• Pick up from the hotel in Arusha and travel to Tarangire National Park, known for its large elephant herds.

• Drive through the seasonal swamps, savannah and Tarangire River in search of zebras, wildebeests, lions, buffaloes, hartebeest, elephants, giraffes, waterbuck and reedbucks.

Overnight stay at a nearby campsite.

• Drive via the Rift Valley to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. 

• Explore the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera, almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep.

• Discover the large variety of wildlife, including the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. The various springs found on the caldera floor attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelles, reedbucks and more than 500 bird species.

Overnight stay at a campsite on the crater’s edge.

• Witness the breathtaking orange glow of the sun rising over the Ngorongoro Crater.

• Travel to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park 120 km west of Arusha, home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species.

• Look for monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, elephants and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees with the Tanzanian safari guide.

Return to Arusha, where the safari ends.