5-Nights Tanzania Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti Safari Extension from $3,495

MT Sobek: Tanzania Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti Safari Extension

Day 1 Relax in Arusha after Climbing Kilimanjaro
2-hour private transfer to hotel
5-6 hours/5.5 miles hiking with 4,800’ elevation loss
Unwind at Moivaro Lodge, a quiet retreat surrounded by lush flora and fauna. Enjoy a restful stay, gazing out upon Mount Meru in the distance and reflecting on your successful ultimate challenge.
Accommodation: Moivaro Lodge
(B, L, D)

Day 2 Visit Lake Manyara & Meet the Maasai People
2.5 hour vehicle transfer & 1.5-hour vehicle transfer
Half day 4x4 game drive
Drive through the Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park, home to stunning wildlife. Notice the colorful water birds - herons, storks, ibises, and fish eagles, and look out for impala, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and buffalo. Then drive into the highlands above the Ngorongoro Crater to meet the Maasai people, whose traditional welcome dance features athletic leaps and earth-shaking stomping. Enter typical homes made of cut branches, mud, and cow dung. Wrap up with a stay at the MT Sobek Deluxe Camp in the Crater Highlands.
Accommodation: MT Sobek Deluxe Camp—Misigiyo Camp
(B, L, D)

Day 3 Journey to Ngorongoro Crater
Full day 4x4 game drive & 10-minute sunset walk
The Ngorongoro Crater presents spectacular views of wildlife within a 100- square-mile steep green wall frame. Close in on a group of zebra, buffalo or black rhino gazing across the plains. Watch herds of wildebeest and gazelle mingle. Find elephants, hyenas, and lion prides on the plains or in the woodlands. Top the full-day crater safari with brilliant birds: clusters of flamingos, the auger buzzard, bateleur, jacana, little bee-eater, and the red bishop. In the late afternoon, head out for a sunset ridge walk for an Ol Pul (meat feast) with new Maasai friends.
Accommodation: MT Sobek Deluxe Camp—Misigiyo Camp
(B, L, D)

Day 4 Discover the Stunning Serengeti
Full day 4x4 game drives
Descend from the Ngorongoro highlands onto the vast plains of the Serengeti, with their classic granite kopjes - rounded boulders shaped by wind eons. Deeper into the Serengeti, prepare for game viewing with magnificent scenery. Notice the vegetation change into riverine woodland and acacia tree valleys as you continue on to the next tented camp.
Accommodation: MT Sobek Deluxe Camp—Pembezoni Camp
(B, L, D)

Day 5 Classic Serengeti Safari
Morning and Afternoon 4x4 game drives
All aboard for a full day of classic game viewing! The savannah woodlands are a mosaic of habitats: small grassy plains mix with tree savannas and areas of dense bush, making for a greater diversity of animals. See buffalo, giraffe, dik-dik, reedbuck, impala, waterbuck, baboons, and vervet monkeys - all common residents, as are lion, cheetah, leopard, and hyena. Hippos and crocodiles occupy several rivers in the woodlands of the north; the Seronera River area is one of Africa's best for encounters with the elusive leopard.
Accommodation: MT Sobek Deluxe Camp—Pembezoni Camp
(B, L, D)

Day 6 Depart Tanzania
5-hour transfer in 4x4 vehicle; 1-hour airport transfer
Depart for Arusha, where day rooms and dinner await at Moivaro Lodge. Enjoy a farewell dinner before transferring to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for homeward -bound flights. Schedule your departing flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) no earlier than 7PM.

(B, L, D)