Compare 6 Days Tanzania Explorer (Serena Lodges) by Expect In Africa Safari vs 5 Days Serengeti Ngorongoro, Tarangire & Lake Natron by Lappet Faced Safaris
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| Duration | 6 days | 5 days |
| Price From | $ 4,650 | $ 2,342 |
| Price Per Day | $ 775 | $ 468 |
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| Trip Style | Group tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Premium | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Airfare included |
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4 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 4 Dinners |
Meals Plan: breakfast, lunch & dinner to be prepared by our professional safari chef, who will also be responsible for pitching your tents & so on. This is a stress free safari where you don’t need to think about where to sleep what to eat etc. We also invites you to the kitchen to tell us if you have any favorites you want to be repeated. |
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Northern Tanzania top safari destination of northern Tanzania to witness the high concentration of wildlife including lions, cheetahs, and at certain times of the year, the world-renowned “Great Wildebeest Migration”. Included in the tour are Serengeti, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater. Lake Manyara National Park is a Tanzanian national park located both in Arusha Region and Manyara Region, Tanzania. The two administrative regions have no jurisdiction over the parks. The park is governed by the Tanzania National Parks Authority. The majority of the land area of the park is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara, an alkaline or soda-lake, to the east. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km (110 mi) west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. |
This Tanzania safari 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro will include Tarangire National park & the famous Ramsa site “Lake Natron” the place for countless flamingos. The possibility of spotting the big 5 is high & most likely you have a chance of experiencing “The Great Wildebeest Migration in Serengeti plains”. Our budget Tanzania camping safari can be combined with the best Kilimanjaro climbing package or Zanzibar beach holidays to make a lifetime adventure in Africa. Just tell us your preferences and we will customize a great package that will suit your requirements. |
Day 1: Arrive Tanzania
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel Resort & Spa
You will be met at the International Airport of Kilimanjaro by our representative. We will take you to the hotel. Our safari manager will come to meet you and to provide you with a safari briefing
Day 2: Lake Manyara Ngorongoro conservation area
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Leave Arusha at 0800 hrs and proceed to Lake Manyara national park for full day game drives with packed lunches- proceed for dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Serena lodge. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Lake Manyara’s famous tree climbing lions are another reason to pay this park a visit. The only kind of their species in the world, they make the ancient mahogany and elegant acacias their home during the rainy season, and are a well known but rather rare feature of the northern park. In addition to the lions, the national park is also home to the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world- a fact that makes for interesting game viewing of large families of the primates.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Early breakfast then descend into to Ngorongoro Crater for a full day crater tour with packed lunches ascend for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World,’ a visit to the crater is a main draw card for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world class attraction. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is home of Ngorongoro Crater.
Day 4 & 5: Serengeti National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge.
The next 2 days will be spent exploring the grassy plains and woodlands in the area, tracking the massed herds of wildebeest and zebra, witnessing the birth of new calves and trailing predators such as lion, cheetah and hyena on the hunt. The area also teems with other wildlife, including elephants, eland, various gazelle species, Kirk’s dik dik, giraffe and the elusive leopard.
Day 6: Depart
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Breakfast then fly back to Arusha for day room before transfer to Kilimanjaro airport depart home
Arrival day
Distance: 30/50 km
On arrival at Kilimanjaro international airport/Arusha airport our safari manager will meet you and drive to Planet lodge in Arusha or Similar. Then he will go through your safari program before leaving you to relax and enjoy the lodge’s facilities.
Overnight at Planet lodge in Arusha. Breakfast included.
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
Distance: About 120 km
Non – game viewing time: 2 to 3 hrs.
After breakfast at your lodge, meet your safari driver guide & chef then start the tour. The first stop will be in Arusha town for any last minute purchases before heading to Tarangire National Park for game drive. Packed lunch will be served in one of the picnic site inside the park. Tarangire is famous for its huge elephant population and giant baobab trees, you may expect to spot herds of elephant, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, hippos, baboons and many antelopes. Birds are abundant & you may spot the three rare species of Ash staling, Great Kudu & Fringe Eared Oryx. Predators like lion, leopard, cheetah, jackals & hyena can also be seen. The park forms the central annual migratory cycle within Tarangire Lake Manyara ecosystem that include up to 3000 elephant, 25,000 wildebeest and about 30,000 zebra. Late Afternoon you will drive towards the base of the Great Rift Valley for overnight.
Overnight at Lilac Public Campsite close to Lake Manyara or similar. All meals include.
Day 2: Tarangire – Ngorongoro crater
Distance: 50 km
Non – game viewing time: 1 to 2 hours.
Your 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro, Tarangire & Lake Natron tour continues after breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area & descend 600 meters into the crater floor for game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is a rich area with enough water & fodder supports variety of animal species which includes herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippos, and giant African elephants. The Crater is home to some rare species of black rhino living in their natural habitat perhaps this is among few areas where you can see black rhino in the natural wilderness.
Another interesting part of this picturesque Caldera, is its denser population of predators, which include lion, cheetahs, hyenas, Jackals and the ever mysterious leopard that sometimes needs a binoculars eye to spot. You will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline Lake in the southwestern corner frequently visited hippos, flocks of flamingos and other water birds. Late afternoon drive to Simba Public Campsite for sunset watch, dinner & overnight.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite. All meals included.
Day 3: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National park
Distance: 115 km
Non – game viewing time: 2 to 3 hrs.
After breakfast drive around the Crater rim and down to “The wild Africa” Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains. Then move to the central Park area called Seronera, named after the River which is a valuable source of water in the Park therefore, attracts larger number of animal species in Serengeti Masai Mara ecosystem.
Seronera is among the richest habitats in Serengeti where you can see animal actions like fighting, hunting, eating even killing. Packed lunch to be served at kopjes (rocky outcropping) or on the way. After lunch & some rest embark for sunset game drive in the vast Serengeti plains in searching for the migration of herds (depending on traveling dates). Late afternoon during or before sunset drive to your campsite for dinner & overnight.
Overnight at Seronera Public Campsite Central Serengeti. All meals included.
Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Lake Natron
Distance: about 152 km
Non game-viewing travel time: 4-5 hours
Today at 06:30 the 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro safari takes you for an early morning game drive which can allow you to spot some cat family on the road as they avoiding morning mist. You may also see other nocturnal predators coming back from their long night of hunting or a group of lioness organizing a morning ambush. If the Wildebeest Migration will be packed in Serengeti then you will go straight to where they are & spend much time with them before starting your en route game drive towards the Northern Serengeti.
Check out at Klein’s gate & drive to Lake Natron where you will arrive at late afternoon and go for sunset walk along the Lake shore if time permits. You will have early dinner and sleep a bit before your driver wake you up to be ready for your night summit attempt at Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain.
Overnight at Lake Natron Campsite. All meals included.
Day 5: Lake Natron – Arusha
Distance: 138 km
Night ascent & dawn summit bid, Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain (seismic conditions permitting). Optional waterfall hike and swim (Depending on your flight time). After drive to Arusha for airport drop off or overnight. (Extra cost for accommodation)
Tanzania Safari 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro including Tarangire & Lake Natron is the best tour that combines wildlife safari, hiking trip & sightseeing. Karibu Sana!
