During this safari, you will discover and explore national parks in Northern Tanzania, the best destination for a safari. You will visit Tarangire, South Serengeti (Ndutu), and Ngorongoro Crater. Our professional guide will drive you with a 4×4 safari jeep during your safari. Complimentary drinks and mineral water will be available on the jeep. You will also experience early morning game drives.

Day 1 Arrival in Arusha

You will be picked up from the airport by a Lion King representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Arusha Planet Lodge
Meals & Drinks: at own expense

Day 2 Arusha to Tarangire National Park.

In the morning you will be collected from your lodgings in Arusha by our personal safari guide. We set out for Tarangire National Park on a good tarmac road across gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees. As we zip along we pass many Maasai in their colorful dress walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding cattle and driving donkey’s carts. Tarangire National Park, well known for its large elephant herds, is also host to a multitude of other creatures. From the open roof of our state of the art safari jeep, we experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and life-giving Tarangire River, endeavoring to encounter a multitude of creatures, from zebra to wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and giraffe, to name a few. It is possible we will glimpse lion stalking prey or leopards watching, relaxing in the trees above.
After our extensive game drive experiencing the varied sights and sounds of the wilderness, we drive to your accommodation for dinner overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Eileen’s Tree Inn
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 3 South Serengeti (Ndutu)

After breakfast, we leave Karatu and enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will proceed crossing Ngorongoro Highlands to Ndutu Area and here we’ll start the game drive for this day with special attention to the great migration.
The great migration herds aggregate close to Lake Ndutu area between Serengeti and Ngorongoro from December to April, here they find fresh food and big predators waiting for them. From January, it is the beginning of the calving season for wildebeests.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Ndutu
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 4 Ndutu to Ngorongoro Crater

Early in the morning after breakfast, we will enjoy the last game drive in Ndutu Area. Late in the afternoon, we will proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This UNESCO World Heritage Site formed millions of years ago with the massive explosion of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro is 610m deep and covers roughly 304sq km. It has a dense animal population of approximately 25 000 ungulates. After a final game drive in Ndutu, you will drive to your accommodation at the crater rim for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 5 Ngorongoro Careter to Arusha

After breakfast, we will descend inside Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is a must-see while on safari in Tanzania for its high density of wild animals. We will be able to see wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, elephant, and perhaps if we are lucky, black rhino through the grass. In the afternoon, we will drive back to Arusha.

Included

• 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)

Excluded

• International flights(From/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips(Tipping guideline US$15.00 pp per day)
• Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Optional Safari Activities:

• Balloon Safari (USD 500 per person)
• Maasai Village Visit (U$DD 50 per vehicle)
• Night Game Drive Tarangire or Lake Manyara (USD 120 per person)
• Ngorongoro Crater Rim Walk (U$D30 per person)
• Visit to the Olduvai Gorge and museum (U$D 40  per person)