9 Days Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara & Arusha National Park

9 Days Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara & Arusha National Park:

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9 Days Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara & Arusha National Park

This is our Big Adventure safari and just right for you if you want to experience everything that Tanzania has to offer. We’ll take you on a journey of sights and sounds and colours: a journey where you’ll witness a landscape of diversity and nature at its finest. From the golden plains of the Serengeti to the lush exclusivity of Tarangire; from the russets of Lake Natron to the pink shimmer of flamingo on Soda Lake at the Ngorongoro Crater, you’ll travel across a glorious patchwork of habitats framed eternally by deep blue skies, golden horizons and the indigo of star-filled nights. And all this, of course, with the opportunity to watch some of the most spectacular animals on the planet, including the Big Five. Adventures don’t come any bigger than this.

1. Day: Moshi to Arusha National Park

Your adventure will start at Moshi, a cheerful, bustling town filled with coffee houses and a lively buzz. You’ll set off to the Arusha National Park, the setting for the jewel-like Lake Momella, which you’ll glimpse through the bronze bush where the Ngurduto Crater buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, warthogs, zebra and gazelle reside throughout the year. You’ll set out on foot, too, for a stroll that will offer you the sensation of feeling Africa’s vibrant pulse through the soles of your shoes and you’ll experience the bush in infinite detail. You’ll be safe, though, as an armed ranger will accompany you as you explore the landscape of buzzing insects and birds calling, with the cries of the savannah further off. You’ll hike through lush forest to a sparkling waterfall and, further, to a magical place famous for the antics of the black and white colobus monkeys. You’ll spend the evening gazing at the stars at a camp close to the park, while our chef prepares a delicious meal for you.

2. Day: Arusha National Park to Serengeti National Park

After a nourishing breakfast, you’ll continue into the vast plains of the magnificent Serengeti, home to a diverse array of hundreds of species of animal and bird. Each moment of today’s adventure will stimulate your senses; your eyes alert for each new siting, your ears feasting on the calls, screeches and buzz of life – or the still, dead silence of the hot noonday. The Serengeti is world famous for its diversity – you’ll likely see lions, leopard, elephant, cheetahs and water buffalo - and all within a few feet of your jeep. There’s nowhere like it. It’s also home to one of the natural wonders of the world – the Great Migration of zebra and wildebeest as they traverse the plains in their thousands, risking their lives with the predators they attract, who are also just trying to stay alive. It’s humbling to watch. You’ll also spot some of the park’s lesser known, but equally beautiful creatures including eland, hyenas, gazelle, crocodile, giraffe, zebra, monkeys, baboons, hippo and rhino. The hundreds of bird species, both endemic and migrating from the Eurasia, are a special bonus for bird-watchers. The day’s delights will continue with a freshly cooked and delicious dinner at our campsite in Seronera, under the stars.

3-5. Days: Full day game viewing in Serengeti

Early morning game drive to see also nocturnal animals returning from hunting and lions awaking in the dawn During the game drive you might spot buffalos, elephant, giraffe, eland, topi, kongoni, impala, Zebras, lion, Solitary leopards near Seronera River, cheetahs, hyena, aardwolf , serval cat, Gaudy agama lizards and rock hyraxes, Black Rhinoceros , waterbuck, baboon, African wild dog and kongonis. Apart from the animals you might spot various birds which include the ostrich, bizarre secretary, black eagles, and acacia woodland secretary you’ll rest your tired eyes and muscles in a comfortable the day’s delights will continue with a freshly cooked and delicious dinner at our campsite in Seronera, under the stars.

Day6: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

This morning there’s another chance to spot the wildlife you may have missed yesterday: it’s so diverse here that you are bound to witness one amazing creature after another. Our guests regularly spot a myriad of animals: lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, elands, wild dogs, gazelle, crocodiles, giraffe, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos and antelopes. Tonight’s campsite is the comfortable Simba campsite and it’s wonderfully located right near the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater itself. You’ll enjoy a delicious dinner while you look forward to tomorrow’s adventure in the Crater itself.

Day 7: Full day game viewing

After breakfast you will go for a full day of game viewing where you will spot animals like  cheetah, lion, black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, wildebeest the zebra the eland, Grant's and Thompson's gazelles, leopards, elephants, mountain reedbuck, and buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, waterbuck, warthog, hyena and jackals. Primates include baboons and vervet monkeys. During the game drive you might spot some birds which include ostrich, bizarre secretary, black eagles, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane, marabou stork, martial eagle, lovebirds, bustards and plovers, European migrants from November to May include White Storks, swallows, Yellow Wagtails among others, Stonechat, Schalow's Wheatear, Anteater Chat, Fiscal Shrike, Augur Buzzards, Verreaux's Eagle and flamingoes. Until evening we drive you to the Simba campsite Ngorongoro. Where you can get a dinner and overnight

8. Day: Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast we depart for the Tarangire National Park. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. After a picnic lunch we do an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight in the Mto wa Mbu at Fanaka campsite Park area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

9. Day: Lake Manyara National Park to Moshi

Another early start – fuelled by a decent breakfast – to spot the wildlife as they are starting their day. Lake Manyara National Park nestles at the foot of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, and is a patchwork of diverse landscapes: the shrubby expanse of the golden savannah, the narrow shores teeming with wildlife and the still waters of Lake Manyara itself. This park is famous for elephant and for its tribes of baboons, who swoop and call to each other and never seem to stop for breath. It’s also home to the legendary tree-climbing lions as well as powerful water buffalo, the majestic African elephant, and giraffe, impala and hippo. With over four hundred species of dazzling birds, some of which are migratory, it’s a birdwatcher's paradise. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in the heart of the park, to the calls of the birds and the buzzing of insects while the sun turns everything to gold. After more wildlife spotting, you’ll say goodbye to the Lake and drive through Maasai bomas, baobab forest and rolling savannah plains en route to Moshi, where your safari adventure will end. If you’re too stunned by the beauty of what you have witnessed to move, we’ll be happy to take you back Moshi town.

Safari Package Includes

• Transport (4x4 Land Cruiser) with open roof
• Camping & park fees
• Tent & mattress
• Professional English speaking safari guide & chef
• breakfasts; lunches; dinners
• 1,5 bottle of water per day; tea and coffee with meals

Not Included

• Flights
• Travel insurance
• Visa and passport fees
• Increases in park fees where applicable
• Personal items
• Sleeping bag
• Tips for safari guide & chef
• Soda and Alcoholic beverages
• Extra activities (Hot Air Ballooning in Serengeti & Maasai Village)

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