5 Days Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro crater

Itinerary

Day 1:  Arrival – Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be picked up from the airport by a Summit Climb representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Moshi/Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come, restore and enjoy your first taste of Africa. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.

• Meals Plan: Dinner included

Accommodation

• Location: Arusha City
• Budget Hotel: Arusha Green Mountain | Arusha Center Inn | Arusha Tourist Inn | Natron Palace Arusha
• Mid-range: Ilboru Safari Lodge | Arusha Planet Lodge | Pazuri Inn | Masailand Safari Lodge
• Luxury: River Tree Lodge | Mount Meru Hotel | Four Point by Sheraton Arusha
• Luxury Plus: Gran Melia Lodge | Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa | Arusha Coffee Lodge | Kili Villa

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National park.

• Distance & Drive time: Arusha to Tarangire takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (106 km/65mi)- Tarangire to Karatu takes about 2 hours (95km/59mi)

Pick up at 7:00 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. After a full day in the park, we will drive to the camp/Lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you, and spend the night.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Accommodation:

• Location: Karatu
• Budget Camping outside the Park: Fanaka Safaris Campsite & Lodges | Migombani Camp
• Mid-range: Marera Valley Lodge | Eileen’s Tree Lodge | Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge | Karatu Simba Lodge | Ngorongoro Farm House
• Luxury: Ngorongoro Coffee lodge | Kitela Lodge | The Retreat At Ngorongoro
• Luxury Plus: The Manor at Ngorongoro | Oldeani Mountain Lodge | Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge

Day 3: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park

• Distance & Drive Time: Tarangire to Central Serengeti takes about 5.5 to 6 hours (197km/122mi)

After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps, and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water. You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located central Serengeti (Seronera Area).

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Accommodation:

• Location: Central Serengeti (Seronera Area)
• Budget Camping: Seronera Public Campsites
• Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage luxury Tented Camps | Kati Kati Tented Lodge | Seronera Wildlife Lodge
• Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge | Serengeti Serena lodge | Lemala Ewanjani Tented Camps | Lemala Nanyukie
• Luxury Plus: Four Season Lodge | Ole Serai Luxury Camp | Serengeti Lake Magadi Lodge

Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater.

• Distance & Drive time: central Serengeti to NCA takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (153 km/95mi)

After breakfast, morning game drives at Serengeti National Park. On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight. You will overnight at Lodge/Campsite located on the ridge of Ngorongoro rim.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Accommodation:

• Location: Ngorongoro NCAA
• Budget Camping: Simba Public Campsite
• Mid-range: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
• Luxury: Sopa Ngorongoro | Serena Ngorongoro | Ngorongoro Lions Paw Camp
• Luxury Plus: Ngorongoro Lodge Meliá Collection

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha.

• Distance & Drive Time: NCA To Arusha takes about 3.5 to 4hours (158km/98mi)

On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 am into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260sq km/161sq mi) with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 6-hours game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, black rhino, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Ngoito Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascent to the top exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4hrs drive left to where your safari will end. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you say goodbye to your safari crew.

• Meals plan: Breakfast and lunch.

Departure Instructions

Please note that the Tarangire| Serengeti| Ngorongoro crater Tour – 5 Days ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17.00 hours. Your departure can only take place today if you have pre-booked a domestic flight which leaves from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19.00 hours or after, or an international flight which leaves at 21.00 hours or after. Otherwise, you will need to book an extra night’s accommodation (not included in the tour price) and take a flight the following day

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