Unforgettable Northern Safari

7 Days 6 Nights Camping or Lodge

This tour package will give you an exciting opportunity to visit the most beautiful parks in Northern Tanzania. This includes visiting the Arusha National Park famous for black and white colobus monkey, endless plains of Serengeti National Park where you will be able to see all the big five. You will also visit Tarangire National park which is famous for a huge population of elephants and also the Ngorongoro Crater which is locally known as the garden of animals where there is a big chance to spot the big five in one day. Finally you will end your safari on the beautiful shores of Lake Manyara which is famous for its flamingoes and tree climbing lions which are unique to this region.

 

Itinerary

  • Day 1: Arusha National Park

    Pick up at 8:30 AM from your Hotel in Arusha & depart for Arusha National Park. Walking with an Armed Ranger, you will have picnic lunch and game drive in the Park. The park is at the base of Mount Meru, which is good for climbing. It has a range of habitats including forest – home to the black-and-white colobus monkey – and is excellent for birding. Several lakes often host flocks of flamingo. The park’s appeal is mainly its scenery. The habitat diversity spans from montane (mountain) rain forest to moist savannah to alpine moorland. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

    Accommodations: Mvuli Hotel, Nejobugg Palace Hotel, OutPost Lodge or Natron Palace Hotel

     

  • Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

    After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch for full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centre piece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser Kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

    Accommodation:Sun Bright Tented Camp, Whistling Thorn or Fanaka Lodge

     

  • Day 3: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park

    After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

    Accommodation: Seronera Public Camp, Heritage Luxury Lodge, Domel Lodge or Serengeti Wilderness Camp

     

  • Day 4: Serengeti National Park Full Day

    Starting your full day game drive by 8 AM after a filling breakfast, you will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti – known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features 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. During the off season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion prides provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5PM. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

    Accommodation: Seronera Public Camp, Heritage Luxury Lodge, Domel Lodge or Serengeti Wilderness Camp

     

  • Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

    After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Crater Rim with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

    Accommodation: Simba Public Camp, Serena Lodge or Rhino Lodge

     

  • Day 6: Crater Tour (5 hours game drive) to Lake Manyara

    After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for game drive(5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.

    Accommodations: Sun Bright Tented Camp or Fanaka Lodge

     

  • Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

    The final day of your safari will begin as usual by 8 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Arusha via Manyara National Park where you will have a half day game drive. As you enter the national park by 9 AM, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till mid-afternoon with a small break for a picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of the Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. By mid afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off to your preferred location by about 6PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

     

    Items included:

    >Airport transfer
    >Hotels in Arusha city
    >Transports
    >Camping/Lodge safari according to the itinerary
    >Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
    >Professional, English-speaking guide
    >Professional, English-speaking safari cook
    >Overnight stays in safari tents
    >Camping equipment (tents, sleeping mats, chairs, tables etc.)
    >Meals according to the itinerary
    >Mineral water
    >All mentioned activities
    >All national park fees
    >Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari

    Items excluded:

    <Sleeping bag
    <Flights
    <Optional activities
    <Alcoholic and soft drinks
    <Visa fees
    <Tips
    <Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
    <Travel insurance