DAY 01: FROM KILIMANJARO AIRPORT TO HOTEL IN ARUSHA
You
will be picked up and escorted to a hotel i the
outskirts of Arusha. Arusha is the town where all northern Tanzanian
safaris start. If you got the time take a walk and enjoy Africa, when
it is best. Leave your valuables and money in the hotel.
Overnight : SG Resort or Lash Garden Hotel
Meals : Breakfast |  |
 | DAY 02 : ARUSHA - TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
At 9 am after breakfast you will get information about your safari. Next you will be transferred to Tarangire National Park.
The trip lasts almost 3 hours. After check-in you will have lunch. In
the afternoon there will be a game drive. In Tarangire
I have seen the largest herd of elephants ever, there were more than
120 in one herd. There is though one disadvantage in this park. There
are lots of tsetse flies, they bite but they do not carry
trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness. It hurts when they bite,
but there is no itching afterwards.
Overnight : Tarangire River Camp or Tarangire Sopa Lodge or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner
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DAY 03 : FROM TARANGIRE NP TO NGORONGORO CRATER
After
breakfast there is a game drive in the park. You will have lunch before
passing Mto wa Mbu (mosquitotown) and Karatu to reach the area, which
is just before Ngorongoro Conservation area. In Mto wa
Mbu there is a large market. You can ask the driver to stop for a short
period to watch and buy goods in this market.
Overnight : Ngorongoro Farm House or Bougainvillea Safari Lodge or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner |  |
 | DAY 04 : NGORONGORO CRATER
At
06:30 am after an early breakfast we will go down into the crater for a
six hours guided sightseeing. The crater is 250 squarekilometers
and 600 meter deep.
All the "Big Five" - lion, buffalo, rhino, elephant and leopard is
present in this area. I have seen four of them, but leopards are very
hard to locate. Most of the elephants are old males, which cannot cope
in the huge areas and they cannot fight anymore. Here they have an
asylum.
Overnight : Ngorongoro Farm House or Bougainville Safari Lodge or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner |
DAY 05 : SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast you will head for Serengeti National Park,
where you will stay 3 days. There will be a game drive en route and you
will have picnic lunch on the way to your Camp. Here you will stay in
tents. They are permanent situated here and they have private bathroom
and toilet. Whilst driving you will have a good opportunity to see
zebras and wildebeest.
Overnight : Moivaro Ikoma Tented Camp or Kijereshi Tented Camp or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner |  |
 | DAY 06 : SERENGETI NP
Two
game drives - one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Serengeti is
filled with game of all kinds. Here you can meet elephants, buffaloes,
lions and leopards, not to forget cheetahs. Hyenas are also present and
even black rhinos. They are very difficult to discover, because they
have been hunted by poachers so there are not many left. You will see
lots of antelopes and gazelles. You might also see hyrax here. They
look like huge guinea pigs but their nearest relative is the elephant.
Overnight : Moivaro Ikoma Tented Camp or Kijereshi Tented Camp or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner |
DAY 07 : SERENGETI NP
This
day you also have two game drives. You will probably see lots of
wildebeests and antelopes. Wildlife here of course depend on the time
of year when you visit. Generally there are lots too watch when
driving. You might be lucky to see a serval cat or civet. Klipspringers
can often be seen close to camps or lodges.
Overnight : Moivaro Ikoma Tented Camp or Kijereshi Tented Camp or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner |  |
 | DAY 08 : TO OLDUVAI GORGE
After breakfast you will say goodby to Serengeti. You will bring picnic lunch and you will head for Olduvai.
This is an excavation where remains of the Zinjanthropus man, who
is 1.8 million years old. The finding was done by Dr. Leakey. Last time
I visited this place the toilet was the big attraction. Very primitive,
but without the smell in closed toilets. It was just a hole in the
ground with some planks above. If you like to see a
Maasai village you should do it from here to Lake Manyara. Again
you will pass mosquitotown.
Overnight : Moivaro Migunga Forest Camp or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner
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DAY 09 : LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Lake Manyara Park is famous for
it's climbing lions and huge amount of bird species. There is also lots
of elephant here and giraffes is not uncommon either. The park is not
very large but it is cosy. When in the vehicle you will see lots of
vervet monkeys.
Overnight : Moivaro Migunga Forest Camp or simular
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, dinner |  |
 | DAY 10 : FRA LAKE MANYARE TO ARUSHA
After
breakfast you will return to Arusha. You will again have picnic lunch.
You can either go by shuttlebus to Nairobi or you can go to Kilimanjaro
Airport for your return flight. The last alternative is to continue to
Zanzibar for relaxation a few days. Zanzibar is very muslim and you
need to know this in advance. You have to follow their norms and not
offence anybody by wearing to daring clothes. You still can bathe in a
bikini and sunbathe but the bathing suit should only be worn at the
beach.
Meals : Breakfast, lunch |
