9 DAYS WILDEBEEST MIGRATION TARANGIRE, SERENGETI,NGORONGORO CRATER AND LAKE MANYARA PRIVATE TOUR

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrival in Arusha

We  will  pick  you  from  Arusha airport  or  Kilimanjaro airport for  overnight  in your  accommodation in Arusha  city.

DAY 2: Arusha National park

After your  breakfast in the  hotel  around 8.00am  you will  leave  to Arusha National Park, and its  40 minute drive from Arusha town. The park has an incredible variety of fauna and flora, which cannot fail to impress.

The entrance gate leads into shadowy montane forest inhabited by inquisitive blue monkeys and colorful turacos and trogons – the only place on the northern safari circuit where the acrobatic black-and-white colobus monkey is easily seen. In the midst of the forest stands the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater, whose steep rocky cliffs enclose a wide marshy floor dotted with herds of buffalo and warthog.

Further north, rolling grassy hills enclose the tranquil beauty of the Momela Lakes, each one having a different hue of green or blue. There are shallows sometimes tinged pink with thousands of flamingos. The lakes support a rich selection of resident and migrant waterfowl, and also shaggy waterbucks that display their large lyre-shaped horns on the watery fringes. Giraffes glide across the grassy hills, between grazing zebra herds, whilst pairs of wide-eyed dik-dik dart into scrubby bush like overgrown hares on spindly legs. You will be able to see buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, warthogs and zebras can all be seen year round as well as many different bird species. After  your  full day  game  drive   our  driver guide will  drive you  back to  your  hotel    for   dinner and  overnight.

DAY 3: Arusha- Tarangire National Park

Pick  up  from  Arusha  hotel   at 8.00m  then take  3 hours  driver to  Tarangire  national  park   and  you  will  have  full  day  game drive inside  this  park  later you  will  drive to  Jambo  lodge  for dinner and   overnight . Location  of  Tarangire  national  park  is 115km   from  Arusha  .and  cover area square  of  2800km.Wild animals drink water from  Tarangire  river    where  the  name  Tarangire  come from. The  park  has  major  attractions  which  are  a large  number of  elephants ,climbing trees pythons  and  baobab  trees. Also you will be able to see lions, leopards and other animals

DAY 4: Serengeti Central (Cental Seronera)

After  waking   up  this  morning  you will  have full  breakfast, pack  your   luggage   in   the  safari  jeep, then you  will  start to do en-route game  drive to  Serengeti  .with  your   lunch  inside  the  jeep.

On the way you will be able to view beautiful of Rift valley, view of Ngorongoro crater and you will reach Serengeti around 3.pm.

You   will  have an evening  game  drive  in  central  Serengeti where you  will  be able  to  see the sunset, and   after you will  have dinner  and overnight in  Seronera campsite  inside  Serengeti

Major  attraction  in  Serengeti  are  endless plain  and   great Serengeti wildebeest migration     which  involve 1.5 herbivores and followers, predators  use  to  move   from one area to another   almost  all   parts  of  Serengeti   because of  drought. Our driver guide will make sure you will able to see   part of wildebeest migration.   The movement of vast numbers of the Serengeti’s wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra, and smaller numbers of Grant’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, eland and impala you will be able to see them      in Serengeti.

Day 5: Central   Serengeti to North (Kogatende)

In  this  day  you  will wake  up  early  morning  and  have your full breakfast ,then    you  will  start your game drive  inside  Serengeti , and   our  driver will  drive you  to  northern  Serengeti.   Our driver will drive you to the key areas in Serengeti

To observe this mass movement of the wildebeest and all the drama it entails, but we’d recommend the flash-points of the Mara River, , and the Ndutu Plains. River crossings at Kogatende starts in July as the mega herd settles into the area. Between July to October, game viewing is at its best with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses.

In late June and July, the migration moves into north-western Serengeti. Thus, these are the best months to see the migration in the western region of Serengeti. And, in August to  September you can see the Great Migration in northern Serengeti

Day 6: Serengeti Northern

In  this  day  you  will wake  up  early  morning  and  have your full breakfast ,then    you  will  start your game drive  inside  Serengeti , as you  will  have  full  day in  Serengeti   our  driver  will  drive you to  the  key areas  in Serengeti.

We  will  make  sure  that  you   will  follow    wildebeest migration  where  they  will  during your  tour  with  us.

The Great  migration varies every year the best chance of seeing it is during June up to  September while the wildebeest calving is from January   to March ,for  the   July  up    to  September  our  driver will  be able to  take to  northern Serengeti  where  they be able to    see the great wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River. A million and a half of these majestic animals’ travel throughout the year as they look for fresh grazing pasture and follow the rainfall for better water sources  and  after  your  full  day game drive you  head  back  to  your  accommodation for  dinner and  overnight.

DAY 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

You  will  wake  5.45  for   early  breakfast   and  see the Sun rise  inside  Serengeti, after  you  finish your   breakfast you  will  do  early  morning game  drive   up  to   11.30am   then you  head  back  to  campsite for the  hot  lunch  and  pack  your stuff  in the jeep .

This   time  after finishing   your   hot  lunch  you  will   proceed with  game  drive  in  Serengeti  while  heading to   Ngorongoro  crater   in  Simba  campsite  for dinner  and  overnight.

DAY 8: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

You  will   wake up around  5.30 am  for your breakfast, after breakfast you will  descend to  Ngorongoro  crater floor  where you  will  able  to  see  all   big  five, also    you  will  see different  types  of  birds, black  rhino available  inside  crater. In this day you will have your lunch   inside   the crater   while watching nature and high   concentrations of flamingos.

Later  after  6  to  7 hours game drive inside crater floor  you  will  start  ascend  from  crater  passing through  campsite  for packing all  luggage inside the  jeep    ready  to  drive back  to  Jambo  lodge    for dinner   and overnight. On this  day  after crater tour  you  will  have a walking  tour   inside  mto  wa mbu  village where  you  will  experience   how  local  people  live, see  banana  plantations  and  you  can  taste local  food also.

DAY 9: Lake   Manyara National Park

After  your  breakfast you   will  head  to  lake  Manyara  for a full  day  game  drive ,  inside  the park  you  will  be able to  see climbing tree lions and a lot  of  flamingos  attracted by the algae in the lake and  you  will  visit a hot spring . Also the same  day  you  will  visit Maasai   boma  where you  will  see  how  they  live  and  learn  their culture  and traditions  then  later  drive  back to  Arusha   for dinner  and  overnight.

Safari package INCLUDES

• Transfers in both directions between the International Airport and Arusha
• Two  nights’   accommodation in Arusha town which is night before your tour and after your tour.
• Extended 4 x 4 luxury safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing
• Professional safari guide and well speaking English.
• Professional safari cook Entrance fee for all national parks.
• Accommodation at basic camping during the safari full board
• Camping fees at all national parks.
• Ngorongoro Crater fees
• 18% VAT to our entrance fees.
• All Government taxes,
• Free WIFI  in  safari  jeep
• Unlimited  drinking water.
• Flying  doctor  Services.

Safari Package EXCLUDES

• Tanzania Visa
• Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
• Optional Tours (balloon rides USD. 550 per person), should be booked in advance
• Tips and gratuities to your safari guide and cook