8-Day Tanzania Safari from Moshi with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

Your adventure begins with pickup from your preferred location. You will then head to Arusha National Park, a jewel of Tanzania where waterbucks and gazelles roam throughout the year and where you will surely see giraffes, zebras, and warthogs. You will drive along the golden, baked shores of Lake Momella, whose waters glow teal, aquamarine, and azure against the bold African sky. Leopards and elephants tend to be shy in Arusha, but there is always a good chance of getting lucky.

You will also feel the pulse of Africa through the soles of your feet as you take a stroll accompanied by a knowledgeable and skilled ranger, who will help you discover more about the natural beauty all around you. You will explore the lush green forest alive with the antics of colobus monkeys and come upon the bright, bubbling waters of a waterfall among the greenery. You will stop overnight at a camp near the park, where you can rest your legs and enjoy a delicious dinner served under the stars.

After a good night's sleep, you will enjoy a healthy breakfast and then set off for Tarangire National Park, a haven for birdwatchers. Tarangire boasts over 550 bird species, and its marshes have one of the highest concentrations of breeding species in one place in the world. If you are a bird lover, you will not want to leave. You will easily spot flocks of dazzling yellow-collared lovebirds, the native rufous-tailed weaver, the northern pied babbler, the red-and-yellow barbet, the superior ostrich, as well as hundreds of migratory birds.

Among the birds, you can sit back and watch the parade of animals for which Tarangire is famous, including the stately elephant, powerful lion, giraffe, graceful impala, cheetah, mongoose, buffalo, and baboons. After feasting your eyes on this glorious park's diversity, you will head to Mto wa Mbu and reach the campsite in the late afternoon. You will probably want to stretch your legs while our cook prepares a delicious dinner.

After breakfast, you will set off for Lake Natron, a salt and soda lake cradled within part of the Great East African Rift Valley. The lake forms a pink, russet, and white patchwork because of the microorganisms that thrive in its salinity and the salt-crust rafts that pepper its surface. You will arrive at the campsite in time for a delicious lunch, and then take an afternoon stroll to the lake.

Here, you may be delighted by a pink cloud of flamingoes. The lake is the only regular breeding ground in East Africa for around 2.5 million lesser flamingoes, which depend entirely on it and are therefore categorised as near threatened despite their numbers. You will wander past salt marshes and freshwater wetlands and continue on to a sparkling waterfall. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the Lake Natron campsite.

After breakfast, you will leave the harsh and compelling landscape of Lake Natron and travel to the lush bounty of Serengeti National Park. You will journey via Loliondo and Wasso, towns where the Maasai, Chagga, Sonjo, and Warusha peoples live and work together in harmony, and continue through Klein's Gate, the northeastern entrance to the Serengeti. Along the way, do not forget to look out for animals such as antelope, wildebeest, and zebra.

You will rest at a campsite in the centre of the Serengeti and enjoy a lovely dinner while anticipating what tomorrow will bring.

You will wake up to a pink and apricot African dawn in the centre of the Serengeti, a paradise for wildlife and bird lovers, with excitement wherever you turn your head. Make sure you fill up on breakfast, as there is a lot to see today, especially if you visit during migration season. The Serengeti is home to the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra, an incredible and world-famous phenomenon. But even outside migration season, you will get up close to a wide variety of animals, including over 70 species of large mammals.

You may see lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, and water buffalo all within a few feet of your jeep. But that is not all. The Serengeti is home to many other equally fascinating and beautiful animals. This is a dizzyingly active ecosystem, and you will also marvel at eland, antelope, and Grant's gazelle; hyenas and crocodiles; monkeys and baboons; and hippos and rhinos. Birders will spot hundreds of bird species, both endemic and migrating from Eurasia. After a heady day enjoying the wildlife, relax with a drink at our campsite at Seronera while you watch the sunset and wait for your delicious dinner to be served. Eat well for the strength needed for the next big day.

You will spend the morning revisiting the diverse landscapes of the Serengeti - riverine forest, swamps, kopjes, and grasslands - before moving on to the next part of the adventure. After a tasty lunch, you will journey to the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose fertile volcanic plains and stunning highlands hold some of the richest densities of animals in all of Africa.

You will spend the night at Simba Camp on the rim of the crater, and while you watch the golden-pink sunset melt over the savannah within the caldera, our friendly cook will prepare a delectable dinner for you.

You will rise with the African dawn, as early morning is the best time to experience the crater waking up. It is a different feeling altogether, and a filling breakfast, a mug of hot coffee, and the crisp air will prepare you to enjoy it fully. There will be plenty of time for photography, and what a day it promises to be. You are likely to spot the Big Five - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and water buffalo - in a landscape lush with greens, olives, and gold, topped by the intense blue of the Tanzanian sky.

You will stop for a cheeky picnic lunch near a handful of hippos, with the older ones patiently sunning or wallowing in the mud while the youngsters play and splash. The Ngorongoro Crater has a unique geology, and this is why so many species live here. Apart from the Big Five, you will spot zebra, wildebeest, and hyena and, for bird lovers, the salmon-pink mist of graceful flamingos at Soda Lake, as well as vultures and hawks eagerly circling the sky in search of a discarded carcass. Storks, ibis, and cranes are also common in the crater. After lunch, you will begin your drive to the tranquillity of Fanaka Camp and arrive with a well-earned appetite for a hot, fresh, and tasty dinner under a sky packed full of stars.

On the last day of the tour, you will experience the beauty of Lake Manyara National Park. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, the park is a picturesque tapestry of habitats: golden savannah, lush forest, arid baked scrubland, and tumbling rivers. You will wake up to an early breakfast so you can start the day in time to spot the park's wildlife and breathe in the beauty of the place. You will picnic in the heart of the park and then explore the shores of Soda Lake, with its pink shimmer of flamingo, one of over four hundred species of dazzling birds, including the forest hornbill, pelican, and cormorant.

Lake Manyara is home to the legendary tree-climbing lion, as well as water buffalo, African elephant, giraffe, impala, and hippo. In the late afternoon, you will say goodbye to Manyara and drive to Moshi through Maasai bomas, baobab forest, and rolling savannah. Retired but rejuvenated when you return to Moshi, your adventure will come to an end. We can take you to the airport or Arusha if you are still too awestruck by your safari experience to move.