Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Drive to Arusha
Welcome to Arusha! Whenever you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, our driver guide will hold a sign and wait for you at the arrival hall on time. Then you will be escorted to the hotel situated 55 km (34 mi) away, which will take about an hour. If time permits, you will be given a pre-safari briefing before the Tanzania holiday packages is unveiled tomorrow. Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa (4 stars)
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Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park
In the early morning, we'll drive south for 2.5 - 3 hours and reach Tarangire National Park around noon. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch. In the afternoon, the driver guide will lead you on an exciting game drive to sightsee the national park. Tarangire National Park is one of the largest and most beautiful parks in Tanzania, well-known for diverse scenery, high wildlife concentration including migratory elephants and interesting baobab trees as well as hundreds of bird species. The safari ends in the evening and then you will be sent to the lodge for dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
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Day 3: Full day at Tarangire National Park
This morning, a walking safari awaits for you to enjoy. You will go for an excursion through the bush with joint company of the driver guide and the park ranger, which is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to immerse yourself in the nature beauty and learn a lot about flora and fauna in a lively way, for example how to identify animals from their footprints and feces. After the picnic lunch, we will drive deeper into the park to appreciate its diverse ecosystem composing of granitic ridges, valley, swamps, woodland and grassland, all serving as a perfect shelter for the region's life beings. At the end of the safari, you will be transferred back to the camp for dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
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Day 4: Tarangire National Park - Ngorongoro Crater Safari
After breakfast, we will leave for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, 4.5 hours' drive from Tarangire National Park. You could view the breathtaking beautiful scenery along the way. When arrival, check in the local lodge and enjoy your lunch. In the afternoon, follow your driver guide on a game drive to Ngorongoro Crater, the largest unbroken caldera in the world formed 2 or 3 million years ago, harboring not only endangered animals like black rhinos and golden cats and one of the densest population of Masai lions, wildebeest and zebra etc., but also the Maasai tribe, thus reputed as the Eden of Africa. Flamingos are often seen around the Lake Magadi there. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
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Day 5: Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Serengeti National Park
On the fifth day of Tanzania packages, we will go to the Serengeti National Park located 145 km away from Ngorongoro. It takes about 3.5 hours to drive there. When arrival, have your picnic lunch at designated picnic area of the park. Serengeti National Park is one of the oldest parks in Tanzania featuring emblematic grassland plains and spectacular annual wildebeest and zebra Great Migration. In the afternoon, the driver guide will lead you to sightsee its immense landscape and discover its astounding ecosystem. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge
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Day 6: Central Serengeti National Park Safari
Today you and your driver guide will spend the whole day on a deep game viewing into the park. Except the migratory wildebeest and zebra, Serengeti National Park is also the home to large populations of Nile crocodile, honey badger, monkey, hippopotamus, martial eagles, giraffe and the worldwide known Big Five of Africa - lion, leopard, bush elephant, black rhinoceros, and buffalo. Seronera River is the region with the highest concentration of animals. On the safari, you will be guided to seek the trace of these animals and get close to them. The border area between the forest and grassland offers best place to spot animal haunting. You may see cheetahs, leopard and lion haunting for food with your own eyes. The experience is surly to be unforgettable. When the safari is over, return to the camp and have dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge
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Day 7: Central Serengeti - Datoga Tribe - Lake Eyasi
The safari in Central Serengeti goes on in the morning. If you are interested, we could pay a visit to Serengeti Visitor Centre to learn more about the history and ecosystem of the park. After lunch, we'll take a 4.5-hour drive to Lake Eyasi, a seasonal shallow salt lake and its nearby Datoga Tribe. It is a small tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers who are thought to be the earliest primitive inhabitants of Tropical Africa. Their traditions and way of life vary little from those of ancient times. They now mainly making their living from handicrafts and husbandry. You will spend some time with the tribe members and learning more about how they live. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ziwani Lodge
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Day 8: Lake Eyasi - Lake Manyara National Park
Today we will continue the Tanzania holiday packages to visit another indigenous tribe called Hatzabe near the Lake Eyasi. It is, of less than 1,000 people, the last known true hunting tribe in Africa, living only by traditional way of hunting. When men venture out hunting, the women will gather fruits and take care of the old and young. They share a symbiotic relationship with Datoga Tribe, supplying them with animal skins, honey and fruit in exchange for arrowheads, knives and spears. When the cultural encounter is completed, we'll drive 2 hours to Lake Manyara National Park. After lunch, the driver guide will lead you on a safari through the park. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
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Day 9: Lake Manyara National Park - Kilimanjaro International Airport, See off
Lake Manyara National Park is famous for rare tree-climbing lions, large elephant herds and flock of thousands of pink flamingos. After breakfast, the driver guide and park ranger will accompany you on a walking safari through the bushes to find some small animals you may not notice on the game drive, enjoy watching giraffe and elephant eating leisurely, even taste the dates that moneys like. After lunch, we will drive 3.5 hours and 175 km to send you to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for the leaving flight. If you want to leave tomorrow, we are more than happy to help with hotel booking and transfer service. Thanks for booking the Tanzania packages. Bon voyage! Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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