Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Berg Adventures - Itinerary
Important notes on our Safari Itineraries:
Each Berg Adventures Safari is unique and different. Based on our past safari experiences, we may modify the itineraries according to any recent information we receive about changes in wildlife migration due the wetness or dryness of the season. Before you depart for Africa you will receive a confirmed safari itinerary. It will represent our effort to provide you with the best wildlife viewing adventure that you can have during the time you are in Tanzania.
January/February: On these trips we will most likely spend a second night at the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. We visit Lake Manyara as a day excursion on our way to Tarangire National Park..
July/August: At this time of year we prefer to spend more time at Lake Manyara. In order to do this we overnight at a lodge on the edge of the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley.
Six-Day Safari Itinerary:
Day 1 Departure from home country.
Day 2 Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be met by our staff and transferred to your hotel
Day 3 Our safari adventure begins after a restful morning back at the hotel in Arusha. We will drive through a classic African landscape, Tarangire National Park is the land of baobab trees, and the best place to view undisturbed elephant society. It has been the favourite park of many experienced travelers to Tanzania over the years, and you will see why once you enter its peaceful expanses.
Day 4 The best wildlife viewing is in the morning and we will take advantage of this as we drive to visit Lake Manyara before lunch. We will stop for lunch at the Serena Lodge on the rim of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment before we make our way to Ngorongoro Crater. We will then drive to visit our favorite Masai boma, or village, which is located nearby. Tonight you will stay at a beautiful lodge situated on the rim of the Crater at 8000 ft above sea level.
Day 5 You will find yourself waking to have tea or coffee at the lodge in the early-morning darkness. The next few hours could be the highlight of anyone's East African safari dream. Our driver / guides always ready for a pre-dawn departure to drop from the rim down into the expanse of Ngorongoro. We will be looking for lions, cheetahs and leopards. We will gaze in awe at herds of wildebeest, zebra and buffalo. We may see massive black rhinos. We usually return exhausted and satisfied for a lunch at our lodge on the Crater rim and an afternoon of relaxing.
Notes: For those on a 3 day safari you will return to Arusha in the afternoon where you will have the opportunity to freshen up before your evening flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Day 6 Today we leave Ngorongoro and visit Olduvai Gorge, “the cradle of mankind”. It was here that Mary Leakey found fossil remains of our ancestors who walked the swamps of Africa long before Kilimanjaro was formed. Later we enter Serengeti National Park. The endless African landscape stretching out in every direction is, like Kilimanjaro, strangely familiar and inviting. Our lodge is in the heart of Serengeti National Park and will offer access to superb game-viewing drives during our two night stay.
Day 7 Up in the early morning again for tea and coffee. We will drive through the wild dawn, perhaps seeing lions and other predators active in the morning chill, on our way to the launch point for the balloon ride over Serengeti National Park. The balloon ride is optional and involves a supplemental charge. The ride is an unforgettable experience, but if you choose not to go, we will have the guides and vehicles available for game viewing while the balloon is in the air, and your morning will be full and rewarding. We will all be back together by mid morning and will continue exploring the park for the rest of the day.
Day 8 If you choose, your guide will be up early again to take you to see more wildlife on your last morning in the Serengeti. Mid morning flight to Arusha and transfer to your hotel where you will have the opportunity to do your final packing before leaving for your evening flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport. This is also a day that we often schedule time for shopping at local markets and with reputable suppliers of art and Tanzanian gems.
Day 9 Arrive in home country.
Three-Day Safari Itinerary:
Day 1 Departure from home country.
Day 2 Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be met by our staff and transferred to your hotel.
Day 3 Our safari adventure begins after a restful morning back at the hotel in Arusha. We will drive through a classic African landscape, Tarangire National Park is the land of baobab trees, and the best place to view undisturbed elephant society. It has been the favourite park of many experienced travelers to Tanzania over the years, and you will see why once you enter its peaceful expanses.
Day 4 The best wildlife viewing is in the morning and we will take advantage of this as we drive to visit Lake Manyara before lunch. We will stop for lunch at the Serena Lodge on the rim of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment before we make our way to Ngorongoro Crater. We will then drive to visit our favorite Masai boma, or village, which is located nearby. Tonight you will stay at a beautiful lodge situated on the rim of the Crater at 8000 ft above sea level.
Day 5 You will find yourself waking to have tea or coffee at the lodge in the early-morning darkness.The next few hours could be the highlight of anyone's East African safari dream. Our driver / guides always ready for a pre – dawn departure to drop from the rim down into the expanse of Ngorongoro. We will be looking for lions, cheetahs and leopards. We will gaze in awe at herds of wildebeest, zebra and buffalo. We may see massive black rhinos.
You will return to Arusha in the afternoon where you will have the opportunity to freshen up before your evening flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Day 6 Arrive in home country.