5 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari with activities

TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION: STANDARD
PARKS: Serengeti and Ngorongoro
ACTIVITIES: Safari Game Drive, Cultural tour (Lake Eyasi), Serval Wildlife
GUIDE: ENGLISH SPEAKING

SAFARI OVERVIEW:

This 7 days itinerary with 4 day safari will start at Materuni village for a coffee tour, then head to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, followed by a cultural tour at Lake Eyasi and lastly extend this adventurous tour to Serval wildlife. With this safari package you will see different animal biodiversity, explore beautiful landscapes, scenic view of birds, big trees and shrimps, birds of prey, cultural activity and so much more.

Day 1: Arrival

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Where, you will meet with our representative followed by transfer to Arusha which will approximately be 1 hour drive. Upon arrival at Arusha Region, you will have options to do some activities such as coffee tour, city tour, museum tour, local market tour at your own arrangement, accommodation will be at KIBO PALACE HOTEL.

Day 2: Materuni (80km)

(08:00h) Pick up from the Hotel in Arusha after breakfast, followed by 3hrs drive to the Materuni village located in the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro and start your tour at a local coffee plantation farm where, you will learn to grow, roast and grind your own coffee, you will also take a nature walk to Materuni Waterfall. On the way to Materuni Waterfall you will get the opportunity to see local fruit like avocados, mangos, lemons, and bananas from their trees as well as learn some of the local history, traditions, village economy, agricultural and cultural life along the way. Then, the day trip will end with a refreshing dip in the natural pool and a delicious local lunch accompanied with local alcohol called Mbege from the village before heading to Arusha for dinner and overnight stay, accommodation will be KIBO PALACE HOTEL.

Day 3: Arusha to Serengeti (383km)

Enjoy early morning breakfast from the hotel and meeting with the guide at (07:30h) for a drive to Serengeti national park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area route which is approximately 7 hours’ drive depending on traffic jam and weather condition followed by a half day game drive at Serengeti National Park. The park is famous as is one of the national parks that hosts the great migration of wildebeest and one of the largest national parks in Tanzania with an area of 14,763 square km, Serengeti is a home for an abundance of wildlife and is one of the few parks where you can spot the big 5 animals and many carnivores together with birds of prey.

Dinner and overnight stay will be at SUENOS DE AFRICA LUXURY CAMP 

DAY 4: Serengeti

On this day after having a warm breakfast at (07:00h) you will be heading on the northern part of Serengeti for a full day game drive. During this time of the year by chance you may come across a wide group of wildebeest proceeding with their migration cycle. In the evening, you will be driven back to SUENOS DE AFRICA LUXURY CAMP for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro (228km)

Taking off after breakfast at (07:00h) you will have a morning game drive at Serengeti National Park where it will be easy to spot abundant group of animals especially predators such as lion, cheetah and leopards as they preferers to hunt in the cool of dawn and dusk. Then, you will head to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight stay at EMBALAKAI AUTHENTIC CAMP.

DAY 6:  Ngorongoro to Marera Valley lodge (20.8km)

After an early breakfast at (07:00h), collect your packed lunch boxes and descend to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. Ngorongoro crater is a deep volcanic crater with about 200kms across, 600 kms deep and 300sq kms in area, this caldera is a breathtaking natural wonder and it is listed as one of the 8^th Wonder of the World by UNESCO and listed as a protected area in world heritage site. Deep within the crater, enclosed by towering walls, you have a good chance of spotting, The Big 5‟: i.e Lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Within the Protected are they are villages of Maasai who are allowed to coexisted with animals under sanction rules by the Government.

In the late evening, transferred to the lodge, for dinner and overnight at MARERA VALLEY LODGE

Day 7: Lake Eyasi

(06:00h) Early in the morning before breakfast (packing breakfast box is optional), as you depart for hunting with Hadzabe tribe(bushmen) and learn and experience their lifestyle and culture as they will share their hunting techniques, honey harvesting and fire making. Then return to the lodge for breakfast followed by packing for check out. Later, in the afternoon you will have Lunch at the hotel (Packing lunch box is optional) then a visit to Datoga black smith village for cultural tour and departure to Arusha (4 hours drive).

Dinner and overnight stay at KIBO PALACE HOTEL.

Day 8: Serval Wildlife (93km)

Early after morning breakfast from the hotel at 8:00 am meet your guide and processed with a 2 hours’ drive to a wildlife sanctuary in Siha district know as serval wildlife the area has over 1000 acres, prepared to host animals obtained ethically from zoos & injured animals from the wild with the aim of instilling natural behaviours and eventually rehabilitating them into the wild. Once you in this sanctuary you will pet, feed and take spectacular picture with this animal. After lunch break you will be heading back to Arusha.

Overnight stay at KIBO PALACE HOTEL.

Day 9: Departure (53km)

This day marks the end of the safari is you will be transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight to Uganda.

END OF OUR MEMORABLE TOUR