Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Kilimanjaro International Airport

   • Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). 

   • Transfer to Arusha Safari Lodge, where the rest of the day is at leisure. 

   • Stay at Arusha Safari Lodge, which is beautifully located on the slope of Mt. Meru and is a perfect place to prepare for your adventure.

   • Get a pre-safari briefing and an equipment check in the evening.

   Dinner and overnight at Lake Duluti Lodge: Full board.

2. Day 2: Game Drive to Tarangire National Park

   • Drive to TarangireNational Park for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park, which offers some excellent sights. 

   • Spend the night in the lodge beautifully set outside the park with stunning views and a unique atmosphere. 

   • Make a short journey from the park to the special lodge.

   Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge: Full board.

3. Day 3: Game Drive to Serengeti National Park

   • Head towards the Serengeti National Park. 

   • Visit Olduvai Gorge on the way. It is within this steep-sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. 

   • See evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years in the museum located here. 

   • Have lunch and drive into the Serengeti itself and spend the rest of the afternoon game viewing in the vast plains that are broken only by stands of acacia trees and the occasional kopje. 

   • Get a chance to see the migration in December, January and February.

   • Return to our special tented camp for the night.

   Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Lodge: Full board.

4. Day 4: Game Drive to Serengeti National Park

   • Enjoy a full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. 

   • Spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water, happily living alongside the crocodiles.

   • Watch a big pride of lions.

   • Journey from the wide-open plains to the kopjes: these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals, and from the top, we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. 

   • Enjoy an ultimate game viewing.

   • Return to the special tented camp for the night.

   Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Lodge: Full board.

5. Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

   • Begin the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. 

   • Get a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. 

   • Stop at the entrance gate where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape.

   • Drive around the rim of the Crater itself and look down to see the herd of wildebeest or buffaloes. 

   • Descend into the crater. The crater walls provide a natural sanctuary for the animals, which means there is plenty to see: lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino and leopards (if you are lucky). The only animal you won’t see in here is a giraffe, whose long legs are unable to cope with the steeps sides of the crater. 

   • Travel back to our special tented camp.

   Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Kirurumu Tented Camp: Full board.

6. Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater

   • Descend 2000 feet to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for your crater tour. 

   • Explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants and the lake area where we may see flamingos. 

   • Visit the open savannah where the lions hunt. 

   • Have a picnic lunch in the crater. 

   • Make a short journey to Kirurumo Lodge.

   Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge: Full board.

7. Day 7: Game Drive to Lake Manyara National Park

   • Depart from your lodge in Karatu and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. 

   • Enjoy a picnic lunch in the area near Soda lake, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions.

   • Drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport for the evening flight.