Tanzania safari with guide in Italian, the great Migration of the Serengeti

Ziua 1 · Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport / Arusha Airport, meeting with the Guide and transfer to Arusha.

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   Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport / Arusha Airport, handling of the entry formalities, meeting with the Guide and transfer to Arusha.

Amani Safari Lodge

Ziua 2 · Arusha - Lake Manyara

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   Lake Manyara

   8 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Photosafari in the Park. Lake Manyara, under the escarpment of the Rift Valley, hosts extremely varied environments, despite its small size (330 sq km, 200 of which occupied by the lake). They range from dense forests fueled by resurgences that emerge at the foot of the Rift Valley, to savannas, to marshy areas by the lake. Numerous animal species, including large colonies of baboons, cercopithecines and other species of monkeys, elephants, giraffes and 380 species of birds. Here, during the period from December to March, large flocks of pink flamingos live, which then migrate to Lake Natron between June and October. Among the predators there are numerous leopards and lions; the latter, annoyed by the humidity of the soil and insects, have acquired the habit (quite rare in these big cats and found only in a few other areas) to climb tree branches. At the end of the photosafari you reach Karatu, on the Ngorongoro Highlands.

Marera Valley Lodge

Ziua 3 · Karatu - Ngorongoro crater

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   Ngorongoro Crater

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   Photosafari in the Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is a unique environment, unmatched in the world. It is what remains of an ancient volcanic cone, the top of which collapsed about 2.5 million years ago, leaving room for the current caldera: a truncated cone, which inside houses a "padellone" with a diameter of 16 / 20 km, with the edges raised about 600 m above the bottom, inside which a savannah has developed where more than 25,000 large animals live. All the typical species of the region, with the exception of giraffes (which do not find nourishment here) live in the Ngorongoro Crater. The edge of the crater reaches an altitude of 2300 meters above sea level and offers breathtaking views. The external slopes of the walls are covered with a thick mantle of primary forest. In the evening we reach the Serengeti.

Serengeti Pure Camp, Seronera

Ziua 4 · Central Serengeti - Northern Serengeti

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   Photosafari in Serengeti Park, the most famous in Tanzania and one of the most famous in the world. The Serengeti ecosystem is home to more than 1,500,000 wildebeests, about 300,000 zebras, 500,000 Thompson's gazelles, more than 2,700 lions, 1,000 leopards, 500 cheetahs, huge herds of elephants, eland, impalas, water antelopes, giraffes, ostriches, genette, and the waterways are populated by crocodiles and hippos; there are more than 400 bird species. The 15,000 sq km of the Serengeti National Park constitute only the largest portion of a larger ecosystem, which also includes the Ngorongoro Plains (the flat region northeast of the Ngorongoro Crater, which plays an important role in the famous migration and is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area) and the Maasai Mara (located further north in Kenya). Here the orography, the composition of the soils and, consequently, the type of vegetation, allow sightings of animals without equal in Africa. The subsoil, consisting (especially in the southern part) of volcanic rocks, prevents the growth of tall trees in the majority of Serengeti and prairies prevail, therefore the open environment favors sightings. In the evening we reach the northern Serengeti.

Mara Pure Migration Camp, Serengeti North

Ziua 5 · Serengeti Nord

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   Mara River

   8 ore Intrarea inclusă

   The wildebeests and zebras of the Serengeti, always in search of new pastures and water, are the actors of the largest migratory movement of wild animals in the world: it is the famous Great Migration of the Serengeti, which between July and October affects the northern sector of the Park.

Mara Pure Migration Camp, Serengeti North

Ziua 6 · Serengeti Nord - Lake Natron

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   Lake Natron

   4 ore

   In the morning, last game drive in the north-eastern portion of the Serengeti before leaving the park and reaching the Lake Natron region along an impervious track that offers magnificent views.

   About fifty kilometers long and about 25 wide, Lake Natron is a strongly alkaline lake that occupies a depression created by the Rift Valley, in a region of ruggedly beautiful lava desert, in the far north of Tanzania.

   The Natron is the usual nesting area for millions of pink flamingos which, greedy for the cyanobacteria present in very high concentration in the lake waters, especially during the dry season (June-October), crowd its banks.

   The extremely arid area is dominated by the perfect cone of Oldoinyo Leng'ai.

   We suggest including this stop to all travelers who want to have a different experience than the classic safari.

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   Oldoinyo Leng'ai is the sacred volcano to the Maasai people who consider it the home of the God Leng'ai. With an altitude of almost 3000 meters above sea level, Oldoinyo Leng'ai is the only volcano in the world to emit natro-carbonatitic lava.

   The last eruption of December 2007 / January 2008 made the ascent to the top of the volcano even more impervious and difficult, since it completely canceled the ephemeral path that could at times be followed and eliminated the small flat areas where you could stop to catch your breath. Since then, we have no longer organized trekking on the Oldonyo Leng'ai.

   In the afternoon there is an excursion on foot along the Engare Sero stream which flows in a narrow rocky gorge, up to a beautiful waterfall where it is possible to swim. It is not a difficult trek, but you walk at times with your feet in the water (which rarely reaches knee height): it is therefore necessary to wear a bathing suit and non-slip shoes.

Maasai Giraffe Lodge

Ziua 7 · Lake Natron - Tarangire national Park

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   Lake Natron

   4 ore

   In the morning excursion on foot to the shores of Lake Natron, through a rugged and almost lunar landscape.

   Follow the scenic track that crosses a valley flanked by volcanic peaks resulting from the earthquakes resulting from the invoicing of the Rift until you reach Mto wa Mbu and proceed to the Tarangire Park.

   Photo safari in Tarangire in the afternoon.

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   Tarangire National Park

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   Photo safari in the afternoon.

   With its 2,600 square kilometers, the Tarangire National Park constitutes a different environment from the other parks in the North.

   About thirty kilometers wide in an east-west direction and a hundred kilometers long in a north-south direction, the Tarangire is the "park of the giants": it hosts colossal baobabs and large herds of elephants, as well as lions, leopards, antelopes, gazelles, wildebeest, zebras, buffaloes and about 500 species of birds (both sedentary and migrant), the highest concentration in Tanzania.

   The hub of life is the river of the same name, which during the dry season becomes, together with the Silale Marsh, the only source of water available and attracts a large number of animals.

Tarangire Safari Lodge

Ziua 8 · Tarangire - Arusha

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   Tarangire National Park

   4 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Early in the morning last game drive in Tarangire.

   Return to Arusha for lunch and transfer to the airport.