Brief Itinerary
Day 01: Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport
Day 02: Arusha/Ndutu Area
Day 03: Full day Ndutu Area
Day 04: Ndutu Area/Serengeti National Park (Southern)
Day 05: Full day Serengeti National Park
Day 06: Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Crater/Karatu
Day 07: Departure Kilimanjaro International Airport
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport, and transfer to Arusha
Arusha is Situated at the foot of the beautiful Mount Meru; Arusha is known as the safari capital of Tanzania’s Northern Safari Circuit. It’s a bustling city filled with an interesting mix of markets, chaotic traffic, old colonial buildings and modern conveniences, like coffee farms and shops, and an array of great Hotels and restaurants
Dinner and overnight at the Hotel in Arusha
Day 02: Arusha/ Ndutu Area
Morning drive to Ngorongoro Conservation in Ndutu area for game drive, picnic lunch
The Ndutu Region forms part of the northern section of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stretches to the unfenced southern reaches of the Serengeti National Park, a meeting point between these two incredible wilderness areas. This section of the park is made up of rolling grasslands peppered with alkaline lakes that attract flocks of flamingos, as well as acacia woodlands.
Dinner and overnight at the Camp in Ndutu Area
Day 03: Full-Day Ndutu Area
Full day Ndutu to explore the Calvin season.
The prime game viewing spot in the Ndutu Region is around Lake Ndutu, where enormous herds congregate between December and April to graze and calve. The forests and granite kopjes around Lake Ndutu are also home to lots of game outside of the migration months. Sightings of six species of cats – leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, African wildcat and serval – are a big highlight of visiting the Ndutu Region. You can spot the cats throughout the year, but the best viewing is during the calving months of January and February when these predators pick on the fledgling baby animals.
Dinner and overnight at the Camp in Ndutu Area
Day 04: Ndutu Area/ Serengeti National Park
Depart for a game drive in Southern Serengeti. Picnic lunch
Grassy plains studded with granite kopjes extend endlessly across the scenically beautiful Southern Serengeti, which stretches from the bottom of the Central Serengeti to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Maswa Game Reserve. It’s one of the best areas to see the animals of the Great Migration: visit between December and May to see the huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle arriving to calve, and then at the beginning of the dry season making their way northwards again in search of green grass. February is a particularly good month to visit the Southern Serengeti to see thousands of baby wildebeest taking their first steps on the savanna – and being targeted by hungry lion, cheetah and hyena, which are in abundance in the region.
Dinner and overnight at the Camp in Ndutu Area
Day 05: Full-Day Serengeti National Park
Breakfast then departs for full day exploring south Serengeti. Picnic lunch
A safari in the Southern Serengeti is all about seeing the Great Migration in action on daily game drives, whether its baby wildebeest being born and taking their first steps on the lush green plains in the early months of the year, or watching the vast herds on the move as they track their course northwards towards the Masai Mara. The Southern Serengeti is one of the places where you can see the full circle of the Great Migration: the herds returning to graze in December with the start of the green season, the birth of the babies in January and February, and the departure of the herds as the grass starts to dry at the end of the rains.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Katikati Camp (FB)
Day 06: Serengeti National Park/ Ngorongoro Crater/ Karatu
Morning drive to departs to Karatu, stop for Crater tour in Ngorongoro Crater. Picnic lunch
A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater is an experience of a lifetime. As the world’s only intact caldera, the crater is the top attraction of the 8,292km²/3,202mi² Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There are few places that have comparable wildlife densities. It is not unusual to see the Big Five in one day here. And all this is in the most amazing setting with a backdrop of the 600m-/1,968ft-high crater wall.
Dinner and overnight at the Lodge in Karatu
DAy 07: Karatu/ Arusha/ Kilimanjaro International Airport
Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport via Arusha, lunch in Arusha then transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your International flight.
International Airport
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