9 Days Luxury Lodge Safaris

Arrival

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport – Pick up from Wipa Safaris. D

Day 1:

Arusha National Park Mixed hiking (circa 2 hours ) and game drives, in this special little park at the foot of Mt Meru – chance to see Mt Kilimanjaro. BLD

Day 2:
Tarangire National Park is the first National park on our safari, after an early start we drive to and enter this park famous for its many Elephants and Bao Bab trees. Game Driving until dusk. We overnight listening to the sounds of the African night.  BLD 

Accommodations:

Luxury: Crater Lodge, Sopa Lodge and Serena Lodge

Mid-range: Rhino Lodge, Wildlife Lodge

Budget: Lilac Campsite, Panorama Campsite

Day 3:
Tarangire National Park for a full days game driving.  BLD 

Accommodations:

Luxury: Crater Lodge, Sopa Lodge and Serena Lodge

Mid-range: Rhino Lodge, Wildlife Lodge

Budget Camping: Simba Campsite

Budget: Lilac Campsite, Panorama Campsite

Day 4:
We continue our safari to Lake Manyara National Park. We Game Drive in this spectacular park at the base of the western wall of the Great Rift Valley before retiring to our hotel on the rim of the Rift Valley. BLD

Accommodations:

Midrange: Eileen’s trees lodge, Endoro lodge, Marera valley lodge, Karatu simba lodge.

Budget: Lilac Campsite & Panorama

Day 5:

Day 6:
We drive to and enter the world famous Serengeti National Park.Game Driving from the entrance gate to your hotel in this the probably most famous of all National Parks in the world!.  BLD 

Accommodation

Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp / Melia Serengeti Lodge / Four Season Serengeti

Mid-range:Serengeti Bush Camp,Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp / Embalakai Camp / Acacia Central Camp

Budget Camping: Nyani Campsite

Day 7:
A full day, dawn to dusk Game Driving in the Serengeti National Park. Today we have over 14,000 km in which explore the ever changing flora and fauna, in this park made famous in the Film “Serengeti shall not die” by Dr. Bernhard Grzimek. You too shall never forget the splendour of the rolling savannah and open plains, home to the most spectacular migration on our planet!.  BLD 

Accommodation

Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp / Melia Serengeti Lodge / Four Season Serengeti

Mid-range:Serengeti Bush Camp,Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp / Embalakai Camp / Acacia Central Camp

Budget Camping: Nyani Campsite

Day 8:

Our last game drive in Serengeti National Park taking in some of the “Kopjes / Inselbergen” granite outcrops in which many predators love to sit and look out over the plains for their prey. Lunch is a packed lunch. En-Route to Ngorongoro Crater. BLD

Accommodation

Luxury: Crater Lodge, Sopa Lodge and Serena Lodge

Mid-range: Rhino Lodge, Wildlife Lodge

Budget Camping: Simba Campsite

Day 9 :

Ngorongoro Crater – a World Heritage Site – where we spend the maximum of six hours allows game driving! Down inside the World’s Largest Perfect Caldera (collapsed volcano) with a permanent residence of circa 30,000 animals. Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly exciting place to see the only remaining Black Rhinos in East Africa.  BLD

Accommodation

Luxury: Crater Lodge, Sopa Lodge and Serena Lodge

Mid-range: Rhino Lodge, Wildlife Lodge

Budget Camping: Simba Campsite

Day 10:

Departure
Departure Day: Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for those returning home. For those taking one of our Zanzibar or Mount Kilimanjaro / Mount Meru extensions.