A Truly Unforgettable Safari Experience from the City of Arusha on to the hearts of the most amazing Tour destinations of the Northern Circuit.
Tarangire National Park: Tarangire National Park promises visitors a wilderness adventure away from the busier areas of Tanzania’s ‘Northern Circuit.’ The park is well-known for its elephant herds, and it consists primarily of arid, open plains with more vegetation than the Serengeti, including baobab trees and acacia, with a network of swamps dominating the land to the south.
Serengeti National Park: The Serengeti has become associated with African safaris, catching a glimpse of golden sunsets over the savannah or heavy hoofs stirring up clouds of orange dust, followed by lions. This is Tanzania’s most well-known national park, and it offers unrivaled safari experiences, including the world’s largest spectacle, The Great Migration.
Ngorongoro Crater: The first glimpse of the 600-meter crater below is likely to take your breath away; tusker elephants, leopards, rhinos, and lions all roam the crater’s depths, which span 16 miles in diameter. It’s a place where wildlife and game viewing is easy and excellent all year, making it one of Tanzania’s most popular tourist destinations and the best place to see the country’s ‘Big Five.’
Lake Manyara National Park: This beautiful park, located on the road from Arusha to Ngorongoro, is nestled between the Great Rift Valley and a lush lake, and is frequently visited by visitors on their way to the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. It is known for its amazing tree-climbing lions, habituated baboons, and large elephant populations, despite having a lower concentration of wildlife than some of Tanzania’s other parks.
Itinerary
Welcome to the Land of Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, and Zanzibar – Tanzania.
We will pick you up at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and assist from your Nyumbu Beyond Journeys Safari guide who will be with you on your safari.
Depending on your arrival time, you will be welcomed with a cup of coffee, tea and hot chocolate served with some delicious snacks and a glass of champagne at your disposal.
Our guide will help you with luggage in your comfortable safari vehicle and safely start to drive for 1 hour to your hotel in Arusha town.
You will be assisted to check-in at your hotel, and if possible followed with a short safari briefing or it can be done tomorrow early morning.
The Accommodation – Moivaro Arusha Lodge
Journey: Arusha to Tarangire National Park.You’ll get to know your driver guide, amazed at his depth of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. This charming quiet park is a hidden jewel, especially when you like to experience an authentic safari in northern Tanzania. Its unique landscape, dotted with thousands of baobabs is spectacular.
The Tarangire River is the primary source of freshwater for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season.
The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras. Thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park during the dry season from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas.
Elephants are the undisputed stars in Tarangire. During the dry season, this park has one of the largest concentrations of elephants in the world.
Along the way expect to embrace the true beautiful colors and character of Tanzania, perhaps seeing the morning daily routine of the local people, some Maasai herdsmen driving their flocks of goats to new pastures.
Accommodation – Ngorongoro Farm House
After leisure breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
One the way you will have a chance to visit Oldupai Gorge – A site that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleoanthropologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, leading them to conclude that humans evolved in Africa.
Continue to drive and leave the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
Arrive at the park for your afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park until sunset.
Accommodation – Kubu kubu Tented Lodge
Enjoy a full day of game drive in Serengeti, with morning and afternoon game drives exploring the vast plains of Serengeti National Park.
The Seronera area of Central Serengeti is the national park’s most popular area. And it is very popular with the wildlife too.
The Seronera River enjoys year-round water flow, so there is always something of interest to observe. Several game drives can be undertaken here and might reveal lions in sizeable pride, hippo, or herds of elephants, whose populations in the park have risen in recent times.
With endless plains, spectacular sunsets, infinite views, and millions of wildebeest thundering across the savannah, with one of the largest concentrations of game on the continent and a fascinating variety of landscapes, it’s no wonder the Serengeti is Africa’s most famous park.
Expect to be impressed by the natural beauty of this African jewel.
Accommodation – Kubu kubu Tented Lodge
After your early morning breakfast at the lodge, we drive towards Ngorongoro conservation which takes about 2 hours and a half to reach the Crater.
After all formalities, straight away you will descend into the crater floor for your full day of game drive.
Here you will first start to appreciate the majesty of one of the largest intact calderas in the world and one of the most spectacular sights in the whole of Africa.
If it will be your lucky day you will have a chance of spotting all of the big 5 including rhinos, lions, leopards, buffalo, and elephants which lives in this wonderful caldera alongside zebras, hippos, wildebeest, hyenas, and many more.
View spectacular birds including flamingos on the Soda Lake, geese, storks, and vultures.
Accommodation – Manyara Secret
After your leisurely morning breakfast at the lodge, we drive towards Lake Manyara National Park takes less than 30 minutes to reach the gate.
Lake Manyara National Park is a scenic gem, once described by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. It’s one of Tanzania’s smaller parks, with nearly two-thirds of its area covered by the lake.
The compact game-viewing here is a true microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience.
Lake Manyara is famous for its tree-climbing lions, the world’s largest population of baboons, 400 species of birds, and the soda-ash lake with pink-hued flamingos.
Meal plan
Breakfast will be provided at Manyara Secret
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