7 Day Mid-range SerengetiNgorongoroLake ManyaraTarangireArusha National Park

7 Day Mid-range SerengetiNgorongoroLake ManyaraTarangireArusha National Park

It's lodge safari that will takes you to 5 great National parks in Northern circuit. Expect to game drive in a pop-up safari jeep everyone access to a window seat. Animals expected to spot are the big 5(lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros,elephant), Cheetah, Zebra, Wildebeest, many antelope species

Itinerary

Day 1: Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park

Stop At: Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha Region
• 7.00 am Breakfast at Hotel.
• 7.30-8.00 am you’ll be picked up from the hotel by guide/driver and you’ll have 2 hour drive to Tarangire National Park gate.
• Lunch at 1.00 pm at picnic site
• You’ll have 6 hours game-drive (in a pop-up four wheel safari Jeep) in Tarangire.
• lunch at 1.00 pm at picnic site.
• At the evening 6.00 pm you’ll head to Fig Big Tree Lodge for your dinner and overnight.

Tarangire The Park is located 118km (2 hours driving) South-West of Arusha and has a total surface area of 2850sq km. The Park has sparse vegetation strewn with baobab and acacia trees and it is the only area with greatest concentration of wildlife outside Serengeti Eco-system. Tarangire is the only place in Tanzania that contain high population density of elephants, more than 300 elephants have been marked at the Park.It’s the only place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as stately fringe –eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed by unparalled game viewing.While trekking in Tarangire Park expect to undertake guided walking safari, game driving and the common animals expected to viewed are Zebra, Buffalo,Impala, Giraffe, Kori bustard heaviest flying bird, Tarangire Pythons.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Fig big Tree

Day 2: Tarangire to Southern Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
• 7.00 am Early breakfast in Fig big tree.
• 8.00 am you’ll be picked up and start 4 hours’ drive heading to Southern Serengeti.
• You’ll have (3-4hours) half day- game drive(four wheel pop-up safari jeep) in Serengeti
• Lunch at picnic site at 1.00 pm.
• At the evening 6.00 pm you’ll head to Domel Wilderness Camp and enjoy your dinner and overnight.

Southern/Central/Seronera Valley; Maasai called it “Serengit” meaning the land of endless plains. Southern Zone has an endless plain accumulated with savannah grassland which provide the wide area throughout the year for the wildlife such as Wildebeest, Zebra, Coke’s Hartebeest, waterbuck, Grant’s and Thomson Gazelle, Impalla, to graze. In Seronera Valley there is dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators spot their prey and a refuge for Hyrax, Pythons and reptiles such as lizards. African Leopard are commonly seen.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Domel Wilderness Camp

Day 3: Central Serengeti to Northern Serengeti National Park.

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
• 5.30 am Early light breakfast in Domel Wilderness Camp.
• 6.00 am you’ll be picked up and start early game drive heading Central Serengeti.
• 10.00 am Heavy breakfast at campsite.
• Lunch at picnic site at 1.00 pm.
• You’ll have not less than 6 hours game-drive(four wheel pop-up safari jeep) in Serengeti.
• At the evening 6.00 pm you’ll head to Domel Wilderness Campand enjoy your dinner and overnight.

In Central Serengeti (Seronera Valley) there is dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators spot their prey and a refuge for Hyrax, Pythons and reptiles such as lizards. African Leopard are commonly seen.


Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Domel Wilderness Camp

Day 4: Northern Serengeti to Ngorongoro National Park.

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
• 5.30 am Early light breakfast in Domel Wilderness Camp.
• 6.00 am you’ll be picked up and start early game drive Serengeti.
• 10.00 am Heavy breakfast at campsite.
• Lunch at picnic site at 1.00 pm.
• You’ll have not less than 6 hours game-drive(four wheel pop-up safari jeep) in Serengeti.
• At 15.00 pm you’ll start exiting Serengeti heading to Ngorongoro.
• At the evening you’ll head to Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge and enjoy your dinner and overnight.

Northern Zone(Lobo Area) has rainforest dense woodland, mountainous vegetation. It is filled with Mara River which do contain a lot of large Nile Crocodiles (almost 5m lures below the surface.) which block the Wildlife Migrating in their way to North of Kenya’s Reserved Maasai Mara. Home for Elephant, Giraffe and Dik Dik.


Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Rhino Lodge

Day 5: Ngorongoro crater to Lake Manyara National Park.

Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region
• 7.00 am Early breakfast in Rhino Lodge.
• 8.30 am you’ll be picked up and start early game drive descending the crater
• You’ll have not less than 6 hours game-drive(four wheel pop-up safari jeep) in Ngorongoro.
• Lunch at picnic site at 1.00 pm.
• 16.00 pm you’ll start exiting the crater heading to Fig big tree.
• Dinner and overnight at Fig big tree.

The park has fertile volcanic land soil which supports many habitats. The park has "Lake Makat”(soda lake) Maasai word meaning "salt” home of various birds' species. Ngorongoro National Park is the only park in Tanzania that provides yearly around view the big 5 probably once in a single day of visiting. Also the park is well known for the existence of Maasai families in circular homesteads called Bomas. Ngorongoro National Park is best site to understand early human evolution pioneered by Mary and Louis Leakey. Other wildlife expected to sight wildebeest, gazelle, golden –jackal, bat-eared foxi, hippopotamus, East African wild dog, African leopard, ungulates, waterbucks, buffalo, eland, serval. Absenties wildlife are giraffe, oribi, topi, spotted hyena, African leopard, chetah, impala which are rarely seen in the park.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Fig Big Tree

Day 6: Lake Manyara to Arusha National Park.

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha Region
• 7.00 am Early breakfast in Fig big tree.
• 8.30 am you’ll be picked up and start game drive at Lake Manyara National park.
• You’ll have not less than 6 hours game-drive(four wheel pop-up safari jeep) in Lake Manyara.
• Lunch at picnic site at 1.00 pm.
• 16.00 pm you’ll start exiting the Lake Manyara National Park Gate heading to sunbright.
• Dinner and overnight at sunbright.

The Park has a variety of diverse habitats such as evergreen underground water forest, woodlands in the western shore of the lake, extensive swamps, grassland and alkaline lake where in its edge provide feeding area for a thousands of flamingo and it’s the only area in Tanzania with large number of birds’ species more than 500 species have been documented in the park. The lake is home for a number of fish families. 180 butterflies' species have been documented in the Park. Common wildlife expect to sight are thousands of wildebeest, Thomson’s & Grant’s gazelle, zebra, bushbuck, waterbuck, bush elephant, giraffe, baboons, warthogs, hippopotamus, african wild cats, african civet, spotted hyena, honey badge, black-backed, climbing tree lion, leopard.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Sunbright