangire with game-drives, return to the camp/lodge for a hot lunch or enjoy a picnic in the park. Tarangire is usually very dry however its vegetation is much greener than in other areas, especially with lots of elephant grass and vast areas with mixed acacia woodlands. The best time to visit is between June and October, when there are big numbers of elephants as well as wildebeest and zebras. Impalas also exist in large numbers together with eland, buffalo, giraffe, gerenuk and Oryx amongst just a few to mention. Leonard, lions and cheetahs are often seen in the southern open areas.

Dinner & Overnight Tarangire National Park.

DAY 9 | TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK TO ARUSHA

Enjoy your last early morning game-drive at Tarangire! Drive back to Arusha, option to fly to Zanzibar for a few relaxing days on the beach or drop off at JRO Kilimanjaro Airport.

> Services of a professional tour guide
> Transport
> Entrance fees
> All the activities in the itinerary
> Fuel
> Drinking water while on the safari
> Full board Accommodation
> All Government taxes

> Tips for safari Guide 20$ – 25 per person
> Optional activities not detailed in the itinerary
> Visas or air tickets
> International flight
> Laundry Services
> Items of personal nature
> Beverages and drinks