Overview
For those willing to forego the usual holiday plans and replace them with something truly adventurous, this place has a lot to offer. Whether you are drawn to its wildlife and culture, or simply to take a lazy holiday with family, this experience will definitely be a Christmas for the record books. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to explore the plains of Serengeti this Christmas. Book your African Christmas safari with Mambo Tanzania Tours packed with thrilling game drives, panoramic views, and luxury safaris. Leave the safari itinerary to us for a smooth and comfortable safari adventure.
Day 0Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport
You will pick you up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From here you will be driven to your hotel in Arusha which is beautifully located on the coffee farms and is a perfect place to prepare for your 7 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration safari. We will gather in the hotel for a pre-safari briefing.
Day 1Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Today our safari Adventure begins! After breakfast, pick up from your hotel and drive for 2 hours and 20 minutes to Tarangire National Park. The park is well known for its large elephant herds and abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent). From the open roof of the vehicle we will experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River which is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to giraffes, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, elands, warthogs and elephants. The picnic site has a spectacular view. We will have our picnic lunch there and proceed with game viewing before continuing to the campsite inside the park for dinner and overnight.
Accomodation
Budget Camping @Tarangire
Breakfast
Not Included
Lunch
Included
Dinner
Included
Day 2Tarangire National Park to Mto wa Mbu (Cultural tourism)
Wake up early in the morning for a sunrise game drive. After breakfast, we will continue our game drive in Tarangire in the morning and will depart for Mto Wa Mbu to have lunch and participate in a cultural tourism. The afternoon will focus on visiting the local tribes, banana farms, rice plantations, artworks, forests and waterfalls of the area. You can choose to have a walking or bike tour. Dinner and overnight will be at Fig Tree Lodge.
Accomodation
Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
Breakfast
Included
Lunch
Included
Dinner
Included
Day 3Mto wa Mbu to Central Serengeti
After breakfast we will depart for Serengeti. A long and bumpy road will take you to about 4 to 5 hours of fascinating game on route driving up the crater highlands towards the vast plains of Serengeti. We will stop for a picnic lunch at the Serengeti, Naabi Hill Gate before we check in the park for an afternoon drive. After catching the sunset, we will proceed to Seronera campsite (Tumbili) for dinner and overnight.
Accomodation
Budget camping @Central Serengeti
Breakfast
Included
Lunch
Included
Dinner
Included
Day 4Serengeti National Park
Today we will spend the whole day in the park. We head out and start to explore at sunrise, then return to the campsite for breakfast, pack our lunch and then go for a full day game drive exploring the beautiful scenery of Serengeti, searching for the big 5. There is more to Serengeti than large mammals, more than 500 bird species recorded, ranging from the oversized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the savannah. We will continue to search for Serengeti wildlife and return to the campsite at sunset for dinner and overnight.
Accomodation
Budget camping @Serengeti
Breakfast
Included
Lunch
Included
Dinner
Included
Day 5Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Highlands
Today we will leave the campsite early in the morning (around 6am) for a sunrise game drive and to spot the animals when they are most active. We will then stop at a picnic site to enjoy breakfast in the bush and continue with the game drive before returning to the camp (around noon) for hot lunch, load the vehicle, depart camp and continue to Ngorongoro where we will have dinner and overnight at Simba campsite.
Accomodation
Budget Camping @Ngorongoro
Breakfast
Included
Lunch
Included
Dinner
Included
Day 6Ngorongoro crater to Arusha
Today we will get in the safari vehicle at 6am and descend to the crater with our packed breakfast. This stunning place will offer you with almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino and if we are lucky, we might spot one. Measuring anarea of 260 Kilometres square and extending about 20km in diameter, we will need probably 5 to 6 hours to explore it. We will ascend back to the campsite for your last meal with us and drive back to Arusha. We expect to be back in town around 5 to 6pm.
Breakfast
Included
Lunch
Included
Dinner
Not Included
Final drop off point
At the end of the tour (Day 6), you’ll be dropped off at the Airport. Any additional accomodation can be negotiated at extra costs.
- Park fees/ Admission Fees
- All activities mentioned in the Itinerary
- All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT 18%
- Airport Pickup and Drop off
- Domestic Flight
- Airport arrival/Departure meet and greets at the airport.
- Any International or Local flights (from/to home)
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Hotel (available as an optional addon)
- Transfers (available as an optional addon)
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Government-imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Meals not listed in the itinerary
- Liquors, beers and bottled beverages