5-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Head to Tarangire National Park, passing across the Maasai steppe before reaching Mto wa Mbu for your first Tanzanian safari.

• In the late afternoon, make your way up to the Rift Valley Escarpment and onto the crater highlands for an overnight stay.

Optional Activity: Visit the Esilalei Maasai Village

Accommodation: Tloma Lodge (1 night)

Included Activities: Tarangire National Park Game Drive

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Depart in the morning and drive through the small town of Karatu to reach Serengeti National Park.

• Start around 10-11 am for a morning game drive, followed by a late afternoon game drive when the animals tend to be more active in the cooler hours of the day.

• Return to the camp during the warmer hours in the middle of the day to enjoy a hearty meal and relax.

• Head back to the camp in the late evening for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp (1 night)

Included Activities: Serengeti National Park Game Drive

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Go on morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park and traverse the grass plains when the animals are most active. In the early morning, watch the hippopotamuses return to the water and lions returning from the hunt to relax in the shade of a tree. In the afternoon, look out for cheetahs, crocodiles, and leopards in the wild.

Optional Activity: Serengeti National Park - Balloon Ride (from price) - USD 599

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp (1 night)

Included Activities: Serengeti National Park Game Drive

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Special Information: This tented camp is powered by generators, so you will also have the chance to charge your cameras, laptops, and phones before 11 pm.

• Take the extended tour of Serengeti and visit Simba Kopjes, an outcrop of rocks favoured by lions and cheetahs, which can often be seen basking in the morning sun.

• Enjoy en-route game viewing as you pass through Olduvai Gorge and stop for a picnic lunch. Visit the archaeological sites and the museum where early human tools and fossils have been found.

• Continue driving across the Ngorongoro Highlands and reach Tloma Lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Tloma Lodge (1 night)

Included Activities: Serengeti National Park En-Route Game Drive/Olduvai Gorge Visit

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

• Explore the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater, often touted as Africa's Garden of Eden. Every ecosystem within this crater, including riverine forests, open plains, freshwater, and alkaline lakes, is unique. Ngorongoro Crater is the remnant of an ancient volcanic caldera, and within its 300 square kilometres is a remarkable concentration of wildlife. Marvel at the spectacular scenery as you descend almost 600 metres down to the crater floor. There is every chance to see a considerable variety of wildlife in this compact area, including the highly endangered black rhinoceros.

• Leave the crater area in the afternoon, and your local tour guide will drive across the Maasai steppe to Arusha.

• In the evening, get dropped off at Kilimanjaro Airport for a scheduled flight or at your accommodation in Arusha.

Included Activities: Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

Meals Included: Breakfast