13 DAYS TANZANIA MIGRATION SPECIAL TOUR

Surrounding the lake are marshlands, grassy plains and acacia woodlands, home to tree-climbing lion and long-tusked elephant. Giraffe strut across the grasslands, where herds of buffalo, zebra and wildebeest graze.

As well as enjoying game drives and walking safaris, you can visit the Maji Moto hot springs to soak in the warm, clear water under the shade of leafy trees.

Lake Manyara is only 90 minutes from Arusha by car and easy to combine with a safari in the Serengeti, Tarangire or the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

The iconic Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Crater in Northern Tanzania, once a gigantic volcano, is the largest intact caldera in the world. Some maintain that before it erupted, it would have been higher than Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.

Today, long since having collapsed and eroded, it is an extensive highland area with the famous 600 m deep Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Nearly three million years old, the ancient caldera shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth.

The Serengeti

The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem in east-central Africa. It spans 12,000 square miles (30,000 square kilometers), according to NASA, giving rise to its name, which is derived from the Maasai language and means “endless plains.”

This region of Africa is located in north Tanzania and extends to southwestern Kenya. The Serengeti encompasses Serengeti National Park and a number of protected game reserves and conservation areas maintained by the governments of Tanzania and Kenya. The region hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for African safaris.

Tour Plan

Day 1ARRIVAL IN KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – ARUSHA PLANET LODGE 1st Aug 2022 Monday Q KILIMANJARO AIRPORT – INTERNATION

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (ADVICE FLIGHT DETAILS AND TIME), met and assisted by your Safari Guides and then transferred to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.

Meals and overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge

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Day 2 GAME DRIVE IN ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK

0900hrs: On this day after a leisure breakfast at the hotel proceed to Arusha National Park for a game drive with picnic lunches from the hotel.

The park is one of the smallest park in Tanzania located at the base of Mt Meru offering majestic sighting of the rare black and white colobus monkeys, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalos, Zebras and a lot of different bird species.

The guests will have lunch at the picnic site within the park and later return to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.

Meals and overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge

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Day 3GAME DRIVE IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

0700hrs: This day depart after breakfast for Tarangire National park with picnic lunches from Arusha Planet Lodge.

Getting an opportunity to visit various places along Tarangire river and explore a number of different wildlife species available in the park without forgetting the largest population of Elephants in the Park. Later in the evening proceed to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.

Meals and overnight at Tarangire Osupuko Lodge

Day 4 GAME DRIVE IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

0700hrs: On this day the guests will have breakfast at the hotel and then depart for Serengeti National Park. En route the guests will visit Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive and lunch within the crater before ascending and proceed to central Serengeti. The whole park of Serengeti is a world heritage site, and the varied eco-system coupled with the huge volume of wildlife means you can spend ample time in different locations and never feel like you’ve seen it all. From the dramatic Kopjes in the north, to the acacia dotted endless plains to the south, it is not just the animals which makes a safari in the Serengeti so remarkable. In a nutshell, it is rightly the most celebrated wildlife reserves in the world; there is nowhere else to match it. It is outstanding!

Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Pure Tented Camp

Day 5DRIVE TO CENTRAL SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK VIA NGORONGORO CRATER

Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Pure Tented Camp

DAY 6DRIVE TO NORTHERN SERENGETI IN SEARCH FOR THE MIGRATION

0700hrs: On this day the guests will have breakfast at the camp and then depart for Northern Serengeti National park in search for a migration in Kogatende area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this area. The key feature is the Mara River and there is a great chance to see the herds cross the Mara River to the north on one day and back south a few days later. Please note that it can be very difficult to witness crossing and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to river and only decide to cross a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Meals and Overnight at Mara River Bush Camp

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DAY 7/DAY 8/DAY 9THREE FULL DAYS NORTHERN SERENGETI

0700hrs: Three full days will be spent in this area with an option of a full day game drives with picnic lunches or morning and afternoon game drives with a break for hot lunch at the camp.

Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife: over 2 million ungulates grass eaters, more than 4000 lions, 1000 leopard, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometers in size, explore the endless Serengeti plains dotted with trees and kopjes from which majestic lions control their kingdom; gaze upon the Great Migration in awe or find an elusive leopard in a riverine forest.

Meals and Overnight at Mara River Bush Camp

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DAY 10FLY TO MANYARA AIRSTRIP, CULTURAL TOUR AND DRIVE TO NGORONGORO

0800hrs: On this day the guests will have breakfast at the camp and then transferred to Kogatende Airstrip for an hour flight to Lake Manyara Airstrip (safari guides to meet up with the guests in the evening at Ngorongoro Serena).

On arrival at Lake Manyara airstrip, the guests will be met by transfer safari guides and then proceed to Lake Manyara Serena for hot lunch. After lunch the guests will be driven to Mto wa Mbu village for a cultural tour of a village. Mto Wa Mbu Village offers a very rare cultural experience for visitors. There are a number of excellent walking, hiking and biking tours offered in the village and on this day we will engage in walking getting an opportunity to learn firsthand ways of life of the locals in Tanzania. Later in the evening the guests will proceed to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.

Meals and Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

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DAY 11 FULL DAY NGORONGORO CRATER TOUR

0700hrs: After an early breakfast, the guests will proceed and descend over 600 meters into the crater floor to view wildlife with picnic lunches. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot without forgetting a large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here. Later in the evening return at the hotel for rest, dinner and overnight.

Meals and Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

https://www.serenahotels.com/serenangorongoro/en/default.html

DAY 12FULL DAY GAME DRIVE IN LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

0800hrs: On this day the guests will have breakfast at the lodge and then proceed to Lake Manyara National Park.

Lake Manyara National Park is a Biosphere reserve while the scenic beauty of this park certainly makes it worth a visit, the game viewing here pales into insignificance when compared with that on offer in Tarangire, the Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. Famous for its tree-climbing lions, flamingos, breath-taking scenery and the soda-ash lake in the centre, Manyara merits a day trip at the base of the Great Rift Valley.

Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

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DAY 13 DRIVE BACK TO ARUSHA – DEPARTURE

0900hrs: The guests will have a leisure breakfast at the hotel and then slowly depart to Arusha with Picnic lunches from the hotel. On arrival the guests will have a last minute shoppind and then depending on the flight details, the guests will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International airport for their International flight back home.