Matukio Adventures Travel & Tours | 6 Days Tanzania Classic Fly-in Safari

Day 1: Touchdown in Tanzania – Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport

African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania. Transfer to your hotel at Arusha town.

Travel time: 1 hours
Distance: 55 km

African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania. Transfer to your hotel at Arusha town.

Accommodation: The African Tulip Hotel

Meals: Bed Only

Day 2 – Arusha – Serengeti Plains

After breakfast transferred to Arusha airport and fly to the Serengeti National Park, on arriva

Travel time: 45 to 55 minutes
Distance: 325 km

After breakfast transferred to Arusha airport and fly to the Serengeti National Park, on arrival at Seronera airstrip in Serengeti we will meet with Matukio Safaris driver guide and heading into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species.
We arrive in the morning and enjoy game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Accommodation: Shuhudia Adventure Camp (Eco-friendly Bush Camp)

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Day 3 – Full day game drive in the Serengeti Plains

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages.

After breakfast game viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible Lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The centre also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees.

In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lion and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink!

Accommodation: Shuhudia Adventure Camp (Eco-friendly Bush Camp)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 – Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro Conservation area

After breakfast at the lodge do we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area with picnic lunch

Travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 145 km

After breakfast at the lodge do we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area with picnic lunch, game drive on the way. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. Optional you also have the possibility of visiting a Masai village.

The Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha town

After Breakfast head to the heart of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the largest calderas in the world

Travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 190 km

After Breakfast head to the heart of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the largest calderas in the world, which contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Encounter massive herds of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five, which includes African elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, and the rare black rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater and then evening drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch