9 Days: Walk-along the Big-game and night Game Safari
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- 9 Days: Walk-along the Big-game and night Game Safari
Tanzania, Northern Circuit.
- Arusha town,
- Tarangire NP,
- Ngorongoro Crater, and
- Serengeti NP.
Duration
09 Days
Tour Type
Big 5 Safari.
Group Size
6 People
Languages
English.
- Overview
On these 9 Days, you will get a chance to experience the amazing three pristine Wildlife Areas in the Northern Circuit. Where you will have a big chance of ticking the big five, and also explore Manyara in 3 different ways (a day game drive, night game drive, and walking). You will also have an opportunity to visit Lake Eyasi and get the inner side of one of the best cultural experiences in Africa.
- Tour Highlights.
- Discover Lake Manyara on a night game drive.
- Look for the big cats in Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
- See the true tribal picture in Eyasi.
- Admire the dotted-baobab landscape of Tarangire with herds of elephants.
- Included & Excluded
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- Mineral water
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Itinerary
09Days /08 Night
Day 1: Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet our representative, and drive to Arusha villa for an overnight stay. For those who will arrive early, the accommodation is situated on a coffee farm and a walk around would be recommended, it’s a good birding area and a place to look for Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Location: Arusha Town.
- Accomodation: Arusha Villa | Karama Lodge.
- Meal: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2: Arusha - Lake Manyara NP.
Following breakfast transfer to Lake Manyara National Park, after paperwork enters to the gate and your armed guide will be waiting for you ready for walking in this beautiful park, walking is w way of tasting our senses, and looking for small things which we miss during our game drives in the vehicle, like animal droppings, animal tracks, insects, plants and a way of doing exercise. Walking will take 1-2 hrs. then you will proceed with the game drive. There is a profusion of wildlife in this small national park, and the amazing bird-watching experience will certainly be rewarding to both a devote and first-time bird watcher. It is as well among the few places on the African continent to see the tree-climbing lions that will be your main quest for the day. Manyara in addition prides in a large flock of beautiful pink flamingos found near the lake. You will have lunch at the picnic site. Dinner at the Lodge, then return for night game drive into the park again.
- Location: Lake Manyara National Park.
- Accomodation: Lake Manyara Tortolis | Burudika Lodge
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 3: Manyara - Serengeti NP.
Today you will set off to the Serengeti National Park. After passing the crater highlands, you will soon see the plains of the southern Serengeti and start to understand the meaning of the word “Serengeti” which stands for endless plain. We will visit a Site of many archaeological discoveries, including the estimated 1.7-million- year –old Zinjanthropus boisei fossil. A small museum overlooks the gorge itself, and a guide there will tell you the story of Leakey’s research and findings. After proceeding to Serengeti where we can see animals such as Elephants, Buffaloes, lions, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Giraffes, Zebras, Wildebeests, topi, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle and many more can be seen. The Serengeti is also home to the largest animal migration on the planet. Depending on the time of the year and the location of the big herds. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Wild Camp.
- Location: Serengeti NP.
- Accomodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp | Serengeti Tortilis Camp.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4-5: Central Serengeti NP.
These 2 days, will be the “Serengeti game viewing days”. After breakfast this morning, enjoy an amazing game drive. The great diversity of Serengeti wildlife is evident here—look for buffalo, hippopotamus, elephant, giraffe, antelope, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle, and lions. If you are there during the spectacular wildebeest migration, you will be more than astonished. In the late afternoon, we venture out in another game drive.
Everywhere there are animals, monkeys, and, yes, birds…but look closely and you will be thrilled to see the huge jungle cats—lion, leopard, and cheetah—watching the world go by. And go by it does. Hyena, gazelle, antelope, and massive elephants by the hundreds. Animals in the trees, flying, camouflaged in the bush, in rivers, and in streams. This is the adventure of a lifetime! Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Camp.
- Location: Serengeti NP.
- Accomodation: Serengeti Tingitana Tented Camp / Serengeti Tortilis Camp
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6: Serengeti NP -- Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
After breakfast, a game drive in Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch, until noon, where you will have again game drive to see the beauty of this great Park, after lunch game en route to Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight at Rhino lodge/similar?
