6 Days Best of Serengeti

All about the 6 Days Best of Serengeti Safari

1. Day 1 Arusha – Tarangire Park
   
   After a safari briefing in the morning and an approximate 2 hour drive you will arrive at the Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered as one of the best places to view elephants up close, not only because there are thousands of animals but also because they are not disturbed by the presence of vehicles. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. In the late afternoon you will leave the park and drive to a designated accommodation, where you will overnight.
   
   
2. Day 2 Tarangire Park – Serengeti Park
   
   After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water. You will spend the night at a designated lodge or camp inside the park.
   
   
3. Day 3 Serengeti National Park
   
   In the morning after breakfast you spend the entire day on game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals and include lions, leopards (in the acacia trees) and cheetahs. During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return up north. As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds may vary from year to year but your guide will know where to locate the animals and where to see them best. You will thereafter go back to the lodge or camp for hot shower, dinner and overnight.
   
   
4. Day 4 Serengeti National Park
   
   In the morning after breakfast you will spend another day for game viewing in Serengeti National Park. Serengeti has much to explore apart from the great migration which depends on the time of the year you visit. Optional you can have a dawn awake and then proceed to Serengeti Balloon tour. This tour will take an hour flying with Balloon ride over the landscape of Serengeti, birds and wildlife viewing abundantly. The adventure will end up with a bush breakfast at the picnic site. You will go back to the lodge or camp for relaxation before continue with another game drive later. In the late afternoon you will therefore drive back to the lodge or camp for hot shower, dinner and overnight at a designated accommodation.
   
   
5. Day 5 Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
   
   In the morning after breakfast your will have an early drive to Ngorongoro crater. Upon arriving at the crater gate you will do all the formalities and then descend to the crater floor for game drive. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight at the designated lodge or camp.
   
   
6. Day 6 Karatu – Coffee Tour – Arusha
   
   In the morning after breakfast you will have a walking tour to Arabica Coffee plantation to learn much about coffee life cycle. You will have picnic lunch on your way to Arusha town. In most case we will connect you with a flight in the next morning to Zanzibar Island or same day connect you with your international flight back home.