AROMATIC EXPEDITIONS

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Great Migration of Wildebeest

Great Migration of Wildebeest

Explore Tanzania’s wild beauty without compromising the experience. Our mid-range safari package is designed for adventurous travelers seeking authentic wildlife encounters at an affordable price. Enjoy game drives across iconic national parks like Tarangire, Lake manyara, Serengeti or Ngorongoro crater while staying in comfortable mid-range lodges or tented camp. 

Expect rustic charm, unforgettable wildlife, and a true sense of adventure. It’s an experience that proves an incredible safari doesn’t to be expensive. 

Detailed Itinerary

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK), you will be meet by Aromatic Expeditions representative who will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha. Overnight will be at your accommodation awaiting for your safari on the next day.

Accommodation:  Lodge or Hotel

Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast

Pickup from your hotel at 8am and start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley until Lake Manyara National Park 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. Some unique facts about this park include the tree climbing lions, flamingos in the lake shore, as well as the Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle. 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 (and its flamingos) in the background. During this day, some extra tours are possible, including a bike tour or a boat excursion. In the afternoon, transfer to the camp for dinner.

SOME UNIQUE FACTS ABOUT THIS PARK INCLUDE THE TREE CLIMBING LIONS, FLAMINGOS IN THE LAKE SHORE, AS WELL AS THE GROUND HORNBILL AND THE CRESTED EAGLE.

Meals: Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation: Mid-Range Lodge or Tented Camp

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 concentration of African wildlife if the greatest in the continent. 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. This is due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World.

We will start the day very early with a transfer from Manyara region 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 the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, you will have the opportunity for a fantastic afternoon game drive and then ascend the crater and transfer to your accommodation.

Meals: Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation: Mid-Range Lodge or Tented Camp

After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. You will drive up the crater highlands, making a quick stop at the rim for an out of this world view of Ngorongoro Crater. 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 including the abundant impalas and Thomson’s gazelles. 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. Smaller animals like foxes, mongoose, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, rock hyrax and african hares, together with more than 500 species of birds, also inhabit this park.

Meals: Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation: Mid-Range Lodge or Tented Camp

Full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full day game drive with picnic lunch.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Mid-Range Lodge or Tented Camp

On these two incredible days, you will be driven across remote locations within the vast Serengeti plains in pursue of the Great Migration. The areas you visit depend on the time of the year and could be as far as the remote North of the Serengeti near the border with Kenya, or could be in the South (Ndutu Area) or even in the Western part of the park.

Meals: Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation: Mid-Range Lodge or Tented Camp

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 proceed to the airstrip for your flight back to Arusha, or whatever your next amazing destination might be (i.e. Zanzibar). Alternatively, instead of this early morning game drive, you may choose to stay at the camp for a bit of relaxation. And then after you will flight to Arusha or Zanzibar Island for your relaxation.

Meals: Dinner & Overnight

Accommodation: Mid-Range Hotel/Lodge

You will be picked up from your accommodation and be driven straight to the airport for your departure time which marks the end of your epic adventure.

What's Included & Excluded

Included

  • All activities (unless labeled as optional).
  • All accommodation as stated in the itinerary.
  • A professional driver/guide.
  • All transportation (unless labeled as optional).
  • All park fees
  • All Taxes/VAT.
  • All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section).
  • Drinking water on all days.
  • AMREF Flying Doctor

Not Included

  • International & Domestic Flights
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
  • Tips
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.).
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
  • Services not mentioned in the program.
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
  • Services not mentioned in the program.
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