- Location: Ngorongoro conservation area.
- Accomodation: Rhino lodge / Angata Tented Camp.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater -- Lake Eyasi.
Today you will descent down to the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive. Grass steppes and acacia forests are home to almost all the species of animals found in the East African savannah. In only a few hours, you have the chance of spotting the four of the big five – lion, Elephant, Buffalo, and Rhino. After extensive game viewing and a picnic in the crater, you will leave the Ngorongoro Crater in the afternoon and drive to Lake Eyasi home to the Bushmen and Datoga
- Location: Tropical Island of Zanzibar.
- Accomodation: Lake Eyasi safari lodge | Kisima Ngeda.
- Meal: Breakfast and Dinner.
Day 8: Lake Eyasi - Tarangire NP.
After breakfast, a true African experience awaits. You will visit the Hadzabe, an ethnic minority and one of Tanzania’s last hunter-gatherer tribes. They have managed to maintain their traditional lifestyle until this day in this dry and mostly barren area. Thereafter you will pay a visit to the pastoral nomads and herdsmen, known as the Datoga tribe. The experience is completed with a stop at the blacksmiths where you will witness craftsmen in rather rudimentary working conditions. After this interactive cultural experience, you will continue to Tarangire national park, where you will arrive in the afternoon. Enjoy a short game drive on your way to the lodge
- Location: Tarangire national park.
- Accomodation: Tarangire safari lodge | Tarangire Tortilis Tented Camp.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 9: Tarangire -- Kilimanjaro Airport.
Today will be our last game drive in the African bush. After breakfast this morning, enjoy an amazing game drive. With the great diversity of Tarangire landscape dotted with baobab trees and hilly terrain, wildlife is evident here—look for buffalo, elephants, giraffes, antelope, and lions. After lunch leaves the park and drives to Kilimanjaro through Arusha for your flight back home.
- Location: Tarangire Nationa Park
- Accomodation: No Accomodation.
- Meal: Breakfast andLunch.
- Accomodation.
Day1: Arusha Villa.
Arusha Villa
Location
Located in Usa River, 13 miles from Ngurdoto Crater.
Accommodation
Arusha Villa offers a relaxing and beautiful environment in the centre of a coffee plantation. The rooms are spacious, and guests can sit around the terraces and walk the gardens. The view over the green and lush valley is stunning. This is also the view from the swimming pool and often you will see the monkeys play around in the nearby trees. Breakfast is included and served in the restaurant. We also offer lunch and dinner, and a lunchbox when you go on safari after your stay with us. Our garden view rooms offer a quiet and relaxing atmosphere in the midst of the coffee plants. You will be surprised by the number of birds that you can find here.
Facilities & Services
- Free internet
- Wifi
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Airport transportation
- Non-smoking hotel
- Laundry service
- Hot tub
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
Day 1: Karama Lodge.
Karama Lodge & Spa
Location
an eco-friendly lodge located in Arusha, Tanzania and is the perfect home base for a Tanzania Safari or a restful night’s sleep before climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Accommodation
with a bar open all day for a cool beer, a glass of wine, spirits, or a healthy fresh fruit juice. Sit on our spacious open deck and enjoy your drink with the breath-taking views of Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Meru and the wooded valleys below. A refreshing breeze will keep you cool even during the hot summer months. Karama Lodge is situated at the top of the lush and serene Suye Hill, Karama Lodge & SPA is a unique lodge with a rustic, yet comfortable, ambiance providing a personalized service in a relaxing atmosphere. It is a peaceful secluded respite where you can enjoy the beauty around you to the sounds of the surrounding forest.Be sure to visit our gift shop which has a wide variety of curios, shirts, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and African masks. Karama Lodge and Spa also offers: Daily room service, Day trips and/or Safaris to National Parks via Tropical Trails, Safe security system and 24 hour guards, Personal luggage storage, Laundry services, International and local telephone services, Internet E-mail facilities, WiFi for your personal computer, and Transport service to town and airport & salt water swimming pool free of charge for in-house guests.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Walking tours
- Airport transportation
- Spa
- Gift shop
- Internet
- Pool / beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Breakfast buffet
- Special diet menus
- Car hire
- Massage
- Mosquito net
- Newspaper
- Non-smoking hotel
- Sun terrace
- 24-hour front desk
- Laundry service
- Ironing service
Day 2: Lake Manyara Tortilis.
