Package Overview
Set Departure Safari – Depart EVERY Day Guaranteed with a minimum of 4 people!!
This safari features all of the popular Northern Circuit game parks. There are EVERY Saturday departures. With the Big 5 Luxury Safari travel in custom designed 4×4 safari vehicles with open roofs for game viewing. This is a small group seat-in-vehicle safari with a maximum of 6 travelers per vehicle, all with window seats. Travelling for 7-days, the safari includes meals, accommodation, park entry fees and visit to Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire.
Day Location
Day 1 Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha
Day 2 Arusha to Lake Manyara
Day 3 Lake Manyara to Serengeti
Day 4 Serengeti
Day 5 Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Day 6 To Tarangire
Day 7 Transfer to airport
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
Day 1: ARUSHA
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, Tanzania. After clearing customs, look for your Mkama Tours to Tanzania driver. He will be waiting for you, holding a sign with your name on it. Your driver will transport you to Arusha.
Overnight Planet Lodge, Kibo Palace or similar (with Dinner and breakfast)
Day 2: LAKE MANYARA | HIGHVIEW COFFEE LODGE
This morning drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, you’ll find Lake Manyara National Park with its evergreen groundwater forest and variety of ecosystems including acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta, and – of course – the expansive lake. This diversity attracts a wide variety of mammal, bird, and wildlife species. Manyara is also home to rare tree-climbing lions. The park offers excellent game viewing with buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and lots of elephants roam near the lake. Also look out for blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, and the very active Olive baboon troops. Overnight Highview Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast).
Day 3: SERENGETI SAFARI LODGE
Head out after breakfast for the drive to Serengeti National Park. The word “Serengeti” is derived from the Maasai language, meaning “endless plain.” En-route to the Serengeti, you can opt to visit as Masaai Village, a perfect place to explore the Maasai culture and even participate in some tribal activities. Or visit Olduvai Gorge, known as the Cradle of Humanity; the Museum is a testament to the long journey that humanity has made from its humble roots in East Africa to its current state as the dominant species on earth. Enjoy a game drive en route to your camp.
Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)
Day 4: SERENGETI SAFARI LODGE
Relax with a full day in the Serengeti with game drives – unequaled for its beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration. The huge herds of plains game such as wildebeest, zebra, and antelope dominate the park while the attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found amongst the many kopjes scattered across the plain. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, savanna with
scattered acacia trees in the center, hilly, wooded grassland in the north, to extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west.
Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)
Day 5:NGORONGORO | HIGHVIEW COFFEE LODGE
Enjoy a morning game drive en-route to Ngorongoro Crater. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for game driving and exploration. The crater is 600m deep, 16km across and 265 sq km in area. Enjoy the spectacular scenery and game viewing, in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world. Many of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor, surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra, and gazelle. Flamingo, among other bird species, can often be seen feeding at Makat Soda Lake as well. Afternoon drive to your lodge for your overnight stay.
Overnight Highview Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)
Day 6: TARANGIRE | HIGHVIEW COFFEE LODGE
This morning drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is traversed by the Tarangire River, which never dries up. Being the only source of water during the dry season, it draws hundreds of animals to the park, making for a wildlife and bird viewing spectacular. The landscape is varied, with grassy savannah plains, swamps, hills and spectacular baobabs. Enjoy a full day in the park with game viewing.
Overnight Highview Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)
Day 7: KILIMANJARO AIRPORT
Enjoy a morning at leisure before your transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight home. If your flight departs during the morning an night accommodation must be add in Arusha – speak to us to arrange this.
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