12 DAYS LUXURY PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI (Arusha National Park, Tarangire, Serengeti, Manyara & Ngorongoro Crater)

Upon arrival at the airport in Arusha (ARK) or Kilimanjaro international airport (JRO), you will be met and
welcomed by your representative from Wildcandle African Safaris who will give you a short brief before you
drive to your lodgings in Arusha for overnight.
Destination: Arusha city
Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel / Arusha Coffee Lodge / Gran Melia Arusha
Meal: Bed & Breakfast

Early morning after having breakfast at your hotel in Arusha at around 0730hrs to 0800hrs you will be picked
up by your personal driver guide and depart straight to Arusha National Park. Arusha National Park is one of
Tanzania's smallest park and it is an ideal destination to enjoy your safari on the northern circuit with
incredible flora and fauna present in this area.

One of the ways to enjoy the beauty of this park by doing a walking safari whereby you will be accompanied
by an armed ranger, starting from the momella gate where you will make your way through the various
forests and savannah habitats, observing wildlife from a safe distance and at a different perspective than the
normal safari with vehicles. The sounds of the African bush are best experienced especially by foot listening to
the calls of the wild. Here you will be walking inside the bush with freely roaming animals in their natural
habitat. The best highlight on this walking safari is walking up to the top of Tululusia Hill, a former viewing
point during Tanzania's tribal wars, which has a panoramic view of the Arusha National Park.
Lunch will be served inside the park and after that you will proceed with game drive.
You will be able to spot the black and white colubus monkey which is present in this park and what this park is
famous for, giraffes and other animals like buffalos, zebras, warthogs, and blue monkeys. You will also have a
great chance to spot different birds like starlings, trogons, turacos and thousands of migrating flamingos.
Later in the evening, you will drive back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Arusha National Park
Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel / Arusha Coffee Lodge / Gran Melia Arusha
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Early morning after having breakfast at your hotel in Arusha at around 0730hrs to 0800hrs you will be picked
up by your personal driver guide and depart straight to Tarangire National Park whereby the drive is
approximately 2.5 hours to the gate. Tarangire National Park is located on the northern part of Tanzania with a
wide variety of animals and landscape whereby the best part is the elephant herds. It is known to be the park
which has the greatest concentration of African elephants and the ancient baobab trees. Tarangire has an area
of approximately 2603 square Kilometers and within the park it is possible to see plenty of animals like the
giraffes, Zebras, Buffalos, warthogs, Lions, Leopards, Impala, gazelles, dik dik and many more species. In this
park, there are more than 500 birds’ species like the bee eaters, swallows, ostriches, kori bustards,
hammerkops, vultures etc. The word Tarangire comes from Mbugwe tribe whereby “Tara” means river and
“Ngire” means warthogs therefore it is the river of warthogs. The Tarangire river is the life giving opportunity
for both herbivores and carnivores and it is the best spot for the lions to hunt their prey as they search for
water especially during the dry season. Lunch will be served at a picnic site at around 1200hrs to 1300hrs and
after that you will proceed with your game drive until in the late afternoon where you drive straight to your
luxury lodge in Tarangire for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Nimali Tarangire / Oliver’s Camp / Tarangire Treetops
Meal: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Early morning after having breakfast at your accommodation, you will proceed with your game drive in
Tarangire National Park with hot lunch. After having lunch, you will finalize your game drive until late
afternoon where you will drive back to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

