6 Days – Lake Natron And Serengeti Safari Experiences
5 days Serengeti and Lake Natron safari will take place in the northern part of Tanzania where you will visit Lake Natron and also go for a wildlife viewing experience in the famous Serengeti national park were you will engage in game drives at different times of day in search of wildlife species like the big five and also for a chance to see the wildebeest migration depending on the time of the year when you engage in the safari.
Day 1: Arrival Day
You will be picked up by your guide on arrival at Kilimanjaro international airport and after introductions and a short briefing; you will be driven to your hotel in Arusha where you will check in.
Depending on your time of arrival, you will engage in a tour around Arusha and visit places like the Maasai market where you will interact with the locals and get to know more about their way of life and also learn how to make local crafts. You will also enjoy shopping and later return to your hotel where you will have dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation at Tanzania Footmark safaris property.
Day 2: Drive from Arusha to Lake Natron
After having breakfast at your hotel, your guide will drive you from Arusha to Lake Natron. You will engage in a walk to the waterfalls in the company of a Maasai guide. The hike to the waterfalls takes about 2 to 3 hours and takes place along the river bed with beautiful views of the valley. You will also enjoy seeing flamingos along the shores of Lake Natron.After your experience around Lake Natron, your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Accommodation at Lake NatronMaasai Guest House.
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti national park
You will have breakfast at your lodge and your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park after checking out of the lodge.
Your guide will drive you to the central park of Serengeti national park which is home to numerous wildlife species like elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos, giraffes, impalas, zebras, kudu, waterbucks, wildebeests, cheetahs and many others. You will proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation at Research Hostel and Rest house.
Day 4: Full day in Serengeti national park
After breakfast early at your lodge, your guide will take you on a morning game drive around the vast savannah plains of Serengeti where you will search for the big five like elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos and many other wildlife species. You will have a lunch break after your morning game drive.
You will engage in an afternoon game drive to search for more wildlife species in Serengeti national park and later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation at Research Hostel and Rest house.
Day 5: Drive from Serengeti national park to Arusha
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge and your guide will drive you back to Arusha which will take about 7 hours and drop you off at the airport or your hotel in Arusha which will bring the Tanzania wildlife safari to an end.
Day 6: Departure Day
What an adventure you’ve with memories to last a lifetime! Enjoy breakfast and still have time to do some last-minute gift shopping in Arusha before drive back to the airport for your flight back home. You can now consider yourself amongst the most experienced of safari travelers, having accomplished a round Tanzania trip and back again, visiting the most renowned game reserves in Tanzania and witnessing nature in all its great abundance. Well done!
Includes:
- All day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Transportation during the safari
- Professional safari and tour guide/driver during safari
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Airport transfers
- Accommodation before safari and after safari
- All Lake Natron activities and gate entrances
Excludes:
- Laundry
- Items of personal nature
- International and local airfares
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Flights not included in the itinerary
- Anything else not included in the itinerary