7-Day Mid-Range Epic Adventure Stay on the Crater Rim

Day 1 Arrival in Arusha

Welcome to Tanzania! You will be picked up from the airport by Above & Beyond Photographic Tours and Safaris representative and driven to your accommodation in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you will hopefully have time to relax and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime!
Busy Arusha is an essential part of safari life here in northern Tanzania and most travelers pass through at some stage

Accommodation

Mid-range:  Arusha Planet Lodge
Meals & Drinks: at own expense

Day 2 Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Your Above & Beyond Photographic Tours and Safaris guide will collect you from your accommodation after breakfast. This morning, you will drive to Tarangire National Park. The transit drive is approximately two and a half hours on good tarmac roads. The Park is named after the Tarangire River which runs through it. This ‘river of warthogs’ is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the dry season. The Park is well known for its elephant families, which can often be seen congregating by the river. You may also see giraffe, bushbuck, and hartebeest. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators, including lions and leopards. There are more breeding species of birds found in Tarangire than anywhere else on the planet! The huge and ancient Baobab trees can be seen here. Some of them are said to have lived for more than a thousand years.
Lunch will be at a picnic site inside the Park. After your game drive, you will transit to your accommodation in Karatu.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Eileen’s Tree Inn
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 3 Karatu to Serengeti National park

After breakfast, you will drive up into the cooler regions of Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There will be a chance to stop and see the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. You will then transit through Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Serengeti, entering at the South of the Park.
The Serengeti is truly spectacular. It is famous for its vast open grasslands which allow for excellent sightings of wildlife. Whilst it boasts abundant wildlife, it is perhaps best known for the annual Great Migration. Vast numbers of wildebeest; zebra and antelope move in an annual pattern, constantly seeking fresh grazing. The migration can be found during any given month; you just need to know where to look! Depending on what time of year you come, you may get a chance to witness one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Natural World’.
You will have a picnic lunch and will overnight at a Tented Camp in Central Serengeti.

Accommodation

Luxury: Nyota Luxury Camp
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 4 Serengeti National park

This entire day is set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. The Serengeti boasts an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo. In addition to the iconic landscapes, you have a good chance of encountering predators and you may see lion, cheetah and leopard. Depending on the location of the Great Migration, you may venture away from the Central region to experience this natural wonder. It is a truly life-changing experience.

Accommodation

Luxury: Nyota Luxury Camp
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 5 Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Your final sunrise in the Serengeti! You will have a leisurely morning’s game drive and gently wend your way through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Today, you are heading to Ngorongoro Crater and will stay at a mid-range lodge located near (but not on) the Crater Rim. You will experience cooler temperatures and see more wonder on the way! A hearty dinner awaits you.

Accommodation

Luxury: Rhino Lodge
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 6 Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will wind your way towards Ngorongoro Crater, hopefully enjoying more wonder on the way!
Ngorongoro Crater: concealed by the steep volcanic walls is a pristine wilderness including sweeping savannah, pockets of acacia woodland, glistening lakes and swamps. The Crater was created when a large volcano exploded and collapsed in on itself two to three million years ago.
The drive down into the Crater is an adventure in itself and when you reach the Crater floor, you’ll quickly find yourself amongst large numbers of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, and more than 500 bird species. The Crater provides you with the best chance of seeing the endangered black rhino, which can sometimes be spotted in the open grasslands.
After a full afternoon inside the Crater, you will drive to your accommodation in Karatu.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Eileen’s Tree Inn
Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 7 Lake Manyara National Park 

This morning, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Your final destination on this epic safari! Manyara is a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (this is one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s western boundary). The park’s namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of wading birds (including flamingos and over 500 other bird species). You may see baboon and elephant in the park’s thick evergreen forest, and watch for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the Park.
After your game drive, you will be dropped off at a place of your choosing e.g. Arusha, Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport. We hope you have enjoyed your adventure with Above & Beyond Photographic Tours and Safaris !

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drink: Breakfast & Lunch, Drinks not included