8-day Ultimate Northern Tanzania Safari & Lake Natron, budget camps

You will depart from Arusha in the morning and head to Tarangire National Park, arriving before midday. Once in the park, you will be able to enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive with a delicious lunch in the afternoon. In the early evening, after your game drive, you will exit the park and make your way to your campsite for dinner & overnight.

Tarangire National Park – main attractions:

- Land of giants – herds of elephants & massive baobab trees

- Over 550 different bird species – migratory & permanent

- Abundant biodiversity

-The Tarangire River.

Diner and overnight stay will be at Karatu Safari Camping Lodge.

After breakfast, our safari guide will pick you with a Tanzanian smile from your lodgings for the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Manyara, a relatively small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha, is so named for the shallow salt lake that occupies a good seventy percent of the park's lands.

Flooding and drying seasonally, this soda lake is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park, we see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalo, elephants and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes, not only open grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab dotted cliffs. You will have a Lunch at a picnic sites arranged by a professional Guide

After our full day in the park, we will drive to our lodgings, where we will be afforded the opportunity to relax and enjoy a sumptuous meal with our comfortable quarters awaiting us.

Depart Karatu in the morning after a hearty breakfast and make your way to the famous Serengeti National Park. En-route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will have a chance to see some views of the Ngorongoro Crater before reaching the Serengeti gate. After lunch, you will head out on an afternoon game drive to look for some of the wild game before sunset and dinner at the campsite.

Serengeti National Park – main attractions:

- Voted the best national park in Africa (2020) by the World Travelers Awards

- Home to the great wildebeest migration

- The famous grassland plains

- The high number of predators – leopards, cheetahs & lions

- Traveler's Choice.

Today, you will head out early on your morning game drive for a chance to witness a magnificent African sunrise in the bush. Head out after a cup of coffee and experience the wilderness and its magnificent creatures as they wake up among the dew-covered grasses. Later, you will head back to camp for breakfast and some relaxation. In the afternoon, you will head out once more for another chance to explore the plains in search of the African wildlife as you exit the park. Late afternoon you will be heading to Ngorongoro for relaxation, diner and overnight stay

Main attractions of an early morning game drive:

- The best time to spot the animals & birds

- Animals are more active than in the afternoon

- The best chance of experiencing predators on a hunt

- The best time to capture lovely pictures in beautiful light.

After breakfast, you will be drive heading to Ngorongoro crater, you will depart the campsite with a picnic lunch and descend into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. Explore the magnificent world of diversity that lies within, surrounded by the imposing walls that encircle the reserve. It is possible to see all of Africa's Big Five within the crater among a vast array of other wildlife, including hundreds of bird species. Enjoy a full day in the crater before heading back to Ngorongoro for relaxation, diner and overnight.

Ngorongoro Crater – main attractions:

- The largest unbroken volcanic caldera on earth

- Home to Africa's Big Five

- Witness Maasai tribesmen living among wild animals

- Exceptional natural landscapes.

After breakfast, we will head to Lake Natron. The drives from the Ngorongoro conservation area are remote, with a desolate, other-worldly beauty and an incomparable feeling of space and antiquity.

The roads pass through untraveled Maasai land, with small bomas and big mountains often in view in a wild, cauterised landscape. From June to November, at the lake around two million flamingos gather. On the way to the lodge, we can make a stop at the hot springs. We will overnight at Lake Natron.

The lodge has a swimming pool that is embedded in its surrounding landscapes and comes complete with stunning views of neighbouring Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai, a still-active volcano. Enjoy the view! From the lodge you can take a 10 minute walk to the lake with your guide.

In the morning, your guide will take you for an adventurous walk to the waterfalls (make sure to bring walking shoes). Several Maasai villages are found nearby and your guide for the hike will be a Maasai. After lunch, you will proceed with game drive until evening.

Your relaxation, diner and overnight stay will be at Lake Natron.

After a good night’s sleep, this morning is departure time. After the last game drive, your vehicle will take you to the to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport

End of the Tour, and See Endless Adventure Team wish you a safe journey.