Serengeti,Ngorongoro Crater,Tarangire,Ol Doinyo Lengai,Cultural Tour

Your 10 night/ 11 day mid-range safari  starts and ends at Mount Kilimanjaro International Airport in northern Tanzania. Your safari includes tours of the famous Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater as well as Tarangire National Parks , all of which comprises the Northern Park Circuit in northern Tanzania .  Your safari also includes a Cultural Day Tour , and a climb of Ol Doinyo Lengai for the more energetic members of your party. Your tour will be adventurous ,  fascinating ,  and safe.

Game Safari

Day 1:  Arrive into Mount Kilimanjaro Airport. Start of program . A Lion Dog African Safari representative will be holding up sign displaying your last name. Transfer to the town of Arusha and overnight at Olasiti Lodge.

Day 2: After breakfast you will commence your private game safari of the Northern Game Circuit, the best combination of game parks in the world. Guests are provided  a professional English speaking guide driving a specially outfitted 4WD drive vehicle with a pop up roof to allow clients to stand up and view the scenery and wildlife in every direction. Guests will be spoiled by the scenery of tribal villages, the Rift Valley Escarpment, alkaline lakes, extinct and active volcanoes, the endless plains of the Serengeti , kopjes, riverines; and close up encounters with lots and lots of African wildlife . A sighting of the “big five “ is almost assured. Prepare to be amazed, and always have your camera ready. At the end of each day , you will be treated to fascinating assortment of camps and lodges providing great meals and hospitality. Your party will be over-nighting predominantly in authentic Hemingway style canvas tents.
The first day of safari starts with Tarangire National Park. Overnight at the Lake Burunge Tented Camp .

Day 3:  Mto wa Mbu Cultural Tour Day is on the menu today.  Overnight at the Tloma Lodge .

maasai tribe

 Day 4 : After breakfast, drive into the Serengeti National Park, and enjoy fantastic scenery and prolific game viewing. If you like, you can stop at Oldupai Gorge en-route to visit the historical sight and information center.  Stay overnight at the Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp .

 Day 5 :  Today you wake early for your hot air balloon ride followed by a champagne breakfast.  Afterwards , enjoy another full day of game drives in the central and western Serengeti where the bulk of the great migration is located at this time of year . Stay overnight at Ikoma Tented Camp.  This venue is located just outside the park boundary so optional night game drive and morning nature walks can be arranged with front desk. After dinner, go out for a Night Time Game Drive. A  night time game drive is a great opportunity to view a whole host of nocturnal animals and insects who are more active at night such as leopards, hippos, porcupines, genets, civets, bush babies, aardvarks, owls, night jars, spiders , scorpions and lots more. For instance, the hippo exits the safety of the water normally grazing for approximately four to five hours each night, covering one or two miles, with extended wanderings of up to five miles. A hippo becomes a serious threat when its path back to the safe confines of the water is perceived to be impeded. The night game drive is also a great experience for listening to the night sounds of the game parks and gazing at the magnificent southern constellation of stars.   The trees, brush and grass are slowly scanned with a bright spot light or powerful flashlight looking for the reflection off the wildlifes’ eyes referred to as “eye shine”. Different species have different colored eye shine. For example, antelope have a greenblue eye shine while bush baby has red eye shine. Be careful to not direct the artificial light too long at the wildlife to avoid damaging their eyes and interrupting their routine for an extended time .

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Day6 :  Enjoy another full day of  Serengeti game drives. Overnight at Exclusive Mobile Camp located back inside the Serengeti boundary.

Day 7 :   Game viewing as you make your way out from the Serengeti to  the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge  overlooking the crater.

Day 8:  After breakfast, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater , the eighth wonder of the World. Magnificent views and fantastic wildlife viewing is on the menu today. You have a very good chance to spot the remaining black Tanzanian rhino as well as numerous predators and some of the biggest bull elephants in Tanzania. In the late afternoon you will ascend and go to overnight the Ngorongoro Farm House.

Day 9 : After breakfast, drive to Lake Natron enjoying the views along the way and check into Lake Natron Tented Camp . Enjoy some of the optional activities around the camp which can be arranged with the front desk .  The more energetic get organized for the guided trek to the top of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano. Catch a few hours sleep before commencing the ascent around midnight.

Ol Doinyo Lengai

Day 10 :Upon decending Ol Doinyo Lengai and arriving back at the camp around 9 or 10 am, have a hearty breakfast, clean up and head back to Arusha  to overnight again at the Olasiti Lodge.

Day 11:  Today you will transfer to airport and catch flight home.

End of program

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