9 Days 8 Nights Safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Parks – Ngorongoro Crater

Today may be ‘departure day’, but there will be plenty of time to enjoy another true spectacle before your thoughts turn to home. After saying bye to our team in operation then you need a Private departure transfer which is included from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your flight unless you have an option to have Beach or any other option we will discuss

Arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by one of our experienced driver guides, ready to greet and escort you to your hotel in Arusha. He will introduce you to this wonderful city and country. After your long flight, you will be pleased to discover that Arusha – the undisputed ‘safari capital’ of East Africa – is perched at 1400 meters above sea level, keeping the temperatures and humidity relatively low. All around this important city are some of Tanzania’s greatest delights. Mount Meru towers above Arusha, while even distant Kilimanjaro can be seen on a clear day. Arusha provides the ideal starting – point for safari – lovers, within reach of Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The city even has its own natural attraction, Arusha National Park, close by. Named after the Wa-Arusha residents of the town, this busy agricultural, administrative, and tourist center is the perfect place to relax after a long journey… and before you set off on safari, the holiday of a lifetime. Welcome to Arusha and welcome to Tanzania! Accommodation: Mt Meru Hotel. Meal Plan: FB

Today, your safari really begins as we start early from your Arusha hotel for our pleasant drive westwards to Lake Manyara National Park. First of all, we enjoy this morning with an introduction to northern Tanzanian culture, taking a visit to the fascinating Mto wa Mbu village. Incredibly, this ‘village’ is actually home to over eighteen thousand inhabitants, drawn from 120 different tribes. Today is a superb opportunity to find out about their everyday lives, visiting their farms, huts, artisan shops, and the local market, with your expert driver-guide taking good care of you and sharing his detailed knowledge of the tribal culture. We enjoy lunch in the village, before exploring the stunning landscape of the park, looking for wildlife on the plains, in the acacia woodlands, and by the shores of the shallow alkaline lake. Lake Manyara is rightly famous for its tree-climbing lions, but they’re far from the only highlight: by the end of an exhilarating afternoon, you could easily have spotted elephant, hippo, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe, plus many other species. Pink-hued flamingos, one of 400 bird species recorded here, provide a splash of color. At the end of the afternoon, it’s back to your lodge for some relaxation and a delicious dinner. Accommodation: Fanaka Lodge Mto wa mbu Meal plan: Breakfast, picnic lunch & dinner

After breakfast, the safari tour marks the start of our program 8 days Serengeti migration-safari. It’s the way to the fertile crater highlands where the Iraq people grow wheat, corn, and coffee. At midday, you will reach the plains of Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti National Park is the second-largest park in Tanzania and is about the same size as Hawaii. The southern part is dominated by grassland and is therefore good hunting ground for the cheetah, while to the north / western parts a more hills tree savanna landscape dominates. The Serengeti migration is famous for up to one million wildebeest and two hundred thousand zebras. This migration has become to be known as the “Great Wildebeest Migration” and each year this natural spectacle is guaranteed. This in itself sets the Serengeti aside as a unique place to watch and observe wildlife. Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented luxury Lodge Meal plan: Breakfast, picnic lunch & dinner

This is another forth night of our program: 8 days Serengeti migration-safari. The whole day is devoted to you to observe the wildlife in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you will visit depend upon the location of the herds. Generally, the herds of wildebeest and zebras during the short rain season of October to November tend to be found moving from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. They return slowly during the longer rain season in April, May, and June. Fluctuations in precipitation can affect the animals’ location from year to year, however, your guide will know the exact location of the animals and the best vantage spots. A visit to the Visit Centre, is also possible (booking in advance), where you can learn about Serengeti’s history and current research of Frankfurter Zoologist Gesellschaft (Frankfurt zoological society in Tanzania). Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner Day

Waking up in the Serengeti is something really special. Sights, sounds, and smells of Africa are all around us, and ahead is a full day of adventure in the world’s most famous national park. After breakfast, we start today with the morning section of our game drive in Serengeti National Park, marveling at the stunning scenery, ever-changing light, and always entertaining wildlife, all explained to you by your expert driver-guide. After our picnic lunch, we set off again, searching for wildlife in this awe-inspiring park. Serengeti’s wonders evolve subtly as the day progresses. The myriad animals and birds are the ‘stars of the show’ and Nature’s dramas can unfold at any time. Of course, the animals don’t work on any schedule, so we may find a lion or leopard, elephant, and zebra, cheetah, and antelope at any time on our drives. At the end of the afternoon, we return to the comfort of the lodge for dinner and some much-needed rest. Note: For those who have booked the Balloon Safari for today, you will be picked up from the lodge at 05.00 hours for a 06.00 hours departure. After your 90 minutes aerial adventure, bush breakfast, and champagne, your driver will pick you up for your full-day game drive. Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

Wake up at 0600hours for early morning game drives in Serengeti at 0900 hours back to the Lodge for breakfast. Then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim. OPTION: Visit the Olduvai Gorge at an extra fee for the museum. Accommodation: Fanaka Lodge Mto wa mbu Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

A Visit to the Hadzabe Wake up early morning for breakfast then at 0730hours descend into the Crater floor (19.2 km of diameter, 610m deep, 304 sq km) 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 includes 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 proceeds with fame viewing while ascending the Crater and drive to lake Eyasi visit to Hadzabe Kudu Lodge or Bougainvillea Lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Meals Plan: {B, L, D}

In the morning you will set out with backpacks full of food and a few essentials. Your destination is the deep forest surrounding Lake Eyasi, you again will go hunting and gathering with your Hadzabe hosts. You will learn about the uses of various plants as traditional medicines. After breakfast you will hike to the shores of Lake Eyasi, watching birds and small mammals where you will encounter the reclusive Hadzabe, hunter-gatherers still clinging to their traditional lifestyle. In the late afternoon you will go out with dinner and overnight will be at Jambo Camp or Tanaka lodge.

Breakfast at 0700am. Drive with your Lunch Packed into Tarangire National Park (2,850 sq km or 1,005 sq mile’s) for the morning game drives for a half-day game drive. The Park is home to Lion, Leopard, Elephant, buffalo, Python, Zebra, Oryx, Impala, and more… Over 450 species of birds have been observed. Thereafter Lunch makes your last game in the afternoon drive en route to Arusha for the drop off to Arusha for dinner and overnight. Day