Lake Manyara Tortilis
Tented Camp
Location
Manyara Tortilis is located in the heart of Lake Manyara national park with excellent view of the lake. Our comfort camp offers all en-suite bathroom facility and a great Glamping experience.
Accommodation
Lake Manyara Tortilis Camp is made up of an impressive row of fully furnished tents sitting proudly at the foot of the Great African Rift Valley Escarpment, perfectly appointed to gaze over the vast expanse of Lake Manyara. It’s easy to succumb to the enticing sofa and chair in an exclusive game watching area in your tent, a serene space to sit back and marvel at the birds dancing over the lake or a troop of elephants passing by.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Internet
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
- Non-smoking hotel
- Laundry service
- Breakfast available
Day 2: Burudika Lodge.
Burudika Lodge
Karatu
Location
Burudika Lodge is located in Lake Manyara within the Jangwani wildlife corridor of Mto wa Mbu Game Controlled Area (GCA) where different mammals and bird species roam freely between Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks ecosystem. Situated less than a kilometre from the lake to the west, the lodge is about 30 minutes drive to the main gate of Manyara National Park and 113kms or 1 ½ hours drive from Arusha town.
Accommodation
The lodge consists of 5 bandas (huts) with en-suite bathroom (shower and toilet), and one family banda with three bedrooms which can accommodate 6 guests sharing two bathrooms. The bandas are thatched with coconut leaves while the walls are partly made of concrete, canvas and volcanic stones. Furnishings are simple and the beds, with mosquito netting, are made of wood interwoven with sisal ropes in a unique traditional Tanzanian style. Each banda has a private verandah that offers a spectacular view of Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley to the west. Power is supplied by solar energy.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Wifi
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Mosquito net
- Non-smoking hotel
- Kids’ meals
Day 3-5: Serengeti heritage camp.
Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
(Central)
Location
Heritage Camps and Lodges are a collection of unique and luxury tented camps located in northern Tanzania, at the Famous Serengeti National Park.
Accommodation
Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp provides its guests with the most authentic Africa experience due to its old-school camp ambience. Sitting snugly in a clearing surrounded by Acacia trees its 13 spacious walk-in tents creates an intimate atmosphere for only 40 guests
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Internet
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Kids’ meals
- Mosquito net
Day 3-5: Tortilis tented camp.
Serengeti Tortilis Tented Camp
(Central)
Location
Serengeti Tortilis Tented Camp is a collection of unique and luxury tented camps located in northern Tanzania, at the Famous Serengeti National Park.
Accommodation
Named after the distinctive Tortilis tree of the Serengeti, our tented camp combines comfort with the sense of wilderness, the sense of freedom, the sense of being ‘right there’, as you relax after the excitement of the day. We make your safari-camp experience truly unforgettable. Set in the heart of nature, our camp is designed to look after you while you tune in to the very heartbeat of Africa.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Internet
- Free breakfast
- Mosquito net
- Non-smoking hotel
- Private check-in / check-out
- Laundry service
Day 6: Rhino lodge
Serengeti Tortilis Tented Camp
(Central)
Location
Serengeti Tortilis Tented Camp is a collection of unique and luxury tented camps located in northern Tanzania, at the Famous Serengeti National Park.
Accommodation
Named after the distinctive Tortilis tree of the Serengeti, our tented camp combines comfort with the sense of wilderness, the sense of freedom, the sense of being ‘right there’, as you relax after the excitement of the day. We make your safari-camp experience truly unforgettable. Set in the heart of nature, our camp is designed to look after you while you tune in to the very heartbeat of Africa.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Internet
- Free breakfast
- Mosquito net
- Non-smoking hotel
- Private check-in / check-out
- Laundry service
Day 6: Angata Tented Camp
Ngorongoro Ang'ata
Tented Camp
Location
The camp is set on the Eastern side of the Ngorongoro Crater’s rim close to the Crater lodge. Just inside the park boundaries our location permits early game drives down to the crater leaving you almost alone to discover this World Heritage Site.
Accommodation
The camp consist of 8 Guest Tents including a 2 tent Family unit, a lounge and a dining tent. Each guest tent has an en-suite bathroom with shower, vanity desk and flush toilets. Depending on request a King Size bed or 2 Twin beds or triples are available. The lounge is the place to meet other travellers and share your day’s Safari stories while enjoying a complementary cup of Tanzanian Coffee or Tea. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are served in the dining tent, freshly prepared by our Chefs on a daily basis. Bush TV (local name for campfire) is lit when the weather permits.
Facilities & Services
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
Day 7: Lake Eyasi safari lodge
Lake Eyasi Safari
Lodge
Location
Located on a gentle slope, Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge offers stunning views over the seasonal soda lake and up to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Accommodation
The main Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge building features reception, lounge, bar, inside and outside dining, and a gift shop as well as an open air upper deck area. Our swimming pool offers a welcome and refreshing respite after a long and dusty safari. The lodge serves delicious and fresh continental cuisine and the friendly staff is delighted to see to our guest’s every need.Sixteen tastefully furnished spacious rooms are located within the large property, each with a private verandah overlooking the lake. The décor blends elements from the surrounding landscape with modern comfort.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Internet
- Pool
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking hotel
Day 7: Kisima Ngeda
Kisima Ngeda Tented
Camp
Location
Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp is a small safari camp perched on the edge of the lovely Lake Eyasi in the heart of the Great Rift Valley.
Accommodation
The camp itself is situated on the shore of the lake, amongst acacia and date palm vegetation and is part of a 200 acre family-owned farm. There are seven tents here, situated on wooden platforms and with thatched roofs. They are proper walk-in tents, with en suite bathrooms with showers, and whilst simple in their design, they are perfectly comfortable.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Internet
- Pool
- Outdoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Laundry service
- Restaurant
Day 8:Tarangire safari lodge.
Tarangire Safari
Lodge
Location
Built on top of a high bluff with a breathtaking panorama, our lodge is superbly located in Tarangire National Park, providing one of the best views in Africa.
Accommodation
The lodge is at Tarangire River, a favourite watering place, which attracts impressive numbers and a variety of game. The scene unfolds before you while lounging on the outdoor terrace, allowing you to appreciate Tarangire diverse wildlife. At the heart of the lodge are the impressively high thatched roofs of the lounge and dining room. The open-sided design allows an uninterrupted view of the landscape and wildlife below, and captures the cooling breeze while you dine on our delicious home cooked safari cuisine. The lounge area has oversized armchairs made from old dhow boats ~ a perfect place to relax. Those wanting something a bit more active can take a dip in the pool, a bird walk around the lodge grounds or hunt for souvenirs in the Baobab boutique. Our twin tents combine the authentic safari atmosphere of ‘nights under canvas’, with more modern comforts of electric light and en suite bathrooms with solar hot water. We also have bungalows that provide the space and convenience of solid walls yet blend into their surroundings by using local stone and echoing the traditional round Maasai huts.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Public wifi
- Pool
- Bar / lounge
- Gift shop
- Non-smoking hotel
- Laundry service
- Outdoor pool
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- Breakfast buffet
- Outdoor furniture
- Sun terrace
Day 8: Tarangire Tortilis Tented Camp
Tarangire Tortilis Tented
Camp
Location
Located 120 km from Arusha, Tarangire Tortilis Camp is the perfect place for an introduction to the riches of Northern Tanzania.
Accommodation
This spacious camp, built in-between a line of 4 magnificent Baobab trees looks onto a vast expanse of wetlands. Elephants appear as ships sailing through the long grass watched from the warmth of our fire pit area while you enjoy a drink and watch the sunset.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
- Wifi
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Outdoor fireplace
- Laundry service
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Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
From
$ 2,549
Children Under 5 Years Old are Free. Children 6 - 14 Years o age are 75% of the adult Price.
Children Under 5 Years Old are Free. Children 6 - 14 Years o age are 75% of the adult Price.
