This is a very special tour that concentrates in the Serengeti, to follow the Great Migration and searching for the big 5 animals. You will spend at least 3 nights in the park, usually 2 in the Central Area (largest concentration of big cats) and 1 where the Migration is according to the time of the year. We have designed this particular tour so that you finish the safari in the most remote location in the Serengeti. You will also get a chance to interact with Tanzanian Culture where by you will meet the Maasai in Mto wa Mbu area.
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport [JRO], you will be met out team and transported to the Venice Hotel in Arusha. We will give you a briefing of your Safari itinerary and you get prepared for starting safari the next day. This will be your home for one night with your bed and breakfast included.
Accommodation: – on Bed and Breakfast
You will travel up to Tarangire which is the surprise package on the Northern circuit. Often overshadowed by the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire has immense concentrations of game in the peak months and a fraction of the visitors that go to any of the other Northern parks. The game viewing here from July through to October is superb and the atmosphere and habitat is completely different from the other parks. The real prizes in the park are dwarf mongoose, Oryx and generuk but viewings are very rare. Tarangire is one of Tanzania’s finest birding destinations.
If you visit the park during the dry season, you will witness an unforgettable natural wonder as you can observe wonderful creatures such as lions, Leopard, cheetah, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests and zebras as well as various types of antelopes and gazelles and with a little luck, you can also spot a python.
Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in local language, “endless plains”. The park has 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it’s the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park.
Accommodation: – on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
After breakfast, you drive to the northern part of the Serengeti for a game drive along the Mara River. Depending on rainfall, the spectacular crossings of the Mara River can begin as early as July or as late as August. The wildebeest and zebras must survive the Nile crocodiles and fast-flowing water before facing the lions waiting on the other side. This time of the year game viewing is sensational, impressive, and dramatic.
Hot Air Balloon Ride Option: 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
Accommodation:- on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Rise up early for a morning game drive along the Mara River. It is truly an amazing experience to see all those hoofed mammals in search of water and greener pastures, followed by iconic predators. A journey full of danger where only the strongest survive. You may also see hippos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, warthogs and if you are lucky the endangered black rhino, later afternoon proceed with game viewing en route to central Serengeti.
Accommodation:- on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
On this day we suggest a very early wake up in order to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you’ll ever witness. It’s really one of the most beautiful experiences to have. After the game drive, we return to the camp for a rewarding brunch and then we’ll start a drive to Ngorongoro Crater while enjoying game viewing along the road.
Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Ngorongoro Crater is considered one the wonders of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq. miles and has 2.000 ft high walls, making it virtually a Noah’s ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It’s one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the black Rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest and open plains. It’s also famous for its elephants which, are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World.
We will start the day very early with a transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After a fantastic afternoon game drive, ascend the crater and transfer to karatu area for overnight.
Accommodation: on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Pickup from your hotel at 8am and start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for a full day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq. miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs and mahogany trees, as well as to a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys. Permanent residents of this park also include giraffes, elephants, impalas and a huge amount of buffaloes. The lake is also home to a large number of hippos. The landscapes of Lake Manyara are something that cannot be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background.
Masai Cultural Experience: You will visit one of the Maasai boma in Mto wa Mbu area where by you will get a chance to interact with the maasai people, singing with them, learning their history, life style and daily economic activities.
Late afternoon transfer to Arusha for overnight.
Accommodation:- on Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
The Voluntary Orphanage Program focuses on the welfare and development of disadvantaged children. Due to the widespread disease of HIV / AIDS, many children have been left homeless in Tanzania and other African countries. The extended families of these children are forced to send the children to such orphanages, due to economic limitations.
Volunteering with children in an orphanage will be the most rewarding experience for volunteers and students of the sabbatical year. If you choose to work here, you must be adaptable, flexible and prepared to face and listen to heartbreaking stories of children’s backgrounds. In a typical project placement, there are about 55-60 children in the age group of 4-10 years. Rest assured that you will feel moved after spending time here with the children.
What are you going to do and responsibilities as a volunteer?
You may also bring some sweets/candies or any kind of gift for this little kids