8 Days Serena Safari Package with Cultural Hike

A well-planned 8 days Serena Safari package with a Cultural hike is a perfect safari package for those craving to enjoy luxurious amenities as they soak in romance in Tanzania. This safari package offers a thrilling adventure in some of the country’s top wildlife sighting spots. Tanzania is one of the best countries in Africa to witness the wildebeest migration. This tour combines Serengeti wildebeest migration with a cultural hike as well as a game drive viewing in Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara National Park. Accommodation will be at Serena Lodges, known for its cozy ambiance and facility. Indeed, a safari package with all the things you need for that well-deserved safari holiday.

Quick tour details

Number of people: Tailored

Number of days: 8 days (7nights)

Availability: All year round

Places to visit: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara

Quick tour details – 8 Days Serena Safari Package with Cultural Hike

• Day 01: Arrival
• Day 02: Lake Manyara National Park
• Day 03 – 04:  Serengeti National Park
• Day 05: Optional Balloon safari in Serengeti
• Day 06: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• Day 07: Ngorongoro Crater
• Day 08: Tarangire – back to Arusha

Day by day detailed itinerary for 8 days Serena Safari Package with Cultural Hike

 DAY 01: ARRIVAL AN PICK-UP

Upon your arrival, you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Your professional guide will answer all your queries regarding your upcoming safari and provide you with a short briefing as well. Afterward, you will be taken to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

DAY 02: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

Following an early morning breakfast, you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara provides a perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Overnight will be at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, a towering terracotta escarpment with panoramic views over the glittering alkaline waters of Lake Manyara.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 03 – 04: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

For your day three and for, you will explore the premiere Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, which is home to around 200,000 zebras, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle, which join in the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Our experienced driver tour guide will provide you with interesting facts about this highly renowned event, which makes Tanzania the top safari destination in Africa. Overnight will be at Serengeti Serena Lodge, which is centrally located adjacent to the famous Western Corridor and Grumeti River, the lodge has been designed to blend completely into the living landscape and commands a panoramic view across Serengeti. The experience here is truly fantastic and will keep you excited.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 05: OPTIONAL BALLOON SAFARI IN SERENGETI

Today you have the option to do an early morning balloon safari at Serengeti and this will be followed by another game drive at Serengeti National Park. in the late evening, you will return to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.  Overnight will be at Serengeti Serena Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 06: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA

Following an early morning breakfast, you will depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Game drive at Ngorongoro Crater, passing through Olduvai Gorge to the site of the Leakey family where 50 km fossils long were discovered from almost two million years ago. Overnight will be at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. This lodge clings to the rim of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, the largest volcanic crater on earth. Long and low, the lodge is built from local river stones and camouflaged with indigenous vines. This is designed to blend completely with the landscape and is entirely invisible from the floor of the crater 600 meters below. A safari here is full of wildlife sightings and spiced with the history of the area.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 07: NGORONGORO CRATER

After early morning breakfast, you will head for a morning game drive at Ngorongoro Crater, the eighth wonder of the world and one of Africa’s best wildlife areas. This place offers a unique biosphere, which has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Thousands of large mammals can be found in the crater including elephants, rhinos, and lions. Overnight will be at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 08: TARANGIRE – ARUSHA

Today you will have a nearly game drive at Tarangire National Park in Northern Tanzania famous for its elephant migration, and birding safari. As this park is slightly off the main safari route, the majority of travelers leave this out in favor of the nearer ones, which leaves major parts of Tarangire untouched.

You will head back to Arusha in the afternoon where you will be dropped off at your hotel or at the airport for your onward flight

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch

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TRIP INCLUSIONS

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

TRIP EXCLUSIONS

•  International flights
•  Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
•  The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees
•  Alcohol drinks
•  Rescue Fee