4 Day Safari to Tarangure, Serengeti & The Ngorongoro Crater

Description

This is a four-day group tour with a maximum of 6 clients (in a custom safari jeep with pop up roof) accompanied by a guide/driver & the chef. This tour takes you around the famous north circuit parks, Serengeti is the largest & famous for over million wildebeest migrating alongside over 250000 zebras, the Ngorongoro crater being the highlight park with its beautiful landscapes & surreal view of the crater & it is easier seeing animals as it is a crater floor, the Tarangire being like a smaller Serengeti but famous for the many numbers of elephants so this tour gives you adequate time in the parks to view wild animals and to relax its a good tour if you are really passionate to explore animals

Itinerary

DAY 0:

We will pick you up from the airport & take you to your hotel, later on, will brief you on the tour.

Day 1 - ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE:

We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30 am and after being familiar to the guide, chef & other clients we will drive to Tarangire national park (2hr drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetah & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras etc are plenty to see through the park.

Later on, will go to the Tarangire river picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river & animals while having lunch, small monkeys & baboons will try to scare you off your lunch but there is nothing to worry about

After lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 pm where will head to our accommodation(sun bright lodge & campsite) for dinner & sleep

Day 2 - MTO WA MBU TO SERENGETI:

After breakfast, you will drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours(includes all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region. Will briefly stop at the gate and viewpoint to look at the breathtaking view of the crater

Duration: 20 minutes 

 

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Visit Maasai village, its optional to visit and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions of their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, drinking raw animal blood through these traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood you can surely learn something

Duration: 20-45 minutes

This is an optional visit not included in the price

And many clients opt against it 

Entrance is 10 - 20usd 

 Serengeti National Park:

Arrive in the late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (centre of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having a close view of wild animals lucky enough seeing a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera campsite/ resthouse

note: can still view animals from camp mostly hyenas there is close protection from active rangers so no worries 

Meals included:

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight at seronera campsite/resthouse' 2 stars'

 

Day 3 - SERENGETI:

Seronera, Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon where will head to camp for lunch and packing doing a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba campsite (2hrs drive) near the rim of Ngorongoro crater

note; animals can be spotted on campsites

Meals included:

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight stay at Simba campsite Ngorongoro

Day 4 - THE NGORONGORO CRATER:

 Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

After an early breakfast will descend the crater (6:15 am) on a journey to find the black rhino, rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater as most animals will be easier to spot from this park due to it being a floor crater

After lunch will do a game drive and ascend the crater to camp and pack for the trip back to Arusha town Meals included

•breakfast

• Lunch

After safari transfer to the hotel in Arusha 

Important information

Operated by: Safari Soles Tours