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This is an eight-day tour in a custom safari Jeep with a pop-up roof accompanied by a guide/driver. tour takes you around the famous Northern circuit parks. Spend two nights in the Serengeti, the largest park & famous for the migration of over a million wildebeest. Go to the Ngorongoro Crater with its beautiful landscapes & a surreal view of the crater. It is easier to see the animals as it is a crater floor. Tarangire is like a smaller Serengeti, but famous for its great number of elephants.
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Day 1 : Pick-up from the airport
Arusha
We will pick you up from the airport & transfer you to Tulia Spa & Boutique. A city sightseeing tour comes as part of the excursion on day 1. The city excursion will involve visiting the local markets, a Maasai market, cultural heritage & the Arusha city museum.
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Day 2 : Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Tarangire Np
We pick you up from your hotel at 7:30 am where the guide and chef will meet you. We will go on the 2-hour drive to Tarangire National Park, which is famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for its abundance of ancient baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the country. It provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park, depending on where there are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators like lions, cheetahs & leopards, as they are harder to spot). The herbivores like giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, etc. are plentiful and easy to spot in the park.
Later on, we will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river & animals while having lunch. Small monkeys & baboons will try to scare you off your lunch, but you don't have anything to worry about. After lunch, we will proceed with the game drive & exit the park around 4:30 pm.
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Day 3 : Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti National Park
Serengeti Np
After breakfast, you will drive from Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti. It takes 6 hours (includes all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where we will stop for 20 minutes. There is an optional visit to a Maasai village where you can explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe. They are known for chasing lions off their kills, as well as hunting lions. To be considered a warrior, they had to drink animal blood, though this tradition is a thing of the past. This optional visit will take 20 to 45 minutes.
We arrive at Serengeti National Park in the late afternoon. After lunch, we go on a game drive in the Seronera area (Central Serengeti), then head west. We arrive at our accommodation where we can experience the Serengeti sunset.
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Day 4 : Seronera, Serengeti National Park
Serengeti Np
After breakfast, we will go on a full-day game drive for your third day in the Serengeti. Today, we will explore areas further away, but with high chances of seeing animals. Later in the afternoon, we return to your accommodation at Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge.
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Day 5 : Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro
After an early breakfast, we will go on an early game drive and spot plenty of wildlife. In the afternoon, we will head to the camp for lunch. After packing, we do a game drive while we exit the Serengeti. We head to the Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge/Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge (a 2-hour drive) on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.
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Day 6 : The Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro
After an early breakfast, we will descend the crater at 6:15 am on a journey to find the black rhino. Rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater, as most animals will be easier to spot due to the floor crater. After lunch, we will do a game drive and ascend the crater, and pack for the trip back to Arusha.
If you don’t have a late flight, we will take you to the airport the next day.
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Day 7 : Kilimanjaro excursion
Be immersed in Tanzania’s great outdoors on this full-day tour to Materuni and Kikuletwa–ideal for adventure, cultural and active travelers in the region. Start off on a hike to Materuni Waterfalls and enjoy a refreshing dip. Next, head to a local farm to learn more about Tanzania’s coffee industry before finally unwinding in the Kikuletwa Hot Springs. afterward client return to the lodge in the evening.
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Day 8 : Drop-off at the airport
This is your final day with us. We will drop you off at the airport at your preferred time.
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