The tour includes Tarangire National Park, which is the home of the elephant, as our first stop on this five-day Tanzania safari. Next, you’ll go to the Serengeti, which is home to more than 3 million large mammals and the habitat of the Big Five. You will then travel to Ngorongoro Crater, which is home to a year-round resident population of mammals, and finally, you will stop at Mto wa Mbu Village, a well-known Tanzanian community that is home to more than 120 different tribes. You will spend the entire journey in luxurious lodges and tent camps.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Type of Tour: Private tour
- Level of the tour: Luxury Level
- Destination visited: Tarangire, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crate
Driving Distance: 55kms/1hr
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, look for our friendly driver holding a signboard with your name on it. The driver will load your luggage into your vehicle and transport you to your recommended Arusha accommodation. You will be introduced to our beautiful country and Arusha, also known as “R chuga” by the locals, along the way.
Given your arrival time, our sales consultant would be delighted to meet you for a tour briefing. If time is limited, a briefing can be scheduled the next morning before beginning your tour.
Accommodation: Arusha Grand Melia Hotel on Half Board
Duration: 120kms/2 hours
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: Lemala Mpingo Ridge On Full Board Basis
Duration: 280kms/6hours
Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge before departing for Serengeti National Park for a full-day game drive viewing the great migration. In the evening, check in to the Four Season Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.
A million wildebeest… each one driven by the same ancient rhythm, fulfilling its instinctive role in the inescapable cycle of life: a frenzied three-week bout of territorial conquests and mating; survival of the fittest as 40km (25 miles) long columns plunge through crocodile-infested waters on the annual exodus north; replenishing the species in a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 miles) pilgrimage begins again.
Accommodation: Four-Season Safari Lodge on Full Board
After your breakfast at the camp, we’ll drive to Seronera for a full-day game drive at the central part of Serengeti still viewing the great migration. Late in the afternoon, we’ll drive back to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
The park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the big five named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion: the 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. African Elephant.
Accommodation: Four-Season Safari Lodge on Full Board
Duration:150kms/4 hours
Depart after your breakfast at the camp to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a full-day crater tour game drive with a picnic lunch. In the evening, we’ll drive to the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
The jewel in Ngorongoro’s crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20 km across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq km in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge on Full Board
Duration: 225kms 4 hours
After a leisurely breakfast, our driver-guide will pick you up and drive you to Mto wa Mbu village for a cultural experience.
Village walk in Mto wa Mbu; Mto wa Mbu is a well-known village in Africa’s Manyara region, home to over 120 ethnic groups. A local guide leads the tour, which includes a 1- hour 30-minute walk to various cultural sites in the village. Among the many things to observe and learn during the walk are local farms (banana, coffee, and rice farms), local houses, socio-cultural and economic practices of locals, local markets, local products, local schools, and daily movement of locals within the village. Following the tour, we will enjoy a traditional village lunch prepared by village mamas
Later we drive to Kilimanjaro airport for catching the onward flight
- Park fees
- Tanapa Fees
- Conservation Fees
- All activities (unless labelled as optional)
- All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Meals
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance and medical repatriation
- Items of a personal nature