3 DAYS LUXURY LODGE SAFARI: SERENGETI – NGORONGORO CRATER

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DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your Ilmaasai Expedition driver-guide will be waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile. Kick back and relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha.

Pick up from Arusha hotel at 7.30am and start driving to Serengeti which will take you 7 hours to 8 hours to reach Serengeti national park. On the way you will be able to view beautiful of Rift valley, view of Ngorongoro crater and you will reach Serengeti around 3.pm. You will have an evening game drive in central Serengeti where you will be able to see the sunset, and after you will have dinner and overnight in Serengeti heritage tented lodge inside Serengeti Major attraction in Serengeti are endless plain and great Serengeti wildebeest migration which involve 1.5 herbivores and followers, predators use to move from one area to another almost all parts of Serengeti because of drought. Our driver guide will make sure you will able to see part of wildebeest migration. The movement of vast numbers of the Serengeti’s wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra, and smaller numbers of Grant’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, eland and impala you will be able to see them in Serengeti.

You will wake 5.45 for early breakfast and see the Sun rise inside Serengeti, after you finish your breakfast you will do early morning game drive up to 11.30am then you head back to campsite for the hot lunch and pack your stuff in the jeep .Serengeti National Park has the highest concentration of large mammals in the world, so you’re bound to spot giraffes, elephants, hippos and, of course, lions. You’ll also come across more than 500 species of birds, including ostriches and flamingos so our driver will do his best to cover main parts inside central Serengeti. This time after finishing your hot lunch you will proceed with game drive in Serengeti while heading to Ngorongoro crater for dinner and overnight.

You will wake up around 5.30 am for your breakfast, after breakfast you will descend to Ngorongoro crater floor where you will able to see all big five, also you will see different types of birds, black rhino available inside crater. In this day you will have your lunch inside the crater while watching nature and high concentrations of flamingos. Animals available there are over 6,000 wildebeest at the crater, 4,000 Black spotted Hyenas, 2,000 zebras, 2,000 Elands, 3,000 Gazelles, 200 Elephants, over 30 Lions, 30 black Rhinos and many small animals like Kobs, Antelopes, Jackals, Hippos and different species of birds This highly visited African attraction is the world’s largest inactive, unbroken and unfilled volcanic caldera and this explosion created a caldera approximately two and a half million years ago. Later after 6 to 7 hours enjoying your game drive inside crater floor you will start ascend from crater passing through campsite or lodge for packing all luggage inside the jeep ready to drive back to Arusha for an overnight. In the afternoon, drive back to Arusha for overnight or flight to Zanzibar.
Please note that the Tanzania Experience 5 Days safari ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17.30 hours. Your departure can only take place today if you have pre-booked a domestic flight which leaves from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19.40 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 unless you need to) and take a flight the following day.

Optional Safari Activities:

  • Balloon Safari (USD 590 per person)

  • Maasai Village Visit (USD 50 per vehicle)

  • Night Game Drive Tarangire or Lake Manyara (USD 120 per person)

  • Ngorongoro Crater Rim Walk (USD 30 per person)

  • Visit to the Olduvai Gorge and museum (USD 40  per person)

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