5 Days: Balloon safari at Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara, Tanzania

DAY 1: Arusha - Tarangire

The safari starts after breakfast at the hotel then drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive. Lunch is inside the park. Dinner and overnight take place at Hhando Coffee lodge.

The Tarangire National Park is located between the meadows of Masai Steppe to the southeast and the lakes of the Great Rift Valley to the north and west. Among the rolling area where the park lies, it occupies an area of 2,600 square kilometers. The perennial Tarangire River takes over the northern part of Tarangire. Through the cut ditches, the River flows upwards up to when it leaves the corner of the park, in the North West flowing into Lake Burungi. There are a number of wide swamps that dry into green plains during the dry season in the south. You will obviously see big numbers of elephants gather here as well as the wildebeests and zebras the impalas also exist in large numbers as well, eland, buffalo, and giraffes. Bohor reedbuck, Thompson’s gazelle, greater and lesser kudu, and the Coke’s hartebeest. On really some rare occasions, the common usual gerenuk and fringe-eared Oryx are also seen

DAY 2: Tarangire - Serengeti

After Breakfast you set off to Serengeti national park (with your picnic lunch box) 3 – 4 hours’ drive, half day spent exploring this photogenic park afternoon game drives are offered. Dinner and overnight stay at Tukaone Tented Campsite.

DAY 3: Balloon safari at Serengeti

Early in the morning around 0500am you will be picked up for flying with a balloon from the center of Serengeti {seronera} you will have Bush breakfast at 0830am followed with a full game drive at the famous and best national park over Africa – Serengeti. Dinner and overnights at Tukaone Tented Lodge.

Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s 2nd largest park covering 14,736 sq. km and is adjoining with the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which include zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, Grants gazelle, heart beast, Eland, Kirk’s dik-dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe, and warthog),

DAY 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

After breakfast (with your picnic boxes), descend to the Ngorongoro Crater for a full day game drive until evening, we view the game as we drive southeast up into the magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation. Full afternoon crater tour followed by dinner and overnight stay at a Hhando coffee lodge.

The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq. km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals. Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. When it peaked in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro today

DAY 5: Lake Manyara - Arusha

After breakfast (with your picnic lunch box), you drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive until evening

Lake Manyara a protected area in Tanzania's Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority and covers an area of 325 km2 (125 sq. mi) including about 230 km2 (89 sq. mi) lake surface. More than 350 bird species have been observed on the lake.

This is the end of the safari and you will then be driven back to Arusha.

• 4 Game Drives
• 1 Maasai village tour
• 1 hour Balloon Safari (check prices with and without the balloon safari)
• Walking safari / coffee farm tour
• Bonfire
• Crater tour

This safari tour will take you from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.

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Meals and Drinks

During this safari, your daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included in the price plus one bottle of water per day.

• Transport in a custom 4×4 land cruiser for Tanzania
• Services of English-speaking driver tour guide
• All game parks entrance fees
• Full board accommodation in lodges as specified above in a double/Twin room
• 1 Bottle of water per person per day while on safari
• Tour starts/ends in Arusha.
• Balloon safari (please make sure to select the prices where this activity is included)
• Maasai village tours.
• Waling safari/ coffee farm trip

• All personal travel insurance
• All personal expenses; e.g. laundry, telephones, beverages, tips,
• Any other extras not stated as included above
• All International and Domain flight
• Airport pick up and drop off

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 7 days before arrival.