8 Day Safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti
This safari itinerary is recommended from July to October when we expect the Migration to be in Northern Serengeti.
Arrival
12th August 2022: Arrive to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Met by TK driver and transferred to Nimali Tarangire for dinner and overnight.
Safari
13th August 2022: All day game drives and guided walking safari within Tarangire National Park. Early evening return to Nimali Tarangire for dinner and overnight.
14th August 2022: Morning game drive at Lake Manyara National Park. Late afternoon transfer to Ziwani Lodge in the Lake Eyasi area for dinner and overnight.
15th August 2022: Very early morning transfer from your lodge to a location recently reconnoitred by your local Eyasi guide, where we will find some Hadzabe Bushmen hunters to join on their morning hunt, learning aspects of hunting and survival training along the way. Afterwards, we move to a larger settlement where we meet the Hadzabe ladies and learn some of their foraging skills.
Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Crater rim for overnight at the rudimentary, beautifully situated Pakulala Safari Camp.
16th August 2022: Early morning descent into Ngorongoro Crater for game drive. Afternoon transfer to Lake Masek Tented Lodge, with visit to an authentic Maasai boma en route.
17th August 2022: Explore the Seronera area in search of the permanent predator population in central Serengeti. Afternoon, transfer to Nimali Mara for overnight.
18th August 2022: Game drives in the Mara Region of Serengeti in the heart of the Wildebeest Migration. We aim to witness a Mara River crossing, perhaps the most dramatic event in the annual safari calendar. Overnight at Mara Mara Tented Camp.
19th August 2022: Early morning transfer to launch site for hot air balloon ride in aerial pursuit of the Great Migration.
Afternoon transfer to Kogatende airstrip in time for the 1455 Coastal Aviation departure arriving into Arusha Airport at 1820.
Met by driver and transferred to Onsea House for dinner and overnight at Machweo.
Arusha & Departure
20th August 2022: Morning - collected by vehicle to visit the Cultural Heritage Centre. Afternoon transfer to JRO for flight home.
Safari route map
This map is not a comprehensive description of movements and shows only a selection of approximate landmarks along the safari's intended route.
Images on this page are of the properties visited and do not necessarily reflect the rooms to be allocated.
