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If you want to see the largest herd movement of animals on the planet and also visit the best national parks in northern Tanzania, this is the perfect itinerary for you. The focus during this trip will be on the western part of the Serengeti, where the Great Migration across the Grumeti River from May to July. The herds of wildebeest en zebra must outsmart the huge Nile crocodiles and fast-flowing water before facing predators waiting on the other side. An amazing spectacle.
Tour Highlights
Welcome to Tanzania
Once you set foot in Tanzanian soil, you will immediately be embraced by the friendly nature of the people. Outside our representative awaits with a broad simile to welcome you, and accompany you to the lodge where you will receive heartfelt welcome. During the journey, you will catch a glimpse of Tanzania amazing landscape, and perhaps the ever presence Impressive Mt. Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival, we will be provided with a briefing for your entire safari.
Main Destination: Arusha
Accommodation: Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa
Breakfast: At the lodge.
Morning: Tarangire National Park is named after Tarangire River that flows through its borders. One of its main highlights undoubtedly the large herds of majestic elephants, who thrive in the abundant food source available, making them bigger, and stronger than in any other place.
The parks landscape is also filled with many ancient baobab trees some of which are believed to be over 700yrs old, which adds to the stunning beauty of the landscape.
Keep your eyes peeled as you explore the park, and you may also spot lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, waterbucks, and more than 400 bird spices have been recorded here.
Lunch: We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park.
Afternoon: After lunch, we’ll continue our game-viewing drive to witness the wildlife of Tarangire National Park. Afterwards, we’ll head to our lodgings, a permanent tented camp in the midst of the wilderness.
Dinner: At the camp.
Evening: You are free to remain in the lounge area to discuss the day’s activities or share pictures of the animals you saw with family members or friends at home.
Destination: Tarangire national park
Meals included: B L D
Accommodations: Kankari lodge
Well come to Tanzania
Once you set foot in Tanzanian soil, you will immediately be embraced by the friendly nature of the people. O
Breakfast: At the lodge.
Morning: We drive through the Ngorongoro conservation before descending, 610 meters down to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 265 square kilometers. Despite its small size, the Crater is a Big 5 country and the openness of the terrain means easy and rewarding game viewing. You will spend the day exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals including black rhino, wildebeest, and zebra along with Africa’s densest concentrations of hyena.
The Crater’s forests shelter elephants and buffalo, and its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while lions, jackals, leopards, and caracals make up the full range of predators. After lunch, you leave the crater behind and drive to the Serengeti National Park.
Afternoon: We’ll reach our carefully selected tented camp by mid-afternoon and you’ll have time to settle in before dinner.
Dinner: At the camp.
Evening: You are free to remain in the main dining tent area or around the campfire to discuss the day’s wildlife.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Meals included: B L D
Accommodations: Kontik Tented Camp or Similar
Breakfast: At the camp.
Morning: In the next 2 days, we’ll be venturing towards the western corridor of Serengeti National Park, renowned for the world-famous large crocodiles.
Embark on an exhilarating chase after the great migration, one of the world most spectacular natural events. It’s the undisputed highlight of safari experience, and a dream come true for any wildlife enthusiasm.
Lunch: picnic in the sight of migration,
Witness the ground tremble as thousands upon thousands of hooves pound the earth, trying to cross the crocodile infested Grumeti-River in search of good grazing, and water. Meanwhile top-predators like crocodile, lion, hyena -and more await patently to strike.
Evening: Spend the nights in the so called –migration lodge, strategically located close to the migration, ensuring you won’t miss a single moment of the action.
Dinner: At the main dining tent.
Evening: You are free to remain in the main dining area or around the campfire to discuss the day’s activities.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Meals included: B L D
Accommodations: Mbalageti Tented lodge or Similar
Breakfast: at the camp
This entire day is set aside for game drives upon the Serengeti. The Serengeti, the habitat of an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and hippo, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, and wildebeest. The animals’ game viewing is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. From (April to June) the animals move from the southern region, dominated by grassland, and to the west dominated by hills, and woodland.
Lunch: Picnic in the wilderness.
During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return to the west. Apart from the migrating herds, we may have the opportunity to see the resident predators, hyena, crocodile, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.
Evening: After an unforgettable day, we will return to our carefully selected lodge for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight sleep on The Endless Plain.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Meals included: B L D
Accommodation: Mbalageti Tented lodge or Similar
Breakfast: At the Camp.
This morning is set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. The Serengeti boasts an abundance of wildlife such as impalas, buffalos, giraffe, elephants, baboons, and impala. In addition to the iconic landscapes, you have a good chance of encountering predators and you may see lions, cheetahs and leopards. It is a truly life-changing experience.
Lunch: Picnic in the wilderness,
Afternoon: (Optional) we’ll visiting the Oldupai gorge, and learn about the origin of human kind, and some time at the museum.
Dinner: at the lodge
Evening: You are free to remain in the main dining area or around the lodge to discuss the day’s wildlife
Destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
Meals: B L D
Accommodation: Kankari lodge
Breakfast: at the lodge
After 30 minutes of drive we’ll enter Lake manyara National Park, one of the smallest parks in Tanzania, named after the huge lake which covers a third of the parks area. Yet, Lake Manyara is the park with the greatest diversity of habitat than most huge parks, and a great array of wildlife.
You may find yourself in thick woodlands where elephants feast, and lions are lurking among tree brunches. Drive past muddy pools full of hippos, and mysterious jungle where baboons, and monkeys rule. The lake side where thousands of vibrant flamingoes, pelicans, and storks make their summer home.
Lunch: picnic overlooking the Lake,
And don’t forget the impressive 400-Meters – deep Rift Valley Escarpment. A crack in the earth that stretches for a thousand kilometers across East-Africa.
Suggestion.
You can extend your holiday with a visit to the crystal clear waters of the tropical Island of Zanzibar or Pemba.
Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Meal included: B L
No accommodation: No accommodation
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Tour Highlights
The visited Destinations on this Safari Itinerary offers all year round perfect game-viewing
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There are some Optional Activities that can be done during this Safari. Such as Balloon safari, walking safari, oldupai gorge excursion
Otional Activities
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