Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha/Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
1. Welcome to Tanzania!!! Within the crater lies so many types of ecosystem, including riverine forests, open plains, freshwater and alkaline lakes. The scenery is spectacular as you descend almost 600 metres down to the crater floor. There is every chance you will see a considerable variety of wildlife in this compact area – hopefully you'll see some or all of the 'big five' creatures that rule here. Animals within the Ngorongoro Crater are less shy of people and safari vehicles, so it's easier to see them up close. The Masai are permitted to water their cattle at the permanent lake and can be seen leading their animals in and out of the crater. The most commonly seen animals are the lion, wildebeest, zebra, eland, bushbuck, cheetah, jackal, buffalo, Grant's gazelle and Thompson's gazelle. You may even catch a glimpse of the highly endangered black rhinoceros.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Your lodge for the night is in a lush and quiet oasis in the small town of Karatu.
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
This morning you will leave the crater and drive to the Serengeti National Park. Enjoy a game drive on your way to your accommodation, watching the landscape change within the park from the vast treeless central plains to thick scrub and forest in the north. Linking these areas is the savanna, dotted with acacia trees and magnificent rock outcrops. You may visit the Simba Kopjes, an outcrop favoured by lion and cheetah as high perches and a place to hide their cubs, and they can often be seen basking in the morning sun on top. (Simba is Swahili for lion and kopje Afrikaans for ‘little head’). You’ll stop for a picnic lunch on the drive from Ngorongoro Conservation area to the Serengeti National Park.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Enjoy the comfort of a tented camp within the national park. Accommodation: Tented Camp
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
3. The ‘Endless Plains’ of the Serengeti span some 14,700 square kilometres and capture the essence of Africa, with their main claim to fame the 3 million or so animals that make their home here. Massive numbers of grazing animals and various predators can be seen – wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, lion, cheetah, warthog, hyena, hippo and ostrich – and the interaction between the many species often provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in the world. Today you will start around sunrise for a morning game drive and follow that up later on with an afternoon game drive, as the animals tend to be more active in the cooler hours of the day. You will usually return to camp during the hotter hours in the middle of the day, where you will enjoy a hearty meal, relax and maybe take a siesta. Depending on wildlife movements and opportunities for sightings, the drive may continue through lunch and last all day. In this case, you will return to the camp in the late afternoon.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Accomodation: Tented camp
Day 4: Arusha
Stop At: Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Region
Waking up early in the morning and get prepared to have our hot breakfast then departing from the campsite to Arusha town. From there if time allows we shall visit some cultural markets and villages to let you experience the maasai culture and also have time to buy some cultural gifts for your friends or family back home. END OF THE TOUR!!!!
Duration: 5 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.
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