Compare 11-Day Photographer’s Dream Wildlife Safari with Great Migration by Infinite Safari Adventures vs 5 Days Serengeti Ngorongoro, Tarangire & Lake Natron by Lappet Faced Safaris
Compare details and see what other travelers are saying.
| Trip |
5 | Excellent
|
5 | Excellent
|
| Duration | 11 days | 5 days |
| Price From | Check price | $ 2,342 |
| Price Per Day | Check price | $ 468 |
| Highlights |
|
|
| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Basic | Standard |
| Physical Level |
|
|
| Travel Themes |
|
|
| Countries Visited | ||
| Cities and Attractions |
|
|
| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Airfare included |
| Activities |
|
|
| Meals Included |
10 Breakfasts |
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. |
| Description |
This custom one-of-a-kind safari has been created to offer the best of everything that can be experienced in a Tanzanian safari of this type. It has been designed to give you a maximum amount of game drives, a chance to see different parts of Tanzania and a variety of National Parks. It allows for plenty of wildlife viewing in the various eco-systems of several of Tanzania’s National Parks utilizing well-situated accommodations in each park. |
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
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, Infinite Safari Adventures representatives will meet you and take you to Rivertrees Lodg - a luxurious converted old coffee farm a half an hour from the airport. This beautiful resort was the former home of the lodge owner. There is a pool as well as pleasant grounds to walk around, monkeys in the trees and massage and Wi-Fi facilities.
Day 2
Meals: Breakfast
This morning after breakfast you will make your way to Tarangire Safari Lodge. Located amongst the rugged baobab trees (sometimes known as the "upside down tree") you can view animals on their way to the river while sipping drinks from the veranda. One of the smaller parks in Tanzania the elephant population density is the second highest in Africa. At the end of the day watch a beautiful African sunset before heading off to dinner. You might even fall asleep to the sounds of lions off in the distance (or close up!).
Day 3
Meals: Breakfast
Today you will spend another day in Tarangire National Park and all the wildlife there is to see – your experienced guide will take you to the best places to see elephant, buffalo, lion, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest; and perhaps an elusive leopard or cheetah. You will spend another night at Tarangire Safari Lodge.
Day 4
Meals: Breakfast
Today you will head over to the shores of Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a seasonal soda lake below the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Here is the place to experience the daily life of the Hadza and waDatoga people. We will arrange several activities for you over the next two days as you stay at the intimate Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp. This camp has only 7 tents, which overlook the lake.
Day 5
Meals: Breakfast
Another day at Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp awaits you. You will visit with these groups and learn how they hunt, gather medicines and live. In addition to cultural visits you can explore the trails around the lake, or just sit and enjoy the beautiful lake views (especially at sunset on top of the rock).
Day 6
Meals: Breakfast
This morning you will leave Lake Eyasi and drive up the Great Rift Valley to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. Today, time permitting, we will arrange a crater rim nature walk. Tonight you will stay at Rhino Lodge, a simple but reliable lodge set on the crater rim that is well situated for an early start tomorrow to Ngorongoro Crater.
Day 7
Meals: Breakfast
Today you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a game drive in one of the mostly densely packed wildlife areas in the world. Ngorongoro Crater is a collapsed volcano (a caldera) that formed about 2-3 million years ago. Measuring just 100 square miles on the floor it also boasts one of the densest population of lions in the area. At the end of the day, ascend the rim and stay another night at Rhino Lodge.
Day 8
Meals: Breakfast
This morning you will be driven by your guide to a nearby airstrip. After saying goodbye to your guide who will now seem like a member of your family you will literally fly off the Great Rift Valley and travel 1 hour to the northern Serengeti. There you will be met by your drivers from Olakira Camp. Meaning "star" in Swahili, Olakira is an intimate semi-permanent mobile camp with 8 beautifully appointed tents in the middle of the bush. This an intimate and true bush experience. Using Olakira’s guides and vehicles you will do a game drive. In September/October this is a good place to be for the chance to witness the great wildebeest migration as they move from Tanzania into Kenya and back, crossing the famous Mara River as they go. It is a wildlife highlight as tens of thousands of wildebeest and Zebra accumulate to cross the river - attracting lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, jackals and crocodiles.
Day 9
Meals: Breakfast
Spend a full day exploring the vast and spectacular Serengeti and the Great Migration. Learn about the "circle of life" as you see nature as it was intended to be seen. Return and spend another night at Olakira Camp).
Day 10
Meals: Breakfast
Spend a final day in the Serengeti. You could spend weeks here and not see everything. Your guide will continue to educate you and show your group how all of the animals and nature live together. Fall asleep tonight dreaming of all that you have seen and done as you spend a final night at Olakira Camp.
Day 11
Today you will be flown back to Kilimanjaro Airport for your international flight 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!
