Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara

Pick up from airport or hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National park. This specific national Park is popular for its beautiful pink flamingos, climbing lions plus dramatic population of wildlife. Arrive, check in and immediately take a short game drive or just relax at the lodge, have lunch and once again head out into the park to admire Manyara’s landscape, nature and spend valuable time with lions, antelopes, hippos, zebras etc.

During a flamingo season, Lake Manyara is the best place to view pink flamingos as they feed on algae along the lake shores. Retire for dinner and overnight stay at a pre-booked lodge.

Day 2: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

Have breakfast, and head to Tanzania’s and Africa’s most popular park, the Serengeti National Park. This is a journey of 205km, traversing the adorable Serengeti plains, pleasant high lying farmlands of Karatu as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Descend into the heart of Serengeti national park, with its rolling savannah plains, stretching to as far as the eyes can see, and straight into the central area of the park – Seronera area which is one of the premier wildlife hubs of the park, featuring River Seronera a water source for many animals in the area.

Check in at the lodge in time for lunch, relax and in the afternoon, head out for a game drive to explore some of the park’s residents before sunset.

Day 3: Explore the Serengeti Plains

A morning / sunrise hot air balloon is the best way to ride over the scenic Serengeti landscape, while spotting rich game, meandering rivers and the numerous pockets of villages.

Return for breakfast, and after go for yet another game drive along River Sogore circuit. This river meanders through the plains south of the Seronera river, making it a perfect habitat for lions, Thomson Gazelles, Ostriches, Topis, and cheetahs.

Have lunch at the lodge, and later follow the Kopjes’ circuit which runs anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, an excellent shelter for huge prides of lions and formidable colonies of cobras. These Kopjes are well scattered around the Serengeti Plains, characterized by water pools which attract numerous animals particular in dry season to quench their thirst. Hence this is a spot for exclusive wild game watching.

Day 4: Serengeti National park – Ngorongoro Crater

Early breakfast and drive out of Serengeti, heading to Ngorongoro conservation area on a journey that takes approximately 4-5 hours. This place is famously referred to as “Africa’s Garden of Eden” and ranks 8^th among the world’s natural wonders. On arrival, have lunch and immediately head out for an extensive safari along Ngorongoro Crater Lake, with its shores teeming with amazing rare and endangered wildlife species, ranging from the Big Five, carnivores, bird species and outstanding scenery. You will enjoy watching this beautiful scenery.

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Exploration

A warm breakfast and later descend into a 600m scenic crater for an experiential day of full game drive. The Ngorongoro is particularly home to over 30,000 animals making it one of the most wildlife – filled places in the world and a shelter to some of East Africa’s remaining black rhinos.

Due to its year round supply of water and pasture, the Ngorongoro conservation area is without doubt filled with variety of wildlife for a good reason. Permanent residents here include Zebras, warthogs, elands, hippos, giant African elephants, buffaloes, etc. Predators include cheetahs, lions, leopards, jackals and hyenas. During a favorite season of the great migration, which happens between June-September, visitors can sight the magnificent wildebeest migration crossing from the Serengeti to Maasai Mara National park.

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, undertake a 3.5 hours’ drive to Tarangire national park, traversing along the Tarangire river. This area is mainly comprised of low lying hills scattered on the floor of the East African Rift Valley.

The acacia woodland vegetation, huge swamps, giant African Baobab trees all characterize this region and are magnets to millions of wildlife species especially during the dry season.

Take a picnic lunch, and immediately go on a game drive. Among other common sightings, Tarangire specifically is home to three rare species of animals, including the greater Kudu, fringed – eared Oryx, and the shy starling. Retire from the game drive, have dinner at the lodge and overnight stay..

Day 7: Tarangire National Park – Arusha Airport

Start the day with a pre-breakfast game safari to encounter Tarangire’s rarest species, especially the night hunters like leopards, lions, hyenas, jackals, owls, etc. return to the lodge for a sumptuous breakfast, and immediately check out of the lodge. Drive for 2 hours heading to Arusha town. Arrive in time for lunch, do some shopping and depending on your flight time be dropped off at the airport for departure flight.

