Tour Overview
Get a real taste of Tanzania on this safari which will take you right out to the vast plains of the Serengeti. You will also visit two of Tanzania’s most popular national parks: the Ngorongoro Crater, where you will have the best chance of seeing the Big Five, and Tarangire National Park, home to the largest population of elephants on the planet. You will have a private Spirit Of Tanzania Safaris 4x4 safari vehicle and an expert guide who will teach you about how the animals survive in this often brutal environment.
Included/Exclude
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
3 meals while on safari
Soft drinks
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fee
Tour Plan
You'll need to organise their own flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From JRO we will arrange a private transfer to hotel in Arusha overnight at Tulia Boutique Hotel. That night or early the next morning you will meet your local Spirit Of Tanzania representative and have a full briefing.
You will be met by your private guide and vehicle and driven to Tarangire National Park, arriving with plenty of time for an afternoon game-drive. The Tarangire River runs through the park attracting a huge number of elephants, buffalo, giraffe and antelope, particularly in the dry season between June and October. It is not uncommon to see large herds of elephants roaming through Tarangire's savannah grasses or taking shade under the odd looking "upside down trees" (baobab) that are dotted around the park. The park also boasts over 550 different bird species, the most diverse in Africa, including the Kori Bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the World! You will stay overnight at Marera Valley Lodge
After breakfast, you will take a picnic lunch with you as you continue to the Serengeti, a drive of around 4 ½ hours through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers some of the most exciting game viewing - great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, as well as thousands of eland, topi, hartebeest, impala and Grant's gazelle. Overnight at Osero Serengeti Tented Camp
After breakfast, you will set out with a picnic lunch for further game viewing in the Serengeti. The Serengeti National Park is one of the world's greatest game parks. Meaning "endless plains" in the Maasai language, it is Tanzania's oldest game reserve and is world-famous for the role it plays in the annual Great Migration, when an estimated two million herbivores - mostly wildebeest and zebra - migrate from the Serengeti to Kenya's Maasai Mara Game Reserve. In the afternoon you will leave the Serengeti to return to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Stay overnight at Ngorongoro Safari Lodge
After an early breakfast, you will drive to the fascinating wildlife arena of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is over 260 km2 (100 miles2) and was formed when a massive volcano exploded and collapsed on itself 2-3 million years ago. It is now the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world and often referred to as "Africa's Eden". Home to more than 25,000 large mammals, it is not unusual to see all of the "Big Five" (buffalo, elephant, rhino, lion and leopard) in a single day. Driving through the Ngorongoro Highlands, you will arrive at the crater rim and then descend down 610m (2000ft) onto its floor to start your safari extravaganza.
Following your game drive you will transfer to your hotel in Arusha, or onwards to Kilimanjaro airport.
