Five days: 1 day Tarangire NP or Lake Manyara NP, 3 days Serengeti, 1 day Ngorogoro Crater
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
Arrival
Arrival Kilimanjaro International Airport – Collection via MyWildAfricanAdventures and transfer to Arusha.
Overnight
Ilboru Safari Lodge
Dinner
Day 1
OPTION #1
Leaving Arusha we drive circa 120 km on tarmac and circa 4 km on piste arriving at our first park – Tarangire National Park – We take you on your first game drive arriving back just before dusk to overnight in luxury tents, self contained/shower etc., situated on the slopes overlooking the Tarangire river, a permanent water source, enabling you to enjoy the sight of the wildlife coming to drink.
Overnight
- CAT#1 Tarangire Safari Lodge
- CAT#2 Sopa Lodge
- CAT#3 Tarangire-river-camp
Breakfast-lunch-dinner
OPTION #2
We continue our safari to Lake Manyara National Park. We shall game drive in this spectacular park at the base of the western wall of the Great Rift Valley before retiring to our hotel on the rim of the Rift Valley.
Overnight
- CAT#1 Hotels & Lodge’s or Ol-Mesera Tented Lodge
- CAT#2 Kirurumu Tented Camp
- CAT#3 Serena -Lake Manyara
Breakfast-lunch-dinner
Day 2
AM: Cultural Village Tour. We drive to and enter the world famous Serengeti National Park. Game Driving from the entrance gate to your hotel in this the probably most famous of all National Parks in the world!
Overnight
- CAT#1 Hotels & Lodge’s
- CAT#2 Sopa Serengeti
- CAT#3 Serena Serengeti
Breakfast-lunch-dinner
Day 3
A full day, dawn to dusk game driving in the Serengeti National Park. Today we have over 14,000 km in which explore the ever changing flora and fauna, in this park made famous in the Film “Serengeti shall not die” by Dr. Bernhard Grzimek. You too shall never forget the splendor of the rolling Savannah and open plains, home to the most spectacular migration on our planet!
Overnight
- CAT#1 Hotels & Lodge’s
- CAT#2 Sopa Serengeti
- CAT#3 Serena Serengeti
Option of balloon safari www.balloonsafaris.com
Breakfast-lunch-dinner
Day 4
Our last game drive in Serengeti National Park taking in some of the “Kopjes / Inselbergen” granite outcrops in which many predators love to sit and look out over the plains for their prey. Lunch is a packed lunch. En-Route to Ngorongoro Crater.
Overnight
- CAT#1 Hotels & Lodge’s
- CAT#2 Sopa Lodge
- CAT#3 Serena Ngorongoro.
Breakfast-lunch-dinner
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater – a World Heritage Site – where we spend the maximum of six hours allowed game driving! Down inside the Worlds largest perfect caldera (collapsed volcano) with a permanent residence of circa 30,000 animals. Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly exciting place to see the only remaining Black Rhinos in East Africa. Late afternoon exit & return to Arusha.
Overnight
Ilboru Safari Lodge
Breakfast-dinner-lunch
Departure Day
Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for those returning home. For those taking one of our Zanzibar or Mount Kilimanjaro / Mount Meru extensions, collection/transfer as described in tour description
Breakfast
PRICES
Based on the number of participants (price in US$ per person)
CATEGORY#1
www.hotelsandlodges-tanzania.com
ONE PARTICIPANT $3,485
TWO PARTICIPANTS $2,325
THREE PARTICIPANTS $1,925
FOUR PARTICIPANTS $1,850
FIVE PARTICIPANTS $1,750
SIX PARTICIPANTS $1,700
SEVEN PARTICIPANTS $1,650
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT $250
CATEGORY#2
www.sopalodges.com
ONE PARTICIPANT $3,485
TWO PARTICIPANTS $2,325
THREE PARTICIPANTS $1,900
FOUR PARTICIPANTS $1,850
FIVE PARTICIPANTS $1,750
SIX PARTICIPANTS $1,700
SEVEN PARTICIPANTS $1,650
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT $250
CATEGORY#3
www.serenalodges.com
ONE PARTICIPANT $3,635
TWO PARTICIPANTS $ 2,475
THREE PARTICIPANTS $ 2,050
FOUR PARTICIPANTS $2,000
FIVE PARTICIPANTS $1,900
SIX PARTICIPANTS $ 1,850
SEVEN PARTICIPANTS $1,800
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT $300
Options
- Masai village tour $50 per vehicle (paid direct to village)
- Balloon safari www.balloonsafaris.com $539 pp
- Night game drive Tarangire circa 2 hours $88 pp
- Bush walk Tarangire circa 2 hours $50 pp
