5 Days Tanzania Hot Air Balloon Safari

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arusha To Tarangire

  Leave Arusha with packed lunch boxes at 0830hrs for Tarangire National Park tour. This park is located 120km away from town. In this astonishing park, Expect to see substantial herds of Elephants gathering alongside the Tarangire River along with many others species of animals e.g. Wildebeests, Lions, Buffaloes, Zebras and prolific birds. Dinner and overnight at Country Lodge Karatu www.countrylodgekaratu.com or Lilac public campsite.

• Day 2: Tarangire To Serengeti

  After breakfast you start on your way to Serengeti National Park. Passing via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way you will stop at the Olduvai Gorge (optional) where anthropologists Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. After stopping for your picnic lunch on a kopje (rock outcropping) in Serengeti you will continue further into the park with sunset game drive en route. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Tortilis Camp www.tortiliscamps.com or Seronera public campsite.

• Day 3: Serengeti National Park Hot Air Balloon

  For the adventure of a lifetime we offer the unique experience of a Balloon Safari over the Serengeti plains. Depart early in the morning to the launch site for the hot air balloons – you must depart early to enjoy the calm morning sky. Your balloon pilot will guide the balloon low over the Serengeti plains, providing you with the chance to see the different wildlife at their early morning activities: hippos returning to the water after wandering for food in the dark, elephants coming out for their morning feeding, lions returning from the hunt. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Tortilis Camp www.tortiliscamps.com or Seronera public campsite.

• Day 4: Serengeti To Ngorongoro Crater

  Just after your hot breakfast, Embark on an early morning game drive in the Serengeti. Serengeti name comes from Maasai Language meaning endless plain. Therefore is home to many animals including Lions, Elephants, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Zebra, Leopard, Cheetah, warthogs, Hyena plus a lots and lots of bird life. In many cases migration is taking place around Serengeti and at that particular time millions of wildebeest and zebras are mingling together followed by predators. Afternoon after Lunch, drive to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge www.ngorongoro.cc or Simba public campsite.

• Day 5 : Ngorongoro To Arusha

  After breakfast you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater often described as one of the wonders of the world. It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations. It is one of the few places where the rare black rhino can be observed in their natural setting. 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, many birds and other species. With a bit of luck the ‘Big Five’ can be spotted during one game drive only. Then late afternoon drive back to Arusha for overnight at Green Mountain Hotel (BB) www.greenmountainhotel.co.tz.

  Departure Day

  After breakfast at leisure, afterwards transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (please advise arrival details)