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7 days safari to Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara & the Ngorongoro crater

7 days safari to Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara & the Ngorongoro crater

$2000

Duration

7 days 19 hours 55 minutes

Max People

100

Min Age

3+

Overview

This is 7  days group joining safari. this tour takes you around the famous north circuit parks, Serengeti (for 3 days) being the largest & famous for over million wildebeest migrating alongside over 250000 zebras, then the Ngorongoro crater being the highlight park with its beautiful landscapes & surreal view of the crater & it is easier seeing animals as it is a crater floor, the Tarangire being like a smaller serengeti but famous for the many number of elephants & lastly lake Manyara famous for colorful flamingoes on the lake & its tree climbing lions though they are rarely seen so this tour gives you adequate time in the parks to view wild animals and to relax it is a good tour if you are really passionate to explore animals

Included/Excluded

  • All park entrances & taxes
  • Accommodation during the safari
  • Meals & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day)
  • Accommodation before the safari
  • Transfer to & from airport
  • Safari Jeep, Guide
  • Flights
  • Visas Fee
  • Tips

Tour Plan

DAY 01: Airport to Arusha

Item Code: 09-7876
$2000

We will pick you up from the airport & take you to the hotel, later on will brief you on the tour Overnight at Lodge in Arusha

Also, if you arrive early, we have options of city tour visit famous place in Arusha Like Africa art gallery, Maasai market

Details

DAY 01: Airport to Arusha

We will pick you up from the airport & take you to the hotel, later on will brief you on the tour Overnight at Lodge in Arusha

Also, if you arrive early, we have options of city tour visit famous place in Arusha Like Africa art gallery, Maasai market

Day 02: ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE

We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30am and after being familiar to the guide, chef & other clients we will drive to Tarangire national park (2hr drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetah & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras etc. are plenty to see through the park.

Later on will go to the Tarangire river picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river & animals while having lunch, small monkeys & baboons will try to scare you of your lunch but there is nothing to worry about

After lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30pm where will head to our accommodation  lodge for dinner & sleep

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Day 03:MTO WA MBU TO SERENGETI

After breakfast you will drive from mto wa mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (includes all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Will briefly stop at the gate and view point to look at the breath-taking view of the crater

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Visit Maasai village, its optional to visit and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions of their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, drinking raw animal blood though these traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood you can surely learn something

Duration: 20-45 minutes

This is an optional visit not included in the price

And many clients opt against it

Entrance is 10 – 20usd

Serengeti National Park

Arrive in late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (center of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having close view of wild animals lucky enough seeing a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera camp site

note: can still view animals from camp mostly hyenas there is close protection from active rangers so no worries

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight at Tented Lodge

Day 04: Serengeti National Park

 In this day will go to far parts of the Serengeti north/ south/east/west depending on wildlife movements, so after an early breakfast will go on an early game drive, we will later have lunch and continue the game drive to evening then return to the campsite for dinner & overnight stay

note; animals can be spotted on campsites (on this day will camp in the north as we follow the migration)

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Day 05:Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater

Seronera, Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon where will head to camp for lunch and packing doing a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba campsite (2hrs drive) near rim of Ngorongoro crater

note; animals can be spotted on campsites

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight stay Tented Lodge

Day 06: The  Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After an early breakfast will descend the crater (6:15 am) on a journey to find the black rhino, rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater as most animals will be easier to spot from this park due to it being a floor crater

After lunch will do game drive and ascend the crater to camp and pack for the trip to Fig lodge & campsite near lake Manyara national park (be prepared for swimming if interested)

Meals included

  • breakfast
  • Lunch
  • dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 07: Lake Manyara national park

After breakfast will go to the lake Manyara national park famous for the large number of flamingoes in the lake & it’s tree climbing lions (though they are rarely seen)

We will do a game drive viewing plenty of birds, lucky enough you can spot these famous tree climbing lions, visit the hippo pool for close look of hippos and the hot spring all this while doing a game drive and viewing plenty of animals (buffaloes, wildebeest, warthogs, vultures, eagles, monkeys etc.)

After the tour will head back to Arusha (your hotel or drive back to the Airport )

Option Activities

  • Balloons in Serengeti ($580 per person)
  • Visiting Maasai boma ($10 per person)

Day by Day Map

Day 02: ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE

We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30am and after being familiar to the guide, chef & other clients we will drive to Tarangire national park (2hr drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetah & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras etc. are plenty to see through the park.

Later on will go to the Tarangire river picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river & animals while having lunch, small monkeys & baboons will try to scare you of your lunch but there is nothing to worry about

After lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30pm where will head to our accommodation  lodge for dinner & sleep

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Day 03:MTO WA MBU TO SERENGETI

After breakfast you will drive from mto wa mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (includes all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Will briefly stop at the gate and view point to look at the breath-taking view of the crater

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Visit Maasai village, its optional to visit and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions of their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, drinking raw animal blood though these traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood you can surely learn something

Duration: 20-45 minutes

This is an optional visit not included in the price

And many clients opt against it

Entrance is 10 – 20usd

Serengeti National Park

Arrive in late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (center of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having close view of wild animals lucky enough seeing a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera camp site

note: can still view animals from camp mostly hyenas there is close protection from active rangers so no worries

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight at Tented Lodge

Day 04: Serengeti National Park

 In this day will go to far parts of the Serengeti north/ south/east/west depending on wildlife movements, so after an early breakfast will go on an early game drive, we will later have lunch and continue the game drive to evening then return to the campsite for dinner & overnight stay

note; animals can be spotted on campsites (on this day will camp in the north as we follow the migration)

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Day 05:Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater

Seronera, Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon where will head to camp for lunch and packing doing a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba campsite (2hrs drive) near rim of Ngorongoro crater

note; animals can be spotted on campsites

Meals included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight stay Tented Lodge

Day 06: The  Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After an early breakfast will descend the crater (6:15 am) on a journey to find the black rhino, rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater as most animals will be easier to spot from this park due to it being a floor crater

After lunch will do game drive and ascend the crater to camp and pack for the trip to Fig lodge & campsite near lake Manyara national park (be prepared for swimming if interested)

Meals included

  • breakfast
  • Lunch
  • dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 07: Lake Manyara national park

After breakfast will go to the lake Manyara national park famous for the large number of flamingoes in the lake & it’s tree climbing lions (though they are rarely seen)

We will do a game drive viewing plenty of birds, lucky enough you can spot these famous tree climbing lions, visit the hippo pool for close look of hippos and the hot spring all this while doing a game drive and viewing plenty of animals (buffaloes, wildebeest, warthogs, vultures, eagles, monkeys etc.)

After the tour will head back to Arusha (your hotel or drive back to the Airport )

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