Private 6-Day Safari Tour in the Parks of Northern Tanzania

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arusha
1 stop
1
Arrival at the airport and transfer from the airport to Planet Lodge Arusha. The city is located at the foot of Mount Meru, the climate is relatively cool and dry and the main activity economic of the region is agriculture, with large plantations of vegetables and flowers from which products are exported high quality to Europe. Micro-agriculture has been hit hard by the coffee crisis and it is nearly so exclusively subsistence agriculture. There are also several industrial plants in the Arusha area which produce beer, tires and drugs. Due to its strategic position among the main parks of Tanzania (Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Manyara, Tarangire and Kilimanjaro), Arusha is an important tourist center. You there are numerous tour operators, companies that organize safaris, hotels and lodges.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Tarangire National Park
1 stop
2
Tarangire National Park
Pickup from the hotel in Arusha and departure for a 2-hour drive to the famous Tarangire. Game drive in the park spotting large herds of elephants, big cats, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, antelopes, monkeys and others. Take a break for lunch in a picnic area and proceed with a visit to the park with the chance to spot a wide variety of bird species including the Maasai ostrich, kingfisher and others. Before sunset Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
9 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Serengeti
2 stops
3
Serengeti National Park
SERENGETI N.P. it is an immense and spectacular plain, a region of about thirty thousand square kilometers, made up of grassland, savannah and woods. The northern part belongs to Kenya, the southern part (about 80% of the total area) to Tanzania. The area constitutes the natural habitat for a great variety of animals; it is estimated that it is inhabited by about one and a half million herbivores and thousands of predators. More animals common are wildebeest, antelopes, gazelles, zebras, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, monkeys, buffaloes, hyenas, many varieties of birds.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
4
During the safari we will have the opportunity to stop at the famous hyppo pool where dozens of hippos spend their days to cool off from the heat of the sun.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Serengeti full day
1 stop
5
Serengeti National Park
Full day dedicated to safari in the park. Return and dinner at the hotel at sunset.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Ngorongoro
1 stop
6
Ngorongoro Crater
Wake up at dawn and transfer to Ngorongoro for the descent into the crater. Ngorongoro N.P. it is probably the most famous of all the conservation areas in Africa and is worth a visit at least once in a lifetime. It is the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world and some scientists believe that before the eruption it was higher than Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. The 660 meters deep crater, covering an area of 260 sq. km. It houses a permanent population of over 30,000 animals, and it is one of the few places in Africa where you have the chance to see the "big five" in just one safari. An absolutely unique feature of the crater is that the local Masai graze cattle on its slopes, and it is not unusual to see Masai herds and wild buffalo grazing together. The chances of sighting the animals are excellent all year round. In the afternoon we leave the crater for the transfer to the hotel in Karatu.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Arusha
1 stop
7
Return to Arusha and end of the service
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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