Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

   • Pick up at 8:30 am from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive.

   • Post the game drive; you will head back to your camp/lodge, where a delicious dinner awaits you.

   Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
   Accommodation included: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge

2. Day 2: Serengeti National Park

   • After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world.

   • You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day-long game drive itself.

   • The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Accommodation included: Tortilis camps

3. Day 3: Serengeti National Park

   • The whole day will be spent on a game drive in the central Serengeti National Park. The areas you will visit will depend upon the location of the herds. During the short rainy season in November and December, the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south, while during the longer rainy season from April to June, they return back up north. This circle of life is determined by the rainfalls, and the locations of the herds might vary from year to year, but your guide will know where to find the animals and where to see them best.

   • A visit to the Serengeti Visitor Centre is also possible. Here you can learn more about the history of the park and the research that is being done by the Frankfurter Zoological Society

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Accommodation included: Tortilis camps

4. Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater

   • After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for a game drive (5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagles, vultures and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vultures, sacred ibis, kori bustards, blacksmith plover, long-necked herons and the cattle eagles.

   • Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool; you will begin a steep ascent to the top exit of the crater.

   • With a 2 hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari will have you quite tired, and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Accommodation included: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge

5. Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

   • The final day of your safari will begin as usual by 8:00 am after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Arusha via Manyara National Park, where you will have a half-day game drive.

   • As you enter the national park by 9 am, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till mid-afternoon with a small break for a picnic lunch. During the game drive, watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of the Lake Manyara National Park is the tree-climbing lions; however, spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there.

   • By mid-afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha, where you will be dropped off at your preferred location by about 6 pm in the evening. With incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Accommodation included: Mvuli Hotel