9 day Tarangire Manyara Ngorongoro and Serengeti

ITINERARY DESCRIPTION BY DAY

Day 01.

Arrive at the Kilimanjaro Airport, JRO, we meet and transfer to Golden Crest Hotel or Tulia Hotel Spa

Day 02: Arusha to Tarangire

After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, lunch at the lodge and proceed with afternoon game drive. Tarangire is a home to Lion, Leopard, and Elephant, buffalo, Python, Zebra, Oryx, Impala and more. Over 450 species of birds have been observed. This park has many baobab trees and some varieties of acacias, whereas Tarangire pythons climb trees, and the one place in Tanzania. Get dinner and overnight at the BAOBAB semi luxury camps/

Day 03: Tarangire – Lake Manyara

After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park, and begin your wildlife tour for some hours. Drive to a Lodge in mto wa Mbu and get hot lunch. After lunch, begin local activities up to the evening, and drive to Karatu, and get meals and overnight at the Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge. *we have complimentary coffee tour* if you need

Day 04: Karatu to Ngorongoro conservation area

After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro crater and do full day game viewing tour in the Ngorongoro Crater. Wake up early morning for breakfast then descend into the Crater floor for game drives. All the BIG FIVE Rhino Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera; others are Zebra, Hippo, Wildebeest, Hyena and more. Birds include flamingos on the Soda Lake, Geese, Storks, Vultures and more. Your lunch will be served in the picnic site in the Crater at Ngoitoktok swamp a Hippo pool. After lunch proceed with fame viewing while ascending the Crater. Get Dinner and overnight at the RHINO Lodge or ANGATA CAMP.

Day 05. Ngorongoro to Serengeti

Depart to Serengeti and do full day wildlife tours in Serengeti National Park, get breakfast then follows morning and afternoon game drives; tour to Seronera the center of Serengeti. Proceed with game viewing around Seronera and following wildebeest migration trend. In the afternoon continue with game viewing in Central Serengeti area where the main path of the Serengeti Wildebeest migration has passed. Get dinner and overnight in the Semi luxury Camp.

Day 06: 

Do full day game drive in Serengeti, Dinner and overnight at the Semi luxury Camp.

Day 07:  Serengeti to Karatu, overnight at Bourgainvillea Safari  Lodge.

Day 08:  Karatu to Lake Eyasi

In the morning you will drive to Lake Eyasi (approximately 3 hour drive).  This afternoon you can meet the Datoga tribe, famous for being the ‘blacksmiths of Tanzania’.  Later afternoon your guide can take you for a walking safari around the edge of the lake, spotting out for some of the beautiful birdlife for which Lake Eyasi is famous.  You will have dinner prepared by your safari chef and overnight at Lake Eyasi glamping . Please note the campsite facilities here are quite basic – all part of the adventure!

Day 09: Track the Hadzabe bushmen

Following an early breakfast at the campsite you will take a walk through the scattered bush to the Bushmen’s home, accompanied by your guide and a local guide that is able to translate the language of the Hadzabe tribe, which the bushmen belong to. The Hadzabe bushmen live in groups divided into approximately 10 families and they are very welcoming to visitors.  You will be able to experience their typical bush life including their unique style of hunting for a variety of game meat as well as rodents, insects, roots and leaves.  They sleep in caves, without fear of the wild animals that may pass by the in the night.  After spending the morning with the Hadzabe you will head back to the campsite for lunch.  Get Lunch at the Lodge and after lunch drive back to Arusha or transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Services are INCLUDED are: 

Airport transfer on arrival at Kilimanjaro, Hotel in Arusha on B/B, Pop up 4 x 4 safari car, all park entry fees, crater service fees, full board accommodation comfort lodges/tented camp, our special 4 x4 car, Fuel, our Driver/Guide, and will get mineral bottled water in the Car while on game drives and transfers to Kilimanjaro Airport.

Services not Included are: 

International flight, VISA, any liquor like beer, wine or whisky, any entry fees to the Masai Boma or Olduvai Gorge, Tip’s to your kindly driver/Guide.