5 days luxury safari (2)
Itinerary
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS PRIVATE LUXURY SAFARI TOUR
- Tarangire National park
- Lake Manyara National park
- Serengeti National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
This is a very popular tour, as you can spend a reasonable amount of time in Serengeti National Park for 1 night and furthermore explore Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, and Tarangire National Park with a wide range to see the big five.
Pickup from the airport after briefing and greetings - transfer to the hotel.
Day 1: Pickup from the hotel early in the morning (around 8:00 am) and start our safari - transfer to Tarangire national park. This is one of the best-kept secrets’ s of the north circuit. The park covers an area of 2,850 sq km and it offers some unique and diverse landscapes. The permanent presence of water in the area makes it a good choice especially during the dry season (June - Oct, Dec - Feb) as plenty of wild animals migrate here. The park is home to big baobab trees, big mammals, and especially elephants, as long as other carnivores. In the late afternoon transfer to the lodge.
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Day 2: After early morning breakfast at 7:00 am we start to transfer to Ngorongoro crater and descend down to the crater floor. Morning and afternoon game drive inside the crater floor, with lunch inside the crater floor, and in the evening we begin our return to stay at the lodge.
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Day 3: After an early breakfast, drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and on to Serengeti National Park with game viewing en route Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequaled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile-infested river can hold them back. Serengeti is truly home to the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration. late evening drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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Day 4: Early morning game drive in central Serengeti national park and in the afternoon transfer to Lake Manyara National Park passing through Ngorongoro conservation area heeding to Karatu. Ngorongoro is one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites since 1979. Ngorongoro covers 8,200 sq km and is part and parcel of the broader Serengeti ecosystem. It is often called the 8th wonder of the world since it has it all: stunning landscapes, wildlife density, and a mankind community (Masaai) co-existing in perfect harmony with the wildlife. The Ngorongoro’s crater caldera is intact and it hosts the very rare Black Rhino. It’s also the largest concentration of wildlife per square km in the world. Words alone cannot express the beauty of Ngorongoro, you have to see for yourself what this majestic place is all about. We are convinced that you will agree, it deserves the title of the eighth wonder of the world! Overnight at the lodge.
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Day 5: Early breakfast at 8:00 am. Drive to the nearby Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing drive where your first encounter will be sitting with large troupes of baboons. The park derived its name from a plant called Euphorbia tirucalli which is known as ‘Emanyara’ in the local Maasai language. Patches of yellow fever trees are dotted around the grassy lake shores and the rift valley wall is a prominent feature throughout. The entrance of the park is in a very special environment: a groundwater forest offering a beautiful change of scenery from the savannah-dominated parks. The lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the groundwater forest, the tree-climbing lions, the soda lake inhabited with thousands of pink-hued flamingos, large water birds, and the troops of baboons, and the rift valley escarpment makes your safari to this area unforgettable. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site and at a late afternoon drive and evening return back to Arusha or to your preferred location.
Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport for your return flight.
ALL OF OUR SAFARI PACKAGES INCLUDE:
- transfer from and to your pick-up/drop-off destination
- transport in a 4WD vehicle
- professional safari guide/driver
- park entrance fees and concession fees
- all applicable government taxes
- unlimited bottled water
- binoculars
- cooler box in the vehicle
- vehicle and staff entrance fees
- unlimited kilometers within the national parks during park hours
- accommodations and meals while on safari
- all government taxes (18% VAT)
EXCLUSION
- Tips for Guide (recommended $10 USD per person per day)
- Meals outside safari (unless mentioned otherwise)
- International visa for Tanzania
- International Airfares and Airport taxes
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