TANZANIA WILDEBEEST MIGRATION SAFARI-LUXURY

Upon the arrival of your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport, your transfer driver will be waiting for you in the parking area of the airport and take you to Arusha town at the lodge for Dinner and Overnight, here you will spend your first night recovering from your trip.

Your Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari begins today. After breakfast, drive to Arusha National Park for a walking safari and game drive around the Momella Lakes. Enjoy a delicious lunch in one of the beautiful picnic sites inside the park and then continue with a late afternoon game drive. In the evening, you will drive to Arusha for dinner and your overnight stay in at the hotel.

After breakfast, you’ll meet your guide and be transferred to Tarangire National Park to begin your safari adventure. Tarangire is your home for the next two nights, it is set amid a grove of Acacia and Kigelia trees not far from the banks of the Tarangire River. Made up of just six spacious and stylish safari Luxury lodge comfortably spaced out in the bushveld, it is located in a fantastic part of the park. You’ll have a view of the rhythmic movement of wildlife traversing the park from the hills in the west to the swamps on the eastern side, and between the north and the south along the river line.

With an early start you’ll have the full day to experience Tarangire. Safaris in Tarangire are all about getting you right out there. Explore the swamps or through the woodlands in your custom designed vehicle. Tarangire National Park is known for having the greatest concentration of wildlife outside of the Serengeti ecosystem. Named after the river that crosses through it, this park measuring around 1,100 square miles is located southwest of Arusha and is sometimes sadly missed by those heading for the more well-known of the national parks in Tanzania. Included today is a night Game drive in the park, giving you a chance to search for elusive nocturnal wildlife.

Today, after breakfast, we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which will take approximately 1 hour  to reach the main gate. The park is known for its frequent sightings of zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffaloes, and warthogs, among many other animals. if you are lucky, you may spot a tree-climbing lion. In the late afternoon, you drive to Marera lodge for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, you drive to the famous Serengeti National Park. Upon arrival in the Serengeti, you first have a picnic lunch and then continue with a beautiful and exciting game drive in the park.  Serengeti is famous for the abundance of lions, leopards, and cheetahs that can usually be seen quite easily. Game viewing in this central area of Serengeti is spectacular all year round. Enjoy the views of endless plains and stunning wildlife like hyenas, jackals, elephants, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, ostrich, aardvark, pangolin, and many more. In the late afternoon, you will continue to Serengeti Baobab camp for dinner and overnight.

Today you will have a full day of game viewing in the Serengeti national park with picnic lunch, with early departure looking for active predators and other wildlife. Enhance your safari experience by flying in a hot air balloon over the Serengeti plains at sunrise. Spot wildlife below when you float over the beautiful African savannah. A magical experience with wonderful panoramic views (this can be arranged at an extra cost). If you want to spot the Big Five – lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo- all in one park, then Serengeti is the best place for that. In the late afternoon, you will return to Serengeti Baobab Tented camp for dinner and overnight.

Today you will depart at 06:00 am for early morning game drive. You will later have picnic breakfast saved in the bush, then continue with another morning game drive. You will return to the camp for hot lunch and a little siesta, then depart for afternoon game drive. You will return to your camp for a shower, then meet again with your guide at the fireplace for a drink and a short history of Tanzania. On a clear night, this is a great opportunity to learn about the African night sky. Dinner and overnight will be at Serengeti Baobab Tented camp.

Today you set off towards the Ngorongoro Crater for your last game drive. It shelters close to 30.000 animals including the Big Five. The crater teems with zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and a small population of the rare black rhino. The beautiful colors and dancing clouds make the crater almost surreal. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders. In the late afternoon, you drive to Marera lodge for dinner and overnight.

On your last safari day, you go a 2-hours walking tour in farming town Mto wa Mbu. This village is unique in Tanzania since it is home to over 120 different tribes from across Africa and forms a colorful mix of languages and customs. Your walking guide will take you to rice and banana plantations, a local beer factory, a school, and a carving factory. Discover the traditional way of life of the villagers. You will later drive to Arusha for lunch, then continue to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure.