Day 1: Arusha
A representative will be at the pickup place (airport or bus station) of your arrival, feeling excited while waiting for your arrival with your name printed on an A4 paper. You will have a look on Mount Meru as you approach Arusha town and enjoy driving across the coffee and mixed banana plantations. Relax in your already-booked hotel in Arusha after a long flight while you are dreaming of your safari tomorrow morning.
Accommodations will be at Grand Melia Hotel in Arusha
Day 2:Fly from Arusha to Kogatende/Northern Serengeti National Park
Pick up early in the morning at the hotel around 7:30 a.m. For check in at Arusha airport at 08:30am to join the flight included to Northern Serengeti at kogatende airstrip where you will meet your guide awaiting for you for your game drive to the Northern Serengeti National Park exploring the great migrations safari in the Northern part.Later we take you to Serengeti Mara River Camp for Dinner and overnight stay F/B
Day 3: Northern Serengeti full day game drive
After having breakfast, you will experience a game drive following the animal migration at the Northern Serengeti. You can see wildebeests, zebras, topi hartebeests, elands, antelopes, hyenas, and various birds singing on the trees while viewing the beautiful landscape and nature.
Usually, in July, August, and the beginning of November, the migration reaches its northern range in which the herds cross the grasslands on either bank of the crocodile-infested Mara River twice, as they complete their migration. You will also be able to enjoy the sunset at Serengeti between 6:20 - 6:40 p.m. after the game drive before returning and staying overnight and dinner in the Kogatende area at Serengeti Mara River Camp for Dinner and overnight stay F/B
Day 4: Northern Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, you will proceed to Ngorongoro. Today, you will be doing a game viewing en-route during your way from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater. You will be in Ngorongoro Crater late in the evening where the night will be spent on the crater rim. Dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro Lions Paw F/B
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Game to Arusha
After breakfast, you will depart for the descent down the crater for a five-to-six-hour game drive. In the crater, you are able to view the Big Five. See buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and many more species, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Rift Wall. After the game drive in Ngorongoro Crater, your driver will take you back to Arusha for overnight at the hotel booked for you at Grand Melia Hotel inn Arusha BB
Day 6: Arusha
After breakfast, you will be taken to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK). There are focal points for you to have Mount Kilimanjaro view when the cloud is clear on your way to the airport. Fig Tree Tours and Travel wishes you all the best on your flight back home. Don’t hesitate to let them know you have got your home. Fig Tree Tours and Travel is looking for you to be back again soon with family and friends. Good luck!
Note: Fig Tree Tours and Travel uses a 4-WD Land Cruiser with viewing roofs for the safaris that can accommodate 4 or 6 or 7 passengers. Their guides are licensed, trained, friendly, and have years of experience.