Summary
This tour is designed specifically for great migration safari. On this tour you will be able to visit the central Serengeti while witnessing the great migration.
Package Includes
• Park fees (For non-residents) • All activities (Unless labeled as optional) • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade) • A professional driver/guide • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional) • All Taxes/VAT • Roundtrip airport transfer • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section) • Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Package Excludes
• International flights (From/to home) • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day) • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.) • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Activities
- Morning Drives
- Game drive
- Culture
Places
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
- Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
- Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Physical Condition
- Sportive
Connectivity
- Only Wifi
Day-by-day Description
Day 1Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Game Walk Morning Drives Game drive Photo-safariNon game-viewing travel time: 2½ hours Distance: 130 km Pick up from Arusha and transfer to Tarangire national park. We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch do we head into the Tarangire National Park for an afternoon game drive. This national park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Country lodge one night
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 3 hrs
Day 2 Day 2: Lake Tarangire – Serengeti Plains
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Morning Drives Game driveNon game-viewing travel time: 6 hours Distance: 205 km After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park. Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Serengeti Heritage
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 6 hrs
Day 3 Day 3: Serengeti Plains
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Ballooning Morning Drives Game drive Photo-safariBe one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. We do an after breakfast game viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible Lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites, is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The centre also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lion and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink! Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Serengeti Heritage.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 6 hrs
Day 4 Day 4: Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro crater
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Morning Drives Game driveNon game-viewing travel time: 4 hours Distance: 145 km After breakfast at the lodge do we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Rhino lodge
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Travel Time: 6 hrs
Day 5Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Morning Drives Game driveNon game-viewing travel time: 4 hours Distance: 190 km Enjoy breakfast, after which we will transfer back to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha will we have lunch and then we will end our African safari adventure. The group should tip the guide around $20 a day. You will be taken to your hotel, which ends our safari services. *It is possible to have an additional half day game drive at Ngorongoro conservation area if you are not restricted to an early departure time from Arusha, please note additional cost will apply. Please note this itinerary is subject to change with or without prior notice according to local conditions / park rules. The order of places visited could also be changed according to the guide’s decision.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Arusha, Tanzania
Travel Time: 6 hrs
Offical Visa Regulations and Health Requirements
For personalized details on health and visa requirements please check the IATA travel centre here
https://www.iatatravelcentre.comBring visa on arrival