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Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024

Welcome to Africa! Upon arrival at Mt. Kilimanjaro International Airport. After immigration formalities, meet your transfer driver outside of the arrival lounge. Your destination this first night is Arusha, 55 km away from Kilimanjaro International Airport (about 1Hr drive).
Overnight at Kahawa house

Dinner and breakfast provided

Day 2: Aug. 28, 2024 : Arusha – Serengeti:

After breakfast depart to Arusha Airport for catching your 8am flight to the North Serengeti. Your safari guide awaits at the Kogatende Airstrip with packed lunch from the lodge. Shortly on arrival at the Serengeti National Park the Safari guide would give an orientation about the area followed by the drive to the wilderness for wildlife excitements. Kogatende is a great place that hosts the great migration from July – late October, a sighting of the massive heard crossing the flooding Mara river is phenomenon, lunch in the bush when you build up an appetite.

After lunch you carries on with the game drive for a couple hours.

Overnight – River camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

Day 3 & 4 Aug 29 & 30, 2024: Northern Serengeti: Optional activity balloon ride over the migration

An early start after breakfast for a game drive with packed lunch. Carrying of the packed lunch helps flexibility on sightings as you won’t be thinking of limiting your time for the sake of getting late to the camp for lunch. Sightings like great migration crossing the flooded river requires a lot of patience, as sometimes animals gather in massive herds over the river bank a few hours before crossing. Besides the great migration the area has amazing wildlife diversity like the big and small cats such as the Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, and the smaller cats like the Caracal, African wild cats and the Serval cats, generally the small cats are more crepuscular in nature which makes it rarely seen in day light hours. Lunch in the bush when you build up your appetite, your professional safari guide would pick a nice spot for lunch while exploring the natural beauty of the Serengeti. After lunch carry on with the game drive for a couple of hours.

Overnight –River camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

Day 5: Aug. 31, 2024 Northern Serengeti – Central Serengeti:

Depart with packed lunch to the Central Serengeti across the most remote parts of the park to maximize chances for wildlife sightings. The variable terrain and habitat of the Serengeti ecosystem provides potential habitat to a variable wildlife species no wonder the park has amazing concentration of wildlife species. The rock out crops besides doting the environments with scenic look they do provide essential habitat for cats to hide their new born at the early stage when are prone to their natural enemies. Birds of different species can be observed and identified, at times big birds of prey like; Martial eagle, Verraux eagle, Dark and the pale chanting gas-hawks, Verraux eagle owls, to mention a few but the area has fascinating abundance of birdlife. Lunch in the bush when you build up your appetite, after lunch carry on with the game on the way to the central Serengeti.

Overnight – Sametu camp

 Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

Day 6 Sept 1, 2024: Central & East Serengeti 



Today you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a game drive in one of the mostly densely packed wildlife areas in the world. Ngorongoro Crater is a collapsed volcano (a caldera) that formed about 2-3 million years ago. Measuring just 100 square miles on the floor it also boasts one of the densest population of lions in the area. At the end of the day, ascend the rim again and savor all that you have seen. 

Day 7 Sept 2, 2024: Central Serengeti – Ngorongor Crater- Karatu

You will take a packed breakfast for an early start to driving to the famous Ngorongoro Crater. Today will be a long day, you will arrive in Ngorongoro around 10ish and start your game drive!

Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers 8,292 square kilometres (5200 square miles). The crater was formed over 2.5 million years ago after violent volcanic activities. The volcano eventually collapsed to form a huge depression known as a crater, though technically it is a caldera due to type of formation and the size of the area. Wildlife diversity is wonderful in the crater, and it is one of the very few places left in the world where the black rhinoceros thrive. 

We will break for lunch when you are ready. After lunch continue with a game drive till 4ish before driving out of the crater to Karatu. Sighting of rhinos in the dry season is quite challenging because their favourite pasture is dry and short; usually, the rainy season is the best time to see them as they wander more widely because of abundant food almost everywhere. 

Overnight – Kitela lodge.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

Day 8 Sept. 3,2024: Karatu- Tarangire National Park

Your safari guide will have your packed lunch in a vehicle before you leave for Tarangire. The drive will take 2 – 2.5 hours. At the main gate to Tarangire National Park, while your guide is paying for park fees, you can stretch your legs in the parking lot; this is a good time to use the restroom. Tarangire National Park covers 2600 square kilometers (1615 square miles). The diversity of flora and fauna is great year-round, though in the wet season some wildlife like wildebeest and zebra tend to wander widely to an extensive Maasai steppe south of the park. Lunch at the park when your appetite calls. After lunch, we will continue with the game drive for a couple of hours.



Overnight – Bwawa mbili tented camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

Day 9 Sept.4, 2024: Explore the beauty of Tarangire

The bird and elephant populations at Tarangire are phenomenal. The park has over 500 bird species—a Mecca for birders! Besides birding, the park has the largest elephant population density per square kilometer in the northern part of the country compared to other parks. The great wildlife diversity of the park makes it one of the great places that can be visited year-round, though many claim that Tarangire is its best in the dry season. At the camp, you’ll have a few hours for lunch and a rest before the late afternoon game drive.

Another option could be taking a packed breakfast and lunch instead of stopping at the camp for lunch; this would allow us extended time in the park.



Overnight – Bwawa mbili tented camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

Day 10 Sept.5,2024: Tarangire to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Arusha 

After your leisurely breakfast, depart to Arusha for lunch and day room at Tumbili lodge; late evening transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight back home.

Breakfast and lunch provided & unlimited drinking water in the car

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If you have any questions, please contact Ron Wyatt at ron@ronwyattphotos.com or 732-619-9628. 

This safari package includes:

• Transportation in a safari specific vehicle 
• A professional English speaking driver/guide
• Park entry fees
• Unlimited mileage
• Pair of binoculars
• Field guide books and maps
• Unlimited drinking water 
• Meals as per the itinerary
• Local beer and soft drinks
• Arusha-Kogatende flight day 2
• Fly doctor AMREF emergency evacuation

This safari package does not include:

• International flights and visa fees
• Personal travel/baggage Insurance 
• Drinks outside mentioned above
• Tips for the driver guide and any porters at the lodges
• Unexpected increases in National park/lodge fees by the relevant authorities

ron@ronwyattphotos.com 

732-619-9628