Tanzania Northern Circuit Budget Safari - 5 Days

Itinerary of the Tanzania Northern Circuit Budget Safari: BEFORE THE SAFARI: - We meet you in the Kilimanjaro International Airport of in the Arusha Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha, previously booked by you to relax after the flight and to start the safari on the day you have chosen to start your safari. DAY 1 - ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE - We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30 AM and after being familiar to the guide, chef & other clients we will drive to Tarangire national park (2h drive) famous for its diverse landscape. - The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. - We will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetah & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras etc are plenty to see through the park. - Later on 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 of your lunch, but there is nothing to worry about. - After the lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 PM where will head to our accommodation (Sun Bright Lodge & Campsite) for dinner & sleep. Meals included: Lunch, Dinner. DAY 2 - MTO WA MBU TO SERENGETI - After breakfast you will drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (including the stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area. - Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will briefly stop at the gate and view point to look at the breathe taking view of the crater. Duration: 20 minutes. - Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater. Visit Maasai village - its optional to visit and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions of their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, drinking raw animal blood though this traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood. You can surely learn something. Duration: 20-45 minutes. This is an optional visit not included in the price. Many clients opt against it, what we understand, but we offer this experience, if you will wish to join. Fee: 10-20 USD. - Arrival in late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (center of Serengeti National Park) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having close view of wild animals. If lucky enough, seeing a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera Camp Site. - Note: can still view animals from camp mostly hyenas there is close protection from active rangers so no worries. - Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. - Accommodation included: overnight at Seronera Camp Site. DAY 3 - SERENGETI - After an early breakfast will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon where will head to camp for lunch and packing doing a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba Campsite (2h drive) near the rim of Ngorongoro crater. - Note: animals can be spotted on campsites. - Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. - Accommodation included: overnight stay at Simba Campsite Ngorongoro. DAY 4 - THE NGORONGORO CRATER - After a very early breakfast we will start to 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 from this park due to it being a floor crater. - After lunch will do game drive and ascend the crater to camp and pack for the trip to Sunbright Lodge & Campsite near the Lake Manyara National Park (be prepared for swimming, if interested). - Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. DAY 5 - LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK - After breakfast will go to the Lake Manyara National Park famous for the large number of flamingoes in the lake & it’s tree climbing lions (though they are rarely seen). - We will do a game drive viewing plenty of birds, lucky enough you can spot these famous tree climbing lions, visit the hippo pool for close look of hippos and the hot spring all this while doing a game drive and viewing plenty of animals (buffaloes, wildebeest, warthogs, vultures, eagles, monkeys etc). - Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch. - After the tour will head back to Arusha to drop you off at your hotel or to the airport, if you have a flight this day.