Day 1: Arrive at Arusha Tanzania

Your Safari starts with a touchdown at the JRO international airport in Arusha. Meet and greet by our safari representative who will then drive you to your lodge on the foot of Mount Meru amidst the coffee plantations. You will spend the night at Arusha Coffee Lodge.

Day 2 & 3: Tarangire National Park

Following breakfast, you will be met by your driver guide and depart for the Tarangire National Park arriving in time for a full-day game drive in the park with a picnic lunch. The Park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season.

The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. After a full day of game drive with a picnic lunch, you will drive to your lodge for leisure.

The next day as the sun rises over Tarangire; you will prepare for the day and have breakfast at the camp. Depart from your camp after breakfast and start your drive towards the Ngorongoro crater. You will have a scenic stopover at the Ngorongoro crater viewpoint. Continue with your drive towards the Serengeti National Park passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation wildlife dispersal areas.

These are plains with wildlife and you will encounter Gazelles, Wildebeest, and Giraffes among other animals. You will arrive at Serengeti in time for a picnic lunch and start your game drive as you slowly head towards the central Serengeti. The Serengeti is one of the best places to view the big cats and Wildebeest Migration in Africa. Arrive at your camp as the sun sets over the open Serengeti plains.

Day 4 & 5: Serengeti National Park

We will spend two days immersed in the beautiful landscape and abundant wildlife of the Serengeti. Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous plains wildlife.

After breakfast, game viewing drives around central Serengeti plains which is good for possible Lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich, and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed center offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area.

The center also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. You will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the center in the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon, you will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lions and some formidably large cobras.

Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink

Day 6: Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA)

After early breakfast at the lodge, you will start your final game drive at Serengeti. You will explore the Serengeti driving in search of wildlife. You will return to your camp for hot lunch before departing after lunch and start your game drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will drive towards the crater rim as evening sets in arriving at your camp as the sun sets over the Ngorongoro Highlands and crater.

The next day after your breakfast, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a full day crater tour with a picnic lunch down into the crater. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big drawcard to this picturesque conservation area is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

You will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen there. You will have lunch on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater and exit the carter floor after lunch driving to your lodge on the crater rim as the sun sets over the Ngorongoro Crater. You will spend the night on the Ngorongoro Crater rim.

Day 8: Depart to Arusha

After breakfast, you will check out from the camp and depart Ngorongoro at leisure and start your journey towards Arusha. Arrive at Arusha town in time for lunch and afternoon drop of at the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outward flight.

Activities

• Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
• Meals, drinks and laundry as specified
• Scheduled flights/Private charters as specified in the itinerary
• Private transfers as specified in the itinerary
• Private sightseeing and excursions as specified in the itinerary
• National parks, concession and landing fees where applicable
• Emergency medical evacuation insurance
• Domestic/international departure tax, fuel and safety levies from airports and airstrips unless otherwise stipulated
• Administration Fee