13 Day Mid-Range Wildlife Safari Across Ndutu&Cultural Experience

Welcome to Tanzania! Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to Arusha, the gateway to Tanzania’s famous northern safari circuit. After arriving in Arusha, you will have time to relax and settle into your accommodation. In the evening, you will receive a safari briefing from our team, ensuring you are fully prepared for the exciting days ahead.

Wherever you go in Tarangire National Park, you’ll come across the park’s famous and larger-than-life baobab trees and elephants. These are the twin elements that give this park so much personality. There is, of course, so much more. We don’t just mean the huge populations of wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys and zebras. Or the rugged landscape of rocky hills and rivers, swamps and savannah plains. You also have an excellent chance of seeing lions here –Tarangire is a real lion stronghold – and keep an eye out for leopards and cheetahs as well.

Where the plains of northern Tanzania meet the Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a wonderful place to spend a safari day. Your highlights for the day might include getting up-close-and-personal with the elephants that made this park famous, lots of baboons, as well as one of few lion populations in Africa that spend much of their time in the trees. Between the forests at the foot of the escarpment and the lake that gives the park its name, enjoy rich birdlife and the chance of seeing predator ambush their prey.

When you explore Ndutu, you’ll feel like you’re getting all that the Serengeti has to offer, but there will be far fewer vehicles to block your view. This is one of northern Tanzania’s best-kept secrets, easily accessible from both the Serengeti and Ngorongoro, and yet nicely off the main road between these more popular destinations. Ndutu is particularly good for wildlife when the great migration passes through, but there are plenty of animals to see here, framed against the vast horizon, at any time of the year. It’s especially good for big cats, including tree-climbing lions.

Central Serengeti, particularly the Seronera area, is one of Tanzania’s most iconic wildlife destinations. The region features vast open savannahs, rocky kopjes, acacia woodlands and permanent water sources that attract wildlife throughout the year. It is especially famous for its high concentration of big cats, including lions, leopards and cheetahs.Visitors can also encounter elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles and numerous bird species. Central Serengeti is an excellent year-round safari destination and an important area for experiencing the Great Wildebeest Migration.

The Ngorongoro Highlands are a spectacular mountainous region in northern Tanzania, surrounding the famous Ngorongoro Crater. The area is characterized by volcanic mountains, lush forests, rolling hills, crater lakes, and fertile valleys.The highlands are home to the Maasai people, who have traditionally lived alongside wildlife and practice pastoralism in the area. Visitors can experience local culture, village life, traditional activities, and beautiful highland scenery.The region also includes remarkable natural attractions such as Empakai Crater, Olmoti Crater, and the slopes of Mount Oldeani. With its cool climate and dramatic landscapes, the Ngorongoro Highlands provide a peaceful contrast to the warmer plains of the Serengeti and Ndutu.

Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful natural sights in Africa, a place where you will experience otherworldly beauty with extraordinary wildlife. Watch as, from above, morning mist rolls up and over the crater rim, and notice how the steep walls suggest a place unlike any other. Down below on the crater floor, explore a lost world preserved in a state of pristine isolation, one that shelters lions and hyenas, elephants and black rhinos, flamingos and golden jackals. There are also forests, hippo-filled lakes, a salt pan and hyena dens, and you’ll never lose the sense that you have stumbled into a safari theme park where everything’s wild.

Enjoy your breakfast at Skylark in the morning, taking some time to relax and prepare for your departure. After breakfast, you will check out and begin your journey towards Kilimanjaro International Airport, with a packed lunch provided for the way. Depending on your flight schedule, there may be time for a short stop or scenic drive before arriving at the airport for your departure.

All good things must come to an end, and your time with us on safari in Tanzania will now draw to a close. We’re sure that you’ve had a wonderful time.