7 Days – Northern Safari

Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Arusha to Tarangire

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch
for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National Park is known for its majestic baobab
trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is
the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa.
Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. Post
the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 2 - Tarangire to Central Serengeti

After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in
the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife
sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for
a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the
shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an
end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 3 - Central Serengeti

You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed
lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an
early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart
on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti
National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination
for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti - known as
Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River,
which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well
representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off season of the migration, one must
really look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of
these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic
lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5PM. The long day comes to
an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 4 - Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for
Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic
crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded
by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals.
The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 5 - Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Arusha

On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will
make an early descent at around 6:30 AM into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s
a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on 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 Hippopool, you
will begin a steep ascend 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 in Arusha by 6:00 PM in the
evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye
to your team.

Day 7: 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

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