Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania

   • You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town; you will meet your guide, who will brief you on your upcoming safari. The safari guide will give you all the basic information about your safari.

2. Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire national park

   Distance: 140 km

   • You will be picked up from your hotel to start your safari to the Tarangire National Park in the morning. Bush savannah, seasonal swamps and giant baobab trees make up the landscape of this nature reserve, and the park is probably one of the best places in East Africa to see elephants. Not only are they found in thousands, but they also seem to be more accustomed to vehicles, and for this, you can be closer to these gigantic animals. It is not only the elephants. Instead, a varied number of animals, such as Masai giraffes, various gazelles, antelopes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, baboons and more than 500 types of birds, make this the one-stop solution for both bird and animal lovers. 
   • After the game drive, you will leave the park late afternoon and drive to the lodge for your overnight stay.

   Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

3. Day 3: Tarangire - Serengeti National Park

   Distance: 205km

   • After breakfast, you will travel from the Tarangire Area to the lush highlands where crops such as wheat, corn and coffee are grown. 
   • Travelling through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you might stop for a breathtaking view over the Ngorongoro Crater before you continue to the Serengeti National Park. The vast savannah of Serengeti that stretches to the horizon, teeming with wild animals, would enthral any visitors visiting this park. Wildebeests, Thomson’s gazelles, zebras and buffaloes are on the menu. 
   • Through the high and open roof of the safari vehicle, you can enjoy the diversified habitats and landscapes of the park. 
   • You will arrive in the Seronera Valley for an evening meal and overnight stay at the lodge.

   Overnight at Embalakai Tented Camp.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

4. Day 4: Serengeti National Park

   • The entire day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas you will visit will depend upon where the migrating herds will be found. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals. During the short rainy season in November and December, the herds move from the north hills to the south plains. During the extended rainy season from April to June, they return to the north. As the migration depends upon the yearly rains, the location of the herds might vary from year to year, but the guide will know where to see them best. 
   • You will spend another night at the same lodge.

5. Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

   Distance: 145 km

   • After breakfast, you will join another game drive in the Serengeti National Park, and you might spot animals you haven’t seen during the last two days. The Serengeti is also home to the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. 
   • Today, you might be able to tick off all the members of this group. 
   • After lunch at a picnic site, you will drive toward the Ngorongoro Crater, and as soon as you have reached the edge of the crater, the caldera opens up before you. This approximate 20 km wide crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to over 25,000 animals. 
   • You will drive to the lodge to witness the sunset over the crater.

   Overnight at Rhino Lodge.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

6. Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu

   Distance: 25 km

   • Rise and shine! After breakfast at daybreak, you drive down into the crater. 
   • Inside the world’s most enormous caldera, you will see diverse wildlife ranging from black rhinos, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, lions and leopards to elephants and mountain reedbucks in the forests on the slopes. 
   • You might also see buffaloes, spotted hyenas and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. 
   • After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch, you will leave the crater in the afternoon to travel to the lodge in Karatu.

   Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

7. Day 7: Karatu – Lake Manyara national park - Moshi/Airport

   Distance: 175 km

   • The small Lake Manyara National Park has over 400 bird species, primate-filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, home to colonies of flamingos and other water birds. 
   • Apart from giraffes, hippos, wildebeests and impalas on the grassy plains, you might see lions lounging in the trees and elephants feeding on the acacias in the woodlands. While the forest near the lake is filled with noisy troops of blue monkeys, extended baboon families hang around the roads. 
   • After the game drive, you will return to Moshi in the late afternoon.

   Overnight at Park View Hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included.