7-Day Tanzania Luxury Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport, your Wide Range of African Safaris guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. Settle into your accommodation, relax, and get used to the African atmosphere.
• The next day, explore Arusha, a city in northern Tanzania, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District.

• This morning, drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park features an evergreen groundwater forest and a variety of ecosystems, including acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta, and, of course, the expansive lake. This diversity attracts a wide variety of mammal, bird, and wildlife species. The park offers excellent game viewing, with buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and lots of elephants roaming near the lake.
• Also, look out for blue monkeys and the very active olive baboon troops. Overnight at Highview Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

• Head out after breakfast for the drive to Serengeti National Park. The word "Serengeti" is derived from the Maasai language, meaning "endless plain".
• En route to the Serengeti, you can opt to visit a Maasai village, a perfect place to explore Maasai culture and even participate in some tribal activities.
• Or visit Olduvai Gorge, known as the Cradle of Humanity. The museum is a statement of the long journey that humanity has made from its humble roots in East Africa to its current state as the dominant species on earth.
• Enjoy a game drive en route to your camp. Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

Relax with a full day in the Serengeti, with game drives unequalled for their beauty. The park is home to the great wildebeest, zebra, and antelope, while attendant predators such as lion and cheetah can be found among the many kopjes scattered across the plain. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, savanna with scattered acacia trees in the center, and hilly wooded grassland in the north, to extensive woodland and black clay plains in the west.

Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

• Enjoy a morning game drive en route to Ngorongoro Crater.
• Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for game driving and exploration. The crater is 600 m deep, 16 km across, and 265 sq km in area.
• Enjoy the spectacular scenery and game viewing in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world. Many of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor, surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra, and gazelle. Flamingos, among other bird species, can often be seen feeding at Makati Soda Lake as well.
• In the afternoon, drive to your lodge for your overnight stay. Overnight at Highway Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

This morning, drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is traversed by the Tarangire River, which never dries up. As the only source of water during the dry season, it draws hundreds of animals to the park, making wildlife and bird viewing spectacular. The landscape is varied, with grassy savannah plains, swamps, and hills. Enjoy a full day in the park with game viewing.

Overnight at Highview Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

• Enjoy a morning at leisure before your transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. If your flight departs during the morning or at night, accommodation must be added in Arusha.