Itinerary

1. Day 1: Moshi to Arusha National Park

   • Your adventure will start at Moshi, a cheerful, bustling town filled with coffee houses and a lively buzz. 
   • Head to the Arusha National Park, the setting for the jewel-like Lake Momella, where you’ll glimpse through the bronze bush where buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, warthogs, zebra and gazelle reside throughout the year. 
   • Set out on foot, too, for a stroll that will offer you the sensation of feeling Africa’s vibrant pulse through the soles of your shoes, and you’ll experience the bush in infinite detail. You’ll be safe, though, as an armed ranger will accompany you as you explore the landscape of buzzing insects and birds calling, with the cries of the savannah further off. 
   • Hike through lush forest to a sparkling waterfall and, further, to a magical place famous for the antics of the black and white colobus monkeys. 

   Dinner and overnight at selected camp.

2. Day 2: Arusha National Park to Tarangire National Park to Mto Wa Mbu

   • After breakfast, head off to the lovely, quiet Tarangire National Park. It’s a huge park with a diverse concentration of wildlife, especially between July and October when the Tarangire River is in full flood. 
   • Spot the majestic African elephant, the largest land mammal in the world; at Tarangire, herds of these beautiful, intelligent creatures wander at leisure, looking after their young. 
   • Also, see a dizzying variety of wildlife, including lions, giraffes, warthogs, ostrich, impalas, cheetahs, mongooses, buffalo, and baboons. The birdlife is magnificent, too, and you’ll catch the flash of a red-and-yellow barbet or gaze on the slow circling of the tawny eagle. 
   • After a picnic lunch, drive to Mto wa Mbu and reach the campsite in the late afternoon.

3. Day 3: Mto Wa Mbu to Lake Natron

   • After breakfast, depart for Lake Natron, which is famous for its salinity and the unique consequences of this. The microorganisms that prefer an alkaline environment cause the lake’s russet tone, and you’ll see salt-crust rafts scattered in the shallows. Over half the world’s lesser flamingoes are born in the lake, and you will likely see clouds of shimmering pink as the flamingoes settle and stalk on the still waters. 
   • Explore a curious terrain of salt marshes and freshwater wetlands with its unique flora, leading to sparkling waterfalls. The lake is framed by the incredible Oldoinyo Lengai (Mountain of God in Maa, the language of Maasai people), an active volcano that carves out hornitos - incredible statues of cooled lava. (We can arrange a climb up Oldoinyo Lengai – it’s an extra day to your adventure. Just ask us when you book).

4. Day 4: Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, say goodbye to Lake Natron and hello to the world-famous Serengeti National Park. 
   • Travel through the bustling towns of Loliondo and Wasso through Klein’s Gate at the northeast entrance to the park. This road trip takes in an array of sites: towns and villages, savannah and forest, and you’ll be able to spot animals like antelope, wildebeest and zebra. 

   Dinner and overnight at the campsite in the centre of the Serengeti.

5. Day 5: Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, continue into the vast plains of the magnificent Serengeti, home to hundreds of species of animals and birds. The Serengeti is world famous for its diversity – you’ll likely see lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs and water buffalo - all within a few feet of your jeep. There’s nowhere like it. It’s also home to one of the world's natural wonders – the Great Migration of zebra and wildebeest as they traverse the plains in their thousands, risking their lives with the predators they attract, who are also just trying to stay alive. It’s humbling to watch. 
   • Spot some of the park’s lesser-known but equally beautiful creatures, including eland, hyenas, gazelle, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos and rhinos. The hundreds of bird species, endemic and migrating from Eurasia, are a special bonus for bird watchers. 

   Dinner at the campsite in Seronera.

6. Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

   • After breakfast, go for another drive through the sights and sounds of the Serengeti.
   • See a rare tree-climbing lion and, towards the horizon, a mixed herd of zebra and wildebeest grazing gently. 
   • After lunch, set off for your next adventure, which is an exploration of the unique Ngorongoro Crater, and we’ll spend overnight at Simba Camp, which is on the rim of the Crater itself. This is an ideal place to rest and relax, as you’ll enjoy a drink watching the incredible colours of the sunset range over the savannah and the shadow of night creep into the caldera below.

7. Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Eyasi

   • Get up early because early mornings are the best time to spot the animals – especially the Big Five. Have breakfast before you set off. 
   • Spot zebra, wildebeest and cackling hyenas, amongst others. 
   • After a busy morning, you’ll enjoy a leisurely picnic lunch near a pond full of hippos and then gaze on the sites at Soda Lake: the flocks of graceful flamingos and storks, ibis, and cranes. Circling in the indigo blue sky are vultures and hawks eagerly searching for discarded carcases. 
   • In the afternoon, set off for Lake Eyasi in time for a peaceful sunset walk at the lakeshore before a well-deserved rest at the Lake Eyasi campsite.

8. Day 8: Lake Eyasi to Mto wa Mbu

   • Watch the Hadzabe's traditional methods of survival, including how they hunt, and you can be sure nothing is hunted that is not used in its entirety. The Hadzabe way respects the land and its inhabitants. 
   • After lunch, head to Mto wa Mbu, which is very close to the gate of our next national park, the Lake Manyara National Park.

9. Day 9: Lake Manyara National Park To Moshi

   • Another early start – fuelled by a decent breakfast – to spot the wildlife as they start their day. Lake Manyara National Park nestles at the foot of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and is a patchwork of diverse landscapes: the shrubby expanse of the golden savannah, the narrow shores teeming with wildlife and the still waters of Lake Manyara itself. This park is famous for elephants and for its tribes of baboons, who swoop and call each other and never seem to stop for breath. It’s also home to legendary tree-climbing lions and mighty water buffalo, the majestic African elephant, giraffe, impala and hippo.
     Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park's heart.
   • After more wildlife spotting, say goodbye to the Lake and drive through Maasai bomas, baobab forest and rolling savannah plains en route to Moshi, where your safari adventure will end.