Tembo Safari : 8 Days - 7 Nights
Safari Highlights at a Glance
Day-1-Arusha-Tarangire National Park.
You will be picked up from your hotel at 08.00, drive west of Arusha City and on to Tarangire National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon your first encounter with wildlife, you will have a game viewing drive in the Tarangire famous for its high concentration of Elephants and giant baobab trees. The Tarangire National Park is located between the meadows of Masai Steppe to the south east and the lakes of the Great Rift Valley to the north and west. It occupies an area of 2,600 square kilometers. The Tarangire River takes over the northern part of Tarangire. The River flows upwards up to when it leaves the corner of the park, in the North West flowing into Lake Burunge. There are a number of wide swamps which dry into green plains during the dry season in the south.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire View Camp or Similar.
Day-2-Lake Manyara National Park-Ngorongoro Highlands.
You will have an early morning game drive thereafter return to your Camp for breakfast. Continue drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. The alkaline soda of Lake Manyara is home to an incredible array of bird life that thrives on its brackish waters. Pink flamingo stoop and graze by the thousands colourfull specks against the grey minerals of the lake shore. Yellow-billed storks swoop and corkscrew on thermal winds rising up from the escarpment, and herons flap their wings against the sun-drenched sky. Even reluctant bird-watchers will find something to watch and marvel at within the national park. You will have lunch with a local family. Afternoon drive to the Ngorongoro Highlands.
Dinner and overnight at Bougainvillea Safari Lodge or Similar.
Day-3-Exploring Ngorongoro Crater.
You will have an early breakfast. Descent into the Crater for game viewing drive. The jewel in Ngorongoro's crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep; it is home to approximately 30,000 animals at any one time. The Crater rim is over 2,200 metres high and experiences its own climate. From this high vantage point it is possible to make out the tiny shapes of animals making their way around the crater floor far below. Swathes of cloud hang around the rocky rim most days of the year and it’s one of the few places in Tanzania where it can get chilly at night.
Late afternoon ascent the crater and continue short drive to the Ngorongoro Highlands.
Dinner and overnight at the Bougainvillea Safari Lodge or Similar.
Day-4-Serengeti National Park.
After breakfast drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and on to Serengeti National Park with game viewing drive en-route. Options visit to a Maasai Village or the Olduvai Godge . Olduvai Gorge is a site in Tanzania 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.. A packed lunch will be served en-route to the Serengeti.
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. You will arrive at your Camp late afternoon.
It is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth - the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. The resident population of lion, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, and birds is also impressive. There’s a wide variety of accommodation available, from luxury lodges to mobile camps. The park covers 5,700 sq miles, (14,763 sq km), it’s larger than Connecticut, with at most a couple hundred vehicles driving around. You will arrive at your camp late afternoon.
Dinner and overnight at Mawe Luxury Tented Camp or Similar.
Day – 5 – 6 and 7 – Exploring Serengeti National Park.
Three full days exploring the vast Serengeti and its endless plains.
The Park can be divided into 3 sections. The popular southern/central part (Seronera Valley), is what the Maasai called the “serengit”, the land of endless plains. It’s classic savannah, dotted with acacias and filled with wildlife. The western corridor is marked by the Grumeti River, and has more forests and dense bush. The north, Lobo area, meets up with Kenya’s Maasai Mara Reserve, is the least visited section. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back.
The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitat. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants.
Meals and overnight at Mawe Luxury Tented Camp or Similar.
Day-8- Flight to Arusha.
After breakfast you will be transferred to the Airstrip for schedule flight to Arusha. On arrival at Arusha Airport you will be met and transferred to your Hotel in Arusha or you may want to have a flight to Zanzibar.
INCLUDES
>> All Airport transfers / pick up and drop off
>> Mineral water during game drive
>> Professional english speaking guide
>> All meals and accommodation
>> All park fees
>> All government taxes
>> High quality safari land cruiser with a open roof
EXCLUDES
>> International and domestic flights fares
>> Visa fee
>> Tips for your safari cook / guide or driver
>> Travel insurance
>> Airport taxes
>> Drinks at the lodges
Let us know if you wish to amend this tour in any way. We can plan according to your budget any time.
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