Itinerary
Overview
Ultimate Serengeti & Ngorongoro Adventure
A breath-taking 3-days honeymoon safari in Tanzania’s most adventurous parks. You will experience fascinating wildlife starting in Tarangire and some of the most diverse landscapes; monkey ,lions, elephants in acacias and a huge variety of animals inside a collapsed volcano (Ngorongoro Crater) then finalize at the Lake Manyara national park well know as the birds haven.
Itinerary
Day by day
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
Our personal Safari Guide will collect you from your accommodation in Arusha for the start of your honeymoon safari after a good mouth filling breakfast at your hotel. The drive to Tarangire is on a good tarmac road, across the gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees. En route, you will pass many Maasai in their colurful dress and walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding their cattle and driving donkeys carts.
Tarangire National Park is well known for its large elephant herds. From the open roof of the vehicle you will experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River in search of many animals including zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. It’s possible that you will catch a glimpse of a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching and relaxing in the trees above. After an extensive game drive, having experienced the various sights and sounds of the wilderness, you will leave the park and head to your nearby lodge, where you will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Tarangire – Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast you will leave the hotel and drive through the Rift Valley to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater, it is the world’s largest volcanic caldera, is almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep and is known for its large variety of wildlife, including the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard.Ranked as 8th wonder of the world, Ngorongoro is the world’s largest unbroken caldera often referred as (Garden of Eden). A truly epic part of your honeymoon safari retreat in Tanzania.
In addition there are various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelles, reed bucks and more than 500 bird species. At the picnic site, you will have lunch before enjoying some more game viewing in the crater. You will leave the crater in the afternoon.
Activities in Ngorongoro : include a visit to the Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge
The Olduvai Gorge Museum is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Northern Tanzania on the edge of the Olduvai Gorge. A site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleontologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, guiding a conclusion that humans evolved in Africa. It is approximately 5 km from the main road to the Serengeti plains north west of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Dr. Louis Leakey and his wife Mary are known as the first family of paleontology in East Africa after making a great achievement in a discovery of the skull of the first human being at Olduvai Gorge in 1959, dating 60 years today.
Day 3: Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara – Arusha
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. The park’s namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On your exploration of the park you will see monkeys, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. In the afternoon we will arrange a unique way to end your honeymoon safari by providing a traditional local lunch at Manyara area in the midst of the long standing banana stems then we will drive and return to Arusha.
What's Included?
- Accommodation: 6 nights in luxury tented camps and lodges.
- Meals: Full-board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) throughout the safari.
- Transport: 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof for game viewing, including airport transfers.
- Professional Guide: Services of an experienced, English-speaking safari guide.
- Park Fees: All national park entrance fees, including the Ngorongoro Crater.
- Game Drives: Daily game drives as per the itinerary.
Drinking Water: Bottled water during game drives. - Maasai Village Visit: A cultural visit to a Maasai village (if time permits on Day 7).
- Internal Flights: Domestic flight from Arusha to Serengeti (if applicable).
- Emergency Evacuation: AMREF Flying Doctors emergency evacuation insurance.
What's Excluded?
- International Flights: Flights to and from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Visas: Entry visas for Tanzania.
- Travel Insurance: Comprehensive travel and medical insurance.
- Gratuities: Tips for guides, drivers, and lodge staff.
- Personal Expenses: Items of a personal nature such as souvenirs, additional beverages, and laundry services.
- Optional Activities: Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary (e.g., hot air balloon safari).
- Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic drinks at lodges and camps unless otherwise stated.
- Covid-19 Related Expenses: Any testing or quarantine costs related to Covid-19 regulations.
