Experience Overview
Highlights
- Experience wildlife drives in the iconic Serengeti
- Marvel at one of the largest intact calderas in the world at Ngorongoro Crater and its unique wildlife
- Spot towering termite mounds and search for elephants in Tarangire National Park
- Explore the city of Arusha: the gateway to Tanzania’s northern circuit
Trip Details
Product Code: 38760
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Budget
Transport: 4x4 safari vehicles, private vehicles.
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles: Budget
Tour Operator: G Adventures
Supplier Code: DTAR
Starts: Arusha, Tanzania
Finishes: Arusha, Tanzania
Duration: 6 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating: Average
Includes
Activities
- Your G for Good Moment: Mto wa Mbu Community Visit and Lunch, Mto wa Mbu Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
- Two safari drives in Tarangire National Park
- Coffee harvesting tour in Karatu
- Scenic safari drive in Ngorongoro Crater
- Sunset safari drive in Serengeti
- Full-day safari drive in Karatu and Serengeti National Park
- Free time in Serengeti National Park
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hotels (3 nts), Tented Camp (2 nts).
- 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
Transport
- 4x4 safari vehicles, private vehicles.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer), certified safari guides/drivers, local guides.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $3,099 ($516 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha
Arrive at any time. Attend a welcome meeting in the evening where you will get to know our fellow group members and meet your CEO.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast the group will travel to Tarangire National Park. This park is special due to its large elephant population, presence of ancient baobab trees, and a unique dry season migration. The elephants gather around the Tarangire River that flows through the park Enjoy a safari drive upon arrival to see the diverse wildlife here for yourself. Sit down for a picnic lunch inside the park before continuing onwards to Karatu where you will spend the evening.
Day 3: Karatu
Spend a free morning in Karatu. Choose to have a leisurely wake up and relax at the hotel or pre-book the optional Lake Manyara Morning Safari Drive. Later, in the afternoon engage with local farmers on a coffee tour where you will learn about the harvesting of the beans and participate in hands-on sorting and roasting. Dinner will be had at the hotel in the evening.
Day 4: Karatu/Serengeti National Park
Today will be an early start as the group travels to the Ngorongoro Crater. Once here, you will go on a scenic wildlife safari drive. This geographical wonder is the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. The uniqueness of this environment has allowed for a self-contained ecosystem that offers visitors a high concentration of wildlife like, lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo. Enjoy lunch in the park amid this serene setting before departing for Serengeti National Park. Enter through the Naabi Hill Gate and experience a safari drive en route to your tented camp for the evening where you can relax under the stars.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Choose to set an early morning wake-up call and pre-book the Serengeti Balloon Safari for epic views from the sky. Then, after breakfast set out on a full day safari drive through the Serengeti. Sit down for a picnic lunch inside the park, scan the landscape for wildlife, and listen to bird calls all around. Return to your tented camp and relax for the evening amid your outdoor surroundings.
Day 6: Serengeti National Park/Arusha
Gather for a breakfast at camp amid the morning life of the Serengeti before beginning the journey back to Arusha. Stop alonf the way for lunch at Mto wa Mbu, a G Adventures-supported initiative. Arrive to Arusha in the late afternoon where your tour will end. Please do not book onward travel prior to 7PM.
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Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.
In Business Since 1990
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