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Tanzania – Serengeti Lodge Safari (10 Days) – Migration - BIG 5
Mt Meru, Mt Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park (Western Corridor), Moru Kopjes, Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire National Park
Tanzania – Serengeti Safari (10 Day) migration safari. Visit the Serengeti National Park on a Wildlife Safari Tour. Highlights of the this safari include: Arusha, Lake Mt Meru, Mt Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park (Western Corridor), Moru Kopjes, Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire National Park, with an add on option of a Hot Air Balloon "Serengeti Balloon Safari" ride which is the ideal way to see wild animals on the plains of Serengeti National Park - Tanzania and the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya.
Serengeti National Park is Africa's most famous destination. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one million white bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 200,000 zebra.
The annual wildebeest migration and dense predator population attracts most of the visitors who come to Tanzania. There is an overwhelming sense of space in this archetypal African savannah which stretches for over 15,000 square kilometres. The Greater Serengeti Eco-system which includes several smaller reserves and the Masai Mara in Kenya is actually twice that size! The name comes from the masai word 'Serengit' which means 'endless plains'.
There is very little permanent water in Tanzania's largest National Park, so the Migration and general location of the most of the animals is linked to rainfall patterns. The non-stop parade of over a million wildebeest, a quarter of a million zebra and numerous Thompson's gazelles. Big cats and other predators follow the migration through their territories.
All of the 'Big Five'are present in Serengeti. Elephants are few in number on the wide grassy plains but more concentrated in the wooded areas of Lobo and the Western Corridor. An estimated 300 lion hunt on the central Seronera Plains alone, with more being dispersed around the park. Leopard, more elusive and very well camouflaged in the foliage of trees can often be spotted by their tails hanging down. Buffalo are significant in number and sizable herds are scattered throughout the park, whilst the few remaining black rhino are protected in an inaccessible area. Other species of animal are also prolific including giraffe, warthog, hyena, various gazelles and antelopes and some primate species (mainly vervet and olive baboon). The Serengeti Ecosystem is an Endemic Bird Area. Six species are not found anywhere else in the world and due to the diverse variety of habitat an amazing 505 species have so far been documented
Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport
You arrive from South Africa in the evening with Air Tanzania from Johannesburg via Dar es Salaam at 1930 hrs. You will be met by a company representitive who will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and greet and then from there you will be transferred to Mt Meru Game Lodge for dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight Mt. Meru Game Lodge
Serengeti National Park is Africa's most famous destination.
Serengeti – home to approximately 3 million large mammals
All of the 'Big Five'are present in Serengeti.
The Great Migration
Famous Ngorongoro Crater – a World Heritage Site
Arusha & Mount Meru
Kilimanjaro which is Africa's highest peak and the world's highest free-standing mountain.
Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world.
A hot air balloon "Serengeti balloon safari" ride is the ideal way to see wild animals on the plains of Serengeti National Park
Day 2:
Mt. Meru Game Lodge – Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park
A natural wake up call will be at 6.30 am , this will be the Blue Monkeys , the Black faced Vervet Monkeys and some times the Black and White Colobus Monkeys jumping up and down the roofs of the rooms.
On day two you will depart to Arusha, after breakfast with their picnic lunch boxes provided from Mt. Meru Game Lodge’s kitchen, upon reaching Arusha, they will be provided with an opportunity to do some last minute shopping at Shoprite Super Market. After that you will proceed to Meserani Snake Park and Maasai Museum at Duka Mbovu. At Meserani Snake Park you will get an opportunity to view a variety of snakes and reptiles that are to be found in East Africa and then will visit the Maasai Museum where you will be able to see and learn about the Maasai tribe culture and their history. Please note: Meserani Snake Park is also a Bird Sanctuary, where you will see some birds that have been kept in this Sanctuary with permanent injuries and cannot be returned to the wild again.
From Meserani Snake Park, you will depart to Makuyuni then to Mto wa Mbu, here you will be able to taste some exotic fruits that are grown in this small village that is situated at the base of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. You will taste fruits like Red Bananas, Pineapples, Custard Apples and many more fruits depending on the season. 1Then from there you will enter Lake Manyara National Park; spend the afternoon watching game in Lake Manyara National Park and search for the predators and prey. Later on in the afternoon climb the Great Rift Valley and proceed to Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight stay
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge stands high on the bluff of a dramatic ochre and terracotta streaked cliff above the flamingo-frosted expanse of Lake Manyara’s gleaming alkaline waters, The Lodge commands panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley.
Day 3:
Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti (Serengeti Serena Lodge)
On the third day you will depart to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area after breakfast, with picnic lunch boxes provided from the kitchen of Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, on the way stopping at the view point to admire the Caldera (Ngorongoro Crater) and then proceed to Serengeti National Park. Game drives on route while heading to Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge.
Day 6:
Serengeti National Park – Serengeti Balloon Flight – Central Serengeti
On this day you will be woken up at 5.00hrs and will be collected by Serengeti Balloon Safari vehicle and they will be driven to the launch site near Maasai Kopjes. You will then fly over Serengeti Plains with a Hot Air Balloon, and will get a totally different view and angle to see the wildlife from above or alternative activities around the lodge. After the flight, you will have a champagne breakfast under an Acacia tree and then given their certificates for flying with Serengeti Balloon safaris.
After the Balloon Safari Breakfast you will meet up with your driver at Seronera Wildlife Lodge or at Serengeti Visitors Center. With picnic lunch boxes you will continue with game watching in Seronera Valley for a full day. Later in the afternoon you will depart to Serena Mbuzi Mawe Luxury Tented Lodge for dinner and overnight
On this seventh day of Safari you will depart from Serena Mbuzi Mawe Luxury Tented Lodge to Moru Kopjes, explore this area for its predators and prey. Have lunch under an Acacia Tree and then proceed to Ngorongoro Crater on the way after crossing in to Ngorongoro Conservation Area proceed to Shitting Sands.
On the way to Ngorongoro Crater, stop at the cradle of mankind (Oldupai Gorge) here you will be given an introduction lecture on this fossil site and then visit a museum. Which has some very many prehistoric fossils and a full cast of the oldest foot prints in the world that date up to 1.5 million years old. Dinner and overnight Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
