Migration Western Corridor
Latitude East Africa Adventures welcomes you to get time to spoil yourself and doing it your way through engaging in the nothern circuit expedition reimaging the traditional game drive as a scenic and educational transit through Tanzania’s most geological and cultural corridors. Apart from wildlife sightings, the journey emphasizes the shifting aesthetic of landscapes from the lush ground water forests of lake Manyara to the mist-shrouded highlands of the Ngorongoro rim
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Upon arrival, you will be picked up by our representative and make a transfer to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
DISTANCE; 120km TIME; 2-3 hrs DIRECTION; Heading SouthWest
After the morning breakfast at the hotel, the journey to Tarangire National Park begins with a whistle-blow stop in the Arusha urban for final private purchases.
At the Tarangire gate, the park welcomes you for the golden hours game drive. Enjoy the park's iconic baobab-dotted landscapes and the wildlife including the dense population of the elephant herds, giraffe and the elusive fringe-eared oryx. Wipe your crystal eyes with a refreshing bird watch. Lunch en route.
After calling it a day, enjoy the drive to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay in Tarangire.
OPTIONAL; Night game drive to spot nocturnal wildlife like genets, bush babies and the african civets.
DISTANCE; 50km TIME;2-3 hrs DIRECTION; Typically heading Northwest
Embark on a game drive towards the Lake Manyara National Park after your breakfast. Enjoy the park's varied eco system including the acacia woodlands and open grasslands. Delight-in in the wildlife through keeping an eye on the famous tree climbing lions, elephant herds, baboons and giraffes. Picnic lunch en route.
Drive to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
DISTANCE; 145 km TIME; 3-4 hrs DIRECTION;heading Northwest
Post breakfast, depart to Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Game drive through the scenic highlands before descending into the open plains of the Serengeti National Park. In the heart of Serengeti, relish the Seronera area rich in year-round wildlife including a high concentration of predators along the Seronera river in the Seronera valley.
After picnic lunch, continue exploring in a game drive before driving to the hotel in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Upon dawn's twilight toast, take time to participate on the early game drive to spot the nocturnal animals retreating and the lions at dawn as they are most active in the cooler hours. Enjoy the full day game drive watching the wildebeests, giraffes, zebras and the lions. Serendipity upon the season of the year, you will have time to witness the incredible Great Migration.
OPTIONAL; Visit a local maasai boma (village) to explore their rich culture (songs and dances,food tabooes) and their traditional lifestyle.
This provides a meaningful cultural exchange opportunity.
With the onset of evening, drive back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
DISTANCE; 145km TIME; 2-4 hrs DIRECTION; Heading Southeast
Following the morning meal, embark on the scenic journey for the ngorongoro game drive.
En route, savor and enjoy the transition from the open plains of the Serengeti National Park to the Ngorongoro Conservation highlands with a spectacular wildlife viewing complementing the archeological site like the olduvai gorge ( a world reowned paleoanthropological site).
Approaching evening, take a scenic slow drive to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Upon the sunrise, descend into the Ngorongoro crater for a full game drive to enjoy and witness the crater's wildlife richness. Spot the BIG FIVE(lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and the rare black rhinos) flamingos and hippos in its unique contained eco system. Lunch en route.
Begin the transfer back to Arusha in the late afternoon. Drop off at the hotel in Arusha or airport
