4-Day Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari from Arusha

• Meet your Tanzanian guide in Arusha and start the drive to Tarangire National Park.

• Go for an afternoon game drive. Get a chance to see large herds of elephants roaming through Tarangire's savanna grasses or taking shade under the baobab trees. Admire the park, which has more than 550 different bird species - the most diverse in Africa - including the Kori Bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the world.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Take a picnic lunch and make your way to Serengeti, a drive of around 4 ½ hours through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti area offers some of the most exciting game viewing, with great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, as well as thousands of topi, hartebeest, impala, and Grant's gazelle.

Overnight at Serengeti.

• Set out with a picnic lunch for further game viewing in the Serengeti. Thoroughly enjoy the game drives through Serengeti National Park, as it is one of the greatest game parks in Africa.

• Leave Serengeti in the afternoon and return to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Dinner and overnight stay.

• Drive to the fascinating wildlife arena of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with your Tanzanian guide. Visit the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that covers over 260 sq. km and was formed when a massive volcano exploded and collapsed on itself 2-3 million years ago. It is now the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world and is often referred to as "Africa's Eden." Home to more than 25,000 large mammals, it is not unusual to see all of the "Big Five" (buffalo, elephant, rhino, lion, and leopard) in a single day.

• Keep exploring the Ngorongoro Highlands, arrive at the crater rim, and then descend 610 m (2,000 feet) onto its floor to start your safari extravaganza.

• Drive back to the hotel in Arusha/Moshi in the late afternoon.