Overview
During this 6-day safari you will visit three of the most well-known reserves on Tanzania’s “northern circuit” – the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park. With all the diverse landscapes and a crater full of animals, this safari has something for everyone and is ideal for those with limited time.
Showcasing Tanzania’s famous northern reserves, this 5-day safari delivers both wildlife and scenery in equal portions. Sit back and watch the Serengeti’s wildlife ebb and flow across the savannah; you also have thousands of flamingos seem to colour the shallow waters pink. And, depending on the time of year you travel, you may have nature’s greatest spectacle to witness: the incomparable Wildebeest Migration.
You are in the professional hands of a registered guide who takes care of the driving and shares their knowledge of environment with you. Travelling between accommodations gives you time to absorb the Tanzanian landscape: Maasai villages and red-robed herdsmen mingle with views of Rift Valley and giant long-dead volcanic craters. Your accommodation – a mix of tented camps and a farmhouse-style lodge – is all en suite and very welcome after a long day on safari. You sit down to candle-lit suppers with cold drinks in a cheery, communal atmosphere, and will have to time to recharge your camera batteries and electrical gadgets.
Ideal for first-time travelers to Africa, this tour delivers a comprehensive and very diverse safari. Given its relatively short duration, it is perfect for those constrained by time or for travelers who want to add on a beach holiday in Zanzibar after their safari.
Package Itinerary
Day 1Arrival Day
The group arrives at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO). Participants are met by a representative of Back To Eden Adventures and transferred to a hotel in Arusha or Karatu
Accomodation: Marera Valley Lodge/ Kudu lodge or similar
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2Karatu – Ngorongoro crater
After the breakfast, the guide will drive you to the main natural wonder known as the Ngorongoro crater. It has walls of about 2,000 ft high and its crater floor spreads for about 102 sq miles. The crater is inhabited by many animal species including; the rare black Rhinos, elephants, as well as the birds. It also contains a river, swamps, a soda lake on top which is also filled with flamingos plus a forest with open plains. You will then descend down to the crater floor to view more wildlife like the hippos and birds.
Most animals remain within the crater due to its high walls. This is the perfect location to view every member of ‘The Big 5’ in one day. We will have a wonderful picnic lunch inside the crater. The unfilled caldera is also home to hyenas, hippo, zebra, wildebeest and an impressive variety of water birds. Your guide will enlighten you by sharing facts about the animals, vegetation and locating hidden animals.
Day 3Ngorongoro crater
After the breakfast, the guide will drive you to the main natural wonder known as the Ngorongoro crater. It has walls of about 2,000 ft high and its crater floor spreads for about 102 sq miles. The crater is inhabited by many animal species including; the rare black Rhinos, elephants, as well as the birds. It also contains a river, swamps, a soda lake on top which is also filled with flamingos plus a forest with open plains. You will then descend down to the crater floor to view more wildlife like the hippos and birds.
Most animals remain within the crater due to its high walls. This is the perfect location to view every member of ‘The Big 5’ in one day. We will have a wonderful picnic lunch inside the crater. The unfilled caldera is also home to hyenas, hippo, zebra, wildebeest and an impressive variety of water birds. Your guide will enlighten you by sharing facts about the animals, vegetation and locating hidden animals.
Day 4Karatu – Serengeti National Park
We will depart for the Serengeti National park right after breakfast. If you are lucky you may encounter the odd animal on route because we pass via the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. Tanzania's oldest and most frequented national park, that is also a world heritage site and recently branded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World – the Serengeti is renowned for the annual migration of the herds and ever growing wildlife population and it has been voted as the best national park and safari destination in the world on Trip Advisor’s best of the bests awards 2021. We will enjoy a picnic lunch on one of the kopjes (rock outcropping). Our game drive will venture further into the park. After the game drive, we will proceed to the campsite where you will have an appetizing dinner before overnighting in the park as per the itinerary. Special Tented Camp.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Best Time to Visit - June to February (Areas are best at different times)
High Season - July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather - June to October (Little to no rainfall)
Accomodation: Embalakai Authentic Camps
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5 & 6Full day at Serengeti
Early morning game drives in case you are an early riser and then after breakfast leave with your packed lunch and head out to the plains in search of more animals and birds. The safari guide will be in close contact with other guides via VHF radio to locate the best sightings of the day and you will expect to see a lot of animals in the Serengeti including the Big Five of Leopards, Lions, Elephants, Rhinos and Buffaloes but also other large game like hartebeests, zebras, giraffes, as well as predators like cheetahs and the silver back jackals. Serengeti National Park is also home to over 500 species of birds recorded and therefore one of the birding hotspots in Africa. Later at sunset you will do game viewing on your way back to your campsite for a well-deserved shower and relaxation at the campfire. Overnight at Embalakai authentic campsites. All meals included.
Day 7Serengeti to Arusha
As is an end to your tour, early morning you will be transported to Serengeti airstrip for your flight to Arusha
End of tour
Inclusion & Exclusions
Inclusions
Park fees, conservation fees & Tanapa fees
All activities( unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
A professional driver/guide
All transportation( unless labeled as optional)
All Meals ( Breakfast Lunch Dinner , Soft drink Beer and Local wine )
One way Domestic flight from/ to Arusha or Kilimanjaro
Exclusions
International Flight(from /to home)
Additional Domestic flight ( apart from what has been mention on inclusive)
Additional Accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips( tipping guideline from US$20 per per day )
Personal Items( souvenirs, travel insurances Visa fees,etc)
Service not mention in the program
Travel Insurance and medical repatriation
Tour Prices
Price Per Person
3,850 per person minimum 2 pax
