Spectacular 5-Day Lodge and Tented Camp Safari on the Northern Safari: Highlights Mid-Range Crater, Serengeti, Tarangire from $1960ppax
Safari Highlights
This 5-day lodge & tented camp safari allows you to experience the highlights of the Northern Safari Circuit. You will experience breath-taking wildlife in the midst of some of the most diverse landscapes; monkeys in the forest, lions in trees, elephants amongst acacias and a huge variety of animals inside a collapsed volcano. A visit to the world famous Serengeti National Park is also on the books. This Safari promises jaw-dropping and unforgettable landscapes and a variety and volume of never seen before.
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After breakfast, your safari guide will pick you from your accommodation and drive you to Lake Manyara National Park. Manyara is a relatively small park but defined by a diverse range of flora and fauna, 120km west of Arusha. The park’s namesake is a shallow, Salt Lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species.
On your exploration of the park, you will get the chance to see monkeys, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes; not only open grassy plains, but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab dotted cliffs.
After a full day in the Park, you will drive to your accommodation, where you will have ample time to relax and enjoy dinner.
Main Destination: Eileen’s Trees Inn (Mid-range lodge located outside Lake Manyara NP)
Meal Plan: Meal plan (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
After breakfast drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for a spectacular view of the Ngorongoro Crater- a UNESCO world heritage site, formed millions of years ago, is 600 m deep and covers roughly around 260 square kilometers. Continuing as far as the eye can see is the vast Serengeti. In the local dialect, Serengeti means “endless plain” and this 6900 sq. mile (18000 sq. km) park is inhabited by more than 2 million wildebeest. January to April marks the start and end respectively of the wildebeest, Plain’s Zebras and Thompson’s Gazelles’ migration season. It is also the period when wildebeest give birth to their calves and therefore you are in for a rare wilderness treat. Large predators including lions, cheetahs and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrate throughout the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboons and African hares also inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds. After the game drive, we will head to a Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Meal plan (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
On this day, you will head out for an en route game drive through the Serengeti after a breakfast. You might be able to spot the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – before embarking on your journey to Ngorongoro Crater. This UNESCO world heritage site, formed millions of years ago, is 600 m deep and covers roughly around 260 square kilometers. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25 000, the Crater offers the best game viewing of all the parks in Tanzania. You will arrive at the Crater rim before lunch. You will descend into the Crater and very quickly, you will be able to see wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, elephants. The sunrise in the African Savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one will experience on this day. The Ngorongoro Crater, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wild life on the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingos, a forest and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses.
After a full day, you will retreat to a Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro
lodge in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Meal Plan: Meal plan (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
After breakfast, you will make the short drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is well known for its large elephant herds. From the open roof of the vehicle you will experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River in search of many animals including zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. It’s possible that you will catch a glimpse of a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching and relaxing in the trees above. After lunch in the park, you will return to Arusha where your safari you will arrive in late afternoon marking the end of your safari. We Remain Committed to Making Your Stay Here now and in future as Comfortable as Possible.
Main Destination: Arusha
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
