5 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari (Mwanza-Arusha)

Drive on a tarmac road from Mwanza to Ndabaka gate. Explore the western corridor zone, observing masses of residents in their natural habitats. Stop at the Grumeti River and Retima hippo pool where hippos and giant Nile crocodiles can be found in abundance. Travel further to Seronera area where animals can be seen in abundance including leopard, prides of lion, packs of spotted hyenas, cheetahs, and many plain animals like buffaloes, topi, hartebeest, wildebeest, waterbucks, elands, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, and numerous species of birds. More than 100 species can be observed in a day. Continue to the Lodge or Tented Camp for dinner and a good night.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

You have full day in Serengeti ecosystem; you may start the day with early morning game drive at 6:00 am, breakfast afterwards.

Further game drives over the big Serengeti Park, the Rocks out crop commonly known as Kopjes, pronounced as copy which is Afrikaans language from South Africa meaning “The Spear Head”, harbors allot of animals.

These Rocks are breeding sites for Cheetah, Lion, Leopard and Wild Dog.

As you visit you’ll see Lions relaxing on top of the rocks, some which were given the name Simba Kopjes.

After enough gaming, drive to the Lodge or Tented Camp for hot lunch, after lunch take some rest till dawn, then go for sun set game drive, enjoying the sun sets of Serengeti also the best chance to spot nocturnal animals.

Afterwards, drive back to Lodge or Tented Camp for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Start this day with a sunrise game drive at 6:00 a.m. Afterwards, drive back to your Accommodation for breakfast, thereafter will leave the Serengeti for Ngorongoro via the southern Serengeti short grass plains, commonly known as the endless plains. It’s here where the name Serengeti was derived, a Maasai word meaning “The Endless Plains” .

We will proceed to Ngorongoro crater for a half-day game drive, which is the 8th natural wonder of the world and the unique, world famous caldera with the most abundant wildlife. We will descend into the Ngorongoro crater floor. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, descending down the crater, you will enjoy amazing panoramic view and if you are lucky, you will see the Big five. The caldera is exhibiting more than 120 species of mammals. We will also visit saline lakes such as lake Magadi, which is a magnet for flamingos and other water birds. We will see pools full of hippos, the endangered East Africa’s last black rhinos including birds such as secretary bird, white stork arriving from Europe during the wet season, kori bustards, crowned cranes and ostriches. It is for sure a landscape of sheer beauty. Another big draw card to this picturesque park is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch in the park. Later ascend and drive for the rest and a night stop at Lodge or Tented Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drive southwards towards Lake Manyara National Park via Karatu town. Before you reach the park entry gate, we'll stop at the view point and observe the whole Manyara Park and its beautiful scenery. Next, we'll register and enter the park, which is famous for the abundance of primates along with baboon in troops, vervet monkeys, blue or sykes monkeys, and galago (also known as bush babies). Along the shallow lake, you’ll see a lot of water birds, flamingoes, great white pelicans, ducks and geese, teals, and grebes. Next, we'll visit hot water springs best known as (Maji Moto) and observe volcanic actions.

Afterwards, drive back to Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast you will be collected from your Lodge and drive to the Tarangire National Park for the Full day Game drive. The park is best known for its elephant herds, savannah, baobab trees, seasonal swamps and the life-giving Tarangire River. Animals gather at the river and giraffes, bushbucks and hartebeests are often seen. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals.

Later in the Evening, drive to Arusha.

End of the Memorable Tour!

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch

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