Safari Tour Highlights
- Discover the incredible Wildebeest Migration moving across the Serengeti
- See the Ngorongoro Crater, home to the world’s densest population of wildlife
- The Great Migration & the Big Five: The lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo
- Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro
- Discover the Maasai people and their customs in northern Tanzania
- World’s largest lion sanctuary
- Private tour guide in English and other languages
- Game drives in comfortable, open-top safari vehicles
- World-class safari accommodation including lodges and tented camps
- Optional activity add-ons including walking safaris
Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara for an afternoon game drive
Drive 3-4 hours from Moshi to Lake Manyara, with lunch en route. Afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara.
Lake Manyara is tucked beneath the Rift Valley wall. A thin green band of forest flanked by the 600 metres sheer high red and brown cliffs of the escarpment and the shores of the soda lake which gives name to the park. Famous for its tree-climbing lions, Manyara features nearly 400 different species of bird, red-billed quelea, pelicans, cormorants and thousands of flamingos.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Endoro Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Luxury Accommodations: Tarangire River Camp
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Tarangire Camp
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti, afternoon game drive
After breakfast drive to Serengeti, and game drives en route with a picnic lunch.
Arguably Africa’s greatest national park, the Serengeti (meaning “endless plains”) is a massive park and home to a yearly migration of more than a million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle undertaking their long trek to new grazing grounds. In return, a wealth of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas also inhabit the region.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Serengeti Halisi Camp
Mid-Range Accommodations: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Luxury Accommodations: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Ewanjan Camp (Seronera)
Day 3: Serengeti national park, full-day game drive
After breakfast discover the Serengeti plain with a full day tour.
Today enjoy a full-day game drive in the Serengeti or a morning and afternoon game drive with a break and rest in between back at your safari lodge. You also have the option too of a scenic hot air balloon safari early this morning at extra cost. Today we’ll explore more of this remarkable wildlife reserve.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Serengeti Halisi Camp
Mid-Range Accommodations: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Luxury Accommodations: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Ewanjan Camp (Seronera)
Day 4: Drive Serengeti to Ngorongoro, optional visits to Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village
Early morning game drive, come back for breakfast and proceed with game drive until lunch. After lunch, drive to Ngorongoro with an optional visit to Olduvai Gorge and a Maasai village.
The Olduvai Gorge provides evidence of the earliest signs of mankind, where hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic rock 3,600,000 years old. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest caldera measuring 600 metres in depth and covering 250 square kilometres in area.
There are many authentic Masaai villages in the area to visit. Here you have a chance to get to know authentic Maasai families and see what real life is like for the locals. You can visit homes, watch traditional dances, and purchase homemade jewellery.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Rhino Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Luxury Accommodations: Gibbs Farm
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp
Day 5: Ngorongoro crater, half-day game drive
Half-day game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater.
Ngorongoro Crater is a spectacular setting and contains an abundance of wildlife with over 20,000 large animals including Tanzania’s remaining black rhino. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique in that it allows over 40,000 Masaai pastoralists with their cattle goats and sheep to live alongside the abundant wildlife in a natural setting.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Rhino Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Luxury Accommodations: Gibbs Farm
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp
Day 6: Morning game drive in Tarangire, drive to Arusha city or Kilimanjaro Airport
Morning game drive in Tarangire.
Tarangire is famous for its huge herds of elephants and baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty antelope and elephants trek hundreds of kilometres to drink at the Tarangire River.
Afternoon, return to Moshi via Mto Wa Mbu and Arusha.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
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