ARUSHA – TARANGIRE – NGORONGORO CRATER – SERENGETI – LAKE MANYARA

COST INCLUDES: 09 Days Accommodation and meals as per Itinerary, Park Fees,
Game Viewing as per Itinerary with the English speaking professional safari guide, All transfers and
transportation on safari vehicle 4X4.
1 Night: Arusha - SG Resort.
1 Night: Tarangire Sopa Lodge or Tarangire River Lodge.
2 Nights Ngorongoro Crater – Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge or Bougainville Safari Lodge.
3 Nights: Serengeti – Moivaro Ikoma Tented Camp or Kijereshi Camp.
2 Nights: Lake Manyara - Migunga Forest Camp or Lake Manyara Hotel.

ITINERARY
 

Day 01: Arusha
You are met on arrival by your guide who will assist you. Transfer to your hotel on the outskirts of Arusha Town, which is a centre point of Cape to. Overnight at SG Resort or Lash Garden Hotel - 3 Star.

Day 02: Arusha – Tarangire National Park   [BLD]
09:00am: Depart from Arusha and drive to Tarangire National Park (approx 3 hours). Check in at your lodge and after lunch an afternoon game drive. This park offers wide panoramas of open acacia woodland and grass savannahs, where huge herds of Elephants (often two hundred strong) and other unique residents, such as fringe-eared Oryx and Lesser Kudu roam free, Lion, Cheetah and Leopard. Before 6 pm we will proceed back to our lodge for dinner and overnight. Tarangire River Camp or Tarangire Soap Lodge or Similar - 4 Star.

Day 03: Tarangire National Park   [BLD]
Morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park till midday before returning to our lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, we visit the colourful village of Mto wa Mbu and the village of Karatuu. Our lodge tonight is situated outside the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge or Bougainville Safari Lodge or Similar – 3 to 4 Star.

Day 04: Ngorongoro Crater   [BLD]
06:30am: Early breakfast and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a (6 hour) crater tour and game viewing with a picnic lunch or choice of a hot lunch back at the lodge. The oval shape Ngorongoro Crater is 300 sq.km in area and 610m deep. The crater is a repository of Africa's finest wildlife. All the big five are present living a privileged existence on the crater floor, and so placid you can move right among them. Afternoon ascend it the crater rim with clouds rolling over the rim like a misty waterfall. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure in this dreamy setting. Followed by dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge or Bougainville Safari Lodge or Similar – 3 to 4 Star.

Day 05: Serengeti National Park   [BLD]
This morning after breakfast, we drive to Serengeti National Park; we will spend 3 days in Serengeti National Park. Our road journey will be via Ngorongoro Conservation area drive through the Malanda Depression and with an en-route game drive. We enter the Serengeti National Park through Nabi hill gate. Drive toward Seronera river valley en-route game drive towards the visitors centre for a picnic lunch followed by afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Moivaro Ikoma Tented Camp or Kijereshi Tented Camp or Similar - 3 Star.

Day 06 & 07: Serengeti National Park   [BLD]
Two full days of game viewing in the Serengeti National Park, which is as big as Northern Ireland. It is the greatest game sanctuary in the world, fantastic in its natural beauty and unequalled in its scientific value. Serengeti National Park contains different types of animals including the big cats, Lion, Leopard, and the Cheetah and many more Elephant and Buffalo. Your safari guide will plan your day and suggest the choice of hot lunch at the lodge or picnic lunch, each day before 6:00pm you will be back to our base Lodge for overnight stay at Moivaro Ikoma Tented Camp or Kijereshi Tented Camp or Similar - 3 Star.

Day 08: Olduvai Gorge   [BLD]
After breakfast we say farewell to beautiful Serengeti National Park, enjoy an en-route game drive with a picnic lunch as we head off via Simba Kopjes and the Nabi Hill gate. Weo drive towards Ngorongoro highlands and Olduvai Gorge. We will visit the museum featuring the famous Zinj skull, the Zinjanthropus man of 1.8 million years ago, whose remains were found here by Dr. Leakey. If time permits we will also visit Masai Village than proceed towards to Ngorongoro Crater Rim were we will make short stop at the rim to enjoy one of the most memorable tremendous view of Ngorongoro Crater and you can admire this masterpiece of mother nature, proceed to Lake Manyara passing through the edge of the Great Rift Valley, with breath taking views of great landscape, Lake Manyara National Park and village of Mto wa Mbu, proceed to your lodge for overnight stay at Moivaro Migunga Forest Camp or Similar - 3 Star.

Day 09: Lake Manyara National Park   [BLD]
Today enjoy your morning and afternoon game drive at Lake Manyara National Park one of the most popular and attractive National parks. For a relatively small area in size, it contains a variety of habitat and diverse animals and birds. Lake Manyara National park is also famous for its tree-climbing Lions and numerous migratory birds. We will enjoy our morning and afternoon game viewing followed by midday break for hot lunch at your Safari camp followed by afternoon game drive pm dinner and overnight stay at Moivaro Migunga Forest Camp or Similar - 3 Star.

Day 10: Arusha   [BL]
After breakfast, return to City of Arusha with picnic lunch this will be the end of your 10 days Tanzania Big Five Safari. If you will be travelling to Nairobi we can arrange 2:00 pm shuttle bus for you to Nairobi or we can drop you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARU) for your onward journey to Zanzibar Beach Holiday or return back home.