| Duration: | 4 Day(s) - 3 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Wildlife Safari |
Day 1: Arusha City - Serengeti National Park- Central Serengeti
Domestic flight - From Arusha to Serengeti
Spend a full day exploring the vast Serengeti plains. Serengeti National Park quite simply offers the finest game viewing in all of Africa. Unrivaled concentrations of wildlife, stunningly beautiful landscapes, and vast pristine areas make this region our number one pick.
You will rise early to enjoy an early morning game drive. At sunrise you may encounter animals grazing in the beautiful light of sunrise and predators may still be busy hunting before retiring to rest for the day. Sunrise on the Serengeti is not to be missed and extraordinary photographic opportunities will abound at this magical time of day.
You have the option to return to your accommodation for a hot lunch or to opt for a packed lunch which can be enjoyed at one of the various picnic sites found in the Serengeti. After lunch, you will continue on a game drive.
Around the time of dusk be on the lookout for lions. Cheetah can also be spotted on the plains in the early morning and late afternoon when temperatures are not too high. They rely on daylight and speed to catch their prey. Hippo pods can be seen in the bigger pools and rivers while crocodiles can be seen sunning themselves on the riverbanks. You will return to Camp in time to enjoy a sundowner before your evening meal
Accommodation: Night at Embalakai Tented Camp Serengeti on full board
Included: 4x4 open-top, private with English-private guide, Domestic flight, Day safari
Day 2: Serengeti National Park- Central Serengeti
After breakfast, you will leave the camp/lodge for a game drive safari to one of the most scenic experiences you will ever have. Serengeti National Park quite simply offers the finest game viewing anywhere in Africa. Unrivaled concentrations of wildlife, stunningly beautiful landscapes, and vast pristine areas make Serengeti National Park our pick for the best national park in the whole of Africa.
As well as the migration of ungulates, the Serengeti National Park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the "Big Five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters (lion, leopard, elephant, black rhinoceros & buffalo), the park also supports many further species, including cheetah, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, topi, eland, waterbuck, hyena, baboon, impala, African wild dog, and giraffe. The park also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane, marabou stork, martial eagle, lovebirds, and many species of vultures.
Accommodation: Night at Embalakai Tented Camp Serengeti on full board
Included: 4x4 open-top, private with English-private guide, Day safari
Day 3: Serengeti National Park- Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu
After breakfast, you will depart early in the morning heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Today, you will visit the Ngorongoro crater, the main feature is a large, unbroken, unfolded volcanic caldera. You will enjoy a last-minute game drive through this expansive park as you drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The crater, which formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, is 610m (2,000 ft.) deep and its floor covers 260 km² (100 sq. mi). The crater floor is mostly open grassland with two small wooded areas dominated by Acacia xanthophloea.
Game drives through the Ngorongoro Crater begin early in the morning in closed safari vehicles with pop–up roofs. Accompanied by an expert driver guide, a magnificent experience is sure to be had! The descent into the crater is one of scenic beauty, as you make your way through lush forests, home to numerous
elephants and buffalo. As you reach the inside of the Ngorongoro Crater, marveling at the incredible landscape around you, your guide will take you through the grassy crater floor, the unbelievable fever tree and forest, the banks of Lake Magadi, and the surrounding marshes. Lunch is served picnic style, surrounded by the natural wonders around you as well as the exceptional wildlife, roaming freely, with which you share this extraordinary paradise.
Accommodation: Night at Eileen Tree Inn Karatu
Included: 4x4 open-top, private with an english-private guide, Excursion/visit, Accommodation, Full board (B-L-D)
Day 4: Lake Manyara - Arusha City
Today, we will explore the beautiful and diverse Lake Manyara National Park. Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty gold 600-meter high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”.
From the entrance gate, the road winds through an expanse of lush jungle-like groundwater forest where hundred-strong baboon troops lounge nonchalantly along the roadside, blue monkeys scamper nimbly between the ancient mahogany trees, dainty bushbuck tread warily through the shadows, and outsize forest hornbills honk cacophonously in the high canopy. Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day.
An activity at an extra price would be to walk on the tree top through a rope bridge. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large waterbirds such as pelicans, cormorants, and storks. You will stop for a picnic lunch at one of the picnic sites in the park where you will enjoy the fresh air of African nature as you savor your meal.
After lunch, you will begin your drive out of the park and you will be driven back to Arusha stopping for souvenir shopping along the way and arriving at your hotel for dinner & overnight.
Included: 4x4 open-top, private with an english-private guide, Excursion/Visa
