This 5-day safari gives you a chance to witness amazing animals and sleep in luxurious and comfortable accommodations. With Full Package Adventures, you are immersed in the unspoiled nature of real Africa. You will see wild animals up close and take photos of the beautiful landscapes of Tanzania. This tour provides a full board while on safari, a personal English-speaking guide, and private use of a 4×4 Jeep with mineral water, power sockets, binoculars supplied, and full air conditioning (AC).
Tour Features
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- Mid-range tour:This mid-range tour uses lodges and tented camps.
- Can be customized:You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
- Private tour: This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won’t be shared with others.
- Can start any day: If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
- Extensions: Trip Extensions are available on request
- Minimum age of 7 years: The minimum age for this tour is 7 years.
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Activities & Transportation
- Activities: game drives
- Getting around:pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
- Game drives: pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Details
Day 1 Arusha to Tarangire National Park
You will be picked up from your lodge/ hotel in Arusha and depart to Tarangire National Park for a game drive while carrying lunch boxes. Once you finish the game drive, you will be transferred to the lodge to relax, have dinner, and have your overnight stay.
The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River, which winds its way through the parklands and is the only water source for wildlife here during the dry season. Also, the park is well-known for its large elephant herds, giant scattered baobab trees, and tree-climbing African python. You will see a variety of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savanna. You will get a chance to see a lion stalking its prey and leopards relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are complete, you will drive back to your lodge to relax, have dinner, and stay overnight.
Day 2 Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will depart to Serengeti National Park for a game drive and enjoy lunch in a suitable place inside the park. You will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the camp.
Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras, antelopes, and wildebeests depending on the rainy season gathering together for calving season. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life.
Day 3 Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will continue with a full-day game drive within the park while carrying lunch boxes. You’ll be exploring the part of Serengeti where you will be able to spot a good number of animals with the help of a guide. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the best picnic sites within the park. After the game drive, you will be transferred to the lodge/camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Serengeti National Park is a park located in northern Tanzania and is a world heritage site occupying an area of around 15,000 square kilometers, with over 2 million herbivorous, 4000 lions, 1000 leopards, 550 cheetahs, and some 500 bird species. This area is with massive herds of migratory wildebeests and zebras during the dry season. However, the North Serengeti also supports an abundance of resident wildlife including lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, crocodiles, and the rare oribi antelopes.
Day 4 Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast early in the morning, you will drive out of Serengeti with en route game viewing, while carrying the lunch box. You will reach the gates of the Ngorongoro conservation area and descend the crater where you will be able to see a lot of animals living within the crater.
Ngorongoro Crater is among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world. It is one of the natural wonders of Africa which was formed after an explosion that occurred approximately 2-3 million years ago. It contains 30,000 large mammals resident all year round such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos, and many varieties of birds such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Be ready to see many animals here within a few times.
After the game drive, you will drive to the lodge for dinner, relaxation, and an overnight stay.
Day 5 Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport
After breakfast, your guide will pick you up and then drive up to Lake Manyara National Park to enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch. Then once you finish your game drive, you will drive to Kilimanjaro Airport ready for your air transfer back home to another destination.
Lake Manyara National Park covers an area of only 330 sq km (127 sq miles), of which up to 200 sq km (77 sq miles) is made up of the lake when water levels are high. Lake Manyara is an excellent place for bird watching and a good area to find elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, baboons, warthogs, buffalos, and even a legendary tree-climbing lion! At some point during your game drive you should get out of your vehicle at the hippo pool to stretch your legs and observe the hippos here.
Tour Pricing
| Number of People | Cost Per Person in US($) Budget Camping | Cost Per Person in US($) Standard |
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| 2 Person | Get qoute | $1802 |
Tour Accommodations
| Tour Day | Accommodations |
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| Day 1 | Country loge/ Marera Valley |
| Day 2 | Kon Tiki Serengeti Camp |
| Day 3 | Kon Tiki Serengeti Camp |
| Day 4 | Country loge/ Marera Valley |
| Day 5 | No Accommodatin |
Questions & Answers
Can we do the game drive in the crater in the one-day tour?
You can do a game drive inside a crater in one day and enjoy it much better than any other place in Tanzania.
Is it worth the day to go to Ngorongoro Crater from Serengeti? How long does it take to get there? Do you see so much more?
You can leave the Serengeti and come to Ngorongoro crater and do a Game Drive and you won’t regret your money as the chances of seeing more animals are much higher.
However it will depend on where your journey from the Serengeti begins. If it’s Seronera you can spend three hours depending on the road.
What clothing/weather in August?
The months of June, July and August are often the coldest months so it is best to prepare by wearing warm clothes.
How can I book for Simba "A" Campsite..?
No booking required for Simba “A” campsite as it is a public campsite. You will only recurred to pay for it and you have to come with you camping gears.
What is the best time to visit Ngorongoro?
Ngorongoro has two major seasons. Rainy season and dry season. Each season has its beauty; it only depends on what you need to see as all the seasons are enjoyable.
Rainy Season which is November to April is more attractive as it is the time for wildebeest to breed and the breeding attracts large number of predators. Even more so in late February and March it’s the best time to see Wildebeest migration than in other months of the year.
It is a time when migrant birds from other continents of the world come to many parts of Ngorongoro; multi-colored flowers bloom which in turn draws the butterflies and makes the area becomes more stunning and beautiful.
Another thing that can surprise and fascinate you is the clouds. A thick cloud in the morning seems to cover the edges of the crater and sometimes the crater itself; and On the plains and especially the area’s leading up to Ndutu; you’ll notice it’s like clouds are pouring into the ground and as you approach them you encounter rain; you will see as the clouds form themselves and become rain.
The short grass plains namely Ndutu and Ngorongoro are very interesting during this period. However, they are periods when rainfall is present in different areas and therefore you should be prepared and especially advised to use a four-wheel drive to avoid getting stuck in muddy areas.
Dry Season which are the months of May and October are also interesting for game viewing. In Africa it is common to do tourism during the dry season as animals are mostly in areas with water sources. For Ngorongoro this is absolutely true because first of all what makes animals present in abundance in the crater floor is plenty of food, water and grazing areas. However, in Ngorongoro there are those animals that they do not migrate; they are always there so not seeing them is very rare.
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When is the best time to climb Lolmalasin mountain?
This is the third highest mountain in Tanzania after Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. For climbers it is recommended to hike during the driest times which are the months of May to October; although there are other visitors who dare to hike even during the rainy season but are equipped with cold protective equipment. Lolmalasin is highest summit (3700m) followed by Losirua (3260m) above sea level in the Ngorongoro Highlands.
