7-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Kick off the Tanzania Safari adventure early in the morning, heading off to the beguiling – and often overlooked - Arusha National Park. Arusha is a jewel of Tanzania, with diverse plant and animal life. 
• Explore the shores of tranquil Lake Momella and experience the vibrancy of the bronzed bush where the Ngurduto Crater buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, warthogs, zebra and gazelle busy themselves. These are resident throughout the year, so you’re bound to see a different animal everywhere you turn. The elusive leopards and elephants tend to be shy at Arusha, but there is a good chance of spotting them. 
• Set out on foot for a fascinating stroll – you’ll stay safe, accompanied by an armed ranger who will guide you through lush forest to the clear springs of a sparkling waterfall.
• Spot a tribe of black and white colobus monkeys, famous in the park for their acrobatics. 

Spend overnight in a camp close to the park, relaxing and enjoying a delicious dinner.

• After waking up, energise yourself with a hearty breakfast before heading off to the Tarangire National Park, named after the river, which flows across the park and is the only water source for the animals during the dry season. It’s an undulating landscape, scattered with Baobab trees and high grasses and its mixture of vegetation is unique in the Northern safari lands. Tarangire is famous for its birdlife: over 550 species make their homes here, including the endearing yellow-collared lovebird. The Tarangire swamps have the most breeding species in one habitat in the world.
• If you’re lucky, you’ll spot Omo, the white giraffe with a genetic condition called leucism: she’s perfectly healthy, almost perfectly white. 
• See a remarkable selection of wildlife, including elephants, lions, warthogs, impalas, cheetahs, buffalo, and baboons. 
• After a fascinating day in this beautiful park, head off to Mto wa Mbu and reach the campsite in the late afternoon. 
• Relax and finish the evening with a tasty dinner.

• After a good breakfast, drive to the world-famous Serengeti National Park. It’s home to the world's largest concentration of wildlife, including zebra, gazelle, lions, wildebeest, elephants and giraffes. It’s also one of the points of the seasonal migration of wildebeest, an incredible sight in the truest sense of the word. 
• Stop for a well-earned break for lunch on a kopje (rock outcropping), gazing down at the incredible views while you eat and preparing yourself for your adventures deeper into the park. 
• In the evening, settle in Serengeti Camp, enjoy an appetizing dinner, and watch a golden and pink sunset.

• After a nourishing breakfast, continue the journey into the plains on a full-day game drive that will allow you to spot hundreds of the diverse animals that find their home within the Serengeti’s endless plains. See some lions, leopards, cheetahs and water buffalo up close.
• Gaze on some of the park’s lesser-known but equally fascinating animals, including the majestic eland, the clever hyena, the graceful gazelle, stolid crocodiles, giraffe, zebra, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos and antelope. If you visit at the right time of the year, you’ll witness one of the modern natural wonders of the world – the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra.

Overnight at the campsite in Seronera, well known for animal sightings.

• Wake up before dawn to start an early morning game drive. 
• Add to yesterday’s collection of sightings: see more hippos; perhaps a troop of monkeys or a family of mongooses will grab your attention. 
• After such an early start, look forward to a delicious lunch, which will be served at the park. 
• In the afternoon, start the Ngorongoro adventure by heading off to the Simba Campsite located at the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.

• After an early breakfast, travel into the Crater, known as “Africa’s Garden of Eden”; its unique geological formation is at the root of its diversity. Because the crater sides are a barrier to many species migrating in or out, the crater is packed full of wildlife, and there’s an excellent chance of spotting Africa’s Big Five.
• Encounter vultures, zebra, hippos, wildebeest and hyenas. The alkaline lake attracts geese, storks and pink clouds of flamingos, too. 

Overnight at Fanaka campsite.

• Start the day with a healthy, filling breakfast and head off to the Lake Manyara National Park, which extends for miles along the emerald base of the gold-flecked Rift Valley escarpment. The park is a patchwork of forest, arid scrubland and soda lake and a paradise for bird lovers.
• The forest is alive with the birdsong and flittering with the antics of monkeys in the forest canopy; giraffes roam the savannah, and lions loll in trees, resting in the shade, while hippo families submerge themselves in the waters of the soda lake. 
• Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch served in the park and drive back to Moshi, where the safari adventure ends.

We can arrange for a transfer to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport on request.