9 Days Safari
This safari we will be exploring Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro crater, Lake Eyas and Serengeti
Safari Overview
Travelling to Tanzania wilderness is one of the best wonderful experience in lifetime spotting fantastic wildlife, beautiful sceneries, ultimate thick forest as well as variety thousands of bird species. witness the elephants & ancient baobab tress in Tarangire, visit the hauntingly beautiful Lake Natron, meet the Maasai, travel the endless plains of the world-famous Serengeti, search for the elusive Big 5 in the Ngorongoro Crater and count down at least each member or more of Big 5 in every park, spot the tree climbing lions in Lake Manyara & enjoy the hospitality of a lodge & the romance of a tented camp in the heart of the Tanzanian bush on the presence days of your adventure.
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1. Arrival Date
You will be picked from the Kilimanjaro International Airport with our professional Guide and drive to Arusha for dinner and overnight.
Day 2. Arusha to Lake Manyara National park
Depart from the lodge in the morning and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is perhaps best known for its flamingos, pelicans, and cormorants but it is also the home for a few hundred other species of birds; it is, therefore, a paradise for ornithologists. With a bit of luck, you might see elephants in the wooded regions and with even fortune the tree-climbing lions. Indeed, it was thought for a long time that the Lake Manyara Np is the only place where lions can be found with this typical behavior of climbing trees. Baboons and vervet monkeys are also found amongst the forested areas and in the more open spaces, giraffes nibble at the fresh leaves while the various types of antelopes common to the region browse for tasty shoots; Dinner and overnight.
Day 3. Lake Manyara National park – Serengeti National park
In the morning, we will depart from the Lodge and head towards Serengeti National Park across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (Loduare Gate). The stretch of road towards the park’s gates offers a fantastic opportunity to see animals in their natural habitat, often during migration including wildebeests, zebras, impalas, and lions. We will have a picnic lunch at the gate of the Serengeti National Park (Naabi Gate) where you can also follow a trail to the top of the hill which boasts stunning views over the famous Serengeti. With the game drive en-route, we will head for dinner and overnight at Serengeti.
Day 4. Serengeti full day
This will be a full-day game drive in the Serengeti and the park has a lot to be seeing and need enough time for game viewing. You will leave the lodge for a morning game drive till afternoon and drive back to the lodge for Hot lunch have a short siesta and back to the park for a late afternoon game drive which is good for the great pictures of animals and the sunset. You will head back to the Camp for dinner and overnight at Serengeti.
Day 5. Full Day Serengeti game drive
The Serengeti National park is famous and well known for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and for its numerous Nile crocodile and honey badger; with your packed lunch head for full day game drive and dinner and overnight at Serengeti.
Day 6. Serengeti – Ngorongoro
We will commence our journey in the morning where we can capture an abundance of animals as the sunrises over the Serengeti plains.
We will enjoy the game drive at Serengeti National Park in the rolling grasslands, dotted with wildlife, zebras, impalas, and hippos in their pools. In the late afternoon, we will head towards Ngorongoro and visit the MaasaiBoma on our way, dinner, and overnight at the castle lodge
Day 7. Ngorongoro – Lake Eyasi
Early morning breakfast; and descend to the Ngorongoro Crater this is a highly visited African attraction is the world’s largest inactive, unbroken and unfilled volcanic caldera. At this point, we will get a chance to see a large number of mammals such as the endangered rhinos, mountain reedbuck, jackals, and numerous bird species including white pelicans and flamingos on Lake Ndutu and Lake Magadi. In the afternoon have our picnic lunch and have a short afternoon game drive before we drive to Lake Eyasi for dinner and overnight.
Day 8. Lake Eyasi-Arusha
This tour gives you the chance to get closer to the only remaining hunter-gatherer tribes of the Hadzabe and Datoga people who still make a living from hunting small wild animals and gathering wild fruits. These people are also referred to as the Bushmen. The tour will involve hunting, their cultural practices, and the Lake Eyasi tour. Drive to Arusha for Dinner and overnight.
Day 9. Departure Day
You will leave the hotel depending on your departure flight. On this day you will be required to check out your rooms before 10:00am so if your flight is in the evening and you require a day room use we request you to let us know prior.
Safari Includes
- Transfer from/to Arusha
- Transport with our Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 with pop up roof for game drive fitted with HF radio communication
- Dedicated Services of Kashengere Safari English speaking guide (possibility for more languages upon request in advance)
- Ngorongoro conservation and Crater fees
- Ranger fees
- Walking fees
- Government Vat fees
- Local Maasai guide fees
- Village fees
- Donkey fees
- Camping fees
- Camping gears (tents, thick foam mattresses, pillows, table, chairs, cooking equipment).
- Cook and crew to prepare the meals and take care of the campsites
- Meals as prescribed in the itinerary
- 1.5 lts of water per person per day
Safari Excludes
- International & Domestic flights
- Visa fees
- For the camping please bring your personal sleeping bags
- Optional Activity Oldonyo Lengai climb: USD 100 per person (includes Mountain park fees, Guide fees and allowance)
- Tips and gratuities to the crew/personnel
- Items of a personal nature – spa treatments, laundry, mini-bars, internet etc.