10 Days Safari to Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti (4 nights), Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire

Day 1 – Arusha to Arusha National Park

Day 2 – Arusha to Lake Manyara

Day 3 – Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti

Day 4, Day 5 & Day 6 – Central Serengeti

Day 7 – Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Day 8 – Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Tarangire

Day 9 – Tarangire

Day 10 – Tarangire to Arusha

Day 1 – Arusha to 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 a picnic lunch and a 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 flamingos. The park’s appeal is mainly its scenery. The habitat diversity spans from montane (mountain) rainforest to moist savannah to alpine moorland. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 2 – Arusha to Lake Manyara
Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for a picnic lunch. During the game, drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys. Another spectacle of 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. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 3 – Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti
After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring 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. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 4, Day 5 & Day 6 – Central Serengeti
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full-day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to the lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to the accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. 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 the 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 pride that thrives in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride 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 5 PM. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 7 – Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and has 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.

Day 8 – Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Tarangire
After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for the 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 eagles, vultures, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, storks, bats, giant vultures, 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.

Day 9 – Tarangire
Your day will begin after breakfast by about 8 AM with a full-day game drive in Tarangire National Park ahead of you. The national park is extremely famous and special for its diverse landscape and nine different vegetation zones. As you begin your game drive, you will be welcomed by the ancient and gigantic Baobab trees, which make even animals like the giraffe look tiny. The game drive goes on till about late afternoon and includes a small stop for a picnic lunch. The 3,000 sq km park gets its name from the Tarangire River that flows through it. The river attracts a lot of diverse animals and you should be able to spot a lot of elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes, and zebras. If it’s your lucky day, you might be able to spot the tree-climbing python and the long-necked Gerek. The Tarangire National Park has the highest concentration of elephants, which offers a unique chance for you to observe interactions between elephant families. Don’t forget to capture this beautiful scenery with your camera ready at hand. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you. Have a good night’s sleep for tomorrow’s adventure.

Day 10 – Tarangire to Arusha
The final day of your safari will begin as usual by 8:00 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Arusha to Tarangire National Park where you will have a half-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 centerpiece 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. By mid-afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off at your preferred location by about 6 PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

Option E1 ($3,512 per person for safari with Land Cruiser)

– Jul 21, 2023 to Jul 22, 2023 at Elanacha Hotel – Standard, Arusha
– Jul 22, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023 at Omega View Hotel, Karatu
– Jul 23, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023 at Tukaone Camps, Central Serengeti
– Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 29, 2023 at Omega View Hotel, Karatu
– Jul 29, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023 at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge, Tarangire (Outside the Park)

Option E2 ($4,007 per person for safari with Land Cruiser)

– Jul 21, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023 at Migombani Cottage, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park)
– Jul 23, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023 at Tanzania Bush Camps, Seronera, Central Serengeti
– Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023 at Rhino Lodge, NCA, NCA
– Jul 28, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023 at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge, Tarangire (Outside the Park)

Option E3 ($4,610 per person for safari with Land Cruiser)

– Jul 21, 2023 to Jul 22, 2023 at Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha – Traditional Queen, Arusha
– Jul 22, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023 at Manyara Best View Lodge – Silver Room, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park)
– Jul 23, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023 at Ang’ata Serengeti Camp, Central Serengeti
– Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023 at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, NCA, NCA
– Jul 28, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023 at Ang’ata Tarangire Camp, Tarangire (Within the Park)

Option E4 ($5,504 per person for safari with Land Cruiser)

– Jul 21, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023 at Escarpment Luxury Lodge, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park)
– Jul 23, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023 at Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp, Central Serengeti
– Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023 at Lemala Ngorongoro, NCA, NCA
– Jul 28, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023 at Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge, Tarangire (Within the Park)

Option E5 ($9,475 per person for safari with Land Cruiser)

– Jul 21, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023 at Lake Manyara KIlimamoja Lodge, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park)
– Jul 23, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023 at Lemala Nanyukie, Central Serengeti
– Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023 at Melia Ngorongoro Lodge, NCA – Premier Room with Forest Views, NCA
– Jul 28, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023, at Lemala Mpingo Ridge, Tarangire (Within the Park)

Option E6 ($14,582 per person for safari with Land Cruiser)

– Jul 21, 2023 to Jul 22, 2023 at Lake Manyara KIlimamoja Lodge, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park)
– Jul 22, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023 at Lake Manyara Tree Lodge – Suite, Lake Manyara (Within the Park)
– Jul 23, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023 at Four Seasons Safari Lodge – Terrace Suite Water Hole View, Central Serengeti
– Jul 27, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023 at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, NCA – Suite, NCA
– Jul 28, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023 at Sanctuary Swala Camp, Tarangire (Within the Park)

INCLUDES:

• All accommodations per itinerary
• All meals per itinerary 
• All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)
• All transportation and transfers per itinerary
• Professional English-speaking naturalist driver/guide
• Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
• Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water
• National Park gate fees, Park commission, and Government taxes (based on current rates)

EXCLUDES:

• International and domestic flights
• Meals not listed
• Beverages and alcohol
• Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff
• Optional tours
• Single room supplement
• Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.)

• Bottled water and drinks
• Optional tours (Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village visit)
• Holiday supplement December 20 – January 5
• Ndutu supplement December-March
• Discount for kids under 15 years old