This is safari itinerary which will include a wildlife photographic safari areas, this safari can be  a toiler made itinerary so you are free to amend it as per your wish. We have put you in the area which are possible for you to track migration. From the Itinerary you can make  some night to be in the lodges and some in camping for adventures.

Safari Itinerary:  

Day 1 - Arrive in Tanzania drive to Karatu 165Km

Meet at JRO airport in the morning and transfer to Plantation Lodge in Karatu   near the Ngorongoro Crater. On the way, you will take in a game drive in the Lake Manyara National park – famous for the tree-climbing lions, amazing birdlife, hippos, elephants and flamingos. Lunch will be provided. Full Board accommodation at Kudu Campsite

Day 2: To central Serengeti  - 170km
This morning after breakfast you’re off to the infamous Serengeti National Park, the symbol of Africa`s wildlife. The word Serengeti comes from the Maasai language meaning "endless plains". The 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) park is inhabited by more than 2 large million animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrates throughout the park. Many smaller animals – rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboon and African hare inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds. Off road you’ll find the "Kopjes", massive boulder islands of granite standing in a sea of grass, provide shelter to a great variety of plants and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik. Along the way to the Serengeti you will stop at the famous “Oldupai Gorge”, where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of early man. Afterwards you will continue into the park, spotting wildlife on the way to your lodge. Seronera Campsite 

During your stay in the Serengeti, you can decide with your guide how you would like to spend your days. On most mornings you’ll be awakened early and after coffee or tea depart on an early morning game drive in the amazing Serengeti. The early mornings are magical in the Serengeti, when the wildlife is just waking up to greet the days. After returning to camp for a hearty breakfast you can depart on a late morning game drive returning to camp for lunch or you may want to depart with a picnic lunch so that you can spend the whole day wildlife viewing. After a day’s activities you return to camp before dark. 

Day 3-5: Tracking the Migration in Serengeti –Lobo Area -70km
A full day in Serengeti, with opportunities to view the wildebeest and zebra migration close up (the migration will be returning to Tanzania by November across the northern Serengeti Lobo area- We don’t guarantee this due to the weather changes. ; and/or to take a breathtaking balloon trip Full Board accommodation at Lobo Campsite

NOTE: You will do sunrise balloon Safari if you would like to do that on the third day. Ballon Safari is always followed by bush breakfast.

Lobo Wildlife Lodge:  (October – late November) This lodge is located in the Northeastern part of the park, just 15 miles from the bordering Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya. Here you will see the migration has it heads back into the Serengeti after spending several months in the Mara. The lodge is set inside an enormous volcanic rocky outcrop. A waterhole below the Lodge attracts a variety of wild visitors during the day and is lit each evening revealing an interesting array of nocturnal animals. Each of the 75 guestrooms have views of the Serengeti swimming pool is situated on the very edge of the rock, offering uninterrupted views of the horizon.

Day 6: Central Serengeti – 215kms
After breakfast you will drive to Ngorongoro with game drive en-route. Picnick lunch on the way. Proceeding to Ngorongoro crater rim for dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, a morning descent into the Ngorongoro Crater –known as the eighth wonder of the world. You will experience the most amazing geological sites and see masses of wildlife during your tour. Full day in the crater until 5:00pm when you will drive back to Arusha

You will be in Arusha at 18:30hrs, and we will drop you at the airport.

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SAFARI PRICE RANGE

Per person sharing 1050US$ - 2500.

Price Includes:

·          All Park entry fees and crater fees.

·          All Meals as indicated

·          Transportation in 4x4WD including fuel.

·          Professional driver/guides throughout your safari

·          A visit to Olduvai Gorge

·          All activities as specified in the itinerary  

·          Accommodations in the safari lodges as indicated on the itinerary

·          All transfers meet and greet by Calabash staff 

·          1.5bottled drinking water per person a day

·          All meals will be provided by our cook during camping Safaris

Excludes:

·          Personal Laundry, beverages and other personal expenses

·          International flight/domestic flight, bus fare and ferry boat

·          Hotels in Arusha on arrival and after safari 80US$ bed and breakfast

·          Tips to the supporting stuff (highly recommended)

·          Personal travel insurance/evacuation fee

·          Visa fees/Airport departure taxes

·          Balloon Safari will cost 495US$

·          Lodge per night per person 150US$ 

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