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2 Nights Ngorongoro Crater | 3 Nights Serengeti | 3 Nights Rubondo Island Lake Victoria
9 Day Tanzania Fly-in Safari Ngorongoro Serengeti & Rubondo Island; One of our most popular Tanzania itinerary, this 9-day safari delivers some of East Africa’s biggest wildlife experiences.
Flying between destinations removes the need for long journeys by road. You will be met at the various airports and airstrips and assisted with your flights, arriving at camps ready to plan the days ahead with your hosts.
Included features of this luxury safari are all logistics starting and ending at Kilimanjaro International Airport, all light-aircraft flights within Tanzania, all park fees and one chimpanzee permit for Rubondo Island, shared safari activities, all meals and house drinks on safari and medical evacuation insurance.
Your starting point is at the award-winning Ngorongoro Highlands with eight domed canvas and glass suites situated on the edge of a forest that skirts Olmoti Volcano. The surrounding Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Highlands Ngorongoro camp feels remote, but is within easy reach of Ngorongoro crater, where guests can go on day-long game drives to spot lions, elephants and giraffes, with a midday picnic break under a shady tree.
From camp, hike up to the top of Olmoti for staggering views, or take a half-day trip to the soda lake in Empakaai Crater, where thousands of pink flamingos congregate. Guests can also interact with the local community, learning about Maasai culture and walk the cattle back to the boma at the end of the day.
Then you exchange the forest landscape for a savannah one as you fly to the Serengeti National Park. Follow the Great Wildebeest Migration at Kimondo Camp, where it’s all about game drives amongst a sea of clattering hooves – and the predators who stalk behind.
You are assured of excellent Big 5 game viewing and – if you are in Migration season – then you will have tens of thousands of wildebeest on the Serengeti grasslands too. The general wildlife viewing is excellent throughout the tour – look out for predators, smaller mammals, birds and reptiles – and the opportunities for wildlife photography are virtually unbounded.
Your final stop is Rubondo Island where you stay at Rubondo Island Camp overlooking the vast waters of Lake Victoria. As the only camp in the wild and virtually uninhabited Rubondo Island National Park, it is a truly special place to experience.
Walk amidst the cool forests as you listen for a family of chimps and learn about the island’s habituation efforts. You can also take boat trips on the lake, and spot tiny suni antelope, forest elephant, giraffe, sitatunga antelope and a plethora of birdlife.
Safari Itinerary in Summary
Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport – Fly to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Overnight at The Highlands Camp
Day 2: Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Overnight at The Highlands Ngorongoro Camp
Day 3: Ngorongoro – Fly to Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 4: Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 5: Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 6: Serengeti – Fly to Lake Victoria. Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 7: Lake Victoria. Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 8: Lake Victoria. Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 9: Rubondo Island – Fly to Kilimanjaro – Depart
Safari Itinerary in Detail
Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport – Fly to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast at your hotel in Arusha we transfer you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your light-aircraft flight to the Manyara airstrip. A guide from The Highlands will drive you through coffee plantations towards the Ngorongoro Crater, a journey of 3 hours to reach The Highlands, enjoying a packed lunch on the way.
Stop at the viewpoint overlooking the crater to soak in the spectacular landscape and continue your drive around the rim until you reach the Olmoti Crater, where you will stay at The Highlands for the next two nights.
If you feel like stretching your legs, you can opt for a guided walk from the camp up to the rim of Olmoti Crater, passing through dense forest and waterfalls on the way.
Overnight Accommodation: The Highlands Camp Ngorongoro
Meal Plan: {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, depart with your guide for the Ngorongoro Crater, a drive of around an hour until you reach the descent road. Spend the morning game-driving on the crater floor, exploring in search of the varied wildlife that lives here.
You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch during the heat of the day in a shady spot before driving back to The Highlands, where you can relax a little.
In the late afternoon, a guide will take you to one of the nearby Maasai villages, where you can learn more about this rich culture and take part in their afternoon activities, which often include rounding up cattle into the boma for the night.
Overnight Accommodation: The Highlands Camp Ngorongoro
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 3: Ngorongoro – Fly to Serengeti National Park
Depart by road for the Manyara airstrip, 3 hours away, where you will catch a flight to the Serengeti, a journey of 45 minutes. A guide from Kimondo Migration Camp will meet you at the airstrip and game-drive you back to camp, stopping at any wildlife sightings along the way.