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Day 1: Tarangire National park

Leave your lodge in Arusha and proceed to Tarangire national park. This entire day is spent on a long game drive into the furthest reaches of Tarangire National Park. Take a deluxe picnic, eat with a view over a waterhole or huge elephant herd.

Like any game safari, the drive is flexible, and you can return to the camp at a time that suits you or when you feel you’ve had enough of the sightings. Some visitors prefer to stay out in the bush until sunset to watch the herds as they return to their dens and kraals, while others like spending the afternoon relaxing at the lodge and watch the mammals roam past.

Day 2: Tarangire – Serengeti national park

Have a morning game drive after a satisfying breakfast for more opportunities to view more wildlife species. In the afternoon after lunch, transfer to Serengeti national park; a renowned world destination for the massive wildlife diversity including the big five and the famous great migration of the wildebeests. Reaching the park will be in the evening to just check in at the lodge, dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Game safari in Serengeti national park

On this day, after breakfast, and set out for a full day game drive in Serengeti national park. Covering a land area of about 14000 square kilometers, Serengeti offers the best game drive experiences. A drive here guarantees you sights of the big five, the lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffaloes. You will still spot the zebras, warthogs, giraffes, gazelles, antelopes, wildebeests and many others. This full day game drive also allows you view the great migration, where millions of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles converge in small columns to migrate looking for better pasture and water.

Day 4: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation area

As you travel to Ngorongoro crater from Tarangire, you realize that you’re soon embarking on Africa’s most unforgettable experiences. Bordered by an extinct caldera and a pink – dappled lake in the middle, wild life sightings in Ngorongoro are almost immediate!

Watch various prides of lions as they prowl, solitary elephant bulls marching around and elusive black rhinos grazing comfortably in the morning breeze. There are only a few thousands of these endangered rhinos remaining and Ngorongoro crater is one of the few places to meet them. In addition, there are almost a million wildebeests and you spot huge herds of them kicking up dust as they gallop across the floor of Ngorongoro crater.

As you enjoy a tasty picnic lunch overlooking a pool of hippos, the views of Maasai warriors grazing their cattle down the crater floor come so clearer as well as tense fights between lions and wildebeests. Spend the late afternoon and night at a gorgeous lodge regularly visited by wild game.

Day 5: Travel to Lake Manyara National Park

Early morning after breakfast, start the journey to Lake Manyara national park, a famous park for the tree climbing lions that are only known here and Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth national park. You will reach in the afternoon for lunch and an afternoon game drive that will expose you to hundreds of wildlife species.A

Day 6: Departure

In the morning, have breakfast and drive back to Arusha to mark the end of your 6 days’ northern circuit safari.

Upon arrival, you’ll be driven to a lavish restaurant in town for lunch and an opportunity to do some souvenir shopping in a local craft shop. Later in the late afternoon, the safari driver will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

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For birders, you stand a chance of spoting that favorite bird species you love out of over 500 species including 100 species that are endemic to Ngorongoro Crater. The two destinations are famous and some of Africa’s greatest wonders.

Day 1: Pick-up and Transfer to Serengeti National park

After breakfast, drive through the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro conservation area, the journey also gives you a chance of sighting the endless plains as you descend to the heart of Africa’s wildlife such as the big five game which includes; Lions, Buffalos, elephants, rhinoceros and the leopards.

Day 2: Game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation area

Without any doubt, Serengeti national park is a real African wonder and a home to millions of large mammals, including Africa’s Big Five, over 500 recorded bird species including the rare Northern White-crowned shrike. After your breakfast, head to the wilderness and let your eyes get fed with all the above mentioned surprises. On top of the mentioned, also stand a chance of spotting several predators such as hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and leopards.

After your picnic lunch, the guide will lead you to hike to Ngorongoro Crater Lake that lies within the Ngorongoro conservation area which covers more than 8000sqkm.It is the world’s unbroken caldera and the 8^th wonder of the world. It’s at this point that you will have a chance of sighting over 100 bird species not found in Serengeti and also not forgetting the reward of viewing over 30,000 large mammals.

After carrying out all the activities, head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Departure

Wake up to a hefty breakfast, pack all your luggage and embark on your return journey to Arusha, traversing the green forest of the Ngorongoro rangeland to the exit gate via the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Proceed to Arusha city to catch your return flight.

End of trip.

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