5-Day Tanzania Safari from Kilimanjaro with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Reach Kilimanjaro at 8:00 am to meet the driver-guide, who will brief you about the tour before driving by Land Cruiser to Tarangire National Park, crossing the Maasai Steppe on the way.

• Enjoy a full-day game drive in the park and see the impressive Great Rift Valley.

• Meander along bush tracks and explore the Tarangire River's twists and turns, where you may find elephants drinking and playing in the refreshing waters. Elephants, buffalos, and pythons can be seen regularly.

• Head to the lodge late in the afternoon, settle in, and relax before dinner.

Dinner and overnight at Maramboi tented camp or Wildpalm campsite.

• Depart after breakfast for Serengeti, making your way around the southern edge of the crater rim and spotting the occasional hyena, elephant, or African buffalo along the way.

• Reach Serengeti National Park in the morning, where the plains seem endless from this vantage point.

• Stop to enjoy a picnic lunch at Naabi Hill before meandering through the wildlife-rich central Serengeti.

• Settle into your unique camp and later join the camp dining area for some palate teasers in anticipation of a scrumptious evening meal. Gather around the campfire before heading off to bed.

Overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge or Pimbi campsite.

• Discover Serengeti game drives today and look out for cheetahs, leopards, and lions.

• Head out for a sunrise game drive at 06:30 am, followed by breakfast at 08:30 am.

• After lunch, continue with your afternoon game drive until sunset, then drive back for dinner.

Overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge or Pimbi campsite.

• Stop for a meal, with breakfast and lunch taken together. Sunrise game drives begin at 06:30 am and continue until 11:00 am.

• Depart for the Ngorongoro Crater with a game drive en route after the meal.

• Make a brief stop at Olduvai Gorge and step into the museum to view some of the incredible findings of Drs. Louis and Mary Leakey.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa lodge or Simba campsite.

• Spend a full day exploring the crater floor. The area is world-renowned and remains one of the only places on earth where one can see all of the Big Five - lion, leopard, bull elephant, African buffalo, and black rhino - all at once.

• Enjoy a special boxed lunch at a scenic picnic spot, and in the evening ascend out of the crater and drive back to Arusha for dinner.

Overnight at Planet Lodge.