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5 Days Active Safari to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater by Gmexpeditions

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Duration

5 Days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

Overview

Tarangire National Park – Game Drive, Serengeti National Park – Game Drive, Ngorongoro Crater Tour - Game Drive More
  • Tarangire National Park – Game Drive,
  • Serengeti National Park – Game Drive,
  • Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Game Drive
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Itinerary

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Day 0 : Arrival Day - Welcome to Tanzania

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where you will meet our company representative (Guide or Driver), and transfer to Masailand Safari Lodge. The hotel will provide all the essentials for a comfortable stay: cosy rooms, hot water, and Internet access. In the evening, there will be a briefing with our Safari guides, who will also make sure you are ready to begin the safari.

Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, collect our picnic lunch boxes then we take a short pleasant morning drive to Tarangire National Park, Arrive at the gate our driver will do all the government procedures then proceed inside the park for a full day game drive in the park located slightly off the main safari route. Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania most famous for its elephant migration, and birding safari with a quiet atmosphere. Later in the evening, we drive to the lodge/hotel for evening leisure and overnight.

Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Budget: Tarangire Public Campsite

Mid-Range: Maramboi Tented Lodge on Full Board

Semi-Luxury: Tarangire Sopa Lodge on Full Board

Day 2 : Tarangire National Park-Serengeti National Park (central-Seronera)

After breakfast our driver will be ready to start your trip to our famous park Serengeti National Park ‘The Endless Plain” This Park is well-known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “Big Five”: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino, and Buffalo.

Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site, is home to around 200,000 zebras, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles that join the wildebeests’ trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over 6 million hooves pounding the open plains of Serengeti just like how you imagined African wildlife to be. After a long day of Safari, you will drive to your accommodation for evening leisure and overnight.

Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Budget: Seronera Public Campsite on Full Board

Mid-Range: Serengeti heritage tented camps on Full Board (located inside the park)

Luxury: Katikati Tented Lodge on Full Board (located inside the park)

Day 3: Serengeti National Park (central- Seronera)

After breakfast, we will have a full day game drive in Central Serengeti. Apart from the large mammals, Serengeti is also home to gaudy agama lizards; Rock hyraxes scuffle around the surfaces of the park’s isolated granite kopjes. Wide varieties of dung beetle were found, and around 500 bird species have been recorded ranging from the outsized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the Lobo Hills. Later in the evening drive to the camp for evening leisure and overnight.
Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Budget: Seronera Public Campsite on Full Board

Mid-Range: Serengeti heritage tented camps on Full Board (located inside the park)

Luxury: Katikati Tented Lodge on Full Board (located inside the park)

Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, we will start our day with a morning game drive in Serengeti then later take a short pleasant drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area, The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Ngorongoro was established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. It also safeguards the interests of indigenous people and promotes tourism. In the evening drive to the lodge for evening leisure and overnight.

Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Budget: Simba Public Campsite on Full Board

Mid-Range: Rhino Lodge on Full Board

Luxury: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on Full Board

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Tour - Arusha

On this day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descend at around 6:30 am into the crater floor.

The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive in the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended.

The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascent to the top exit of the crater.

This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4hr drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off to your preferred location at Arusha by 6 PM in the evening.

With incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

Included/Excluded

  • Lodge or Camping safari according to the itinerary
  • Private Jeep 4×4 equipped with refrigerator, portable charging stations and pop-up roof
  • Professional, English-speaking guide
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • Mineral water on all days
  • All the mentioned activities
  • All park entrances fees
  • Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari for emergence evacuations
  • All government taxes
  • Flights (International)
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Tips for safari guide
  • Personal expenses in nature such as money for souvenirs travel insurance, visa fees etc.
  • Visa fees (100 USD for American and 50 USD for non-American)
  • Immunization documents (yellow fever recommended for visa processing on arrivals)

FAQs

When and where does the tour Start?
The tours are scheduled to depart on Daily basis. However, circumstances like clients’ arrival time, activities to be done and clients preference could affect the program. Our company is flexible for such arrangements and adjustments. Normally the program starts around 8:00 AM.
When and where does the tour End?
The tour depends with the itinerary. We end all our safaris at the airport or at the Hotels in Arusha or Moshi town where our clients may have wished for their drop-off. However, our travel specialists will need to know your specific drop-off point prior to the safari to get aligned with the program.
Do you arrange airport Transfer?
Yes of course, We arrange airport transfers for our clients at an extra cost of $50 per vehicle. Normally, the drafted itineraries have excluded the transfers before and after safari. We however advise you to give prior information to our travel specialists before boarding your flight to Tanzania.
Do you arrange accommodation before and after safari?
Yes of course, We arrange for accommodation when requested by our clients at an extra cost depending with the accommodation level they will prefer to stay in. Normally, the drafted itineraries have excluded the accommodations before and after safari because not all clients will wish to stay in our specific accommodation choices. For any accommodation bookings, remember to give us prior information of the comfort level you would prefer and we shall advice which hotels will suit you best before we get all confirmations on program.
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