Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

   • Get picked up from the airport by a representative and driven to your accommodation in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you will hopefully have time to relax and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime.

2. Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

   • Commence your safari through a pick-up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:00 a.m.
   • Begin the game drive in Tarangire National Park, famous and special for its diverse landscape and nine different vegetation zones. The 3,000 sq/km park is named from the Tarangire River that flows through it.
   • Enjoy a small picnic lunch.
   • Spot many elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes, zebras tree-climbing pythons, and long-necked gerenuk.

3. Day 3: Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park

   • Begin the game drive in Serengeti National Park, the most celebrated wildlife park in the world.
   • Spot the Big Five game animals: elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard, including the impala.
   • The central portion of the Serengeti, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species.
   • Enjoy a heavy dinner at a campsite in the northern or central part of the park.

4. Day 4: Central Serengeti to Northern Serengeti

   • Start the game drive at 8:00 a.m. in the central portion of Serengeti National Park, moving towards the northern part of the park, the Kogatende region, which offers mild action from the resident game such as zebras, topis, gazelles, buffaloes, leopards, and lions.
   • Notice the terrain change from the usual plain grassland to a more hilly and broken terrain.
   • Enjoy a picnic lunch during the daylong drive.
   • Spend a few hours by the Mara River.
   • Stay overnight at a campsite in the northern or central part of the park.

5. Day 5: Northern Serengeti National Park

   • Begin your game drive by 8:00 a.m. in the northern part of Serengeti National Park.
   • Witness the great migration, between mid-June to October in this region, fierce, deep and heavy rain fed the river taking an enormous toll on the migrating wildebeest.
   • Stop for a picnic lunch during the daylong drive.
   • Stay overnight at a campsite.

6. Day 6: Northern Serengeti

   • Trace the great migration move towards the Lobo Valley which is scattered with woodlands, plains, hills and famous granite Kopjes.
   • Spot big cat game with lions, leopards and cheetahs in plenty. During the dry season, the permanent water sources in the valley attract plenty of resident and migratory animals, resulting in excellent game viewing.
   • Stay overnight at a campsite.

7. Day 7: Northern Serengeti to Central Serengeti

   • Head 4-hour south towards the central Serengeti which offers mild enroute games, taking you through hill country, the Lobo area, woodlands and then back into the Seronera terrain.
   • Begin to notice the hilly and broken terrain altering into plain grasslands as you enter the Seronera region.
   • Look out for the pride of lions that thrive in this region.
   • Enjoy a picnic lunch during the drive.
   • Stay overnight at the camp.

8. Day 8: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

   •  Begin your safari by 9 a.m. and head for a short game drive in the Serengeti.
   • Complete a half-day game drive along with a picnic lunch.
   • Drive 75km towards Ngorongoro Crater rim which takes about 2.5 hours, with mild game action to see on the way. The crater is one of Africa’s impressive geological attractions and the supreme mecca of wilderness.
   • Camp at a campsite directly on the Ngorongoro Crater’s edge with a view over the collapsed volcano, perfect for enjoying a sunset.

9. Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

   • Descent early at 6:30 a.m. into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a 5-hour game drive will show you a lot of animal action. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq/km with a depth of over 2000 feet. 
   • Spot African elephants, buffalo, Black rhinos, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions
   • Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Hippo pool.
   • Begin the steep ascend to the top exit of the crater.

10. Day 10: Departure to Arusha

    • Breakfast at the campsite, followed by a game en route to Arusha.
    • Depending on your schedule, participate in extra activities such as a city tour, and visit to local markets, museums, and cultural and heritage sites.
    • Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.