8 Days Sawasawa Safari

You will wake early and start your journey to the unique Tarangire National Park.

Ranking as the 6th largest National Park in Tanzania and covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, The Tarangire National Park is most popular for its large elephant herds. Wildebeest and zebras join elephants, buffalo, and giraffes to form a wildlife migration second only to the Serengeti/Maasai Mara phenomenon There are large populations of impala, giraffe, eland, and buffalo.

Early Morning after breakfast you will depart your lodge and head for Lake Manyara National Park to continue your safari. The most famous spectacle in the park is the tree climbing lions who spend most of their days lazily relaxing along the branches of acacia trees 6 – 8 metres above the ground. You will depart the park around 6pm and head to your lodge perched on the rim of the crater to witness a magnificent sunset and enjoy a relaxing evening.

A 6am warning call is recommended to capture dawn over the crater. After breakfast you may begin your descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the maximum concentrations of wild animals in any African national park, you will see everything you would hope to see on safari during your morning game drive.

Residents of the Ngorongoro encompass lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes and lots of uncommon birds you can even get to peer the” Big Five” in a single day!

After breakfast we will head to the Lake Ndutu region, situated in the Ngorongoro conservation area, a sublime landscape of the southern Serengeti eco-system. The drive takes approximately 3 hrs.

Lake Ndutu, alkaline like most of the other Rift Valley Lakes, is however a viable source of H2O and is frequented by a wide array of the myriad wildlife here inhabiting. We arrive in time for a delectable luncheon at the lodge or tented camp, and, with appetites sated, we undertake our afternoon game drive in the Ndutu region. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April. The area is usually heavily populated with elephant, giraffe, over four hundred species of birds and a plethora of other resident game.

After an unforgettable day, we head for The Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp to dine and unwind by a fire on the plain under the star bright endless African night sky.

Your force will start round 6am while you’ll be looking for nocturnal predators coming back from their night`s searching and animals waking up in the early dawn. Later in the afternoon, when the sun is less intense, you can go for an early evening game drive or undertake a nature walk around the camp with the resident tribesmen. Alternatively, if you would prefer to maximise your time in the park, a picnic lunch is also available – a long day but worth the extra effort.

After a leisurely breakfast, you will head out for a full day of game driving into a different region of the great Serengeti. You will go in search of the two million-strong wildebeest and zebra migration, and the predators who pursue them.

You will stop at one of the parks’ beautiful picnic areas for a relaxed lunch and refreshments before continuing on your afternoon game drive, returning to your lodge by mid-afternoon to avoid the intense heat of the sun. Watching the thousands of wildebeest and zebra majestically floating along the seemingly endless plains of the Serengeti is sure to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience you will never forget.

Enjoy breakfast with views over the stunning Serengeti plains before, departing for the Seronara airstrip, located in the central area of the Serengeti. For your flight back to Arusha airport where you will connect onto flights to your next destination, or transfer to Kilimanjaro airport if required

After lunch and a full afternoon inside the Crater, you will head to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.