3 DaysTarangire,Serengeti

Days 1: Arusha
Around late afternoon you will be arrive at Arusha. We pick you with our car to the hotel Dinner and overnight Touch budget

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park to Mto wa Mbu
After a tasty breakfast we will depart from Arusha and travel to the Tarangire National Park, a land of cloudless skies and baked earth in the dry season and lush in the rainy season - but whatever the season you can be sure of sighting dozens of the 550 species of birdlife that constantly strut, flitter and swoop here. These include the world’s largest bird, the ostrich, and shrieking colonies of dazzling yellow-collared lovebirds. Shy dwarf mongoose make their homes in the colossal termite mounds that bring a surreal architecture to a busy landscape also decorated with the ancient baobab tree. On your game drive you’re sure to see family groups of the majestic elephant, and don’t forget to look closely at the trees: you might see a leopard stretched on a stout branch, lazily flicking its tail. Look more closely and you could see a python, resting between meals. After a busy day you’ll be driven to the Mto wa Mbu to Fanaka campsite, which has a range of good facilities, and cooked a delicious dinner under a sky awash with stars.
Day 3: Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti
As the stars fade in the glow of dawn you’ll wake to a pink and apricot sunrise and be served an appetizing breakfast as a cheerful start to your adventure to the Serengeti National Park. We will drive near – but not into (yet) - the verdant Ngorongoro Crater. Our real Ngorongoro Crater adventure is later on but first it’s time to enjoy the Serengeti. The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and you can see why: the endless golden savannah is decorated with bursts of colour of flowers of all descriptions attracting the buzzing of bustling insects and the calls of a thousand different birds. You’ll spot ear-twitching gazelle and perhaps be lucky enough to witness the famed annual migration of the brindled wildebeest. Watch out also for the toughest animal you’ll ever likely to meet: no, not a rhino, but the fearless honey badger. We’ll enjoy a lunch stop on a kopje and then make our way further into the Serengeti for some more wildlife watching. You’ll rest your tired eyes and muscles in a comfortable Nyani campsite, listening to the sounds of the night.


Day 4: Fullgame Serengeti to Arusha
Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. We do an after breakfast game viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The visitor’s centre not far from the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed centre, offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The centre also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lion and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink! Back to arusha.Read more