8 Days and 9 Nights Elewana 01 Flying Safari

Day 01: Arusha City / JRO Int Airport – Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, Arusha

Day Itinerary
Upon Arrival at JRO Int Airport, You will meet our representative and transfers to your lodge.
OR pick up from your Arusha City hotel
Upon Arrival at JRO Int Airport or pickup from your Arusha City Hotel, your driver/guide to meet and welcome guests and transfer guests to lodge, after check in formalities completed, you will be briefed on your next 07 days safari program. Your driver/guide is experienced wildlife expert whose knowledge and ability to spot the animals and birds will astound you. After brief meeting, time to relax and enjoy lodge facilities.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Overnight: Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge

Arusha
Resting at the foot of Mount Meru, the sprawling city of Arusha is known as the safari capital of northern Tanzania. It serves as an excellent base from which to explore the remarkably scenic surrounding area which includes majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as the Manyara, Tarangire and Ngorongoro National Parks. Arusha is a good spot to take a day or two off from the safari circuit as it features a temperate climate and lush surrounds. Visitors can look forward to exploring the wildlife-abundant Serengeti National Park; the magnificent Arusha National Park; and taking on the challenge of climbing Mount Meru, Africa’s fifth highest mountain.

Day 02: Arusha City – Tarangire National Park

Day Itinerary
After Breakfast – Visit to Coffee estate, experience the Shanga Cultural. Briefing and Lunch at the Lodge. Transfer to Arusha Airport for your flight to Tarangire – Kuro Airstrip. Your will be met and transfer to your lodge. After lunch, begins afternoon game drive of Tarangire National Park. Late evening return to lodge, time to relax, enjoy lodge facilities and dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Elewana Tarangire Treetops

Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park, situated within Tanzania’s spectacular Manyara Region, is an awe-inspiring national park forming of granite ridges, river valleys, mixed vegetative landscapes, and free-roaming wildlife. During the annual dry season, the Tarangire River is a magnet for thirsty wildlife. Large herds of elephants and migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest, and eland gather and not surprisingly the predators follow. With lion being among the most spotted animal, it is a rare day that a visitor does not spot this majestic animal prowling or grazing. Tarangire is also the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as oryx and gerenuk are seen regularly. This expansive area is also known for its spectacular baobab trees, its breathtaking views of the Maasai Steppe and the wondrous mountains to the south.

Day 03: Tarangire National Park

Day Itinerary
After breakfast, begins with morning game drive of the Tarangire National Park. PM return at lodge for freshen and lunch. After lunch, enjoy afternoon game drive, late evening returns at lodge, time to relax, enjoy lodge facilities and evening dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Elewana Tarangire Treetops

Day 04: Tarangire National Park – Serengeti National Park (Northern Serengeti)

Day Itinerary
After Breakfast you will be transferred to Kuro Airstrip for your schedule flight to Kogatende Airstrip-Serengeti. on arrival at airstrip, met and greet and transfers to Transfer to your camp for lunch – en route game viewing. After lunch, begins game drive in open plains of Serengeti in search for ‘Big Five.’ Kate evening returns at camp, time to relax and enjoy camp facilities and evening dinner under the sky.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp
Alternate: Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp

Northern Serengeti
Located between the Central Serengeti and Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve to the north, the Northern Serengeti is a remote African wildlife wonderland. The vast, rolling savannah of the Northern Serengeti, is known as the hub of the great migration. The landscape is characterised by vast stretches of savannah interspersed with acacia trees and riverine woodlands. Wildlife can be seen along the banks of the Mara River and visitors can view the annual spectacle of the half a million migrating wildebeest. Commonly spotted wildlife include: a multitude of plains game such as buffalo, zebra, gazelles, impala, giraffe as well as lion and leopard. Visitors can look forward to bird watching, hot air ballooning, game safaris and guided bush walks.

Day 05: Serengeti National Park (Northern Serengeti)

Day Itinerary
After breakfast, enjoy full day game drives of Serengeti Park with picnic lunch. Late afternoon returns at camp, relax and enjoy camp facilities and evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch Pack & Dinner

Day 06: Serengeti National Park – Karatu

Day Itinerary
After breakfast you will be transferred to the Kogatende Airstrip, en route game viewing. On Arrival at Lake Manyara Airstrip, you will be met and greet and continue to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive and enjoy picnic lunch pack. Late afternoon drive to your Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch Pack & Dinner
Overnight: Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro

Karatu
Travellers heading for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater will pass through the town of Karatu in the green hills of Tanzania’s northern highlands. Presided over by the towering Ol Deani Volcano, this small, colourful town serves as a popular overnight stop for visitors exploring the area’s many games parks. The town offers a variety of activities including browsing the bustling marketplace, sampling beer at a local brewery, visiting a traditional homestead, or taking a guided walk through the Ngorongoro Forest in search of waterfalls and caves. Whether you are looking for cultural tours, hiking and biking opportunities, a chance to enjoy an authentic rural Tanzania experience, or simply a break between safari game drives, this underrated town has plenty to offer.

Day 07: Ngorongoro, Karatu – Ngorongoro Crater

Day Itinerary- Full Day Crater Game Drive
After early breakfast you descend 2000 ft – 610m down the crater floor for a half day game drive. it is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610m from the crater floor, its natural amphitheatre measures about 19km across diameter and has an area of 260 sq.km. it is impossible to give fair description of the crater. On the crater floor, roams thousands of plain animals, elephant, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, rhino, velvet monkey and predators including hyenas and black maned lion. Late afternoon returns at lodge, time for relaxation and enjoy evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch Pack & Dinner
Overnight: Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater
Located in Northern Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Crater is best known for its natural beauty and abundance of diverse wildlife, which makes it one of Africa’s most popular safari destinations. Surrounded by Tanzania’s highlands, this UNESCO-listed crater is said to be the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Visitors can look forward to spotting the world-renowned Big Five and a host of other wildlife species including large herds of zebra and wildebeest. It is famed as one of Tanzania’s best tourist attractions offering visitors an array of wonderful activities including excellent bird watching, trekking, wildlife viewing, mountain biking and visiting a local Maasai village. Do not miss the opportunity to jump on an excursion to the magnificent Olduvai Gorge.

Lake Magadi
Not to be confused with the Kenyan lake of the same name set only a hundred kilometres away, the Tanzanian Lake Magadi is an exquisite soda lake in the Ngorongoro Crater, named the Swahili word for salt. This is a wonderful destination for nature photographers, a scene that changes exquisitely through the seasons, moving through lush greens into striking oranges and bright pinks. Along with the changes come captivating, changing groups of animals including rhino, eland, and lion, as well as golden jackals who come to hunt the flamingos. Spread over 11.2 square kilometres, the lake cultivates a unique ecosystem with its blue-green algae, which nourishes the plants and small creatures here. The surrounding crater is filled with incredible other natural attractions and a much wider variety of wildlife.

Day 08: Lake Manyara – Arusha City

Day Itinerary
After breakfast you will be transferred to Manyara Airstrips for your flight to Arusha Airport. On Arrival you will be met and transfer to Arusha Coffee lodge for lunch. Later transfers to your hotel in Arusha City / JRO Int Airport.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch