Description
Tarangire National Park extends over some 2,600 sq km (1,615 square miles) in the Rift Valley. Arid and studded with giant termite mounds, it is here that you can witness massive herds of elephant with some reaching as many as 500. During the dry season the park becomes a haven for many migratory species and this is the best time to see animals as they cluster around various water sources. When the rains arrive, the animals become more widely distributed once more and the region’s swamps are alive with bird life. The many herds of elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, impala, gazelle and eland feast on the green shoots, eventually depleting them and being forced to return to the river systems once more.
DAY 1 Kilimanjaro – Arusha
day 1: Kilimanjaro – Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and after clearing customs, you will be met by your driver guide and transfer you to Arusha.
Overnight Mount Meru Hotel – BB
DAY 2: ARUSHA – TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
DAY 2: ARUSHA – TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast
Drive to Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch. Upon arrival in the park, you continue with game drive.
Tarangire National Park extends over some 2,600 sq km (1,615 square miles) in the Rift Valley. Arid and studded with giant termite mounds, it is here that you can witness massive herds of elephant with some reaching as many as 500. During the dry season the park becomes a haven for many migratory species and this is the best time to see animals as they cluster around various water sources. When the rains arrive, the animals become more widely distributed once more and the region’s swamps are alive with bird life. The many herds of elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, impala, gazelle and eland feast on the green shoots, eventually depleting them and being forced to return to the river systems once more.
Overnight Balloon Camp – FB
DAY 3: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
DAY 3: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK – NGORONGORO
Breakfast
Drive out of Tarangire for a leisurely drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive.
Lake Manyara National Park is small compared to Tanzania’s other parks. At only 330 km2 it fits neatly into the Great Rift Valley, it is the real Cinderella of Tanzanian parks. This park is often overlooked and underrated but this gem was described by Ernest Hemingway as ‘the loveliest place I have ever seen’. The shallow alkaline lake is often covered by resident flamingos and whatever the park lacks in size it makes up for in diversity. Apart from the lake and the many lions that roam the park, there is an expanse of tropical jungle filled with troops of baboons and other occupants of the rainforest. Large herds of buffalos and zebras wander on the plains and in the distance are the ever present jagged peaks of volcanoes.
Local lunch at Mto wa mbu or Karatu
Overnight Lemala Ngorongoro Camp – FB
DAY 4: NGORONGORO CRATER – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
DAY 4: NGORONGORO CRATER – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast
Early morning drive from your lodge to Ngorongoro crater with picnic lunch for game viewing.
Ngorongoro Crater is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world, measuring about 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area. The high walls of the crater itself, serve as a natural enclosure for an abundance of wildlife. There is a large resident population of varied ground game with the very real chance of you being able to see the “big five’. Among the notable birds are Lammergeyer, Vereaux’s Eagle and Egyptian Vulture, which make their home in the highest of the crater wall, the beautiful Rosy-breasted Longclaw, which appears on the plains after rains and flocks of lesser and Greater Flamingos which are spasmodic visitors to the crater lakes.
Later you will drive to Serengeti National Park. We can arrange for a stop at Olduvai well advanced on time where you will get a chance to visit the archaeological site “Olduvai Gorge”
The Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park. Its name means ‘endless plain’ in the Masai language. It is from here that massive concentrations of wildebeest, zebras and other animals. And therefore, you will find a very big number of predators around. The abundant of salty pastures new, providing one of the greatest natural spectacles to be found anywhere in the world. You can watch golden-manned lions stalking the migrating herds, spot leopards at rest in trees at dusk and take a hot-air balloon tour at dawn as the sun’s golden rays illuminate the land.
Arrive at your lodge/camp before dusk to freshen up and get ready for dinner
Evening campfire is lit for your “Sundowner”, a magical place to enjoy a beverage and “bites” with other guests.
Overnight Lemala Serengeti Ewanjan Camp– FB
DAY 5 and DAY 6: Serengeti NATIONAL PARK
DAY 5 and DAY 6: Serengeti NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast or the optional Balloon ride in the dawn
Full day of morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti; this enormous landscape supports every variety of animal imaginable – from large predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah to the smaller herbivores they prey on.
Overnight Lemala Serengeti Ewanjan Camp – FB
DAY 7: SERENGETI - ARUSHA
DAY 7: SERENGETI – ARUSHA
Breakfast
Drive or fly back to Arusha. Lunch and your transfer to the airport will be arranged.
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