18 DAYS TANZANIA BIRDING SAFARI

Day 1: Arrival

You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport by our staff and transferred to Arusha National Park to your lodge for resting, Safari briefing, dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Full day Game drive / Birding in Arusha National Park

Get up early and go for game viewing in the open plains of Arusha National Park. There you will see numerous animals like Zebras, Giraffes, and Buffalos among others. Also, drive to explore Ngurdota crater rim and Momella lakes. Return to the lodge for lunch, check out and transfer to the airport for a connecting flight or dropped at your hotel in Arusha.

Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire National Park

You will be picked from the lodge after breakfast by your safari driver at around 08.00 Am then transferred to Tarangire National Park some 2 hours away from Arusha. On arrival your safari guide will guide you through the registration formalities before you embark on your first game drive at Tarangire National Park a famous haven for the large elephant herds and many other animals and different bird species, Tarangire is recorded to have more than 500 different species of birds on this game driver our driver guide will take you to best locations where you can enjoy birdlife in the park. Later after excitements you will drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Full Day Birding in Tarangire National Park

You have another full day bird game drive in Tarangire trying to capture what you missed on the last days game drive, we will drive to different location may be on the river circuit also drive to silale swamps possible to capture different species of birds. Later after game drive you wil drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park

On this day you will have breakfast and later drive to Lake Manyara National Park, you will use the southern gate to start your game drive from the south part of the park and the lake where you could enjoy birds as you drive to the north part of the park, after you day excitments at the park you will drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Full Day Game drive Lake Manyara National Park

On this day you will have a half day game drive in Lake Manyara trying to capture what you missed on yesterday's game drive, you will use the northern gate and your game drive will base much on the north part of the park and the Lake, Lake Manyara has been recorded to have more than 400 different species of birds, You will enjoy game drive and later drive to Lake Eyasi for dinner and Overnight.

Day 7: Manyara to Lake Natron

After breakfast drive to Lake Natron, lunch at Lake Natron Camp. After lunch proceed to the lake to view the flock of Flamingoes and other species of water birds, lake Natron is the sixth largest lake in Tanzania the lake is also known as the flamingo factory, it's the only remaining breeding area for east Africa's flamingo. Later drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Full day Lake Natron Birding Tour

Enjoy the sunrise and the views up the Rift Valley as far as Kenya. Descent around lunch, and drive to Lake Natron one of the major Flamingo breeding grounds in East Africa – enroute visit a Massai "Boma" village.

Day 9: Transit to Serengeti

You will have breakfast and proceed driving to serengeti national park. On your arrival you will check in and start with evening game drive as you drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 10-13: Full Day Serengeti Birding Game Drive

We have 4 full days in Serengeti National Park, Your game drive starts earlier morning with packed Lunch you will drive to different locations in the park searching for birds. The Serengeti has more than 500 bird species recorded, and the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is one of Africa's Endemic Bird Areas (land important for habitat-based bird conservation containing restricted-range bird species), hosting five bird species found nowhere else. These specials are easy to locate within their restricted range. The grey-breasted spurfowl is common in the Seronera area. In woodland areas, parties of Fischer's lovebird draw attention to themselves and the rufous-tailed weaver is a fascinating bird placed in its own genus. The other two endemics are the Usambiro barbet and the grey-crested helmet-shrike. Migratory birds are present from November to April. Later after your day excitments drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 14: Transfer to Speke Bay Lodge

After your breakfast you will drive to Ndabaka gate and head to speak bay logde for two nighs to enjoy birdlife in Lake Victoria.

Day 15: Bird Life Excursion in Lake Victoria

After your breakfast you will have a day excursion at the lake capturing bird moments. Lake Victoria is home to over 400 species of birds to thrill and excite both keen ornithologists and nature lovers. Vistors can view a wide variety of birds on any one day including Malabou storks, Kites, Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Weavers and Swallows.

Day 16: Speke Bay and Back to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After your earlier breakfast you will start driving back to Ngorongoro Conservation Area via Serengeti Np, on your arrival our driver will drop you at your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 17: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater

On this day you will get a cup of coffee and snacks and take your packqed breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater earlier morning on your arrival you will enjoy game drive inside the crater trying to capture amazing birdlife there. Both the Ngorongoro highlands and the crater offer excellent birding, with over 500 species recorded. Birdlife in the highland forest is rich and interesting. Among the birds to be seen are white-eyed slaty flycatcher and Livingstone turaco. A number of specialized grassland birds are resident in the crater. Most noticeable are ostrich, kori bustard, crowned crane and the secretary bird. Migratory birds are present from November to April. After your exciment you will drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 18: Departure

Depending to your international flight you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.

End of Tour