The Great Migration

Day 1: Arusha National Park and Canoeing Safari & Sundowner

Your Guide will take you early in the morning from your hotel to Arusha National Park where you will have nature walking under the foot of Mount Meru later on you will have a game drive in the Arusha National Park and evening you have the amazing a sunset canoeing in one of the amazing crater lake. The lake Duluti surrounded by a forest with various bird species. The sunset is so beautiful and romantic to you, very health and so suitable for refreshing. You will spend 2-2.5hrs cruising the lake listen songs from the birds sounds near you. Later, you will enjoy a bottle of wine (depend on your choices) or champagne and snacks on the lake shore wait for the sunset. Dinner and overnight at Lake Duluti Lodge (3 Meals)

Day 2: Materuni Waterfalls hike, Coffee Tour & Local Lunch

Our representative (or your guide) will collect you from the hotel for a visit to the Kilimanjaro region – possibilities of taking great pictures of Mt. Kilimanjaro summits are limitless! Arrive in Materuni village for a hiking adventure to the waterfalls, the tallest in the region. Later return to the village for a hot local lunch and coffee plantation tour. In the evening, you will drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight at Lake Duluti Lodge (HB)

Day 3:Tarangire National Park

After breakfast as you arranged with your guide, you will start a day by driving for 2 hours to the gate of Tarangire National Park which is famous for its big elephants. In the park you may across other mammals such as big cats, buffalos, Zebra, Giraffe, antelope and it is home of hundreds of species of the birds fly from on point to another. Tarangire national Park has the river known as “Tarangire River” which tend to flow whole the year, during the dry season the river become “attracter” for many animals which help to sport wildlife animals easy. During the lunch you will have picnic lunch while praising the beautiful of the park. After full day game drive, you will go to your hotel for dinner and overnight at The Retreat at Ngorongoro (3 Meals)

Day 4:Meet Hadzabe the Bushmen and Datooga

Around 5am, you will leave the lodge to meet Hadzabe the Bushmen and participate in their early morning’s interactive activities including bush trek, hunting, making a campfire and other activities. Later on, you will meet Datoga, the skilled farmers and livestock keepers. You will learn more about this tribe group before driving back to Karatu where your lodging is located. Dinner and overnight at The Retreat at Ngorongoro (3 Meals)

Day 5:Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Lake Manyara nested on the edge of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment. Manyara’s habitat includes large troops of baboons & monkeys, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, warthogs, antelopes, and hundreds of species of birds. Dinner and overnight at The Retreat at Ngorongoro (3 Meals)

To make your day active and more exciting, you may choose to add one or two below:

• Lake Manyara biking adventure and local community visit
• Lake Manyara nature walk
• Mto Mbu village biking

Day 6:Central Serengeti

Today you will start driving early in the morning after breakfast to Serengeti National Park, as known as the “Endless Plain” denoted from Maasai language. You will drive via Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will have a few minutes of crater view. After a break, you will proceed to Serengeti National Park for an afternoon game drive where you will have opportunities to see herds of mammals and other fabulous wildlife animals. Central Serengeti and Seronera River Valley are the “heart” game areas for wildlife throughout the year. This area is a permanent “home” for numerous wildlife such as the “big five”. During the evening, you will drive to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Into Wild African Tented Camp (3 Meals)

Activity: Bush Dinner

Day 7:Northern Serengeti & Great Migration

This morning after breakfast, you will have a game drive to the north part of Kogatende to view the great migration. In the evening, you will have an opportunity to witness the great migration as wildebeest and zebras cross the river. The river tends to flow all day in August, during which you will witness parts of the wildebeest herds crossing the river. Dinner and overnight at Acacia Migration Camp (3 Meals)

Day 8&9:Great Migration

The day after a healthy breakfast, you will proceed with a game drive and witness the “world’s greatest show” where crocodiles lick their thickset jaws in anticipation in the Grumeti river. The “big cats” such as lions hunt in the long grasses on the savannah, leopards on acacia trees hang the meat on the tree, cheetahs lie on rocks under the sun waiting for fresh meat from wildebeest. The huge elephants observe their flocking habitat in the savannah and much more to experience.

Activities: Game drives, picnic lunch or hot lunch at the lodge, bird watching, bushwalk (optional)

Day 10:Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive towards the crater and descend down the crater walls for a 6-hour game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the seven wonders of Africa. It is the largest intact caldera in the world with diverse wildlife residing within its walls. Expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. In the evening, you will ascend and drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight at The Retreat at Ngorongoro (3 Meals)

Day 11:Arusha City Tour & Shopping

Today, after breakfast, you will drive back to Arusha. Upon arrival, you will have a city tour where you will visit the local market, cultural center, craft shops, and have an opportunity to buy souvenirs and local crafts. In the evening, you will have a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at Lake Duluti Lodge (3 Meals)

Day 12:Departure

After breakfast, you will have some free time at the lodge until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.