5DAYS BUDGET SAFARI SERENGETI, TARANGIRE AND NGORONGORO CRATER

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1 – Arusha –Tarangire National Park

Pass By: Babati, tanzania, Tarangire National Park 3134 Tanzania
We will pick you from your hotel 8:00 am and then we drive to Tarangire National Park for game viewing. The Park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania dry season. Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings Later proceed for dinner and overnight at fig lodge Campsite.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Day 2 – Tarangire – Lake Manyara

Pass By: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
The next morning after a drive 15 minutes we will reach Lake Manyara. We will explorer the diverse vegetation and the alkaline lake. We will come across many baboons and other types of monkeys hanging around in the forest. The full day we will enjoy our game drive through the park and search for the rare sighted lions, sleeping in the trees. After intensive search we stop for lunch, and return to our accommodation.
Accommodation: Fig Tree Lodge & Campsite
Meals Planned: B.L & D



Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Fig lodge camping site

Day 3: Day 3 – Manyara to serengeti

Pass By: Serengeti Hippo Pool, Mageso Chember, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving 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. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring 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.

We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.


Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: seronera camping site


Day 4: Day 4 – Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro crater

Pass By: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
In early morning, you will set out on another game drive in the Serengeti before continuing towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Soon the 600 meters deep unbroken caldera will open up before you and you will have a moment to take in the fantastic, awe-inspiring views of the collapsed volcano. Your camp site lies directly on the crater’s edge, offering a once in a lifetime view as the sun slowly sets over the crater. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Simba- A camp site

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: ngorongoro simba camping site

Day 5: Day 5 – Ngorongoro crater – Arusha

Pass By: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Early in the morning, you will head down the forested slopes into the crater on a steep and narrow path. The crater floor is covered in open grassland with the occasional acacia tree and two small wooded areas. You will be able to see many animals in a short period of time and might even be able to tick the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – off your list. You will spend the entire morning exploring the park and after a picnic lunch in the crater, you will return to Arusha where you will arrive by early evening.

END OF THE TOUR


Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Arusha hotel