7 DAYS TANZANIA STANDARD SAFARI SERENGETI, NGORONGORO CRATER, TARANGIRE & LAKE NATRON WITH WATA2BU EXTENDED TOUR

We will leave Arusha town early in the morning with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive in Tarangire. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape,  warfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. Post the game drive, you will head to accommodation for relaxation and where a delicious dinner and overnight awaits you at;

Accommodation: Fanaka safari camps on full board basis

Morning after having breakfast at your accommodation you will be picked by our driver-guide and heading to Lake natron. We depart with packed lunch boxes towards Lake Natron. Lake Natron is a surreal destination and unique natural spectacle. Its waters are highly alkaline and are unusually shallow, averaging just one meter in depth. After checking into your lodge and a short break, put you’re walking shoes on as a Maasai tribesman takes you on a walk around the shores of Lake Natron on the lookout for birds especially the lesser flamingos. In the afternoon will get a chance to hike to the nearby Ngaresero waterfalls and relax in the cool spray of water cascading down the rocks of this scenic ravine. After the hike, you will head back to your lodge for a well-deserved dinner and rest. You will spend the night at;

Accommodation: Lengai safari lodge on full board basis

Your day starts early. Around 6:00 AM after finishing up a good breakfast will head out towards the Serengeti National Park. This road trip takesthrough variety of sites: towns and villages, savannah and forest, and you’ll be able to spot animals like antelope, wildebeest and zebra. We enter northern Serengeti in the afternoon. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the northern Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade and crossing the river Mara.

A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with dinner and a good night’s rest in your  ccommodation. Overnight at Serengeti in Northern Serengeti.

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge Northern on full board basis

You can either have a relaxed breakfast or depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch to Central Serengeti. You will explore the northern and central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards and a place a where you will get to see the Big five.

The central portion of the Serengeti – known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5PM. The long day comes to an end with a good dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation. Overnight at Serengeti heritage in Central Serengeti.

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage lodge on full board basis

After breakfast around, you will depart with a packed lunch from the camp and have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park till lunch time. There are several game drive circuits in Central Serengeti and depending on what you have already seen on your safari and your interests, your guide will take you to game drives at one or more of these circuits. You are very likely to see a good number of big cats, especially lions, along with a diverse array of other wildlife. In the afternoon depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive evening. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be doing another full game drive since the Serengeti is large and vast we can find different areas to exploit and spot animals and when you are lucky enough you can even see some events such as animal hunting and fighting. Later on after this beautiful scenery tour with full of memories you will be taken to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight

Accommodation: Octagon lodge on full board basis

On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 AM into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4hr drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off to your preferred location in Arusha in the evening or taken direct to the airport ready to take your flight to your next destination.