7-Day Tanzania Safari through Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara

• Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport.

• Transfer to Lake Duluti Lodge for dinner and overnight on HB basis. (40 km, 30 minutes)

Meals: Dinner and overnight HB

Accommodation: Lake Duluti Lodge or similar accommodation

• Start your safari by heading through the bustling city of Arusha and out towards Lake Manyara National Park. You will travel through the beautiful Masai open grassland and rolling hills. Along the way, see Masai herding their cattle and goats.

• Just before the park entrance, drive through the small but busy village of Mto Wa Mbu, famous for its population of up to 120 tribes and its lively, colourful atmosphere.

• Upon arriving at Lake Manyara, enter the park and begin your first game drive, first through lush forest and then out into open grassland and along the lake edge. The birdlife in this park is a birdwatcher's paradise, with many endemic species. You can also expect to see a variety of animals, such as impala, elephants, dik-dik, bushbuck, and hippos and, if you are lucky, you might even spot the famous tree-climbing lions of Manyara.

• After breakfast at the lodge, begin a full-day game drive in the Serengeti. This park covers an area of 14,763 square kilometres and has a range of different habitats, including open grasslands, marshes, forests, and kopjes.

• Spend the day moving around the different habitats looking for animals such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, hippos, impala, zebras, wildebeest, Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle, and many others. There is also a wide variety of birdlife. The sheer size of this park and its amazing changing scenery make this a day to remember.

• After breakfast at the lodge, begin another full-day game drive in the Serengeti. This park covers an area of 14,763 square kilometres and has a range of different habitats, including open grasslands, marshes, forests, and kopjes.

• Spend the day moving around the different habitats looking for animals such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, hippos, impala, zebras, wildebeest, Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle, and many others. There is a wide variety of birdlife. The sheer size of this park and its amazing changing scenery make this a day to remember.

• After breakfast, head off on your final game drive in the Serengeti and enjoy the huge open spaces and variety of wildlife.

• Then travel back through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to your lodge, where you may relax and enjoy the forest view with a cold drink.

• After breakfast, head into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a crater tour. The crater - or caldera, which is the correct term - is over 20 kilometers wide and approximately 600 meters deep.

• If you are lucky and the day is clear, from the bottom you will be able to see all the way around the crater walls.

• Today, you will do a game drive over the crater floor, through grassland and forest, and see the soda lake named Lake Makat. Ngorongoro Crater is famous for the presence of the Big Five - buffalos, black rhinos, elephants, lions, and leopards. It also contains many other animals, such as cheetahs, zebras, hippos, serval cats, hyenas, and wildebeest.

• Use this day for a lie-in and enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the camp before starting your final journey back to Arusha.

• Before reaching the town centre, you will have a chance to stop at one of the largest curio shops in Tanzania or visit Meserani Snake Park, an optional activity at your own cost.

• Transfer to Arusha town or the international airport, depending on your plans.