This 6-days Tanzania Safari will take you through the highlights of renowned parks of Northern Tanzania starting with the home of Elephant, Tarangire National park and then you’ll visit the Serengeti, the Big 5 game haven and also the host of over 3 million large mammals. Then, you’ll go to Ngorongoro Crater which supports a year-round resident population of mammals as our final. Throughout the trip, the accommodation is based on staying in our Classic lodges.
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Type of Tour: Private tour
Tour Level: Classic Level
Destination Visited: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
Driving Distance: 55kms/1hr
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and be greeted by a Tecomate Tours and Safari driver. Your driver will keep your bags in the vehicle’s luggage compartment and then transport you to your hotel in Arusha city for leisure and overnight.
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Lodge on Bed and Breakfast
Distance:120km/2-hrs
Depart after breakfast and drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch. In the evening, drive to the camp for the dinner and overnight.
The Park Located slightly off the main safari route, Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for its elephant migration, birding and quiet authentic safari atmosphere. The majority of travellers to the region either miss out on Tarangire altogether or venture into the park for a matter of hours leaving parts of Tarangire virtually untouched.
Accommodation: Maramboi Tented Lodge on Full Board Basis
Driving distance 205kms/ 5hrs
After breakfast, we will drive to Serengeti National Park in Central Seronera. This park is well known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “Big Five”: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino, and Buffalo.
Lions: Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem.
African Leopard: These reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with a population of around 1,000.
Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site is home to around 200,000 zebras, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over 6 million hooves pounding the open plains of Serengeti just like how you imagined African wildlife to be.
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge on Full Board Basis
Today is a full day of intensive game drives at this highly-rated park. We have a good chance of seeing many animals, including preferred big cats in their pride, bird species, and numerous grazer animals. Several game drives can be taken here, which may reveal animal behaviours such as killing, mating, and so on. Sunrise and sunset viewings are also excellent ways to spend your time in Serengeti.
Balloon rides are now available as an “extra cost” excursion. Please let us know if you are interested so that we can make arrangements and pass the cost to you.
Accommodation: Kubukubu Tented Lodge on Full Board Basis
Driving distance: 145kms/3hrs 30minutes
Breakfast is followed by a final morning game viewing to take in Serengeti’s natural beauty. Central Serengeti is also known as Seronera because of the Seronera River, which flows all year and provides a permanent water source for many resident animals that roam the region. As a top-ranked park in Africa, the Serengeti has a diverse range of wild animals to see, including Big CATS and numerous bird species. Wildebeest migration can be seen in the area depending on the month of travel of April-May and December-January.
In the afternoon, we have our picnic lunch at the picnic site and then continue with our game on our way to our chosen accommodation for leisure and overnight.
Accommodation: Lions Paw’s Camp on Full Board
Driving distance: 248km/5hrs
After breakfast, we depart for the crater flow for a game drive.
This long-extinct volcano is the world’s largest intact caldera and is regarded as one of the most spectacular wildlife destinations on the planet. Diverse habitats, including permanent wetlands, shelter within its steep-sided walls, supporting an astonishing number of animals. Ngorongoro has long been home to a thriving population of big game species, including great-tusked elephants, healthy black rhinos, and the famous black-maned lions.
This is one of the few places in Africa where you can see the Big 5 on a single game drive, and there’s plenty more to see. Gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra herds live here, as do smaller predators such as caracal and serval cats, as well as lions and their eternal adversaries, spotted hyenas.
After the game driver ascends and drives to Kilimanjaro International Airport for drop-off.
End of the Services
- 1- Arrival and 1- departure airport transfer
- Professional English-speaking driver guide
- 4×4 Toyota land cruiser throughout
- All Park fees and game drives as per itinerary
- Picnic lunch box
- All Government taxes and 18% VAT (Value added tax)
- 2-ltrs drinking water per person per day during safari
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Any changes which attract an extra charge
- Travel Insurance
- Visa ($100 for USA citizens and $50 for other nationalities)
- Tip for driver guide and in the accommodations
- Things of personal nature
- Laundry services
- Drinks in the accommodations
