ARUSHA- TARANGIRE - NGORONGORO - SERENGETI - MANYARA

Day 01 : Arrive Arusha- Karibu – Welcome in Kiswahili. Arrival can be at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Arusha or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi - from where we also provide a shuttle transfer to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha, we are warmly received and transferred to the hotel. Arusha is the exact center between Cairo and Cape Town and is the capital of the East African Community. Overnight: Mount Village Serena or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 02 ; Arusha- Private guide and game viewing Land Cruiser 4x4. Includes a guided hike on the slopes of Mount Meru amongst the wildlife. The village of IIkiding’a at the foot of Mt. Meru, where the sounds of rivers, birds and people are in harmony, offers a view into the culture of the Wa-arusha tribe.

A visit to a local traditionally built household to get an idea on how an extended family lives together, a visit to the primary school where money generated from tourism as Development Fees is used to rehabilitate the school, a visit to the traditional healer, who is ready to answer all your questions and give advice if needed, a visit to the craftsmen making small wooden tools, jewellery, knives and traditional clothing. Overnight; Mountain Village Serena or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 03 : Tarangire National Park- Our safari begins with an early morning departure for Tarangire National Park. This park offers wide panoramas of open acacia woodland and grass savanna, where herds (often two hundred strong) of elephants and other unique residents, such as fringe-eared oryx and kuduroam, run free. Seeing the game in their natural setting helps us understand their unique characters and lifestyles. Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 04; Tarangire National Park- Depart with picnic lunch boxes with your Private guide and game viewing Land Cruiser 4x4. On the West of Tarangire lies Babati and the nearby Hanang district, the people follow their tribal culture closely and visitors can freely mix with them to observe there lifestyle.
The highlights of a tour to the area are; an exclusive Mount Hanang climb, a special Barbaig cultural insight hike, a fishing adventure with local canoes on Lake Babati while viewing Hippos, a chance to participate in local brick and pottery making and beer brewing, a visit to development projects like cattle and goat dairy farming, piped water project, bio gas energy project. Overnight; Tarangire Safari Lodge or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 05: Ngorongoro Crater- Morning is free to enjoy the natural beauty of the Tarangire. Around midday we depart for Ngorongoro Crater. Enroute we stop at the Mto wa Mbu village – with an optional visit to meet the Maasai elders and witness the chiefdom in practise. Mto wa Mbu offers both walking and bicycle tours through some magnificent scenery. Here we can see a mixture of different Tanzanian cultures while enjoying the magnificent lush-green tropical vegetation at the foot of the Rift Valley. Income from Mto wa Mbu are used for promotion of energy-saving stoves for the villagers. The day continues full of attractions as we cross the majestic Great Rift Valley and proceed to Ngorongoro Crater – one of the world’s largest animal inhabited reserves. We are transferred to our safari lodge. Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 06 : Ngorongoro Crater- The oval shaped Ngorongoro Crater is 300 sqkm/116 sq miles in area and 610m/2001ft deep crater and is a repository of Africa's finest wildlife. All of the “Big Five” are present living a privileged existence on the crater floor, so placid, you could almost move quietly amongst them. Our game viewing will be from our naked eyes, through the binoculars and the lenses of our cameras. Picnic lunch done within the natural setting of the Ngorongoro after which we end the safari as we ascend to the rim to enjoy the rest of the day. Overnight; Ngorongoro Serena Lodge or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 07 : Serengeti National Park- We take a different turn to the culture and history as we proceed to Olduvai Gorge – the over 2 million old archaeological site. Here we explore the site and the museum and learn about the remains of vast numbers of animals that roamed these plains eons ago. At the museums we see the famous Zinj skull, the Zinjanthorpus man of 1.8 million years ago, whose remains were found here by Dr. Leakey. From here we proceed to the world’s most famous game park – Serengeti - and have our first game drive before reaching your lodge.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 08 : Serengeti National Park- Serengeti is a huge national park, as big as Northern Ireland. As the largest sanctuary in the world, Serengeti offers breathtaking natural beauty and is unequaled in scientific value. Serengeti is home to about 4 million different types of animals including the big five: rhino, leopard, buffalo, lion and the elephant. We enjoy a full day game experience at the Serengeti with picnic lunch. At the end of this day, we will all understand why the slogan “Serengeti shall not, die!” is so famous. (B, L, D) Overnight: Serengeti Serena or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 09 : Serengeti National Park- We have yet another day at this world famous Serengeti National Park. This morning is the perfect opportunity to join an optional Serengeti Balloon Safari at USD. 479 per person. From a hot air balloon, about 1000 feet above, is an incredible vantage from which to view the game and action below.
Included is a champagne breakfast. This will be a full day safari with picnic lunch right on location in Serengeti. For those not joining the balloon safari, they will have breakfast at the lodge joining the rest for the safari. Overnight: Serengeti Serena or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 10 : Lake Manyara National Park-A rural countryside drive, passing through villages, huts, road side shops, etc. we arrive at the famous Lake Manyara Game Reserve where we have our afternoon game drive enroute. Though relatively small in comparison to Serengeti and Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara is famous for the tree-climbing lions and numerous migratory birds making viewing here an all round exercise.
Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 11 : Lake Manyara National Park- Today we discover the Lake Manyara National Park – one of the most popular parks in Northern Tanzania and about the only place where one can, if lucky, get a chance to see the tree climbing lions. We have a full day of game with picnic lunch in the natural settings of this world heritage national park. Overnight: Lake Manyara Hotel or Similar (B, L, D)

Day 12 : Arusha- After an incredible game safari and experience of African culture in the world’s most famous national parks, we drive to Arusha where we have the choice of continuing on joining one of Bestway’s African programs to Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia or South Africa. (B, L).

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