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Day 01:
Arrive Arusha, Tanzania
Upon arrival into Kilimanjaro International Airport and
after clearing customs and immigration, you will be met
and transferred to the Moivaro Coffee Lodge. This beautiful
small lodge is located on an historic 40-acre coffee farm
near Arusha, amid natural forest. From the hotel you have
a fantastic view of Mount Meru. The lodge is an ideal
starting point for the Safaris in the Northern Circuit.
Moivaro has a total of 40 cottages well positioned in
the beautiful gardens. Each cottage is individually placed
around the coffee plantation which ensures they are private
and very cozy. The interiors are fairly basic but very
neat and very comfortable. Each of the 40 picturesque
cottages has its own verhanda and there is a swimming
pool, children's playground, bar and restaurant as well
as jogging path, massage room and internet facilities.
Dinner and Overnight at Moivaro Coffee Lodge, All Meals
included.
Day 02:
Visit Arusha National Park
After breakfast you will be met by your private safari
guide and depart for Arusha National Park for your first
game drive. Set between the slopes of Mt. Meru and Mt.
Kilimanjaro this small park is one of Tanzania’s
hidden gems and one of the few places where you will have
a good chance to see the rare Black & White Colobus
monkeys, which inhabit the Ngurdoto Forest. The parks
contains a series of shimmering alkaline lakes, which
attract large flocks of flamingo’s and a variety
of birds, along with elephant, buffalo, zebra, gazelle,
wart hog, hippo and an amazing number of giraffe. The
rare black rhino is also found here. One of the highlights
of today’s game drive is a short walk to a viewing
area overlooking the miniature Ngurdoto Crater, which
is completely reserved for the animals, so no one is allowed
to go down into it. From high above the tiny dots that
appear on the crater floor are actually huge Buffalo,
that feed in the marsh grasses. Overnight - Moivaro Coffee
Lodge (all meals & activities)
Days 03
+ 04: Tarangire National Park
This morning after breakfast you will depart for Tarangire
National Park, Tanzania’s third largest. Here you’ll
find a geologic landscape as diverse as the wildlife,
with nine distinct vegetation zones ranging from grassland
to woodland, from deep gully vegetation to scattered rocky
hilltops. Ancient Baobab trees dot the landscape dwarfing
the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River,
that meanders through the park attracts an abundance of
wildlife, from elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, zebra,
giraffe and numerous antelope to a variety of colorful
birds. Your accommodations for the next two nights will
be at Tarangire Safari Lodge. Tarangire Safari Lodge is
built on the elevated ridge of the Tarangire River just
outside the Tarangire National Park, overlooking the deep
river valley and the Tarangire plains. Between July and
December wildlife can be viewed from the rooms and the
main building terrace. The lodge consists of luxury tents
and bungalows, all with a small veranda where you can
sit, relax, admire the view, and watch the wildlife. The
large canvas doors of the tents unzip to reveal the bedroom,
where you find two comfortable single beds and a writing
table and chair. The Honeymoon Suite is situated near
a ridge over the river and is furnished with a large double
bed made of old dhow wood. Overnight - Tarangire Safari
Lodge (all meals & activities)
Day 05:
Ngorongoro Crater via Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast you will depart across the Great Rift
Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. Although only 205
sq. miles in size this enchanting park is one of the most
popular and attractive wildlife sanctuaries in East Africa.
It is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia
forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home
to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. The park is also
home to large numbers of buffalo, giraffe, elephant, hippo,
impala and of course it’s famous tree climbing lions.
Other highlights include the Hippo Pool, where large numbers
usually gather. Well known for its birds (over 400 species),
Lake Manyara is one of the few places you will see the
comical Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle. After several
hours of wildlife viewing in the park you’ll continue
to the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. The Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
is poised on the brink of adventure. From its prime position
on the eastern rim of the famous Ngorongoro crater, Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge offers today’s safari participant sophisticated
comfort that Stanley, Livingstone, Speke and all others
could only have dreamt of. The lodge boasts more than
100 rooms all equipped with two queen-sized beds, carpets,
fully tiled bathroom with bidets and hair dryers, and
private lounge with mini bar. A beautiful swimming pool
overlooks the crater. After lunch at the farm , you can
relax on your private verandah, take a swim in the salt
water pool or if you wish, visit a local school. Overnight
- Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge (all meals & activities)
Day 06:
Full Day Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area
This morning enjoy a relaxing breakfast before driving
the short distance to the "eighth wonder of the world",
the Ngorongoro Crater. Driving up the slopes of the lush
green mountain and arriving at the rim of the crater ,
the first glimpse takes your breath away. The floor of
this collapsed volcano spreads for 102 sq. miles and the
walls are 2000 feet high, a truly awesome sight. The crater
floor is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited by
almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa.
It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake - complete
with flamingoes, a forest and open plains. After checking
in to your lodge, perched high on the crater rim, and
enjoying lunch at the lodge, you’ll depart with your
guide and descend to the crater floor for an afternoon
of wildlife viewing. In the early evening return to your
lodge with time to freshen up and enjoy a drink in the
lounge before dinner. Overnight - Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
(all meals & activities)
Day 07:
Serengeti National Park
This morning after breakfast and a final glimpse of the
crater, you’re off to the famous Serengeti National
Park, the symbol of Africa's wildlife. The word Serengeti
comes from the Maasai language meaning "endless plains".
The 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) park is inhabited by
more than 2 large million animals including more than
a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains
zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles. Large predators including
lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this
abundance of prey which migrate throughout the park. Many
smaller animals – rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose,
honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboon and African hare
inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds.
Off road you’ll find the "Kopjes", massive
boulder islands of granite standing in a sea of grass,
provide shelter to a great variety of plants and animals,
from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik.
Along the way to the Serengeti you will stop at the famous
“Oldupai Gorge”, where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey
made their discovery of early man.
Your lodging for the next three
nights will be at Ndutu Safari Lodge , near the location
of the migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras. From
December to March, the migration is clustered in the southern
Serengeti between the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and
Lake Ndutu. This delightful small lodge, sits back from
the lake in a beautiful setting, and is know for it’s
friendly staff and wonderful food. At night you can sit
around the campfire and look up at the magnificent African
sky, while listening to the sounds of animals in the distance.
In the morning you'll be awakened by the sounds of birds.
Overnight - Ndutu safari Lodge (all meals & activities)
Days 08
+ 09: Serengeti National Park
During your stay in the Serengeti, you can decide with
your guide how you would like to spend your days. On most
mornings you’ll be awakened early and after coffee
or tea depart on an early morning game drive in the amazing
Serengeti. The early mornings are magical in the Serengeti,
when the wildlife is just waking up to greet the days.
After returning to camp for a hearty breakfast you can
depart on a late morning game drive returning to camp
for lunch or you may want to depart with a picnic lunch
so that you can spend the whole day wildlife viewing.
Off road, across the Serengeti plains, you’ll find
"Kopjes" - massive boulder islands, standing
in a sea of grass. The kopjes were formed by volcanic
activity and provide shelter to a great variety of plants
and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik
dik. After a days activities you return to camp for sundowners
around the fire and dinner. Overnight - Ndutu Safari Lodge
(all meals & activities)
Day 10:
Back To Arusha + Depart
After breakfast you will leave the Serengeti, spotting
wildlife on the way. You will arrive back in Arusha in
the afternoon and be taken to the KIA Lodge, where you
will have the use of a dayroom until your evening transfer
to the nearby Kilimanjaro Airport. Dayroom – KIA
Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch)
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