Most people when conjuring up images of Africa have the vast open grasslands of the Serengeti in mind. With the introduction of Rhino, the Serengeti now boasts the Big 5. With the combination of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, another African icon, and Tarangire National Park you will experience a safari that you’ll remember for a lifetime.
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to Tarangire National Park for your first game drive. The park’s natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees. The animal population here rivals that of the Serengeti so on your game drive you will have the chance to see large herds of elephants, wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, buffalos, gerenuk, fringe-eared oryx, and flocks of birds of many different species.
We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park and then overnight at The Retreat at Ngorongoro Lodge.
Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
Today we depart in the morning and drive through the small town of Karatu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area before reaching Serengeti National Park. The name comes from the Maasai ‘Siringet’, meaning endless plains. One of the world’s last great wildlife refuges, various types of vegetation: grassy plains,savannah with acacias, wooded hills and mountains are the backdrop for an extraordinary concentration of animals which reaches its peak during the wildebeest migration.
In the afternoon we begin our game drive in the Serengeti. Here you will see wildebeests, buffaloes, hippopotami, elephants, zebras, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, lions, giraffes, impalas and topis. The Serengeti has also more than 500 bird species.
Overnight at Melia Serengeti Lodge or similar
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Today we have a full day in Serengeti where you have choice of morning and afternoon game drives with lunch and rest at our accommodation, or a full day with packed lunches.
Overnight at Melia Serengeti Lodge or similar
Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
We wake up early for breakfast. We then drive to the stunning Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch.The Crater’s resident wildlife includes some of the last remaining black rhinos in Africa, buffalos, lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and leopards. After game drive we drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge
Day 5: Arusha
After breakfast we drive back to Arusha (or Kilimanjaro airport) to catch flight to Zanzibar or your next destination/ Lunch box on this day