Mkama Tours to Tanzania is happy to lead your dream safari in Africa to the savannah plains of Serengeti for wildebeest migration via Lake Manyara flooded by pink flamingos then descending to the Ngorongoro magical crater and the Olduvai Gorge to witness the evidence of skulls and borne of early hominids. With a warmth and friendly welcome of all her hospitality citizen, Tanzania makes a super destination for your holiday in Africa.
This itinerary is good because participants will need moderate time at least two nights in Serengeti National Park compare to how large Serengeti is. So long time is the best; at least to explore adventures.
Key information
Maximum group size: 2 persons
Starting point and ending point: Arusha
Children policy: Minimum age allowed for participation is 12 and participating children need to be supervised is under age 13.
Languages: English, Arabic, and Spanish
Park fees are included.
Highlights
6 exciting game drives
Entry fees and guiding fees included
See lion, cheetah, elephant, hippo, leopard, and rhinoceros
Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater
Transport based on an excellent and comfortable 4×4 vehicle
3 meals, water bottles, fruit, and coffee daily
6 nights’ accommodation
Airport transfers
ITINERARY DESCRIPTION BY DAY
Day 1 : Arrival in Arusha
Mkama Tours to Tanzania Limited guide will pick you up at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and take you to their office in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, their guides know well the country and Arusha city, so you’ll be in good hands from when you arrive at the moment you leave.
Day 2 : Arusha to Manyara
You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha by your driver guide and depart to Lake Manyara. Arrive at lunch time, game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, and overnight at Twiga Campsite. You will enjoy lunch in the village before exploring the stunning landscape of the park, looking for wildlife on the plains in the acacia woodlands and by the shores of the shallow alkaline lake.
Lake Manyara is rightly famous for its tree-climbing lions, but they’re far from the only highlight; by the end of an exhilarating afternoon, you could easily have spotted elephant, hippo, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe, plus many other species. Pink-hued flamingos, one of 400 bird species recorded here, provide a splash of color.
Day 3 : Manyara to Serengeti
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti via Oldupai Gorge, afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park, and overnight at Seronera Campsite. Please note that Serengeti National Park is the biggest national park in the world for the natural features and beauty of the world with the wildebeest migration, the big five animals, and great features.
Day 4 : Serengeti
Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park and overnight at Seronera Campsite.
After breakfast early morning, depart for a game drive along the Sogore River circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River. This is an adventure view for spotting lion, gazelle, tope, ostrich, and cheetah. There is a tourists center, close to public campsites, which is a well worth breathtaking after morning game drive.
The center offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop where you can purchase information leaflets and maps of the area. The Kopjes circuit going counterclockwise around the Maasai Kopjes is there for your afternoon game drive after lunch. On this tour, you have the chance to view more lion and some formidably large cobra.
Day 5 : Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Depart with picnic breakfast for early morning game drive, after lunch departure to Ngorongoro Crater rim en-route game drive in Serengeti National Park, and overnight at Simba Campsite.
Early in the morning, exciting sounds of Africa will raise you from your sleep. You will make the most of the day with an 8:00 a.m. start, heading off on your morning game drive. Later, the adventure will continue when you travel up to Ngorongoro, another African icon.
It’s almost impossible to spend too much time in Serengeti and with more than 1.5 million herbivores with thousands of predators, there’s always something new and interesting to see. The changing seasons and natural light simply add to the diversity. This morning, your driver-guide will help you spot some more of the many species at Serengeti, teaching you about their fascinating habits and habitats.
After a pleasant picnic lunch, it’s time to drive eastwards to visit another spectacular setting for Tanzania’s wildlife, the famous Ngorongoro Crater. On arrival, settle in at the campsite while a tasty, hot dinner is prepared for you. Tomorrow, the wonders of the crater await you.
Day 6 : Ngorongoro to Arusha
After breakfast, descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a game drive, followed by an afternoon ascend to the crater rim for Arusha.
The volcanic caldera (the world’s largest) is full of grassland, a forest, and swamp, a setting of jaw-dropping beauty. Secondly, the permanent water of the crater floor supports a resident population of more than 25,000 large mammals. There, you’ll find many of the reasons you chose to come on safari: elephant, lion, leopard, hyena, jackal, wallowing hippo, waterbuck, baboons, and even the rare black rhino finds shelter here.
Sharing this awesome space with the animals are the Maasai, grazing their cattle in an area which has been a separate conservation area since 1956 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978. This harmonious cohabitation of man and beast makes Ngorongoro unique in Tanzania and your driver guide will be pleased to explain this incredible co-existence to you.
After your morning game drive, you will have a picnic lunch in the crater before you return to Arusha.
Day 7 : Back to Arusha
After a full day game drive, you can expect to be back in Arusha around 6:00 p.m. although it can be flexible if needed (i.e. flight to catch). Likewise, you will be transferred to curio shops where you can grab some souvenirs to take back home with you. After a long day in the crater and drive back to Arusha, you will spend the night at Hotel in Arusha.
PRICE INCLUDES
PRICE EXCLUDES
• Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees • Transfers • Hotel before and after the climb, • All Park gate fees, camping fees. • Kilimanjaro National Park rescue fees • Emergency oxygen (for use in emergencies only – not as summiting aid) • Basic first aid kit (for use in emergencies only) • Qualified mountain guide, assistant guides, porters, and cook • Salaries for the mountain crew. • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, • Camping equipment (tents, camp chairs, tables & sleeping mattress • Water for washing up daily • Porter to carry your duffel bag (max weight 15kg / 32 lbs) • Chemical Portable toilet • Flying Doctor Service
• Flights and airport taxes • Items of a personal nature • Compulsory tips for guides, porters, and cook • Highly recommended travel and medical insurance. • Personal hiking/trekking gear – we can rent some of the gear from our equipment store in Tanzania • Snacks, personal medicine.
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