8 Days 7 Nights Photographic Safari To Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara And Ngorongoro Crater

This tour aims to impact you with exceptional experiences that will tempt you to take countless pictures for different purposes including blogging for content creators, research and hobbies as well. This safari that will lead you to an endless plain of Serengeti where you will discover marvelous wildebeest migration takes place all year round. You will peculiarly explore Ngorongoro and wonder how wildlife shares the resources with Maasai without any confrontation among them. In Tarangire national park, countless numbers of elephants will amaze you  and different species of birds will be heard singing all around. 

Accommodation:  Serengeti Villa or Africana Grand Hotel. (Bed and breakfast)

Distance: Kilimanjaro airport to Arusha: 50 Km (1 hour drive)

Arusha airport to Arusha city: 5 km    (25 minutes drive)

Day 1: Arusha To Tarangire National Park

After breakfast the tour will depart to Tarangire National Park with lunch boxes, on the trip expect to enjoy a full day game drive in the Park. You will explore the park and enjoy  each moment and in the afternoon you will have a picnic lunch, then continue with a game drive to see what nature will offer. 

The Tarangire National park consists of natural vegetation predominantly, theAcacia woodland and marvelous giant African Baobab trees. The park accommodates huge swamp areas in the south, both the river and the swamps attract wild animals like magnets during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is well known to contain the largest elephant herds in Africa.

This Tanzania National Park is also home to three rare species of animals including the Fringe-eared Oryx, Ashy starling as well as, Greater Kudu

Late afternoon we will drive back to Farm of Dream Lodge for dinner and overnight 

Distance: 150km

Game drive time: 6 -7 hours 

Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop up roof

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water

Day 2: Tarangire – Serengeti National 

After breakfast the tour will depart towards the Serengeti National Park, pass the brilliant high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro. Leaving the highlands behind, we will descend into the Serengeti National Park. The park offers a panoramic view with its endless plains that flash into the distance as far as the eye can see.

On the tour we will explore the central park area, well known as the Seronera area. This one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, comprises the Seronera River, which provides an important water source to this area and hence attracts the number wildlife which are representative of most of the Serengeti’s animals species. We will arrive in the afternoon and enjoy lunch and proceed with an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Lodge. (FB) 

Distance: 2

189km

Game drive time: 6 -7 hours 

Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop up roof

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water

Day 3: Central Serengeti To Kogatende

After breakfast, the tour takes off and drives across the well known plains of Togoro and crosses through the Mbuzi Mawe kopjes, making our way straight into the park’s northern ends. On our  arrival in the Kogatende, we will get a high time to go out in search of both big five as well as the Wildebeest Migration crossing the Mara River. Later you will go for Dinner and overnight at Mara Acacia Migration Camp.

Day 4 & 5 Full Day  Game Drive In Northern Serengeti Around  About Kogatende Area.

After breakfast, the tour will start and the game drive will take you around the Kogatende area, looking around the kopjes, searching for carnivores and the large groups of migration that will be possibly preparing to cross the Mara River into Kenya. From this point you will enjoy the Mara River itself as it is the home to large numbers of hippos and Nile crocodiles. Later you will enjoy your Dinner and overnight at Mara Acacia migration camp. 

Day 6: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater 

On this day you will wake up early in the morning and have breakfast, then you will enjoy a morning game drive in the park, you will depart with your lunchboxes and then drive to Ngorongoro with a game drive.

Dinner and overnight at Karibu luxury tented camp. (FB) 

Distance: 135km

Game drive time: 6 -7 hours 

Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop up roof

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water

Day 7: From Ngorongoro – Mto Wa Mbu

After breakfast, the tour will go down to Ngorongoro where you will descend into the crater with a lunch box, enjoy a day game drive.

The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most highly crowded African wildlife spots in the world and an estimated 30,000 animals have found their home here, including some of Tanzania’s are black rhino. The area is supported by a year round water supply  which supports a countless variety of animals, including buffaloes, eland, herds of wildebeest, zebra, birds, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.

Another big shot to this picturesque park is its ability to accommodate a huge population of predators, which include hyenas lions, jackals, ever-elusive leopards and cheetahs. The lunch will be enjoyed on the crater floor. 

Late afternoon drive back to Karatu at Marera Valley Lodge for dinner and overnight. 

Distance: 30km

Game drive time: 6  hours 

Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop up roof

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water

Day  8:  From  Lake  Manyara National Park – Arusha 

After breakfast the tour departs to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park grants an unlimited variety of habitats that enhance a wonderful wildlife view. Lake Manyara landscape is covered by Acacia woodlands,baobab strewn cliffs, water forests, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and predominantly the lake. The park is capable of supporting a huge number of animal species and spectacular bird life. Manyara has a huge concentration of baboons compared to nowhere in the world and the lions in this park are also famously known for their tree climbing habits. You have a day to enjoy what the park has to offer and then late afternoon will drive back to Arusha. End of the tour

Distance: 185km

Game drive time: 6 -7 hours 

Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop up roof

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Drinking water

PRICE : 4000$ PER PERSON FOR 2 PAX 

Included

Nights lodge accommodation during safari 

All meals during the safari

Pickup from airport on arrival 

Game drives in a proper safari vehicle 4×4 safari jeep open roof

Services of a professional safari guide

Nights accommodations at Serengeti villa  

Park fees

Mineral water

Excluded

Items of a personal nature

Tips (20$ per person per day)

International air fares.

Any required visas.

Travel insurance.