Serengeti Wildlife Safari
Day 1: ARRIVE AT KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JRO)
We will meet you on your arrival Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and
transfer you to your overnight lodge in Arusha. Welcome to Africa!
Day 2: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
We will leave early in the morning after breakfast for Tarangire National Park.
Your first experience of safari life will be the thrilling game drive through
the vastness of Tarangire National Park. Game driving through the park, you
will marvel at the beauty of this pristine wilderness before arriving at our overnight
lodge.
Day 3: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
We will leave early in the morning after breakfast for game drive in Lake Manyara
National Park again. We will spend the rest of the day game viewing in the
park and around the lake which is known for its big population of Flamingos.
Our concentration today will be on the western part of the Park and the Maji Moto
area. In the evening we will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
We will leave early in the morning after breakfast and drive to Serengeti National
Park. We will drive through the small town of Mto Wa Mbu at the base of
The Great Rift Valley and up the rift valley escarpment through town of Karatu.
We will proceed to drive through Ngorongoro Conservation Area while game viewing
on the way towards the Serengeti plains. We will stop at Olduvai Gorge, site
of Louis and Mary Leakey's famous discoveries of man's ancient ancestors, the
Zinjanthropus Bosei. We will take tour of the site and the museum. After the tour
of the site we will take our picnic lunch and proceed with our game drive through
the endless plains of Serengeti. We will spend the rest of the day
game viewing on the southern plains of Serengeti on our way to our overnight lodge.
Day 5: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Today we will leave after leisurely break fast for a full day game drive. We
will make our way towards the northern part of the Serengeti National Park. Far
from the beaten tourist track, the northern Serengeti offers the unique opportunity
to explore the fantastic Serengeti undisturbed. Off-road is still allowed
in this part of the park to get you the closest possible to the wildlife unlike
the rest of the park. Tonight dinner and your overnight will be at a
mobile camp. These camps offer you the feel of camping, but provide all the amenities
of lodging. Enjoy sitting by the campfire while listening to the nocturnal
animals nearby.
Day 6: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
We will leave very early in the morning for a sunrise game drive when animals
are very active hunting and grazing in the park. Our main goal today will be
following the migration of about 2 millions Wildebeests and Zebras and a big number
of predators hunting them as they migrate. We will spend full day in the
northern Serengeti; the stunning Mara River filled with Hippos and Crocodiles cuts
through this part of the park and hosts of the greatest spectacles of nature:
the dramatic wildebeest's migration. It is in this part of the park where you
can witness the world famous wildebeest's river crossing as seen on National
Geographic and Discovery Channels on TV. In the evening we will return to the mobile
camp for dinner and ovenight.
Day 7: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Today we will leave after leisurely breakfast and drive to central Serengeti
while game viewing on the way. We will spend the first part of the day game viewing
in the Lobo area while making our way towards the Seronera river valley,
an area rich with wildlife year round and is set high on the saddle of tree-clad
ridge commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches and volcanic
reefs of the Serengeti. We will make a stop at the Retima Hippo pool where
you will you will have a chance to get out of the vehicle and walk close to the
river to see the Hippos at close proximity. With chances, you might be able to
see Crocodiles too on the same pool or somewhere on the river. In the evening
we will drive to our lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA & THE MAIN CRATER
Today we will leave after breakfast in the morning and drive to the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area while game viewing on the way. We will arrive at our next
overnight lodge built on the Ngorongoro main crater rim just in time for lunch.
After lunch we will drive down the Ngorongoro main crater which is about 2000
feet deep and 14 miles wide. The crater hosts a remarkable wildlife spectacle.
There is savanna, bush land, forests and lakes, inhabited by the same range of
game, from Elephant to Lion to Wildebeest; there is even a soda lake for the Flamingos.
In the evening we will drive back to our overnight lodge which is built
on the rim with spectacular views of the crater.
Day 9: NGORONGORO MAIN CRATER
We will wake up early in the morning and start driving down the Ngorongoro
crater. We will spend the rest of the day exploring the Ngorongoro crater which
is a World Heritage Site, home to nearly 25,000 animals, giving you a very real
chance of spotting the big five: lion, elephant, endangered black rhino, buffalo
and leopard plus countless other African mammal species. Witness the magnificent
array of habitats, each with its own unique wildlife and flora. Take time
out to stretch your legs and enjoy a picnic lunch at Ngoitokitok Springs watching
the hippos jostle for position in the water. After lunch we will proceed with
game viewing and in the evening, we will drive to our next overnight lodge for
dinner.
Day 10: DRIVE BACK TO ARUSHA & FLY BACK HOME
We will leave after breakfast and drive back to Arusha with few stops at souvenirs
shops which are beautifully decorated and full of high quality authentic
artworks, sculptures, antiques, fabrics and textiles from Tanzania. We will arrive
in Arusha for dinner and provide you with a day room for you to freshen up.
In the evening we will transfer you to the airport for your flight home.
