Itinerary
DAY 1 :
ARUSHA TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
You'll be picked up in the morning from Arusha and driven to the Serengeti National Park. We'll stop so you can get your first glimpse of the Ngorongoro Crater. Your first game drive in the Serengeti will take place in the late afternoon and where you'll experience the famous Serengeti sunset. As night falls, we might get lucky to find a predator hunting or on a kill. We'll then head to Serengeti Acacia Camp where we will be staying for the extent of our safari.
Meals: lunch, dinner
DAY 2:
SERENGETI
NATIONAL PARK
A full day with morning and afternoon game drives to explore the plains of the famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti actually means “endless plains” in Swahili. The Serengeti covers an area of 14763 square kilometres and watching the grassland stretching out as far as the eye can see and eventually merging with the sky at the horizon is absolutely breathtaking.
The Serengeti is home to hundreds of thousands of animals and is a pristine and unique sanctuary. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa as well as Africa’s most beautiful animal – the impala. It is also home to the “Big 5” (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard). The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3000 lions live in this ecosystem.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
DAY 3:
NGORONGORO CRATER
TO ARUSHA
After a very early breakfast, we’ll depart the lodge for the Ngorongoro Crater and make the 600-metre descent in a 4WD vehicle into the crater often referred to as Africa’s Eden and the 8th Natural Wonder of the World. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera that measures 22.5 kilometres across with a massive floor of about 260 square kilometres with rim walls that stand 600 metres high. Views from within the crater and from the rim are breathtaking. The crater houses 30 000 animals and a large variety of birds and is home to black rhino, cheetah, lion, leopard, elephant, wildebeest, zebra and birds like ostrich, vultures and flamingos. Keep your camera at the ready as the crater will show you plenty of animal action.
We’ll have lunch at the Ngoitokitok Hippo Pool and after lunch we'll squeeze in our last game viewing drive before the steep ascent to exit the Crater and a long drive back to Arusha. We will drop you off at your hotel in Arusha by 18:00. After this incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, it is time you bid your safari team goodbye.
Accommodation for your own account.
Meals: breakfast, lunch
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
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Accommodation in tents, lodges, and hotels on a full board basis
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English speaking driver/guide
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Toyota 4WD safari vehicle with pop-up roof and fuel
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All vehicle entry fees in parks and reserves
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Unlimited game drives in all national parks mentioned above.
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All park fees and other government charges.
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Airport transfers and pick-up
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Lunch box and water while on game drives
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Government levy per person per night
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Medical kit and binoculars
EXCLUDED FROM THE PRICE
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All alcoholic beverages and soft drinks at camps and lodges
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Staff gratuities, tips etc (tipping guideline: US$20.00 per person per day)
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Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
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Any newly-implemented government taxes, levies, fuel or industry increases which are beyond our control
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Visa fees where relevant
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International airport departure taxes that are applicable from manned airports only, (these are to be paid in US$ cash upon departure unless included in your ticket)
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Any items of a personal nature
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Personal and travel insurance