This amazing safari will take you to the top safari destinations in Tanzania to witness the high concentration of wildlife including lions, cheetahs, and at certain times of the year, the world-renowned “Great Wildebeest Migration”. Included in the tour are Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, andNgorongoro Crater. Another highlight of this tour is the walking safari in Lake Eyasi to witness the lifestyle of the bushmen in northern Tanzania.
DURATION: 7 DAYS
PLACES TO VISIT: LAKE MANYARA, SERENGETI, NGORONGORO CRATER, LAKE EYASI, TARANGIRE
We pick you up from your hotel and drive to Lake Manyara. The park derived its name from the Maasai word “Manyara”, which is the Swahili name for the plant, Euphorbia tirucalli. The Maasai use this plant to grow livestock stockades, which matures into a highly durable stock-proof hedge.
The Great Rift Valley is part of a fault in the earth’s crust which stretches 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) from Turkey to the mouth of the Zambezi River in Mozambique. The fault is so massive that when astronauts landed on the moon, the Rift Valley was clearly visible to them.
Meals: L,D
Accommodation: Tloma Lodge
After breakfast, we proceed to Serengeti, Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park and famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers a remarkable game-viewing experience in Africa.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp
HOT AIR BALLOON PER PERSON COST $546 (prices are separate from the total price above)
After breakfast, we proceed to the Central part of Serengeti. This park is well-known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “big five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffaloes, and Rhinos.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp
We start with an early morning game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and various species of birds. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge
We depart for Lake Eyasi to visit the bushmen and observe their activities such as hunting and wild fruit gathering. The Hadza or Hadzabe are indigenous ethnic groups in north-central Tanzania. They live in Lake Eyasi in the central rift valley and in the neighboring Serengeti Plateau. The Hadza is just under1,000 in the population living as hunter-gatherers, among the last hunter-gatherers in the world.
Meals: B,L,D
One of the largest national parks in Tanzania located in the Manyara region, this place is characterized by the large herds of elephants, tree-climbing lions, and the fascinating baobab trees also called the Tree of Life for its almost mythical powers that some cultures attach to it. This park is especially known for the Tarangire river which flows all year round and is the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp
We continue with another game drive in Tarangire before proceeding back to Arusha. You will be dropped off at the airport or hotel.
Meals: B,L
Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost
