Details

Tour Operator

Palace Travel Inc

Duration

9 Days

Escorted

Escorted - Yes

Itinerary

Day

Destination

Description

Day 1

Arusha

International flight arrives at Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Arusha.

Meal(s) Included: No

Day 2

Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, begin your Safari at Tarangire National Park for a full day of game viewing. Tarangire National Park is home to large herds of eland, Oryx, wildebeest and zebra, tree climbing pythons and the Tarangire River, always filled with water for animals during the dry season.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Enjoy early morning game drives in the Tarangire park and return to the lodge for hot lunch. After lunch, depart and proceed to Mto wa Mbu village where you will visit the Masai villages. Experience the Tanzania culture on walking tours, while enjoying the tropical vegetation at the foot of the Rift Valley.

You will enjoy game viewing to Ngorongoro Conservation, an area inhabited by the Masai tribe.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, descend into Ngorongoro crater for game viewing, where a picnic lunch will be served.

Ngorongoro Crater is dubbed the "eighth wonder of the world" and one of the world's greatest natural spectacles. Its magical setting and abundant wildlife such as wildebeest, lion, hyena, black rhino, elephant, buffalo, and gazelle is astounding.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, enjoy morning game drive before departing for Serengeti National Park with a stop at the Olduvai Gorge Museum; founded by Mary Leakey, the museum was designed to house anthropological artifacts from the surrounding area; a picnic lunch will be served.

You will arrive at the Serengeti National Park in late afternoon in time for an evening game drive; this is one of the most celebrated wildlife reserves in the world. This phenomenal National Park was created to preserve the path of the world's largest intact migration circuit. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai name meaning 'endless plains', and these rolling distances of short grass plains provide an exceptional landscape for wildlife viewing; it is ultimate safari country.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6

Serengeti

After breakfast, you will have a full day of game viewing. Experience the massive Serengeti with its vast wildlife.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7

Serengeti

Final day exploring the Serengeti. We follow plains game and their attendant predators on their daily rounds of pursuit and survival.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8

Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, game viewing en route to L.Manyara National Park, famous for the tree climbing lions and various bird species. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees derives its name from the Masai work for "euphorbia tirucalli", a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle.

You may enjoy a Masai village walk as an optional activity.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9

Depart

After breakfast, transfer to Arusha for lunch and later to the airport for your departure flight.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast