6 Days Tanzania Private Lodge Safari

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arusha To Tarangire

  Depart from Arusha town at 08:30am with picnic lunches for Tarangire National Park tour. The park is located 120km away from Arusha. It is famed for its congregation of big herds of Elephants and a buffaloes, this landscape of open plains is dotted with thousands of baobabs trees. During game drive you may see zebras, wildebeest, elephant, Maasai giraffe, Baboons, Fringe-eared Oryx and other predators such as Lions, cheetah, leopard even tree climbing python if you are lucky, alongside variety of birds such as the endemic ashy starling, Rufus-tailed weaver and black-collared lovebird. Picnic lunch will be provided by your driver Guide at the designed picnic area inside the park. Then late evening drive to Maramboi Tented Lodge www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com or public campsite for dinner and overnight.

• Day 2: Lake Manyara – Serengeti

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

• Day 3: Full Day Serengeti

  Enjoy a fully day Serengeti tour, picnic lunch inside the park, In the Serengeti; with a bit of luck there is a possibility to see the migration of wildebeest and zebras accompanied by predators. Nevertheless you may spot a pride of lion on hunt and many other species of birds including the Kori bustard famed as the heaviest flying bird in the world also troops of baboons can be spotted on move. Dinner and overnight at Tortilis Serengeti Camp www.tortiliscamps.com or Seronera public campsite.

• Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro

  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 zebra 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 Crater – Arusha

  After breakfast you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunches) 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. www.greenmountainhotel.co.tz

• Day 6: Empakai to Arusha

  After an earliest breakfast you will proceed to Empakai crater walking tour.This walking tour will enable you to view the irresistible beauty of Empakaai Crater. With a lake on the Crater floor and the entire caldera encircled by a steep, densely forested wall, indeed is the scene of natural beauty. On clear days the Crater offers views of Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania’s most recently active volcano. The steep slope calls for a degree of fitness, but the walk through the lush forest, with its ancient strangler figs and rich birdlife, is well worth the effort. The trail continues to the lakeshore, where you can view water birds such as flamingo. In the evening drive back to Arusha.Overnight at Green Mountain Hotel (BB) www.greenmountainhotel.co.tz

  Departure Day:

  After breakfast at leisure; afterwards transfer to Arusha Airport for Zanzibar flight.