5-day safari: the best of Tanzania

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Discover Tarangire National Park.

  

  Your private driver-guide will pick you up at the hotel at 8:00 am and you will depart for Tarangire National Park. The park runs along the Tarangire River and is mainly composed of low hills on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Its natural vegetation consists mainly of acacia woodlands and giant African baobabs, with vast swampy areas in the south. The river and swamps act as a magnet for wildlife during Tanzania's dry season. Tarangire National Park is renowned for hosting some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare animal species: the Greater Kudu, the Fringe-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. After a picnic, we will go on an afternoon safari and, at the end of the day, we will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

• day 2

  Departure for the world-renowned Serengeti.

  

  Today, after breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with a safari en route. Arrive at the Serengeti in time for lunch and enjoy your lunch boxes before continuing with a half-day safari in the Serengeti. Enjoy an afternoon safari until late in the evening, before settling into the comfort of your luxurious lodge located in the heart of the Serengeti, TUKAONE SERENGETI CAMPS. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided. A sufficient quantity of bottled mineral water is also provided. Serengeti National Park is the world's last great wildlife refuge, as it is home to about 3 million large animals, most of which participate in a seasonal migration, one of nature's wonders. The area covers 14,763 km2 and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai "Siringet," meaning endless plains.

• day 3

  More action in the Serengeti

  

  After breakfast, leave the lodge for a full day safari in the Serengeti until the end of the evening, at which point you will return to the comfort of your tented camp for dinner and the night. Overnight at CAMPS TUKAONE SERENGETI. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided. A sufficient bottle of mineral water is provided. Waking up in the Serengeti is something truly special. The sights, sounds, and smells of Africa are all around us, and a full day of adventure awaits us in the world's most famous national park. After breakfast, we begin today with the morning section of our safari in Serengeti National Park, marveling at the beautiful landscapes, the ever-changing light, and the always entertaining wildlife, all explained by your expert driver-guide. After our picnic, we set off again in search of wildlife in this impressive park. The wonders of the Serengeti subtly evolve throughout the day. The myriad of animals and birds are the "stars of the show" and the dramas of nature can unfold at any moment. Of course, the animals do not follow any schedule, so we may find lions or leopards, elephants and zebras, cheetahs and antelopes at any time as we travel. In the late afternoon, we return to the comfort of our tented lodge for dinner and a well-deserved rest.

• day 4

  Visit to the Ngorongoro Crater

  

  Today, we have an early breakfast around 6 o'clock. We leave the lodge and head towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Arriving around 10am, we descend into the crater for a 6-hour safari. After visiting the crater, around 4pm, you will ascend the crater and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Breakfast and lunch are provided. A sufficient quantity of bottled mineral water is also provided. Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago, the Ngorongoro volcano erupted and its walls collapsed. The floor of the volcano sank to create a natural enclosure with 600 m high walls. Today, with more than 19 kilometers in width, the Ngorongoro Crater is filled with large areas of acacia forest, swamps inhabited by hippos, and open grasslands. These different habitats are home to more than 30,000 animals, including elephants, warthogs, flamingos, magnificent birds, the rare black rhinoceros, and all the great predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside buffalo and wildebeest.

• day 5

  Visit to Lake Eyasi - The Hadzabe and Tindiga tribes

  

  After an early morning breakfast, you leave for your cultural visit with the Hadzabe community. This is your day with a typical cultural tribe and you engage in a real hunt together. This is a tribe of hunters and gatherers, who once lived in the Serengeti, but were driven out by stronger and more aggressive tribes. The Hadzabe live traditionally, hunt game such as dik-diks, and collect honey. Their huts are simple, built in a few hours and just as easily abandoned. Like another hunter-gatherer people, the San tribe of the Kalahari in southern Africa, the Hadza speak a click language. After the hunt and exchanges with the tribe, you leave for Arusha with a stop for your lunch on the way. Later, you will be dropped off at your hotel or driven to Kilimanjaro airport for your return flight.