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Duration 11 days 7 days
Price From $ 6,860 $ 3,853
Price Per Day $ 624 $ 550
Highlights
  • A mix of game drives and walking safaris for varied and spectacular game viewing
  • Expert guides with an infinite knowledge of each area
  • Exclusive accommodation that blends comfort and style with the ultimate wilderness experience
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Tarangire National Park
Trip Style Group tour Private guided tour
Lodging Level Premium Luxury
Physical Level
  • 2- Easy
  • 2- Easy
Travel Themes
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Family Friendly
  • Birding
  • Photography
  • National Parks
  • High Adventure
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
Countries Visited
Cities and Attractions
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Tarangire National Park
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Tarangire National Park
Flights & Transport Internal airfare and ground transport included Internal airfare and ground transport included
Activities
  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Game drive
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Safari
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Educational/ learning
  • Game drive
  • History
  • Kid-friendly activities
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Safari
  • Wildlife viewing
Meals Included

11 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches and 9 Dinners

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Description

Start your Safari in Tarangire and learn about the inner workings of the bush on a walking safari before moving to the Serengeti to marvel at the endless golden plains and the herds of wildebeest thundering across the landscape in the Great Migration.

We are happy to lead you to a 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. The focus of this trip is to witness the BIG FIVE Animals.

Itinerary: The Best of Tanzania

Day 1: Mount Meru Hotel

Arusha

Nestled in the foothills of Mount Meru among the verdant coffee bushes of one of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantations is the idyllic of Arusha Mount Meru Hotel. A short drive from Arusha airport, this is the perfect haven for relaxation before your safari begins.

Days 2 – 4: Sangaiwe Camp, Tarangire National Park

Activities:

Game drives

walking safaris

fly camping

Discover Africa just as it should be from Sangaiwe Camp in the remote southern reaches of Tarangire. Game drive through forests of enigmatic baobab, home to vast herds of buffalo and elephant, or discover the inner workings of the bush on foot on an exclusive walking safari.

Day 5– 7: Kiota Camp, Central Serengeti

Explore the heart of the Serengeti from Kiota Camp, a tranquil tented camp with expansive views of the pristine wilderness. Enjoy superb sightings of resident game, migration viewing twice a year and round it all off by gliding serenely above the plains on a sunrise balloon safari.

Activities

Game drives

Balloon safaris

The Great Migration (May/June and November/December)

Days 8 – 10: Chaka Camp, Northern Serengeti

Continue your exploration of the Serengeti on the beautiful of Northern plains where extraordinary wilderness encounters are commonplace, both from a vehicle and on foot. And do it all in remarkable luxury from award-winning Chaka Camp, a contemporary and elegant safari escape.

Activities

Game drives

Walking safaris

The Great Migration (July/August to November)

Day 11: Your last day at Chaka Camp,

Northern Serengeti

Depending on your arrangements, enjoy a final game drive deep in the wilderness before transferring to the airstrip for the next part of your journey.

Itinerary: 7 Days Big Five Safari

Day 1: Pick up

Pick up from Kilimanjaro Airport and drive to Arusha Center your hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Lake Manyara

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch |Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Safari Lodge- https://www.serenahotels.com/lake-manyara

Pick up from Arusha Center Tourist Inn hotel at 10.00 am drive to Lake Manyara National Park (2 hours driving from Arusha) for full day game drive with your picnic lunches. This superb scenic park is set around the Lake is most famous for its tree-climbing Lions. Late evening drive to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch | Dinner

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge/Similar-https://www.serenahotels.com/serengeti

After breakfast drive en-route to Serengeti National Park, crossing over Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The vast Serengeti plains are home to a huge variety of animals and birds species. Game – viewing and picnic lunches en route to Serengeti Serena lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Lunch | Dinner

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge/Similar-https://www.serenahotels.com/serengeti

Early in the morning have a cup of Coffee proceed for a sunrise game drive in Serengeti, return back to the lodge for breakfast, After breakfast proceeds for a game drive in the vast Serengeti Plains, home to a huge variety of animals and birds, Search among the trees and kopjes form the elusive Leopards and cheetah as well as Wildebeest Migration. After Sunset game drive back to Serengeti Serena lodge for Dinner and overnight

Day 5: Serengeti- Ngorongoro crater rim

Meals: Lunch | Dinner |Breakfast

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge/Similar –https://www.serenahotels.com/ngorongoro

After breakfast proceeds for a Game viewing en-route with picnic lunches and a visit to the small but very interesting Dr. Leakey Museum at Olduvai Gorge. Ascend from the plains to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (Crater rim).

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

Meals: Lunch | Dinner |Breakfast

Accommodation: Tarangire Safari Lodge/Similar –https://www.tarangiresafarilodge.com/

After early breakfast descends to the Crater floor for 7 hrs game viewing with picnic lunches in Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro is one of the true wonders of nature and home of Rhinos, Elephants, Lions, and many other species. Late evening drive to Tarangire Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Tarangire- Depart

After breakfast proceeds for a full day game drive with picnic lunches in Tarangire National Park among the large heard of Elephants and other animals. Late evening drive back to Arusha and transfer to Airport for your flight back home.

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