Tanzania Odyssey Safari
Tarangire NP| Serengeti NP(Central,Northern) | Ngorongoro Crater
Overview
- Accommodation Type: Luxury
- Parks to be visited: Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro, Central, and Northern Serengeti
- This safari is an awesome display of natural wonders with over two million wildebeests, zebras, and antelope traveling over 500 miles across the plain to ensure their survival.
Day 1: Arrival Kilimanjaro
You will be picked up by Northland Tanzania Safaris representative upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Arusha for dinner and overnight at Mount Meru Hotel.
Meal Plan: full board
Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After your breakfast at Mount Meru, we will pick you up and proceed to Tarangire National park. One of the largest national parks in Tanzania located in the Manyara region, this place is characterized by the large herds of elephants, tree-climbing lions, and the fascinating baobab trees also called the Tree of Life for its almost mythical powers that some cultures attach to it. This park is especially known for the Tarangire River which flows all year round and the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons.
Meal Plan: full board
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we will drive to Ngorongoro for the crater tour with picnic descent to the crater floor for the day tour. Some 20,000 mammals live in the area including about 20 black rhinoceros, making the crater the best place in Tanzania to see these amazing creatures. The crater floor also has one of the highest carnivore densities in the world. Lions, hyenas, and jackals are commonly seen, while leopards, servals, and bat-eared foxes may be seen with some luck.
Meal Plan: full board
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 4 & 5: Serengeti Central (Central)
After breakfast, we will leave for Central Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch and game drive along the way. Serengeti, among other incredible wildlife and stunning views, is famed for the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundred thousand of zebras, a frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating happening from July-October. Witness an actual survival of the fittest as these animals plunge through crocodile-infested waters. The wildebeest produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 miles) pilgrimage begins again.
Meal Plan: full board
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Day 6 & 7: Northern Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we will drive to Serengeti north viewing the great migration at Mara area. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note that finding a crossing is very challenging and is sometimes a matter of luck.
There are instances where herds can be seen next to the river but then only decides to cross a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation, and open plains, like Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Meal Plan: full board
Accommodation: Oleserai Luxury Tented Camp
Day 8: Flight back to Arusha
After breakfast, we will drive en route to Kogatende Airstrip where you will catch your flight to Arusha and arrive for lunch. Afterwards, you will be driven to the airport for your flight back home.
Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost
Inclusions
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Round trip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
Not Included:
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
