Tour Itinerary – 8 Days calving season safari.

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire national park.

After a full breakfast, you will be transferred from your hotel in Arusha and drive directly to Tarangire National park for a full day game drive. The Tarangire National park is the third-largest national park in Tanzania and is home to a large population of elephant. The park is abundant with ancient giant Baobab trees, also known as the “Tree of Life”, which covers a majority of the landscape of the park. The Tarangire river meanders throughout the park whilst supporting the flora and wildlife of the park.

Day 2: Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast, we begin our drive to the Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro with a few stops during the journey at interesting scenic points for you to take pictures and get the full experience of your Tanzania Classic tour. The drives from Karatu to Serengeti National Park is approximately 4 hours and we will make provision for your lunch during the journey by providing you with enjoyable lunch boxes to allow for us arriving timeously for afternoon animal sightings in the Serengeti.

Day 3: Full day game drive in Serengeti National park.

Your Tanzania Classic tours -8 days migration calving season safari will start after your breakfast, where you will spend the day observing animals in their natural habitat at a different time and in various parts of the Serengeti. Look forward to witnessing large herds of migrating animals, prides of lions, cheetah, leopard, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, and antelope as well as various species of birdlife and indigenous trees.

4: Full day game drive in southern Serengeti National park.

Enjoy a full day of animal sightings and capture the wilderness in all its glory as you drive through the Serengeti in search of wildlife. Depending on the time of the year this 8 Days Tanzania Classic Migration tour will be located in the central Serengeti, Northern Serengeti, or Southern Serengeti. This itinerary is flexible and the accommodation will be booked according to animal migratory movement.

Day 5: Another full day game drive in southern Serengeti National park.

The visibility After breakfast we embark on our journey to the Northern Serengeti Mara river where you will witness the spectacular migration. The Northern part of Serengeti is covered by shrubs and vegetation that attract various species of herbivores making easier as compared to the open grassland. Here you can expect to see crocodiles preying on wildebeest.

Day 6: Morning in Serengeti National park. Afternoon drive to Ngorongoro.

Your 8-day Tanzania Classic Tours -migration calving season safari will start with an early breakfast at your lodge or camp before you leave for morning game sightings. At midday, you will enjoy your picnic lunch thereafter you will continue with afternoon animal sightings as you drive to the Ngorongoro crater rim for an overnight stay.

Day 7: Full day game drive in Ngorongoro Crater.

After early breakfast, you will depart with a picnic lunch and you will visit Ngorongoro Crater for a full day of game viewing. The Ngorongoro crater has a good number of lions and cheetahs, and it is another good place to see the rare black rhino. In the late after the full game drive, you will be driven back to your arranged Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Lake Manyara National park – Arusha.

We visit Lake Manyara for animal sightings with options for a cultural visit in the nearby village of Mto Wa Mbu. Lake Manyara National Park is located in the Great Rift Valley and the park maintains the green forest which is watered by underground water streams from the Ngorongoro highlands. The highlights of Lake Manyara are the tree-climbing lions as well as thousands of pink flamingoes, hot springs, elephants, wildebeest, impala, zebra, hippopotamus and various bird species. The journey ends with a return afternoon drive of approximately 2 hours back to Arusha.

Dependent on your schedule and returning flight we will transfer you to the airport on time for your flight back home or to your arranged hotel