ITINERARY FOR 8-DAY SERENGETI MIGRATION AND NGORONGORO CRATER SAFARI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1: One night accommodation in Arusha

Arrive at Moshi- Kilimanjaro Airport. From here we will transfer you to Arusha where you will stay for the first night.

 

Day 2: One night accommodation in Tarangire

After a great rest in Arusha, a pleasant morning awaits. At noon we will depart and head to Tarangire National Park to stay in a luxury camp.  As a photographic destination, herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It's the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem - a smorgasbord for predators - and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed. It provides excellent opportunities for photographing the more unique and different animals- some of which you won’t see again on this tour.

 

Day 3: Morning game drive in Tarangire then head to the Ngorongoro Crater for 1 night

Wake up early and leave for a morning game viewing while experiencing the marvelous African sunrise in Tarangire National Park. Later in the afternoon we drive slowly to Ngorongoro crater to stay overninght. The next day, we will have an early morning descent into the crater for a game viewing. The crater needs no introduction: it is a concentration of animals like no other in the world. The entire big 5 are often seen in one day as well as excellent predator interactions. Throw in a lake filled with flamingos and the crater walls ascending as a perfect backdrop and you have a scene made for an artist and camera. It really is a sight to behold. In the afternoon, you drive back out of the crater and start driving to the southern plains of the Serengeti for the next 3 nights.

 

Day 4-6: Further southern Serengeti

The morning of day four, we start out from camp onto the open plains of the southern Serengeti. This area is very close to the well known game viewing areas but is better placed for the main attraction of the area- the calving of the wildebeest. The wildebeest move south to these wide open plains for two reasons: They are attracted by the short, fresh, sweet grass to graze on, and they can see potential predators from a fair distance away. So it is here that the animals drop their calves by the millions. Of course the predators are never far off as they are always nearby for an opportunistic meal. Sightings of cheetah, lion and black backed jackal are all relatively common and there is a strong possibility of seeing a hunt or even a kill.

 

Day 7 : Central Serengeti

We move from the southern Serengeti plains to the central plains, where resident animals are always seen here, particularly, it is home for leopards. This is classic Serengeti, with its rocky kopjes and lonely trees on the plains makes it perfect especially for sunrise and sunset pictures.

 

Day 8:

After breakfast at the lodge, we catch the transfer flight back to Arusha. From here we transfer to Kilimanjaro and catch the international flight home.

This is unfortunately the end of the safari.

 

Order of safari:

The Serengeti offers a variety of options to the nature photographer.

• We will employ the technique of early mornings and late afternoons in which to drive out on the plains. These hours are the most productive for animal and predator movement and also for photography.

• As is often the case in East Africa, all day game drives are common. These all day affairs include packed lunches, of course.

• Mid day hours are generally used to rest, talk about various sightings, behavioural theories and photographic techniques.

• Your hosts will also conduct informal discussions on a few of the evenings, using previous images and images taken on the trip to discuss various techniques and results.

• There will be opportunity for feedback and technical discussions whilst back at camp. We will be combining all these methods throughout the Safari to enable us to achieve maximum results from our time there.