DAY 1
Kilimanjaro International Airport – Arusha City
A staff member of Mamaland Expeditions will pick you up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From here you will be driven to your hotel in Arusha and be given a briefing on your upcoming safari. Enjoy a restful night before beginning your adventure tomorrow!
Arusha, also known as “A” Town by the locals, is situated at the foot of Mount Meru, Africa’s 5th highest mountain. The altitude gives the city a pleasant climate and lush green environment.
Arusha is not a particularly attractive city in itself and is regarded by many visitors as little more than a necessary stopover before their safari starts in earnest. However, the natural charm of the Tanzanians and the buzz of a fast-growing city mean that Arusha has plenty to offer for those who are prepared to see beyond their air-conditioned safari trucks and satellite-TV equipped hotel rooms. (Needs a period at the end.)
Meals: B
Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge
DAY 2
Arusha – North Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will be picked up from the lodge and driven to the Arusha airport for your flight to the north Serengeti. After you arrive, proceed to a game drive in the wilderness, tracking the Great migration trails. In the evening, drive to the lodge for an evening leisure and overnight.
Witness a million (take “of” out) wildebeests, each one driven by the same ancient rhythm, fulfilling its instinctive role in the inescapable cycle of life: a frenzied three-week bout of territorial conquests and mating; survival of the fittest as 40km (25 mile) long columns plunge through crocodile-infested waters on the annual exodus north.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 3
North Serengeti
Spend a full day in north Serengeti mostly exploring the Migration. (period needed) (You have an option of taking a Hot Air Balloon in this area.)
Serengeti National Park
Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area, with prides of lion up to 30 strong. From July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise! The key feature is the Mara River. It is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north (take out “on”) one day, and then back south a few days later. Please take note – to actually finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 4
Serengeti North – Serengeti National Park (Central)
After breakfast, you will be heading to the central Serengeti with a picnic lunch. Experience game drives en route and again in the afternoon. Then later proceed to the camp for evening leisure and overnight.
Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park. A UNESCO world heritage site and recently proclaimed the 7th wonder of the world, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration where some six million hooves pound the open plains. The Serengeti offers one of the most exotic game viewing experiences in the whole of Africa, giving you an up-close look at the animals you’ve only seen in National Geographic: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Dunia Camp
DAY 5
Serengeti National Park (Central)
Have a full day of game viewing in the area. Serengeti central is most famous for its big and small cats.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 6
Serengeti Central – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, you will continue with game viewing while heading to Ngorongoro. Proceed to the camp or lodge for an evening of leisure and overnight.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 7
Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, descend into the crater for (take out “a”) game viewing with your picnic lunch boxes. Spending a full day in the crater will maximize your chances of viewing more wildlife.
This is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. It is not a national park in the strict sense of the word, but was rather established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. It exists to safeguard the interests of indigenous people as well as to promote tourism. Thus, guests on safari have the unique (what goes here? If there is an opportunity to see indigenous people as well as wildlife, say so here…otherwise you should take out the last sentence fragment and end on the previous sentence.)
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 8
Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara for game viewing. Then later drive to the lodge for an evening of leisure and overnight.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 9
Lake Manyara – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire for game viewing. Later drive to the lodge for an evening at your leisure and overnight.
Tarangire is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania after Ruaha, Serengeti, Mikumi, Katavi, and Mkomazi. Activities will include a wildlife game drive where you can see pythons climb trees, as well as lions and leopards, among others. For the bird lovers, keep an eye open for the screeching flocks of colorful, yellow-collared lovebirds, and the somewhat drabber rufous-tailed weaver and ashy starling. These are all endemic to the dry savannah of north-central Tanzania.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
DAY 10
Tarangire – Arusha – Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast, you will have a morning game reviewing in Tarangire. Later, you will be driven back to Arusha and proceed to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home.
Meals: B
Accommodation: No Accommodation (End of Tour)