Enjoy a leisurely lunch and settle into your tent before going on an afternoon game drive to fully explore your new surroundings. The Serengeti is impressive in terms of both the diversity and density of wildlife found here, so there is plenty to discover each day.
Return to camp in the early evening for drinks around the campfire and dinner.
Overnight Accommodation: Kimondo Migration Camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 4 & 5: Serengeti National Park
Safari activities at Kimondo take place in the early morning and late afternoon, when the wildlife is most active. You will explore with expert guides on game drives, looking for the big cats that have made the Serengeti famous, as well as hippos wallowing in muddy pools and giraffe browsing the fresh shoots of an acacia tree.
In between, you will return to camp for a delicious lunch, and to have a siesta or catch up on a good book. Evenings are spent sharing stories of your day’s adventures with other guests around the dinner table.
Overnight Accommodation: Kimondo Migration Camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 6: Serengeti – Fly to Rubondo Island on Lake Victoria
There’s time for a final morning game drive and lunch in camp before you fly out to Rubondo Island on Lake Victoria in the mid-afternoon. A guide will drive you through the dense tropical forest to Rubondo Island Camp, which will be your base for this final stage of your safari.
Settle in and either relax for the rest of the day or perhaps go out for a boat trip on the lake in the late afternoon to enjoy sunset views across the water.
Overnight Accommodation: Rubdono Island Camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 7 & 8: Rubondo Island on Lake Victoria
Activities on Rubondo Island take place in the morning and afternoon, with time during the heat of the day to relax in the shade at the lodge or by the pool. One morning you will set out with a guide, researcher and ranger to search for chimpanzees, typically travelling by boat to a different part of the island and then walking through the thick forest.
The researcher will explain the habituation process along the way. While sightings are not guaranteed as this habituation programme is still a work in progress, it offers you a unique opportunity to be part of the conservation story of Rubondo and to be some of the first travelers to meet the island’s chimps.
Other activities available include boating on the lake; fishing for Nile perch, which are found in good numbers here; birding to look for some of the unusual species found here, such as the African grey parrot; and forest drives, during which you may encounter sitatunga or a forest elephant.
Overnight Accommodation: Rubdono Island Camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 9: Rubondo – Fly back to Kilimanjaro Airport
Enjoy a final breakfast overlooking Lake Victoria before a short drive to the airstrip for your morning flight back to Kilimanjaro Airport in Arusha, taking a picnic lunch with you.
The flight will stop a few times on the way in the Serengeti and other airstrips to drop off/ pick up passengers, and the total journey will be approximately 4 hours.
You will land at the international airport so you can simply collect your luggage and check in for your international flight home.
Meal Plan: {Breakfast}
9 Day Tanzania Fly-in Safari Ngorongoro Serengeti & Rubondo Island Prices
9 Day Tanzania Fly-in Safari Ngorongoro Serengeti & Rubondo Island Prices Include;
The Highlands Camp Ngorongoro Includes;
All arrival and departure transfers + 3 Nights Full-board accommodation + Flights (Kilimanjaro – Manyara Airstrip) + Return Road transfer from Manyara Airstrip to The Highlands at Ngorongoro (3 Hours) + House drinks, Shared game drives, Olmoti Crater hike, Empakaai Crater hike, Maasai cultural visit, transfers to/ from nearest airstrip, Limited laundry service & Medical evacuation insurance
Kimondo Migration Camp Includes;
3 Nights Full board accommodation + Flights (Manyara Airstrip – Serengeti) + House drinks + All park fees and taxes + Limited laundry service + Shared game drives, walks, transfers to/ from nearest airstrip & Medical evacuation insurance
Rubdono Island Camp Includes;
2 Nights Full-board accommodation + Flights (Serengeti – Rubondo – Kilimanjaro) + House drinks + Shared game drives, boating safaris, swamp excursions, nature walks, chimpanzee experience + one chimpanzee permit + fishing and fishing permits + All park fees and taxes + Transfers to/ from nearest airstrip + Limited laundry & Medical evacuation insurance
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Notes
* This luxury fly-in air safari packages is available all year-round subject to availability of accommodation and internal flights
9 Day Tanzania Fly-in Safari Ngorongoro Serengeti & Rubondo Island Prices Exclude;
* Gratuities
* International flights to Tanzania
* Tanzania entry visa, inoculations
* Additional activities, meals and drinks
