Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha

   • Meet at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha.

   Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Arusha.

2. Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire

   • After breakfast, check out and drive to Tarangire National Park. Reach just in time for a piping hot lunch at your lodge.
   • Later, enjoy your first game drive. Surrounded by ancient baobab trees, the Lodge is located in an area with a concentration of elephants in Africa and others, including the elusive leopard. Over 400 bird species can be spotted here as well. With water constantly available in the area, the greenery is lush, providing a wonderful contrast to the burnt ground.

   Dinner and overnight at Camp / Lodge.

3. Day 3: Tarangire to Serengeti

   • After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge. Africa’s largest and most famous park is an astounding 16,000 sq km of wild paradise. Most famous for its annual migration of wildebeests and zebras, this is Africa’s best reserve. 
   • Enjoy lunch at the lodge. 
   • The “Famous Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhino – await your arrival during an afternoon game drive. Watch out for the Impala stags, giraffes, waterbucks and more game found in this area. 

   Dinner and overnight at Camp /  Lodge.

4. Day 4: Serengeti

   • Safari in Swahili simply means a "journey". Nowadays, it has become a synonym for wildlife viewing in the African bush. We will explore the endless plains to discover the vast expanse and wilderness of Serengeti. Indulge, take your time, and relish each moment spotting wildlife.
   • We will also search for the most wonderful natural phenomenon - the Grand Migration of wildebeest and zebra, crossing the plains in search of water and food. This cannot be guaranteed, but we can try our best to catch this spectacle.
   • Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives through the Park.

   Meals and overnight at Camp / Lodge.

5. Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

   • After breakfast, drive to Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of humanity’s earliest known ancestral remains.

   • Proceed to Ngorongoro for lunch at the lodge.

   • Afternoon at leisure.

   Dinner and overnight at lodge.

6. Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

   • After breakfast, drive towards Ngorongoro Crater with packed lunch. The Crater is one of the largest intact volcanic calderas in the world, offering fabulous game viewing. Wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle, and zebra that depend on the open grasslands in the crater attract predators like the black-maned lion, the leopard, and hyena. The elephants found here are the lone males. A soda lake attracts water birds like flamingos and is a suitable place for predators to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been called a Garden of Eden.

   Dinner and overnight at Lodge.

7. Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha

   • After breakfast, depart for a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree-climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. 

   • By mid-morning, drive back to Arusha.

   • Lunch at the lodge.

   • Afternoon drive to Arusha.

   Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Arusha.

8. Day 8: Departure

   • After breakfast, go for an Arusha City tour.

   • After lunch, transfer to JRO airport to your flight back home.