7-Day Tanzania Safari with Hot-Air Ballooning and Big Five

• Meet your tour guide on arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to your hotel in Arusha. Located beneath the twin peaks of Mt. Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha is the gateway to Tanzania's northern circuit of national parks and marks the starting point of your safari into the African bush.
• Set out to explore the vibrant sights and sounds of local life in Arusha. Coffee connoisseurs can enjoy popular coffee tours, weaving in and out of the evergreen coffee trees while learning how the beans are nurtured, harvested, dried, and finally roasted to produce the many different blends exported and enjoyed worldwide.

• After breakfast, your guide will collect you and drive you to Lake Manyara. Although Lake Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania's smaller parks, its diverse vegetation - ranging from savannah to marsh and evergreen forest - supports one of the highest biomass densities of large mammals in the world. Expect to see large families of elephants, millions of flamingos, and even tree-climbing lions.
• Be sure to keep a watchful eye out for the baboons in this park, which live in troops of up to 200 members.
• Enjoy a trip to the local farming village of Mto Wa Mbu and learn about the melting pot of cultures found here. Home to over 120 different tribes from across Tanzania, the village offers insight into daily life through visits to local farms, schools, churches, a milling machine, and much more.

After an action-packed day, your guide will take you to your accommodation for the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• After breakfast at your hotel, get ready to ramp up your safari adventure as you head to the Serengeti.
• Sit back and relax as you make the five-hour journey to your hotel in Serengeti National Park, where you will be dropped off and given time to settle in.
• Guests eager to get out and explore can take advantage of a sunset game drive.
• Return to your hotel for dinner and a relaxing evening listening to the sounds of the Serengeti at night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Set out early in the morning for a full day's game drive in search of unforgettable wildlife encounters.
• Expect to spot animals you've only seen in National Geographic - great herds of buffalo, elephants, giraffes, zebra, thousands of eland, as well as exceptional year-round lion sightings.
• Enjoy a delicious picnic and spend the entire day exploring the rolling plains of Serengeti National Park.
• After an action-packed day in the bush, your guide will drop you back at your accommodation inside the national park in time for a gourmet dinner.
• Take to the African skies in a hot-air balloon to appreciate the pristine natural beauty of the savannah stretching as far as the eye can see.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• After an early breakfast, depart with your lunch for a final morning game drive in the Serengeti.
• Few predators hunt during the heat of the day, so early morning is often the best time to observe the thrill of the chase.
• Enjoy your last few moments in Serengeti National Park before making the three-hour transfer to Ngorongoro Crater.
• Check in to your accommodation in Ngorongoro and settle into your new surroundings.
• Take a guided walk around the rim of the mighty Ngorongoro Crater. In addition to breathtaking views of the volcanic crater and its diverse wildlife, your expert guides will also teach you about its incredible indigenous flora and fauna.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Wake up early to panoramic views of the crater and, after breakfast, head off for a day trip to explore the many fascinating species protected within its rim.
• Here, you can see the Big Five in high concentration against the stunning backdrop of the crater walls.
• After a day of exploring, you will be transferred to your accommodation in Tarangire National Park.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Wake up early and enjoy a hearty breakfast while looking out over the plains dotted with hundreds of African prehistoric trees of life - the baobab. The lesser-known Tarangire National Park receives only a fraction of the Serengeti's visitors, yet it is home to some of Tanzania's best wildlife, including a 300-strong herd of elephants, as well as wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, eland, and buffalo.
• After an exciting morning exploring Tarangire National Park, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport, where we wave you a fond farewell.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.