If you prefer to have lunch at the lodge, it’s quite possible as we can arrange that for you.
Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Nimali Tarangire / Oliver’s Camp / Tarangire Treetops
Meal: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Early morning after having breakfast at your lodge in Tarangire at around 0730hrs to 0800hrs you will depart
straight to Lake Manyara National Park whereby the drive is approximately 1 hour to the gate. Lake Manyara
National Park is well known for its birds’ life and also known as the home of tree climbing lions. The park has
an area of about 325 square kilometers whereby a third of the area is the land and the rest is the lake which
makes Lake Manyara the best attraction. Lake Manyara is a shallow alkaline lake that attracts a number of
birds to the area. The birds’ species that can be found in Lake Manyara includes both migratory birds and
native birds species like the flamingos, pelicans, storks, herons, cranes, secretary birds, ground hornbills,
ostriches and many more birds species. Animals that can be found in lake Manyara are like the lions,
elephants, giraffes, zebras, warthogs, wildebeests, baboons, blue monkeys, waterbucks, bushbucks, rarely
leopards, buffalo etc. The park is located on the south western part of Arusha at the rift valley region which
makes it easier to do different activities like the forest hike on the rift valley and other activities include
canoeing, tree canopy walk, walking safari around the lake etc. Lunch will be served at the picnic site, and
after that you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: Kitela Lodge / Neptune Ngorongoro / Gibb’s Farm
Meal: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Early morning after having breakfast at your accommodation in Karatu, you will drive straight to Ngorongoro
Conservation Area en-route whereby the drive is approximately 4 hours to the floor of the crater. Ngorongoro
crater is a world heritage site as well as a geo-park. It is 600m deep and before you descend the crater you will
stop at a view point where you can see the crater below. The Ngorongoro crater has approximately 25000
mammals and has more than 500 birds’ species where there are also migratory birds like the flamingos. The
interesting part with Ngorongoro crater is that it is the best place in East Africa to witness the endangered
black rhinos which completes the big 5. In Ngorongoro you can find animals like the Zebras, wildebeests,
hyenas, lion prides, gazelles, impalas, kudus, waterbucks, buffalos and many more. The Ngorongoro crater has
a diameter of approximately 20km whereby it is easy to spot animals and one can spend 5-6 hours exploring
the park if you have a limited time. The other attraction in Ngorongoro crater is the Ngoitoktok picnic site
which is a permanent hippo pool where most of the clients have their fabulous lunch at this place. The beauty
of Ngorongoro can never be untold to the visitors who have visited this area. After having packed lunch at a
picnic site at the hippo pool, you will finalize your game drive before you ascend the crater and drive straight
to your accommodation at the rim of the crater for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge / Ngorongoro Lion’s Paw

Meal: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Early morning after having breakfast at your lodge in Ngorongoro at around 0730hrs to 0800hrs you will
depart straight to Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National Park is the most famous park on the northern
circuit of Tanzania with the greatest population of wildlife than anywhere else on this planet. The word
Serengeti originates from Maasai tribe, the word “Seringiti” which means endless plains. The park covers a
total area of approximately 14,763 square kilometers with more than 2 million mammals inhabiting the park.
The great annual migration involves more than a million wildebeests accompanied by some 250,000 zebras
and antelopes and it is one of the 7 wonders of the world. This is exactly what makes this park the most
famous park. The park is also home to more than 500 birds’ species including the ostriches, kori bustard,
starlings, weavers, marabou storks, vultures, eagles, kingfishers, rollers etc. Animals that can be found inside
the park are like the impalas, gazelles, topi, hartebeest, giraffes, hippo, buffalo, dik dik, waterbuck and
predators such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyena, jackals, caracals, serval cats etc. The scenery of Serengeti
on the south east is the short grass plains. The northern part of Serengeti also known as kogatende has more
hills and rocks. To the western corridor known as Grumeti there are rivers, valleys as well as forests. Some
areas in the heart of Serengeti heading up north of Serengeti are dotted with 'kopjes'. The Serengeti National
Park can be visited all year round but the best time to visit is during the dry season from June to October.
Lunch will be served inside the park and afterwards, proceed with game viewing until the evening where you
will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge / Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge / Melia Serengeti
Meal: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will proceed with your full day game drive looking
for the big cats and other animals found in this area. Lunch will be served at around 1230hrs or 1300hrs. After
lunch and further game viewing, you will drive straight to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge / Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge / Melia Serengeti
Meal: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Early morning after having breakfast, you will pack your luggage and get ready for your transfer to Seronera
airstrip at the heart of Serengeti to catch your flight to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha, you will meet one of
our representatives who will take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home or if
you’re planning to fly to Zanzibar, you will catch a flight at the same airport with one of our staff’s guidance to
make sure you have boarded your flight safely.
Meal: (Breakfast & Lunch)